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Subject: Re: [Leica] tetons...the trees
From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 13:11:09 -0700
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thanks Ted for your comments, I will work on this and post it later,
if I can do it successfully...Steve

> Steve Barbour showed:
> Subject: [Leica] tetons...the trees
> > from a very recent trip... autumn in the tetons
> > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-56826.html<<<
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> Hi Steve,
> Good one! But may I suggest a couple of things. Minor nit-picking.
;-)
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> 1/
> I think a slight crop off the bottom to just take the lake? or
river? off.
> Just come into the land mass very slightly to clean the bottom off.
It also
> will give you a cleaner base line rather than the shore line against
the
> hills.
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> I know this sounds a bit nit picking but I think because it's a
slightly
> lighter area at the bottom against the darkness of the rolling
hills, it
> actually takes away from the sunlit trees. Which by the way, was
well worth
> shooting as it once more points up the value of understanding and
> appreciating light quality for a successful picture.
>
> 2.
> Now this is something you'd have to play with slightly to see how
effective
> it might be. And that's to increase the contrast to make the sunlit
trees
> pop out more. Or possibly a slight burning in to just lift them away
from
> the mountains more so.
>
> But I'd play with the contrast to see what happens. Sometimes the
screen
> doesn't show the print at it's best quality.
>
> Other than that it's very well done and I could see it as a fine-art
print
> on the wall of office, home or gallery. :-)  Good on you! :-)
> ted.
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In reply to: Message from "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net> ([Leica] tetons...the trees)
Message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] tetons...the trees)