Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phillipe - Yes, of course, we all have our own experiences to reflect in our writing and photography. Couldn't agree more. Thanks for the comment on the cropped photo. I'll give it a try in B&W, though I must admit a fondness for the color in the umbrellas. Dick >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 > >> (snip)