Re: [Leica] PAW 1 dlridings

[Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>]

Daniel Ridings showed:
>>http://www.dlridings.com/paw2004/1.html<<<<

Sorry Daniel no cigar on this one because it just sort of sits there leaving
the viewer wondering what yer looking at.

However.... this one!
>>http://folk.uio.no/danielr/images/04v01-0001a.jpg<<<

I'd get a gold star for it ! ;-)  Nice clean separation of subjects,
interesting action without any confusion. You can feel the kids sloshing
along at the water's edge and the nip in the air. Well done.

ted



" <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 2:32 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] PAW 1 dlridings


> Thanks BD,
>
> You put the finger on the weaknesses of the Leica shot. I was basically
> disappointed with the Leica stuff (maybe the color coming back will be
> better) and I was going back-and-forth between two.
>
> The other one is:
>
> >
> Mind you ... I was not excited about any of the Leica shots. I was going
> to choose that one, my wife went with the other one. (I had some of her
> and the kids too ... but they're off-limits :) ).
>
> Anyway ... I was trying to figure out why I really didn't like the one
> that eventually went up. Too busy. Thanks!
>
> That damn Rolleicord is my curse. I stick a roll of film in it and I
> usually manage to get a shot or two that I like. But then again, winters
> are more Rollei times where I live. The sun is coming back soon :)
>
> Best,
> Daniel
>
>
> On Sat, 3 Jan 2004, B. D. Colen wrote:
>
> > Hi Daniel - The Rollei shot is much, much better; at least it is to my
> > eye. The Leica shot is too busy - the buildings, the rocks, the pilings,
> > the kids - without there being much rhyme, reason or pattern to it. But
> > the Rollei shot is much cleaner; a few stark vertical lines amid the
> > snow...
> >
> > B. D.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Daniel
> > Ridings
> > Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 4:23 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: [Leica] PAW 1 dlridings
> >
> >
> > The Leica shot is from a drive down to the sea (straight out from our
> > house about 6 miles):
> >
> > > >
> > I have quite a few Rollei shots that I like, but my wife and I settled
> > for this one this week. Winter came upon us ... from a single, constant
> > direction ... painting the trees with snow. This is from a walk around
> > our "neck of the woods".
> >
> > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2004/1alt1.html
> >
> > I guess I'm in for it again this year (in for the PAW). I'm not making
> > resolutions, but I'm aiming at always having a Rollei shot.
> >
> > When it comes to Leica ... I want to (but no resolutions) try and
> > concentrate on color slide film. The PAW is a good learning experience,
> > and my color shots are typically pretty uninspired. I want to get
> > comfortable with it. But doing so makes it hard to meet deadlines. The
> > slides won't be back until Monday or Tuesday.
> >
> > I'm also going to try and make friends with the 50mm lens again.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Daniel Ridings
> > Lindome Sweden, Oslo Norway
> >
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