Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No-one ever doubted that. It's only the bokeh king at middle apertures and focus distances. Marty On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > HAAH! The 'bokeh king' blots its copybook AND it's on BW film ;-) > More seriously I firmly maintain that the rendition is greatly affected by > aperture, focus decision, exposure and of course content (multiple > contrasty > OoF highlights through foliage in this case) > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 7 December 2010 19:25, John Beeching <johnbeeching at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> Thanks for the appreciation. >> >> Marty, this is not the asph, but the previous one (series IV?). ?The >> problem >> may be due to the extreme light range (shafts of equatorial sunlight and >> dark shadows beneath the trees) and shooting nearly wide open as Gustavo >> waved his arms around. >> >> John >> >> On 7 December 2010 08:56, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > These are great John. ?This one: >> > http://www.johnbeeching.com/maloca/album/slides/10-40-14-L1-F1.html >> > and the next shows exactly what I personally don't like about the 35 >> > asph lenses: over rapid transition to out of focus and nasty OOF >> > rendition - but they are still great shots. >> > >> > Thanks for showing, >> > >> > Marty >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Frank Dernie >> > <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: >> > > Fabulous. >> > > Every now and again we have a jewel!!!! >> > > FD >> > > >> > > On 6 Dec, 2010, at 21:09, John Beeching wrote: >> > > >> > >> Dear All, >> > >> >> > >> This summer I spent four weeks in Colombia, one week working and the >> > >> remainder visiting the extended family or travelling with my >> > >> immediate >> > >> family - wife, eight year old son and father-in-law. ?Photographic >> > >> opportunities were not abundant as security concerns restrict the >> > >> kind >> > of >> > >> street photography I normally do. ?However, in Amazonas we were able >> to >> > be a >> > >> bit freer. ?As a plant scientis,t with research interests in cassava, >> I >> > was >> > >> delighted to come across the local production of farinha. ?Of more >> > general >> > >> interest, we were invited by an indian community leader, Gustavo, to >> > visit >> > >> his maloca in the forest. ?Getting there was quite an adventure as >> > >> our >> > >> driver dropped us where the 4x4 could get no further and we had to >> wait >> > for >> > >> a guide to lead us through to the maloca - an enormous communal house >> in >> > a >> > >> clearing. ?There after being refreshed with some home made chicha we >> > were >> > >> taken to the river, during the walk Gustavo waxed lyrical about >> plants, >> > the >> > >> indian's relationship with nature and the destructive nature of the >> > white >> > >> man - in his enthusiasm he kept slipping out of Spanish into his own >> > >> language, which made it difficult to follow. ?In the river Gustavo >> > >> and >> I >> > sat >> > >> up to our necks in the water sorting the world's problems out while >> > >> my >> > >> little boy swam with his grand-daughter. ?Back at the Maloca we were >> > offered >> > >> his powdered tobacco (snuff) blown up our nostrils through a bone >> tube, >> > I >> > >> reciprocated by blowing it up Gustavo's - my son did not like it. >> ?Then >> > we >> > >> each had a spoonful of powdered coca leaves with ash, by which time >> > lunch >> > >> was ready - grilled fish wrapped in banana leaves and plantains, >> > accompanied >> > >> with cassava bread, all washed down with home-made lemonade. ?While >> the >> > food >> > >> was delicious, my father in law and I drank out of politeness, my son >> > out of >> > >> thirst, but my wife did not; wisely, as 24 hours later the men were >> > rather >> > >> unwell! >> > >> >> > >> http://www.johnbeeching.com/maloca/album/index.html >> > >> >> > >> The photos: ?35mm, Tri-X, Xtol. ?C & C welcome. >> > >> >> > >> I am always slightly amused when I read on this forum enquiries about >> > what >> > >> equipment to take on travels: How many bodies? ?Lenses? ?Digital and >> > film? >> > >> Tripod? ?Etc.? ?More often than not I just take my M6 with the 35mm >> > >> Summicron in a bum-bag (fanny-bag) round my waist - light, secure and >> > >> inconspicuous, and no back problems! >> > >> >> > >> Yours, >> > >> >> > >> John >> > >> >> > >> -- >> > >> John Beeching >> > >> http://johnbeeching.com/ >> > >> Three Frome Artists: http://www.blurb.com/books/1395201 >> > >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> > >> Leica Users Group. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > Leica Users Group. >> > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> John Beeching >> http://johnbeeching.com/ >> Three Frome Artists: http://www.blurb.com/books/1395201 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> ?See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >