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Subject: [OM] Re: #001
From: Andrew Gullen <andrew.gullen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 20:02:11 -0500
on 2005/01/02 5:13 PM, GeeBee at geebee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I really hate cropping, probably as a carry over from  doing my own
> processing when I wanted to use as much of the negative as possible to
> minimise enlargement. I also reason that having spent a fortune on umpteen
> lenses of all focal lengths I should be able to crop with lens choice.
> 
> However, I checked out your suggestion and I was intrigued enough to re-scan
> and
> (horror of horrors) crop severely.  I think you are right that the 'shadows
> only' version is a stronger image. Live and learn :-)
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion, here it is:
> http://www.geebeephoto.com/2005/00105b.htm

That's interesting.

I mostly agree you shouldn't be sloppy at the time of exposure, but two
things about in-camera cropping:
 - you can't change the aspect ratio
 - you can't do it a few days later :-)

Andrew


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