Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Geoff, This is how I see it: The red patch jumps into the eye right away, thus leads to the couple. I desaturated the photo (in some parts 100%) to help the couple to be seen almost immediately. Color envelopes them to make a smooth transition between color and pure B&W zones. And I kept the green exit sign in frame because I like images where due to a tiny element the viewer gets stimulated to do something with it himself, thus adding content to it. I would have liked it to be a bit lower in the shot, though. I also like the metrical composition of the image through the squares, which helps to lead the eye again to the more circular forms of the couple. That's why I chose 'framed' as a title. So I think it works. I don't think it would work as well in B&W. Haven't tried it actually, because I'm pretty much conviced of it. And to be honest: I didn't see half of what I see in it now when I shot it at the Mus?e d'Orsay. I consider it to be a very lucky shot. But I really may be completely wrong, ofcourse. In which case I look forward to more debate and learn about photography. That's what we're here for, no? That, and the amical atmosphere. Thanks for looking, Philippe Op 20-dec-07, om 22:56 heeft G Hopkinson het volgende geschreven: > Philippe, I think it works almost entirely due to the relationship > that we can infer or imagine between the people. The man's face - > the woman's legs. Yet the actual image information is a bare > minimum to do that. The elements of the green exit sign above and the > partial red sign below the woman's head puzzle me. Are they > providing small colour accents? What was your thought there? > > Cheers > Geoff > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Framed > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/phorlent/F1000015_001.JPG.html> > > I think it works. What is your opinion? > > Thanks for looking, > Philippe > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >