Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]G Hopkinson wrote: > Hi, I really like the light used, high quality and very smooth tones here, > especially the skin tones reproduction. The first (3 of 8) is a very > interesting idea. For me maybe the unflattering angle (the prominence of > Nargess' nostril) is a little distracting. The fingers add a lot of mood > though. > I agree with Didier on the softness on 5 of 8. We are seeing the hair as > the sharper element there. I notice that the shot was at a very slow speed > though so maybe some element of movement too? > The last works best for me. I'd love to see this one with a little more > DoF? We all look for that critically sharp closest eye in a shot like this > too, I think? Just an opinion of course. > > For this lighting, I think that you could afford to increase your ISO > rating to let you work with a maybe a stop or so smaller and a little > faster shutter speeds? Seem to me that you have plenty of lens and sensor > quality to work with! > > I really enjoyed looking. I hope that you share some more pics. > > Cheers > Hoppy > Didier Ludwig wrote: > Hi Ali (or is it Yazdi?) > > Welcome here. You will gain much experience if you post your images often. > Nice naming tradition in your family. > > Narges 3 is my favourite. Narges 5, as well as some others, are not 100% > properly focused, in my opinion. Did you use a rangefinder camera? When > shooting faces close up, try to focus the eye, not the glasses' border, for > instance. Didier > Well, As you all said, the focusing is these photos are wrong. And I don't know why I did focus that way that moment. Maybe because I'm not comfortable with DMR yet. Thanks you very much for reviews. Ali Yazdi