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Subject: [Leica] Capturing the essence of rain - a challenge for the season.
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)
Date: Tue Nov 8 13:16:05 2005
References: <BF96D12C.7BCB%philippe.orlent@pandora.be>

Phillipe - Yes, of course, we all have our own experiences to reflect 
in our writing and photography.  Couldn't agree more.

Thanks for the comment on the cropped photo.  I'll give it a try in 
B&W, though I must admit a fondness for the color in the umbrellas.

Dick


>Hi Richard
>True about the essence of rain. I think everybody's essence is a bit
>different, and related to his/her own memories. I just described mine.
>About the crop: better IMO. Have you tried turning it into a nice B&W (even
>with the colorful umbrellas)?
>
>
>>  From: "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net>
>>  Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>  Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:46:17 -0500
>>  To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>  Subject: Re: [Leica] Capturing the essence of rain - a challenge for  the
>>  season.
>>
>>  Rain has many essences, I think.  It might be someone sitting with
>>  their feet up on a sofa inside near a window with a steaming mug of
>>  coffee or cider as the rain pelts the picture window immediately
>>  behind them.  Or,it might be someone in an anorak shivering in a cold
>>  drizzle on a gray city street.  Or, it might be any of a number of
>>  other things.  I agree about the sharpness but would go with a slow
>>  shutter speed to catch the streaks of rain or the dizzily mist.
>>
>>  I posted a cropped version of "Rain on Tourists" and would be
>>  interested in knowing what people thought of it with respect to the
>>  original.
>>
>>  Cropped:
>>  http://gallery.leica-users.org/RAIN/P7040003_alt_web
>>
>>  Original:
>>  http://gallery.leica-users.org/RAIN/P7040003_web
>>
>>  Thanks.
>>
>>  Regards,
>>
>>  Dick
>>  Boston MA
>>
>>
>>
>>>  The essence of rain: a hard thing to catch.
>>>  I liked Nathan's shot of the girl in the rain very much, and yours of 
>>> the
>>>  Rain on Tourists, too, even if it's unsharp.
>>>  For me it should be a combination of B&W, a person hurrying 
>>>through the rain
>>>  (with the same feeling of 'Jimmy Dean on that cold morning in NY'), 
>>> visible
>>>  and splattering raindrops, pinsharp.
>>>  So a combination of a short shutterspeed and a small aperture. In 
>>>low light.
>>>  Not sure if I'll ever catch the essence of rain...
>>>
>>>  Thanks for showing,
>  >> Philippe
>  >>

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