Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A very nice shot! The Pastor's wife's face has a very interesting expression and a great look. I think I am seeing some digital artifacts on the Pastor's face and maybe a tiny bit in the eyes, but aside from that the portraits are smooth and nice. I see what you mean about the Nocti-like results in the out of focus areas - not my favorite look, but the in-focus parts look very nice. And XP-2 at 200 is, well, awesome, as this picture will attest. You are one lucky fella having such a nice camera as that Hexar Limited (covet covet covet)... - - marc Jeffery Smith wrote: >This year, I'm going to concentrate on B&W with more people than animals or >trees. My early PAWs will probably reflect the experimentation with B&W >films as I get back into this genre after giving it up in 1984. > >http://www.jeffery-nola.com/PAW_1.html > >Week one is more of a lens test and a film test than a piece of art. I >photographed my pastor and his wife Christmas Eve after services. I was >giving XP2 a try at E.I. 200, and found that I like the results with the one >stop over-exposure. The image was also a test of a newly acquired 50/1.2 >Hexanon, which gave very pleasing Noctilux-like results. > >I also completely redid my web site, with a journal page for each image. For >those who are interested in the equipment, film, conditions, etc., there is >a page of writing that will accompany each PAW image this year. > >Please let me know what you think of (1) the lens, and (2) the film. > >Jeffery Smith >New Orleans, LA > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- *** Marc Attinasi *** * mailto: marc@attinasi.org * * http://www.attinasi.org * - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html