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Subject: [Leica] Evening Flowers
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Mon Feb 12 15:20:46 2007
References: <C1F65E33.1C23D%bd@bdcolenphoto.com>

Two beautiful flowers indeed. ;-)
Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 13-feb-07, om 00:10 heeft B. D. Colen het volgende geschreven:

> 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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