Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Nathan: Infrared isn't my kind of film for most things - but your pictures are interesting and I would like to have seen some of them in color, especially the vineyard and the chateau. The one of the tree is outstanding - and the film makes the most of the composition and the contrasts are wonderful. Beautiful picture. Glad you are having a good time with the R2. Look forward to anything you have to tell B.D. about it. Ted in Olalla - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 12:55 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 36: Infrared neighbourhood > Nathan - Lovely work as usual, but more to the point... > Knowing that you are a serious Leica devote, I'd be interested in reading > your assessment of the R2. > > Thanks > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Nathan > Wajsman > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 4:13 PM > To: IR list; LEG; LUG > Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 36: Infrared neighbourhood > > > (cross-posting to IR list for obvious reasons) > > For once I am showing pictures that were shot, developed and scanned in > the correct week. This week summer returned to the shores of Lake > Zurich, so I thought I would test IR film in my newly acquired Bessa R2. > All the pictures are shot with the Voigtlander Bessa R2 on Maco 820 IR > and a Heliopan 695 filter, developed in XTOL 1+1. Except for the last > alternate, all were shot within 500 metres from my house, and except for > the last two alternates, all were shot with the 35mm Summilux. Alternate > 4 was made with the 90mm Apo Summicron, and Alternate 5 with the 50mm > Summilux. > > This is our beach in Herrliberg: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_36.jpg > > Intersection of Seestrasse (the street I live on) and Steinradstrasse. > There are many vineyards along Lake Zurich, they all look pretty, but > for the most part the wine is not worth buying: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_36alt1.jpg > > Another image from our beach: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_36alt2.jpg > > Seestrasse in Herrliberg. The grassy strip on the left is my dog's > favourite pooping location: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_36alt3.jpg > > The "chateau" corresponding to the vineyard in Alternate 1: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_36alt4.jpg > > Dead tree at Pfannenstiel, about 5 km from my house. I have been at this > location many times, and photographed this tree in all kinds of light, > in colour and B&W. Until now I have not had an image that I would show > to others, but this one I like: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_36alt5.jpg > > The complete PAW index is at: > http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > > and comments/critique are always welcome and appreciated. > > Nathan > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html