Wide or tight, I would be afraid to take this photo. The scenario is frightening. Kids playing on the sidewalk. An older man pulls up in a car, rolls down his window and takes a photo. After being detained for just pointing my camera at a kid on the street in Birmingham, Michigan, I wouldn't touch this with a ten foot pole. YMMV. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi, > > Is it not enough just to know the youngsters are playing some kid's > sidewalk game? Is it important to the image to know exactly what they're > doing? Or is it just your curiosity? Could you not use your imagination a > little and relate this scene to one from your childhood, playing with your > friends in a similar situation? What games did you play? > > To me, clearly showing the setting in which the kids are playing, is the > main thrust of the photograph ... a pleasant afternoon in the shade of a > tree on a clear summer afternoon. Exactly what they're doing is secondary. > > It's rather hard to zoom in with a 24mm prime lens, so that option was out > ;-)) How much do you think the photo should be cropped and enlarged to > show more of what you want to see? > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: gibikote > > > I'd like to see a bit more of what the kids are > > actually doing. which would mean zooming in... > > otherwise, fine :-) > > > > Sridhar > > http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/kidsinstreet.html > > > This is essentially a proof print. I'm still deciding a bit on the > > tonality and a few small details. > > > istDS, K24/2.8, 1/400 sec @ f/8, ISO 400 > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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