Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Were these shot in the B&W mode on your 20D or were they converted from a RAW file? Don don.dory@gmail.com On 8/1/05, Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl> wrote: > For week 29, I showed you mostly colourful shots of things in my garden. > So for week 30 (last week), I have the opposite: only people pictures, > and all B&W. This is, after all, a Leica list ;-) > > The first four images are of friends. > > My 11-year old daughter has a rich social life, and hardly a weekend > goes by without her sleeping at a friend's house or having a friend > visit overnight. Here is a shot of her (with glasses) and a friend just > after waking up around noon: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_30.jpg > > Our neighbour Felix lives two houses away with his partner Stefan and > their three cats. They are great guys to be around. Felix is a fashion > photographer, so we joke a lot about the fact that he is in a position > to tell some of the most beautiful women in the world to "show a bit > more leg" or lean forward a bit--and he's gay! > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_30alt1.jpg > > BTW, the above two shots were taken at ISO 800 and 1600, respectively. > The more I shoot with my DSLR, the more convinced I am that when such > speeds are required, digital is plainly superior to film. > > The next two friends are both Malaysian, but as is apparent quite > different, illustrating both the diversity of that country and of our > social circle here in Holland: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_30alt2.jpg (Pam) > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_30alt3.jpg (Suraya) > > The last three images are of people I don't know. A happy couple on the > Dam square in Amsterdam: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_30alt4.jpg > > Another addition to my cyclist series, also from Amsterdam (I know it is > soft due to subject movement, but sharpness is not everything): > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_30alt5.jpg > > And finally, a happy young fishmonger in my town, Almere: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_30alt6.jpg > > The complete PAW index is at: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2005.html > and as always, comments and critique are gratefully welcomed. > > Nathan > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >