Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Surely that's not noise we are seeing from an underexposed shot from your Nikon crop circle camera Who would have thunk it!! ;-). 1400 ISO and -1EV, you must like a challenge! Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman NO ARCHIVE On 3 January 2011 15:28, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > After shooting the Cathedral we went across the street to the Hungarian > pastry shop but the cat was gone. So I had my baklava all to myself. > Here's Marty as were were about to leave we were in a dark corner. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/100908_220232.jpg.html > We had a great time. > > His face is soft not because of missed focus which is how I think it looks > but because of a quick turn of his head in a left to right direction. > For a sharpness check look at the buttons on his shirt. > This was very low light. I had to light a match to check my id in my > wallet > to remember what my name was. > > > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > mark at rabinergroup.com > Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > > > > > > From: Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 15:39:44 +1030 > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] New and Old Year photos > > > > Thanks Lluis, I've been trying to get a good portrait of Fionn for > > about 3 years. The digital B&W is still only working for me where the > > subject has a relatively limited illuminance and I remain hopeful for > > a camera with a monochrome sensor. > > > > Marty > > > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 1:02 AM, Lluis Ripoll > > <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Nice work, my clearly favorite isthe first one in B&W, a great picture! > >> > >> cheers > >> Lluis > >> > >> El 01/01/2011, a las 10:57, Marty Deveney escribi?: > >> > >>> Still trying with digital B&W. When the illuminance range is within > >>> the range of the sensor, it's pretty nice: > >>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/75+Summilux/fionn+web.jpg.html > >>> M8, Summilux 75. > >>> > >>> The garden continues to produce elements of tasty meals: > >>> > >>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/75+Summilux/borlotti+beans.jpg.h > >>> tml > >>> M8, Summilux 75. > >>> > >>> In September last year, Anita and I had a fantastic night out in New > >>> York City with Mark Rabiner. After meeting at Tom's at W112th and > >>> Broadway, we wandered through Columbia University and then on to a > >>> Greek restaurant, the Hungarian Pastry Shop, The Cathedral of St John > >>> the Divine and a little public transport odyssey before saying > >>> goodbye. A great night out. I'd been working and we were fatigued > >>> and this was exactly what I needed. Here's a photo from where we met: > >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/USA/rabs+web.jpg.html - I > >>> stopped down a little (maybe f2-2.8?) because of the potential for bad > >>> bokeh, about which Rabs and I long ago agreed to disagree. > >>> Interestingly, in the highlights you can see texture from the > >>> polishing on the aspherical element in my 35/1.4 asph, here at 100%: > >>> > >>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/USA/rabs+highlight+asphere.jpg.h > >>> tml > >>> I don't like the rendition of these highlights and this texture > >>> really catches my eye and bugs me, even in the full size version > >>> printed large. My eyes are distractable and particular. This is > >>> posted because I otherwise like the photo and because it points out to > >>> me how some things have this amazingly strange way of appearing at > >>> moments when they are entirely apropos. I've been looking for a good > >>> example of this for a long time. > >>> > >>> Happy new year everyone. > >>> > >>> Marty > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >