[LRflex] Re: la posada hotel.. Winslow, Arizona AND OTHERS.
- From: Andy Wagner <yxandy2001@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 15:15:51 -0700 (PDT)
Ted
Thank you for the critique. It is unbelievable how much I can learn from your
comments. Thank you for taking the time to teach. Now If only I can put the
chain saws down and pick up the camera again!!!!! Damned "honey do" list!!!!
:-(
Ted Grant <tedgrant@xxxxxxx> wrote:
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } 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
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Regards
YXAndy
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