Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:59 AM 5/23/2008, you wrote: Philippe I'm not sure where the bad light is? Please explain, thank you. >The light, it is milky, comes from nowhere and gives false >reflexions (the board above the window is washed out, the shirt has >no colour, etc) and hardly any worthy shadow that would set people >and cabins out. I'm not tryng to distroy Tina's vision - there was a >reason why she went "click", but to me, there's no depth or volume in there. > >Yours, most respectfully >Phx, forever ton ami. :-D Hi, Philippe - I love a discussion of light, too, but I just don't see the washed out color, etc. Maybe time to recalibrate my monitor again! ;-) When I took the photo, I was mainly interested in the people and the tiny shop but I was grateful that there was no bright sun with harsh shadows that you usually get on sunny days in tropical climates. This scene was mostly in the shade. I did try it in black and white: http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/97507473 And would appreciate any comments and criticisms as usual! Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com