Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Shots of buildings in broad daylight are a bit like shots of people with no catch-light in their eyes. Just as we say that the "eyes are the windows to the soul," I think that windows are the eyes of a building that let out some its "soul". I have often enjoyed walks at dusk when lights have been switched on but the curtains have not been closed yet. Houses take on a kind of personality quite different from their daytime appearance. BTW, I have found that a good photo exposure seems to be when the incident light falling on the building is at two stops under the reflected exposure reading on light coming out the windows. Thank you and everyone else for the comments! Gary Todoroff >Great use of light to "hide" the ugliness of urban life. The >comination of "in and out" feeling created with this use of evening >light has always fascinated me. I especially like it when you see >into houses and shops, but it works well there as well > >Cheers > >Some architecture portraits taken with Hasselblad at: >http://northcoastphotos.com/Lympa_2007_12_07.htm > >Gary Todoroff >Tree LUGger