Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BD: Did you use a prism when you took this picture or were you somehow elevated above Nick in order to use the WLF? Or, did you maybe use the sportsfinder? - -- Best Regards, Jim Hemenway Photo web site at: http://www.hemenway.com bdcolen wrote: > > Good point about the reflection, Slobodan - thanks for the helpful > comment. I'm not "still getting the hang of (my) Roll-eye," I'm barely > starting to get the hang of it - whole different way of seeing, working, > shooting. :-) > > Thanks again - > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of S Dimitrov > Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 12:01 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Haven't posted an image in ages... > > It dawned on me that's what it was after seeing other postings. It seems > that I'm not getting all the postings, and sometimes they come a half > day, or even a day later. As far as that shot of yours is concerned, it > is a tad rough. Even in a grab shot, one should always have their > compositional presence of mind. It would of had greater visual stability > if the whole of the reflection was included. Otherwise, with a square, > the use of negative space such as more of the space over the head being > included would have greater effect on concentrating the viewer to your > subject. It seems that your still getting the hang of your Roll-eye. But > all good things come in due course. > Here are two samples taken with a white-face 2.8F. The same sitter > position, but two different camera positions. The frontal is my least > favorite, as it was only the vehicle shot for a very close in portrait, > which they didn't use. Go figure what's in an editor's mind. > http://www.laweekly.com/ink/02/47/news-ehrenreich.php > http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/03/06/cover-ehrenreich.php > Slobodan Dimitrov > > bdcolen wrote: > > > > It's the new GW Bush Commemorative...;-) > > GX...sorry about that... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of S > > Dimitrov > > Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 8:07 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Haven't posted an image in ages... > > > > So what is a Rollei GW? Never heard of one! > > Slobodan Dimitrov > > > > bdcolen wrote: > > > > > > Thanks...and right you are...Rollei GW - Tri_x....my first 2 1/4 > > > scan... > > > > > > ----- > > -- > > 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 > > -- > 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