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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Maloca
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 22:09:56 +1030
References: <AANLkTimk+VLa1f3QoLprFfUXv-NnO1HpTV2xm0B7exCW@mail.gmail.com> <1F6E65A3-D915-4D2D-98C8-73511D9D1BC4@btinternet.com> <AANLkTi=peXYvzp1_ft2NQaMFiCVw2VzCMJ9D=1N8=kR9@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTim2SU2=60Cwz9QzHCQ5Wnw43MgCKocebgp3CxHB@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTimm3bs+nZ8Weq96565F1FSjTSpaTFme7zQsbng-@mail.gmail.com>

No-one ever doubted that.  It's only the bokeh king at middle
apertures and focus distances.

Marty

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> 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
>> > >>
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>>
>> --
>> John Beeching
>> http://johnbeeching.com/
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