Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Daniel, Is that an absolving pose? And the other one, is sheer Ingmar Bergman. Which goes well with absolution, no? ;-) Thanks for showing, Philippr Op 4-sep-07, om 08:05 heeft Daniel Ridings het volgende geschreven: > G Hopkinson wrote: >> Daniel, charming scenery. You haven't entirely sold me on the old >> Elmar, except maybe the shot of the curtained window. Lovely >> subtle tones work well there. Do you prefer the softer contrast >> and veiling for the atmosphere in the contre-jour bicycle shots? >> Cheers >> Hoppy > > Such philosophical questions you ask! > > I never thought of it that way. I don't walk around with a lot of > equipment so it is rarely the case that I use one lens over another > because I "prefer" it. It is usually just what I have with me. I > always have the Leica IIIf with me, no matter what. Even my wife > notices if I get into the car and she doesn't see it. She'll make a > remark that I've forgotten something. > > I use the various stuff because I still have a childish fascination > for things photography. Never really grew up :-) > > But ... now I'll get philosophical ... I do prefer low contrast to > high contrast. I can always add contrast, but it is hard to take > away. I don't have a comparable shot from this week, but if you > look in my shoebox: > > http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v35/07v35-0015.jpg.html > > There's one of Ewa. It's not even a high contrast scene. But the > background is almost gone to black. > > That was a higher contrast rendering Nikkor (28mm AIS). > > The most modern Leica lenses I have are from the 1970's, so I can't > say much about them. > > But it just dawned on me. I have a similar shot taken at the same > time of the day on the same path: > > http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2007/13.html > > I wouldn't say that a modern (17-55 Nikkor) lens does so much better. > > There are certain situations that are simply going to wipe out on > you. Your choice is not in lenses, but whether or not you take the > shot. > > I take the shot. > > Best, > Daniel > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >