Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think my face is just blurry 8-) Is that with the 28/1.4 Nikkor? It was a really great night out. Marty On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > After shooting the Cathedral we went across the street to the Hungarian > pastry shop but the cat was gone. So I had my baklava all to myself. > Here's Marty as were were about to leave we were in a dark corner. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/100908_220232.jpg.html > We had a great time. > > His face is soft not because of missed focus which is how I think it looks > but because of a quick turn of his head in a left to right direction. > For a sharpness check look at the buttons on his shirt. > This was very low light. I had to light a ?match to check my id in my > wallet > to remember what my name was. > > > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > mark at rabinergroup.com > Cars: ? http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > > > > >> From: Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 15:39:44 +1030 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] New and Old Year photos >> >> Thanks Lluis, I've been trying to get a good portrait of Fionn for >> about 3 years. ?The digital B&W is still only working for me where the >> subject has a relatively limited illuminance and I remain hopeful for >> a camera with a monochrome sensor. >> >> Marty >> >> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 1:02 AM, Lluis Ripoll >> <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: >>> Nice work, my clearly favorite isthe first one in B&W, a great picture! >>> >>> cheers >>> Lluis >>> >>> El 01/01/2011, a las 10:57, Marty Deveney escribi?: >>> >>>> Still trying with digital B&W. ?When the illuminance range is within >>>> the range of the sensor, it's pretty nice: >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/75+Summilux/fionn+web.jpg.html >>>> M8, Summilux 75. >>>> >>>> The garden continues to produce elements of tasty meals: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/75+Summilux/borlotti+beans.jpg.h >>>> tml >>>> M8, Summilux 75. >>>> >>>> In September last year, Anita and I had a fantastic night out in New >>>> York City with Mark Rabiner. ?After meeting at Tom's at W112th and >>>> Broadway, we wandered through Columbia University and then on to a >>>> Greek restaurant, the Hungarian Pastry Shop, The Cathedral of St John >>>> the Divine and a little public transport odyssey before saying >>>> goodbye. ?A great night out. ?I'd been working and we were fatigued >>>> and this was exactly what I needed. ?Here's a photo from where we met: >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/USA/rabs+web.jpg.html - I >>>> stopped down a little (maybe f2-2.8?) because of the potential for bad >>>> bokeh, about which Rabs and I long ago agreed to disagree. >>>> Interestingly, in the highlights you can see texture from the >>>> polishing on the aspherical element in my 35/1.4 asph, here at 100%: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/USA/rabs+highlight+asphere.jpg.h >>>> tml >>>> I don't like the rendition of these highlights and this texture >>>> really catches my eye and bugs me, even in the full size version >>>> printed large. ?My eyes are distractable and particular. ?This is >>>> posted because I otherwise like the photo and because it points out to >>>> me how some things have this amazingly strange way of appearing at >>>> moments when they are entirely apropos. ?I've been looking for a good >>>> example of this for a long time. >>>> >>>> Happy new year everyone. >>>> >>>> Marty >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >