Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 1/28/02 at 8:03 AM, Arne.Helme@stelvio.nl (Arne Helme) thoughtfully wrote: > PAW #3 is a portrait of my wife, Cindy. It is lit by daylight that was > diffused by a very thin curtain that hangs in front of a window in our > hallway. Inspiration for this shot was the photos that Robert G. Stevens has > posted of his son. I like (environmental) portraits where the subject makes > eye contact with the viewer. Shot with Leica M6 + 1.0/50mm Noctilux at f1.4 > on Ilford XP2 Super. > > http://helme.stelvio.nl/paw2002/paw03.html > I like this shot. Good lighting blend and interesting visual textures. My only thought is that the vertical space above her, for me, unbalances the portrait a bit, although seen on a wall I might have a different take on it. I'm not good at isolating what I see on the screen very well yet. I like the way the background shapes are vertical bands although maybe one of them shouldn't spring from her head? I don't know. Maybe I'm looking too hard because when I saw it first that wasn't my reaction. Did you burn in the corners slightly or is that the work of the Noct? Thanks for sharing. Very nice. Adam - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html