[LRflex] Re: Morning light in Pisa with Leica glass
- From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 00:59:10 +0200
Takes me back a couple of years, I'll never forget the light in Pisa at
7.00 in the morning at the end of March. Nobody on the streets, cool,
fresh air, a long walk and back to my hotel for some of the best coffee
I ever tasted. A nice walk around town , up from the river, past the old
university Palazzo, up to the famous tower and the cathedral and back
along the city wall to the river - great place! And great pictures.
Cheers
Douglas
Ted Grant wrote:
> Eric Chan said and posted photos:
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>>> ! I wish that there was more artistry in these shots - but I'm looking
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> forward to hearing some critiques all the same.<<<
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> Eric mon ami,
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> When you produce images of this quality using light...."NEVER EVER MAKE
> APOLOGIZES!"
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>>>> So it is time to share photos taken on March 14 at dawn in Pisa; I
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> felt a bit half-dead from jet-lag, but couldn't sleep so I reached for
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> the Hexar RF and climbed onto the hotel roof around 5:50AM to get
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> these shots with Leica glass:<<<
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> Half the people on this list should be so fortunate to be under the
> influence of jet-lag and come up with photographs as well as these.
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>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/Pisa/MoonSetting_Dawn_web.jpg.h
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> tml
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> (Sorry about the graininess.....maybe I will re-scan this and try again)>>>
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> The sun hasn't even come up yet and you are standing on the roof of the
> hotel under the influence of jet lag producing a mood picture like this and
> you apologize about what we see here as non-existing grain? Hell man it's
> beautiful! Don't make negative comments about good photography. And if
> someone should mention "grain?" Tell them to stick in their ear and meet
> you on the roof, same time, same travel conditions and see how well they do!
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>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/Pisa/Rooftop35ac_web.jpg.html
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> (the sun hadn't risen yet hence the colors are soft and with little
> contrast)<<<
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> Not much to say but.... "Good on you!"
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>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/Pisa/Tower1_web.jpg.html
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> (Tele-elmarit showing good resolution here)<<<<
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> I suppose the "good resolution" means something to some folks, however not
> me! As I'm looking at the "quality of the photograph and to hell with the
> resolution." Simply because most times the human eye can't see it anyway!
> Quite frankly the image is quite good regardless of any concern of
> resolution.
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>>> . http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/Pisa/Tower2_web.jpg.html
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> (.....and Tri-Elmar at ground level later on that same morning)<<<<<
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> And the light begins to create a magical image, not the best yet, but
> beginning as the sun rises higher in the sky.
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>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/Pisa/Cherubs_amp_Tower.jpg.ht
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> ml<<<<
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>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/Pisa/Cherubs.jpg.html
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> (closer to the cherubs statue - f4 on the Tri-Elmar doesn't blur the
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> background enough for me)<<<<<<<<,
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> The blurring background in either of these is hardly a problem, however to
> each his own about their own photography. I much prefer the tighter photo,
> not that there's anything wrong with the first. It's simply because the
> light, as in "SHOOTING FROM THE SHADOW SIDE" creates a more powerful image
> in making great use of the light bringing out the details in the second so
> well.
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>>>>> ://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/Pisa/PisaCampo.jpg.html
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> (stepping back across the street and pressing my back to the wall
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> allowed me to use the window awnings as a frame for this 8AM view of
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> the Pisa Tower campus; Tri-ELmar @ 28mm)<<<<
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> An interesting photo of the post card type, but at least you made good use
> of the awning in creating a framing effect.
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>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Leicaflex/Pisa/Battistero.jpg.html
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> (I was quite surprised how much compression effect the Tele-Elmarit
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> affords even at 90mm)<<<<
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> Bottom-line? It's another very fine photograph that balances well. Good on
> you.
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> An excellent job of milking a location for a solid set of photographs while
> everyone else was still in bed. Well done! Good on you!
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> ted
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