Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, What you said: a neat little lesson on the relationship of film speed, how you take a photo, what the picture ends up looking like and the way we see it. All different, all related. You explain what we already know in a way that we can use it better. Illustrative photo by Richard. Peter. SF, CA --- Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > On 5/29/05 12:57 AM, "Richard" > <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> typed: > > > At 07:13 PM 5/28/2005, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > >> On 5/28/05 4:57 PM, "Richard" > <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> typed: > >> > >>> Whoa, every time I shoot B&W, they look oh so > good: > >>> > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/LJPics/crop0007.jpg > >>> > >>> I think I can like Acros a lot... > >> > >>> > >> I Love Across it's my high rez film when I'm > using studio strobes or tripods > >> outside. Indoors hand held I'd hate to get stuck > with it in my camera. > > > > Is there different Acros? Mine is Neopan 100 > Acros. ASA100 is not that bad. > > My picture is no work of art, but it's hand held > 50/1.4ASPH, at 1.4 or > > thereabout. > > > > > Yes but at what shutter speed is the main point. > And it might be nice in the shot we saw even to stop > down a little to make > sure you get your focus. The shot looks a little > fuzzy from what I remember. > Not good fuzzy. > > I just avoid putting the 100 in my camera unless I'm > going to shoot the > whole roll all at once for a specific reason. > Unless I have it with another body which as 400 or > 1600 in it. > > Believe me the kind of shots you're used to seeing > and you'd like to get > shots like that they weren't shot with 100 film hand > held indoors. > You are competing against tri x rated films. > And they are shooting at a 60th and you are shooting > at a 15th. > They'll be ably to make 8x10's and 11x14s and you > will be able to make > 5x7's. Maybe. > Unless you are a fuzzralist. Heavily into > fuzzralisim. And have signed the > fuzzralist manifesto. > > My default had been 11x14 darkroom prints shot with > 1600 film. > So I'm stopped down two at a 60th and you are wide > open at a 15th. > Good luck! > Your decisive moment is going to be "paaachunkclot" > (sound of wonderful > Leica M cloth shutter at 15th) > Mines going to be "cichat" > (sound of wonderful Leica M cloth shutter at 15th) > > Just looking now again at the shot my eye goes first > to the out of focus > whited out wrist watch. That's not a good thing. > As its in the foreground and I'ts the lightest and > brightest thing in the > picture. And that's the way the eye works on a shot. > >From looking at the table what you had in focus was > the bunnies left rear > rabbits foot toenails. Really! :) > I'd go for her eyelashes and or the bunnies. > > It looks over exposed and then not printed down. > Some over exposed shots look worse when you print > them down to try to > compensate. I'd like to see if this one does or not. > > I like her hair and her belt. > And her Band-Aid and fingers. > > Is her hair reddish? > Sometimes I think I can feel color in black and > white. > So much for psychic awareness! > > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com