Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And to keep beating up on you, Oliver, I would have made sure to have enough depth of field so that Medal of Honor Recipient could be easily read - if you have to tell us what it says, it doesn't count. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ted Grant Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 12:33 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Veteran Oliver showed: Subject: [Leica] Veteran > When I saw this gentleman in his wheel chair I introduced myself and > asked for permission to take his picture. As he wheeled him into the > sun at my request, his attendant told me that he served in World War 1 > and World War 2. The words on his cap read "Medal of Honor Recipient." > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/OliverBrykPhotos/04Aug01_31b <<<<<<< Hi Oliver, OK right off, you are on the wrong side of the light to shoot this. By that I mean considering the direction of the sunlight, you should've moved to his left side... "as to the shadow side" what little there was and it would've given an over all better effect. I mean it seems like there wasn't much thought to the light direction other than having enough for an exposure. >>>As he wheeled him into the sun at my request,<<<<<<< And why, unless there was half and half lighting sun-shadow splitting his face why would you ever let him be wheeled into full glaring unflattering sunlight? Everytime I see a photograph like this in blazing sun I'm reminded of a comment by Marc Riboud of France: "Sunlight is the enemy of photographers! Give me overcast, shadows, fog, anything but sunlight when photographing people!" And this photograph is the epitome of what he means. Surely the shade he must have been in would've been better than this glaring sun with no enhancing effects whatsoever. Sorry mate you asked ! ted _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information