Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/02

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Subject: [Leica] Album
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Sun May 2 05:58:13 2004

That is absolutely true. And when you're talking about the use of the
Noctliux for it's intended purpose - shooting in places and under
conditions where it's the only way to get the shot, I agree with you.
:-)
B. D.

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From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Nathan Wajsman
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 7:41 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Album


Hi B.D.,

I do not hate Noctilux shots because 99.9% of the Noctilux shots I have
made or seen made by others are in bars, hospital operating rooms (Ted),
various interior settings and other dark places. In those situations I
do not find unsharp elements in the foreground distracting; but in a
landscape shot, as we have here, I did.

But, as this exchange shows, different people respond to a given image
in different ways, and that makes life more interesting.

Nathan

"B. D. Colen" wrote:
> 
> I've got to disagree with you on this one, Nathan - to me this shot is

> very evocative of a certain kind of place at a certain time of 
> day....and if you don't like the unsharp foreground, you must hate 
> Noctilux shots, as they create very blurred foregrounds and 
> backgrounds, with a sliver of sharpness dropped into the middle like a

> paper cutout... ;-)
> 
> B. D.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf 
> Of Nathan Wajsman
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 1:36 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Album
> 
> Peter,
> 
> I was really attracted by this one 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/My-album/FrostyMorningR11b7001_020
> when looking at the thumbnails. But when I opened the large image, I 
> was put off by the large area of unsharp vegetation in the foreground.

> The light in the image is beautiful but this unsharpness in the 
> foreground bothers me.
> 
> Nathan
> 
> Peter Dzwig wrote:
> >
> > I have put a few photos up at:
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/My-album
> >
> > Thanks for looking - if you do :-)
> >
> > Peter Dzwig
> >
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> 
> --
> Nathan Wajsman
> Almere, The Netherlands
> 
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> 
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Nathan Wajsman
Almere, The Netherlands

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