Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And a great one, too. More intriguing even without the additional Reagan info IMO. Thanks for showing, Philippe Op 4-sep-06, om 23:32 heeft Scott McLoughlin het volgende geschreven: > 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps > Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 > (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >