Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right on! I used an old-fashioned spot meter this weekend, as I was shooting with my meterless Texas Leica?going downstairs to develop the film now :-) Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA On 11 Jan 2015, at 15:46, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > I do often "check the histogram" Mark. > > Though I also continue to enjoy the pleasure of spot reading the actual > reflected light that will reach the sensor; as it keeps eyes and mind > fully informed about the light and the process. > > In this specific example the pleasure and craft of "knowing" that the > "whites" went from 1/30th @ f11 to 125th @ f16 (to render them at Zone V > respectively); and then making the decision as to which, on the high end i > was willing to lose the detail; well, for me that IS the craft of > photography as it relates to combining aesthetics with sensitometry. > > Of course many other aesthetic considerations also keep us interested in > the art and craft of photography: composition of elements within the > frame; consideration of the subject and/or content; the use of motion; the > choice of the magic moment; and more. > > Yet photography, first and foremost, is about capturing LIGHT and > informing us about its many qualities. > > a note off the iPad, George > > On Jan 10, 2015, at 9:10 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> What about just checking the histogram behind the camera? >> Historically a very good technique I hear. >> Me I think I just err on the under exposure side. Big time and ass you say >> pull it all out of the shadows later. >> I hear that for some odd reason medium format digital technique is the >> opposite. Why that would be the case if it is is not obvious to me. >> >> The concept of all the light from the subject not having to pass through >> all >> those grids totally has got me with a monochrome sensor. >> Highlight separation which I think is the most important part of most >> images >> would seem to have to be dramatically helped by the cleanness of the >> concept.... The directness of the image and light path. >> Total envy coming from the Saturday morning studio audience. >> >> >>> On 1/10/15 9:37 PM, "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> the Monochrom really lends itself to rendering highlights in ways most >>> "color >>> sensors" don't seem able to do. I'm exploring those possibilities here; >>> with >>> the use of my Minolta a spot meter to "place the high values" using a >>> highly >>> simplified version of Zone System thinking. It really works very well for >>> placing values in Zones VI, VII, VIII, IX? knowing we can pull shadow >>> values >>> to virtually any levels we'd like. >> >> On Jan 10, 2015, at 3:48 PM, >>> philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote: >> >>> Love the high-key effect >>> >>>>> Le 10 janv. 15 ? 18:20, >>>> George Lottermoser a ?crit : >>>> >>>> C & C always welcome and appreciated >>> >>> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=9465> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information