Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very nice Nathan! I do find 23.jpg more 'focused' than the 23alt, which gives the eye less rest. How did you can the Agfa Scala? I still find it a difficult film to scan, although it was reported to be conceived for easy scanning. Sander Amsterdam Holland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <n.wajsman@chello.nl> To: "LEG (new)" <leica@freelists.org>; "LUG" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 12:22 PM Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 23 & 24: More Amsterdam and Seville > Since these are the two places between which I divide my time, the > pictures from the last 2 weeks reflect that. > > First, week 23. I went to see the World Press Photo exhibit in > Amsterdam. As is usually the case, the selection of images was dominated > by various conflicts, and the images were consequently quite strong, as > evidenced by the serious manner in which people looked at them: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_23.jpg > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_23alt1.jpg > (both of these with M6, 35mm Summilux, on Agfa Scala) > > The second alternate is either a piece of garbage or something very > deep--you decide. I normally commute by motorcycle this time of year, > but one morning I had to take the car. This is what the commute looks > like in a car on the A1 motorway near Amsterdam. Notice the motorcyclist > coming up to pass between the lanes--this is precisely why I like to > commute on motorcycle... > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_23alt2.jpg > (CL, 40mm Summicron, Provia 400F) > > For week 24 we go south to Seville. I was in my neighbourhood > supermarket and saw this cute dog waiting for its owner at the entrance: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_24.jpg > > Then the owner came along and I realised that I had photographed her and > a friend on a city street back in October! So I asked to photograph her > again, and she said sure, but first she had to check if she looked > allright--this is what she is explaining here: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_24alt1.jpg > > Once she was satisfied with her appearance, this picture resulted: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_24alt2.jpg > > The following evening I was eating dinner outside in the balmy > temperatures. One of the attractions of doing that is that you can enjoy > the various sights of the city: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_24alt3.jpg > > All week 24 pictures with my most basic outfit: CL, 40mm Summicron, > Tri-X. > > The complete PAW index is at: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2004.html > and as always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated. > > Nathan > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl > Mobile: +31 630 868 671 > > General photo site: http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.html > Seville photos: http://www.fotosevilla.com/index.html > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information