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Subject: [Leica] La Barceloneta, a BAR
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:49:07 +0200
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Sorry Susan, what's mind wtf?

Lluis

El 17/04/2009, a las 3:55, Susan Ryan escribi?:

> wtf?
>
> Sue
>
>
> On Apr 16, 2009, at 9:40 PM, Philip Clarke wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/La+Barceloneta/L1000499.jpg.html
>> I have no cultural reference point but the light bulb is too bright.
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/La+Barceloneta/L1000496bw.jpg.html
>>>
>> black and white is probably more suitable because of the fire
>> extinguisher but misses out on the brass of that reflected metal  
>> thing.
>> I think the aim was to balance the previous picture of the nipple
>> tweaking with the mannequin, but I don't think the angle is possible,
>> I'd have waited for someone to sit down and moved myself to put the
>> detached arm coming from their shoulder, which would be only be a  
>> matter
>> or moving physically around and then choosing the lens to frame  
>> what the
>> eye sees.
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/La+Barceloneta/L1000487bw.jpg.html
>>>
>> Wrong lens and it should be colour. If the lens were not so wide  
>> and was
>> stopped down you'd increase the depth of field to have the  
>> mannequin and
>> man in focus which is what your eyes and the brightline finder  
>> would be
>> seeing. The reason I say colour is because there's a red fire
>> extinguisher behind the mannequin and human eyes go to red and you  
>> have
>> a leadig line caused by the bar edge. Also the fallen over cup  
>> points to
>> the manequin and there's a good balance with the man looking out of  
>> the
>> frame. The possible problem point could be the mirrored ceiling and  
>> you
>> may have to be standing on tip toes and pointing the camera  
>> downwards.
>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/La+Barceloneta/L1000492bw.jpg.html
>>>
>> there's a series of leading lines emphasized by the lens but no focal
>> point. I need someone or something (dog, cat, an artificial sih  
>> from a
>> fishmogers sign) at that table or corner set of seats.
>>
>> no I've changed my mind, in fact I need someone in the corner with  
>> their
>> legs out and the camera moved to hide their face behind the lamp,  
>> with
>> the photographer dropping 60cm by bending their knees, further down  
>> to
>> cut the head off the doll in the top right of the frame, and but  
>> before
>> the shot I'd ask the bar keeper to remove the light bulb from the  
>> lamp
>> on the wall. The difficulty would be keeping out of the mirror in  
>> the back.
>>> Thanks for looking, c&c are appreciated
>>>
>>> Saludos cordiales
>>> Lluis
>>>
>>>
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