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2 hours ago, ramarren said:

I wanted a portrait of myself in my cycling jersey for the cycle group I participate in. So I fitted the Summilux-R 50mm to the CL, set it up on a tripod, and worked at it for a bit yesterday. 

Doing self portraits and making something that isn't goofy is pretty difficult. I tried to use the remote app, but it lacks a self-timer feature (feature request time ... sigh). I finally got something reasonable after about 50 exposures with the self timer... 

 

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Leica CL + Summilux-R 50mm f/1.4
lSO 800 @ f/2 @ 1/20

 

Not sure about the grin, but it's better than any of the others. :D

enjoy

I’d buy a used car from you. 

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This picture reminds me of the lines from Thomas Gray's Elegy 

"Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade, 
Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, 
Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, 
The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep"

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Dogs Just Wanna Have Fun       TL 35mm 1.4      Highly Cropped

Lady, The Newfoundland, and an unknown Munsterlander having a fun time.

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CL, 80-200 R Mount and x2 adaptor

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3 hours ago, Dippy said:

This picture reminds me of the lines from Thomas Gray's Elegy 

"Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade, 
Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, 
Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, 
The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep"

Doesn't look like an elm or yew, but it's a nice photo!

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On 3/3/2019 at 8:41 PM, albert said:

Munsterlander greets Newfoundlander  TL 35 mm 1.4     -12 F, -30 F. Windchill

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Nice - though the blacks seem to be a bit too grey.

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On 3/3/2019 at 8:10 PM, bags27 said:

80-200 R mount and 2x extender

winter picnic by Bags 27, on Flickr

Very good and well timed...

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40 minutes ago, Dippy said:

Thanks. It looked like a yew to me but I’m no expert!!

Within a churchyard it is much more likely to be an old yew, but with a sprawling habit. Often centuries old, they have been cut back in the past and regenerated, often in unusual ways.  A close-up shot would confirm the genus.

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5 hours ago, wda said:

Within a churchyard it is much more likely to be an old yew, but with a sprawling habit. Often centuries old, they have been cut back in the past and regenerated, often in unusual ways.  A close-up shot would confirm the genus.

These days that’s called “Yewspreading”.

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Dancing Flames    TL 35mm 1.4

Work in progress.

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14 hours ago, vikasmg said:

Nice - though the blacks seem to be a bit too grey.

 I value your insight but just talk to anyone with a  very black dog. Here is one directly from The CL. I will appreciate any suggestions.

The problem: When you start post processing to show the dogs eyes and coat texture you lose their total blackness. Especially in  bright snowy light.

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15 hours ago, vikasmg said:

Nice - though the blacks seem to be a bit too grey.

 I value your insight but just talk to anyone with a  very black dog. Here is one directly from The CL. I will appreciate any suggestions.

The problem: When you start post processing to show the dogs eyes and coat texture you lose their total blackness. Especially in  bright snowy light.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just the sound of tree and shadow.

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I can't work the iPhone and achieve the expression I want in the photograph. I know this from having tried with thirty or forty exposures or so. Don't think I didn't try....!

Getting a decent portrait means having the whole body oriented and focused on the task in the right manner. I used to do environmental portraits for pay ... It takes a lot to satisfy me. 

I don't care what the technological reasons for its lack. The remote does not have a self timer in its choices for the CL (what it does for other bodies is irrelevant). It would have made the whole endeavor much easier if I'd been able to use the self timer remotely. AS it was, I had to set it to the 10 or 12 second mark, trip the shutter, and run to the position, collect myself, and try to get the expression I wanted before my time was up. Not particularly easy. 

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Photographing publicity shots of my choir last night, with the CL + Apo-Summicron-SL 90. This one ISO 6400, f/3.2, 1/100s. Auto WB. Minimal post processing.
This lens balances very nicely on the CL, and the image quality is to die for.

 

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10 hours ago, wda said:

Within a churchyard it is much more likely to be an old yew, but with a sprawling habit. Often centuries old, they have been cut back in the past and regenerated, often in unusual ways.  A close-up shot would confirm the genus.

 

4 hours ago, Le Chef said:

These days that’s called “Yewspreading”.

Thanks both! I'll be back in the country in a week or so and will take a closer look as I now want to be sure myself. I've seen enough yew hedges to recognise the type but I didn't really look that closely as evergreen+churchyard =yew for me 😃

I'm off to google 'Yewspreading'! Did you know that there is one in a churchyard in Wales believed to be about 5,000 years old?

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More shots from the choir rehearsal. CL + Apo-Summicron-SL 90. These both at ISO 1600 and f/2. Also minimal processing, to show what this lens and body can produce. Wide open, it allows you to pick a face from the crowd. The second shot has been cropped slightly to centre the face.

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3 hours ago, albert said:

 I value your insight but just talk to anyone with a  very black dog. Here is one directly from The CL. I will appreciate any suggestions.

The problem: When you start post processing to show the dogs eyes and coat texture you lose their total blackness. Especially in  bright snowy light.

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I have to confess I hesitated when making that comment because I am aware of the problem with black dogs - someone else also discussed this a few weeks ago I think.  The black colour and the furry texture creates real problems!

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3 hours ago, albert said:

 I value your insight but just talk to anyone with a  very black dog. Here is one directly from The CL. I will appreciate any suggestions.

The problem: When you start post processing to show the dogs eyes and coat texture you lose their total blackness. Especially in  bright snowy light.

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Try it in a different way. I downloaded this JPG and there's about 1 stop of exposure you can add in LR without blowing out the whites. You may have even more latitude with the DNG file. That immediately lightens the dog without making him look grey. Lift the shadows a little (+15) You can then use a local brush to kill the highlights on the snow. I'm happy to post the result of what I did if you would like me to. 

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