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**onnect17** · 31-Mar-2019, 14:06

Originally Posted by Ken Lee

Candle and Vase, March 2019

Unsolicited question. Did you consider cropping a little from the left?

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**Ken Lee** · 31-Mar-2019, 14:52

Originally Posted by onnect17

Unsolicited question. Did you consider cropping a little from the left?

Thank you for your suggestion ! How's this ?

I'm obliged to stick with the 4x5 ratio out of stubbornness, so I've just cropped in a bit tighter. I think it's an improvement !

In 4x5 terms, the first image has an angle of view equivalent to a 210mm lens which I've often found just a little too short or wide. We're just a little too far away from the subject and we go back and forth from the candle to the vase. The second version is more like what we get from a 240mm lens, just longer enough to give a sense of emphasis and simplicity. The subject is clearly the candle and the rest is relative to it.

**onnect17** · 31-Mar-2019, 16:07

Originally Posted by Ken Lee

Thank you for your suggestion ! How's this ?

I'm obliged to stick with the 4x5 ratio out of stubbornness, so I've just cropped in a bit tighter. I think it's an improvement !

In 4x5 terms, the first image has an angle of view equivalent to a 210mm lens which I've often found just a little too short or wide. We're just a little too far away from the subject and we go back and forth from the candle to the vase. The second version is more like what we get from a 240mm lens, just longer enough to give a sense of emphasis and simplicity. The subject is clearly the candle and the rest is relative to it.

That’s it!

At least the way I see it.
If you get the setup back in place try with the candle lighted. It should be a tricky exposure and compensation for light temperature and spectral response from the emulsion used but that’s part of the fun, right?

I love the subject and composition!

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**Michael Graves** · 3-Apr-2019, 11:33

So anyway, we have this dog...half black lab and half basset hound. about three weeks ago, he brought back a tiny baby bunny very carefully held in his teeth and said to my wife, "Mommy, look what I found. Can I keep it?" Naturally Carol got all upset, thinking her dog had hurt the bunny, but it didn't have a scratch on it. She started feeding it from an eye dropper until it got strong enough to stand on its own and got its eyes open. Now, the little thing is as feisty and active as you could ask. It eats vegetation and drives the kitties nuts. They think he's a snack. In about two weeks, we figure it'll be big enough for us to turn loose in the park.