Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Alan, Thanks for commenting. My main concern was to get the flower against a foliage background rather than the brick wall that was behind it. I thought about your advice when I composed the shot. Maybe my execution left something lacking. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Magayne-Roshak" <amr3 at uwm.edu> To: "lug" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Puzzles > On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Puzzles > >>Plantain Lilies are very difficult to photograph, because the lower blooms >>die before the top ones open. In this case, I caught them just prior to >>opening. >>http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6313 > >>Jim Nichols >>Tullahoma, TN USA > =========================================================================================================================================== > Here again, I wished you had watched the background more carefully. To > me, the composition calls out for the camera to be moved to the left, so > that the main flower would be seen against that nice dark patch in the > background, and the blossoms wouldn't be lined up with the lighter tones. > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services > (Retired) > UPAA POY 1978 > amr3 at uwm.edu > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate > for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >