[Leica] [IMG] PESO - Following Lluis

[Gene Duprey]

Hi Peter,

Great set of B&W images.  the first one seems way to under exposed, as the
blacks have no detail.  the rest are really nice.

Gene


On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
wrote:

> Jim,
>
> thanks for looking and reading the mail in detail. My typo, it is of
> course a
> Summicron.
>
> Peter
>
> On 14/06/2016 18:50, Jim Nichols wrote:
> > Very nice images, Peter.
> >
> > One question and a suggestion:
> >
> > You state that you used a 5cm Summaron.  I am only familiar with the
> 3.5cm by
> > that name.  Could it be the Summitar or Summicron?
> >
> > When posting images, I find it useful to resize them to around 900
> pixels tall,
> > or 1200-1400 pixels wide, so that the enlarged version in the gallery
> can be
> > better viewed and appreciated.
> >
> > Please keep posting.  I like your vision!
> >
> > Jim Nichols
> > Tullahoma, TN USA
> >
> > On 6/14/2016 12:24 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote:
> >> LUGgers,
> >>
> >> About two weeks ago I had to travel to Brussels for a week. This was
> about the
> >> time that Lluis was having his MM repaired and was using film. So I
> decided to
> >> follow suit and took my M3 and of course film.
> >>
> >> Workflow:
> >>
> >> Unlike the great man I don't soup my own, so I sent my rolls of XP2
> plus and HP5
> >> to Ilford for them to do the messy bit and scan them to High Res TIFs.
> I can't
> >> say that I am impressed with what I got. The negs are OK, but the TIFFs
> came
> >> back as greyscale and not of the greatest quality. In order to use them
> with NEP
> >> I had to convert them to RGB/8. Having made most adjustments with NEPI
> then
> >> finished them off in PSE.
> >>
> >>
> >> What follows are the results. Some I am pleased with, some less so.
> They are all
> >> taken in St. Catherine, which is an old but rather touristy area away
> from the
> >> tourist areas,  full of young people and a few good restaurants and a
> large pool
> >> around which everyone gathers.
> >>
> >> All are M3 with 5cm Summaron hand held. Most of these are XP2 @ 400ASA
> at speeds
> >> of about 1/60th to 1/15th hand held.
> >>
> >>
> >> A bar:
> >>
> >> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/BarStCatherine-1.jpg.html
> >
> >>
> >> A couple having a drink by the pool:
> >>
> >> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/CouplePoolStCatherine-1.jpg.html
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> A dark side street nearby:
> >>
> >> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/DarkStreetStCatherine-1.jpg.html
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> One of the old churches in the area: Yes I know it looks a bit like
> it's tilting
> >> back, but I really like the lighting here and decided to leave it as it
> is ;-) :
> >>
> >> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/BruusselsChurch-1.jpg.html
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> More to post later.
> >>
> >> It was a really interesting and valuable lesson in how to take pictures
> simply
> >>
> >>
> >> Your comments and constructive criticisms are as always welcome,
> >>
> >> Thanks for taking the time to look.
> >>
> >> Peter Dzwig
> >>
> >>
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> --
>
> ===========================================================
> Dr Peter Dzwig
>
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