[Leica] IMG: Life Cycle of a Dandelion

[matthew at hunt.tc (Matthew Hunt)]

Thanks Jim,

They are everywhere at the moment so I'll go to f/8 and keep trying, at the
moment my M8 doesn't have too much of a dust spot problem.  I am also
enjoying buttercups en masse from various angles as a backdrop to my patient
dog.

Best wishes, Matthew 
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Matthew Hunt
Cottenham, Cambridge, UK
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/mnsh/



-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc at leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim
Nichols
Sent: 20 May 2009 21:53
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Life Cycle of a Dandelion

Hi Matthew,

You are right, the yellow is overexposed, and I even tried some local 
adjustment in PhotoShop, but it just didn't look right. I accepted the 
overexposure in order to get the rest of the image the way I wanted it.

Yes, I focused wide open and stopped down without looking at the aperture 
scale.  I suspect that it was about f/8.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Hunt" <matthew at hunt.tc>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Life Cycle of a Dandelion


> Dear Jim
>
> I enjoyed this, and it was helpful as I have been trying to photograph
> dandelions at the moment.  I think there is a bit of overexposure on the
> yellow dandelion flower which is something I've noticed with flowers, they
> are much brighter than they look.  I have never managed to get as sharp a
> dandelion clock!  Did you stop right down?
>
> Best wishes, Matthew
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Nichols
> Sent: 20 May 2009 18:00
> To: LUG at Leica-Users.org
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Life Cycle of a Dandelion
>
> Still experimenting with the Summicron-R 50/2.0, I saw this example of the
> three phases of a dandelion's life.  The background is cluttered because 
> of
> some lawn reseeding and straw.  OK, its not much of a lawn in this area, 
> but
> I'm trying to do better.
>
>
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Life+Cycle+of+a+Dandelion.tif.html
>
> Best viewed large.
>
> Critiques and ridicule welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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