Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Le 21 juin 12 ? 21:57, B. D. Colen a ?crit : > Thanks, Philippe, but the reality is it is a pretty awful portrait > of her, > as it's very harsh, and she is far more attractive than this. To each one their tastes ... :-) there's life is the portrait, the skin texture, the way her hair glides to the right, and her eyes. Ted might add she's got a soul. What else should I look at/for/into? > It was shot > in an elevator, and way under exposed. But there was enough in her > face to > be able to pull it out with PS, and then burn down what little showed > around her. Well, it works after all :-) > Actually, if you look at the contacts of the Haitian Mad > Woman, you'll see that WES did a whole lot more burning down than I > did - > he took a pretty mundane shot and turned it into something utterly > unrelated to the original exposure. But I love him none the less. > I don't know WES, nor want to, but what you showed here was ok ++ for me, as soon as I could see it properly displayed :-) :-) Thanks again BD Philippe > On 6/21/12 3:46 PM, "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote: > >> Thanks, now we have the best of both worlds ;-) >> >> Lovely portrait, I like her eyes but don't let her know, and the >> rendition at 24x30 is just rich superb! >> Thanks again >> >> Le 21 juin 12 ? 21:42, B. D. Colen a ?crit : >> >>> There's not much to appreciate, Philippe, but I've reduced it in >>> size for >>> your viewing pleasure. >>> >>> On 6/21/12 3:24 PM, "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote: >>> >>>> Although my screen is 27", I still have this problem when I click >>>> large. >>>> And the standard size is too small for me to appreciate. >>>> Hope this helps >>>> Best >>>> Ph >>>> >>>> Le 21 juin 12 ? 19:14, B. D. Colen a ?crit : >>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bdcolen/PHOTOS/HomagetoWES.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information