When pushing the button in the filed it is a _moment_, when doing the same at home it is a _process_. This sums the problem up pretty well I think.
It is a psychological thing. Anybody who knows a good shrink ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11. april 2006 17:23 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder. > > I thought I actually provided an answer but maybe not at as plainly as > this. > ;-) > > Crop exactly the same way post-capture as you would in the viewfinder. > Exact > same principles. > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > >From: Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> > >Subject: RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder. Date: Tue, 11 Apr > 2006 > >13:39:05 +0200 > > > >List. You are not responding to my question, you are simply burping gas. > >Helicopter is out of the question ;-) > > > >My question was something like this. How do I become better at cropping > at > >computer? I tried to analyze the situation a bit, but the question was as > >simple as that. > > > > > >Tim > >Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > >Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds > >(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 10. april 2006 23:53 > > > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > > Subject: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder. > > > > > > Those of you reading the list lately may have noticed that I have a > > > project > > > going on, that forces me to explore some new land (read learn new > > > techniques). > > > How a beeeep should you avoid noticing that? With my endless ranting > > > questions ;-) > > > > > > I have been talking about using longer lenses, building hides and so > on. > > > This has been great fun, and I am learning a lot about photography and > > > birds. My longest glass that is usable is 500mm (with converter it > tends > > > to > > > be too soft), so I have to crop the pictures to make them interesting. > > > > > > This has made me realise that I am a lot better at composing in > >viewfinder > > > then I am with composing on computer screen. I have been thinking > about > > > this. I have some ideas about why. > > > > > > First: > > > It is that in the field I compose more on instinct. I am there, and I > >have > > > emotions about the motifs. My heart is involved, and I believe that it > >is > > > my > > > heart that makes the composing decisions. Back at home, the motifs are > > > more > > > distant to me, so there I compose by brain (and as you know, that's > not > > > much > > > of a brain). > > > > > > The second reason has to do with the decisive moment: > > > When I shot slides my mind was in "capture mode" (sorry Shel, I know > you > > > don't like that word). When pushing the button I knew that what is in > > > frame, > > > stays in frame, and what is out of frame, stays out. (Everybody who > has > > > tried masking slides in glassless frames, knows that you do everything > >you > > > can to avoid that activity later). > > > > > > Now, when shooting digitally, being forced to crop later something > >happens > > > with my mindset. There is no decisive moment in post processing on > > > computer. > > > There is always possible to go back. > > > > > > What I'm saying is that I think I need the decisive moment to make a > >good > > > composition. I also need to be emotionally connected with the motif in > > > some > > > way. > > > > > > But what do I do about this? Practise is one obvious answer. And I > will > > > practise. But, I also have a strong belief in the power and wisdom of > >this > > > list. I would really surprise me if it doesn't burp up some good ideas > >and > > > advise. > > > > > > > > > Tim > > > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > > > > Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds > > > (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >