Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Feli, The server worked this time. Number 4 and 5 are very good reporting. Number 3 is a good detail shot setting up the other shots. Good work. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 8/18/05, feli <feli2@earthlink.net> wrote: > On Aug 18, 2005, at 11:22 AM, Ted Grant wrote: > > > feli showed his talent. :-) > > > > Thanks, Ted. Very kind of you. > > > > Subject: [Leica] PAW Aug. 17th, 2005 > > > >> > Five new ones. > >> > http://tinyurl.com/dqmjq<<< > >> > > > > Hi feli, > > > > Classic images... 1-3-4-5. Nothing wrong with 2 even though > > interesting, it just doesn't have the same visual impact as the > > others. > > > > Thanks again. #2 certainly is the weakest and I probably should have > been more ruthless in my editing. > > > What I like about the candle light vigil images is they are by > > "candle light" and whatever ambient light happens to be kicking > > around. So often I've been assigned to a candle light vigil and > > there they are people flashing away destroyting the beautiful > > effects of the candle light. It's like, what don't you understand > > in "Candle Light?" > > > > Or along come the TV crew and "LIGHT BLAST IT UP!" like daylight. :-( > > It's amazing what you can get away with here in L.A. There is so much > scattered light here at night, that unless you go to the beach, you > almost always get a reading of 1.4/30th with Tri-X @400, just > standing in the street. > > > I'd like to do one with the 20D at 3200 because at that ASA speed > > (or whatever the correct name is in digital) one could really shoot > > for minimal light effect. Certainly in the eyes for tears and effects. > > A friend of mine has the Canon 1.4/24mm for his 1Ds II (about a 50 on > a 'real camera') and shoots a lot of available light with it. > Looks frightfully grainless. ;-) > > > > > > Number 1 is a situation I always keep an eye for because people do > > this, "lean back" thing around the world and it's amazing how far > > some can lean back without falling over. Instead of taking one step > > back and it's easier. However if they all started stepping back > > imagine all the interesting pictures we'd lose! :-) > > I tell you, the tourists in BH are an endless source of entertainment. > ;-) > > > Thanks, > > Feli > > > > > > ted > > ________________________________________________________ > feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 > www.elanphotos.com > > > NO ARCHIVE > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >