Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Le 31 d?c. 10 ? 02:00, quantran101 a ?crit : > > I agree with Alan, I like this shot more than the vertical one. I > feel that > the vertical shot is too tight, this one is more balanced. In the > vertical > shot the person is merged with the reflection, this one has better > seperation between the two. > > I am guessing that when you press the shutter, you are > looking/thinking/wanting to shoot the devotee, not the shrine. > Plus, you > title the pictures "Meditation", so the shot is about the devotee. > It's not > about the cloud/sky or the "golden" shrine; they are more of a > distract than > helping the shot. > The golden color draws my eyes to the shrine. I don't know if that > is the > intention here. > True when viewed small. Not so true if seen large, my eye keeps coming back to the guy (wandering in a picture is one of my delights in photography and in graphic art in general), I know he's there and feel attracted . Of course your opinion may vary. Bien amicalement Philippe > Cheers, > -Q. > > On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at > gmail.com > >wrote: > >> Another variation on the 'Meditation' shot I posted a few days ago. >> I tried >> to experiment with another shot I had in the horizontal format - in >> this >> shot the devotee is seated right with respect to the reflections, >> but I >> lost >> the interesting sky. So I desaturated all the colours except >> yellow, to >> accentuate the Golden Temple as well as get a muted morning feel in >> the >> rest >> of the frame: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/_1060021-Edit-EditSelCol.jpg.html >> >> C&C, as always, welcome. >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > blog: http://1lens.wordpress.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >