Alejandro, Thanks for the comments. You may be right that cloning out the figure on the left may improve the photo. I personally am not one to do much manipulation like that unless it is for a paying client who wants something specific (much like the case we were talking about with Paul's recent portrait). I think Shel's observation about a shallower DOF would have been reasonable on this one. But the fleeting moment didn't give me much time to work in.
Thanks for taking the time to look and comment. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, June 1, 2004, 11:51:12 AM, you wrote: jwc> I agree with Shel in that a charming moment is caught. I also like the jwc> composition. Great shot! jwc> I would probably erase the guy with the khakhi shorts, white socks, and jwc> white shirt holding a water bottle with his arms crossed. Is that too much jwc> detail? ;) In his place I would plant grass. How about if he was burned jwc> in just a tad? Sure it's digital manipulation, but what digital image jwc> isn't? :D jwc> I'm afraid I can't comment in digicams and their DOF. jwc> Saludos! jwc> Alejandro jwc> ---------- Original Message ----------- jwc> From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> jwc> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] jwc> Sent: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 10:09:46 -0700 jwc> Subject: RE: PAW: Father/son >> I like that one, Bruce. It catches a nice moment ;-)) >> >> One of the things I'm starting to notice with the pentax, and some other >> DSLR's, is the excessive DOF that sometimes encroaches on what might >> otherwise be an excellent or exceptional photograph. I'm not specifically >> criticizing your pic, and I'm not sure I'm even criticizing the way these >> digi cameras work, especially with lenses that don't provide particularly >> shallow DOF to begin with, however, it's an observation that your pic >> motivated comment upon. Personally, I'd have liked a little less sharpness >> from the guy in the back, yet it doesn't always seem possible to control >> the DOF on the shallow end with these cameras. I'd love to hear some >> comments about this. >> >> Shel Belinkoff >> >> > [Original Message] >> > From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > Taken at a baseball game. *istD, Tamron 28-75/2.8 DI. >> > >> > Here's the link: >> > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp5903.htm >> > >> > >> > Bruce jwc> ------- End of Original Message -------
