Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you for taking the time to look and comment Hoppy. On Feb 3, 2007, at 7:04 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > The PAW of Davis is very well balanced of course. It's an > interesting study with the details of eyebrows, beard, hair and the > hand > the standout. I find the sweater pattern quite distracting. Interesting. When I worked with the image I thought, "the sweater is a bit 'out of date'." Didn't think "distracting." Probably will from now on. Thanks ;~) These types of 'portraits' really are more "personal, social documents" for me. > 2/18 is a fine study of proprietor and film camera environment. > Fancy a store stocking a range of photographic gear along side > firearms and pocket knives etc. Boy Toy heaven. I'm sure that we > wouldn't see this combination any more. In fact - this is his store today. Each time I drop in he seems to have less photo gear and more in-line skates, paint ball guns, skate boards, gps, and other "adventure" gear. > 4/18 is a gem with the bow and lantern colours and textures. There > look to be some odd softer areas at the base and above the > lantern. Is this a DoF effect? Quite so. Shallow DoF. Also seems that my 75 lux has changing focus problems on the M8 - more on that later. I'm puzzled and testing. Sometimes it seems to test dead on, and other times with back focus issues. Is this possible? Drifting? > 7/18. Lovely light. I could wish for the basket to be out of shot, > but that would involve cropping out the LUG yearbook! Right. Couldn't lose that famous book. :~) > 17 & 18 make me shiver. Lovely soft light though. Makes us shiver too. -30 with wind chill last night. Bur-r-r-r Regards, George Lottermoser george@imagist.com