Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/14

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Subject: [Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 38, Issue 32: Advice a-plenty was much appreciated... any more pointers for a newbie?
From: imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)
Date: Fri Nov 14 12:27:45 2008
References: <200811130407.mAD45oen022937@server1.waverley.reid.org> <A91DCABF-9EE6-44FA-B01E-59E1C1534A63@yahoo.co.uk>

It would help me
in attempting to comment
if you would edit to what you believe
the best.

(also, for some reason
I find flickr a really difficult UI for photographs -
you may wish to use the LUG gallery)

Fond regards,
George

george@imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist



On Nov 14, 2008, at 2:15 PM, Peter Cheyne wrote:

> Um, could you chaps take a wee look at some of my latest attempts  
> (www.flickr.com/photos/geordiepete)and tell me where
> I'm going wrong, what bad habits I might be developing, and what,  
> if anything, I'm doing that is interesting and needs bringing out?
>
> I think some of my photographs are low in contrast, too many are  
> centre-framed (because I imagine the photo I want, and
> my brain keeps it, but after focus is achieved in the middle of the  
> viewfinder, my forefinger squeezes the button instead of waiting  
> for me
> to recompose. Lazy, impatient or not practiced enough, I'm not sure  
> which.
>
> Advice of all kinds welcome, as before.


In reply to: Message from geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk (Peter Cheyne) ([Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 38, Issue 32: Advice a-plenty was much appreciated... any more pointers for a newbie?)