Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1! Tina On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: > a perfectly wonderful image Adam, in every way... > > s > > > On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > > > I was actually amazed that I could focus the shot. It was VERY close to > the near focal limit. In fact I had to lean back a little so I focused by > body motion, not with the lens. I value close-focusing. I often wish the > Noctilux would focus closer - but, hey, you gotta give up something for all > those photons! > > > > Adam > > > > On 2014 Aug 31, at 8:10 PM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Outstanding. > >> The long lens worked ok, it concentrates the eye on the two important > things - her eyes & the baseball. > >> > >> Jay > >> > >> On 8/31/2014 10:37 AM, Adam Bridge wrote: > >>> Sometimes you go with what you have. > >>> > >>> I was at the River Cats game last night with my Sony A7 and a Leitz > 180mm f4 R lens playing with capturing some action shots. Non trivial with > a manual focus lens. I admire the experts who, "back in the day", made so > many great images this way! > >>> > >>> So I had the 180 on my camera where the little girl in front of us, > insanely cute, was tossed a baseball by one of the players: a real ball, a > "dirty" ball, stained with real infield dirt and maybe a grass stain or > two. > >>> > >>> I only had a few moments while she expressed joy. I could have wished > for my 100mm but I had 180mm. > >>> > >>> < > http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/People/Portraits/22288982_39qLkn#!i=3499730077&k=DTDWvQ6&lb=1&s=X3 > > > >>> > >>> I've done this in black and white, treated as Tri-X in Exposure 6. I > like the color version, which I have not posted, but the B&W just does the > job better. And it needs that bit of film grain for some reason. > >>> > >>> Anyway - comments most welcome. I do know it's a little soft around > the eyes but maybe that works to the image's advantage. I gave her mom my > e-mail address but I think she was worried I might want to charge her for > the picture or something nefarious. People are so damn wary these days. > But, sigh, not without reason. > >>> > >>> Thanks for looking. Comments/critique most welcome and invited. > >>> > >>> Adam > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com