Thanks, Larry and Alban, for your helpful comments. I always learn a lot on this list.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 10:10 AM, alban bernard <[email protected]> wrote: > > The photo works by itself. But if cropping is a necessity, I humbly > suggest to also rotate the image to show that the flower is drifting (if it > is?). > > Its "pistil" (stigma?) leans to the right as if it has a kind of inertia > while the flower is pushed to the left. This suggests the water flowing > force and the flower movement. By rotating a bit the flower to the right, > the effect may be accentuated. Then, cropping the left of the shot moves > closer the border where the flower will soon disappear, suggesting a > short-lived appearance. > > Just an idea, maybe better illustrated by a sample if you allow me to do > so. > > --- On Tue, 3/6/12, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: PESO: Adrift > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > > Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 8:45 AM > > > > On Mar 5, 2012, at 4:44 PM, [email protected] > > wrote: > > > > > I only rarely make suggestions as to what someone might > > do to improve a photo, but I'll make an exception > > here. :-) > > > > > > This is a beautiful photo. The only thing that bothers > > me is the bullseye effect. I don't want the flower bigger or > > filling more of the frame, but a slight crop just to get the > > bloom off centre would make a very good photo even better > > imho. > > > > That's pretty much what I had in mind, though not > > being nearly as subtle as Frank, I would have cropped enough > > to put it pretty close to the 1/3-1/3 point of one of the > > corners, if not fairly tight into the corner itself. > > Things like the flower can work in the center, if they are > > perfectly in the center (imnsho), but in this case I think > > it would be better off any place but the center. > > > > > Cheers, > > > frank -- 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.
