[Leica] PESO: Highlights?

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

I'm not of the 'absolutely not done to have pure white and no texture  
in a photo' school, so for me, in the first one, the 'blown'  
highlights are an almost necessary element to add to the dreamlike  
atmosphere of the photograph.
More even, if put in B&W, it would become a timeless classic IMO.
The second one is a different matter, though: if find the patch of  
light distracting indeed. So personally I would not consider this one  
as a keeper, how perfect all the rest in the photo may be.

Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 4-mrt-06, om 20:18 heeft Tina Manley het volgende geschreven:

> PESO:
>
> I usually expose for the highlights with slide film or digital, but  
> sometimes the highlights are so bright, it's impossible to do  
> that.  I've put up two, both slide film, both Leica M's but I don't  
> remember the lenses - probably 35/1.4, both scanned with the  
> LS5000, both with the highlights totally blown out.  Do the blown  
> out highlights detract too much from the rest of the photo?  Any  
> advice or comments?
>
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/56798417
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/56798432
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> http://www.tinamanley.com
>
>
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