[LRflex] Re: IMG: Trumpeter Swan
- From: Richard Ward <ilovaussiesheps@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:17:42 -0800 (PST)
Hi Doug,
to pipe in again on the 'white spot' :-). I think the effect of losing it is
subtle, but important. From my visual vantage point, using the skills I picked
here and there along the way, there are two main advantages in my mind to
'losing it'.
A) The viewer of a photograph has no idea what caused any part of the image to
appear the way it does and there fore all parts of an image are presumed to be
in 'A Photograph' because the Photographer wanted the viewer to see those
parts. Educated viewers and fellow photographers can infer why this/that/or the
other parts look certain ways and why they're in the image, but only the
photographer really knows. A personal harsh experience with this was a Candid
Portrait I did of my Uncle with my 4x5 Press Camera years ago. A Gorgeous
moment in time was caught with his worn exterior visible without obscuring his
wonderful heart as he gazed into the camera. Whenever I viewed the image I saw
'My Uncle' BUT I had framed the original with a starter motor blurrily filling
the bottom quarter of the image. All the viewers who didn't know my uncle kept
asking what the image was about or why was the bottom half out of focus
(experienced viewers by the way). They all
experienced the image the way I had framed it and printed it and I interfered
with them seeing what I saw by those choices. Quick crank of the enlarger and
ta'da it worked. 'Great Portrait was the comment I heard instead of questions
or puzzlement. I learned a lot from that episode.
B) Visually, for me, the white spot tends to 'pull forward' that corner of the
image for the viewer. When I crop out the spot with my thumb on the screen, the
image seems to have a bit more depth to it and the Swan itself, the subject,
stands out more fully.
Let me be clear. I am not saying the original is a 'bad' image or that it has
to be altered in order to be a good image. It's a great image. What I do say is
that there is a different route he might take to gain an image with a different
impact for the viewer. I personally prefer losing the spot, but these are
choices for the photographer himself to make and not for me to 'command'. :-)
Sincerely,
Richard W.
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From: Gary Pinkerton <gpinkcp@xxxxxxx>
To: leicareflex <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, February 22, 2010 11:39:51 AM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: IMG: Trumpeter Swan
I didn't even notice the white spot until I had looked at the photo for a while
:)
I don't think it's big enough that cropping top or left side would affect the
image in any derogatory way.
> From: wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:51:15 -0500
> Subject: [LRflex] Re: IMG: Trumpeter Swan
>
> Gary Pinkerton wrote:
>
> >>>
> Just great shots Doug!
>
> I think the first may need to go in your [at least] top 25 shots, the 2nd
> is great for it's detail.
> <<<
>
> Thanks for your comments, Gary. I'm still thinking about that white spot
> in the upper left corner of the first picture, not sure if I want to clone
> it out or crop it out. Either way, or as it is, I'm delighted with the
> picture too!
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
> > Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:26:26 -0500
> > From: wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [LRflex] IMG: Trumpeter Swan
> >
> > A pair of Trumpeter Swans have been visiting a pond in nearby Placer
> County. These birds are only the second recorded sighting of this species
> in Placer county (the first was last spring at the same location).
> >
> > The most significant problem I faced in making these photos was the 180mm
> f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R's minimum focus distance.
> >
> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/trsw01.html
> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/trsw02.html
> >
> > technical stuff: R8/DMR, 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R, shoulder stock &
> monopod. All comments welcome.
> >
> > Doug Herr
> > Birdman of Sacramento
> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> >
> >
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