Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for explaining, part of the reason for the shot was a sunlight white thing against an underexposed sky. It was a limited shaft of light on the fountain which did not light up the clouds behind, I am not going for a straight record shot else would not have been shooting wide open ;-) > -----Original Message----- > > I'm not refering to the vignetting at all, never have john. > > My initial remark was about the darkness of the sky and the grilled > highlights > which to me meant the light conditions were out of the range of the sensor > - > I then thought of a polarizer as they usually distort the colour > rendition, here > that of the sky looks like underexposure - perhaps to preserve the > highlights? This I DK. The whole thing has nothing to do with leica nor > noctiluxes but sensor range and sensitivity. > > Perhaps HDR would have saved the shot??? > > Amities > Philippe > > > Le 2 nov. 13 ? 11:12, John McMaster a ?crit : > > > ?? It is a Leica M shooting with a Noctilux wide open, natural > > vignetting and shooting upwards and about 90 degrees to the sun - what > > do you think you are seeing? > > > > john > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> > >> So it will be the sensor ... :-( > >> > >> Amities > >> Philippe > >> > >> Le 2 nov. 13 ? 09:05, John McMaster a ?crit : > >> > >>> Nope, never used a polariser on a Leica ;-) I was shooting about 90 > >>> degrees from the sun... > >>> > >>> john > >>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> > >>>> nope, I meant the sky - could it be the use of a polarizer ?? > >>>> > >>>> Ph > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Le 1 nov. 13 ? 22:50, John McMaster a ?crit : > >>>> > >>>>> If you mean the corners, that is natural vignetting ;-) > >>>>> > >>>>> john > >>>>> > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>> > >>>>>> And the sky betrays underexposure, just like the Old K25 times > >>>>>> ;-) But I like the composition a lot. > >>>>>> Amities > >>>>>> Ph > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Le 1 nov. 13 ? 22:41, John McMaster a ?crit : > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks Philippe, there is some detail in those highlights but it > >>>>>>> looks muddy if I pull them down... > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> john > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> #3 for me this week for its compositional merits and colours > >>>>>>>> - it > >>>>>>>> would have been #11 were the sensor more tolerant ... > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Amities > >>>>>>>> Philippe > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Le 1 nov. 13 ? 21:42, John McMaster a ?crit : > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> A bit of sunshine amongst some heavy rain.... > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2013/44 > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> C & C welcome > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> john > >>>>>>>>>