tgdinamo Posted October 31, 2018 Share #1361 Posted October 31, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/260179-leica-q-leica-q2-macro-image-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3622885'>More sharing options...
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Leica Guy Posted October 31, 2018 Share #1362 Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) Slightly embarrassed about my previous Aspen and Shadow photo. Definitely not up to Demitris' standard. So, I found another image with a white background that I like a lot more. Admittedly, I did a lot of cleanup of dirt in the water using photoshop, but the basic image is unchanged from the original. The leaf and the shadow are as I saw them. I love the refracted light around the edge of the leaf. One can imagine the leaf does not sit flat on the water and the surface tension causing the water around the edges to be raised causing the distortion. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited October 31, 2018 by Infiniumguy 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/260179-leica-q-leica-q2-macro-image-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3623203'>More sharing options...
MLochmansPhoto Posted November 1, 2018 Share #1363 Posted November 1, 2018 14 hours ago, Infiniumguy said: Slightly embarrassed about my previous Aspen and Shadow photo. Definitely not up to Demitris' standard. So, I found another image with a white background that I like a lot more. Admittedly, I did a lot of cleanup of dirt in the water using photoshop, but the basic image is unchanged from the original. The leaf and the shadow are as I saw them. I love the refracted light around the edge of the leaf. One can imagine the leaf does not sit flat on the water and the surface tension causing the water around the edges to be raised causing the distortion. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Hi Dan, I hope I am not crossing any borders here with some C&C. Though I like the idea behind this picture, the background color seems a bit out of place. Have you considered a B&W conversion? I think that would get rid of the speckled background and gives a more graphical impression that would work very well imho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted November 1, 2018 Share #1364 Posted November 1, 2018 8 hours ago, MLochmansPhoto said: Hi Dan, I hope I am not crossing any borders here with some C&C. Though I like the idea behind this picture, the background color seems a bit out of place. Have you considered a B&W conversion? I think that would get rid of the speckled background and gives a more graphical impression that would work very well imho. No borders crossed with me. It's all art and I'm open to new ideas. I wonderd about a monochrome version of this anyway. So, I converted it using LR and here's my interpretation. What do you think? Dan Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/260179-leica-q-leica-q2-macro-image-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3623661'>More sharing options...
tgdinamo Posted November 1, 2018 Share #1365 Posted November 1, 2018 12 minutes ago, Infiniumguy said: No borders crossed with me. It's all art and I'm open to new ideas. I wonderd about a monochrome version of this anyway. So, I converted it using LR and here's my interpretation. What do you think? Dan Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I like both very much but still prefer the color version. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted November 1, 2018 Share #1366 Posted November 1, 2018 These are wonderful, Dan!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLochmansPhoto Posted November 1, 2018 Share #1367 Posted November 1, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) 17 minutes ago, Infiniumguy said: No borders crossed with me. It's all art and I'm open to new ideas. I wonderd about a monochrome version of this anyway. So, I converted it using LR and here's my interpretation. What do you think? Dan I think it's better in mono, specially the way the "halo" on the RHS leaf works out. I would go for a more grittier contrasty approach. LHS leaf more detail, RHS leaf darker. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted November 1, 2018 Share #1368 Posted November 1, 2018 Both are fantastic, Dan. I think sometimes, when the composition itself is fantastic--as your leaf is--it is agonizing deciding which is better. Frankly, many times I think we turn a photo into B&W to save it: to make it both more dramatic and more austere--eliminating weak color elements. But this is an instance where the composition is so good that both versions work great, in different ways. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLochmansPhoto Posted November 1, 2018 Share #1369 Posted November 1, 2018 19 minutes ago, bags27 said: Both are fantastic, Dan. I think sometimes, when the composition itself is fantastic--as your leaf is--it is agonizing deciding which is better. Frankly, many times I think we turn a photo into B&W to save it: to make it both more dramatic and more austere--eliminating weak color elements. But this is an instance where the composition is so good that both versions work great, in different ways. + 1.....thought I favorite the mono version because of the background.😀 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaxman Posted November 1, 2018 Share #1370 Posted November 1, 2018 Hi Everyone ... I have a bit of an off-the-wall question: I noticed a few weeks ago that there is a new set of macro lenses available from Leica, Leica ELPRO E52 Close-Up Lens Set, and was interested to see that they can be ordered with a 49mm filter thread. (See attached advert) I wondered if this close-up lens would be a useful addition to the already available Macro setting on the Q, or whether the macro on the Q is all it can handle? I have reached out to Josh at Leica Store Miami, but he has not yet received any of the lenses to try out. Any experience with these? Richard Johnson Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/260179-leica-q-leica-q2-macro-image-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3623757'>More sharing options...
zampelis Posted November 1, 2018 Share #1371 Posted November 1, 2018 Great shot Dan, I love both versions! By the way this little droplet on top of the leaf is amazing! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zampelis Posted November 1, 2018 Share #1372 Posted November 1, 2018 18 minutes ago, phaxman said: Hi Everyone ... I have a bit of an off-the-wall question: I noticed a few weeks ago that there is a new set of macro lenses available from Leica, Leica ELPRO E52 Close-Up Lens Set, and was interested to see that they can be ordered with a 49mm filter thread. (See attached advert) I wondered if this close-up lens would be a useful addition to the already available Macro setting on the Q, or whether the macro on the Q is all it can handle? I have reached out to Josh at Leica Store Miami, but he has not yet received any of the lenses to try out. Any experience with these? Richard Johnson Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! These are my dream lenses for the Q. I haven't try them but when I get them I will make them work even if they don't want! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted November 1, 2018 Share #1373 Posted November 1, 2018 1 hour ago, zampelis said: Great shot Dan, I love both versions! By the way this little droplet on top of the leaf is amazing! I think the droplet makes the photo much better. Thanks Demitris. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted November 1, 2018 Share #1374 Posted November 1, 2018 2 hours ago, bags27 said: Both are fantastic, Dan. I think sometimes, when the composition itself is fantastic--as your leaf is--it is agonizing deciding which is better. Frankly, many times I think we turn a photo into B&W to save it: to make it both more dramatic and more austere--eliminating weak color elements. But this is an instance where the composition is so good that both versions work great, in different ways. Thanks very much Ken. That means a lot to me knowing what great images you create. It was fun imagining this then making it real. I plan to improve on it next fall when I have more golden aspen leaves. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted November 2, 2018 Share #1375 Posted November 2, 2018 3 hours ago, zampelis said: These are my dream lenses for the Q. I haven't try them but when I get them I will make them work even if they don't want! And the other question that phaxman is asking is: I wondered if this close-up lens would be a useful addition to the already available Macro setting on the Q, or whether the macro on the Q is all it can handle? The answer is that many of us are using some sort of extra macro lenses, at least on occasion. Marumi +5 that Dimitris/zampelis uses (as do I) can be doubled up to make a +10 with a little (often, pleasing) vignetting. My sense is that they are probably the best alternative to the far more expensive (and more powerful) Leica lenses. But when you enter Leica World, price is almost no object. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLochmansPhoto Posted November 2, 2018 Share #1376 Posted November 2, 2018 Some macro attempts with the Q. I had to wait a long time fore the wind to drop.😀 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/260179-leica-q-leica-q2-macro-image-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3624148'>More sharing options...
MLochmansPhoto Posted November 2, 2018 Share #1377 Posted November 2, 2018 And then....this one. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/260179-leica-q-leica-q2-macro-image-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3624150'>More sharing options...
MLochmansPhoto Posted November 2, 2018 Share #1378 Posted November 2, 2018 And finally the last one. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/260179-leica-q-leica-q2-macro-image-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3624153'>More sharing options...
zampelis Posted November 3, 2018 Share #1379 Posted November 3, 2018 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/260179-leica-q-leica-q2-macro-image-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3624509'>More sharing options...
zampelis Posted November 3, 2018 Share #1380 Posted November 3, 2018 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/260179-leica-q-leica-q2-macro-image-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3624510'>More sharing options...
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