On 2/2/2012 1:45 AM, Brian Walters wrote:
Quoting Walt Gilbert <[email protected]>:
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.
Well, if you only submit one photo it is guaranteed to be published :-)>
I agree with Larry that the re-crop is a bit too much. A bit off the
top (just below that light 'blob') and a tad off the right is how I
would do it. But - what works for you is the main thing.
I think I'll probably just go ahead and stick with the portrait
orientation of the first one. When I reverted back to the original RAW
image, I discovered that the reason I cropped it that way was because
there was another white blob in the upper-right corner that made it look
just a little too busy across the top. But, if I crop it square or
horizontal, there just doesn't appear to be a better option than the
vertical orientation.
But, I didn't realize I was guaranteed to have at least one photo
published. I should probably stop where I am and leave things be in
that case.
Thanks for the input!
-- Walt
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