Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, I don't know about narrow boats in the abstract Light House image, but clouds would definately help the image. But I do like the crop better, you don't know what the object is and your mind makes up stories. 0.02 Don don.dory@gmail.com On 10/4/05, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: > > Don - I tried it that way at your suggestion and it is interesting in > that crop, vis.: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/SAILING/03_18_0080_alt_crop_web > > I think I still like it better showing the Sound and islands beyond, > though. > > Some of GeeBee's ominous clouds would certainly spice up the shot. > Maybe I could work in a narrow-boat, and some ducks in among the > billows, too. ;-) > > > >Richard, > >I think that the third one will work better as a pure abstract. Crop out > the > >sea leaving the lighthouse detail and the sky, this will leave a fairly > >strong abstract image. Of course, if you could import some GeeBee ominous > >clouds then it would be even better. > > 0.02 > > Don > >don.dory@gmail.com > > > > On 10/3/05, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: > >> > >> Here are three from last weekend. M7/Fuji Press 400 converted to B&W > >> in PS/CS. Commercial 2K x 3K scans. Nobska Light is set on a bluff > >> over looking Vineyard Sound on the south side of Cape Cod, > >> Massachusetts. > >> > >> First Nobska light itself (35 f2 ASPH): > >> > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/SAILING/03_9_0071_web > >> > >> Vineyard Sound from the light (Current 50 Elmarit): > >> > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/SAILING/03_5_0067_web > >> > >> Vineyard Sound again (Current 50 Elmarit). The high-key effect was > >> done in PS/CS from a normally exposed negative. > >> > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/SAILING/03_18_0080_web > >> > >> Comments encouraged on all, of course, but I'm particularly > >> interested in hearing whether or not the last photo works. Many > >> thanks. > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> > >> Dick > >> Boston MA > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > Regards, > > Dick > Boston MA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >