Re: OT: out-of-focus photo on Reuters' web site

2006-05-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Ryan Brooks wrote: > > DagT wrote: > > No, the photographer used DOF correctly to lead our attention to the > > person in the background. > > > > DagT > > > Ditto here. The story was the CIA guy, not the President. Excellent > timing on the shot too- sums things up well. > > -Ryan Ditto ditto

Re: OT: out-of-focus photo on Reuters' web site

2006-05-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Igor, The photographer did the job in a very typical way and it's perfectly successful. The editor who wrote the caption likely didn't even know who the photographer was. Godfrey On May 7, 2006, at 2:03 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: ... If indeed, the photographer's intention was to draw atte

Re: OT: out-of-focus photo on Reuters' web site

2006-05-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good point. You should be a writer, says Paul (Who is a writer 90% of the time.) On May 7, 2006, at 5:07 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: ood On May 7, 2006, at 5:03 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: 2. The caption says: "President Bush (R) announces the resignation of CIA Director Porter Goss (L) .. " So

Re: OT: out-of-focus photo on Reuters' web site

2006-05-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On May 7, 2006, at 5:03 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: 2. The caption says: "President Bush (R) announces the resignation of CIA Director Porter Goss (L) .. " So, I expect at least the subject (as opposed to just the object) of the caption sentence being in focus. If indeed, the photographer's inte

Re: OT: out-of-focus photo on Reuters' web site

2006-05-07 Thread Vic Mortelmans
First, I guess the photographer used a long lens, because if he would have used wide angle, he must have been on the President's lap. This already reduces DOF-range. Second, he's using available light (which definitely is better for portraits or even any photography), so probably large apertur

Re: OT: out-of-focus photo on Reuters' web site

2006-05-07 Thread Bob Shell
On May 7, 2006, at 4:46 PM, Cotty wrote: I think the photographer wanted to direct attention to the man on the left of frame, leaving enough detail with the man on the right to be identified. It's a fairly common way of guiding attention in a shot. I don't think it's a case of you being too cr

Re: OT: out-of-focus photo on Reuters' web site

2006-05-07 Thread Igor Roshchin
Sun, 07 May 2006 13:31:26 -0700 Ryan Brooks wrote: > DagT wrote: > > No, the photographer used DOF correctly to lead our attention to the > > person in the background. > > > > DagT > > Ditto here. The story was the CIA guy, not the President. Excellent > timing on the shot too- sums things up

Re: OT: out-of-focus photo on Reuters' web site

2006-05-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/5/06, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: >Reading some news on Reuters web-site, I saw this photo: >http://today.reuters.com/news/newsPhotoPresentation.aspx? >type=topNews&imageID=2006-05-07T163934Z_01_N05403243_RTRUKOP_0_PICTURE0.xml >http://tinyurl.com/l98u6 > >(from this new articl

Re: OT: out-of-focus photo on Reuters' web site

2006-05-07 Thread Ryan Brooks
DagT wrote: No, the photographer used DOF correctly to lead our attention to the person in the background. DagT Ditto here. The story was the CIA guy, not the President. Excellent timing on the shot too- sums things up well. -Ryan Den 7. mai. 2006 kl. 19.47 skrev Igor Roshchin: Readi

Re: OT: out-of-focus photo on Reuters' web site

2006-05-07 Thread DagT
No, the photographer used DOF correctly to lead our attention to the person in the background. DagT Den 7. mai. 2006 kl. 19.47 skrev Igor Roshchin: Reading some news on Reuters web-site, I saw this photo: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsPhotoPresentation.aspx? type=topNews&imageID=2006-0

OT: out-of-focus photo on Reuters' web site

2006-05-07 Thread Igor Roshchin
Reading some news on Reuters web-site, I saw this photo: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsPhotoPresentation.aspx?type=topNews&imageID=2006-05-07T163934Z_01_N05403243_RTRUKOP_0_PICTURE0.xml http://tinyurl.com/l98u6 (from this new article http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=topNews