Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]By using skies from other shots, you are upholding the long-standing tradition of the original wet-plate photographers who's collodion wasn't sensitive to anything but blue- clouds and sky were completely white. I think it's a lovely and surreal shot. Almost an "infrared-ish" quality to it. Hypnotic and dreamy. JD On Aug 23, 2005, at 11:35 AM, GeeBee wrote: > http://www.geebeephoto.com/2005/05284.htm > > I have met with a degree of cynicism as to how genuine this shot is > and the > answer, curves and levels aside, is totally genuine. Two people who's > opinions I respect have commented on the light direction being > 'odd' somehow > but it is Gods' work not Adobes' work. For some I probably overdid the > burning in of the sky area but that is the sky that was there. > > A few weeks ago I 'imported' a sky into one of my shots and despite > the fact > that I posted a link at the same time to where I got the sky from > it led to > some confusion. This may now be leading people to think that I > clone in > elements of a shot from anywhere I fancy. > > I don't take my shots or myself seriously enough to consider the > photos I > post sacrosanct and I have seen my work with added formations of > geese, > squadrons of fighter aircraft, flying pigs etc and my reputation > for adding > inflatable props for added effect grows apace :-) > > However, to avoid any future confusion am stating here and now that > I would > never clone in a sky, or anything else for that matter, without > declaring > the result a composite at the time of posting. > > --Graham > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Jeff Sumner 3677 Glencairn Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122 USA Home: +1216 921-1941 Mobile: +1216 650-6663