Hi Jim, Sorry I wasn't so clear with my thoughts. What struck me was the abstract of the duck with her reflection. What I had in mind was that cropped in, or matted even closer, and then hung on end with her bill in the air would make for a very interesting conversation piece. Like the litmus tests the shrinks use. I just didn't explain myself very well. It wasn't any cut on your photography. It's just that my brain works in the abstract. I very much like the photo as is and do appreciate what you had to go through to get it! : - ) Shyrell http://yadtel.net/~jmelara On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 11:11:22 +0900 Jim Davis Nature Photography <JBDavis@hkg.odn.ne.jp> writes: > Trust me, this one's cropped the limit. I need some kind of > telescope > to get shots of ducks that are a mere 30 or 40 feet from me it > seems. > My lens is a virtual (35mm) 640mm on the 10D, it ain't enough. Now > you > want more cropped? > > And I've totally rationalized in my head as an absolute rule, > plenty > of space around subjects is an important part of an image. > Especially > water reflections :-) > > Now, funny you should mention cropping this photo tight. Cause I > went > out and had a 10 by 15" Frontier photo made of this one last week. > Immediately my thoughts were that it needed cropping and was > thinking > to cut it and mount it in a smaller frame. I just with the Frontier > could print bigger than 10 inches wide. > > (currently looking for a Pro lab in Ueno or Kanda... > > > Jim Davis > - checkout the Motorcycle Headlight Relay Kit at: > http://jimdavis.oberro.com/html/bike_acc_.html > > >
