Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like all these compositions and B&W quality, the first one "Pepsi" is my favorite Cheers Lluis El 05/09/2013, a las 04:24, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> escribi?: > As I ride through rural Yolo and Solano Counties I have become very > interested in the corrugated structures. They are made for black and white. > > Here's an array of images. > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744948125&k=Xqh5kbj&lb=1&s=A> > > I liked the juxtaposition of these signs. The owner's family has been on > this land for over 100 years - a long time for California. > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744946580&k=DCDVswb&lb=1&s=A> > > The ladders ascending the side of this grain silo, with its shadow, caught > my eye. > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744947444&k=7DX2PMz&lb=1&s=A> > > A wider silo got two ladders! > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744947643&k=mCCkrtd&lb=1&s=A> > > I felt badly for this fellow who had to clean inside the silo. The day was > only in the 70s at this point but I imagine the interior was stifling. I > had to capture this one quickly because the site foreman was grumpy that I > was taking pictures of the facility. Perhaps I was a terrorist? Or maybe > sending a worker into the silo was a bad idea? No telling. When I told him > I was fascinated with the textures, the forms, and the lines of the > structures he looked at me as if I were insane. He could have been correct! > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744947913&k=tD2j5hS&lb=1&s=A> > > I just like the broom and the two ladders along with the deep black of the > interior. > > Printing these will be a challenge, I think. > > Thanks for looking. > > All of these were taken with an NEX-7 and its 18-200 lens. Normally I ride > with a Leica 35 or 50mm on the body. I couldn't have gotten close enough > with either of those. The autofocus isn't great on the Sony camera > although the focus assist does work. Sometimes I don't have the luxury > (time) to do a good job of focusing so a few of the images are a tad soft. > > Your comments/criticism would be most welcome. > > Best > > Adam Bridge > Davis, CA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information