Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/23

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Subject: [Leica] A couple more beauty shots
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Wed Aug 23 10:17:11 2006
References: <44EC780B.3080805@verizon.net> <ABF79530-EAF2-462E-A1CC-37762DAF3629@mindspring.com> <44EC8C8A.3030906@verizon.net>

I still like it;^)

Ric


On Aug 23, 2006, at 1:12 PM, Craig Roberts wrote:

> Ric Carter wrote:
>
>> "If you are one of those "24X36 magic formula/never crop" folks...."
>
> Naww, I'm not. As I mentioned before, I do enjoy the challenge of  
> composing in the viewfinder rather than in the darkroom (or  
> computer), however.  I'll consider cropping this one after  
> ruminating over it for awhile :-) . Personally, I think the pier  
> adds depth and anchors the shot.  Of course, I also tend to use the  
> "framing" cliche wa-a-a-y too much in scenics.
> My real joy is "square shooting" with my old Rollei SL66.  We tend  
> to view the world horizontally -- using the horizon as our  
> reference -- but in reality our peripheral vision is in the  
> vertical plane, too. In that sense, a square format composition is  
> more realistic.  Anyway, it's fun to play with.
>
> Thanks for the comments.
>
> Craig
>
>>
>
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