On 5/14/05, Lasse Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like it, Frank. > > Had it been mine I think I would have tried to do something to bring out his > face a bit and maybe dampened the highlights to his wrist. > I also think a bit more (dark) space above and to the left of the picture, as > well as tighter crop to his elbow to the right, would have made the picure > geometrically stronger. (Does the neg allow for a bit more of this?) > > (I recall another photo of a bass player recently that I thought was hinting > at more interesting (to me) music shots by you. > > But aren't you getting a bit too borgeois for your own liking lately? <g>)
Thanks for the comments, Lasse. What you see is full-frame, so there's no extra space above or to the left. I agree with your assessment WRT to extra space and a tighter crop on the elbow. It would make for a more interesting composition. I did burn the wrist a bit in PS, but you're right, it's still too noticeable. Bourgeois? Because it's (relatively) sharp? I guess. But, jazz is music of the common-folk, born in the bars and brothels of New Orleans. It overcomes the bourgois sharpness of the series of shots. <vbg> thanks again, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
