I would post it and say "how do y'all like the bokeh in this shot?" Dealing with focus and shutter lag when trying to photograph a flying bird (not to mention my poor reflexes) have convinced me never to even try them with my current equipment. So, you'll never hear me criticizing another one's efforts to do something I'm not even willing to try. :-)
But all of us have to edit our collection to what is most presentable. Digital has increased the number of acceptable shots, and has also increased the number of turkeys (I'n not talking about a flying bird here). When I look at HCB's collection of work, I am struck by how many photos he didn't publish (the guy exposed a lot of film!). The PAW project was good for several things: (1) it got people and and shooting more regularly, (2) it forced us to edit a week's work down to a single photo, and (3) it allowed us to post some photos that weren't that good without feeling ashamed (it's the best one we got for that week). Jeffery On Oct 5, 2010, at 12:37 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > As I hasten to stipulate at every opportunity, I'm pretty new to photography, > and I have what may seem to be a stupid question. So, please indulge me. > > That said, what do all of you real photographers do with images that may be > flawed, but still have some redeeming qualities to them. For instance, a > shot that's too poorly focused to rescue with sharpening tools and so forth, > but does capture a sense of action that is somewhat appealing. Like this > one, for example: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7X4Utq1sTP4AoZG2S3S0zQ?feat=directlink > > As you can see, it's a fairly severe crop, and has been sharpened already to > the point where it exhibits a pretty prominent halo as a result. I do have a > copy of the image, pre-halo, but not the original file -- which I seem to > have deleted somehow. I don't see the image ever being finessed to the point > where it's printable, but I hate to just discard it because of the sense of > action. Do you all generally keep images like these, or just send them down > the memory hole to rid yourself of torment and temptation to return it in > futility? > > Any guidance and/or damnation with faint praise are, as always, greatly > appreciated. > > Best, > > Walt > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
