Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/04

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Subject: [Leica] PAW 31 - Crowd
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Mon Sep 4 14:32:13 2006
References: <44FC84C9.6000209@summaventures.com>

The moment is nice. If I could change just one thing, I'd stop down
a little more to get the entire crowd more in focus. Just to enhance
this particular kind of shot.

I'll add a small crowd shot, this one from a few years back. 

This is outside the National Cathedral during Reagan's funeral. Folks
are watching the funeral on a tiny portable television that's out of
the frame and reacting in all sorts of odd ways.

http://tinyurl.com/kkorw

I'm pretty certain this was taken with the Nikkor 28/2.8 AIS. I
can't recall the specific film, but it was likely Tri X back then. And
yes, the scan is too contrasty. Maybe I'll get around to scanning
this frame again someday using Vuescan.

Scott

p.s. Full URL is:

http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps/Street/Street_1/slides/IMG_037_8x10_usm.html


Peter Dzwig wrote:

> OK LUG, need some advice. Does this work or not? It has been sitting 
> around since March and I can't make up my mind whether or not to post 
> it. I came across it again tonight and thought "Why not ask for the 
> LUG's advice?". No flames please, just constructive crits please.
>
> http://gallery2.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album347/EnglandIrelandMarch2006.jpg.html
>  
>
>
> Leica IIIf 35cm Summaron BW400CN 1/500th @ f5.6 (I think)
>
> I like taking crowd shots from time to time (missed some great shots 
> at the Stones the other week - didn't take a camera!!!!!). With 
> tcrowds you have to look a bit longer than with most landscapes and 
> see/imagine what is going on in people's minds/faces.
>
> This is the East Stand, at Twickenham, the home of Rugby Union (look 
> that up in Wikipedia!), in March this year for England .vs. Ireland 
> for the Five Nations Championship. Ireland had to win to become 
> Champions.
>
> The crowd in the stand eas from both sides and some were even 
> engrossed by the game. Some were getting fed up as Ireland went ahead 
> and stayed there and England fell to pieces. Others not, including the 
> (I think) Irishman in the middle-background who had spotted me! Plenty 
> of drinking going on though, and real support for one side by the other.
>
> Thanks for looking. Comments, please.
>
> Peter Dzwig
>
>
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