Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for looking gentlemen. The horizon line is of course, a sloping ridge, however the houses are not level as Tom pointed out. I shot handheld with just the 28 frame-lines in the .72 finder. For me these are very difficult to see and I normally use an external finder. I was referencing from a foreground fence line (just out of shot). In hindsight fences on sloping blocks are not necessarily level! My excuse for the leaning houses is that my initial assessment to not crop at all was with the ground almost entirely in silhouette. I made a last minute shadow adjustment and the houses became more visible. I'll repost. Although I like the brightness and clarity of the M finder, I find that as a left eyed shooter I am often about 1 degree down-sloped. I think it is a function of not being able to hold the camera squarely against my face. Oddly it didn't seem to be an issue with SLRs. Maybe I made a mental correction with those over the years. It doesn't happen with other optics such as telescopes either. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy pic I believe that sloping horizon line is what is known as a hill. > Lovely, but watch your horizon line to keep it level. I do that all > the time. An Ansel Adams book said it is some eye condition. I > finally got grid screens in the reflex cameras. With an M, you can > flick the frame lines lever to find a convenient set of lines to line > up against the horizon or any other convenient vertical or horizontal > line. Or use a bubble level when on a tripod. > > Tom Schofield > > > On Apr 16, 2007, at 1:30 AM, G Hopkinson wrote: > >> Folks this cloudscape is shot from a family member's backyard. >> >> The lovely 28 asph on Provia 100F. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/50+4.jpg.html >> http://tinyurl.com/3domew >> As always comments and critiques are welcome. >> Cheers >> >> Hoppy