Steve Barbour shows us How! Again and again!
Subject: [LRflex]
Hi Steve & others,
This is a look at about a half dozen Steve Barbour postings one
after the other.
>>>> la posada hotel.. Winslow, Arizona on one side...
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2007/posada-
garden.jpg.html<<<<<<
If part of photography is about feelings this is a beauty right on
the mark comforting. Like who wouldn’t want to spend time right
here relaxing as the picture illustrates. Good one Steve.
>>>>> on the other side...
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2007/trackssunset.jpg.html
M8 S'lux 35mm 1.4 ASPH<<<<<<<
The Magic of Light! Simple railway tracks become ribbons of shining
light instead of railway tracks. It’s all in the eye and the
ability to see beauty where others merely see rusting rails! Fine
use of a simple 35mm lens as I first thought it might have been a
21mm.
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>> Using the M8 with a CV 12mm lens...at home... a surprisingly
effective combination,
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2007/up.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2007/up2.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2007/tikwawbw.jpg.html
The first two are interesting but fall into the usual thing most
photogs shoot when they first play with a super wide lens. Shooting
up trees be they coconut palms or cedars, whatever. We all have
done this.
However! The third one with Tikwa the dog is all about using a
super wide in interesting fashion. I’d bet most people would re-act
in negative manner if they were to hear you were going to use a
12mm lens to photograph a dog as they’d be expecting ridiculous
distortion. I think it a normal re-action to using a 12mm or other
super wide lenses.
But this works beautifully because the camera is “HELD STRAIGHT
VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY CORRECT!” And that is the major secret
to using any super wide lens. Unless you deliberately want wild
wild distortion.
And if this is the mode of operation, wild distortion, then go as
wild as possible, wilder the better. Simply because a teensy bit of
distortion will kill you every time! I don’t see any 12mm
distortion in this photograph. All I see is a damn fine photograph
well executed! J
>>> When I saw the magnificent film, Out of Africa, last evening...
it pushed me to return to the early images of Chipaye in our hospital,
just after her arrival from Congo, Africa...
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2007/
chipaye.jpg.html<<<<<<
You’ve all heard me say the three most important things to make a
good photograph are: LIGHT – EYES – CONTENT!
Need I say more about this picture? I have no idea what I’d do or
think of doing to improve it without screwing it up. Perfect Steve!
we hit the dog park at 5 am...poor tikwa, it's a tough life...
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2007/tikwa-lr.jpg.html
Well it maybe 5 a.m. but look at the light! It’s called “SHOOTING
FROM THE SHADOW SIDE!” Clean and simple! Man if it’s Light – eyes
– content for people, here’s an excellent example it works well
with animals also. Once a photog learns this simple light thing
then you automatically begin to see it and move into a shoot
position to make use of it. Certainly in more places than you could
ever have imagined.
Unfortunately as many times as I’ve explained LIGHT and shoot from
the shadow side with examples. There are still some folks who
obviously don’t have a clue what the hell understanding and seeing
light can do in making or breaking a photograph. Be that as it
may, obviously Steve is one who always makes the light work for
him. Please take note: shoot from the shadow side folks!
So Steve I think I’ve finally caught up with your last postings to
date. Just keep them coming as they’re always great examples for
others to learn from in many ways.
ted
