Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you, Aram. I am enjoying reliving the trip - most of the time ;-) I appreciate your comments and your help. Tina On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > I for one am really shocked at the hard time that Tina, one of the > absolutely best photographers here, is getting from the LUG. I get her > point. I try to be helpful, mostly off list. It is nice to have extra > eyes to tell you which photos are worth putting the extra effort in to make > them marketable, which is her profession. > > As far as Richard's comments, to always show your best, that does have > some truth to it, but then again, I guess it depends on what the LUG is all > about. Is it a showcase, or is it a learning tool? I guess it is a bit of > both. I do both, I guess. Friday flowers, Saturday Signs, Weird Wednesday > are showcase events, even though many ask for comments. But I also show > shots that I am expecting to get some feedback on, and they are maybe not > my best, but are an experiment that I want a different set of eyes on to > get a less biased opinion. Is it strong in composition? Is there a > deficiency in technique? B&W or color, which I do think is a very valid > question for some who work mainly in one medium. If everybody liked the > same thing, it would be a very boring world, though there would be less > arguments taking place. > > So, I comment on her photos when I have something constructive to say > about things that are not monitor dependent, but most of all I just enjoy > traveling with her, and others, to far away places that I will never see, > except through the eyes of VERY talented photographers like Tina. > > Keep them coming, Tina. I am enjoying the trip. > > Aram > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 7:16 PM > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] ***SPAM*** Re: Tina's softness/sharpness/focus issue > - might be solved, in part > > If I knew my best, I would not need comments and suggestions. >> >> Tina >> >> On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:12 PM, Richard Man < >> richard at richardmanphoto.com> >> wrote: >> >> If there is one thing I learn over the years. ALWAYS only show your best, >>> if for comments and suggestions. >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > I don't even know if I like a pic unless I fine tune it first. I'm not >>> shy >>> > about cropping and very few pix don't need some real contrast and >>> exposure >>> > tweaking. And color tweaking. And there will be dark areas which need >>> > to >>> be >>> > brought up and overly light areas which will need to be brought down. >>> > Just like darkroom work. Only with a lot more precision. >>> > Speaking for myself again I'm not comfortable for people to be seeing >>> > non >>> > edited and non tweaked work. Because its not my work yet till its >>> finished. >>> > >>> > >>> > On 3/20/15 9:52 AM, "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > > But I explained when I started posting these Cuba photos that they >>> would >>> > not >>> > > be finished products. The careful crafting will come after the >>> > editing, I >>> > > hope. The editing is what I need help with. These unfinished >>> > photos are >>> > > posted on pBase which is more like a sketchpad to me. Many will >>> > be deleted. >>> > > The good ones that are eventually finished will be posted on >>> > my website, if I >>> > > live that long. If I had posted carefully crafted >>> > finished photos, I would >>> > > not need help. And I would never get through the >>> > editing. >>> > >>> > Tina >>> > >>> > On Fri, Mar >>> > > 20, 2015 at 9:44 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> > > >>> > > Le 20 >>> > > mars 15 ? 14:09, Tina Manley a ?crit : >>> > > >>> > > maybe I should just not post them >>> > > at all. >>> > >> >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > Probably! It would show more consideration for some of us >>> > > who tried in >>> > > earnest to help you. >>> > > >>> > > Jay posts a picture a day after his >>> > > trips, each of them has been carefully >>> > > crafted before sending. >>> > > Many others >>> > > here do that too, Lluis, Geoff, Richard, or George to name but >>> > > a few. >>> > > >>> > > I >>> > > won't fall in that trap again either. >>> > > >>> > > case closed >>> > > >>> > > Philippe >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > _______________________________________________ >>> > > Leica Users Group. >>> > > See >>> > > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Tina >>> > > Manley >>> > www.tinamanley.com >>> > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >>> > http://www.alamy.com/ >>> > > stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/ >>> Tina+Manley.html >>> > >>> > _____ >>> > > __________________________________________ >>> > Leica Users Group. >>> > See >>> > > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Mark William Rabiner >>> > Photographer >>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Leica Users Group. >>> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto >>> // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- >> 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html