[Leica] night drops

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

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Subject: Re: [Leica] night drops


>i like it too :-)
> there was a light drizzle and i was standing there in real darkness 
> shooting
> and people walking by were wondering if anything would come out.
> it was so liberating to have a film camera with the summilux.
> go anywhere, shoot anything, even when the plane is taking off.
> yowza :-)

Hi bharani,
What you've shown here could just as easily have been shot with a digital 
camera!

Actually one of the most interesting things for me, I shoot by available 
light. .... Digital captures far more light than film and maintains a better 
over all image. If you set high ISO / ASA with digital your end result 
should or more than likely will give you a better overall light image than 
pushing a roll of colour film 2-3 stops and push processing.

I have little doubt your shot as we see here, if shot with an M8 or M9 or 
most other professional digital camera's it would've been much brighter or 
technically a better captured image. Maybe? I don't want to get into a big 
discussion here. My comment is purely from my own experience!

By the same token I shoot what I can see without thought! Simply because "If 
I can see it? I can shoot it!" And I do! Constantly surprised by the amazing 
image quality of digital gear.

I have no hang ups about film as I've shot thousands upon thousands of rolls 
and probably souped most of them. Pushed rolls four stops just to get an 
image because that's what I was assigned to cover! ..... "I see absolutely 
no reason to continue using film, when digital "is a major improvement over 
film hands down!" Over all, not just in processing. Go on an assignment and 
take a thousand rolls of film for the shoot and think about all the extra 
weight etc you have to worry about. Then consider digital? A half dozen or 
less cards in your pocket and you are set for the long assignment. Or nearly 
so!

Obviously many others will disagree with me. However, quite frankly I don't 
care as I shoot quite differently by my heart and not one whit of technical 
thought! I see? I feel! I click! It's as simple as that.

One small comment about your rain drop covered car.

 I'd have stepped much closer, filled the frame side to side with the car 
and the rain drops would've popped out more and probably made a stronger 
water reflection car rear end than you have here.... MAYBE?

Comments of this nature are always debatable, it's merely a suggestion 
because it's a pretty interesting shot. But I think a bit of tweaking might 
make it better. :-) Maybe more impact on the water drops and lights.
cheers,
Dr ted