Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are both lovely portraits, but in the second, the ear ring (diamond if I'm not mistaken - perhaps a pressie from Dad) is just a little out of focus, and unlike image 1# not enough. I would have liked to see it and the eyes sparkle Cheers On Sunday, Aug 10, 2003, at 12:33 Australia/Melbourne, Don Dory wrote: > Alastair, > Thank you for the kind comments. Many times photography isn't about > art, as you mentioned between the lines, it is delivering what the > customer wants. > > Actually, the young lady is quite a warm person. She just has the > ability to do as directed. Below is another image which I didn't post > as it is non Leica. > > Taken with a Zeiss 75 Biotar at F4. At F4 the Biotar is almost as good > as the Summilux at 1.4. With that said, the Biotar is quite a nice > lens. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1672688&size=lg > > No solicitor, but comments always welcome. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Alastair > Firkin > Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 8:40 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Don's PAW 31 Focus on the eye > > Solicited ;-) Here in Australia, the Lawyers no longer want to call > them selves solicitors. You have made a lovely portrait for Dad. That > was your assignment and it should please everyone, but you may not get > some of the "arty" comments with this one ;-) She is an intense young > lady from this image, its a credit to the lens that it did not melt. > > Nice one > > cheers > On Sunday, Aug 10, 2003, at 10:39 Australia/Melbourne, Don Dory wrote: > >> With all this talk of wide open lenses and can they be focused, it >> seemed appropriate to post this portrait I did this week. She just >> wanted a simple plain portrait to give her dad on his 50th. >> >> 75 Summilux at minimum focus just off 1.4 on Fuji Reala. Early > morning >> in cloudy conditions. >> >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1672429&size=lg >> >> As always, comments cheerfully solicited. >> >> Don >> dorysrus@mindspring.com >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> > Alastair > > -- > 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 > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html