Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well it's the wrong tool for the styles of Tina or Nathan or Lluis or Doug etc etc. It's a superb if not essential tool in other environments. My M and a borrowed S never disintegrated despite my wilful heresy in studio locations. Geesh I even stop down my lenses frequently AND shoot for colour if that's what I am after. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 21 February 2014 04:24, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Fully agree. Flash is evil. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 20, 2014, at 4:19 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > > > PESO: > > > > The reason I don't use flash: When I stay with families in communities > > where there is no electricity, I want to sit back in a corner and try to > be > > invisible, until they forget that I'm there and go about their daily > lives. > > The inside of their adobe houses is very dark. I use fast lenses, quiet > > cameras and high speed film. > > > > > http://tinamanley.smugmug.com/Central-America/Honduras/Honduras/3917411_sWqp63#!i=1213150734&k=n398phZ > > > > I did take flash the first few years, but it attracts so much attention > > that everybody in the community comes by to have their picture taken and > > watch the amazing flash light up the whole room. Pretty soon, the kids > are > > hamming it up and posing with rabbit ears and the situation deteriorates > > into a circus. > > > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/154556174 and next two. > > > > I don't think I ever even carried a flash after 1990. It just doesn't > work > > for documentary photography. > > > > Agree? > > > > Tina > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >