Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]HAAH! The 'bokeh king' blots its copybook AND it's on BW film ;-) More seriously I firmly maintain that the rendition is greatly affected by aperture, focus decision, exposure and of course content (multiple contrasty OoF highlights through foliage in this case) Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 7 December 2010 19:25, John Beeching <johnbeeching at gmail.com> wrote: > Dear All, > > Thanks for the appreciation. > > Marty, this is not the asph, but the previous one (series IV?). The > problem > may be due to the extreme light range (shafts of equatorial sunlight and > dark shadows beneath the trees) and shooting nearly wide open as Gustavo > waved his arms around. > > John > > On 7 December 2010 08:56, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > > > These are great John. This one: > > http://www.johnbeeching.com/maloca/album/slides/10-40-14-L1-F1.html > > and the next shows exactly what I personally don't like about the 35 > > asph lenses: over rapid transition to out of focus and nasty OOF > > rendition - but they are still great shots. > > > > Thanks for showing, > > > > Marty > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Frank Dernie > > <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > > > Fabulous. > > > Every now and again we have a jewel!!!! > > > FD > > > > > > On 6 Dec, 2010, at 21:09, John Beeching wrote: > > > > > >> Dear All, > > >> > > >> This summer I spent four weeks in Colombia, one week working and the > > >> remainder visiting the extended family or travelling with my immediate > > >> family - wife, eight year old son and father-in-law. Photographic > > >> opportunities were not abundant as security concerns restrict the kind > > of > > >> street photography I normally do. However, in Amazonas we were able > to > > be a > > >> bit freer. As a plant scientis,t with research interests in cassava, > I > > was > > >> delighted to come across the local production of farinha. Of more > > general > > >> interest, we were invited by an indian community leader, Gustavo, to > > visit > > >> his maloca in the forest. Getting there was quite an adventure as our > > >> driver dropped us where the 4x4 could get no further and we had to > wait > > for > > >> a guide to lead us through to the maloca - an enormous communal house > in > > a > > >> clearing. There after being refreshed with some home made chicha we > > were > > >> taken to the river, during the walk Gustavo waxed lyrical about > plants, > > the > > >> indian's relationship with nature and the destructive nature of the > > white > > >> man - in his enthusiasm he kept slipping out of Spanish into his own > > >> language, which made it difficult to follow. In the river Gustavo and > I > > sat > > >> up to our necks in the water sorting the world's problems out while my > > >> little boy swam with his grand-daughter. Back at the Maloca we were > > offered > > >> his powdered tobacco (snuff) blown up our nostrils through a bone > tube, > > I > > >> reciprocated by blowing it up Gustavo's - my son did not like it. > Then > > we > > >> each had a spoonful of powdered coca leaves with ash, by which time > > lunch > > >> was ready - grilled fish wrapped in banana leaves and plantains, > > accompanied > > >> with cassava bread, all washed down with home-made lemonade. While > the > > food > > >> was delicious, my father in law and I drank out of politeness, my son > > out of > > >> thirst, but my wife did not; wisely, as 24 hours later the men were > > rather > > >> unwell! > > >> > > >> http://www.johnbeeching.com/maloca/album/index.html > > >> > > >> The photos: 35mm, Tri-X, Xtol. C & C welcome. > > >> > > >> I am always slightly amused when I read on this forum enquiries about > > what > > >> equipment to take on travels: How many bodies? Lenses? Digital and > > film? > > >> Tripod? Etc.? More often than not I just take my M6 with the 35mm > > >> Summicron in a bum-bag (fanny-bag) round my waist - light, secure and > > >> inconspicuous, and no back problems! > > >> > > >> Yours, > > >> > > >> John > > >> > > >> -- > > >> John Beeching > > >> http://johnbeeching.com/ > > >> Three Frome Artists: http://www.blurb.com/books/1395201 > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > John Beeching > http://johnbeeching.com/ > Three Frome Artists: http://www.blurb.com/books/1395201 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >