[Leica] Capturing the essence of rain - a challenge for the season.

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

Maybe do a 'Schindler's List' then: only color in the umbrella's?

> From: "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:15:58 -0500
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Capturing the essence of rain - a challenge for  the
> season.
> 
> 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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