Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phong than men: The 1st is the best to my eyes... I really like the muted colors. Which R lens did you use... a zoom I presume? Jim - http://www.hemenway.com Phong wrote: > > Hello Leica friends, > > I have put up some new photos for your review. > These were taken in Montreal last week where Mother Nature was > vascillating between Fall and Winter. It was actually snowing at varying > intensity when most of these photos were taken. > > My main entry is: > http://www.pbase.com/image/7255136 > The St Jospeh Oratory looms on the West side of Mount Royal > over the city. It is a very sacred site for many Roman Catholics, > and stories of miracles abound. The woman on the staircase > actually stopped and kneeled on each and every step to say a prayer. > Such sights are not uncommon here. I was in awe and humility. > > My alternative entry is: > http://www.pbase.com/image/7255070 > Le Commensal is a quality vegetarian Cafe/Cafeteria with > soft lighting and artwork on the wall. I was waiting for a friend, and > saw this couple at the next table. I like the lighting, simple graphic > elements, the expressions of the protagonists, and the separation > between them. I look at this photo and want to write a screen play > LOL. I want comments on this photo more than on any other. What > does it invoke in you ? > > This photo is iconic Quebec: http://www.pbase.com/image/7255140 > The Fleur de Lys in the snow. France in the North. Iconic sounds better > than cliche doesn't it ? :-) > > Our Lady of the Snows is such a lovely name. It is the main cemetary in > Montreal, on the Mount Royal, near the Oratory, with a very beautiful park: > http://www.pbase.com/image/7255054 > I can never bring myself to show a lot of the sky the way GeeBee > or Rob Heyman so successfully do. If you ever see a new landscape > from me that has lots of sky, you will know that I've been thinking of > Graham. How does he do it with so much sky and so little land ? > > My complete series can be viewed at: > http://www.pbase.com/phong/montreal_early_snow > Sorry for the redundancy with the Park photos. I have the hardest time > editing them out. I would prefer to keep 2 of the 4, but cannot make up > my mind. Help ! > > Leica Loyalists will be pleased that the majority of the photos were > taken with Leica equipment. On the other hand, my apologies to Leica > Purists, as the photos were taken with a Canon digital camera. > [I found a R-to-EOS lens adapter. Yeah ! Thank you Bob.] > > Comments, criticisms, good, bad, ugly, all very welcome > and appreciated. This is _Serious Photography_, lightly taken. > Thanks all. > > - Phong > > -- > 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