Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/26

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Subject: [Leica] Daily Dose of Spring XMIII Trio
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Sun Mar 26 16:46:35 2006
References: <9b678e0603261512g19e2bddfq4a2da54826cd79c8@mail.gmail.com> <4cfa589b0603261557i2eaeb92et8c1ffde408cd68c4@mail.gmail.com>

Adam,
Yes, the image is a bit contrasty.  I opened a new box of Velvia and used a
camera that underexposes about 1/3 stop.  Yes, in a day or so you see petals
in the crotch of the tree.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 3/26/06, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I find this image so contrasty that no single partof the image works for
> me.
>
> I love the elements of the picture but as a whole it doesn't work. The
> petal-covered ground is wonderful. The canopy of color is great -
> although on my screen it seems blown out, the detail lost in a way
> that isn't compelling - at least to my eye.
>
> This  may be the fault of having to down-sample for the web and that
> the print or full-sized image looks fine - but for me it doesn't come
> together.
>
> Did you explore the petal-fall and those great dark tree-trunks?
>
> Thanks for sharing this.
>
> Adam
>
>
> On 3/26/06, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Cherry trees by the side of Peachtree Road.
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album362/cherrytreestrio
> >
> > Don
> > don.dory@gmail.com
> >
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