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Subject: [Leica] IMGS: Famous Taos Church
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 18:34:37 -0700
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Bob Baron asked?
>>> p.s. Do you think some or all of these would gain or lose impact if
> converted them to b&w, or would basically just be the same except for
> the lack of color?
>
> (I'm not expressing myself very artfully here but I think you know what I 
> mean.)

Hi Bob,
The KISS answer?  Do it and see what it looks like! Particularly these days 
with digital it can be changed, fiddled and printed in the blink of an eye 
and if it works.... COOL!

If it doesn't? Simple...... delete! :-) See how easy that was? ;-)
cheers,
ted
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert D. Baron" <rbaron at concentric.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGS: Famous Taos Church


> As usual, Uncle Dr. Ted, you nailed it:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/NM_09/StFrancisAssisi/W_L1006967cT.jpg.html
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Bob
>
>
>
>
> ==On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Ted Grant<tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>> Robert D. Baron showed:
>> Subject: [Leica] IMGS: Famous Taos Church
>>>
>>> So many great painters and photographers have produced timeless images
>>> of the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, it
>>> seemed almost silly for me to try, but being a tourist with an M8 on
>>> each shoulder I was undeterred.
>>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/NM_09/StFrancisAssisi/
>>
>> Hi Bob
>> An interesting series and croppings.
>> I kind of like the front view that is nearly square 6967c1.
>> But here is a crop to try that you might find OK?
>>
>> Frame 6967and crop the bottom off starting on left bottom edge of the 
>> wall
>> and go straight across? This maintains a rectangle format rather than 
>> going
>> square. I think it adds to the horizontal effect rather than the tighter
>> square crop of 6967c1which kind of makes the charch feel sort of cramped
>> space.
>> See what you think. It's a minor crop change and until you try it???????
>> Well you know the rest! :-)
>> cheers,
>> ted
>>
>
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