[Leica] in a bar "IT'S ALL ABOUT LIGHT!"

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Sonny  offered:
Subject: Re: [Leica] in a bar


 > Ted, I look for the light. <<<

Hi Sonny,
And that's what sorts out your photography with the success you have... "YOU 
LOOK FOR THE LIGHT!"

And right there is the lesson of the day for any number of shooter's on the 
list!  It's so simple that it's always the light and I'm amazed at the 
number of people who post who appear not to have a clue what you are talking 
about when you say, "You look for the light!"

It's the magic, LIGHT,  that sorts out excellent photographs compared to the 
kind that look back at you from the screen creating a big sigh, then delete! 
:-(

Light! It's always the light, first and always. Then everything else falls 
into place through it's enhancement!  It is more than volume of the light to 
make an exposure, although many think only in this manner. IE: "oh there's 
not enough light so I'll use my flash!"

Instead they should be thinking... "Jeeeeeesh look at the light? Man that is 
so cool I've got to "MAKE USE OF IT!"  And then find a subject being 
enhanced by the light that turned them on visually and it's, " click! "  And 
they've captured a neat picture. :-)

Your  "in a bar."  illustrates, the feeling of the light you saw, then made 
use of capturing it because the light in the exposure is beautiful! Not much 
of it, but then sometimes that's exactly where the magic of the exposure 
comes from.... not much light! :-)  If you can see with it then there's 
enough to shoot with it, show no fear shoot!  Heck at worse all people will 
do is blow a few frames trying to make it work, but in every case one learns 
just how light creates enhancing photo moments.

It's so obvious in your other work than flowers, you "seek out light" and 
make use of it in the taking of your pictures. But then you see it and know 
why and whether it's working or not. Sometimes when it's beautiful light in 
a posted picture and  the light triggered your motivation to shoot, may I 
ask if you might consider explaining it as a teaching tool so members might 
learn why it worked.  In this case many of the people who enjoy your 
photography may learn from it as much as enjoying it for it's superb look.

I also realize this adds a burden to your posting, however I don't mean to 
post details for every picture, only those you feel most excited about in 
how the light made the picture really work. Thank you.
ted