Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 5/29/05 12:57 AM, "Richard" <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> typed: > At 07:13 PM 5/28/2005, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> On 5/28/05 4:57 PM, "Richard" <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> typed: >> >>> Whoa, every time I shoot B&W, they look oh so good: >>> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/LJPics/crop0007.jpg >>> >>> I think I can like Acros a lot... >> >>> >> I Love Across it's my high rez film when I'm using studio strobes or >> tripods >> outside. Indoors hand held I'd hate to get stuck with it in my camera. > > Is there different Acros? Mine is Neopan 100 Acros. ASA100 is not that bad. > My picture is no work of art, but it's hand held 50/1.4ASPH, at 1.4 or > thereabout. > > Yes but at what shutter speed is the main point. And it might be nice in the shot we saw even to stop down a little to make sure you get your focus. The shot looks a little fuzzy from what I remember. Not good fuzzy. I just avoid putting the 100 in my camera unless I'm going to shoot the whole roll all at once for a specific reason. Unless I have it with another body which as 400 or 1600 in it. Believe me the kind of shots you're used to seeing and you'd like to get shots like that they weren't shot with 100 film hand held indoors. You are competing against tri x rated films. And they are shooting at a 60th and you are shooting at a 15th. They'll be ably to make 8x10's and 11x14s and you will be able to make 5x7's. Maybe. Unless you are a fuzzralist. Heavily into fuzzralisim. And have signed the fuzzralist manifesto. My default had been 11x14 darkroom prints shot with 1600 film. So I'm stopped down two at a 60th and you are wide open at a 15th. Good luck! Your decisive moment is going to be "paaachunkclot" (sound of wonderful Leica M cloth shutter at 15th) Mines going to be "cichat" (sound of wonderful Leica M cloth shutter at 15th) Just looking now again at the shot my eye goes first to the out of focus whited out wrist watch. That's not a good thing. As its in the foreground and I'ts the lightest and brightest thing in the picture. And that's the way the eye works on a shot. >From looking at the table what you had in focus was the bunnies left rear rabbits foot toenails. Really! :) I'd go for her eyelashes and or the bunnies. It looks over exposed and then not printed down. Some over exposed shots look worse when you print them down to try to compensate. I'd like to see if this one does or not. I like her hair and her belt. And her Band-Aid and fingers. Is her hair reddish? Sometimes I think I can feel color in black and white. So much for psychic awareness! Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/