Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, they are easy to meter. We should give them that;^) Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies On Feb 13, 2006, at 10:43 PM, Richard S. Taylor wrote: > Buildings of this type all look like penal institutions to me. I > don't think it possible to depict their ugliness sufficiently in a > photograph. You succeeded in getting the middle gray right and I > like the first one best because of the contrast between the rough, > ugly concrete and the smooth, prettier if still cold modern glass > entrance. > > >> Someone, somewhere, decided that unpainted concrete makes for the >> perfect look for the UC Davis campus. >> >> I've seen a few buildings of this ilk that I thought looked decent >> but >> none of them are at UCD. To me the look like something out of cold >> war >> propaganda, only needing a spy in a trench coat and some fog. (We >> have >> the fog, used to have the spies too but they were caught.) >> >> I shot these to explore the middle greys. >> The entrance to the Dean's office of Letters & Science: >> >> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/02/12/DeanLS.jpg> >> >> I like this one a little better. I'm claiming it as a statement: >> >> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/02/12/LectureHall.jpg> >> >> Did either of these work for you? Why or why not? >> >> M6 TTL, 50 sumicron, Tri X @ 400 in XTOL 1:3, 12.5 minutes. >> >> Thanks for looking and for commenting. >> >> Adam >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > Regards, > > Dick > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information