Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Arne's PAW #3 and #4 for 2002
From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 19:58:46 +1100
References: <20020128084033-d01050009-cfbd5418-1012-010c@10.0.1.13>

>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 agree -- is she "there" because you used the rangefinder and then 
didn't "re-compose" the image? Only because I do this all the time

Beautiful portrait otherwise

Cheers
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In reply to: Message from Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com> (Re: [Leica] Arne's PAW #3 and #4 for 2002)