Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan showed: Subject: [Leica] IMG: Visa pour l'Image 2009 >I have finally had time to finish editing my pictures from last > weekend's trip to Perpignan. A very pleasant weekend, spent in good > company, eating and drinking well, and looking at some very impressive > photography. In the sprit of the photojournalism traditions that are > in the air in Perpignan, most of these are B&W people pictures. > > http://www.frozenlight.eu/perpignan2009<<<< LOOK & LEARN PEOPLE! .............................................. Peruse these photos carefully and you'll see what I mean!! When I say: LIGHT - EYES - ACTION -- CLICK! Or a combination of these! And you may well learn something about taking pictures, composition, depth of field as in making a near or wide open aperture work for you. Without question, picking the perfect focus point to make a subject jump off the page! Drop out backgrounds! Nathan it's a great collection of observed moments! Frame after frame the main subject of the focus point is right on the mark! And because of this the subject pops off the screen onto your lap! The hand gestures, the eyes listening as the ears hear! So many shot unobtrusively taken within a few meters of the subject! This is what the M cameras are all about! I imagine some twit with a humongous Canon or Nikon DSLR with a 50mm - 300mm elephant trunk zoom lens would come back with... "Hell I can do that with my "cannon" and the subject wouldn't know either!" Yeah right... but can you do it from 2 meters away? Where does one start to pick favourites? A few: Couple, she with glass up. they're enjoyng the thought. Look at the eyes and hands! Hand & cigarette Lady expression and hand....***** Absolutely the moment! 2 men with book.... look at the hand gesture, simple but that makes it work! Lady both hands on face... Look at her "EYES" Intensity of listening. Magical! ***** Man, hat, finger to had and the EYES! ***** Oh jeeesh to have shot that one myself! "Chance encounter!" beautiful separation from backgrd. Her eyes! Father & child walking in the evening! Photo gallery solid composition. And without question? :-) Motor bike, man and dog waiting out side row of toilets! ***** Well done mon ami, Good on you! cheers, ted