Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Richard True about the essence of rain. I think everybody's essence is a bit different, and related to his/her own memories. I just described mine. About the crop: better IMO. Have you tried turning it into a nice B&W (even with the colorful umbrellas)? > From: "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:46:17 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Capturing the essence of rain - a challenge for the > season. > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >