Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yep, better. Ric On Nov 8, 2005, at 4:03 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote: > 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information