Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The "je ne sais quoi" i.e. "I DK what" is in my eyes synonymous with "unpredictability" ;-) I love life because of this particular feature, and film as much I guess Amities Philippe Le 3 d?c. 2016 ? 21:57, Howard L Ritter Jr <hlritter at twc.com> a ?crit : > I started shooting Kodachrome in 1959 with a Graphic 35 (the one with > pushbutton focusing) on a teenager?s budget. $0.16/slide (or $0.19 with > the 20-exp rolls). How well I remember having waaaaay more subjects than > frames! Vive le photographie num?rique! > > But especially with B&W, film has that je ne sais quoi... > > ?howard > > >> On Dec 3, 2016, at 1:22 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: >> >>>>> The hard part was deciding what NOT to shoot.<<<<< Howard. >> Hi Howard, >> I can't imagine being assigned to shoot this and arrive with a couple of >> rolls of colour and 20 rolls of B&W? Today of course with digital, it >> wouldn't matter. As you could just shoot everything that turned on your >> imagination without a worried moment about running out of film? :-) >> Oh I re-call times when I came to the end of a 36 exposure roll, take it >> out and into the exposed roll pouch of the Photo vest. Then reach into >> the unexposed pouch to find I only had one roll left! :-( Such a >> sickening feeling as you felt there were still hundreds of images to >> shoot! >> OH! I do love digital, if for nothing else but the cards seem to be >> endless in number of frames! And if you fill one, take it out, reach in >> pocket and you have this little card, pop it in camera and yer good to go >> for another thousand frames! :-) >> You smile and start clicking away without a thought. But looking for more >> beautiful images. YAHOO!!!!!!! >> cheers, >> Dr. Ted :-) >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of Howard L Ritter Jr >> Sent: December-03-16 9:30 AM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Chinese Lantern Festival >> >> LUGgers figuring Dr Ted has lost his mind? >> Not on my watch! ? >> But I just might try converting a few to B&W... >> >> But you?re right about the complexity and colo(u)rs. The hard part was >> deciding what NOT to shoot. >> >> ?howard >> >> >>> On Dec 3, 2016, at 12:24 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Howard, >>> Well now that's just a beautiful event to "SHOOT IN COLOUR" I'm sure one >>> could click away there for hours and not shoot the same image twice. >>> If I were to say anything about shooting in B&W the CREW would surely >>> figure I'd completely lost my mind! Rather than knowing I've only lost >>> half of it?:-) >>> cheers, >>> Dr. ted :-) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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