Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh, please. You want to do analytical, stick to barns, rocks, and formal portraiture. But if one is going to shoot real life, one obviously want to get the best composition possible, control the technical elements as much as possible, but when all is said and done, as Ted put it, one ultimately has to "see it,(and) shoot!" What matters is the subject and how well the image of the subject is conveyed. And, in my opinion, it was conveyed very well here. There might have been ways to avoid those elements that bother you, but it is unlikely it would have been possible to fully control those elements AND get the wonderful shot Nathan got. B. D. Maira Egle wrote: > > Ted Grant wrote: > "See it, shoot! Period. As there isn't a hell of a lot of time to think > about all the nit picking details! Some of the criticism about backgrounds, > angles etc. I realize are well meaning. But when it comes down to the > "Moment of life" one doesn't really do the analytical things offered by > some." > > Sorry, Ted, you miss a point. Of course too often there is not enough time > to pick details when shooting - but if the resulting printed or scanned > image displays obvious faults, sorry, you've missed your "Moment of life" > (Nathan's pict. 35 case is not the best to invoke.here). You can't exclude > "analythical things" from any moment of life. Otherwise you are in for > mediocrity - definitely! > > M