[Leica] Capturing the essence of rain - a challenge for the season.

[r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)]

B.D. - Well that's interesting.  I don't think she was looking right 
at me but maybe close enough in this case.   I decided to crop her 
out because I felt the narrower crop produced a better balanced photo 
and focused attention on the one figure that was reasonably sharp, 
but as always, opinions do differ.

I did do a B&W version:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/RAIN/P7040003_alt_bwpro_web

Not at all sure it's an improvement.  As I said, I do like the 
colorful umbrellas as contrast to the otherwise dismal grays and 
browns in the shot.

Thanks all for your comments.

Dick


>I've come in late on this one, Richard. I, too, prefer the crop, but it's
>not the composition that wins me over, but rather the fact that in cropping
>it you get rid of the woman who was looking at you. I think I'd prefer the
>original if she'd been minding her own business. ;-)
>
>
>On 11/8/05 4:22 PM, "Philippe Orlent" <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote:
>
>>  Maybe do a 'Schindler's List' then: only color in the umbrella's?
>>
>>>  From: "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net>
>>>  Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>  Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:15:58 -0500
>>>  To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>  Subject: Re: [Leica] Capturing the essence of rain - a challenge for  
>>> the
>>>  season.
>>>
>>>  Phillipe - Yes, of course, we all have our own experiences to reflect
>>>  in our writing and photography.  Couldn't agree more.
>>>
>>>  Thanks for the comment on the cropped photo.  I'll give it a try in
>>>  B&W, though I must admit a fondness for the color in the umbrellas.
>>>
>>>  Dick
>>>
>>>
>>>>  Hi Richard
>>>>  True about the essence of rain. I think everybody's essence is a bit
>>>>  different, and related to his/her own memories. I just described mine.
>>>>  About the crop: better IMO. Have you tried turning it into a 
>>>>nice B&W (even
>>>>  with the colorful umbrellas)?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>   From: "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net>
>>>>>   Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>>>   Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:46:17 -0500
>>>>>   To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>>>   Subject: Re: [Leica] Capturing the essence of rain - a 
>>>>>challenge for  the
>>>>>   season.
>>>>>
>>>>>   Rain has many essences, I think.  It might be someone sitting with
>>>>>   their feet up on a sofa inside near a window with a steaming mug of
>>>>>   coffee or cider as the rain pelts the picture window immediately
>>>>>   behind them.  Or,it might be someone in an anorak shivering in a cold
>>>>>   drizzle on a gray city street.  Or, it might be any of a number of
>>>>>   other things.  I agree about the sharpness but would go with a slow
>  >>>>  shutter speed to catch the streaks of rain or the dizzily mist.
>  >>>>
>  >>>>  I posted a cropped version of "Rain on Tourists" and would be
>  >>>>  interested in knowing what people thought of it with respect to the
>>>>>   original.
>>>>>
>>>>>   Cropped:
>  >>>>  http://gallery.leica-users.org/RAIN/P7040003_alt_web
>>>>>
>>>>>   Original:
>  >>>>  http://gallery.leica-users.org/RAIN/P7040003_web
>>>>>
>>>>>   Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>   Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>   Dick
>>>>>   Boston MA
>  >>>>

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