Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don, In spite of my distaste for Christmas schmaltz, I need to compliment you for your effort in recording the extravaganza. It reminded me of one similar assignment we had to complete at Brooks Institute of Photography. It consisted of a "Night Shot", a gasoline station with lights ablaze against the Santa Barbara hills. The night sky had to delineate the hills, the station roof had to retain detail, and the lights were not to flare or overpower the scene. At dusk we would congregate with our Calumets, Graflexes, Cambos, and the rare Linhoff in front of the station like a platoon of sharp shooters and, about 20-30 minutes after sunset, we would record the scene with the light off, then, the gracious attendant would turn the light on again for a second exposure. Only later we would learn that such scenes are best recorded at the time when the natural waning light and the artificial light are about equal in intensity. That and the " White Soap and Black Cloth" where the type of assignments to give a student nightmares. Joe Codispoti > For my last submission of the year I am presenting a neighbor of mine. > About five blocks from my house is the most incredible display of > Christmas > lights to be seen in Atlanta. > This first image is an establishing shot taken from the golf > course into the > front yard. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=489259 > > The second shot is taken from the side yard into the back yard. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=489262 > > The third shot is from the right side of the front yard across the front > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=489265 > > The last shot is from the entry walk across the left front of the yard. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=489269 > > All shots with a 35 Summicron R at 5.6 and an exposure of 15 seconds. > > My thanks to Sonny C for inspiring me to take out the tripod and > record the > lights. I hope you all enjoy the lights as much as everyone in the region > does. People come from miles around to show their children or become > child-like in wonder. Perfect for the season. > > Don Dory > dorysrus@mindspring.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html