Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George Lottermoser offered: >Indeed! - aging, at a certain point, sucks in most regards. >Yet age we do - no point wasting "hate" energy on it. >As long as we can >see the light >falling on the forms >we can practice our craft >and continue to learn >as well as guide those >who run past us. Hi George, Thank you for the above, some days I need a shot in the arm about it. thanks again. cheers, ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at mac.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Thursday thistle > Thanks for taking the time to look and comment Ted. > > I generally work every good frame to some extent. > But nothing extraordinary. > > Simply: > adjust color and contrast to speak of "life" as I see and felt it > (generally looking for neutral, natural color balance > and a bit of snap). > tweak the composition (crop if needed) to achieve > an asymmetrical, solidly balanced effect > (remove any distracting lines or forms) > which hopefully invites the eye to move about effortlessly. > > No fancy Photoshop filters or retouching. > > The 100 apo macro and 2x extender > does produce a somewhat "painterly" effect in out of focus areas. > especially when combined with high ISO on the DMR. > > Tomorrow's Friday flower shows this "painterly" effect too - i think. > (stay tuned) > > Indeed! - aging, at a certain point, sucks in most regards. > Yet age we do - no point wasting "hate" energy on it. > > As long as we can > see the light > falling on the forms > we can practice our craft > and continue to learn > as well as guide those > who run past us. > ;~) > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On Sep 3, 2009, at 5:14 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > >> George Lottermoser showed: >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Thursday thistle >> >> >>> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=1534>, >> Hi George. >> Quite an interesting photo. But I do have to ask, did you do any >> fixing or fiddling of the subject frame? >> >> I quite like it, but it does appear some what "painterly" looking >> so I thought I'd ask. Hopefully no offense taken as the question >> isn't meant in that fashion. >> As of late, me slowing down too much, I find I spend far more time >> shooting flowers not just on Fridays, but damn near every day the >> weather and light on the flowers turns me on photographically. I >> hate this stupid aging process crap! >> Besides the flowers don't give me a hard time about taking their >> pictures! :-) >> >> cheers, >> 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.76/2343 - Release Date: 09/03/09 05:50:00