Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aaron Sandler wrote: > Hi Michiel, > > Since you asked, I'll offer my 2/10ths of a cent on my two favorites of > the ones you posted: > > Re: http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw2004/27.html > I like the monkey's and their almost-parallel postures on the rope net. > I think it works well having one sharp and the other out of focus. I'm > a bit confused about the ropes and focus...it seems like the leftmost > vertical rope should be out of focus like the rope to which it > attaches...but it's sharp. I wonder if it would have been a stronger > image if you had placed them a little higher in the frame, allowing more > roping and their entire tails in the image. Still, I like it. You're absolutely right about the focus. The plane of focus should be a bit closer. the problem with these monkeys is that they are so awfully fast that I'm glad that at least Iv'e something in focus. > > Re: http://home.wanadoo.nl/michiel.fokkema/Fotografie/paw2004/29.html > A nice shot of your daughter with lovely lighting. Again I wonder about > a slight shift in framing, perhaps by cropping in from the right and the > top to make the image seem both more cozy and more dynamic. I've taken > the liberty of cropping your image to show you what I mean...I hope you > don't mind. I also zapped the distracting highlight just to the left of > her head. > http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/Temp/Michiel_redo.jpg I think you're right. The next rainy evening i will change it. Thanks for your comments. Michiel Fokkema