I'm sorry, but I still think "cutting" the locks detracts from the image. In fact, cutting the surrounding locks calls attention to them, not the lock that you want the viewer to focus upon. If there is a story there, it doesn't come through, at least not to me.
Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 9:05 AM, George Sinos <gsi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks guys - > > After looking at the two earlier versions, I finally settled here. > The story of the photo isn't all of the locks. It's that one lock at > the bottom center. The title referring to a pattern is probably a bit > misleading. > > I cut off the other locks because they kept drawing my attention away > from the different lock. There is a story about that different lock > (that would be boring to most people) that goes with the picture. The > final photo and the story were sent to a few local friends. > > The 16:9 aspect ratio makes a better fit for my screen wallpaper. > > At the end of the day, when you get a lot of input from a lot of > people, it is valuable, but you still need to go with your own > judgement. > > Thanks, gs > George Sinos > -------------------- > www.GeorgesPhotos.net > www.GeorgeSinos.com > > > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 11:25 PM, Aahz Maruch <a...@pobox.com> wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 02, 2013, Bob Sullivan wrote: >>> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 11:56 AM, George Sinos <gsi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> <georgesinos.com/blog/2013/4/2/pattern-interrupted> >>>> >>>> I changed the aspect ration to 16:9, moved that divider bar off of the >>>> center line, moved the different lock to the lower third dividing >>>> line. To draw more attention to it, I cropped both the top row and >>>> right column of locks. I also desaturated the color on the other >>>> locks a little bit. I bumped the clarity on the doors to emphasize the >>>> dirt. >>> >>> You cut off parts of the locks! >>> Earlier versions were to blah for me. >>> This version elicits a reaction, but not positive! >> >> That's what I said about v2 as well (this being v3, now). I really >> think partial locks don't work. >> -- >> Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ >> <*> <*> <*> >> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
