Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ted grant wrote: > > There is a very distinct "lighting situation that they all followed or > used, that once it has been brought to your attention it is common > throughout very nearly all their shooting.HCB being the master. > > Our comment was, "did you notice how nearly all these guys shot on overcast > or soft light days?" They never shot on bright sunny days! Or it seems that > way on the overall. Ted, You'll remember some months ago on the LUG I gave a summary of lecture I heard by Leica photographer Marc Riboud and one of his comments was: "Direct sunlight is the enemy of photography." He obviously doesn't have to shoot travel photos and get them accepted by a commercial stock agency!! donal - -- Donal Philby San Diego http://www.donalphilby.com