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Subject: [Leica] Capturing the essence of rain - a challenge for the season.
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Tue Nov 8 13:20:59 2005
References: <BF96D12C.7BCB%philippe.orlent@pandora.be>

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
>>>>
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Replies: Reply from r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor) ([Leica] Capturing the essence of rain - a challenge for the season.)
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