Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Those are indeed shells on his legs. He uses them as a form of accompaniment - they makes a rattlesnake-like sound when he makes tremors with his leg muscles. He also has different items (to his right lying on the street) that help him alter the sound by running them up and down the instrument, or making sounds with them on their own with a free hand. All in all, he's really quite intriguing. On my monitors the image looks OK, and my histogram has 3 peaks - in the middle of the left 1/3rd, in the center, and the right side of the right third, but no clipping. Interesting that it looks very light to you. It looks flatter when viewed from the gallery than when I view it in LR though. Sue On Jul 20, 2009, at 1:51 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Are those shells around the tops of her shoes? > If not what are they? Never seen that - very cool! > > On my monitor it looks light. And some blank white areas. > And my monitor is dark I thought. > So you'd think something which looks light on my monitor was really > very > much light. > But I don't know anything any more. All bets are off. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Susan Ryan <scoutfinch at chartermi.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:40:44 -0400 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGs: digideroo guy -Ted- with link this time >> >> Ted, >> >> Thanks for you comments. See if you prefer this crop - which I >> considered posting at the outset. (I thought including more street in >> the foreground added to the feeling of depth, but I went back and >> forth about it.) >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-5crop.jpg.html >> >> It was definitely a grab shot. I was in a crowd of people and had to >> take what I could get. I was able to plop down on the street but >> didn't have room to lie flat. Lying flat would have gotten me more of >> the guy's eyes, too. >> >> >> Thanks Ted! >> >> Sue >> >> >> >> On Jul 19, 2009, at 11:35 AM, Ted Grant wrote: >> >>> Susan Ryan showed: >>> >>> Subject: [Leica] IMGs: digideroo guy >>> >>> >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-5.jpg.html >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-4.jpg.html >>> >>> M8 >>> >>> CV 21 color skopar - F8 and be there<<<<<<<<<<<,, >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Susan, >>> >>> Interesting angles. But here's a couple of things. Nit picking maybe >>> but >>> what I feel might be an improvement even as minor as they are. >>> Obviously and >>> always "Others may not agree!" >>> >>> >>> >>>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-5.jpg.html <<<<<<<<< >>> >>> >>> >>> Positive: >>> >>> Interesting angle, the verticals are straight without any picture >>> spoiling >>> tilts. Quite easily to happen with 21mm lens, certainly at this >>> angle. >>> Which points up excellent camera handling to avoid tilting. >>> >>> Negative: >>> >>> Minor nit picking -- This would entail probably lying on the road at >>> similar >>> angle but closer to the big end of the horn to accent it more and >>> visually >>> making the horn look even longer. Not only that, make it, maybe?? a >>> more >>> interesting photo? >>> >>> Even at this angle I'd have tightened the cropping at the bottom >>> eliminating >>> some of the open space. >>> >>> >>> >>>>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/-1-4.jpg.html<<<<<<<<< >>> >>> >>> >>> Positive:? >>> >>> OK you moved closer and the angle is---- "somewhat better." but >>> leans more >>> to file 13 delete! :-( Because you cut off part of the horn >>> eliminating the >>> uniqueness of the instrument..... It's length! Now it's too >>> tight! :-( >>> >>> Negative: >>> >>> You chopped off the bulb of the horn!!! What were you thinking? I >>> know >>> tighter image! But you spoiled the angle you had seen in the >>> previous photo. >>> Imagine a photograph of Louis Armstrong with the front end of his >>> trumpet >>> chopped off while he was playing??? Never happen! >>> >>> Look at the two women passing right behind his head and hat..... A >>> complete >>> distraction! Could you see this coming as you shot the picture???? >>> Not >>> likely, possibly? But in editing you just delete it unfortunately. >>> Don't >>> even think of putting in a cabinet for 6 month hoping for >>> improvement, I've >>> emotionally tried it and it doesn't work. :-( Just bite the bullet >>> and >>> delete! :-( >>> >>> >>> >>> The women are in such a distracting location combined with the hat >>> your eye >>> goes directly there because everything points up towards them! You >>> can't >>> miss this first! Or if you did see them as you went "click!" and >>> reacted >>> accordingly, that is if you noticed. One doesn't always, no matter >>> whom they >>> are or think they are? Your immediate reaction should've been.. >>> "Damn!" >>> And shot again without people. >>> >>> >>> >>> I hope this critique helps, and please take no personal offence as >>> it's >>> about the photographs. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Dr. 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information