Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Marc. It's a good thing I'm switching to B&W. I won't be able to afford color processing for a while. ;-) 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 Marc > Attinasi > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 7:02 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW - Week one - Jeffery > > > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html