[Leica] Leica Akademie Washington DC workshop

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

The first one for me

Cheers
Jayanand

On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 11:54 PM Richard Clompus via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> I recently attended a one day workshop with well known fashion
> photographer, Mark dePaola at the Washington DC Leica shop.  Mark has been
> photographing models for over 30 years mainly with Noctilux lenses wide
> open.  It was a great experience learning how to photograph in ways I had
> not considered.  I have always wondered how different photographers made
> their images.  This was one way to find out.  It was a very different
> experience compared to Ralph Gibson's workshop in 2016 at the San Francisco
> Leica shop.  Two different master photographers who look at the world very
> differently. Both experiences equally rewarding.
>
> Here are a few images I took after the workshop as a tourist using a 50mm
> f1 Noctilux that I’ve used for over 20 years. It was a fun weekend in DC.
> Too many museums and restaurants that were not visited.  A return trip is
> needed.
>
> Tourists on the Mall:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rclompus/The+Washington+Mall.jpg.html
>
> 3 Ducks on the Mall:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rclompus/3+Ducks+on+the+Mall.jpg.html
>
> Abraham Lincoln Memorial:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rclompus/Lincoln+Memorial.jpg.html
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Be well,
> Richard
>
> Richard Clompus
> Roanoke, VA
>
>
>
>
> > On May 16, 2023, at 9:20 PM, Ric Carter <ric at CartersXRd.net> wrote:
> >
> > Gorgeous
> >
> > Ric
> >
> >
> >
> >> On May 16, 2023, at 8:11 PM, Richard Clompus via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Aram, thanks for sharing.  I traveled to Yosemite in 2018 and hired a
> photography guide to take me to some interesting areas.  We hiked to
> Cathedral Rock at 4:30am to capture the sunrise.  I combined 5 images to
> capture the dynamic range of the morning light.  I didn’t realize the name
> of the location until you posted your image.
> >>
> >> You can view the photo at:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rclompus/Yosemite+Sunrise+Cathedral+Rock.jpg.html
> >>
> >> It was hard to photograph at Yosemite because almost every view there
> has been photographed countless number of times by Ansel Adams and visitors
> to the park.  I was a bit surprised at the number of dead and dying trees
> due to an infestation of the pine beetle.  Other areas were burned out from
> forest fires. Rock climbers frequently scale the cliffs. An experienced
> rock climber died the week we visited.  Its a busy place in the summer.  It
> is majestic and worth the effort to get there.
> >>
> >> Be well,
> >> Richard
> >>
> >> Richard Clompus
> >> Roanoke, VA
> >>
> >>> On May 16, 2023, at 1:31 PM, Aram Langhans via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Like last fall, I brought my R8 on this trip.  Had a few 20 year old
> Fujicolor 400 films in the freeze so thought I'd give them a try.  Part of
> this trip was to deliver an M3 to someone in SoCal, so I shot half a roll
> in the M3 on the way down then the last half in the R8 in Yosemite.  I also
> had another film camera long, a Kodak Retina Type 118 from 1936.  I still
> have the film in that camera so will have to post some later if they turn
> out.  Flaky shutter in that camera.
> >>>
> >>> Here are a few shots with the R8 in Yosemite.  Reflection of Cathedral
> Rock taken across the Merced river by the base of El Capitan.
> >>>
> >>> Cathedral Rock Reflection-56 (leica-users.org) <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/S23/y/Cathedral+Rock+Reflection-56.jpg.html
> >
> >>>
> >>> And a few views of Mt. Watkins over Mirror Lake
> >>>
> >>> Mirror Lake-69 (leica-users.org) <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/S23/y/Mirror+Lake-69.jpg.html>
> >>>
> >>> Mirror Lake-70 (leica-users.org) <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/S23/y/Mirror+Lake-70.jpg.html>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Aram Langhans
> >>> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> >>> & Unemployed photographer
> >>> “The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin
> himself would ever have dared dream.”   James D. Watson
> >>>
> >>>
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