Fifth shot in the Annecy series.
Ps - on hols at the moment but will reply to any comments when I get back.
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@Evi: Thanks Evi
@ColNed Pictures: Thanks ColNed!
@Lorraine: I'm sorry to hear that you can't travel Lorraine. It has been one of the main joys in life for me and something for which i will always be grateful.
Cropping!!! - What a subject :-) At the time this particular picture was taken I barely knew one end of the camera from the other and I don't think I did any cropping of these Annecy photos if my memory (pretty rubbish at the best of times!) serves me right.
3-4 months and thousands of photos later and I probably spend more time experimenting with cropping than on anything else during post processing and it is sometimes very satisfying to see how a small crop can dramatically improve the composition of a shot. With unplanned street shots particularly I find it almost impossible to get composition perfect in camera because of the speed at which things happen - in fact I guess that is the type of photography that gives me the biggest buzz although because i live about 12 miles outside Manchester (UK's 2nd city) I don't get the chance that often.
Thanks for the comment by the way on 'Street Surfing' - its one of my favourite shots. The weak attempt at a humorous commentary was influenced by this great photo blog (PartialSight) which you should take a look at if you haven't already seen it. Let me know what you think - it certainly puts a smile on my face :-)http://partialsight.com/index.php?x=browse&pagenum=1
All the best, Ian
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