Hi Shel >Certainly catching the kid's expression is more important than the fence,
I totally agree! >To walk away from such a shot because there's a possibly small distraction > seems foolish, IMO. I never said I'd walk away from that shot, but that if I noticed the distracting background, I would have sought a different vantage point or gone for the least depth of field. In the heat of the moment I probably wouldn't have noticed the background until after the capture. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO - You're mine! > Hi Ken, > > I don't see the background as all that confusing or distracting. > Certainly > catching the kid's expression is more important than the fence, which can > be adjusted in numerous was within Photoshop or other editing software. > Add a little blur, perhaps a saturation or contrast adjustment, and, > bada-bing, no more distraction from the fence. Yet you've got the shot. > To > walk away from such a shot because there's a possibly small distraction > seems foolish, IMO. > > Also, the fence adds a little context to the photo, gives a sense of the > field boundary and completes the story idea. My dos centavos ... > > Shel > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Kenneth Waller > >> Biggest nit is the confusing/distracting background - yeah I know you > have >> to take what you get >> but if I would saw that in my viewfinder I would have sought a different >> vantage point or gone for the least depth of field. > > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/giants_0112.htm > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

