Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]philippe.amard SHOWED: Subject: - Burano - For colour lovers > Burano is a set of small islands off the main Venice archipelago and is > famous for its lace, and for the colours of its houses. > > We were lucky getting there early, at least before the flow of other > tourists was poured into the streets by the vaporettos and tour > operators, and the locals were not hiding yet. More on Burano at > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burano > > The series starts here, and proceeds to the right > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Italie+2012/Burano+Colours-0033.jpg.html Philippe mon ami! :-) Beautiful capture of colours and citizens! I can't imagine what it would be like to arrive there and only have B&W film? One would surely throw themselves in the Med. and hope to drown quickly!!! ;-) ;-) > A technical remark: my lenses distort, this I know, but can't be blamed > for the tilt of the spire ...<<<<< Philippe, don't tell them things like that because some will look for all kinds of other infintesimal things! :-) Instead of enjoying the photography and it's beautiful array of colours and compositions! So a lens distorts.... "big deal!" Who cares when the colour photography is so powerful! A little tilt here and there can be blamed on the buildings being ancient! ;-) > also I've tried to keep the colours as accurate as I could from memory; > the "velvia" look is the town officials' responsibility.> The colours are so incredible everywhere! In the days of film I think it would be reasonable to take a 1000 rolls of Kodachrome or Velvia just to make sure you didn't run out of film. Today and digital, one had better have several big cards and spare batteries to keep you going from sunrise to sunset! cheers, ted