Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rain has many essences, I think. It might be someone sitting with their feet up on a sofa inside near a window with a steaming mug of coffee or cider as the rain pelts the picture window immediately behind them. Or,it might be someone in an anorak shivering in a cold drizzle on a gray city street. Or, it might be any of a number of other things. I agree about the sharpness but would go with a slow shutter speed to catch the streaks of rain or the dizzily mist. I posted a cropped version of "Rain on Tourists" and would be interested in knowing what people thought of it with respect to the original. Cropped: http://gallery.leica-users.org/RAIN/P7040003_alt_web Original: http://gallery.leica-users.org/RAIN/P7040003_web Thanks. Regards, Dick Boston MA >The essence of rain: a hard thing to catch. >I liked Nathan's shot of the girl in the rain very much, and yours of the >Rain on Tourists, too, even if it's unsharp. >For me it should be a combination of B&W, a person hurrying through the rain >(with the same feeling of 'Jimmy Dean on that cold morning in NY'), visible >and splattering raindrops, pinsharp. >So a combination of a short shutterspeed and a small aperture. In low light. >Not sure if I'll ever catch the essence of rain... > >Thanks for showing, >Philippe > > > >> From: "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:35:11 -0500 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Capturing the essence of rain - a challenge for the >> season. >> >> Thanks Jim. >> >>> The second one fits the bill for me, Dick. >>> >>> Reminds me a little of one of BD's from a few months ago. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> >>> Richard S. Taylor wrote: >>> >>>> Here's four to get started. >>>> >>>> Rain on the street (York, UK) >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/RAIN/P7040006_web >>>> >>>> Rain on a window (Portinscale, UK) >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/RAIN/P6300005_mono_web >>>> >>>> Rain on the water (Falmouth, MA, USA) >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/RAIN/01_17A_0268_web >>>> >>>> Rain on tourists (York, UK) >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/RAIN/P7040003_web >>>> >>>>> Post your images to the group with the Subject: Essence of a Rainy Day >>>>> and we'll see if we can inspire each other. >>>>> >>>>> How's that sound? >>>>> >>>>> Of course now I have to wait for it to actually rain. >>>>> >>>>> Adam >> >> >> (snip) >> -- >> 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