[Leica] PAW3

[masonster at gmail.com (David Mason)]

I like the main shot a lot. I do have one question though - when
taking these shots what focal length were you using? They seem quite
candid and most of the shots of yours I am familiar with have a more
intimate nature to them.

Dave


On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:30:41 -0500, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> 
wrote:
> The assignment was to shoot smokers. So after quite a bit of thought, I
> decided to leave my Glock home and took cameras instead. ;-) The
> location was the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan. And I
> discovered how difficult it can be to shoot in post-9.11 America - I was
> hassled by a PA cab dispatcher, a lone cop, and a pair of cops - all of
> whom warned me that it's illegal to photograph the bus terminal, or
> shoot in the direction of the bus terminal. In their defense, all were
> exceedingly polite, and when I suggested that I point outwards from the
> terminal, all left me alone. But obviously it didn't dawn on any of them
> - or the morons who give them their orders, that it's far more likely
> that one of the countless suitcases being wheeled through the unguarded
> doors will contain enough high explosives to kill hundreds and perhaps
> take down the building, than it is that someone photographing the
> building poses a threat.
> 
> But that aside - PAW3 and three alternates are at
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/B-D-COLEN-PAW 
> 
> Comments, critiques, etc.....welcome...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org ] On Behalf Of
> Chandos Michael Brown
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 6:23 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: [Leica] Three tries at one image
> 
> The other night I exposed about 30 frames at ISO 800 with the Olympus
> E1, in part because I'm trying to capture something I see every day and
> in part because I'm messing around with an all digital workflow.  These
> were made with the Zuiko 11-22/2.8-3.5, at the focal length of 22.  They
> were exposed at 1/20-1/30 @ 3.5 and mildly cropped to reduce the clutter
> in the room.
> 
> I experimenting with PhaseOne's Capture Pro for RAW conversion into
> PhotoShop 7 (which I still use); B&W conversion with Fred Miranda's PS
> plug in.  The tonal range on these images is spectacular, except for the
> predictable blown spectral highlights around lighting sources.
> 
> I found it tough going to get reasonably sharp results at this shutter
> speed and where there's a lot of movement (here's where one distinctly
> feels the absence of fast Leica glass and why I pant for Zuiko's
> soon-to-be-released fast normal prime), but I'm curious, do *any* of
> these final-cut images work?
> 
> http://cmbrow.people.wm.edu/photography/New/1172223BW.htm 
> 
> http://cmbrow.people.wm.edu/photography/New/1172228BW.htm 
> 
> http://cmbrow.people.wm.edu/photography/New/1192262BW.htm 
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Chandos
> 
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