Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/03

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Subject: [Leica] LUG Gallery additions
From: mcintyre at ca.inter.net (Jim McIntyre)
Date: Mon May 3 18:53:39 2004
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Graham,

No comment on some of the other "lame" votes, but this one:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/Northamptonshire/fother

does not in my mind deseve 2 "Ells". I find the image, framing and subject
matter very appealing. I'm a sucker for catherdrals, and this is a classic
offering of something we don't see here much in the "new world". One
comment, and please take it in the most positive way, is that the sky could
be "enhanced" to add more drama and contrast. I did a very rudimentary
editing of the image [my, how very bold he is....] to illustrate what I'm
suggesting:

http://members.rogers.com/jmcdesigns/jamesstreet/fother.jpg

My close-cropping of the sky to do this was not done as carefully as a
"real" editing process would be done, but I also don't have the full-res
version. And of course, it is a matter of taste as to how one likes
contrast, drama etc in their images. A more subtle contrast upping may be
more acceptable to others....

I hope you don't mind my taking liberties with your creative process, the
results of which I've greatly enjoyed.

Cheers,

Jim


Replies: Reply from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] LUG Gallery additions)
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