Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On the contrary, Ted. Geoff _did_ shoot this. My daughter is out backpacking around (well, getting boys to carry her backpack) and is staying with Geoff and family at the moment. It feels good to know she is somewhere in warm company over the holiday seasons. So all the credit goes to Geoff and only Geoff. Daniel On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 4:17 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Geoff Hopkinson offered: > Subject: [Leica] IMG: LUG daughter in BW > > >> I posted a version of this in a thread by Daniel with a superb portrait by >> him. I just realised that might subtract from responses to Daniel's post >> and >> photograph. >> > Here is my (reworked) Ridings portrait redux. >> http://www.pbase.com/image/131285862 > > Hi Geoff, > Like I've always said: "Real photographers shoot B&W and available light!" > :-) But you must recognize it first to make it work! Yes I realize you > didn't shoot this, so the ?positive comments go to her father for shooting > it and you for manipulating it! ??? > > They don't come any better than this, "B&W or colour!" ?A very attractive > young lady. And obviously "shooting from the shadow side" once again proves > old Rembrandt seemed to know what lighting was all about even by candle > light! ;-) And in his case whatever light was avail. > > Anyone wishing to learn about light, ?never mind all that modern day > electricity stuff, go to the library and have a look at a ?Rembrandts > paintings book and you'll learn more about effective lighting than many of > the glitzy modern day publications. > Well done mon ami. Actually two mon amis! :-) :-) > > cheers, > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >