Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, A beautiful collection of photos. Thanks for sharing. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>; "LEG" <leica@freelists.org>; <leicareflex@freelists.org> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 3:58 AM Subject: [Leica] IMAGES: A little modern art and a lot of orchids > Visitiors form the UK and Virginia over the weekend so we went the the > Herrenh?user Gardens here in Hannover. > These are a few shots exported directly from Lightroom. > > The first station of the tour was the Niki de St Phalle Grotto, the > artist, who died recently, had close connections to Hannover: > > These two ladies were outside, looking in at their husbands perusing the > vaguely erotic sculptures > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7711.jpg.html > > Don't really like the stuff Niki de St Phalle did, but this is typical: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7701.jpg.html > > The light inside is amazing: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7703.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7709.jpg.html > > More of these when I get around to taking a closer look at the rest and > donig some post-processing. > > Next stop - the 3 greenhouses: > > The Orchid House - Hannover is world famous for breeding orchids (and the > place where African Violets were first propagated for the commercial > market): > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7745.jpg.html > > Not an orchid, but it was in the same greenhouse - very alien-looking > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7735.jpg.html > > Some have quite dreary colours, but fascinating forms > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7749.jpg.html > > Technical comparison: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7751.jpg.html > Shot with a Yashica 2.8/55mm Macro lens at f2.8 > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7752.jpg.html > Shot with a CZ 1.4/85mm at f 1.4 > > Personally I prefer the tiny and delicate orchids, but this was quite > spectacular in its own way - helped out with a little flash > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7755.jpg.html > > These tiny, spidery ones are my favourites: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7757.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7759.jpg.html > > The classic Lady's Slipper orchid : > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7764.jpg.html > > In the Tropical House > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7782.jpg.html > > The CZ 85mm again in the Tropical House > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/CRW_0024.jpg.html > > Looks strange, has flowers as big as dinner plates and stinks > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/CRW_0026-Edit.jpg.html > > The Cactus House: > Flowering Opuntia > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7771.jpg.html > > Possibly an Opuntia too > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7785.jpg.html > > More cactus flowers > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/CRW_0031.jpg.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >