Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry guys, I was not clear. Of course the quality of light varies. It can be harsh, diffuse, etc. We all look for and pine for "good light." I was trying to make a point about the source. Strobes, flashes, suns, etc. all make the same kind of light. However, the quality of that light can vary greatly. Sorry for the confusion. Sincerely, Joe Stephenson - -----Original Message----- From: Jeremy Kime <jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk> To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 11:01 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: BALDERDASH >We had a photo series of TV programmes here some years ago, one film showed >Don McCullin on location in Scarborough (an E. coast seaside town) looking >particularly disgruntled. When asked why, he replied that the sun was >shining. This seemed a perfectly delightful scenario at the seaside but he >then went on to explain that he hated bright light and that he preferred >overcast (skies) light for all his pictures. >You can't please all of the people... > >Jem >> -----Original Message----- >> From: drodgers@nextlink.net [SMTP:drodgers@nextlink.net] >> >> Joe >> >> You wrote: >> >> >>It's interesting how the subject of the "best kind" of light comes up >> from >> time to time. Once again: light is light--at least as far as black and >> white >> film goes.<< >> >> Chemist and physicists might agree with that. I'm not sure photographers >> or >> artists would. >> >> Dave >>