Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BR, Were you a contest judge I would gladly show you my negatives. When I took the image(s) I was counting on the OOF highlights in the background. If you use an M long enough you learn to predict what the lens will do. :) I will admit to burning in a leaf at the bottom that was distracting and I should have burned in that small piece of white on the R side. 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 Afterswift@aol.com Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 10:27 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Cc: ajs Subject: Re: [Leica] Don's PAW 41 Calla Lily In a message dated 10/10/03 7:56:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dorysrus@mindspring.com writes: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1814599 - --------------------------------- Don, The fortuitous appearance of the gray aperture blade reflections in all the right places -- if that is what those octagonal figures are -- to break up the black background and give the fluted flower an entourage provides this image with distinction because the effect could not be predicted when using a Leica M. If this isn't a manipulated image, then we're looking at the rare miracle that the camera can come up with on its own. Being somewhat cynical as a judge these days, I would request to see the original negative. Not that I'm questioning your veracity, but I'm aware of the unconscious tendency to forget what really took place post exposure. I've been a victim of the same wishful thinking when the negative seen later hits me like an ice cold Niagara. The declaration on PhotoNet is laudable re the NO box, but the definitions of 'unmanipulated' are somewhat too liberal for my tastes as they would apply to the very talented and experienced field photographers on LUG who can think on their feet and who don't need darkroom or Photoshop crutches. br - -- 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