Hey Walt, the crop (or lack thereof) isn't a "flaw". You just haven't tried it yet on this photo.
Yeah "cropping in the camera" is most often preferred but not always possible. The crop I'm proposing isn't a drastic one and should be very do-able without screwing up anything. But who knows, it might not work and you'll prefer this framing. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> Sent: June 22, 2013 6/22/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: PESO: Cowgirl Poetry Thank you, Frank! She was definitely a cute little young lady. She and her mother both seem pleased with the photos I got, and her mother informed me that she definitely wants me to do her fall portraits later this year. Looks like the crop is the biggest flaw in the image -- though the lack of softness in the grass is something I wish I'd picked up on before, as well. So, the shot still needs a bit of work, but I do like the mood I was able to capture. As for your birds, bikes, beasts and blokes, I like the work you're doing and if you're enjoying it, that's the important thing. And I suspect if you really wanted to do shots of pretty girls, you could probably arrange it in fairly short order. :) Thanks again. I do appreciate the input. -- Walt On 6/22/2013 10:24 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > 1) You are my hero. I'm taking bird, bike, beast and bloke photos (and not > "bird" in the English slang sense) and here you are hanging around with > beautiful young women taking beautiful photos. > > 2) Like this a lot. Yeah, seeing her eyes would be nice, but that would be a > different photo (yes, there's frank stating the obvious again). My point is, > this works and creates (or should I say "captures") great mood. Pose, outfit, > background, light all work together here. > > I ~might~ crop just a bit off the left. That space does nothing and getting > her a bit more off-centre would make things even more interesting imho. Peel > just a bit (equal amounts to maintain the "north/south" balance you have now) > off the top and bottom so you keep the same frame dimensions you have now. > > I think that might be effective, but hell, it's a wonderful photo as is. > > Cheers, > frank > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> > Sent: June 21, 2013 6/21/13 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: PESO: Cowgirl Poetry > > Here's a shot from a session I picked up through the mother of the girl > I photographed earlier in the week. > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9102768906/ > K-5, F50/1.7, f/2.2, 1/400 sec, ISO 100 > > I think that's my favorite of the bunch. I'll be selecting my other > favorites for posting on flickr over the next few days rather than > inflict the full set on everyone before I've had the chance to cull the > weakest ones. > > > -- 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. -- 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.
