Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Marty, That explains it, these, in the shade, were wide open or nearly so, and focused at about 1 m. Yours, John On 7 December 2010 11:39, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > No-one ever doubted that. It's only the bokeh king at middle > apertures and focus distances. > > Marty > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > wrote: > > HAAH! The 'bokeh king' blots its copybook AND it's on BW film ;-) > > More seriously I firmly maintain that the rendition is greatly affected > by > > aperture, focus decision, exposure and of course content (multiple > contrasty > > OoF highlights through foliage in this case) > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > On 7 December 2010 19:25, John Beeching <johnbeeching at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Dear All, > >> > >> Thanks for the appreciation. > >> > >> Marty, this is not the asph, but the previous one (series IV?). The > >> problem > >> may be due to the extreme light range (shafts of equatorial sunlight and > >> dark shadows beneath the trees) and shooting nearly wide open as Gustavo > >> waved his arms around. > >> > >> John > >> > >> On 7 December 2010 08:56, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > These are great John. This one: > >> > http://www.johnbeeching.com/maloca/album/slides/10-40-14-L1-F1.html > >> > and the next shows exactly what I personally don't like about the 35 > >> > asph lenses: over rapid transition to out of focus and nasty OOF > >> > rendition - but they are still great shots. > >> > > >> > Thanks for showing, > >> > > >> > Marty > >> > > >> > > >> > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Frank Dernie > >> > <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > >> > > Fabulous. > >> > > Every now and again we have a jewel!!!! > >> > > FD > >> > > > >> > > On 6 Dec, 2010, at 21:09, John Beeching wrote: > >> > > > >> > >> Dear All, > >> > >> > >> > >> This summer I spent four weeks in Colombia, one week working and > the > >> > >> remainder visiting the extended family or travelling with my > immediate > >> > >> family - wife, eight year old son and father-in-law. Photographic > >> > >> opportunities were not abundant as security concerns restrict the > kind > >> > of > >> > >> street photography I normally do. However, in Amazonas we were > able > >> to > >> > be a > >> > >> bit freer. As a plant scientis,t with research interests in > cassava, > >> I > >> > was > >> > >> delighted to come across the local production of farinha. Of more > >> > general > >> > >> interest, we were invited by an indian community leader, Gustavo, > to > >> > visit > >> > >> his maloca in the forest. Getting there was quite an adventure as > our > >> > >> driver dropped us where the 4x4 could get no further and we had to > >> wait > >> > for > >> > >> a guide to lead us through to the maloca - an enormous communal > house > >> in > >> > a > >> > >> clearing. There after being refreshed with some home made chicha > we > >> > were > >> > >> taken to the river, during the walk Gustavo waxed lyrical about > >> plants, > >> > the > >> > >> indian's relationship with nature and the destructive nature of the > >> > white > >> > >> man - in his enthusiasm he kept slipping out of Spanish into his > own > >> > >> language, which made it difficult to follow. In the river Gustavo > and > >> I > >> > sat > >> > >> up to our necks in the water sorting the world's problems out while > my > >> > >> little boy swam with his grand-daughter. Back at the Maloca we > were > >> > offered > >> > >> his powdered tobacco (snuff) blown up our nostrils through a bone > >> tube, > >> > I > >> > >> reciprocated by blowing it up Gustavo's - my son did not like it. > >> Then > >> > we > >> > >> each had a spoonful of powdered coca leaves with ash, by which time > >> > lunch > >> > >> was ready - grilled fish wrapped in banana leaves and plantains, > >> > accompanied > >> > >> with cassava bread, all washed down with home-made lemonade. While > >> the > >> > food > >> > >> was delicious, my father in law and I drank out of politeness, my > son > >> > out of > >> > >> thirst, but my wife did not; wisely, as 24 hours later the men were > >> > rather > >> > >> unwell! > >> > >> > >> > >> http://www.johnbeeching.com/maloca/album/index.html > >> > >> > >> > >> The photos: 35mm, Tri-X, Xtol. C & C welcome. > >> > >> > >> > >> I am always slightly amused when I read on this forum enquiries > about > >> > what > >> > >> equipment to take on travels: How many bodies? Lenses? Digital > and > >> > film? > >> > >> Tripod? Etc.? More often than not I just take my M6 with the 35mm > >> > >> Summicron in a bum-bag (fanny-bag) round my waist - light, secure > and > >> > >> inconspicuous, and no back problems! > >> > >> > >> > >> Yours, > >> > >> > >> > >> John > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> John Beeching > >> > >> http://johnbeeching.com/ > >> > >> Three Frome Artists: http://www.blurb.com/books/1395201 > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> > >> Leica Users Group. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > 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 > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> John Beeching > >> http://johnbeeching.com/ > >> Three Frome Artists: http://www.blurb.com/books/1395201 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > -- John Beeching http://johnbeeching.com/ Three Frome Artists: http://www.blurb.com/books/1395201