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Subject: [Leica] More photos from Provence
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:56:43 +0100
References: <FB6AC0BF-3EB8-4C7C-BD22-2445CBE8AA4D@bex.net> <4FD3345B.7080401@summaventures.com> <34EAF8DD-3898-4295-AF36-E828FEDFE01C@bex.net>

As I was out there just a week ago we should have met up!

Peter

On 10/06/2012 21:33, Howard Ritter wrote:
> Thanks, Peter.
> 
> I tried your suggestions and like them all in their ways, but didn't care 
> a whole lot for converting to B&W. I yield to no one in my affection and 
> respect for B&W, but the color adds so much to this scene.
> 
> And thanks for the link to the Willy Ronis photos of Vaison. I also liked 
> the (B&W!) picture of the stairs ascending to the "perched village" of 
> Gordes, which I also saw on my visit to Provence. You probably understand 
> why the steep stairs, but others will not, so here's a longer view of 
> Gordes:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hlritter/France/The+perched+village+of+Gordes.jpg.html
> 
> 
> ?howard
> 
> On Jun 9, 2012, at 7:32 AM, Peter Dzwig wrote:
> 
>> On the second:
>>
>> I would crop to take most of the stuff out to the left, **include** the
>> "utilities" stuff -it is as it is in France, go to B&W, possibly crop 
>> further
>> top (but don't loose too much of the balcony), possibly crop a little at 
>> the
>> bottom. You could also dodge right (or whatever you choose) to darken the 
>> shadow
>> at that edge and draw attention away from the pipe and wire towards the 
>> centre.
>>
>> Hope that it helps.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> PS I would put up a version of what I mean, but I am very busy today. 
>> Maybe I
>> will try later
>>
>> PPS Look up Willy Ronis on Vaison; he lived about 20km away and shot it on
>> several occasions eg
>> <http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/vaison-la-romaine-france-1976-news-photo/121510400>
>> - which is in loads of books
> 
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Dr Peter Dzwig                          




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