[Leica] Spring flowers from a walk through the neighborhood

[abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)]

Ted, and others, I have revisited the shot and invoked the magic of
photoshop to some degree.

Here's the revised image:

<http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/03/26/_L3U9868-layered-adjust-flat.jpg>

compared to the image I posted originally:

<http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/03/26/_L3U9868-crp.jpg>

Thanks, everyone, for the learning opportunity!

Adam


On 3/27/06, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Ric Carter offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Spring flowers from a walk through the neighborhood
>
> >>> Knocked me on my butt gorgeous.<<<<
> Re. Adam's first flower photograph.
>
> > On Mar 27, 2006, at 1:19 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:
> > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/03/26/_L3U9868-crp.jpg><<<
>
>
> Steady Ric, yes it's an excellent picture... However!! Yeah here I go again
> but look at the picture and what do you see almost as fast as you see the
> main flower subject?
>
> You obviously missed it or you'd not be on your butt! ;-) Maybe yer knees.
> ;-)
>
> Upper right side, the flowers in the back ground like a vertical slice of
> white!!   Cover that over with your hand or a piece of paper and "YES YOU
> HAVE A NICE KNOCK YOU ON YOUR BUTT PHOTOGRAPH!"
>
> However, as nit picking as you may feel my comment is, it's simple little
> things like this that makes or breaks a smashing good picture from "A 
> class"
> to a plain old fashion "b -" or less! :-(
>
> No argument about the flower itself, beautiful. But its that one thing 
> along
> with the "flower centered composition" that's taking points off the picture
> on the whole!
>
> Sorry I call them as I see them. Put your hand to screen and take out the
> slice of white on the right and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about.
> The flower jumps off the page smack in the face! As is,without the covered
> distractions the eyes jump back and forth! They shouldn't in this case as
> powerful as the flower is!
>
> ted
>
>
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