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Subject: [Leica] Weekly canal walk
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Thu Mar 9 11:19:51 2006
References: <440796F6.4080204@gmx.de> <p0623091fc0362893fb9c@[131.142.12.152]>

Thanks Dick,
I'll try your ideas when I have a bit of time at the weekend, I have a 
couple of other bow-wave shots I still have to take a good look at too.
cheers
Douglas

Richard S. Taylor wrote:

> Doug - Of these, I like the last two the best but feel they might both 
> do with some cropping.  For Barge/Bow Wave I would crop it just above 
> the bow staff and to the right of the point where the bow coming 
> breaks then just to the right of the shore and a bit above the current 
> lower edge of the frame.  This really draws attention to the majestic 
> curve of the bow wave.
>
> Similarly, for the birds in the last shot I'd crop it so there was 
> nothing but them in the upper left quarter and all the rest is water.
>
> Nice catch on both of them.
>
> Thanks for the look.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dick
>
>
>> We thought Spring was coming at the beginning of the week - No 
>> chance!  it's snowed again, and it's snowing now.
>> The weekly canal walk had to be moved to Thursday - the gulls are 
>> hungry (Gulls always are) but these have started "mobbing" people who 
>> cross the canal bridge. At least we haven't got the avian flu around 
>> Hannover yet - but in the North quite a few swans , geese and ducks 
>> have already died - and one cat. So, it  is transferrable to mammals.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3569_edited_4 
>> Cropped out of an otherwise pretty bad shot, I personally like the 
>> sharpness of the eye and beak and the soft effect on the fast moving 
>> wingtips
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3574_edited_2 Did 
>> it before - on the other bank, but I still like the diagonals
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3575_edited_2 The 
>> other walk along the canalside
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3586_edited_2 
>> Barge/Bow wave
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3571_edited_2 
>> Nearly too close for comfort
>>
>> Douglas
>> Technical stuff: Canon 20D, 2,8/135mm (Zeiss) ISO 800
>>
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