PESO - Cellist on Augusta
I'm struggling with this one. Took about 1/2 dozen of this young man (the cigarette rather interested me), but the background was horrible - not just passing pedestrians, but all sorts of junk kept getting in the way, not matter what angle I shot from. Harsh light wasn't my friend either. Even this shot (the least cluttered of the bunch) was cropped severely to "clean things up" - at least a bit. Does it work? I'd prefer more environment in the shot, but given that's not possible what are your thoughts on this one: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html I fear it may be one for the trashcan - an "almost but not quite". Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta
I see what you mean. Great subject and good compositionbut. The clone tool is your friend:-). Paul On Mar 7, 2010, at 9:40 AM, frank theriault wrote: I'm struggling with this one. Took about 1/2 dozen of this young man (the cigarette rather interested me), but the background was horrible - not just passing pedestrians, but all sorts of junk kept getting in the way, not matter what angle I shot from. Harsh light wasn't my friend either. Even this shot (the least cluttered of the bunch) was cropped severely to "clean things up" - at least a bit. Does it work? I'd prefer more environment in the shot, but given that's not possible what are your thoughts on this one: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html I fear it may be one for the trashcan - an "almost but not quite". Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta
I'd consider leaving the smaller light spots. Otherwise, I'd work with the clone tool, as Paul suggests. I wouldn't bother with the small light spots either those in front or behind. The large light area above his head, obviously must go and "something" need be done with the light around his lower face and chin. It's leaving of the sharp edges in that area, especially the high contrast cigarette, that would present a problem for me. Not sure I have the needed patience and steady hand. To a great extent, it depends upon how badly you want to save this image. Jack --- On Sun, 3/7/10, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: PESO - Cellist on Augusta > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 6:40 AM > I'm struggling with this one. > Took about 1/2 dozen of this young man > (the cigarette rather interested me), but the background > was horrible > - not just passing pedestrians, but all sorts of junk kept > getting in > the way, not matter what angle I shot from. Harsh > light wasn't my > friend either. Even this shot (the least cluttered of > the bunch) was > cropped severely to "clean things up" - at least a bit. > > Does it work? I'd prefer more environment in the > shot, but given > that's not possible what are your thoughts on this one: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html > > I fear it may be one for the trashcan - an "almost but not > quite". > > Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri > Cartier-Bresson > > -- > 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta
Hi Frank: I like this very much. Why not try a post-crop vignette--this might darken out the background and give you a nice focus on the highlighted areas like the guy, his cigarette, the highlights in his hair and on both hands, and parts of the cello. Maybe even a stronger contrast. Just a thought. Ignore if you don't like it :-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 8:40 AM Subject: PESO - Cellist on Augusta I'm struggling with this one. Took about 1/2 dozen of this young man (the cigarette rather interested me), but the background was horrible - not just passing pedestrians, but all sorts of junk kept getting in the way, not matter what angle I shot from. Harsh light wasn't my friend either. Even this shot (the least cluttered of the bunch) was cropped severely to "clean things up" - at least a bit. Does it work? I'd prefer more environment in the shot, but given that's not possible what are your thoughts on this one: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html I fear it may be one for the trashcan - an "almost but not quite". Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta
P N Stenquist wrote: I see what you mean. Great subject and good compositionbut. The clone tool is your friend:-). Paul What Paul said and if you use it take the "tree' out of his head... I like the harsh lighting... because key elements are brightly lit but not blown out... Not quite up to your usual terrificness tho ann On Mar 7, 2010, at 9:40 AM, frank theriault wrote: I'm struggling with this one. Took about 1/2 dozen of this young man (the cigarette rather interested me), but the background was horrible - not just passing pedestrians, but all sorts of junk kept getting in the way, not matter what angle I shot from. Harsh light wasn't my friend either. Even this shot (the least cluttered of the bunch) was cropped severely to "clean things up" - at least a bit. Does it work? I'd prefer more environment in the shot, but given that's not possible what are your thoughts on this one: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html I fear it may be one for the trashcan - an "almost but not quite". Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta
I have never mastered the clone tool, so that option didn't come to mind for me. Rather, I would like to see less crop! For me the only really disturbing element is the poster on the wall above his head. With a little study I was able to resolve what it was, but it was still distracting. If the crop were to include a bit more of the poster (so you could see the top of it against the wall) then it would be a fixed element in the picture rather than the beginning/ bottom end of a path of lightness leading the eye out of the frame. And/or, can you just darken that poster a smidgen? I think this is a nice shot BTW. The harshness of the light matches the intensity of the cellist. stan On Mar 7, 2010, at 8:40 AM, frank theriault wrote: I'm struggling with this one. Took about 1/2 dozen of this young man (the cigarette rather interested me), but the background was horrible - not just passing pedestrians, but all sorts of junk kept getting in the way, not matter what angle I shot from. Harsh light wasn't my friend either. Even this shot (the least cluttered of the bunch) was cropped severely to "clean things up" - at least a bit. Does it work? I'd prefer more environment in the shot, but given that's not possible what are your thoughts on this one: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html I fear it may be one for the trashcan - an "almost but not quite". Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
RE: PESO - Cellist on Augusta
It's the cigarette that makes it - excellent shot > > I'm struggling with this one. Took about 1/2 dozen of this > young man (the cigarette rather interested me), but the > background was horrible > - not just passing pedestrians, but all sorts of junk kept > getting in the way, not matter what angle I shot from. Harsh > light wasn't my friend either. Even this shot (the least > cluttered of the bunch) was cropped severely to "clean things > up" - at least a bit. > > Does it work? I'd prefer more environment in the shot, but > given that's not possible what are your thoughts on this one: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html > > I fear it may be one for the trashcan - an "almost but not quite". > > Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta
I messed with this a little with the burn & dodge tools based on some of the suggestions and came up with this. Scroll down for the original. Will remove in 24 hours unless you request sooner, Frank. Bob W's right - it's the cigarette that really makes it. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/quickpage/quickpage.htm -p On 3/7/2010 8:40 AM, frank theriault wrote: I'm struggling with this one. Took about 1/2 dozen of this young man (the cigarette rather interested me), but the background was horrible - not just passing pedestrians, but all sorts of junk kept getting in the way, not matter what angle I shot from. Harsh light wasn't my friend either. Even this shot (the least cluttered of the bunch) was cropped severely to "clean things up" - at least a bit. Does it work? I'd prefer more environment in the shot, but given that's not possible what are your thoughts on this one: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html I fear it may be one for the trashcan - an "almost but not quite". Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. cheers, frank No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2728 - Release Date: 03/07/10 01:34:00 -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta
I was going to comment on Franks original post, but i saw Paul;s response which fits better. Much better back ground this way, but,, its a good shot Frank. Ciggy makes it Dave On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > I messed with this a little with the burn & dodge tools based on some of the > suggestions and came up with this. Scroll down for the original. Will > remove in 24 hours unless you request sooner, Frank. Bob W's right - it's > the cigarette that really makes it. > > http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/quickpage/quickpage.htm > > -p > > On 3/7/2010 8:40 AM, frank theriault wrote: >> >> I'm struggling with this one. Took about 1/2 dozen of this young man >> (the cigarette rather interested me), but the background was horrible >> - not just passing pedestrians, but all sorts of junk kept getting in >> the way, not matter what angle I shot from. Harsh light wasn't my >> friend either. Even this shot (the least cluttered of the bunch) was >> cropped severely to "clean things up" - at least a bit. >> >> Does it work? I'd prefer more environment in the shot, but given >> that's not possible what are your thoughts on this one: >> >> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html >> >> I fear it may be one for the trashcan - an "almost but not quite". >> >> Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. >> >> cheers, >> frank >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2728 - Release Date: 03/07/10 >> 01:34:00 >> >> > > > -- > 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: > I have never mastered the clone tool, so that option didn't come to mind for > me. Rather, I would like to see less crop! Here's a wider crop (from another of the images that, for reasons of the least amount of clutter works better than the original of the tighter crop): http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta-wider-crop.html It's still cropped, but there was some really horrendous stuff in both the back- and foregrounds of all full frame shots I got that day... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta
frank theriault wrote: >http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html What a disappointment! I was expecting a photo of a cellist on an MV Augusta F4 (motorcycle) :( (Nice shot, Frank.) -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > I messed with this a little with the burn & dodge tools based on some of the > suggestions and came up with this. Scroll down for the original. Will > remove in 24 hours unless you request sooner, Frank. Bob W's right - it's > the cigarette that really makes it. > > http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/quickpage/quickpage.htm Hmmm... Now it's a John Deer tractor. With no cellist in sight. Could you send it to me off-list, Paul? I guess I didn't get to it in time... ;-) cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > frank theriault wrote: > >>http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html > > What a disappointment! I was expecting a photo of a cellist on an MV > Augusta F4 (motorcycle) > :( > > (Nice shot, Frank.) > Thanks, Mark, and thanks to everyone else who provided an opinion on this one. Much appreciated... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta
2010/3/10 frank theriault : > > Now it's a John Deer tractor. With no cellist in sight. and no grandpa either... what a bummer :( -- 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.
PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop
Stan wondered how a wider crop of my earlier PESO might look, and for the "benefit" (such as it is) of Stan and possibly others who might have been curious (but might not have looked back at the original thread to see this one), here's our cellist friend with more back- and foreground: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta-wider-crop.html I cropped from a different photo that I took seconds before or after the earlier PESO as there were fewer "offensive bits" in this version. I still think there are to many distractions in this version. I really like environment in street shots, but it has to be part of the story and be aesthetically pleasing - or at least not offensive as this is to my eye. Anyway, comment if you wish, but I'm putting this out there more to contrast with the earlier PESO than anything else. If do prefer this to the "original" http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html I'd be interested to know. thanks, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop
No brainer! Go with this one. No problems around the cig area and plenty of crop options..it would seem.(?) Jack --- On Sun, 3/7/10, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 2:03 PM > Stan wondered how a wider crop of my > earlier PESO might look, and for > the "benefit" (such as it is) of Stan and possibly others > who might > have been curious (but might not have looked back at the > original > thread to see this one), here's our cellist friend with > more back- and > foreground: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta-wider-crop.html > > I cropped from a different photo that I took seconds before > or after > the earlier PESO as there were fewer "offensive bits" in > this version. > I still think there are to many distractions in this > version. I > really like environment in street shots, but it has to be > part of the > story and be aesthetically pleasing - or at least not > offensive as > this is to my eye. > > Anyway, comment if you wish, but I'm putting this out there > more to > contrast with the earlier PESO than anything else. If > do prefer this > to the "original" > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html > > I'd be interested to know. > > thanks, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri > Cartier-Bresson > > -- > 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop
Yeah, this one works a lot better. On Mar 7, 2010, at 2:37 PM, Jack Davis wrote: No brainer! Go with this one. No problems around the cig area and plenty of crop options..it would seem.(?) Jack --- On Sun, 3/7/10, frank theriault wrote: From: frank theriault Subject: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 2:03 PM Stan wondered how a wider crop of my earlier PESO might look, and for the "benefit" (such as it is) of Stan and possibly others who might have been curious (but might not have looked back at the original thread to see this one), here's our cellist friend with more back- and foreground: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta-wider-crop.html I cropped from a different photo that I took seconds before or after the earlier PESO as there were fewer "offensive bits" in this version. I still think there are to many distractions in this version. I really like environment in street shots, but it has to be part of the story and be aesthetically pleasing - or at least not offensive as this is to my eye. Anyway, comment if you wish, but I'm putting this out there more to contrast with the earlier PESO than anything else. If do prefer this to the "original" http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html I'd be interested to know. thanks, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop
frank theriault wrote: here's our cellist friend with more back- and foreground: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta-wider-crop.html I cropped from a different photo that I took seconds before or after the earlier PESO as there were fewer "offensive bits" in this version. Anyway, comment if you wish, but I'm putting this out there more to contrast with the earlier PESO than anything else. If do prefer this to the "original" http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html I'd be interested to know. thanks, frank I prefer it by a lot The only further crop I might do is above his head -- I'll send you my crop since I was able to "steal" the small file it appears You need to get your stuff protected, Frank! ann -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop
Aha! I was wrong! What I thought was a poster on the wall was someone's shirtfront. Oh well. Your first posting was better, and I like Paul's rendition of it. Thanks for satisfying my misguided suggestion! Stan On Mar 7, 2010, at 4:03 PM, frank theriault wrote: Stan wondered how a wider crop of my earlier PESO might look, and for the "benefit" (such as it is) of Stan and possibly others who might have been curious (but might not have looked back at the original thread to see this one), here's our cellist friend with more back- and foreground: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta-wider-crop.html I cropped from a different photo that I took seconds before or after the earlier PESO as there were fewer "offensive bits" in this version. I still think there are to many distractions in this version. I really like environment in street shots, but it has to be part of the story and be aesthetically pleasing - or at least not offensive as this is to my eye. Anyway, comment if you wish, but I'm putting this out there more to contrast with the earlier PESO than anything else. If do prefer this to the "original" http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html I'd be interested to know. thanks, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop
The wide crop works MUCH better, IMHO. The surroundings fill out the story, and there was way too much contrast in the narrow crop, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 3/7/10, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 5:03 PM > Stan wondered how a wider crop of my > earlier PESO might look, and for > the "benefit" (such as it is) of Stan and possibly others > who might > have been curious (but might not have looked back at the > original > thread to see this one), here's our cellist friend with > more back- and > foreground: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta-wider-crop.html > > I cropped from a different photo that I took seconds before > or after > the earlier PESO as there were fewer "offensive bits" in > this version. > I still think there are to many distractions in this > version. I > really like environment in street shots, but it has to be > part of the > story and be aesthetically pleasing - or at least not > offensive as > this is to my eye. > > Anyway, comment if you wish, but I'm putting this out there > more to > contrast with the earlier PESO than anything else. If > do prefer this > to the "original" > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html > > I'd be interested to know. > > thanks, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri > Cartier-Bresson > > -- > 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop
On Mar 8, 2010, at 11:03 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Stan wondered how a wider crop of my earlier PESO might look, and for > the "benefit" (such as it is) of Stan and possibly others who might > have been curious (but might not have looked back at the original > thread to see this one), here's our cellist friend with more back- and > foreground: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta-wider-crop.html I do prefer this one as it shows a bit more context. I don't think I've ever seen a busker with a cello... Dave -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop
2010/3/7 frank theriault : > > If you do prefer this to the "original" > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html > > I'd be interested to know. Since you asked: I very much do Cheers Ecke -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > No brainer! Go with this one. No problems around the cig area and plenty of > crop options..it would seem.(?) Going to agree here Frank. Dave > > Jack > > --- On Sun, 3/7/10, frank theriault wrote: > >> From: frank theriault >> Subject: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 2:03 PM >> Stan wondered how a wider crop of my >> earlier PESO might look, and for >> the "benefit" (such as it is) of Stan and possibly others >> who might >> have been curious (but might not have looked back at the >> original >> thread to see this one), here's our cellist friend with >> more back- and >> foreground: >> >> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta-wider-crop.html >> >> I cropped from a different photo that I took seconds before >> or after >> the earlier PESO as there were fewer "offensive bits" in >> this version. >> I still think there are to many distractions in this >> version. I >> really like environment in street shots, but it has to be >> part of the >> story and be aesthetically pleasing - or at least not >> offensive as >> this is to my eye. >> >> Anyway, comment if you wish, but I'm putting this out there >> more to >> contrast with the earlier PESO than anything else. If >> do prefer this >> to the "original" >> >> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html >> >> I'd be interested to know. >> >> thanks, >> frank >> >> -- >> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri >> Cartier-Bresson >> >> -- >> 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. > -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 12:04 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> No brainer! Go with this one. No problems around the cig area and plenty of >> crop options..it would seem.(?) > > Going to agree here Frank. Opinions seem to go both ways on this one. I'm still not sure which I prefer, but I think I'm done with it in any case. I don't think either image is strong enough to worry much more about. Thanks all for the input. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
Re: PESO - Cellist on Augusta - wider crop
On 3/10/2010 7:51 AM, frank theriault wrote:
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 12:04 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
No brainer! Go with this one. No problems around the cig area and plenty of
crop options..it would seem.(?)
Going to agree here Frank.
Opinions seem to go both ways on this one. I'm still not sure which I
prefer, but I think I'm done with it in any case. I don't think
either image is strong enough to worry much more about.
Thanks all for the input.
cheers,
frank
I haven't commented before, but I guess I will. What makes this photo
more than anything is the oddity of the instrument and it's location.
The composition is good, the background isn't great. It is in a way the
kind of shots you'd see in a local newspaper, where there really were
local newspapers. Very workman like and a shot to be proud of but not
too proud.
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