[Leica] Airshow

[rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)]

Kit
You mean something partially cropped like that:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/album52/belpmoos3a ??
Didier


>Absolutely, Chris. And in black and white, it really does have a wonderful
>feeling. Those old photographs of planes flying through the clouds are quite
>magical (even with the flak!) and it really has that spirit. Quite special.
>Can you do more?
>
>I enjoy images where the photographer really shows an awareness of the edges
>of the frame, of the four corners; there is an architecture to the image,
>and this one really plays with the edges. I'd like to see some showing the
>planes actually touching the edge, or some that are partially touching,
>others cropped or partially cropped. Thank you for sharing!
>
>Kit
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Saganich, Christopher/Medical Physics
>Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 2:30 PM
>To: Leica Users Group
>Subject: RE: [Leica] Airshow
>
>Didier,
>I agree with Kit.  Although I've never shot such a subject, I think your
>intuition and eye for graphic design is wonderfull.  I think it is a
>brilliant use of the equipment and materials at hand with such a subject.
>Chris Saganich
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:Kit McChesney
>Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 4:28 PM
>To: 'Leica Users Group'
>Subject: RE: [Leica] Airshow
>
>Didier--
>
>I was going to say something about these when Ted gave his critique. In the
>first image, I like the way you framed the planes moving towards the edge;
>intuitively one knows that you are looking up and that they're going
>overhead, but because of the vertical placement of the frame, I get the
>feeling of their rushing downwards, gravity-bound.
>
>In the second shot, I like the way you framed the images vertically on a
>subject that is moving quickly in a horizontal direction, and left all that
>glorious sky open ... I think it made the images become very graphic, almost
>like a drawing. Denying the forward movement of the planes by putting them
>in a vertical container creates some interesting tension. These are really
>not about the typical airshow experience, and they remind me of images taken
>during WWII from the cockpit of my dad's B-17! Minus the flak! :)
>
>Kit
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
>[mailto:lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>Didier Ludwig
>Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 11:49 AM
>To: Leica Users Group
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Airshow
>
>Ted
>
>Shure a SLR with a tele would be the best gear for that kind. Most pics
>(not scanned yet) I shot this day were closeups from the pilots and their
>machines at the ground, thats why I had the 75mm on.
>
>In this shot, it was my intention to have the airplanes not  in the middle
>but in the left side. But I agree with a M6 and the 75mm focal lenghth it's
>an experiment to shoot flying objects.
>
>Thanks for having a look and commendting!
>Didier
>
>
> >Subject: RE: [Leica] Airshow
> >
> >
> > > Didier Ludwig wrote:
> > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album52/belpmoos1<<<<<<<
> >
> >Hi Didier,
> >Comment:
> >
> >get yoursellf an R8 or 9 with motor drive, not the winder as it's a waste
>of
> >tiime with this action. And some long glass for this kind of assignment.
> >
> >It appears you shot too late as the planes are about to crash into the 
> >left
> >hand side of the frame.  A split second or two sooner and you'd have given
> >them clean flying room and the composition would've been stronger.
> >
> >ted
> >
> >
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