I thought about getting rid of the guy in the background completely, but y'know, having him there, even though a bit distracting, compliments the scene in some small way. Some gaussian blur might do the trick ;-))
Thing is, what some people call distractions, when removed, can sometimes create too sterile an atmosphere, or lessen the story or sense of place by too great a degree. Shel Belinkoff > [Original Message] > From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 6/1/2004 2:21:36 PM > Subject: Re: PAW: Father/son > > 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. > 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 ------- >
