Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Transgressions Nathan? What on earth are you talking about? You choose to crop, I choose not to. Where's the problem? Or the nonsense? P. ******* Paul Hardy Carter www.paulhardycarter.com ******* On 20 Sep 2005, at 22:07, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > With all due respect, I think this is nonsense. Cropping has been a > standard photographic tool since enlargers first were used. Of course > the ideal is to get just the right composition in the frame, but > sometimes this is just not possible, either because of restrictions on > the vantage point, or a too wide lens mounted on the camera and not > enough time to change lenses. So should I give up on a potentially > good image because it needs cropping? No way! Of the PAWs I posted > last week, this one: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_36alt1.jpg > is less than half of the frame, and this one: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_36alt3.jpg > is less than a quarter of the frame. > I admit these transgressions with no remorse. > > Nathan