Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for showing. What is going through their heads? They could all be Democrats, do you know what was actually happening to make them react like that? And what were the cameramen filming? Peter Scott McLoughlin wrote: > The moment is nice. If I could change just one thing, I'd stop down > a little more to get the entire crowd more in focus. Just to enhance > this particular kind of shot. > > I'll add a small crowd shot, this one from a few years back. > This is outside the National Cathedral during Reagan's funeral. Folks > are watching the funeral on a tiny portable television that's out of > the frame and reacting in all sorts of odd ways. > > http://tinyurl.com/kkorw > > I'm pretty certain this was taken with the Nikkor 28/2.8 AIS. I > can't recall the specific film, but it was likely Tri X back then. And > yes, the scan is too contrasty. Maybe I'll get around to scanning > this frame again someday using Vuescan. > > Scott > > p.s. Full URL is: > > http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps/Street/Street_1/slides/IMG_037_8x10_usm.html > > > > > Peter Dzwig wrote: > >> OK LUG, need some advice. Does this work or not? It has been sitting >> around since March and I can't make up my mind whether or not to post >> it. I came across it again tonight and thought "Why not ask for the >> LUG's advice?". No flames please, just constructive crits please. >> >> http://gallery2.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album347/EnglandIrelandMarch2006.jpg.html >> >> >> >> Leica IIIf 35cm Summaron BW400CN 1/500th @ f5.6 (I think) >> >> I like taking crowd shots from time to time (missed some great shots >> at the Stones the other week - didn't take a camera!!!!!). With >> tcrowds you have to look a bit longer than with most landscapes and >> see/imagine what is going on in people's minds/faces. >> >> This is the East Stand, at Twickenham, the home of Rugby Union (look >> that up in Wikipedia!), in March this year for England .vs. Ireland >> for the Five Nations Championship. Ireland had to win to become >> Champions. >> >> The crowd in the stand eas from both sides and some were even >> engrossed by the game. Some were getting fed up as Ireland went ahead >> and stayed there and England fell to pieces. Others not, including the >> (I think) Irishman in the middle-background who had spotted me! Plenty >> of drinking going on though, and real support for one side by the other. >> >> Thanks for looking. Comments, please. >> >> Peter Dzwig >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >