Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In message <p05100307b87c14831674@[203.208.69.141]>, Alastair Firkin writes: >>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 mak >es >>> 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 onl >y >>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 goo >d >>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 > Thanks! Yes, she's "there" due to the use of the rangefinder. Distance to subject is about 1.5m. At f1.4, that does not yield much DOF for anything but small pictures. I used Tina's trick here; prefocusing, and moving back/forth until I had Cindy's left eye in focus. If I re-compose after that I usually end up with an out-of focus picture. - -- Arne - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html