Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> 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 I tried cropping it a bit leaving the top and left sides out.But I can,t make it better. For me it does not work even though I admire the tonality of it. Best simon jessurun,amsterdam