Guest WPalank Posted December 19, 2007 Share #1 Posted December 19, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just returned from India with a bunch of images from my M8. I felt the 35 and 50 lux performed admirably in daylight situations. It's interesting that it seems most of the Leica gang would rather shoot with the 35 or wider on the M8, yet I just seemed to be a little better suited in this frantic environment with the 50mm. Why do you think that is? More M8 images can be viewed at my website here: William Palank Photography and here: William Palank Photography 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! 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/40610-m8-in-india-with-the-35-and-50-lux/?do=findComment&comment=430198'>More sharing options...
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ndjambrose Posted December 19, 2007 Share #2 Posted December 19, 2007 Nice work, William. A wonderful example of how it should be done. I looked through all your India shots. Great lighting and colours throughout, and tack sharp focusing which gives the images real character. I agree with you about the 50mm - it's my favoured length on the M8 too, and your work here is a good advert for its strengths. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayerische Posted December 19, 2007 Share #3 Posted December 19, 2007 NICE! Love the pics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisoje Posted December 19, 2007 Share #4 Posted December 19, 2007 I love your work... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyspedden Posted December 19, 2007 Share #5 Posted December 19, 2007 Bill Wonderful images. I particularly liked image number 7 as the subjects were very interesting, very well composed, and the boke exceptional. Mind telling us the lens. I would guess whatever it was it was shot wide open to get the foreground/background separation shown here. Anyway, congratulations on a wonderful portfolio Best Woody Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon_hughes Posted December 19, 2007 Share #6 Posted December 19, 2007 Wonderful pictures, Bill. I've always wanted to see India myself. I enjoyed all the portfolios on your website. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesphoto99 Posted December 19, 2007 Share #7 Posted December 19, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Great work. You seem to have come into your own compared to your other travel gallery. My fave is the boy and his dog. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccis Posted December 19, 2007 Share #8 Posted December 19, 2007 William: Amazing work!!! India is one of the places I want to go one day, thanks for reminding me to take more vacations and do more personal work. Thanks for sharing and for the inspiration, Riccis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
badpets Posted December 19, 2007 Share #9 Posted December 19, 2007 great india pictures, but frankly fashion pictures are weak. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuckley Posted December 19, 2007 Share #10 Posted December 19, 2007 William - Your photos are brilliant. In a country in which everything can be so vivid and bright, you've managed to find subdued hues amidst memorable people. The use of bokeh is what makes Leica photography memorable, indelible, and yours is as good as I have seen. Your use of the portrait aspect makes me rethink my approach. Obviously, I think your India galleries are just incredibly good. JB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_j Posted December 19, 2007 Share #11 Posted December 19, 2007 William- India is a facinating place! The people can be quite hard for a westerner to approach and I salute you in the capture of your portraits. I have of late been comtemplating incorporating more environment in my photographs of people. Best, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolandscape Posted December 19, 2007 Share #12 Posted December 19, 2007 William, very nice work. Looks like you were in Varanasi, and mostly in the north? Not sure where. I went to India 2 years ago, so I have at least some feel for what you saw and experienced. I think your point about using normal or slightly longer lenses is very accurate. I'm not sure why. As jarring, noisy, and chaotic as India can be, I always felt very comfortable photographing people there, never, ever the slightest bit uncomfortable. Somehow though, because it was all so stunning, and even astonishing at times, I suppose I felt a bit more comfortable not getting overly close. This was before I had my M8--in fact, I probably have an M8 now because I hated the conspicuousness, size and mass of my Canon 1Ds by the end of my trip. It was good for longer focal length stuff that I can't do with the M8, but I'd much rather be closer and relate to the person I'm photographing. What I wouldn't give to go back to India again. Someday. Thanks for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted December 19, 2007 Share #13 Posted December 19, 2007 Very fine images, William, you clearly engage with your subject and it's the penetrating stare when they look directly into the camera which I find compelling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitnaros Posted December 19, 2007 Share #14 Posted December 19, 2007 Great photography! I really like the color palette you are painting with the M8. I have often trouble getting the color I want from the M8. I am working typically in raw with a custom white balance; RawDeveloper is what I often use for more critical cases, otherwise Aperture (although I think the Aperture color rendition for the M8 sucks). How do you deal with color and in particular whitebalance, Bill? How do you process your files? Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay101 Posted December 19, 2007 Share #15 Posted December 19, 2007 Brilliant, some works of art here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
@bumac Posted December 19, 2007 Share #16 Posted December 19, 2007 The first one is great. Good colors, good composition, good light ... a really excellent portrait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted December 19, 2007 Share #17 Posted December 19, 2007 t I just seemed to be a little better suited in this frantic environment with the 50mm. Why do you think that is? William - difficult to say re the 50, but the 65 equivalent FOV is a slightly strange one for a lot of my work though I am beginning to use my pre-asph 50 lux for portraiture a bit more and am really enjoying it again. With the M7, the 35 corn is the lens cap and the 50 was the default second lens. These days I tend to use the 28 cron + the 75 lux as a two lens setup on the M8 and I don't get round to using those other lengths so much. Thanks for your work though as it's given me a reason to take the 50 out more often! One question though about colour rendition. It may be deliberate, but to me the colours look overly washed out and flat in quite a lot of the images. Is it possible you''ve not remapped the images to sRGB before uploading for web? It looks to me that they might have come across from ProPhoto or another wide gamut space and this is reducing their impact for screen view. Forgive me if it's an effect your working towards - your choice, it's just that it doesn't match my experience of how the M8 sensor maps colour. V best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam2000 Posted December 19, 2007 Share #18 Posted December 19, 2007 Nicely done William....... your portraits have your signature of quality and personality! The very best for your interesting career and future travels... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hofrench Posted December 19, 2007 Share #19 Posted December 19, 2007 That first image is a stunning demonstration of an understanding of light and color. I look forward to seeing the stuff on your site, especially since I'm spending the month of March in northern India, and am excited already. I shoot my M-Hexanon 50 on my M8 all the time and to gorgeous effect. Its a beautiful combination that works wonders for portraiture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted December 19, 2007 Share #20 Posted December 19, 2007 I agree with you about the 50mm - it's my favoured length on the M8 too, and your work here is a good advert for its strengths. Thank you for the comments Neil. I'm glad I;m not alone with the 50mm! Andreas, Steven M., Simon, Ryan, Jay, Reiner and Jacques, Thank you all for your words of encouragement. I particularly liked image number 7 as the subjects were very interesting, imagesvery well composed, and the boke exceptional. Mind telling us the lens. I would guess whatever it was it was shot wide open to get the foreground/background separation shown here. Woody, I think the image you are talking about is the girl with the black shawl. that was a 35 Lux at about 2.0 I think. Thank you. My fave is the boy and his dog. Thank you Charles. My girlfriend loves that one as well. India is one of the places I want to go one day.... Thank you Riccis! There's no excuse. From San Francisco it's only a short 28 hours or so. You being from Florida can cut that by about 4 hours. In a country in which everything can be so vivid and bright, you've managed to find subdued hues amidst memorable people. John, thank you for noticing. Yes, I did de-saturate a bit, for exactly the reason you mentioned so succinctly. Call it my work around to complete overload of all of the senses! India is a facinating place! The people can be quite hard for a westerner to approach and I salute you.... John, first I love your B&W's of India. Although at first glance the Indian people look a bit intimidating, I had no problem. After capture, I would always show them the LCD. I moved several to tears, as i am sure they had never seen an image of themselves. The kids went absolutely frantic! Looks like you were in Varanasi, and mostly in the north? I think your point about using normal or slightly longer lenses is very accurate. I'm not sure why. As jarring, noisy, and chaotic as India can be, I always felt very comfortable photographing people there, never, ever the slightest bit uncomfortable. Steve, thank you. I was in Delhi, Hardiwar, Rishikeh and Varanasi. You comments about shooting there are exactly what I experienced. The M8 with a 50mm was much less intimidating than my Mark III with 70-200. ... you clearly engage with your subject and it's the penetrating stare when they look directly into the camera which I find compelling. Thank you Mark. It was amazing. When I saw my subject and either stood, kneeled sat down to shoot, their expression never changed. From composition to capture usually takes me less than 15 seconds. In the US, everyone breaks into a phony smile or large frown. One question though about colour rendition. It may be deliberate, but to me the colours look overly washed out and flat in quite a lot of the images. Thanks for noticing Chris. Yes, call it artistic expression. As i mentioned above, India's streets are so chaotic and overload all your senses. My decision was to de saturate a bit with high contrast. I've been working on a technique (which I'll get to in my next post because Peter asked). I know many members will not be impressed, but it works for me. I look forward to seeing the stuff on your site, especially since I'm spending the month of March in northern India, and am excited already. Howard, thank you as you know I'm a fan of your photo journalistic approach and processing. Nothing can prepare you for the utter franticness of the streets of Varanassi and the Chandni Chowk of Delhi, nothing! (I've been to China). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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