I agree that a scene's scale need not be revealed. As doing so effects the message of the image, that decision must be left to the photo person. Many scenes, of course, do carry a greater "WOW" factor if their scale is known. In others, not knowing may increase the intregue of the image. In this case, it hadn't occurred to me to wonder.
Jack --- keith_w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom C wrote: > > Thanks Keith... I have mixed emotions regarding the comment that > the shot > > needs to have scale. It was my intent to isolate the subject from > it's > > surroundings, and have it loom large in the frame, which I did in > this shot. > > > > I haven't had a chance to look at it the context of the others, but > I'll do > > so to see if I can make myself feel the same way. :-) > > > > Maybe the fact that it made you ask the question, "What else is > there?" > > makes it a successful shot. Typically I'm intrigued by shots that > I not > > only enjoy, but leave me wanting to see more. :-) > > > > Just my take. > > > > Thanks again for commenting. > > > > > > > > Tom C. > > That it remains scale-less is perfectly okay. > It's a great shot all by itself, so if you leave it hanging, so to > speak, the > problem is the viewers! > > What you see is what you GET! ;-) > > keith > > >> From: keith_w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: PESO - One Man Island > >> Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:01:37 -0700 > >> > >> Tom C wrote: > >>> Hey, > >>> > >>> Thanks Ken, Ken, Bruce & Jack. > >>> > >>> Bruce, the island was about 50 yards from sure by my estimation. > Trees > >> were > >>> quite tall. I'll ty and post a more normal perspective if I have > one. > >> Hi Tom. > >> > >> I loved the image, but...it needed something recognizable to give > it scale. > >> The only feeling I got from is was How big is that rock, How tall > are those > >> trees, Is it a short distance across the water, or a large one? > >> > >> You say Normal Perspective, but even that is lost without a > "scale" > >> reference. > >> > >> Of course, you can't go back and ADD anything, but the only > improvement I > >> could suggest is that! > >> > >> Nicely viewed and it's a good shot! > >> > >> keith whaley > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
