Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don, I've replied to folks off -list but I thought that it might be worthwhile to post a couple of comments for general interest. Quite a number of fine photographers have told me that they prefer the bw versions which is no surprise. A couple said it very well that it focuses on the form and texture. Apart from trying to show a variety, I also looked to see if I thought that the colour contributed anything in some specific pics. I do like the grey granite and its attendant orange lichen with the sea and sky blues or greys, in some. Your note about the colour temperature made me think. These are quite cool toned in the colour versions. Much more so than you might expect for around sunset. As shown is quite accurate owing to the heavy cloud cover. A nice thing about shooting great transparency film. I checked, these ones were Provia 100F). No guessing about prints from a colour neg. In fact for the very first time I shot almost all with a good B+W UV fitted, partly for lens protection from spray or blown grit. In the event there was zero distance haze to contend with. I shall have a play with warming some up, thanks. Even in the clear skies one though you can see the intense blue. Because of the location the air is extremely clean with no detectable dust or pollutants whatsoever to my eye. Since much of the air has moved over the Southern Ocean unimpeded from Antarctica and there is almost zero industry on the island plus frequent rain I guess that is so. Also the spot is fairly far south, 36 degrees in fact and all of the Remarkable Rocks photographs were made within the last half hour of winter light. Thanks again for your input. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy on Kangaroo Island part three Very nice images, especially the first three. I slightly prefer the B&W only because, for me, the color temp is just a bit cool for a sunset image; which is really not a good reason. Many times the best images are when we leave our family to sit in the wind or cool weather waiting for something to happen while the warm hearth beckons. On 7/15/07, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > LUG folk, here is the next installment of my Kangaroo Island photographs. > > Nine new photographs start here > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/c_001/KI+16.jpg.html> > > > > This rock formation is wind sculpted granite in the very picturesque > Flinders Chase National Park. I persuaded my tolerant family to > visit late in a day where clouds and wind were building as sunset > approached. The last pic is by my wife as she departed for the > warmer car. "hoppy waiting for the last light AND with the M7 on a > tripod". A superb Manfrotto carbon thingie that is a marvel. > > > > I'd love to get some feedback and suggestions. I plan to make some large > prints for a community art show soon. > > > > Cheers > > Hoppy > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information