Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey Jesse-- You made one of our more common mistakes: no link to the gallery. ;^) Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies On Nov 22, 2006, at 12:30 PM, Jesse Hellman wrote: > Hi, everyone. I took a leave from the LUG and have frequently been > lurking, which is possibly akin to having been in Purgatory. I am > now back, this time with some pictures posted on the Leica User's > Gallery. > > All of these pictures were taken during a two-week vacation in > Italy this past September. I stayed in Spoleto for the whole time, > visiting friends mostly. Because of concerns with luggage I took > one M6 and one lens, a new 50 Summilux I found on Ebay. Tri-X film. > Having very simple (albeit very first-rate) equipment actually I > found freeing. No decisions about which lens to use, although many > times I wished for my 90 or for a 28 or 24. > > Quite a few of these pictures were taken in extremely low light, at > or near maximum aperture at slow shutter speeds. I found F/1.4 very > difficult to use close up compared to F/2. The focus needs to be > dead on. > > The most unusual, for me, part of the trip was the day that I spent > with painter and sculptor Franco Troiani and architect Emanuele de > Donno visiting three towns along the Via Flaminia. Franco has > organized events which he calls Viaggiatori sulla Flaminia > (Travelers on the Flaminia) in which modern works of art (including > plays and events) are installed in ancient sites. Half of the > pictures here were taken that day. The others were taken in Spoleto > itself on other days of my vacation. > > Any feedback is very welcome. > > Jesse Hellman > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information