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Subject: [Leica] Evening Flowers
From: bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)
Date: Mon Feb 12 15:11:07 2007

http://tinyurl.com/ysroj5

And one from the dark side
http://tinyurl.com/24p8lc

Enjoy - or not.



On 2/12/07 5:49 PM, "Leonard Taupier" <len-1@comcast.net> wrote:

> Thanks, Philippe.
> 
> I realized after your ? comment on the original it was way too busy
> and didn't make sense.
> 
> Thanks for looking. I appreciate the comments.
> 
> Len
> 
> 
> On Feb 12, 2007, at 5:45 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote:
> 
>> A lot better indeed.
>> Thanks for showing,
>> Philippe
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Op 12-feb-07, om 23:40 heeft Leonard Taupier het volgende geschreven:
>> 
>>> Hi Luis,
>>> 
>>> Maybe you are right. I never thought about that. But don't forget.
>>> Our type of photography is different. I primarily shoot still life
>>> and nature photography where you are the master street
>>> photographer. In your case what you first see is the scene in the
>>> height of perfect framing and content. Your second and third shot
>>> the mood may have passed.
>>> 
>>> I just received a roll of slides taken at the same time as the
>>> pictures I posted. The slides are better then the digital photos.
>>> It is not a case of sharpness or color. The slides show a much
>>> better background bokeh and darker background. The main subject
>>> stands out more.  In both cases the lens was the same, the Leica
>>> APO-Macro Elmarit 100mm/2.8. one of the best lenses ever made. The
>>> digital camera was the Canon 20D while the film camera was a Leica
>>> R8. With the R8 I also used Ted's "Twinkie" flash, the SF20. The
>>> flash highlighted the subject much better.
>>> 
>>> Compare this image to the original Orchid photo:
>>> 
>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Flowers/Orchid_3.jpg.html>
>>> 
>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Flowers/Orchid.jpg.html>
>>> 
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Len
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Feb 12, 2007, at 4:51 PM, Luis Ripoll wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Len,
>>>> 
>>>> Can I invent a word? "Impulsive photo", following my own
>>>> experience, many
>>>> times the first picture I've shot to something is the best, even
>>>> if it is
>>>> more imperfect than the second or the third ones. At least this
>>>> arrives
>>>> frquently to me.
>>>> 
>>>> Saludos cordiales
>>>> Luis
>>>> 
>>>> -----Mensaje original-----
>>>> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
>>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En
>>>> nombre de
>>>> Leonard Taupier
>>>> Enviado el: domingo, 11 de febrero de 2007 16:22
>>>> Para: Leica Users Group
>>>> Asunto: Re: [Leica] Afternoon Flowers
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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