[Leica] Sunday Lakefront Trip

[Alan Magayne-Roshak]

On  Mon, 29 Dec 2014  "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca>wrote:

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>G'day Alan,
>The trees didn't really excite me other than the one with the yellow road
>closed sign. Nice bit of observation.

>But the all time beautifully seen and captured making great use of
"SHOOTING
>FROM THE SHADOW SIDE?" in  what we might offer as.. "A beautiful
>architectural photo?  The Miller House!"

>This is an excellent example for CREW MEMBERS to learn how and what
>"Shooting from the shadow side means and looks like!" In this case it makes
>the image just jump and pop right off the screen! Certainly compared to
some
>we see posted sitting there blank flat no character to the building nor
over
>all scene. By the same token sometimes the light isn't very obvious? That
>means it makes us look about more to try and make something of the light.
>"shadow-side!" as faint or harsh as it maybe!

>Shooting from the Shadow-side will and does add character to almost any
>scene or situation where it can be found.

>Good on you!
>cheers ,
>Dr. ted :-)
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Thanks, Dr. Ted.

That's my favorite kind of light, too, and when I saw the house, I almost
was a road hazard getting to where I could stop and get the shot before the
sun moved behind a taller building (I have lots of experience with how fast
it moves).

Alan

Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services
(Retired)
UPAA POY 1978
UPAA Master of the Profession 2014
amr3 at uwm.edu
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/

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 for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt