Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philippe, Wonderful, really wonderful, I prefer this one too Amiti?s Lluis El 31/10/2010, a las 10:05, <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> <philippe.amard at sfr.fr > escribi?: > > > 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 > Copie ? : > Sujet : [LRflex] Re: IMG: Flair > > > > From: > > 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. > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > http://www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information