On 2/2/2012 1:00 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
On 2/1/2012 10:44 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
Here's a re-crop. I tried to replicate the original look as much as I
could using what tools I have at my disposal (GIMP and Picasa), though I
got the shadows a bit darker in this one.
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6805434841/
I think you took too much off the top. I much preferred the
composition with the feather closer to the left edge. On the left, I'd
leave just a little space past the knuckle. On the top you could crop
it square, you could crop it just below the lights at the top (which
didn't bother me, and they kind of frame the picture), and/or you
could burn in the lights a the top a bit, so make them a little darker
so they don't stand out quite so much.
Or you can just go with what looks good to you because no matter what
you do, some people will like it more, others less.
I sort of liked the original crop a little better, too -- and agree with
the lighter area at the top helping to frame the image a bit and break
up the negative space. I'll see what I can do with a square crop, but
don't know how that would look in a book if it were actually published.
-- Walt
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