Walter, I keep just about everything i shoot, unless its totally OOF then i'll delete it.
I have a lot of photos that i consider "just a bit OOF" but find i can use them in the annual fair photo contest as the slight flaw does not show up. The example you have shown woudld be a forsure keeper in my books. Dave On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Walter Gilbert <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: > As I hasten to stipulate at every opportunity, I'm pretty new to > photography, and I have what may seem to be a stupid question. So, please > indulge me. > > That said, what do all of you real photographers do with images that may be > flawed, but still have some redeeming qualities to them. For instance, a > shot that's too poorly focused to rescue with sharpening tools and so forth, > but does capture a sense of action that is somewhat appealing. Like this > one, for example: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7X4Utq1sTP4AoZG2S3S0zQ?feat=directlink > > As you can see, it's a fairly severe crop, and has been sharpened already to > the point where it exhibits a pretty prominent halo as a result. I do have > a copy of the image, pre-halo, but not the original file -- which I seem to > have deleted somehow. I don't see the image ever being finessed to the > point where it's printable, but I hate to just discard it because of the > sense of action. Do you all generally keep images like these, or just send > them down the memory hole to rid yourself of torment and temptation to > return it in futility? > > Any guidance and/or damnation with faint praise are, as always, greatly > appreciated. > > Best, > > Walt > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.