[Leica] st. Petersburg

[bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)]

Hio Marty,

If you are able to give others the pleasure of visiting, in your way,  
places of delight, then the viewing, as "family" member, is much  
appreciated.

B.

On 17-jan-2006, at 7:51, Deveney, Marty (PIRSA) wrote:

>
> John:
>> I enjoyed these photos a lot. Just because I'm nosy: what film,  
>> lens did
> you use - or are these digital?
>
> Thanks John.  All the 35 mm ones were taken with an M7 and a 50/2  
> or 50/1 on
> Neopan 400 and 1600 - the nocti was used wide open, so most of the  
> shots
> done with it are identifiable by being slightly softer/smoother and  
> with
> vignetting.  The few square and square-ish ones from Kizhi were  
> done on
> Neopan 400 with a Rolleiflex F.  Everything was developed in Xtol 1 
> +3 with
> 3g/L additional isoascorbate.  The main problem I experienced with  
> these was
> that try as I might, I cannot get Neopan 1600 to have adequate  
> density or
> shadow detail when shot at 1600.
>
> Ted:
>> A couple of things. Never put up photos, then make excuses for  
>> those that
> don't cut it! Simply because you pull down the
>> complete set! Bad move! If you have to make excuses for your  
>> photography
> then don't post them. Look at it this way..."If in
>> doubt? OUT!" For family? Cool! as they think every shot you make  
>> you're a
> brilliant photographer as happens in nearly every
>> family. ;-)
>
> Hi Ted.  I appreciate your comments, as always.  I knew someone  
> would say
> this as son as I sent that message.  These photos are only really  
> there for
> friends and family, but I thought I'd point out that they were  
> there as part
> of the St Petersburg thread.  Next time I'll stick to my original  
> plan of
> not alerting the LuG.  I'm an awful editor of my own work and don't  
> have
> access to a friendly picture editor anymore.  So I upload whatever  
> I feel
> like uploading.
>
>> One becomes memorized by it's fantastic beauty the moment you walk  
>> inside.
> If there is one place I'd return to in a heart
>> beat it's St. Petersburg and the Hermitage! :-)
>
> I agree entirely.  I did some work at the Russian Academy of  
> Sciences, just
> across one bridge from the Hermitage, so visiting regularly was quite
> convenient.  I loved St Petersburg generally and the Hermitage  
> specifically.
> It really is among the greatest collections of Western art  
> anywhere.  I'd
> spend a year in there if I could.
>
>> I would trust you shot colour in the Hermitage and the B&W's  
>> posted merely
> a token of the shoot. Having shot a documentary
>> in '92 on the Hermitage I cannot for the life of me even contemplate
> shooting B&W in such a magnificent edifice!
>
> I shot the whole trip (Japan, Russia & China) in B&W only.  I have the
> pleasure of having to photograph only for myself now.  I do it how  
> I want,
> when I want.  My wife shot a lot of photos of the art and building in
> colour, but almost all of my photos were of visitors, guards and  
> guides.  I
> bought several books about the collection and the buildings, which  
> contain
> far better photos than any visitor could take (taken after hours,  
> with the
> place cleared out, on large format).  So these ones that I posted  
> are my
> personal record of that part of the trip.  If they were colour, they
> wouldn't be how I want to see them - I have the books for that.
>
> You may recognise your signature lighting in the snap I took of  
> Rembrandt's
> "Portrait of an old man in red".  8-)
>
> Later,
>
> Marty
>
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