Ouch! Looks like Ninja has won his fair share of door prizes. <g> Wonderful photo. Grain, contrast, yadayadayada. It's all about the moment, which you have certainly captured. Thanks for sharing.
On 7/26/05, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cotty's question of whether I had any close-ups of Ninja made me think > that a relatively extreme crop might work here, as it might get rid of > a lot of the harsh contrast, and allow me to try to do something with > his face. Well, it ain't perfect, it's grainy as hell (I kind of like > that, actually), and I don't know if it could use some more sharpening > (probably not), but I like the result better, as I think it says more > of Ninja's personality: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3574871 > > Just as a point of comparision (for those of you who didn't see the > initial post), here's the uncropped original: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3563217 > > At least now you can see his face (I think). I'd love to hear which > you prefer, and if there are any suggestions as to what else I might > do to improve the original, I'd be interested to hear. > > Thanks in advance. > > cheers, > frank > > > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
