On 8/5/05, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The main subject, Chris, is strong, but the characters on the right rather > dilute the picture, in my view. What about a crop which cuts them out > altogether? >
Some things I'll crop, most things I won't. My "street" stuff (even though this is a friend, it's still "street") I don't like to crop. Those other two characters are part of the scene, for better or worse. I know my explanation is weak, but they're part of the environment, so to speak. They're there for better or worse. The only way I'd cut them out is to reshoot, and since that's out of the question (because that moment is gone forever), we'll all have to live with them there. <g> OTOH, one is certainly entitled to say, "Fine, then I don't like the photo with them in there." And, I'm fine with that. Just my own silly self-imposed rules for that type of shot that I sometimes take. No rhyme or reason, just the way I do it. And, since I'm not a pro, and have to answer to no one but myself, that's the way it is. <vbg> But, thanks for your comment, John. I'm glad you liked it (aside from those two distractions <g>). cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
