> I've started the selection process myself and have set aside some shots > to mull over: > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157625712393314/ > > My favorite shot from last year is the one of Anno Sensei (my sensei's > sensei) bowing in before class when he was visiting Santa Cruz from > Japan last summer: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4802263252/ > > I've noticed, however, that vertical format photos lose a lot in the > PDML annual, ending up about half the size of the horizontal format > photos, and have tried a couple of other crops to bring things in a > little tighter. > > I'm curious which photos that the members of this esteemed forum think > would work best in this year's annual, and for any suggestions to > improve them.
Apart from the dojo one, the ones that work best in my opinion are the dynamic ones, 20100510-IMGP5602 and 20100815-IMGP2085. These seem to me to capture what is unique to your photography. The leaves, broken windows and landscapes could be by anyone; the fetish stuff seems rather joyless in my view. The dojo one is excellent. I wouldn't mess around with alternative crops too much - you're likely to ruin it. I'd just go with whatever size it becomes on the page. If I did crop it I'd try 2 things - the double square (tatami mat!) and something in the same ratio as the windows or the window panes. Otherwise you're fighting against several different rectangles, and adding another (the frame) won't help. B -- 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.
