Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/29
[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 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 - -- Alastair Firkin http://www.afirkin.com http://www.familyofman2.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html