chasgroh wrote:
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...don't want to hijack the thread, Cat, but I've been recovering some photos I took in Vietnam 45-odd years ago. Needless to say, the *vast* majority of what I was shooting (no pun!) back then were what we would call "snapshots." My skills were enough to get the subject in focus, maybe, and put the little needle in the center of the two lines...haha, somehow I figured out how to take advantage of faster shutter speeds, which affects my style to this day. So, to the OP's topic and subsequent comments, I happen to be one of those "croppers" who sees a nice final product in any given image (sometimes I see the crop before snapping the shutter, it depends) so have taken advantage of this method to help my nubile SLR slides from long ago. This example I've taken the trouble to print on canvas and stretch on my frame(s)...there is absolutely no way I could have seen this outcome when taking the shot, and, truth be told, I probably skipped over this one 10-15 times before finally going, "...hey, wait a minute!" Yes, an interesting subject, as all the choppers are cranked-up and running ('cept for that one tied down way in the back there), and we're going off to wage war...but recovering this pic was ALL done in post. No way SOOC...just no way, even the original, which I saw as flat and boring initially. I guess my point is, we all see things differently...sometimes finding gold, but panning a bit to get it. And post-production is key.
, br ...don't want to hijack the thread, Cat, but... (
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Sometimes a "snapshot" can make a stunning image. Here is a snapshot my son took with a cheap point and shoot in Afghanistan on patrol. Yes I wish he had gotten the whole soldier all the way don to include his boots, but nevertheless . . .