Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wish I had the prism....Nick an I were on either side of my VW - without being asked, he rested on his side of the car roof, and I placed the camera on my side of the roof - that's all there was to it... The summer I spent using a 2.8f to shoot for a weekly newspaper, I used a prism and pistol grip and only occasionally used the WLF....I can't for the life of me figure out how I worked fast enough to shoot softball, horseshows, etc., but I know I did....Ah, youth! ;-) 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 Jim Hemenway Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 7:57 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; RUG Subject: Re: [Leica] Haven't posted an image in ages... BD: Did you use a prism when you took this picture or were you somehow elevated above Nick in order to use the WLF? Or, did you maybe use the sportsfinder? - -- Best Regards, Jim Hemenway Photo web site at: http://www.hemenway.com bdcolen wrote: > > Good point about the reflection, Slobodan - thanks for the helpful > comment. I'm not "still getting the hang of (my) Roll-eye," I'm barely > starting to get the hang of it - whole different way of seeing, > working, shooting. :-) > > Thanks again - > > 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 S > Dimitrov > Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 12:01 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Haven't posted an image in ages... > > It dawned on me that's what it was after seeing other postings. It > seems that I'm not getting all the postings, and sometimes they come a > half day, or even a day later. As far as that shot of yours is > concerned, it is a tad rough. Even in a grab shot, one should always > have their compositional presence of mind. It would of had greater > visual stability if the whole of the reflection was included. > Otherwise, with a square, the use of negative space such as more of > the space over the head being included would have greater effect on > concentrating the viewer to your subject. It seems that your still > getting the hang of your Roll-eye. But all good things come in due > course. Here are two samples taken with a white-face 2.8F. The same > sitter position, but two different camera positions. The frontal is my > least favorite, as it was only the vehicle shot for a very close in > portrait, which they didn't use. Go figure what's in an editor's mind. > http://www.laweekly.com/ink/02/47/news-ehrenreich.php > http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/03/06/cover-ehrenreich.php > Slobodan Dimitrov > > bdcolen wrote: > > > > It's the new GW Bush Commemorative...;-) > > GX...sorry about that... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of S > > Dimitrov > > Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 8:07 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Haven't posted an image in ages... > > > > So what is a Rollei GW? Never heard of one! > > Slobodan Dimitrov > > > > bdcolen wrote: > > > > > > Thanks...and right you are...Rollei GW - Tri_x....my first 2 1/4 > > > scan... > > > > > > ----- > > -- > > 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 > > -- > 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