Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]She uses a 17-35 a lot (Canon), and an M6 with 28/2.8 (she wants a noctilux). Yes I found the extreme distortion a bit offputting, but that does seem to be her style, and that of many current PJ's. Certainly, the 17-35 zoom is the one everybody seems to have these days. The beauty of the 24 is the lack of this sort of distortion, IMO, although obviously you can push it a bit if you want to. But on the whole it's a very natural look. Glad you liked them, it was a nice surprise for me to bump into them before she even had time to mail me about them - our emails crossed. - -- Rob http://www.robertappleby.com Mobile: (+39) 348 336 7990 Home: (+39) 059 303436 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 3:45 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] btw... > Thanks for the heads up Rob, > > The photos and captions were very poignant and powerful. I could > comment on the outrage I feel at their treatment but we have been down > that path so many times before. If people are too blind to see what is > in the photos, I doubt my comments will help. > > So perhaps a more technical discussion will be OK. I am not quite > comfortable with her style of shooting as she is using a super wide of > some sort and I find the signature distortion distracts from the > content of the photos. I know that you use a 24 pretty heavily but I do > not find the same effects in your photos. Do you think that she is > using a 21 or wider? > > John Collier > > On Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at 11:08 AM, Rob Appleby wrote: > > > btw - I recommend a quick glance at Catherine Leuthold's feature about > > Palestinian families on the Digital Journo. Catherine came with me to > > the > > Jinbeh caves in May and it's nice to see the work of a genuinely > > concerned, > > independent and unfamous photographer being showcased on the DJ. > > -- > 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