Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 29, 2009, at 11:22 AM, Jim Brick wrote: > Great photo, but Ted is correct! And that moves the girl to the left > in the frame which adds greatly to the feeling of the moment. now, here is the crop... I like it very much...it feels like a different image... http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW+2009/crop.jpg.html now for an incredible moment of confession, the image was taken forty (40) years ago, I have had it in my minds eye, only with the bird, it is hard to see it any other way. now I have to live with it for another forty years this way... thank you gentlemen both so much, Steve > > Jim > > > > On Mar 29, 2009, at 10:29 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> >> On Mar 29, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Ted Grant wrote: >> >>> Steve are you saying ?never to ?not cropping the sea gull????? Or? >> >> >> a little light hearted humor Ted... >> >> but I do see that totally unanticipated bird adding something >> important, a whimsical touch about the spontaneity of childhood... >> >> that makes this image truly out of the ordinary, >> >> my two cents anyway... >> >> in any case the photo was taken before Photoshop existed, a long >> time ago (however not before you existed my friend...) >> >> >> :-) >> >> best, >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> If it weren?t so hanging on the corner distractingly taking the >>> eyes right away from the girl, I?d say leave it. Just put your >>> hand up and crop it off on screen and it?s ?BINGO!!? neat moment >>> of child & photographer reaction. Where the picture really is, >>> ?the girls expression? which is so beautiful >>> >>> ted >>> >>> From: leica-bounce at freelists.org [mailto:leica- >>> bounce at freelists.org] On Behalf Of Steve Barbour >>> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 9:49 AM >>> To: leica at freelists.org >>> Subject: Re: childhood... >>> >>> On Mar 29, 2009, at 9:42 AM, Ted Grant wrote: >>> >>> >>> Steve Barbour showed: >>> Subject: childhood... >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW+2009/girlflowerbird.jpg.html >>> >>> Hi Steve, >>> Sorry! You have to crop that distracting sea gull out! Other than >>> that it is a nicely captured child moment. >>> >>> ted >>> >>> >>> never Ted... >>> >>> >>> never, >>> >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.31/2028 - Release Date: >>> 03/28/09 07:16:00 >>> >> >