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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's picture of Week 35
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 11:30:12 -0400
References: <20010905102856.9289.qmail@web11701.mail.yahoo.com> <000e01c13613$39a863e0$5e027ac3@lrpv.lv>

Very nice shot, Nathan. Yes, Maria, the background is a bit "cluttered"
and active, but backgrounds usually are in real life. The two figures
are clearly dominant - the center of attention. And anything done to
make that background even softer would look weird.

B. D.

Maira Egle wrote:
> 
> The moment is captured all right, but the background still looks too
> cluttered and active for me; even Noctilux provides too much of a depth of
> field.
> 
> M
> 
> > Thanks Brian! I must admit that the three glasses are
> > a pure coincidence, I had not noticed it until you
> > mentioned them. What attracted me to the scene was the
> > way in which these two guys were engrossed in their
> > conversation.
> >
> > Nathan
> >
> >  --- Brian McCarthy <straightline@btinternet.com>
> > wrote: > Love that shot Nathan - even down to the
> > symmetry of
> > > the three glasses
> > > between them.
> > >
> > > Brian McCarthy
> > > brian@imagespace.co.uk
> > > www.imagespace.co.uk
> > >
> > > >
> > > > This week's shot is a typical Leica picture: low
> > > light, fast lens, fast
> > > > film, no flash, the subjects unaware of being
> > > photographed. These are
> > > > two of my co-workers in a bar, shot with the M3
> > > and 50mm Summilux on
> > > > Delta 3200. Exposure was f1.4 at either 1/30 or
> > > 1/60 sec.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.wajsman.com/35.jpg
> > > >
> > > > The full PAW index is at
> > > >
> > > > http://www.wajsman.com/
> > > >
> > > > and comments are always welcome and appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Nathan
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Nathan Wajsman
> > > > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland
> > > >
> > > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch
> > > >
> > > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/
> > > > General photo site:
> > > http://belgiangator.tripod.com/
> > > > Belgium photo site:
> > > http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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Replies: Reply from Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> (Re: [Leica] Nathan's picture of Week 35)
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