Tim, The thumbnail, horizontal, crop offers the advantage of more lateral image placement choices. I like the off-center 'bird', but I want to see more of the rock. It leaves me a bit undecided.
Jack --- Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As you might remember ;-) I asked the list about cropping on computer > some > time ago. Now, with the new killer combo Tamron 300/2,8 I did a > little > experiment. > This first is cropped from horizontal to vertical, a normal cropping > for a > bird shot, I'd say. > http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=236648 > At that page, below the picture you will find a thumb leading to a > new > vertical crop. This is about 1/8 of the original file. It's not > suitable for > larger displays or a print, but at screen it looks pretty ok, don't > you > think? > > My point is. The Tamron makes much better results than my Tokina AT-X > 150-500/5,6 zoom. So much better that it allows more cropping. This > isn't > mind blowing, but it does make me think: > Shit in, shit out. Good stuff in, good stuff out. > In the end I am pleased with the Tamron, despite the unpredictable > bokeh. > > > Tim > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds > (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
