Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philippe Orlent wrote: This one is great, too: http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps/slides/WhiteScott2.html Thanks for showing, Philippe --------------------- Thanks for looking. Philippe, I don't usually do too much digital manipulation, so I have mixed feelings about this one. Here's the story behind this pic. I was sick as a dog with the earlier stages of Chronic Fatige (CFS, CFIDS, "ME" in many parts of the world). I was mostly housebound, so I bought some lights to keep taking pics indoors. After successfully figuring out lighting ratios and what not for a black background, I thought I'd try out Avedon style white background pics. So I spanked a white sheet with light (you can do it from in front or behind the sheet). This was a failed shot, with too much power on the white sheet, so it created quite a halo around the subject. (I'm into using sheets instead of roll paper, because I don't think I'll be carting wide rolls of paper in my little C-class Mercedes, and the (still unexecuted) plan is to drive around and visit relatives and take their pics, all in the same style). Anyway, I was futzing around, and I up'ed the contrast on the image. My g'friend still liked it, and, well, the pic is the result. Rest of the fam liked it too. Without sounding too philosophical, prior to getting sick, I was quite the "man on the go." I think the fam liked this photo as a representation of the existential crisis of having most of one's life mysteriously and suddenly truncated (career, finances, social life, health, mobility, even personality or "persona") by a rare and incurable disease. There's another "mistaken" shot from the same sitting/experiment that I somewhat humorously labeled my "official" CFS portrait. Again, thanks! Scott > > > Op 19-jun-06, om 03:17 heeft Scott McLoughlin het volgende geschreven: > >> Ooo, oh - I have a couple of SP's too :-) >> >> http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps/Scott/slides/CircleMirror.html >> http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps/Scott/slides/Beatonesqe_1.html >> http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps/Scott/slides/Pissed.html >> >> No Leica shots on hand, but..... >> >> Scott >> >> >> > Another SP for the LUG collection. Summer portraits guys? >> > >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album293/ >> SelfPortraitwithGlassesMurano200605_001 >> > >> > Leica M3 5cm Sumitar f5.6 1/30th KOdak BW 400CN >> > >> > Peter Dzwig >> > >> > >> -- >> Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps >> Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 >> (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)