"Rita Berkowitz" <ritaberk2008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Focus wrote:
>
>> I'm afraid there is no easy way of saying: I disagree with you.
>> What I see a lot here, like Bob wrote, is pictures of a bird on a
>> tree or something like that. In this case I thought the area was
>> beautiful and the combination nice enough to leave them as is. Some
>> pictures even have almost "hidden" animals in them. I like that. Of
>> all the pictures I really don't feel like changing anything.
>> Almost none of the pictures I make in general, get cropped. in fact,
>> I think if you're cropping a lot, you didn't get the composition
>> right the first time. Or in other words: your photography is not good.
>> When I was shooting film, years ago, this wasn't even an option. When
>> I won a second price in a national photo contest by Kodak, I didn't
>> do any cropping on that picture ;-)
>> Rembrandt's Nightwatch is not my favorite painting, nor is the Mona
>> Lisa. Just because something is popular, doesn't mean I have to like
>> it. I like to get of the beaten track and make my own way.
>> And finally: who decides if a composition is good or not? Mondriaan
>> made "good" compositions, but I wouldn't even want them on my
>> bathroom wall...
>
> I agree that getting right in-camera and not cropping is what separates
> the
> true photographer from the hacks that severely crop and overprocess an
> image. The bottom line is whatever you do with your image is only
limited
> by your creativity and the message you are trying to convey. You are
the
> only one that knows the scene and what you are trying to ****tray, so
> asking
> for critique in a newsgroup forum is like asking the Iraqi people what
> they
> think about President Bush. That said; go with what makes you happy.
>
LOL: you crack me up, as usual.
BTW: I ditched the Canon in favor of the Sony...
Some very frustrating light measuring issues and consistency colors.
But they're all just tools, just like a wrench for a mechanic.
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Focus
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