albertknappmd Posted April 3, 2018 Share #501 Posted April 3, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) these are all minimally touched up re wrinkles but the rest is left as is... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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albertknappmd Posted April 3, 2018 Share #502 Posted April 3, 2018 there are 4 examples... 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 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/279589-thambar-crazy/?do=findComment&comment=3493155'>More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted April 3, 2018 Share #503 Posted April 3, 2018 another 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! 2 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/279589-thambar-crazy/?do=findComment&comment=3493156'>More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted April 3, 2018 Share #504 Posted April 3, 2018 a third... 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! 2 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/279589-thambar-crazy/?do=findComment&comment=3493157'>More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted April 3, 2018 Share #505 Posted April 3, 2018 finally... 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! 2 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/279589-thambar-crazy/?do=findComment&comment=3493158'>More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted April 3, 2018 Share #506 Posted April 3, 2018 I find it amazing how even a relatively subdued late afternoon light can produce such an effect on the skin... I really could not appreciate the subtlety on the Viewfinder but discovered this on my EIZO. Albert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted April 3, 2018 Share #507 Posted April 3, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) BTW, if you enjoy these pictures, please call them 1, 2, 3 and 4 and rate them for me.. Remember, we are ALL embarked on an interesting and hopefully profitable Thambar learning phase... All constructive criticism is welcomed!!!! Albert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkmoore Posted April 3, 2018 Share #508 Posted April 3, 2018 I don't get it at all. This lens just isn't for me. I literally feel dizzy looking at these images. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencychin Posted April 3, 2018 Share #509 Posted April 3, 2018 BTW, if you enjoy these pictures, please call them 1, 2, 3 and 4 and rate them for me.. Remember, we are ALL embarked on an interesting and hopefully profitable Thambar learning phase... All constructive criticism is welcomed!!!! Albert I liked them exactly in the order of presentation 1 better than 2 better than better than 4. Its really personal taste - I don't prefer too much fuzziness, as was pointed out it can cause dizziness looking at the photo. Congrats on sharing what you can do with this lens. Benedict 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted April 3, 2018 Share #510 Posted April 3, 2018 Albert, I don't like these ones either. They just look like missed focus portraits. I like this lens because of the strange mix of what seems like overlayed sharp(ish) and soft areas. I'm not seeing any sharpness here. If you look at the more successful (to me anyway) portrait, the subject is much closer. This has the added bonus of getting rid of a cluttered background. Also, with all the portraits I've seen so far with this lens, I would say that black & white works far better than colour. There is a nice glow around the shoulders. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 3, 2018 Share #511 Posted April 3, 2018 Albert, I don't like these ones either. They just look like missed focus portraits. I like this lens because of the strange mix of what seems like overlayed sharp(ish) and soft areas. I'm not seeing any sharpness here. If you look at the more successful (to me anyway) portrait, the subject is much closer. This has the added bonus of getting rid of a cluttered background. Also, with all the portraits I've seen so far with this lens, I would say that black & white works far better than colour. There is a nice glow around the shoulders. +1 Sorry, these don't work for me either! I think the challenge for Thambar owners is not to just demonstrate the Thambar effect, but how to make it work to make an image better. As classical portraits, these can all be critiqued for colour that distracts, highlights that are in the wrong place (bottom left), too much irrelevant background, and fuzzy eyes - I've done exactly the same myself! These shots show what the Thambar does on its own; now we have to make it do something for us. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted April 3, 2018 Share #512 Posted April 3, 2018 I largely agree with the constructive criticism above (most of which would apply even if a Thambar hadn't been used) but still find something mesmeric about that rather unsettling quality in Albert's portraits (it's not so much the 'unsharpness', it's more as if something is 'out of phase'). One of the things that has attracted me to this lens is that its base characteristic (if you let it rip) is the anthesis of what I have grown to expect and like in photography. At the moment, I'm playing around with this lens – largely finding a balance between Thambarness and normality but I suspect it is the more extreme effect that I find most fascinating. For example, although these Leica promotional photographs by Mark de Paola head into the direction of 1970s kitsch I still find them far more compelling than I would have previously expected them to be. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted April 3, 2018 Share #513 Posted April 3, 2018 Thank You! This has been very helpful... Will "focus" on keeping eyes sharp, background less obtrusive and vary f stop from 2.2 to 3.6 so as to bring on the magic! Let the learning process continue! Albert 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted April 3, 2018 Share #514 Posted April 3, 2018 This one is amazing. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted April 3, 2018 Share #515 Posted April 3, 2018 Very nice at a glance but it makes my eye processing neurons want to scream if I stare at it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted April 3, 2018 Share #516 Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) Don’t look at it then. Edited April 3, 2018 by wattsy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 5, 2018 Share #517 Posted April 5, 2018 (edited) In a hurry. M240 + Thambar ~f/3.4, no filter Colour shot, minimal PP, slightly cropped Barbican, London 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 April 5, 2018 by LocalHero1953 9 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/279589-thambar-crazy/?do=findComment&comment=3494765'>More sharing options...
wattsy Posted April 5, 2018 Share #518 Posted April 5, 2018 I’m guessing without the filter but might be wrong? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 5, 2018 Share #519 Posted April 5, 2018 Correct - post now edited 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 5, 2018 Share #520 Posted April 5, 2018 Non-conformist M240+Thambar ~f/2.8, no filter Barbican, London 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 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/279589-thambar-crazy/?do=findComment&comment=3494772'>More sharing options...
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