Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One more thought? Douglas Barry offered: >>> Strongly disagree. A caption can add to a picture as well as giving the >>> who, what, where.... How the blazes can one "Untitled" picture be >>> remembered against the visual sea of other "Untitled" pictures.<<< Douglas, if you have the time please look at my website tedgrantphoto.com click on an image and it enlarges, some pictures have a name only where we thought it might be interesting. Most are stand alone images simply because I want the viewers to................... "LOOK AT EACH ONE AS THEY STAND!" Not reading a bunch of words. IE: Caption! So far every viewer who has responded have been absolutely positive without a word about missing captions! No caption for the opening horses. I had a response from a man who offered ... "I'm from Alberta and I'll never forget that beautiful photo as long as I live! No caption. Merely a direct comment about the quality of the photograph. Have a peek mon ami. thanks. Then let me know what you think. Thank you. cheers, ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 11:29 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Captions > > On Dec 28, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Douglas Barry wrote: > >> >> "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote in response to MR's >>>> Cute captions are death to a serious image. >>>> You want them as bland as possible. >>>> Simply descriptive. Or none. >>> >>> good point Mark...seems if the image works, nothing more need be said... >>> >>> if it needs to be said, it's cus the image has failed, >>> >> >> Strongly disagree. A caption can add to a picture as well as giving the >> who, what, where.... How the blazes can one "Untitled" picture be >> remembered against the visual sea of other "Untitled" pictures. > > > that's fine...one will remember the image, not the caption, if it's a > strong image. > > > a very subtle nudge may be useful Douglas, but most captions either say > what is already evident in a good image, or say what should be there and > is not... > > too many weak photos with strong captions... > > again ...the better the image, the less it needs a caption, > > > Steve > > > >> >> I like captions, but doctors differ and patients die :-) >> >> Douglas >> _________ >> Douglas Barry >> Bray, Co. Wicklow >> Republic of Ireland >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.122/2590 - Release Date: 12/28/09 07:16:00