Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/22

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: A Norwegian Senorita in Barcelona
From: pkolodny at fibertel.com.ar (Pablo Kolodny)
Date: Thu Nov 22 08:37:57 2007

Hi Geoff,

this portrait is outstanding... exposure is spot on as it seems to be all
you did in PS. 
one thing I'm not sure of is framing, maybe going a bit backwards, or for a
35 lens, would mean letting us see her hands which is usually that really
adds something else about the portrayed subject and I'd bet this wonder
woman had that "something else" I'm talking of.

I wonder what or rather why you used the dodging tool... that's a tool I
could never get tamed to it, or maybe it's me that I should've tamed the
tool instead ?
I find it not only hard to use but destructive, you seem to be mastered a
dodging tool course.

regards

Pablo

hoppyman@bigpond.net.au wrote:

> 
> 
> LUG travellers, something slightly different while I am showing colour from
> Barcelona. A single photograph in this post.
> 
> This charming lady was our tour guide for a day in Barcelona. We had seats 
> in
> a nice Mercedes people carrier with fun international
> company and a very professional and friendly guide. A great way to get an
> introduction to the city.
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/2_001/BC33.jpg.html>
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/yu4xfj
> 
> Quick gear head information, this is the Summilux 50 asph. Colour is 
> unaltered
> from scan, except that it has lost a little
> saturation in conversion to sRGB for web. The exposure was for the 
> mid-tones
> (lovely grey concrete!)
> 
> Minor crop, restoration of sharpness lost in scan and much downsizing, 
> plus a
> little dodging to centre area.
> 
> 
> 
> You are welcome to comment or tell me your opinion on this lens's 
> performance.
> Some will know that it is my favourite. This picture
> is an example of why.
> 
> 

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