Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 23:07 24.05.1998 -0500, Eric wrote: >Let me echo that sentiment. I too have the book, and find it a wonderful >testament to not only Leicas, but the medical profession, photography and >Ted specifically. Outstanding work. When Leitz introduced the 1/50 Noctilux in 1976, they wrote: You don't need the lens, but can you afford to be without? :) Besides the emotional impact of Ted's book, his 10 year project pictures additionally give remarkable answers to subjects, which were discussed in the LUG during last weeks: Background/ foreground as a vivid composition element in portraits (plate 4, 71, 77), different views of different lenses on the same subject [super wide (plate 14) vs "usual" wide angle (plate 7)], 'bokeh' or out-of-focus rendition (plate 7, 8, 13, 17, 23 ! or 39 !, etc), foreground in super wide pictures (plate 26, 49, 54, 67 etc), portraits/ persons with a super wide (plate 64, 86), how to concentrate on the essential and wide open performance of lenses (both: all plates :) ), etc. And - a question, on which I don't know an answer yet: Did Ted forget to remove the hose/tube in the self-portrait (plate 96), or would the picture loose some of the exitement ? Alf - -------------------------------------------------- Alfred Breull http://members.aol.com/abreull/index.htm