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Subject: [Leica] more from Yosemite, image redone
From: leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 08:23:40 -0800
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Hmm.  I do like the square, but Dr. Ted said to make it a horizontal, so I
did.  I'll go back to the Rollei days and try a square, too.  As far as the
vignette, I might play with less than you did.

Aram

Aram Langhans
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& Unemployed photographer
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-----Original Message-----
From: philippe.amard [mailto:philippe.amard at sfr.fr] 
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 8:20 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] more from Yosemite, image redone

Fine!

I'd be tempted by a square Aram
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/ARAM-PA-5047-2.jpg.html

and even by some added vignetting
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/ARAM-PA-5047.jpg.html

Amities
Philippe


Le 12 d?c. 14 ? 17:04, Aram Langhans a ?crit :

> Combining Ted's and others advice, I cropped "almost" according to the 
> master's suggestion and darkened what remained of the branch as Montie 
> suggested.  I did not want to crop out the two leaves under the log, 
> as per instructions,  as it looked like the log needed some breathing 
> room under it to give it some context as being in the water.  Since 
> that made more of the branch visible, I darkened it a bit.  Maybe more 
> darkening is needed???
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f14/ca/y/
> Yosemite-5047-2.jpg.html
>
> So, does it look better now?
>
> Original is:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f14/ca/y/Yosemite-5047.jpg.html
>
>
> Aram
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 11:15 AM
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] more from Yosemite
>
>> Aram Langhans ASKED:
>>>> Now a question.  Is the out of focus branch to distracting in this 
>>>> photo?
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f14/ca/y/Yosemite-5047.jpg.html
>>
>> I don't think a crop helps.<<<<<<<
>>
>> Hi Aram,
>> A crop most certainly helps and makes it a beautiful "KEEPER PHOTO!"
>>
>> OK here's what you do! Please consider my crop comments as merely a 
>> suggestion and not written in STONE! However? :-)
>>
>> Crop the bottom off eliminating the two center lower leaves, at a 
>> point where the branch ( right side barely disappears!) along with 
>> the leaves! Be very careful that they just disappear!
>>
>> Be very careful here as you want the two leaves "LEFT & RIGHT"  
>> sides to
>> anchor the image.
>> I'd also look at "maybe?" nipping a bit off the top also. Not a lot,  
>> but just enough to give the image a horizontal format rather than 
>> square?
>>
>> There you go me "OLD SON?" ;-)  It's just a smidgen of a crop, but 
>> hopefully makes and saves the photo.:-)
>>
>> cheers,
>> Dr. ted :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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