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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: digideroo guy -Ted- with link this time
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:51:45 -0400

Are those shells around the tops of her shoes?
If not what are they? Never seen that - very cool!

On my monitor it looks light. And some blank white areas.
And my monitor is dark I thought.
So you'd think something which looks light on my monitor was really very
much light. 
But I don't know anything any more. All bets are off.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Susan Ryan <scoutfinch at chartermi.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:40:44 -0400
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGs: digideroo guy -Ted- with link this time
> 
> Ted,
> 
> Thanks for you comments. See if you prefer this crop -  which I
> considered posting at the outset. (I thought including more street in
> the foreground added to the  feeling of depth, but I went back and
> forth about it.)
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-5crop.jpg.html
> 
> It was definitely a grab shot. I was in a crowd of people and had to
> take what I could get. I was able to plop down on the street but
> didn't have room to lie flat. Lying flat would have gotten me more of
> the guy's eyes, too.
> 
> 
> Thanks Ted!
> 
> Sue
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 19, 2009, at 11:35 AM, Ted Grant wrote:
> 
>> Susan Ryan showed:
>> 
>> Subject: [Leica] IMGs: digideroo guy
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-5.jpg.html
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-4.jpg.html
>> 
>> M8
>> 
>> CV 21 color skopar - F8 and be there<<<<<<<<<<<,,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Susan,
>> 
>> Interesting angles. But here's a couple of things. Nit picking maybe
>> but
>> what I feel might be an improvement even as minor as they are.
>> Obviously and
>> always "Others may not agree!"
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-5.jpg.html <<<<<<<<<
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Positive:
>> 
>> Interesting angle, the verticals are straight without any picture
>> spoiling
>> tilts. Quite easily to happen with  21mm lens, certainly at this
>> angle.
>> Which points up excellent camera handling to avoid tilting.
>> 
>> Negative:
>> 
>> Minor nit picking -- This would entail probably lying on the road at
>> similar
>> angle but closer to the big end of the horn to accent it more and
>> visually
>> making the horn look even longer. Not only that, make it, maybe?? a
>> more
>> interesting photo?
>> 
>> Even at this angle I'd have tightened the cropping at the bottom
>> eliminating
>> some of the open space.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-4.jpg.html<<<<<<<<<
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Positive:?
>> 
>> OK you moved closer and the angle is---- "somewhat better." but
>> leans more
>> to file 13 delete! :-( Because you cut off part of the horn
>> eliminating the
>> uniqueness of the instrument..... It's length! Now it's too tight! :-(
>> 
>> Negative:
>> 
>> You chopped off the bulb of the horn!!! What were you thinking? I know
>> tighter image! But you spoiled the angle you had seen in the
>> previous photo.
>> Imagine a photograph of Louis Armstrong with the front end of his
>> trumpet
>> chopped off while he was playing??? Never happen!
>> 
>> Look at the two women passing right behind his head and hat..... A
>> complete
>> distraction! Could you see this coming as you shot the picture???? Not
>> likely, possibly? But in editing you just delete it unfortunately.
>> Don't
>> even think of putting in a cabinet for 6 month hoping for
>> improvement, I've
>> emotionally tried it and it doesn't work. :-( Just bite the bullet and
>> delete! :-(
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The women are in such a distracting location combined with the hat
>> your eye
>> goes directly there because everything points up towards them! You
>> can't
>> miss this first! Or if you did see them as you went "click!" and
>> reacted
>> accordingly, that is if you noticed. One doesn't always, no matter
>> whom they
>> are or think they are?  Your immediate reaction should've been..
>> "Damn!"
>> And shot again without people.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I hope this critique helps, and please take no personal offence as
>> it's
>> about the photographs.
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
>> Dr. ted
>> 
>> 
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