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Subject: [Leica] Of dogs and bokeh balls
From: photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com (Philippe)
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 22:36:03 +0100
References: <D4D2269A-7CFB-4761-A1B3-DF5AAA2938E8@gmail.com>

X-rays are welcome - we?ve seen them in abundance over the, what do you call 
it, Halloween period ;-)


Now I?m sure Katya DOES deserve this latest I-phone that has so many lenses 
and shoots raw ;-) again ?


Keep safe and well

Amities

Philippe



> Le 17 d?c. 2020 ? 20:48, Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a 
> ?crit :
> 
> Thanks, Philippe. You are right about the white balance. I got it from a 
> grey card, but scientific accuracy is not how we perceive. Especially with 
> an LCD lamp, which shines at several discrete wavelengths, rather than 
> emitting a broad spectrum like an incandescent lamp. I've warmed up the 
> white balance as you suggested. My non-photographer friends all prefer the 
> shot with the smaller circles of confusion, so that's going to remain my 
> pick. I'll have to figure something else out to do with bigger, weirder 
> blurs.
> 
> Warmed up:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at 
> N04/50725536431/in/dateposted-public/ 
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at 
> N04/50725536431/in/dateposted-public/>>
> "Too cold" original:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1000996.jpg.html 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1000996.jpg.html>>
> 
> Katya doesn't do cell phone photos. Maybe I should post an X-ray of my 
> knee. It HURT after this session--our floors are hardwood, and I was so 
> intent on getting a picture that I didn't think to use something as a 
> kneeling pad.
> 
> --Peter
> 
> Philippe wrote:
> 
>> The second one is better Peter. Just adjust the WB so that the light 
>> doesn?t
>> look so ? cold ? in the foregrHound.
>> 
>> OTT: I would have liked you to post a photo of self lying on the carpet 
>> when
>> you took these - didn?t your wife have her phone with her then?
>> 
>> ;-)
>> 
>> 
>> Amities
>> 
>> Philippe
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Le 16 d?c. 2020 ? 09:28, Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org 
>>> <http://leica-users.org/>> a
>>> ?crit :
>>> 
>>> The other night I noticed that if I knelt on my living room floor, I 
>>> could
>>> line up my neighbor's Christmas lights just above the sofa where my dog
>>> Tilly often lounges.  A long shooting session followed. There were many
>>> variables.  The size of the out-of-focus lights in the image varied
>>> drastically depending on both aperture and how closely the lens was
>>> focused. I ended up with this:
>>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at 
>>> N04/50725536431/in/dateposted-public/>
>>> 
>>> This picture is actually a composite of two images, one where my dog is
>>> expressing herself nicely, and another where the Christmas lights appear
>>> separated and recognizable.
>>> 
>>> Here's the original. The bokeh balls are bigger, and intersect like weird
>>> Venn diagrams.
>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1000996.jpg.html>
>>> 
>>> I like it, too, but I don't think most non-photographers would recognize
>>> the bokeh as Christmas lights. Which is why I chose to make the composite
>>> for my final image.  What do you think?
>>> 
>>> Leica M10-P and Voigtlander 50/1.2 Nokton. Press F11 and click on image 
>>> to
>>> view the flickr image large. Enjoy!
>>> 
>>> --Peter
> 
> 
> --Peter, dictating to my iPad
> (If it misconstrues, please excuse)
> 
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