Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/31
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I think this is what Ted had in mind.
And was in the file ;-)
No hard feelings here.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Barcelona+2009_001/Flair-To+Ted-1020246.jpg.html
This edit is just full auto in LR with a slight touch of contrast added and
a click on clarity - as when using a more contrasty paper in the darkroom.
A very different snap for sure ;-)
The lens performed as it should, I think.
But both flare and "flair" are lost.
Thanks to all who viewed and commented.
Bien amicalement
Philippe
Message du : 31/10/2010
De : tedgrant at shaw.ca
A : leicareflex at freelists.org
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Sujet : [LRflex] Re: IMG: Flair
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To: "Leica-Reflex"
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 1:21 PM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: IMG: Flair
Philippe mon ami,
I know there will be people who will get on my back for saying what I'm
about to say as critique of this photograph.
Let's put this in it's correct perspective! ..... "the flair is a mistake
because light flaired off the lens and should have been deleted or thrown
away!" And right there is the photographic truth! :-(
You know it, I know it and so should everybody else! If I had taken this I'd
have been completely devastated due to the flair!! Certainly with myself for
not picking up the flair at the time of the exposure.
However, it happened. But I'd have never posted it because I'd have put it
in the garbage! PERIOD! We can make all the excuses for trying to fix it and
or why it happened, but that doesn't make it right. It was an error in
exposure and should've been deleted.. And yes it has wonderful potential as
a very interesting photograph! If taken without the flair! Using a Lens
shade or whatever shading cutting the light entering the lens at the wrong
angle!
And that's a photographic fact, not my making it up! We all have things like
this happen! :-(
We have any number of members trying to "fix it" with contrast or whatever,
which of course it needs or something else. But if exposed without the lens
flair it wouldn't require the posts on, "HOW TO FIX IT!" It can't be! As
it'll never look as great as it would've been without the flair at the
moment of the initial exposure!
You are absolutely correct, the light is beautiful! I have no problem with
that because behind the "flair" one can see great photo potential with the
back lighting! But the lens flair kills the photograph completely. And given
the number of posts "attempting to make it work" or praise of a lens error
only proves it didn't work. The more attempts at fixing it only prove a
lens flair occurred and ruined the photo right at the moment of exposure....
so throw it away. Like people say... "crap happens" ! So don't mess with it,
sigh quietly and forget about it and hope you find a better one on another
day!
Look we all have this kind of light flair happen at sometime in our
photographic lives. It usually happens when it's a wonderful photo moment.
The exposure happens, the sun or backlight flairs through the lens, the
moment is lost. That's life. :-(
Fiddling with it only makes it worse and more frustrating because we truly
know in our hearts we unfortunately have lost what would have been a
beautiful photograph if shot without the flair!
cheers,
ted.
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