Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://members.aol.com/fbrunelle/page/index.htm Andrew, Gary, Thank you both for your comments. Andrew here are answers to some of your questions: Karate Kid: I used a Summicron 50mm as the kid was looking away to other kids playing. I would have lost the interest on the subject if I had tried to include everything. >>This one stuck out right away in terms of image "quality" -- I like the colors, the amount of depth of field, and I like the way the sunlight just barely hits the right-side portion of the child's face. The face isn't flat with light, nor is it deep in the shadows. He seems to be preoccupied with something nearby -- I'd like to see (in the image) what that is, but it may far enough away that the it would bring a lot of other irrelevant things into view. What lens?>> Artist & Little Girl: I used fill flash with a crummy little unit that I really did not understand. Turned out OK! >>If you used fill flash, I like the amount. If not, I like the lighting. I'd like to see this taken closer.>> Rottenburg: I had tremendous problems as this is one of the first B&W film I processed. I used XTOL and ended up with very thin negatives. Later I adjusted the process time to get better and more consistent results. I believe you are right, if I could reshoot this picture I would use a lower stance and get closer to the subject. >>I'd get closer here, possibly putting the pots in the foreground (not necessarily in focus) and really getting a close shot of this man doing his work. I really like close shots of people doing "their work" like that. Could be a little lighter too. Nice work. Thanks for sharing them.>> Francois Brunelle Ashburn VA