Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aw Yes winds and blossom petals!!!!!!!! :-) Have cleaned them up more than a few times! :-) The truth is?????????????? It becomes an even bigger challenge now!! Even though this is nice, but "maybe a smidgen" lighter? Maybe???" And a side by each with the B&W with the B&W slightly lighter??? Not the petal area! Or the foreground of the B&W slightly dodged to just open it up a bit. Oh I know there's probably a doo-dad techie digi thing to lighten it a very slight touch without lightening the petals? But as an old fashion darkroom guy dodging is much easier with a slight swish or two of your hand while making the exposure. :-) cheers, ted Yeah yeah I know I'm pain in the A.... ! ;-) ============================== ---- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Adler" <rgacpa at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Just a bench... > No need to head to the bunkers, good Dr.! And I never bet against someone > in their field of expertise, so don't start counting my money yet!! > > Here's color: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/RWC-Courthouse6x6.jpg.html > > They were lovely blossoms, though the wind made a mess of things as > usual... > Thanks Ted; really appreciate you taking the time to critique. > Best, > Bob > > On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 12:05 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Robert Adler SHOWED: >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Just a bench... >> >> >> Really no time for photography these days. So on the way back from the >>> office caught this in the corner of my eye and spent a few minutes >>> trying >>> to capture it. >>> Not sure it works so feedback would be appreciated.. >>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/rgacpa_HI/RWC-** >>> Courthouse6x6bw.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/RWC-Courthouse6x6bw.jpg.html> >>> <<<<<< >>> >> >> Hi Bob, >> OK my friend here we go! :-) >> >> 1/ It maybe blaspheme for me to say. But............. "THIS IS A COLOUR >> PHOTOGRAPH!" You can twiddle it all you want with the B&W fiddling sticks >> but it wont cut it compared to the colour potential here! >> >> 2/ You visually were attracted by the colours of the blossoms! Not B&W as >> we see here. Obviously every day we all see in colour, but end up making >> beautiful B&W prints that are quite marvelous. In this case, it was the >> beauty and colour of the blossoms that caught your eye, bench was >> secondary. And I'll put a hundred on the table I'm right! >> >> If you have the original in colour I'd give it a shot as I can't believe >> it wouldn't be a better image. Even against a B&W fiddled photo. >> >> 3/ I wouldn't touch the cropping as it appears a nice balance as is. >> >> 4/ Yep it has potential for your "BENCH SERIES" because it is the reverse >> of seeing bench and looking out as a scene. In this case the blossoms and >> "bench" become the subject and not the scene from the bench as in the >> others. And no problem with that and this view..... "in colour!" >> >> OK now I'll move into the new deep depth bunkers before the incoming >> starts! :-) >> >> C'mon folks it's only an opinion and I'm the first to admit I've been >> wrong before! HOWEVER THIS TIME? ;-) ;-) >> >> Cheers, >> ted >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> >> more information >> > > > > -- > Bob Adler > Redwood City, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information