[Leica] Spring flowers from a walk through the neighborhood

[ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)]

Ted, my apologies for not clearly stating that I was NOT criticizing  
your criticism. Sorry if I offended you.

Adam. It's a damned beautiful image to my eye, even if it's not  
perfect. Of course, that's just my opinion;^)

Ric Carter
http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies


On Mar 27, 2006, at 7:38 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Ric Carter offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Spring flowers from a walk through the  
> neighborhood
>
>>>> Knocked me on my butt gorgeous.<<<<
> Re. Adam's first flower photograph.
>
>> On Mar 27, 2006, at 1:19 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:
>> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/03/26/_L3U9868-crp.jpg><<<
>
>
> Steady Ric, yes it's an excellent picture... However!! Yeah here I  
> go again but look at the picture and what do you see almost as fast  
> as you see the main flower subject?
>
> You obviously missed it or you'd not be on your butt! ;-) Maybe yer  
> knees. ;-)
>
> Upper right side, the flowers in the back ground like a vertical  
> slice of white!!   Cover that over with your hand or a piece of  
> paper and "YES YOU HAVE A NICE KNOCK YOU ON YOUR BUTT PHOTOGRAPH!"
>
> However, as nit picking as you may feel my comment is, it's simple  
> little things like this that makes or breaks a smashing good  
> picture from "A class" to a plain old fashion "b -" or less! :-(
>
> No argument about the flower itself, beautiful. But its that one  
> thing along with the "flower centered composition" that's taking  
> points off the picture on the whole!
>
> Sorry I call them as I see them. Put your hand to screen and take  
> out the slice of white on the right and you'll see exactly what I'm  
> talking about. The flower jumps off the page smack in the face! As  
> is,without the covered distractions the eyes jump back and forth!  
> They shouldn't in this case as powerful as the flower is!
>
> ted
>
>
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