Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/28
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Peter,
I like the expression on her face, but the picture seems washed out.
Without any context, I think, it needs to be a portrait--nice skin tones,
etc. Maybe it's just my monitor, though.
Regards,
Michael Gerard
geeman1066@earthlink.net
Peter Klein wrote:
> PWIFLI = Picture When I Feel Like It. Lazy/busy man's PAW.
>
> This is probably a record for me. The picture was taken last Friday, and
> it's up on Tuesday. The picture was taken in Marianne's office, with
> Ted's favorite Rembrandt lighting coming from a window, and the
> flourescent office lights providing a bit of fill.
>
> http://www.2alpha.com/~pklein/temp/marianne.jpg
>
> Now for some fun. Let's play Guess the Lens. Here is the above photo,
> with no adjustments, spotting or sharpening, just reduced in size and
> Jpegged:
>
> http://www.2alpha.com/~pklein/temp/marianne-4.jpg
>
> And here's another shot with a different lens.
>
> http://www.2alpha.com/~pklein/temp/marianne-5.jpg
>
> Can you guess which lens was used in each shot? All I'll tell you is that
> they both are fast normal lenses, shot wide open at 1/60th. Delta 100
> developed by a local pro lab in D76 1:1.
>
> Disclaimer: No, the lenses were not bolted to an 8-ton concrete block
> equippend with a seismometer. Therefore this is not a scientific lens
> test, it proves nothing, blah blah blah. But oddly enough, the different
> characteristics of the lenses do come through in these photos, and are
> consistent with other photos taken with these lenses on the same roll.
>
> Coming soon: More pictures from Venice!
>
> --Peter Klein
>
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