Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like your shots, also. I think that they celebrate the form, shape, and texture of Calla lilies. Barney -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bquinn=sgi.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bquinn=sgi.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Sharp Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 7:45 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Difficulties of Calla - lilies /I do do flowers A few different views of a single Calla Lily - I often do flowers - it really is incredibly difficult to get anything like the shot Peter posted. http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Calla_4_edited_1 http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Calla_2_edited_1 http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Calla_3_edited_1 http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Calla_1_edited_1 If I had done this series on film it would have cost me a small fortune getting it more or less right.This was where I found out the true value of digital photography (for me) Douglas Technical stuff: Canon 300D (D-Rebel), Yashica Macro 2.8/55mm, colour converted to BW (photoplugins BW converter, mode APX) Daylight: diffused backlighting, reflectors,mirror to produce highlights (4 frames selected from around 300) _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information