Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/13

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Subject: [Leica] RE: IMG: Ixil Children
From: ken at iisaka.org (Ken Iisaka)
Date: Wed Dec 13 18:39:43 2006
References: <6F322C58-5CF8-42D4-B463-B33D7150D69B@comcast.net> <6.2.1.2.2.20061213210726.0209deb0@mail.infoave.net>

I too like the composition as it is, as it really has a stronger gravity 
towards the eyes.  There is more movement, as if the subject came 
towards you from the background.

Tina Manley wrote:
> At 08:48 PM 12/13/2006, you wrote:
>> Hi Tina, this is a very beautiful, moving, photograph. Why not crop
>> the left third? It seems to me the image would be stronger tighter
>> and there is not enough detail to the left to hold the composition.
>> Just a thought. jesse
>
> Thanks, Jesse, but I'm so addicted to the thirds formula for 
> composition that anything else looks off to me.  The baby's eyes fit 
> right into the thirds graph.  That's the way I compose in the camera 
> and I probably should loosen up some but it's too ingrained!
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA
> http://www.tinamanley.com
>
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Replies: Reply from rclompus at mac.com (Richard Clompus) ([Leica] RE: IMG: Ixil Children)
In reply to: Message from hellman at comcast.net (Jesse Hellman) ([Leica] RE: IMG: Ixil Children)
Message from images at InfoAve.Net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] RE: IMG: Ixil Children)