Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Geoff, I like this one very much:http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/usa/g/Y2.jpg.html Did they really haven't seen/felt snow before? When looking at their faces I guess they didn't. That makes it such a great picture. Cheers, Michiel Fokkema Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Oh thanks for that. Doug just explained off list that he had a rather > decent > apprenticeship as well! I've been looking at his site now. > Stop trying to seduce me back to Cal. I NEED to get back in a springtime. > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can. > > -----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 > Bob Adler > Sent: Wednesday, 14 January 2009 02:33 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: IMG: RE: [Leica] IMG: Hoppies in Yosemite, the last photo set > > Geoff, > John Sexton conducts many workshops down at Pt. Lobos; we see him with a > small gathering about every other month or so. He is a master printer and > can get shades of gray and tonality in his prints that are wonderful to > see. > His workshops are primarily geared toward printing, though, obviously, he > helps his participants capture enough information to print. > He is in the pocket of Kodak, I believe, so promotes their products. > http://www.johnsexton.com > He sends out an occasionaly e-newsletter. His books are well printed. He > lives in Carmel Valley. > Just FYI... > Best, > Bob > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.raflexions.com > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 10:33:24 PM > Subject: IMG: RE: [Leica] IMG: Hoppies in Yosemite, the last photo set > > Alastair, I was looking for shadows and modelling directional light with a > view to BW conversions. The contrast range certainly was high, between > overcast and dark forest and rock. I bracketed and also tried to take the > snow into consideration. In the end most of those exposed mainly for the > trees gave me the most useful information range to start working up the > photos from. A lot, I thought, benefit from the subtle colour in parts, > sometimes helping to distinguish tones too. I'm not familiar with John > Sexton. Seems like another worthy source to try to learn from. I'll look > again at what I shot too, thanks. > Two more uploaded, this one (link or tinyURL) and the next shot in the > album. That one is rendered as greyscale. > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/usa/g/Y21.jpg.html> > Or > http://tinyurl.com/7kcsar > Dissect away. Comments from anyone else welcome, of course. > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can. > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: Hoppies in Yosemite, the last photo set > > One comment you made earlier was that it was not good light for b/w: I > disagree. John Sexton talks about "quiet light" and some of his images are > just wonderful. Contrast range is so much greater than you at first imagine > in dull overcast conditions. One of the problems I have with landscapes in > Australia is the LACK of cloudy days: bring on the mist and rain I say ;-) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.6/1891 - Release Date: 1/13/2009 > 8:17 AM >