On Oct 17, 2005, at 9:11 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=225724
Lovely.
Reminds me of a similar theme I did a few years ago, on the eve of
9/11/2001 ... which lent it some ominous overtones in later
appreciation.
There is a bit of story attached to this picture... See, this is
full frame unaltered except b/w conversion and tonal manipulation.
I "saw" this picture and tried several times. All those times I
would get a bit more on the LCD of my *istD naturally because the
viewfinder does not give 100% coverage... So I have to try and err
until I obtained this very frame. So, at times it may be good to
chimp.
Your honest and brutal comments are sought after.
I understand the joy of getting the framing precisely right in the
viewfinder, but I think you're getting a little carried away with the
concept here. What would you do with a film SLR, other than a Nikon,
Canon, or Contax pro body (the only three I can think of at present
that include a 100% coverage viewfinder), or a rangefinder camera?
There is *nothing* wrong with a little bit of cropping if you have a
precise framing in mind. In fact, due to the vagaries of matting and
framing, you are generally better off framing just a little loosely
so you have room to work with when it's time to put a photograph on
display.
Godfrey
