Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Per, thanks for your feedback. It might be my scans or the fact that my monitor hasn't been calibrated or something like that. I am a scanning novice, likewise with photoshop, so hopefully, as time goes on, my technique will improve. The prints ,by the way, have a full range of tones. I see what you mean about the backgrounds. However, I was a bit constrained by where the bikes were in the shop as well as where the light was best. I guess it's always going to be a compromise in situations like that. Regards Mark - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Per Claesson" <per@visimedia.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Cycleshop portraits - critique/comments please > A couple of comments: > > I liked the one best with Graham seen through the wheel. It speaks. > At least on my iMac the images are a bit grayish in the shadow parts. I > have often seen that though, on that LUG site. Or is it intentional? > Look out for those distracting backgrounds. In the pic with Graham in > front of the row of bicykles hanging from the ceiling I would rather > have him in front of the ceiling to the right, or something. > > On Monday, October 7, 2002, at 09:31 PM, Mark Pope wrote: > > > I recently enrolled on a portraiture evening class. For my first > > assignment > > I decided to pester the manager and staff of a local cycle shop, who > > agreed > > to let me take a few portraits. > > > > Roger, http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope/image-34015.html eats, > > sleeps > > and breaths cycling, although he no longer races competitively, he > > talks a > > fast time trial! > > > > This is the manager Graham and a regular customer discussing the finer > > points of cycle componentry... > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope/image-34016.html > > > > The mechanic was building a new back wheel for someone. These shots > > show > > him in action. > > > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope/image-34017.html and > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope/image-34019.html > > > > Finally, here are a couple of portraits of the shop manager Graham. > > > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope/image-34018.html and > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope/image-34020.html > > > > All of the shots are from the same roll of Fuji Neopan 1600 which was > > rated > > at EI400 in error (memo to brain, buy M7 for DX coding). Fortunately, > > I > > realised my error before I developed the film, so was able to do > > something > > about it. > > > > Comments on or off-list would be much appreciated. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Mark Pope > > Swindon Wilts, UK > > > > http://www.monomagic.co.uk > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html