Re: [Leica] more noctilux images

[shino@ubspainewebber.com]

all the scans are virtually full-frame, no cropping at all.

the vignetting becomes more apparent depending on how much
contrast you put into the image.  i probably bumped up contrast
on the last 2 more than the others...likely because all lighting
was diffuse.  my contrast adjustments are over the entire image,
but i am really a photoshop neophyte.  the image at the bottom
left isn't actually that good and my contrast adjustment makes
the bottom look pretty bad.  i have not achieved a disciplined
photoshop image-adjustment methodoloy.

both the vertical images 3&4, show vignetting as well, but it
probably masked by the subject matter (uneven clouds up top
and water and beach at the bottom).

i suppose it's a matter of taste, but i generally like the vignetting
effect of the noctilux.  it's really apparent when you look at
a contact sheet of noctilux images; you can see 36 little luminous globes
all lined up.

- -rei


> 
> Dear Rei:
> 
> I really like the very shallow focus effect you have achieved here. I 
> really like to play with focus and would be interested in eventually doing 
> something similar.
> 
> I have one question -- in some images (especially the third and fourth ones 
> with lost of sky) there is no vignetting, while others (the first, but 
> especially the last two) seem to show fairly heavy vignetting.  It also 
> seems as though the bottom left (on your site) image of the tree has 
> vignetting across the entire bottom (i.e. the leafy plant is very grey) 
> while the one to the right seems to have vignetting only in the 
> corners.  Are the other images cropped a bit or mani[ulated to add/remove 
> the effect, or do they come from the lens?  What is your (or others') 
> experience with this at f1.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Michael Waldron
> michael@cadogan.net
>