Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel - whatever problems you have with Frank ya might wanna think about edging closer to that bottle of Thorazine. Why all the rudeness? ernie Daniel Ridings wrote: > Frank Filippone wrote: >> Different strokes for different folks......I am more interested in >> tonal values, so a meter is always employed. > > Oh, I am just terrible at tonal values, just terrible. > > What this week, this was the best I could do: > > http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v18/07v18-0006.jpg.html > > Last week wasnt' much better: > > http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v17/07v17-0012.jpg.html > > You need the meter because you don't use it very much. > > I used to, but I got tired of it always telling me the same thing, > over and over. So why bother. > > Maybe you should take some pictures now and then? > >> It amazes how wrong >> you can be to use the sunny 16 rule if conditions are not just >> so...... it makes wonderful Kodak moments, but lousy zones. >> > > You can only use sunny 16 in the mountains or at the coast. Otherwise > it's sunny 11, not sunny 16. > >> I do not record the data on an image. I also do not remember it. It >> makes no difference to me. There are those that like to >> record this data, develop their negs from it, etc. Fine, to each his >> own. >> >> Avid photographers do what makes them happy...... why be critical or >> accusatory or look down your nose at someone else's >> preferences? Seems wasteful of bandwidth, at least. > > I had to smile when you mention wasting bandwidth. I wouldn't think it > would bother you, as much hot-air as you blast around about things you > don't know anything about, like the M8. > > I don't know anything about it either, but I don't pretend to nor do I > have anything but "more power to you" to say to those who do have one. > > Daniel > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >