Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Enough of "what's your favorite color film?" or "which exotic animal skin makes the best covering for a gold plated IIIg?" Today's question is a three parter: A. Why do you photograph? B. What's your primary subject matter? C. Why? ___ Sent with SnapperMail www.snappermail.com ...... Original Message ....... On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 12:09:24 +0100 "John Beeching" <johnbeeching@gmail.com> wrote: "Dear Don, " "Thanks for you comments, they are very useful. This particular set "were all taken at the same place, though as you point out, there is "some disparity of content. The contrast/darkness/lightness is "something I must look at - I have just bought a new monitor (NEC "Spectraview 1980) and it is quite different from my aged CRT. " "John " "On 02/04/06, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: "> John, "> The gallery you pointed us to is for the most part very austere, almost no "> people with just some signs of habitation such as graffitti on one wall or "> some laundry hanging up. They work together with the exception of the "> woodland shots that just don't have any snap visually or contrast and the "> image of the two people on the edge of the beach. "> "> The two on the beach is a good engimatic image, but doesn't work in that "> group. "> "> I would say that for the web most of the images could use just a touch more "> contrast; they lack an absolute black and seem to stop just short of white. "> The roof top scenes in particular would benefit from a very small increase "> in contrast as shown on a monitor. "> "> I took a quick peek at some of you other galleries and you have some mighty "> fine images throughout. "> "> Thanks for showing us your work. "> "> Don "> don.dory@gmail.com "> "> "> On 4/2/06, John Beeching <johnbeeching@gmail.com> wrote: "> > "> > Dear All, "> > "> > http://staff.bath.ac.uk/bssjrb/Photographic/conil/conil.htm "> > "> > Tri-X DDX 1+4, 28, 35 & 50mm. "> > "> > Comments and criticisms welcome. "> > "> > John "> > "> > -- "> > John Beeching "> > http://staff.bath.ac.uk/bssjrb/Photographic/photo.htm "> > "> > "> > _______________________________________________ "> > Leica Users Group. "> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information "> > "> "> _______________________________________________ "> Leica Users Group. "> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information "> " " "-- "John Beeching "http://staff.bath.ac.uk/bssjrb/Photographic/photo.htm " " "_______________________________________________ "Leica Users Group. "See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information