Oh yeah! The b&w ~really~ works well here. I think I prefer it to colour. Then again I think jazz is a black and white sort of thing, evocative of small smokie bars in the forties and fifties.
This is a great shot. Also I didn't notice the second shot this morning. Like that one a lot. Very Billy Holiday... Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> Sent: September 17, 2012 9/17/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: PESO Danny blowing the bone Darren, You asked for black and white, here it is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7997128962/in/set-72157631536973815 For some reason, it almost looks a little softer in black and white. On Sep 17, 2012, at 10:44 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > Larry, > > It's a very nice shot, both technically (DOF, focus, exposure, light, > ..) and emotionally (you've caught a great moment). > The instrument being out of focus is nice, and its lines lead the eyes > to face. > > One thing that bothers me is that the chin is cut off. Igor, Thanks for the feedback on this. That's the whole frame of the image, so there isn't much I can do at this point for that. > > For the second shot, it's a good snapshot, but it does not work for me > as a "big photo". I think that comes from both the composition and > too many highlights on the face. > IMHO, the other shot of hers (20120913-LRC71808.jpg) is much better, > even though I'd try to crop it to a square... or, maybe not.. I may agree with you on that being a better shot. I just tried a square crop, and it seems a bit claustrophobic for me. 4x5 might work. Thanks also to Bob, Paul, Frank, Rick and anyone else who looks and/or comments. Larry -- 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. -- 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.
