Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, My nod goes for #1. Very nice candid portrait, and very pleasing soft grays. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Nathan > Wajsman > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 10:29 AM > To: LUG > Subject: [Leica] Nathan's final PAW of 2001 > > > First of all, Happy New Year to all my friends on the LUG. > > For the final week's PAW, I have chosen three images which all have to > do with looking through windows and with trains, although in quite > different ways. The main image is my father, currently visiting me for > the holidays, looking at the window of a shop selling model trains. He > has had a tough year, will be 78 in February and aside from me and my > children there is not much joy in his life following my mother's death > in April. That is why I jumped at a chance to photograph him when he was > admiring the intricate model trains and expressing almost boylike > wonder: > > http://www.wajsman.com/52.jpg > > The two alternates are both from a train ride from Zurich to Geneva I > had to take last Thursday. It takes about 3 hours, the first two are > quite boring. But once the train gets past Fribourg, the rest of the > trip is quite interesting because of the breathtaking landscapes, so > most passengers put down their books and newspapers and look out, like > these two ladies: > > http://www.wajsman.com/52alt1.jpg > > and the kind of sights they see are: > > http://www.wajsman.com/52alt2.jpg > > All three shots on Delta 400 developed in XTOL 1+3, the main pic with > the 35mm Summilux and the two alternates with the 24mm Elmarit. This is > the first time I have developed D400 in XTOL 1+3 instead of XTOL 1+1 or > Ilfotec DDX 1+4, and the higher dilution definitely gives an advantage > in this case. Even though the contrast range on this roll was quite high > (many snow scenes), there are no blown-out highlights as I have become > accustomed to with the reformulated D400. XTOL 1+3 is now my standard > for everything except D3200 (have not tried that one diluted beyond 1+1 > yet). > > The complete PAW index is at: > > http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw.htm > > and comments and critique are welcome and appreciated as always. > > To be continued in 2002... > > Nathan > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > > -- > 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