[Leica] IMG: Maui in BW

[Robert Adler]

Thanks Lluis. Shooting only BW is a real joy, especially where many images
are often done in color. Makes you kind of think differently.
best,
bob

On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Lluis Ripoll <
lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:

> Very nice work Bob!
> Lluis
>
> El 14/08/2015, a les 21.27, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> va escriure:
>
> > Been hanging out on Maui this past week with Jane, the grandkids and
> their
> > parents (phew!).
> >
> > Decided to shoot landscapes using the old version Monochrom and had a lot
> > of fun. Then, since it's a new moon (and Perseids) I thought I would try
> > the Monochrom for some "long" exposure night photography. I thought the
> > outcomes were pretty acceptable!
> >
> > As the Monochrom has a base ISO of 320 and a maximum exposure time of 240
> > seconds (not adjusted for ISO as the M240 apparently is), seemed like it
> > might work. First shot is on the beach of our hotel with lots of light
> > pollution:
> > http://www.robertadlerphotography.com/p464101645/h53037451#h53037451
> > This was the 35 f/2 'lux ASPH set at f/2 with a 16second exposure at 1600
> > ISO. The noise was very manageable. Overall, I thought it was a positive
> > test.
> >
> > So the next night I drove up to the top of Haleakula (10,200') to see
> more
> > stars. Unfortunately there isn't much foreground to include in the images
> > so I thought I would test the 21mm f/3,4 Super Elmar. Exposure at
> 1600ISO,
> > 30sec and wide open gave noticeably more noise and a bit of banding:
> > http://www.robertadlerphotography.com/p464101645/h53037451#h53490fd1
> > You can see (barely) the observation deck's rail and a piece of the deck
> > shelter's roof in the upper right hand corner. I believe the lights in
> the
> > distance are Wailea, though it could be Kihei.
> >
> > Then, after about 15 minutes of visibility after a 2 hour ride up the
> > volcano, the clouds rushed in and it started raining. Didn't stop for an
> > hour, so I drove home.
> >
> > I hope to try again tonight nearby, but the weather is not promising.
> Other
> > BW images from this trip are there also if you'd like to look. I like
> using
> > BW here: very different mindset for seeing.
> >
> > Conclusion was the 35 f/2 is good enough for BW night star photography.
> > Very happy about that!
> > Best,
> > Bob
> >
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> >
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