Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leftward is often great, but in this case it's a bit too far to the left. Half an inch off the bottom, an inch off the right should work out fine. IMO. Philippe Op 1-dec-06, om 22:08 heeft Klein, Peter A het volgende geschreven: > Sent this with the wrong subject, so here goes again: > ---- > Mark, Hoppy, and Phillipe, thanks for the comments. > > Daniel: I was lucky. Katya likes the picture. This is an > exception to > the First Law of Nature you cite, that women never like their > pictures. > I hope this does not cause a crack in the space-time continuum or > negate > Relativity or the Second Law of Thermodynamics. > > Seriously, Katya often likes pictures I take of her. But posting > her in > profile or with hair beyond a minimal level of disorder are often > strictly prohibited. > > Anyway, she couldn't decide which crop she liked either. The original > frame is wider, and shows some surroundings. She likes that, too. > She > often prefers more context to "When in doubt, crop it out." > > I really like the way the rock looks on the far right, which is why I > made that version with her off to the left. But I can't decide > between > the more traditional centered composition and the leftward placement. > > --Peter > >> Peter, I like the rock you get by putting her on the left. She might > be a bit too far left though. > >> You could ask her, but she'd probably tell you it is a lousy picture > (women NEVER like their pictures) so don't do that. > > Daniel > > > Peter Klein wrote: >> Can't decide which crop I like better: >> >> One: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/ > 11860023KatyaPeppermint- > w.jpg.html> >> Two: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/ > 11860023KatyaPeppermint2 > -w.jpg.html> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >