Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for posting these, Philippe. I did not realise my beer belly had gotten this big :-( I am working on my own efforts at the moment, PAWs from the same event to come later tonight, and an Antwerp gallery hopefully tomorrow. It is truly a beautiful city, and the light was great all day. Nathan Philippe Orlent wrote: > I only used my Digilux 2 in the afternoon, so the analog residu will be > posted later on, but here are a few shots from our BLUG meeting of > yesterday. > > Contrary to Michiel, I didn't have lens problems, but out of focus > photos I have nonetheless: the Digilux is just not up to fast > autofocusing, and I refuse to set it at higher ISOs than 100 because of > the high noise levels. So in most situations everything was shot at low > shutter speeds (see the EXIF data below the images). > > Also, I'm not really a street shooter by nature, so I lack the > necessary instincts and very often am too late to fire at the right > moment. > > But here they are: > > After dinner we went to the Modemuseum (Fashion museum), where - because > Belgium is hosting Russia for Europalia- an exhibition about Russian > fashion was held. I caught Nathan in what is becoming a typical digital > shooter's pose, just after he shot 2 ladies appearing from behind a wall: > http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020227.html > > Here is Nathan again in an info tunnel: > http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020229.html > > A view of the exposition space: > http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020231.html > > Nathan looking at an icon he remembered from his youth: a Wolga. And me > pointing the camera at him, and at what I myself would wish to remember > from my youth just behind him: > http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020232.html > > Just next to the Modemuseum is a fabulous (and expensive) bookshop > specialised in architecture and art. We went in, our cameras set off > the alarm, and then we headed into the (tiny) photography section. > Lucien and Nathan are checking the inventory: > http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020234.html > > A bit further on we passed the Vrijdagsmarkt (Friday's market), a > little market that is reputed for selling households from bankrupt > families every, yes indeed, friday. Lucien is shooting exactly the same > thing as me, but probably with better results because he had a new and > pristine 35 'cron on his MP ? la carte, and I had to cope with the > imperfections of the Digilux' Panasonic lens: > http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020235.html > > After the Vrijdagsmarkt I took Michiel, Lucien and Nathan to the > Voetgangerstunnel (Pedestrian's tunnel), one of the more interesting > spots in that part of Antwerp: a since the 1930's unchanged tunnel > linking the right and left banks of the river Schelde. Michiel and > Nathan are checking the photographic opportunities while descending: > http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020238.html > > On the left bank, some youngsters asked what we were doing there (5 > grown ups with each a strange looking camera on their belly MUST be > tourists) and if we couldn't take a photograph of them. I took me a few > shots to catch one of them in action. Yes, the Digilux has shutter lag, > too: > http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020244.html > > Finally we returned to the right bank via the same pittoresque tunnel. > Michiel often and very logically was a bit behind: lugging around a big > rangefinder like his Linhof Technica plus a tripod was very courageous > of him: > http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020245.html > > To conclude: my 3 very pleasant fellow BLUGgers in the middle of the > tunnel, in a bit strange but beautiful light: > http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020246.html > > No (digital) shots of Erwin Puts, since he had to leave just after > lunch. But what a source of interesting and valuable information he is. > > I hope you all enjoyed it. > Philippe > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Bicycle project: http://www.fotocycle.nl Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com