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Re: [OM] IMG: A Different Friday Flower by Jim N.

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: A Different Friday Flower by Jim N.
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 07:55:20 -0400
No accounting for different tastes I guess.  Chris Crawford had a much 
different reaction than I did and likes it just as it is.
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That's a pretty pic, Jim. I like the lighting, the contrast was manged
REALLY well. The flowers are beautiful too
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Chuck Norcutt


Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Very dark and contrasty.  It benefits greatly by increasing the 
> mid-range brightness which also reduces the contrast.  I note that the 
> upper end of the histogram seems to have a fair amount of holes.  Maybe 
> overprocessed as a JPEG?  In any case brightening the mid-range is, I 
> think, all that's required.
> 
> Chuck Norcutt
> 
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> With my recent flower photos, I have made an effort to show the
>> beauty that can be found in common blooms.  In looking for an image
>> for this Friday, I was attracted to the shadows formed by the
>> side-lighting on this Rhododrendron cluster. I decided to use the
>> unusual view this Friday, just to illustrate another way of viewing
>> the flowers.
>>
>> In some lens experimentation, I was using the closest example I have
>> to a "35mm standard" lens to use on the E-510, in this case a Takumar
>> 1.8/55mm, which becomes the equivalent of a 110mm lens in terms of a
>> full-frame 35mm system. The longer focal length is much easier to
>> focus than the Elmarit-R 2.8/28 that I have been using lately, but
>> the lens is not as sharp as the Leica lens.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Shadows+14.tif.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
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