Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think the crop definitely works better as a stand-alone image. I would, however, want to see the original shot as part of a story about the Mom and baby's PICU stay... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve Barbour Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 11:04 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] watching...waiting/PICU alt > Ted, working on this and then hearing your comments, along with those > of Tina and Nathan, was valuable ... I was too fixated on having the > Mother there, but I must agree, it just doesn't work...I will try it > the other way, and possibly, post the result.... > thanks, Steve alt/crop... http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-54555.html > > Steve Barbour showed: > > Subject: [Leica] watching...waiting > > > fresh from the OR.... the long wait. > > >> http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-54546.html<<<< > > > > Hi Steve, > > This may have been mentioned... > > > > The person on the right is a distraction. Actually it's the big > Superman "S" > > letter on her chest that catches the eye first, then you look at the > child > > and doctor. > > > > The impact of the picture is lost because of the "S" person and the > gap > > between her and the doctor. I'd have cropped into the left shoulder > of the > > doctor to a point just re-moving the dark "hump" behind her > shoulder, adding > > a "slight" burning down of the child, left side of the frame top to > bottom, > > and across the bottom holding the viewers eye right to the action, > > doctor-patient. > > > > Once again you prove how important eyes are in people picture > situations! > > > > We hear with our ears, the doctor with the "stethoscope." But we > listen > > with our eyes!!! And that's exactly what this doctor is doing ...... > > "Listening with her eyes!" > > > > On occasion when shooting or cropping we tend to include "too much" > because > > of what we "know," in this case the mother on the right waiting. > However, > > she doesn't matter in this picture because she's hanging off the > side with a > > big gap between her and the action. Adding nothing to the impact of > the > > "action" ...... which is really, doctor - patient. > > > > A good one never the less, all the cropping does is tighten it up > slightly > > improving what was there in the first place. > > > > ted - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html