Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/20

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Subject: Re: : [Leica] Perfect focus for landscape?
From: Dennis Painter <dpainter@bigfoot.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 21:52:58 -0800

Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
> Not just for the sake of argument but I'd like to disagree with some of our more
> eminent members here and say that I think a sharp foreground is more important
> than a sharp background although a sharp background is usually pretty easy to
> get. I think  your eye goes to the bottom of a picture after seeing the main
> subject. A soft background we can forgive easier than a soft foreground.
> Textures are bigger and right in front of you in the forground. I feel a little
> sheepish saying this as am in general awe of the people who are saying pretty
> much the opposite. I don't know where I get my ideas from. Maybe I made them up
> and I am wrong. But I feel pretty strongly about them.
> Mark Rabiner

I agree with you Mark. If the foreground is interesting it must be
sharp. If the foreground is not interesting then it's not likely to be
an interesting photo.

Dennis