Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just took a look at, and tried out, your idea Ric, for me it doesn't quite work because it removes the diagonal leading into the picture from the bottom left corner that gives the shot some of its depth and acts as a contrast to the curved wall of the "Zeithaus" on the right. I think I'll have to go back and try a different camera position, but we don't need a new car yet ;-) Best from Hannover Douglas Ric Carter wrote: > I REALLY think the first one is perfect perspective! I think it may > balance up better cropped tight to the building on the left side. > > ric > > > On Oct 27, 2007, at 4:18 PM, Philippe Amard wrote: > >> I agree with Philippe, great shots, I was only troubled by the same >> "lack" of convergence on those cited by Ph.O. >> thanks for sharing this series I found interesting to say the least. >> Grusse >> . >> Phil...x >> >> >> Philippe Orlent wrote: >> >>> Beautiful series, Douglas. >>> >>> Now, about the first one, and the car storage towers, >>> Very strange effects on both: they are perfectly straight (I >>> checked this at large magnification, though it just being via your >>> low res jpegs) but they don't seem so optically. >>> This causes imbalance. >>> In the first one's case, this is due to an optical effect (dome vs >>> 'straight' chimney), and in the second one it's due to a light >>> effect (dark cilinders vs light on the forward one from the right). >>> In both cases, it has a compositional effect: whether you choose to >>> keep this imbalance or not, is entirely up to you. You determine >>> the effect. >>> And wether it 'd be imblanced or not, it's just two different but >>> equally acceptable ways of 'seeing' and 'presenting' this image. >>> >>> So, astonishing shots, that I'd love to see on a big and detailed >>> print. >>> >>> Personally, I think that if you would PS the first one so that the >>> chimney would 'lean' a bit more towards the dome, and 'lean' the >>> towers a bit more to the right part of the image, you would take >>> away this imbalance, and attain a higher level of classical >>> aesthetics. >>> But that is just a matter of taste, and does not change my >>> appreciation of the shots at all. >>> >>> Beautiful tonalities, too BTW. >>> >>> Thanks for showing, >>> Philippe >>> >>> >>> >>> Op 27-okt-07, om 18:06 heeft Douglas Sharp het volgende geschreven: >>> >>>> A few more from the VW site in Wolfsburg last weekend - this time in >>>> black and white >>>> >>>> This is part of the house that Adolf built >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/105184-1/VW_Chimney.jpg >>>> >>>> This place is so large that people move around in groups, it makes you >>>> feel slightly lost and nervous >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/105168-1/Herding_behaviour.jpg >>>> >>>> and people don't look at anyone else - the man was less than 3 >>>> feet away >>>> when I stuck my camera more or less in his face >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/105171-1/Reception_Desk_2.jpg >>>> >>>> This is where the new cars are stored >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/105181-1/VW_Towers.jpg >>>> >>>> This is where customers can watch them being "extracted" >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/105178-2/VW_Tower_2.jpg >>>> >>>> Hope you enjoy looking at them more than we enjoyed our visit - if >>>> you're only there to pick up your new car 4 to 5 hours there is more >>>> than enough. >>>> Cheers >>>> Douglas >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >