Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I didn't consider the flare as I took it to be part of the IR look! ;-) Still a damn fine piece of picture taking... Flare? What steeeeeenking flare? ;-) ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <belgiangator@yahoo.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 7:14 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 41 and 42 > Hi Ted, > > Many thanks for the comments and kind words. I do own > two flashes, a Metz for my R8 and the little SF20 for > my M6. But I rarely use them, I regard them as > emergency devices exactly for the reasons you mention. > > As for the IR landscape, I agree with your comment. In > fact, I took 3-4 shots of the scene, and on a couple > of them the composition is exactly as you suggest. But > I chose this particular one because the sky is not > completely blown out and the flare is not too bad, > considering that I used a filter (Heliopan 695). > > Nathan > --- Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com> wrote: > > > Hi Nathan: > > The main picture is another excellent moment in > > making good use of what > > Leica camera's and lens do best.... '"if you can see > > it, you can shoot it!" > > By using the available existing light you retain > > naturalness of the moment > > and the look of the location. > > > > Not to forget, you don't give yourself away with a > > "blinking flashing > > twinkie light every few minutes!" ;-) And without > > this, the children go > > about doing their thing without becoming "camera > > conscious" and the parents > > attention taken away from the event looking around > > to see who's taking > > pictures.... which at any event is a big pain in the > > butt.Certainly when a > > Leica user doesn't have the guts to shoot wide open > > with a slow shutter > > speed. > > > > The alternates: > > >>>>> For week 42 I have a couple of infrared > > pictures. The main picture is > > of > > > a vineyard near my house. The wine they make here > > around Lake Zurich is > > > actually not worth drinking (except in > > emergencies) but the vineyard > > > looks pretty: > > > > > > http://www.wajsman.com/42.jpg > > > > > > The alternate is another infrared picture, taken > > near Glarus, about 50km > > > south of Zurich: > > > > > > http://www.wajsman.com/42alt1.jpg<<<< > > > > The infrared vineyard is very well executed with a > > different look and nicely > > composted Very well done as this is the kind of > > scene and look which > > encourages others to give infrared a try. > > > > The roadway and field... > > My nit picking comment! I think the composition > > could be improved if you'd > > turned slightly to the right (as we are looking at > > the scene) moving the > > road slightly to the left and taking it away from > > the "near centre line" of > > the frame. > > > > Or cropping a very small area on the left will > > accomplish the same thing. > > But like I say, these are minor details of perceived > > improvement, of course > > subjective as I see it on the screen. > > > > good ones Nathan. > > ted > > > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Nokia Game is on again. > Go to http://uk.yahoo.com/nokiagame/ and join the new > all media adventure before November 3rd. > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html