[Leica] IMG: Today at the bench

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Bob Adler showed:
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Today at the bench

One of the things that happens when one put's up a photograph of this 
beautiful nature and we begin seeing suggestions about how and what should 
be done or tried, we begin to have a "so called improvement by committee !" 
Something like too many cooks spoil the broth or whatever the saying is. No 
argument in many cases an offering from another member to lighten or darken; 
crop a little here or there; or other suggestion does improve the image. And 
we all take these suggestions as comments from the goodness in the heart of 
the sender.

But sometimes we must hang tough and satisfy our own innate instincts of 
what "we as the provider of the image likes best." Trust me, I'm the first 
to admit my instinct has been wrong more times than it's been right. I 
always weigh C&C's with welcome, simply because I just see the mage, shoot 
it, but I'm not the brightest at that extra technical edge many of you offer 
when it comes to squeezing the max quality out in making a print.

By the way this morning is the first time I saw this beautiful image in 
B&W!!!!! What can one say but, "Move over Ansel there's a new kid on the 
block!!" Another photograph to go big 40" X 60" inches because "it's a great 
big scene and demands to be viewed big for maximum impact!!

Just a passing thought or two.
cheers,
Dr. ted