Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd like to add to this: a wider lens might have done a better job - all the instruments and repair tools would be more visible, and sharply contoured, and the atmosphere (<working context>) of the place would have played a part. And then - a b/w would have been a better medium, for the background is just too cluttered and distracting. Yours Martin Howard, My thoughts run the other way from Gerry's. Instrument repair shops always have tools and bits of horns all over the place, and it would have been nice to see more of that. In other words, put the man in his working context by being farther away from him, especially if it was hard to get close-ups. Maybe a bit of that would have happened if shot 1 & 2 were horizontal. That started to happen in 1, which might have been stronger if you had the camera lower. I think you could have used less exposure than incident readings suggested. Remember that the incident meter is going to recommend a bright, daylight sort of rendering with no appreciation for the atmosphere of the location. With a faster shutter, you might have got some better frames of the man working and conveyed more sense of the place where he works. Close-ups of the part in his hand would've been a job for your Nikon! (Duck - - Incoming!) Nice to see you here, Howard. I remember you from the Ampex list. Carl - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html