Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/04/25

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Soft Beauty
From: tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 12:58:15 -0400
References: <CA+yJO1Bc1F81PCCDo4nU1ndHWD9++G+jjRyeAvZ3npwQ+V6LZg@mail.gmail.com> <8f5cf96a-79ef-541e-d944-bd0a133a9df8@lighttube.net>

Yes, I think you are right about the shallow depth of field.

Thanks!

Tina

On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 12:56 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> Hi Tina,
>
> Maybe I'm alone in this, but I like the sharper one best.  To me, the
> pose is better and the focus is sharp on her right eye.  At f/3.6, the
> lens is still soft enough for portrait work.
>
> What I can't really understand is the lack of sharpness in her left
> eye.  That's an awfully shallow DoF.  It may be that the AF locked on
> the edge of the head scarf, leaving the left eye a little too far back
> for sharpness.
>
> In any case, I like this shot.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 4/25/2019 11:38 AM, Tina Manley via LUG wrote:
> > PESO:
> >
> > The focus is on the scarf, not her eyes, but I kind of like the soft
> focus
> > for the young girl.  I added a little negative clarity to emphasize the
> > softness. What do you think?
> >
> > https://pbase.com/tinamanley/image/169108079
> >
> > A sharper one is next.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Tina
> >
>
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