Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/21

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Subject: [Leica] Cloisters/Alternate Crops
From: summicron at bellsouth.net (Frank F. Farmer)
Date: Fri Oct 21 20:42:42 2005
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I think the first one is a beautiful photo.  I love the highlights and 
tones.

Frank Farmer
Jackson, Miss.

On Oct 20, 2005, at 9:38 AM, Richard S. Taylor wrote:

> 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.
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Dick
> Boston MA
>
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