Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/29

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Subject: [Leica] Marblehead Light
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)
Date: Tue Nov 29 06:20:03 2005
References: <p06230903bfb0c3f18d77@[10.0.1.2]> <438C566F.2060803@hemenway.com>

Thanks Jim.


>Richard:
>
>I like the second photo, the composition is much better to my eye.
>
>Jim
>
>
>Richard S. Taylor wrote:
>
>>Both taken with my M3 and a 1970's era 28mm Elmarit on BW400CN. .
>>
>>The first is definitely not from the shadow side but I think enough 
>>of the curvature of the tower is revealed for the photo to be 
>>interesting.  The sun was directly behind me and just about to set 
>>when I made the shot.  Minor tilts, perspective corrections and 
>>level adjustments done in Photoshop.  I had to tilt the camera up a 
>>bit to get the entire Light in from this location.   Another step 
>>back and I'd have been swimming.  
>>Also removed a few heads and torsos that popped up behind the 
>>rocks.  Despite the chilly late-November afternoon the grounds were 
>>quite crowded.  I wanted the photos to evoke the ruggedness and 
>>desolation that typifies the New England coast in winter.
>>
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/03_28A_0291_web
>>
>>Alternate, and a bit more from the shadow side.
>>
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/03_20A_0283_web
>>
>>Comments encouraged as always.
>>
>
>
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-- 
Regards,

Dick

In reply to: Message from r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor) ([Leica] Marblehead Light)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] Marblehead Light)