Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Howard! I need all of the help I can get! Tina On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 6:18 PM, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote: > Tina? > > I think it's a no-no only when it doesn't work, and for me your > composition works, maybe because the horizon's not quite in the middle and > the compelling details are strongly concentrated below it, giving the same > kind of asymmetrical mass that the rule of thirds results in. > > If you just can't live with it, I think the wet sand with reflections is a > much more interesting element than the sky, partly because it's a relative > novelty (EVERY outdoors scene has sky and clouds!) and partly because it > adds depth and increasing proximity as you look lower, and connects the > viewer to the scene. If you have to crop, take it out of the sky. > > As for the trike and the boat, I think they're at least integral. All the > human activity is confined to the central plane, and these two elements > help draw the eye across the scene, as well as being more of the same tools > that the people in the frame are using. I'd say keep 'em in, unless you > crop out enough of the sky (or beach) that you need to narrow the > composition horizontally to compensate. > > Just sayin'. > > This has been a great series! At least on par with Guatemala. Can't wait > to see more. > > ?howard > > > On May 16, 2014, at 5:57 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > > PESO: > > > > I need cropping advice on this one. The horizon is right in the middle, > > which is a no-no - maybe. Should I crop the sky or the beach? Crop out > > the boat? Only the tricycle and reflection? > > > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/155680816 > > > > Last one tonight. We're going out to dinner. > > > > TIA > > > > Tina > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com