On Jul 31, 2011, at 8:37 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On 11-07-31 7:58 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: >> Three opinions: >> >> First: The color one is nicer, if only because it is easier to look at >> without eye strain. (Perhaps it is my display.) Because (as I observe >> things) .. >> Second: The B&W could be nicer if you lowered the contrast to something >> more akin to grade 2. > > What is "Grade 2" contrast? Is this part of Ansel's zone system? (I need to > get those three AA books.) > > My first thought on seeing this image, both b&w and colour, was that it's too > flat, not enough contrast to reveal detailed structure and make anything > stand out. But it might also be one of those images that only looks good > viewed as a big print. Generally I find viewing landscapes on a monitor to > be disappointing. Quite likely why I rarely shoot them myself. > > >> Third: The image is too tightly framed. It needs space to breathe, like >> 21085. > > First they tell you, "fill the frame". Then they tell you, "let it breathe". > Land sakes, what's a feller to do? :-)
One thing a feller won't do is please everyone. You may notice that preferences on just about every factor are pretty evenly split. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
