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What is a cutline? Some Photography Club thing?

Feeling cropped, tweeked and rough cleaned, Marion staggers, as a clown to pull back her

plastic curtain and face what ever will come tomorrow. For a moment she wonders why she

agreed to 7 days. And that dog wasn't in the contract!

David, I had seen your comment on the cutline yesterday and meant to comment, but got

sidetracked by the crop thing. So I am glad you brought it up again today.

 

First, I do also think this composition is fine and actually makes it a bit more dynamic and

adds to the irony. As to the cut line, as a photojournalist, I know how important that is in

that business, believe me, I get angry e-mails from photo editors everytime I do an

editorial shoot because I don't do them. But beyond that context is it really important?

There have been a few discussions about titles on these POW's, but this is the first time

this issue has been raised that I know of. For me, I like to view a photograph for what it is

visually. Sometimes I find myself wondering where it was made or whatever, but I wonder

if that is not a choice of the photographer to reveal or not, rather than a necessary

element to the enjoyment or succes of the image. I rarely reveal such information on my

personal work, but would be curious to hear your take on this issue beyond the

photojournalistic arena.

 

Richard, I think if you disconnect the head and neck from the body there would be a

resulting fatality in every case! I agree with Julie on keeping them together, but did notice

something as I scrolled down, my laptop can't see the whole image at once. As I scrolled

down, I stopped where about 80 percent of the space above the Giraffe was not visible and

noticed that it seemed to strengthen the giraffe's gaze at the viewer. I wont post a crop,

but I thought it was an interesting outcome.

Gracias a todos por vuestra opini�n. A todos. Quizas sea m᳠facil que todo lo que veis en ella. Es una foto, como todas las espontaneas, sacada en un lugar , con sus circustancias y en un momento dado. No se puede a veces elegir. De cualquier forma, veo que cada uno la interpreta a su manera, y de eso se trata. Cada uno la ve segun sus gustos y formas de fotografiar. Yo desde luego, como todos, tengo la mia y a mi me gusta. Espero que aunque sea a alguien tambien. Gracias de nuevo a tdos.

Reading between the lines of the above post by Mona, I guess a cutline is an Americanism for the correct term in the ENGLISH lanuage,'caption'.

Funny pic. This is actually a photo that needs no title ... and no interpretation ... no discussion ... I like it though.

 

Sometimes it is very funny reading between lines.

�Fotografí¡ muy buena! Odio cuando estoy en la ducha y é³´a me sucede. Alegre no estoy solo en la experiencia.

Bravo Carlos

you'v got the "eye" to take photos that have feelings and emotions (humour on this one)and the technic behind to reveal it.

Carlos - thanks for sharing! I think it is a very original and humorous shot - as has been said by others here - and credits go to you for seeing and capturing that and make me smile!

I can easily appreciate it as that, enjoy and move on. Asked for discussion, the critical brain clicks in - more for the purpose of training my own eye and brain then to critique your picture - and tells me that it would be perfect and a famous picture maybe if we could see some light in the eyes and the colours a bit more saturated by a lucky sunbeam. In a perfect world, that is ;)..

regards :Doro

better??

oscurecida un poco y aclarados los ojos

Carlos, I can not see your picture, maybe too big?

 

sorry :Doro

ah, yes, I think that is better :))

Nice and original. A picture to remember.

Carlos- I am enamored of your giraffe photo. would you consider letting me purchase a

copy? My son would go wild over it! let me know?! thanks!

fantastic image! funny and sad at the same time! these animals are meant to be in the wild and not behind a plastic curtains! really love this picture!!!