I prefer crop 2. I also totally missed the importance of reducing the
distracting highlights... normally one of my bugaboos. That was one of
my first photo lessons. Bright spots immediately attract the eye. Get
rid of them if they're not the main feature of the image.
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/7/2010 7:00 AM, Moose wrote:
> The main is a fine image, but forgettable. Alt 3 is a good people
> pic.
>
> But I'm with Andrew, only more so. A bit more focus on the people,
> whether from more DOF or focusing slightly behind the wine glass, and
> frame slightly to the left, to put the people on the rule of thirds
> spots.
>
> Do that and Alt 7 is an image that would fit right into the portfolio
> of several famous candid/people photographers or be right at home in
> book or gallery.
>
> The story is a timeless one, and beautifully told in this image. The
> guy is focused on the 'stuff' at hand. She is focused on him. And he
> is oblivious. He'll end up with a great wine cellar, and miss a
> greater possibility.
>
> It doesn't matter whether the story is true of these particular
> people, it's been captured in the image.
>
> Here's a rough idea of how it could be
> transformed.<http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Wajsman/PAW104807.htm>
>
> 1. As posted. 2. Loaded into PS using ACR to recover highlights. 3.
> Focus Magic. 4. LCE, Curves, masks, cloning, smoothing, etc. 5. A
> slight crop to tighten it up and put his eye at a rule of thirds
> intersection. 6. Bigger crop to balance them around the center. 7.
> Big crop to place her using rule of thirds. I think by placing her
> differently, it almost works, certainly still has power, even with
> him cut in half. Well, if I stop moving between versions, the big
> crop looks like it works on its own.
>
> Moose
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