[Leica] new hoppy black and white effort

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

Peter, no that's his we are burning film together and thanks for the F2 look 
;-)
Thanks for the input though, I'm very intent on the technical side currently 
and need to remember the pleasing portrait side. 
There's another example of how invaluable this LUG is to me. I gave little 
thought at all to expression etc here. In fact was asking
Dad to photograph me for a pic to put up of myself in Steve Barbour's 
gallery of LUG people. Swapped chairs during film loading!
I have some lovely colour stuff from the same session with pleasing 
expressions too. The original here being transparency film, this
is an exercise for me in refining my bw developing/printing.

Cheers
Hoopy

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Peter Dzwig
Sent: Wednesday, 20 September 2006 22:10
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] new hoppy black and white effort

Hoppy,

Then your dad did well. It's a good shot. But there is this slight look 
about 
his mouth that says that this is not exactly the first time you have asked 
him 
to do this....and that given half a chance he is going to show you what 
**he** 
can do with that F2 :-) It's the sort of thing that only becomes clear in 
B&W, 
in colour you'd be distracted. B&W - as Ted often says - lets you focus on 
the 
sitter's soul.

Peter Dzwig

G Hopkinson wrote:

> Sorry Folks, I messed up the link while attempting to prevent truncation.
> The tiny URL does work or this is the correct link
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/analog/family/Dad+with+F2.jpg.html>
> http://tinyurl.com/ls6ck
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Hoppy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf
Of
> G Hopkinson
> Sent: Wednesday, 20 September 2006 20:17
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: [Leica] new hoppy black and white effort
> 
> Folks I am in pursuit of the Holy Grail for me of smooth toned tiny 
> grained black and white.
> 
> The sort that Daniel, Jeffery, Graham, or Peter make look effortless.
> 
> This pic is just a family type shot of no great artistic merit, I know.
> 
> It is my patient and cooperative dad. Still it was his fault initially I 
> got the calling.
> 
> See evidence included in the photo.
> 
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> 
> This is my latest effort
> 
> I would welcome comment and suggestions.
> 
> Have a guess at the film used if you want.
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/analog/family/Dad+with+F2.jpg.htm
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/analog/family/Dad+with+F2.jpg.htm%3el>
>  >l
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> 
> http://tinyurl.com/ls6ck
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> M7 90 Elmarit M
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> 
> Cheers
> 
> Hoppy
> 
>  
> 
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