Re: [Leica] OK... I'll try this PAW thing

["Jack McLain" <jmclainaz@comcast.net>]

yeah.. I considered cropping and even looked at the image cropped (also in
PS) before printing it.  I agree it is stronger graphically this way.  My
rational for leaving it uncropped is that I believe(d) that the railing
gives the picture context.  I am also loath to crop whenever it can be
helped.  I have always thought that it is best to compose in the camera
rather than in PS (or the darkroom) and better demonstrates what was going
on in my mind when I hit the shutter.  I've always admired those 50s and 60s
photographers that left a dark frame around their prints to demonstrate that
no cropping took place.  A quirk maybe... but it appeals to me.

Thanks so much for your comment
cheers
Jack McLain
Tucson, AZ
http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "lea" <lea@whinydogpress.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OK... I'll try this PAW thing


> Jack,
>
> I like your image, especially your tonal range but found the darkness in
> the upper left corner and the lower right corner very distracting to my
> eye. I took it to Photoshop and cropped it; you can see it here:
> http://www.whinydogpress.com/crops.html
>
> Lea
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack McLain" <jmclainaz@comcast.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 11:51 AM
> Subject: [Leica] OK... I'll try this PAW thing
>
>
> > I'm up to the challenge (hopefully).
> >
> > I'll offer for comments:
> > http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net/document.php?id=76
> >
> > Can I assume that the ethics of PAW include allowing the submission of
> pics
> > that have been developed/printed during the week vs. images that have
> > actually been captured during the week... or....(hopefully) it's
> flexible
> > enough that even an undisiplined, unapologetic rule breaker, such as
> myself,
> > may participate??!!
> >
> > cheers
> > Jack McLain
> > Tucson, AZ
> >
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