Shel, This idyllic scene was all I needed and, like you, wondered why it mattered what the kids were doing. I'd slightly prefer the cars and sign not be there, but such reality is certainly not an issue.
Jack --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Is it not enough just to know the youngsters are playing some kid's > sidewalk game? Is it important to the image to know exactly what > they're > doing? Or is it just your curiosity? Could you not use your > imagination a > little and relate this scene to one from your childhood, playing with > your > friends in a similar situation? What games did you play? > > To me, clearly showing the setting in which the kids are playing, is > the > main thrust of the photograph ... a pleasant afternoon in the shade > of a > tree on a clear summer afternoon. Exactly what they're doing is > secondary. > > It's rather hard to zoom in with a 24mm prime lens, so that option > was out > ;-)) How much do you think the photo should be cropped and enlarged > to > show more of what you want to see? > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: gibikote > > > I'd like to see a bit more of what the kids are > > actually doing. which would mean zooming in... > > otherwise, fine :-) > > > > Sridhar > > http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/kidsinstreet.html > > > This is essentially a proof print. I'm still deciding a bit on the > > tonality and a few small details. > > > istDS, K24/2.8, 1/400 sec @ f/8, ISO 400 > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
