Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 eff Moore <jbm at jbm.org>wrote: >I really like the colors in this one, especially the way a couple of >the paints on the concrete pop. No fiddling with the digital >saturation control, just the natural magic of damp concrete and >diffuse light from an overcast sky. >http://photos.bazbarfoo.com/Stuff-Outside/The-light-was-good-that-day/7359807_yD7nv#1169755261_U9j4G-A-LB > --------------------- >This one reminds me somehow of aspects of paintings I've seen and >liked. No stupid "artistic" computer effects were used, although this >wasn't an exercise in by-the-book technical perfection either; the >kind of flarey quality the highlights have (which I'm digging) must be >related to shooting through a window and a screen. >http://photos.bazbarfoo.com/Stuff-Outside/Through-the-Window/15611754_cVkuc#1169771909_cdvAw-A-LB > ============================================================================================================================================= The first one makes me want to be there, so I could explore the scene with that wonderful light, and try various other compositions. (As I told Lluis, I'm always keen on tight cropping) In the second, I think the screen effect makes the picture. It gives a nice impressionistic feel to the scene. Glad you showed us. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer UPAA POY 1978 University Information Technology Services University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/