Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 01:29 PM 5/24/02, you wrote: >>And this in a magazine article explaining the virtues of automated camera >>features. > >This pales in comparison to a photog book on the use of wide angle lenses. >The author seems to think that converging parallels are what really sells >these lenses. If he ever saw the donut on a 500/8 mirror lens, he could >write another book. >JLS I used to enjoy looking at the Pop Photography "travel photographer's" work (forgot his name, Bob Krist, or something like that) for this very reason. Not only was his sense o' color frequently over the top, his use of wide angles was pretty rad as well, with converging verticals a plenty. And those outrageous, cornea-piercing, polarized indigo skies - ouch! And this in a mag whose features aim to "show you how it's done." Guy - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html