Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >Now Alfie mon ami it's your turn. ;-) > >>>>>This week my PAW is at: >>>>> >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=468422<<<< > >First, lets put this photograph into what one might call a 'fine art type >picture." Sort of no reason for it other than creating an extremely fine >technical print, but well executed nevertheless. > >What caught my eye first was the out of focus handrail on the left >foreground and crooked. I think if the camera were held absolutely straight, >possibly on a locked down tripod with a slightly lower angle, the lens >stopped down to create a massive depth of field to include the hand rail >sharply in focus with the depth of field carrying through to infinity >would've been an improvement for starters. > >Exposure: >I'd have printed this down until the ground level and background trees were >darker, almost creating a semi-silhouette for the railing and other elements >along the sides in the foreground. > >Composition: >And this is offered without standing there knowing how much space there was >to the right as we view the picture. Possibly some camera repositioning to >the right to move the tree to the left would help providing the rail top >wasn't dropped out. So you see there isn't much to play with there, maybe >none at all. > >And always my biggest complaint where we have buildings, rooms and solid >unmovable lines running vertical, please keep the camera absolutely correct >vertically and horizontally!!!!! UNLESS!! The leaning is done on purpose >for an effect and not by lousy camera handling. > >Look at the window hanging on the left edge of the frame? That's so >obviously crooked it should've been corrected in the viewfinder or certainly >in scanning or printing. Which leads me to believe even the out of focus >handrail would've been far more effective if sharp, straight and darker. > >Not to forget the out of focus wall on the right side edge of the frame as >we view it. Darker and sharper.... AND straighter!! And it wouldn't have >been so eye catching disturbing. > >So with out going on I trust these comments will assist you in the future >and or if you have the opportunity to return to the same location and >re-shoot, that would be wonderful, as that's always the best learning >experience when it can be done and images compared. > >If you have further questions I'd be pleased to try and answer them, not >only for you, but the complete crew. So post openly >ted > >Ted Grant Photography Limited >www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > Now that is a critique! To-the-point and helpful. No-one could fail to learn from this type of comment, nor could one take offence to any part of it. Congratulations Ted, your words of wisdom are a guiding light to we lesser mortals. Rob - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html