Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> If I can actually manage to nail focus on the eyes (something I find >> Nocti-challenging), and just embrace the muted and slightly odd colors >> and the textures from the combination of the wide-open-f/1.0-Noctilux >> with no IR filter and an M8 at ISO 1250, I kind of like the result. >> >> http://photos.bazbarfoo.com/Parties/20091107-ChezSnJ/10563443_ZsNkK#733694114 >> _6xmFT-X3-LB >> >> -Jeff > > The nocti will always be hard to "nail" focus: you need IME to take a few > shots. I can see where you are headed with this combination, but I don't > think colour will be the best end-point. I may be wrong, but the colours > are for me not adding to the portrait, but the "grittyness" is. Try it in > b/w. I think you may like the results. I would also consider a gentle blur > to the image with a sharpen edges. > > Cheers > Alastair > > There is something kind of Flemish painter about the colors even though its on the high key side which really works for me. Without the colors I'd not have that.... Liking the colors. Mark William Rabiner