[Leica] Cloisters/Alternate Crops

[geebee at geebeephoto.com (GeeBee)]

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From: "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net>

Subject: [Leica] Cloisters/Alternate Crops


> Spent more time looking at one of the shots I posted earlier this
> week and decided on two alternate crops that work better for me.
> Here's the original:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/NYC/06_02_0177_web
>
> In this alternate I cropped the original negative more loosely and
> feel it gives a stronger impression of the environment the gal is
> enjoying.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/NYC/06_02_0177_alt_crop1_web
>
> And, from a different negative, a vertical crop that focuses
> attention more on the woman than her environment.  I like the slight
> upward tilt on the subject's face here, too.  That's missing from the
> other shot.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/NYC/06_01_0176_alt_crop2a_web
>
> To me either alternative works better than the first crop though they
> have different emphasizes.
>
> Comments welcome as always.
> -- 
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Hi Richard,

I prefer the first one. The only gain for me in the two alts is the tilt of
the head. The original has a very strong sense of soaking up the sun  which
would get an extra boost from the head tilt but overall I think the first
one has everything needed for a fine shot. I think that having been
impressed with it at first viewing I sort of fixed on the original.


--Graham