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Re: [OM] IMG : Angels - 03

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG : Angels - 03
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:46:17 -0500
I think I see your hand and camera lens reflected near the virtual "ear".

Chuck Norcutt

Philippe Amard wrote:
> Thank you - just uploaded a crop version as suggested.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Angels/
> 
> 
> thanks again
> Philippe
> 
> 
> Dawid Loubser wrote:
> 
>> Hi Phillipe,
>>
>> The first one (angel in front of doorway) doens't strike me as  
>> anything special, more like a snapshot to document the object.
>>
>> The second one I do like quite a bit more, with the selective focus. I  
>> always like to apply the mantra of always asking myself "what can I  
>> remove from this shot?" - i.e. every distinct element in my images  
>> must be there because I like it to be there, otherwise it must be  
>> removed, either via shallow DOF (my favourite technique for going  
>> this) or via composition, the technically better technique for doing  
>> this. In your shot, the semi-blurred, very bright building on the left  
>> scream out to me, and draws attention away from the main subject. I  
>> would tone it down or remove it by some means:
>>
>> - Selective darkening
>> - Cropping it away completely
>> - Making the DOF even shallower, though with a four-thirds body and  
>> this angle of view, that may have not been possible
>>
>> As ever, my personal aesthetic opinion, nothing more.
>>
>> Dawid
>>
>>
>> On 16 Nov 2009, at 11:30 AM, Philippe Amard wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> Two shots of number 3 are up.
>>> The second of which can be seen large.
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Angels/
>>>
>>> Thank you all for the feedback on number 2,
>>> please feel free to C&C, as usual.
>>>
>>> Bien cordialement de Metz
>>> Philippe
>>> .
>>>
>>>
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