Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Glenn - I didn't mean to sound critical of the comments you made, just to point out that as is, it's a very interesting photo. The criticisms you made were right on point and caused me to 1) look hard at the picture again, and 2) look at it differently than I normally would, and that's why I'm on the LUG. Many thanks. >On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:41:41 -0500, Richard S. Taylor ><r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: >> Kyle, Glenn - I reread Glenn's comments more carefully after your >> reply, Kyle. Frankly, I hadn't noticed any of the unflattering >> elements you found, but as is often the case, once pointed out they >> can't be ignored. Yet, I still find this kind of shot far more >> involving than a formal portrait where all life is often scrubbed >> away. >> > >Just a little follow up on this. Much of my critique was based on the >thought of this as a portrait per se and with respect to an earlier >comments about the Senator perhaps liking the shot a lot. Not really >fair considering it isn't a shot taken with the time to carefully pose >the subject and wasn't intended as a formal portrait. For me to get >the focus spot on like this and doesn't allow for quick shooting >unless I'm seriosuly relying on the crutch of depth of field. Shoot >that same scene with the lens stopped down too much further and it >gets wrecked since all the extraneous surroundings become >distractions. But, Kyle doesn't need me to tell him he knows how to >use that camera, then does he. :-) > >I'm spending the day in DC on Thursday trying to capture the chaotic >scene surrounding the Innauguration with my Leica IIIC. Still trying >to decide on which lens I should take. The 21mm CV lens offers a nice >crutch for my lack of practice with this camera. > >Glenn >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick Boston MA