Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 5:44 AM, Robert Meier <robertmeier@usjet.net> wrote: > Ted, > > Did someone suggest Tina should have used a flash? Did I miss something? > Eugene Smith was known to do so (the Spanish wake for instance). Ted might have been alluding to the opening comment in the thread. Daniel http://dlridings.se/paw/paw2005/46.html http://dlridings.se/paw/2007/47.html http://dlridings.se/paw/2004/33.html Not to forget the G-string club: http://dlridings.se/blog/2008/03/02/ladies-and-gents-welcome-to-the-g-string-club/ > Robert > > >> Hi Tina, >> >> Classic girl. Classic! >> >> One of the truly great lenses of Leica is the Noctilux! Man at f1.0 you >> don't shoot by "available light", you shoot by available darkness! :-) >> >> Through out my career I used the light illuminating the subject as much as >> possible simply because that is what we see the subject by. Did I blow a >> frame or three? Yep and I'm the first to admit it, only because sometimes >> I >> did really push my luck on many occasions. But if you don't try, you'll >> never learn how to make it work! >> >> >> >> Then some fool would come along and blink a Twinkie light and completely >> destroy what the motivating light was all about! >> >> Heck they still do it today simply because so many "so called >> photographers" >> are absolutely clueless when it comes to the value of light and how it >> motivates us to see the subject. >> >> This photo of yours is truly classic by light motivational standards. I >> can't imagine anyone seeing this then blasting a twinkie light completely >> destroying the visual effect. >> >> However, there are dimwits out there who'd say, "Oh but it's not bright >> enough for me to stop down to f8.0 so I have to use my flash!" >> >> Aaaaahhh!!! KILL!! Then they have the audacity to call themselves >> photographers! Shame! >> >> Great photo dear lady thank you for posting. >> >> ted >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >