Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Robert Appleby wrote: > >>>>Surely, Ted's 15/400 combo is a bit extreme, but availability of many > lenses, including zooms made us forget that we actually have legs so that > we can move around.<<<<<< Hi Rob, Not extreme in this case, as I want the city to have a distinctly different look that will make people see their city with new eyes....... 15 mm and 400 mm. And in many cases, as the title of the book implies. "Victoria, as I see it." the two lenses put a completely different dimension to everyday locations and beauty of the city as I see it. What I like is when someone looks at the images and they say, "Are you sure this is Victoria? You haven't made a mistake have you?" I smile, then tell them what and where it is and the reaction is so wonderful. "Oh my God, you've made it so beautiful, I've gone by there every morning on my way to work and never seen it like this! Amazing." And sure, if I were working differently and using several lenses, and not looking for the "extreme look," I'd walk closer or farther away to accommodate composition. In this case I'm limiting myself to these two focal lengths only because I wanted to show the city as I see it and not going around using the same tripod holes as others have done in the past. And I truly believe I'm on the right track due to the positive and surprised reactions I'm receiving. ted