Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree totally, I am experimenting with a macro for doing bartlett borders and I forgot that although I need to set it percent values to increase the canvas size, because the pictures are 3:2 I need to at 75% at the top to balance 50% at the sides. Jim Nichols wrote: > Philip, > > I like your pictures. The first would have been more attractive if > the framing gaps were the same for both the vertical and horizontal > frames. The narrow top and bottom gaps are a distraction. The > composition and exposure are very good. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Clarke" <nod at bouncing.org> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 3:46 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] La Barceloneta, a BAR > > >> I found them, I've only taken two pictures in the last year (that may >> even be 3 years), they are there >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Philip+Clarke/images/ >> >> They are really badly done in photoshop, the first is with a ricoh >> compact. These are not excuses I accept the blame for the mis-printing. >> They fulfill the criterea for my three rules (and Tina should remember >> these from ten years ago) >> >> a) make sure the background is not distracting >> b) come back with something different >> c) always know when to break the rules >> >> My timing was off with the Ricoh on the blow up the little girl's feet >> are not on the bench but that is 100% my responsibility as I should have >> compensated more for the shutter lag. Note the date, I do not know if it >> was an April fool's the camera is my wife's. The woman's t-shirt had >> blown highlights and I've done a bad job of bringing it down, but the >> colour fringing is the camera. The burning in is quite subtle in other >> areas, if you look you'll see there is less density of stone chips in >> the concrete between the two bench and at the end of the girl's, so it >> is lighter in real life, so it's been taken down to match the rest, >> although I suppose I could have cloned it. I chose the wide end of the >> lens. I saw the picture before I held the camera, moved and chose the >> appropriate lens. Telephoto compression was not desired. >> >> >> The woman is in focus, on the RAW version her jumper is certainly, but >> at 1/6th of a second she may have moved her eyes, all credit to image >> stabilisation though, at 60mm (equivalent 12.8mm in the exif data) in >> "the old days" I'd have been sharp handheld at 1/15 but 1/8th would e >> shaky territory.This is jpeg off the camera with work done. If you look >> at the glasses you'll see the restaurant has spot lights, this led to a >> bright patch on the wall, so it was taken down. Off the right of the >> frame is a door window and a waiter, so the camera could not move any >> further around, I may remove the bottom plate on a crop. I don't think >> I've altered her skin tone. I suspect she is not a customer as she does >> not have a napkin on her table, but people tend to think of her as >> lonely. I will probably also tone down the two furtherest napkins on the >> right. The line of the door on the right irritates me and I won't do a >> bartlett border the next time. When I've got to grip with capture one >> and the concept of "extra headroom" I will "re-print" it. >> >> So that's two pictures that illustrate leading lines, multiple focal >> points of interest, "darkroom" work, timing, focal length, ambient >> light, removing colour casts, oversharpening a jpeg; yes I do practise >> what I preach, and I don't do it with any pretension my pictures taken >> on compact cameras are just as criticised as when I used M6's. >> >> >> George Lottermoser wrote: >>> May we see some examples of your waiting and moving, Philip? >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george at imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> On Apr 17, 2009, at 7:54 PM, Philip Clarke wrote: >>> >>>> All of these pictures could be improve by waiting or moving. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information