Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks! I got the contrast down a bit during printing, and a couple of family folk have 8x10's. I figure it must be the pic, because they're all Democrats :-) Thanks again. Scott Philippe Orlent wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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)