Hi Eric LEICAFLEX wrote: >Bonjour Philippe, >Merci pour le renseignements concernant le Photoshop Elements. > > > I'll try and mail a more detailed procedure during the week. >a longer lens would be extremely helpful. > I come to the same conclusion even with the extender - this will change when I go digital - unsure it will be Leica though as the Panasonic 4thirds has been annouced >However, I can't afford that >right now so my bird photos will be more like scenes with avian >content, unlike the prized all-kinds-of-bird-shots by Doug Herr, the >DMR bird close-ups by David Young, etc. > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/For-the-Birds/R1_6_5X7a_web >http://gallery.leica-users.org/For-the-Birds/Geese_Goslings >http://gallery.leica-users.org/For-the-Birds/Avocet_001 > > > First I like these and I imagine your patient efforts to try and follow the Doug and David's steps. They lack a bit of colour for sure, and sharpness too - due to scanning probably (try a little more saturation) and background lighting conditions - a dark background always helps - but you can't ask or tell the birds to get where you'd better shoot them can you - I guess Doug is a very patient and expericienced photographer, that's part of why - the rest is Doug's talents. PErhaps you could have adjusted speed or aperture to underexpose a little , colour rendition might have improved. I'm very unsure about this. >Your critique/comments and everyone else's welcome. In general, I was >happy with the metering of the R7 even in starkly constrasting >reflected light. I know the film to be very saturated but found the >Angenieux less contrasty than had hoped. What are your experiences? >This is my second roll with the Angenieux and the first roll with Fuji >200 was more Leica-like in tone. > > I am fully satisfied with the 70 X 3 - I had dreamt of it for so long ... and it is way better than my former Leitz 70-210 which it replaces although the tones are warmer, hence the feeling it may not be as "sharp" - perceived quality vs measured features, and personal taste are involved here as usual. If you really want to test the lense - use Provia with the lowest ISO you can find - then get the widest screen you may, sit, and, watch. The only thing, I now try to use it from framing purposes, and not as a magnification tool - if you shoot slides, a zoom is the REAL thing when traveling - no post editing is possible as with neg or digital then. I like highly contrasted lights is genrral and I find the lense is good at them. I also own the 35 x 2 and have no pb with consistency as a result - only the Leitz 24mm is slightly "colder". But I'm happy with my range, near continuous focusing/framing from 24 to 420 together with macro capabilities is really convenient for me - I'm a simple man Eric and so are my tastes. >As to how I came to learn votre langue: I am still learning, mind >you. Started picking up French en la Alliance Francaise de Singapour >quand j'=E9tais un adolescent. Used to read Herge's Tintin et Milou (in >English) as a kid and went to France when I was 11, and never fell out >of love with all things French. Tested out 1 year of college French at >Purdue which helped me finish my electrical engineering degree in 3.5 >years. (Mon dieu, that was 24 years ago!). J'aime la langue >Francaise, et le pays de France aussi. Perhaps you can >understand/emphatize why I have so many photos taken in France at >www.travelife.com ;-) ! > > > As to France, next time you come over, I'd be delighted to introduce you to Alsace - where wine is wine - and share time with you. Phileicangenieux >~ Eric >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 08:54:13 +0200 >From: Philippe AMARD <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [LRflex] Re: Philippe's Angenieux photos > >Merci Eric, > >Where did you pick up your French? It is good indeed!! > >Postcard like quality : some might resent this comment but I >deeply appreciate it as I think many postcard photographers are >under-rated if not ignored altogether, simply because postcards >are a mass consumption good. In fact I try to get saturated and >neat, clean snap when I can ... > >In truth, what I think produces this PC effect is the framing of >some of the pictures - it's as easy as pie if you want to try >it: >In PS (I own elements) you simply increase the size of the >"working earea" two or three time in row while changing the >background colour each time. That does the trick, and it really >helps give a better idea of the view by balancing the whole >picture. >Hope this can help > >Thanks for your comments. >A bient=F4t >Phileicangenieux >------ >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/