Very well said, Ann, and with my full agreement. J
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 25, 2017, at 6:45 AM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's a nice full frame shot, Eric.. But as there are so many good > elements in that photo I could also get several pleasant crops out of it were > I an editor and needed to have a photo in a certain aspect ratio... > > I read Stan's comment as a bit of a toungue in cheek admonishment. He has > been travelling a lot lately and doubless has been in many situations where > weather, geography,physical condition and having equipment at the ready have > all been challenging. I think we all shot framing as best we can given other > variables.. it is a fair question if you have perfect elements and all are > under your control. > > When shooting slides for stock, needless to say, you have to have the full > frame (the full frame that is visible in a slide mount, that is.. it is never > quite the > full frame unless you didnt have the slides mounted.) be "good". I often > shot several versions in the field and in the field duplicates too as most of > what > I felt would be good for stock was shot with several lenses at hand and > camera on tripod. > > But the final crop as someone else already said is the print that you show or > the file that you show is what matters... better to shoot loose and get the > action than zoom in in the field in chancy situations... with time to spare > I will often frame as I see a static scene ideally (for my taste) and then > widen the view just a tad... > > thjat really is the great thing about digital versus film when your eyes are > failing.. you can adjust the edges afterward. > > ann > > On 1/25/2017 5:21 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >>> On Jan 24, 2017, at 7:10 PM, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> If there is something that interests you in an image, why didn't you frame >>> that element properly in the beginning? >> Quick and dirty here for now, before I rush off to my 6:00 AM spin class. In >> my Norfolk County/North Sea Coast walk in 2013 I had a *ist DS with a 28mm A >> lens. I just looked at one of my albums. None of ‘em are cropped. One of my >> favorites, I was crossing at street after completing the walk in Comer, >> looked up the street to my left, thought it was a cool scene, raised the >> camera to my eye and took the shot while still walking. This is the image: >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/9912148514/in/album-72157635831751626/lightbox/>. >> >> More, in appreciation, later. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Eric Weir >> Decatur, GA USA >> [email protected] >> >> “...we are a form of invitation to others and to otherness..." >> >> - David Whyte > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
