Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here's a bit more information about my PAW #2. First the subject, Josien. First of all, I know her. She is the most happy and lively person you could imagine. It was just this very short moment of reflection that caught my attention, and then I made the shot. A moment later it was gone. I made several other photos of her later in the evening but all of these were simply happy snaps and not very spectacular. My personal criticism of my PAW #2 is the following. Firstly, it is not a posed photo. As I said above, it was that short moment of reflection that caught my attention. Secondly, light was reflecting off the bar desk and adding some nice light to her face. My main problem is, as some of you also pointed out, the ash tray in the lower right corner of the photo. It may look as she is staring at it. If it is removed or cropped away, the subject just stares into emptiness. I did not see that while making the photo. Inexperience on my side, I guess. Thirdly, when the photo was shot I thought I had a clear view of her right eye through her hair. I wonder if that is a parallax problem. Finally, there is not much storytelling going on --- only the subject's moment of reflection (B.D's comment). On the technical side I just have to say the following: the 2/28mm ASPH. is a truly stunning low light lens! 28mm works very well for me, and if you need a wide angle lens with excellent sharpness and contrast at f2, this is definitely the lens to get. - -- Arne In message <20020108190617.5BFD42046@arne-nb.helme-intra>, Arne Helme writes: >I just added PAW #2 2002 to my web site. It was shot last weekend when I went > >to a gothic/industrial party in the Ruhr area of Germany. Following the >suggestions I received after posting PAW #1, I have tried to retain more >detail in the shadow areas of the scan. It is a full frame uncropped scan, >and I intend to only display uncropped fotos on my PAW. Comments and >suggestion are appreciated. > >PAW #2 can be viewed at: > > http://helme.stelvio.nl/paw2002/paw02.html > >The main PAW index is at: > > http://helme.stelvio.nl/paw2002/ > >-- Arne >Arne Helme >Email: Arne.Helme at stelvio.nl (^" at "^@) >Work: +31-33-4697340, Fax: +31-33-4697341, GSM: +31-620135827 >M&I/Stelvio bv, Zonnehof 41, 3811 ND Amersfoort, the Netherlands > > >-- >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