Bertje Posted July 16, 2010 Share #1 Posted July 16, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Summer 2010. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/126213-henri-cartier-bresson-maybe-just-a-little-bit/?do=findComment&comment=1379557'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 Hi Bertje, Take a look here Henri Cartier-Bresson? ( Maybe just a little bit ). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Steve Ash Posted July 16, 2010 Share #2 Posted July 16, 2010 In my point of view the appealing part of the image is the shadow of the boy and the ball. I would crop out the lady and the cat. Regards Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pintpot Posted July 16, 2010 Share #3 Posted July 16, 2010 Hi Bertje I would go with steve on that, but there are in fact two photos there, you could crop the boy's shadow out for the second one - just have the girl and cat. I like the photograph though - and yes it is a little bit CB. Tony:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwells Posted July 16, 2010 Share #4 Posted July 16, 2010 Bertje: Mmmm...I'd leave it as it is - what I find intriguing is the graphic flatness of the lower half of the shot versus the three-dimensionality of the woman and cat...there are indeed two photos here, which to me is what gives it an edge...but chacun à son gout... cheers: Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted July 16, 2010 Share #5 Posted July 16, 2010 I must admit I'd stay with the combined image, too. I like the controlled contrast and the overall composition and for me there is a counterpoint between the girl and the cat, in the center of the image and the dark shadow of the boy and ball, which lies almost as a sinister prescence in the corner. The shadows of the trees perhaps distract me slightly but for me this is an image with an interesting story Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertje Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share #6 Posted July 16, 2010 Robert Sam Tony Steve, thanks a lot for comment this picture. I will show now the results of cropping, cutting, splitting. To be honest, I stick to the first one. The last one I cropped both sides and make it stronger but I always try to use the hole frame. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/126213-henri-cartier-bresson-maybe-just-a-little-bit/?do=findComment&comment=1379639'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 16, 2010 Share #7 Posted July 16, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Bertje - Terrific. I agree with Sam & Robert. Your third crop is something I was thinking of, but I prefer the full original one which has a wonderful mood to it, as well as more ability to launch possible stories. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertje Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share #8 Posted July 16, 2010 Thanks very much stuart. You're right about the mood in nr 1. Maybe it is not according to the "golden rules of photography" but I don't care. Sometimes its good to take a risk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Thompson Posted July 16, 2010 Share #9 Posted July 16, 2010 Number three works better as you have changed the girl and the cat from being in the middle (boring) center of the photo and the shadows now lead the eye to them. Often, cropping can do wonders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwells Posted July 16, 2010 Share #10 Posted July 16, 2010 Bertje: I still prefer the first one...to me, it just has more space and air and 'breathes' better. cheers: Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmldds Posted July 16, 2010 Share #11 Posted July 16, 2010 Your original shot is wonderful as is! Tri:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ash Posted July 16, 2010 Share #12 Posted July 16, 2010 I would like to revise my comment. I prefer your crop #3. Regards Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertje Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share #13 Posted July 17, 2010 Thanks to you all for your comment. Especially about cropping. It's stimulating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted July 21, 2010 Share #14 Posted July 21, 2010 Bertje, Leave the origional alone. I think it's wonderful as it is. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertje Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share #15 Posted July 22, 2010 I agree. And thank you Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbaron Posted July 22, 2010 Share #16 Posted July 22, 2010 She looks nothing like him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhunternyc Posted July 22, 2010 Share #17 Posted July 22, 2010 In my point of view the appealing part of the image is the shadow of the boy and the ball. I would crop out the lady and the cat. Regards Steve X3. Here is the thing though, I think the overall image is super, super strong, perhaps one of the best I've seen on the forum so far. As far as photography goes, I think it has the potential to be a masterpiece. I too would crop out the lady and the cat. Add to that, the drain. The drain would be fairly easy to do and the lady and cat, quite a bit harder. I think it would be worth the effort though. Then perhaps, enter this image in a photography contest. Very rarely does photography present a new and unusual way of seeing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertje Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share #18 Posted July 27, 2010 Thank you very much for your very positive comment David. Regards Bertje. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted July 27, 2010 Share #19 Posted July 27, 2010 I think the overall image is super, super strong, perhaps one of the best I've seen on the forum so far. As far as photography goes, I think it has the potential to be a masterpiece. I too would crop out the lady and the cat. Add to that, the drain. [...] Like this? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Many avant-garde photographers of the 20s or 30s would have been really proud of this. For some reason the name Moholy Nagy jostles to the front of my mind, though I can't find an example of him mixing shadow and reality in quite this way. Very rarely does photography present a new and unusual way of seeing.Very true. This one's unusual but not new. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Many avant-garde photographers of the 20s or 30s would have been really proud of this. For some reason the name Moholy Nagy jostles to the front of my mind, though I can't find an example of him mixing shadow and reality in quite this way. Very true. This one's unusual but not new. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/126213-henri-cartier-bresson-maybe-just-a-little-bit/?do=findComment&comment=1389062'>More sharing options...
NB23 Posted July 27, 2010 Share #20 Posted July 27, 2010 What is this cropping insanity? Stay with your original decision, the one when you pressed the shutter. All the rest is some fake iteration, a useless practice that will never make you a better photographer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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