I liked it too when presented at the default size on the page. Choosing
"full size", however, shows a disparity in sharpness between people and
background which I think is probably due to motion blur. Still a good
shot but it lost some of its magic for me when viewed larger.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/6/2012 4:39 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> Yep. Take the picture and let the critics sort it out. They didn't take the
> picture. <g> Like it, by the way.
>
> --Bob
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2012, at 1:11 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>
>> I have sometimes used the above phrase in jest, but there really is
>> something to it.
>>
>> I took this picture in Barcelona last week. The story behind the picture is
>> that our office was hosting the trademark offices from the US, Japan, China
>> and Korea for an annual meeting of the so-called TM5 group. The first day of
>> meetings, Tuesday, was followed by a walking tour of Barcelona´s old city
>> and then dinner. As we were walking out of our hotel, it was slightly
>> drizzly, so most people took umbrellas with them. Within 10 minutes the
>> drizzle turned into a very serious downpour and any thoughts of looking at
>> the old city were replaced by thought of shelter, any kind of shelter. In
>> the end we made our way to La Boquería, a covered food market, from where we
>> took taxis to the restaurant.
>>
>> Along the way, I photographed a small group of our visitors being led across
>> Plaça de Catalunya by Lynn, one of our employees:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/20121030-L1008298.jpg.html
>>
>> Lynn absolutely loves this picture, and so do others to whom she has shown
>> it. I am going to have it printed for her. Do I wish it were sharper? Of
>> course! But I do not believe it is particularly "damaged" by not being
>> sharp. It sort of adds to the ambience, I think--and so do lots of others,
>> apparently.
>>
>> The lesson? Maybe none, but I think it is something along the lines of "just
>> take the damn picture"!
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