Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for looking Mike, It's a bit of a hit and miss undertaking using a 12mm lens (as used for the shot you like) in a city environment, it's a bt hard to judge what you're actually getting in the frame - I guess about 1 out of 10 works out. My more or less standard lens on city trips is a 21mm (film) or 12-24 (digital). To me, this is the only way to get people AND architecture in equal proportions in a shot. Douglas Mike Durling wrote: > Hey Doug, > > These gave me a chance to look through your gallery. There is some > absolutely beautiful stuff in there. > > In the current set I especially like the York City Centre photo. > Great perspective and lots of life there. > > Mike D > > Douglas Sharp wrote: > >> Not really my metier, but here are a few attempts at street >> photography - The City of York, mostly within a stones throw of the >> Minster. >> >> The Minster - from the side portal >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Yorkshire/IMG024york_edited-1.jpg.html >> >> >> Praying that the Visa card is solvent >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Yorkshire/_MG_4686_edited-1.jpg.html >> >> >> Yorvik Center - the Viking Museum >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Yorkshire/_MG_4723_edited-2.jpg.html >> >> >> Going out of business >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Yorkshire/_MG_4740_edited-2.jpg.html >> >> >> York Minster - Pavement artist >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Yorkshire/_MG_4685_edited-1.jpg.html >> >> >> York City Centre >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Yorkshire/York_centre.jpg.html >> >> >> 8-foot monk >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Yorkshire/_MG_4701_edited-2.jpg.html >> >> >> >> Hope you like them >> Cheers >> Douglas >> For the technically minded, AFAIR - Leica M6 with CV 12mm, 15mm and >> Summicron 50mm , Canon 20D with Leica-R 4/21mm. >> Film shots on Velvia, converted to BW in Photoshop CS2 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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