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Subject: [Leica] Some more wide angle shots of York
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:53:07 -0400
References: <4A6CDE0A.8060504@gmx.de> <4751BFDD-9625-4780-8E15-FC77D09490DE@telefonica.net>

The purple man is a winner in the last image.


Regards,

Dick



On Jul 27, 2009, at 5:50 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote:

> Great shots Douglas,
>
> When I've visited the Canterbury Cathedral I've do a very similar  
> shot as yours, I've put my R3 with the 21 on the floor with the auto- 
> shutter, the effect is fantastic. I loved the B&W with the extreme  
> wides, as well your very good PS work, the last picture is amazing.
>
> Good work
>
> Saludos from Barcelona
> Lluis
>
> El 27/07/2009, a las 0:51, Douglas Sharp escribi?:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I'm totally restructuring all my albums (because I can't find  
>> anything any more :-) ), so there will be more to come and some of  
>> it will be mixed together with ones that have been shown before.
>>
>>
>> I don't usually go for stretched, tilted and distorted  
>> persepctives, but I personally think this one turned out rather  
>> well - some wonderful vaulting:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/York/york0232scan-Edit.jpg.html
>>
>>
>> More wide angle shots from York - street photography in the sense  
>> that I was shooting out on the streets.
>>
>> Using lenses this wide (12 and 15 mm) seems to make people look  
>> like figures in an architects or artists impression for urban  
>> planning - somehow unreal and out of place.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/York/Lisianthus_Whitby20070009.jpg.html
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/York/Lisianthus_Whitby20070026.jpg.html
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/York/York_centre.jpg.html
>>
>>
>> This street artist didn't really stand out in the full colour shot  
>> or in the BW conversion. So I did both in PS :-)
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/York/_MG_4704_edited4_edited-1.jpg.html
>>
>> Here he is again, bothering my missus:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/York/ 
>> MG_4709_edited_1.jpg.html
>>
>>
>> Enjoy taking a short walk around York, and best to all from Hannover
>> Douglas
>>
>>
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