Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was bothered by the distortion of the plates and glasses and excessive amount of ceiling in the image, too, which is why I asked about the possibility of a slight tilt downwards. You need to keep familiar objects away from the edges of the frame. It's still a dramatic image, though, and the drama of the lens is its attraction. I'm going to play with mine a while longer before moving on to something in a medium tele, say a nice 28? ;-)) Dick >Michiel - Very nice shot of your lovely daughter - and great idea to shoot >her regularly at this 'elastic' age. The dining shot, however, I think is an >excellent example of when its time to put the 15 away; the perspective and >distortion distract from, rather than add to the quality of the image. > > >On 3/13/06 12:31 PM, "Michiel Fokkema" <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> wrote: > >> Hi Richard, >> >> I think the aperture was 5.6. If I had tipped down a bit more I would >> have had a black part on the bottom of the picture because of the >> darkness under the table. A 19 or 21 might have been a better lens for >> this picture but I don't have one. >> >> Thanks for looking, >> >> Michiel >> >> Richard S. Taylor wrote: >>> Michiel - That's a nice portrait of your daughter. Your project with >>> her sounds like a good one. >>> >>> Since I've been playing with the one myself, I'm more intrigued by your >>> use of the CV15 in the restaurant, though. >>> >>> Was it shot wide open? Did you estimate focus on your friend? (It >>> looks like your friend and the far background is really sharp, the >>> foreground less so.) Do you think a bit more tip down to lose some of >>> the ceiling would still work? >>> >>> Nice picture, too, by the way. ;-) >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> http://michielfokkema.wordpress.com/picture-a-week-2006/week-9/ >>>> http://michielfokkema.wordpress.com/picture-a-week-2006/week-10/ >>>> >>>> C&C welcome and appreciated. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> Michiel Fokkema >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information