Re: [photos] Brighton Pavilion - trying silhouettes

John McWilliams wrote:
>> * Paul Furman wrote:
> 
> Paul-
> 
> Do you always go for framing elements to be in focus, or are there times

> when they are better OoF? In this one, the few large leaves on one or 
> two large shrubs/smaller trees is distracting and at this tiny size and 
> rez, makes me wonder what it is, until I zoom in see they are leaves.
> 
> If the branches were completely bare, I'm not sure whether razor sharp, 
> OoF, or in between might be better. Any one with a good rule of thumb?

The rule of thumb is the foreground should be in focus. Autofocus 
defaults work that way. I agree the leaves are what caught my attention.