Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alastair, I was looking for shadows and modelling directional light with a view to BW conversions. The contrast range certainly was high, between overcast and dark forest and rock. I bracketed and also tried to take the snow into consideration. In the end most of those exposed mainly for the trees gave me the most useful information range to start working up the photos from. A lot, I thought, benefit from the subtle colour in parts, sometimes helping to distinguish tones too. I'm not familiar with John Sexton. Seems like another worthy source to try to learn from. I'll look again at what I shot too, thanks. Two more uploaded, this one (link or tinyURL) and the next shot in the album. That one is rendered as greyscale. <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/usa/g/Y21.jpg.html> Or http://tinyurl.com/7kcsar Dissect away. Comments from anyone else welcome, of course. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can. -----Original Message----- Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: Hoppies in Yosemite, the last photo set One comment you made earlier was that it was not good light for b/w: I disagree. John Sexton talks about "quiet light" and some of his images are just wonderful. Contrast range is so much greater than you at first imagine in dull overcast conditions. One of the problems I have with landscapes in Australia is the LACK of cloudy days: bring on the mist and rain I say ;-)