Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ted, The words you have said are a big compliment for me, and still more coming from a Dr.!, beside this what I really like on your comments is your extraordinary sense of LIFE, life is much more important than other technical considerations, and I really believe that one of the most powerful things on the photography is try to capture a esential moment of the life, IMO this is the point that make photography different as other arts. Thank you very much to have takre a look and for your kind compliments Saludos cordiales from Barcelona Lluis El 13/04/2009, a las 1:06, Ted Grant escribi?: > Lluis showed: > > Subject: [Leica] Dance of Death (Verges) > >>>>> Hi all, > > Spain has many traditions, the "Semana Santa" (Holy Week) is very > > popular and quite different in Andalucia, Catalunya or other. Here I > > show you a very old medieval tradition in the village of Verges, a > > nice small town where is celebrated the procession the thursday night > > and the "Dance of Death". > > > > http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/deathdance/ > > > > > > I've tried to follow Dr. Ted's advice "if you can see it, you can shot > > it". It was really available light, almost dark, and subjects in > > movement, I don't like use the flash (I've tried it ony in 3 > > pictures), my M8 was setted at ISO2500 but the pictures are very > > noisy, maybe with film I've get better results. However I want share > > with you a general view to this nice village, the procession and the > > famous "Dance of Death" (in catalan: Dansa de la mort).<<<<<,,, > > > > Lluis, > > That my friend is what real photojournalism is all about! Capturing > the > moments as "we see it!!" Not the flash destroying the mood! Sure > under these > conditions it doesn't matter who the photographer is, you will lose > some due > to movement of subjects. That's life. > > But as an over all photo essay it is bloody maaauuuuvelous! :-) Quite > wonderful given the limited amount of light! > > > > I'd not even consider whether there was grainy looking stuff.. Noise > for > those of you who've forgotten what grain looks like. ;-) Once again > given > the location, light or non-light conditions the series is a moving > documentary. Besides I've found since shooting digital the "night > low light > images" are far superior to whatever I got on film. Besides pushing > Ektachrome or other slide films to ASA 3200 or 6400 one might say > they did > get a little "rock size grain!" Although the M8 at 2500 is a bit > grainy I > just write it off as a "high speed push" get over it! That's life if > you are > shooting in near darkness. > > > > A beautiful series Lluis well done and executed. Good on you mon > ami! :-) > > > > Cheers, > > Dr. ted :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information