Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Michael, thanks for your comments. When I took the shots of Graham, I positioned him so that he was as close to the window as possible. The window was directly behind me. I took the shots during the early afternoon, as I knew that the sun would be shining in through the shop window, in the hope that I could get some modelling. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the shots. With hindsight, I would have done the spoke shot differently. I think that had I moved the wheel to take the reflector out of the shot, it would have improved the picture. You have no idea how annoyed I was at cocking up the exposure. All I had to do was to move the ISO dial on the camera - but I forgot. Still, hopefully, I won't make that mistake again. At least I was able to compensate by modifying the development to get acceptable negatives. Any help or suggestions on working with available light would go down very well indeed. Regards Mark - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Gerard" <geeman1066@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 4:50 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Cycleshop portraits - critique/comments please > Mark, > I agree with Graham that the first shot of Graham by himself is the best. > I like the background pattern of the bikes in a row. I also like the direction > you take in the final shot. Both of the shots are, IMHO, good ideas for pieces > of environmental portraiture. The shot through the spokes of the tire is > creative, but I didn't like the way the spokes and the reflector cut up his > face. > It is tough to tell how good any of these shots might have been because of > the problems with exposure that you noted. One suggestion I might give is to > watch the light. The fluorescent lights here cast some nasty shadows on the > ceiling, and leave faces rather flat. It's pretty tough shooting indoors, but, > of course, that's also the only place you could have gotten the bikes in the > shot...maybe some LUGgers who work with artificial lighting could give you some > suggestions. > Regards, > Michael Gerard > geeman1066@earthlink.net > > Mark Pope wrote: > > > I recently enrolled on a portraiture evening class. For my first assignment > > I decided to pester the manager and staff of a local cycle shop, who agreed > > to let me take a few portraits. > > > > Roger, http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope/image-34015.html eats, sleeps > > and breaths cycling, although he no longer races competitively, he talks a > > fast time trial! > > > > This is the manager Graham and a regular customer discussing the finer > > points of cycle componentry... > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope/image-34016.html > > > > The mechanic was building a new back wheel for someone. These shots show > > him in action. > > > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope/image-34017.html and > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope/image-34019.html > > > > Finally, here are a couple of portraits of the shop manager Graham. > > > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope/image-34018.html and > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope/image-34020.html > > > > All of the shots are from the same roll of Fuji Neopan 1600 which was rated > > at EI400 in error (memo to brain, buy M7 for DX coding). Fortunately, I > > realised my error before I developed the film, so was able to do something > > about it. > > > > Comments on or off-list would be much appreciated. > > > > Regards > > > > Mark Pope > > Swindon Wilts, UK > > > > http://www.monomagic.co.uk > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html