Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, of the R8 shots, number 5 is my favourite. It has a wonderful sense of depth to it. Perhaps it is because much of the water is in light, leading into the foreground shadow. Have you ever tried manipulating one of these by unbending the shot? That is, correct it so that you have that tremendous expansive coverage but with the verticals corrected. Or is that a transgression in the fisheye society? Maybe an interesting exercise, anyway. >From the Rollei set, the second is just delicious. I can hear the energy in the water. For this one, I consider that the bending is an asset. The trees become a wonderful almost vignette like frame. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ -----Original Message----- Subject: [Leica] Amesbury, MA - Leica R8 and Rollei 6008i Amesbury is an old mill town with a river that drops 90 feet as it travels through the downtown area. Initially, it powered several sawmills and gristmills. Later many textile mills were constructed, but it became famous as a center of hat making, cut nails, horse carriages and automobile bodies. The Great Depression of the early '30s ended most of that... the mill buildings that survive have been developed into housing and office and small business buildings. <http://www.hemenway.com/Amesbury-R8-K200-03022008/> or: http://tinyurl.com/62d2af <http://www.hemenway.com/Amesbury-6008Pro-03022008/> or: http://tinyurl.com/6c4xwq It was a cold day and even though my photobuddy shot a few images with his 4x5, my 11x14 remained in my car. Jim _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information