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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Splat the Cat, Version 2
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:11:47 -0600
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Hi Geoff,

He (my great-grandson) is very sharp, and doesn't miss much that goes on 
around him, so I was not surprised that I caught his eye when I moved to the 
front.  I still like the frontal view best, but, as Ted observed, the eye 
contact is a distraction.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Splat the Cat, Version 2


> Well I always have to bow to the experience of Dr Ted with the super 
> vision!
> I must have been the only one that looked past the conventional and saw 
> some
> charm in the little fellow looking away to see what the photog was doing
> too.
>
> 2009/11/28 <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
>
>> DAMN YER GOOD! :-)
>> We all at sometime make the wrong choice simply because we are our own
>> worst editors! Of course there are people who think they can only pick 
>> their
>> own best! BS!
>>
>> The title is "Splat the Cat!"  And here we have everyone looking in the
>> same direction creating a far more meaningful photo and no distraction by
>> one looking in a completely off direction.
>> Not only that but the book itself becomes more meaningful as does the
>> complete family scene.
>>
>> This is the better by far. Absolutely no question and I don't care what
>> anyone else may think! Damn I'm getting back into shape after all! ;-)
>> The Grouch! ;-)
>>
>> Good on you Jim!
>> cheers,
>> Dr. ted
>>
>>
>> .
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>  To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Cc: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
>> Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 8:44 AM
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Splat the Cat, Version 2
>>
>>
>> > Dr. Ted Grant pointed out the direct eye contact in the earlier 
>> > posting,
>> which detracts from the image quality.
>> >
>> > I went back to the RAW images and found one other, which may actually 
>> > be
>> better.  Comments are welcomed.
>> >
>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Splat+the+Cat+2.jpg.html
>> >
>> > Jim Nichols
>> > Tullahoma, TN USA
>> >
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>
>
> -- 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
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