Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/23

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Poppy Bloom Redux
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:10:11 -0700

Once again, with the incredible help of Ted Grant, this image has morphed.
Ted's suggestions took it from an "OK, nice..." to a real nice image.
Slowly we get there, from Don to Ted: what great forums!
http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/Pano-HitePano1-HiteCove-6x6-MASTERCF000666_large.html
Hope you like better :-)
Bob

On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 4:58 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Mike. The camera wasn't vertically level: the hill was too steep
> for that. And 50mm in 6x4.5 medium format is probably a bit different than
> your 50 (which in theory may make the tilt even more extreme?).
> Tilt ain't easy no matter the format: Even with 4x5 I remember that I
> would just crank up the f-stop to be sure!
> Thanks for looking.
> Best,
> Bob
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 4:17 PM, <usher99 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Very much worth the effort.
>> Very nice shot--I do like the crop.  Curious about the choice of tilt.
>> 7deg tilt for 50mm lens would be "optimum" for  perpendicular distance
>> form lens to focal plane (assumes level cam)
>> to be about 15 inches from my tables that I often regret ignoring.
>> There were also vertical elements rather close and you mentioned a
>> steep slope.
>>
>> I occasionally use my Mirex t-s adapter for OM on OM or Canyon but it
>> is a difficult process (for me) to get things correct.  Even with the
>> Imax OM VF's it is nice to be able to magnify things.
>>
>> Tilted Mike
>>
>>
>> > > Oh yes, techie stuff: Alpa MAX with a 50mm Rodegon in portrait
>> > orientation, 7 degress lens tilt, ISO 50, polarizing filter, 1/125, 3
>> > blended images (shifted 10 deg left, center and 10deg right). Phase
>> One
>> > IQ160. That's a lot for some freaking flowers that I could have lost
>> it all
>> > for!
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>
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Bob Adler