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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's picture of Week 35
From: "Maira Egle" <egle@lrpv.lv>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 14:25:29 +0300
References: <20010905212022.41792.qmail@web10202.mail.yahoo.com>

Nathan,
I didn't mean the details are distracting - as such (see my previous
posting)!!
And the only cropping I'd allow to the picture is approx. 1 to 2 mms of the
left side - try it yoursel, and you'd see yourself! The atmosphere around
the figures is certainly necessary.

M





> Nathan,
>
> Nice shoot, it's a great candid picture.  It has
> already been mentioned that the out of focus details
> are distracting.  Sometimes out of focus highlights
> are hard to visualize with a rangefinder before you
> comit to film.  I would of just cropped the top and
> you would of not lost any part of the atmosphere of
> the place. Or burn in the highlights or even smudge
> the highlights.
>
> I think the better solution is to move in closer or
> just use a Noct to blow those nasty white circles out
> of the water.
>
> Mike Gil
>
> --- Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> wrote:
> > This week's shot is a typical Leica picture: low
> > light, fast lens, fast
> > film, no flash, the subjects unaware of being
> > photographed. These are
> > two of my co-workers in a bar, shot with the M3 and
> > 50mm Summilux on
> > Delta 3200. Exposure was f1.4 at either 1/30 or 1/60
> > sec.
> >
> > http://www.wajsman.com/35.jpg
> >
> > The full PAW index is at
> >
> > http://www.wajsman.com/
> >
> > and comments are always welcome and appreciated.
> >
> > Nathan
> >
> > --
> > Nathan Wajsman
> > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland
> >
> > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch
> >
> > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/
> > General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/
> > Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/
> >
> >
>
>
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In reply to: Message from Mike Gil <dtt2150@yahoo.com> (Re: [Leica] Nathan's picture of Week 35)