Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes short the lens comparatively speaking as 35x2=60 which is longer than 50 but shorter than 100. This has plenty of depth and contrast. A bee's eye view although they probably see in black and white... Shades of gray. Were you working in AF or not? To me AF is a boom for macro while many others just turn it off. Mark > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 16:45:31 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Saturday's Lily > > Thanks for the kind words, Mark. I have shot lily images each year, but > they all look two-dimensional and flat. I was trying to show the depth of > the components that make up the flower. The lower half was superfluous, so > I cropped it out. Glad you liked it. > > The short macro lens made it easier to get the flower features in focus, > and > still diffuse the background. For some images it does better than my Leica > Elmarit-R 60mm Macro, but I still prefer the Leica lens when I have a > choice. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 4:12 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Saturday's Lily > > >> That profile cut off shot is pretty innovative!! I can't remember ever >> seeing it at least. But the main point being its an arresting very >> successful unusual treatment of a tough subject. And says something for >> technique, Olympus optics and advantages of 4/3's camera design in macro >> work. >> And the color yellow! >> >> Mark >> >> -------------------- >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 13:26:36 -0500 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Cc: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus at thomasclausen.net> >>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Saturday's Lily >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Lily+Profile.jpg.html >>> >>> E-1 with 35mm Macro >>> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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