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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 30: Friends and other people
From: nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon Aug 1 22:22:19 2005
References: <42EE8D9C.3050908@planet.nl> <9b678e0508011751218b46dc@mail.gmail.com>

They were all shot RAW and converted to B&W using the Miranda plug-in 
with a dose of B.D.'s magic (the latter consists of applying USM with 
parematers 15, 55, 1 just after the conversion).

I have never actually tried the B&W mode on my 20D, since it implies 
shooting JPEG, which I never do.

Nathan

Don Dory wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
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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



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