Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: "Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: 04 June 2002 16:22 Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Users in Amsterdam: Pictures > > >OK, guys. You want Red Light District? I'll give you Red Light District. > >The technical quality of this photo is absolutely abysmal. However, it > >shows the excellent bokeh of which the pre-ASPH 35mm Summicron is > >capable. It was shot from the hip as I walked quickly away from this, er, > >establishment, after the, er, proprietress saw me with my camera and came > >storming out yelling, "NO PICTURES!" > > > >http://www.2alpha.com/~pklein/temp/redlight.htm > > Hmm...I think of bokeh as being out of focus areas, not blurry areas as a > result of camera movement. The hookers in the picture might be in perfect > focus but appear blurry because of slow shutter speed. > > Now, THIS is, IMO, bokeh. > > http://www.jeffery-nola.com/PAW_22.html > > JLS ================================================================== Jeffery, In anyones' opinion I would imagine. What a stunning shot. Plus several others I had missed. Do you still notify PAW shots? Graham http://geebeephoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html