[Leica] Flower Bazaar

[RicCarter]

They’re wonderfully lit! Did you do a lot in terms of local adjustments?

ric


> On Jun 21, 2023, at 10:58 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> I had gone to the Flower Bazaar in Parrys in Chennai to test drive the
> newly released Nikon Z8 with the Nikkor Z24-70mm f2.8S lens. It is a tough
> place to photograph, as the shops have three sources of light - LED,
> Tungsten and Daylight with totally different colour characteristics, as
> well as colours bouncing off the flowers, which also leads to very harsh
> contrast.
> 
> In other words, the ideal place to test out new equipment!
> 
> This was my first visit in four years (thanks to the Covid shutdowns) to
> this overcrowded, busy market, which we used to visit every month or two in
> the days before the pandemic struck. I did an exposure tweak for this
> series - I shot in Highlight Priority mode with an exposure compensation of
> +1.7 to bring out detail in the faces in the scene.
> 
> Cinematic:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/parrys/Parrys-20230528-023-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Conversation:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/parrys/Parrys-20230528-052-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Engrossed:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/parrys/Parrys-20230528-067-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Environmental Portrait:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/parrys/Parrys-20230528-079-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Relaxed:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/parrys/Parrys-20230528-085-Enhanced-NR-EditBW.jpg.html
> 
> Shadow Side Portrait:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/parrys/Parrys-20230528-076-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Please see LARGE
> 
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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