[Leica] Re: First Snow and Christmas: Digilux 2

[firkin at balhpl01.ncable.net.au (firkin)]

This is my sort of "colour" photograph: one dominant colour and "detail". I 
don't know how the framing works on a DL2, but I would "kill" that nasty 
additional yellow sign, which is intruding into an otherwise lovely use of 
colour splash. I might also put the lamp a little higher into the sky -- if 
I could bend down low enough: do let us know how good the framing really is 
on the DL2, as I'm tempted to trade up from the DL1. 

Cheers 

Richard S. Taylor writes: 

> The town I live in west of Boston occasionally has snowless winters but 
> this will not be one of them.  We had our first persistent snow this 
> morning: 
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Christmas-and-First-Snow/L1000051_adj_web. 
> 
> (Digilux 2 ISO 100 Auto Mode.) 
> 
> Christmas decorations are up but not necessarily limited to evergreens: 
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Christmas-and-First-Snow/L1000064_adj_web 
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Christmas-and-First-Snow/L1000065_adj_web. 
> 
> (Digilux 2 ISO 100 Auto Mode.) 
> 
> ...and the Town powered up their Christmas lights on the Common yesterday: 
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Christmas-and-First-Snow/L1000039_web 
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Christmas-and-First-Snow/L1000024_adj_web. 
> 
> (Digilux 2 ISO 400 Manual Mode f2.0 at 1/8th second.) 
> 
> I just got the Digilux 2 and these are among the first pictures I've taken 
> with it.   The handling, noise and image quality are about as expected 
> from the reviews and comments on the LUG. 
> 
> It's really cold and windy here today so I've also learned that you can 
> use it with thin gloves but CANNOT with numb fingers.  Numb fingers not 
> withstanding, I'm having a great time with the camera. 
> 
> The photo of the Christmas tree in Lincoln Center I posted last week 
> proved to be dull, dull, dull when I printed it out.  I've made some 
> adjustments and re-posted the photo here: 
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Christmas-and-First-Snow/PC110015_adj_web. 
> 
> I think it's better on the screen this way, too. 
> 
> Comments and suggestions always welcome. 
> 
> Any one else have photos of Christmas decorations in their part of the 
> world they can post? 
> 
> -- 
> Regards, 
> 
> Dick
> Boston MA
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