Day 214 - Fire in the Sky

[Mike Farley]

Day 214 and, for all too brief a glorious moment, the setting sun lit up the clouds in the sky.

Panasonic DMC-G3
Leica DG Summilux 25 f/1.4 (50 mm equivalent for 35 mm)
1/800 sec
f/2
ISO 160

[Paul Heester]

Careful of over-using that border! I do really like it but its cropping (pun intended) up more and more

[davidc]

I am inclined to agree Why do you add the borders, out of curiosity?

[Mike Farley]

Careful of over-using that border! I do really like it but its cropping (pun intended) up more and more

I am inclined to agree Why do you add the borders, out of curiosity?

To wind up you and Paul, apparently.

I like the borders. When they exist as physical entities, it is usual to put images in some sort of frame be they paintings, etchings or photos to denote where they finish and enhance their appearance. Would you display a print at a club meeting without a mount? For me, these borders have a similar role when presenting pictures digitally.

[davidc]

Careful of over-using that border! I do really like it but its cropping (pun intended) up more and more

I am inclined to agree Why do you add the borders, out of curiosity?

To wind up you and Paul, apparently.

I like the borders. When they exist as physical entities, it is usual to put images in some sort of frame be they paintings, etchings or photos to denote where they finish and enhance their appearance. Would you display a print at a club meeting without a mount? For me, these borders have a similar role when presenting pictures digitally.

Well the first competition I entered I did do three prints without borders

But though I generally agree about prints, I'm not sure the same holds true for digital - as in I haven't made my mind up - unless you're going for a specific look (I've done it a handful of times in my 365). I think I'd probably go for a much plainer one perhaps. I notice the borders some people attach to digital images in the competitions and often find them distracting; a bright area at the edge of the frame anyone?

It's probably a bit before my time but did slides have borders? I guess they were the forerunner to PDI?

[Mike Farley]

It's a matter of personal preference, surely? I would not add such large borders to an image were I going in for a PDI competition as the judge would quite rightly say that it is a distraction. Posting to a website, especially where the default colour scheme for the background is black, is another matter. It is all about adjusting the presentation to suit the medium.