Hello Boris ... the story is nice to know, but it's irrelevant. Stepping back a scosh would have allowed you to get the framing you preferred and left room for a little trimming for final adjustments. Leaving a little room for trimming is often a good idea.
The photo is kind of interesting, but it's also rather dull - the lighting is flat and uninteresting. Maybe a little more contrast would help, or perhaps making the shot on a day with a bit more sun. I like what you're trying to show with the spatial relationships. However, perhaps instead of taking so many frames of ~this~ shot and working so diligently to make it an uncropped image, you could have spent the time by photographing from slightly different perspectives. Lower, higher, using different focal lengths, stand on a box and shoot from a higher perspective. BTW, one of the things I often carried in my car was a big, old heavy duty milk box. Perfect for standing on and getting another 18" or so of height, a great base for resting the camera on for low angle shots, and super storage for odd bits and pieces. I used to carry a couple of bricks and a sack of beans in it ;-)) When you have a stationary subject such as this one, and you see that it has some potential, make as many exposures as time and common sense allows. Hell, fill an entire CF card. How many different shots did you take of this scene? Perhaps you can go back to the spot, bring a couple of lenses, and spend some time working the subject. The "film" is free. I see that you're perhaps trying to create a certain "grown up" perspective here. Well, that's fine. Grown ups tend to be a little rigid though. Now that you've got your adult perspective, try others. Shel "Am I paranoid or perceptive?" > [Original Message] > From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 10/17/2005 9:19:16 AM > Subject: PESO - Perspective (Grown up's perspective on Child's world) > > Hi! > > http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=225724 > > 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. > > Boris
