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Subject: [Leica] Creek: crop or not
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:35:08 -0500
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Helen felt the cropping helped to balance the image. I just wanted as much
of the creek as possible.

Thanks

alastair

> I'd say "cropped," but not for the reason I initially thought. This
> is almost confusing. When I first looked at the uncropped, I felt
> that the large plant at the left should be cropped out, as it took
> the eye away from the creek. But when I looked at the cropped
> version, the plant no longer bothered me, because the creek just
> appeared closer.
>
> Herb
>
> P.S. I'm writing this before reading other people's comments. Now
> real curious what they have to say.
>
>
>
>>This is a long exposure of a small creek: there was not much time to pull
>>out the tripod ;-) Should I crop it or leave it full frame.
>>
>>Taken with the M9 and the 16mm on the WATE.
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/28tpulg
>>
>>cropped:
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/27lesxr
>>
>>Cheers, enough for tonight
>>
>>Alastair
>>
>>
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