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Old 08-01-2006, 09:36 AM   #4
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Speaking of shadows (and I'll quit interrupting after this), I did want to add that you've either instinctively or deliberately approached the desirable 2/3-1/3 ratio of light to shadow for these kinds of objects. That of course more easily contributes to the depiction of form than if you had to work with great subtlety in a narrow range of values over a large area, and it is as well an expression of composition. The same ratio of light to shadow could be maintained with the light coming from a different direction, yet the composition would be altered, and it would be a different picture.
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