Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/22

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Subject: [Leica] Why we all should buy an Alpa :-)
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Bob Adler)
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:02:32 -0800
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Well it is a very unique type of shooting, Richard. Really slow and 
cognitive. You don't get to "work" a venue like you can with a digital SLR. 
As the LUG experienced with me the multiple times I had to go back and shoot 
my "Remembering Guy Blase" image 
( 
http://www.rgaphoto.com/benches/content/2011_09_24_GusBlase_MASTER_PANO_WestView_large.html
 )

multiple times before getting the image. When the light turns good, you 
don't have the time to frame, bracket shoot, move and reframe and shoot 
another set of bracketed shots. 

Sometimes taking your time and pre-visualizing can be a wonderful 
experience. Other times I wish I could work a subject from multiple vantage 
points while the light cooperates. 

I love the slow cognitive work for landscapes. I love being able to work a 
subject for portrait shots. Different tools for different folks; we are 
lucky to live at such an amazing time for our passion of photography!
Best,
Bob

Bob Adler
http://www.rgaphoto.com

On Jan 22, 2012, at 8:16 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> 
wrote:

> To me personally, these two are the most important points:
> 
> - Search for the unseen. The first step in creating a great image is to
> show something heretofore unseen.
> 
> - It is not only the subject matter that contains the unseen.  It can be a
> special angle, a special view, unusual lighting, a distinct vantage point,
> Hyper-Reality or something else.
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 8:05 PM, Richard Man <richard at 
> richardmanphoto.com>wrote:
> 
>> 
>> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/understanding-series/everything_matters__it_is_all_about_the_small_details.shtml
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> 
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