Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Need a cup of coffee I guess ... sorry Adam Ph Philippe AMARD wrote: > Hi Adma, > > thank you for perusing the gallery. > In fact you are referring to two series, but yes, I shot from more > angles, and selected. > The cherry-tree, as told to other luggers off-list, is one in a > series, and this one was shot from the top of a kitchen ladder as I > wanted to preserve as much of the general balance of the tree by > keeping the lens axis more or less horizontal - I even have a shot > where I can be seen , my shadow at least, a long shadow on top of the > ladder ;-) > > The pink flowers were taken in another garden, on the following Sunday > - no ladder, but two days of heavy rain in between, hence the magnolia > leaves in the grass - sad > > Thanks again for viewing. > Bien cordialement de Metz > Phili^^e > > > Adam Bridge wrote: > >> I find the fallen petals to be the most interesting of the shots, >> followed >> by the detail of the single branch. >> The tree itself isn't interesting to me, somehow. There is a lot of >> information in the shot, it's very centered, and probably is one of >> those >> images that seems like "wow, that's great, I'll get this one and >> it'll be >> wonderful" but then it doesn't translate. >> >> When I find myself in one of those situations I take a LOT of other >> pictures, trying as many different angles as I can to see if there's >> something I can do to pick up the interest. And clearly you did >> exactly that >> because you offered the shot of the blossoms on the grass and the more >> detailed image of the flowering branches. Did you work those as hard? I >> suspect there was a lot to do with both of them. >> >> Thanks for sharing and what a great day you had to be out! >> >> Adam >> >> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:35 PM, Philippe AMARD >> <philippe.amard at tele2.fr>wrote: >> >> >> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/album368/Paques-1090455-2.jpg.html >>> >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/cqls6g >>> >>> Plus next one to the right. >>> >>> C&C most welcome. >>> TIA >>> Phx >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >