bybrett Posted September 29, 2009 Share #21 Posted September 29, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) That image looks very yellow on my monitor and the background is in focus not the subjects. Hmmmm Well it is an improvement - the blouse is white and the buttons are sharp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 Hi bybrett, Take a look here Brett's Leica UK workshop M9 / M8 feedback. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
bybrett Posted September 29, 2009 Share #22 Posted September 29, 2009 Call the Leica Store Mayfair, the courses are held upstairs in their seminar rooms (there are separate M9 and M8 sessions if/as numbers allow).Leica Camera AG - Home Call your UK dealer or Leica store who will arrange it with Leica Akademie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigSplash Posted September 29, 2009 Share #23 Posted September 29, 2009 That image looks very yellow on my monitor and the background is in focus not the subjects. Hmmmm The buttons on my daughter's jacket are sharp, and the blouse is white. I accept that there is a cream colour in parts of the picture......probably an opportunity to get photoshop into action. In my case I am pleased with the advice Brett gave that seems to have cured a heavy yellow cast on all white items (the blouse). He also pushed me to use greater than ISO 160 which made the shot possible. He also mentioned ways of getting movement into a picture (slow shutter speed). Finally and I think this is the most important item ......I now feel confident to use the camera in challenging environments as opposed to sunny day, blue sky, using auto exposure on ISO 160. ..I actually after meeting Brett took the camera on the London underground with a MATE fitted and achieved great results. Well I liked them anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 29, 2009 Share #24 Posted September 29, 2009 Why not share them in the Photo section, then, Frank? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted September 29, 2009 Share #25 Posted September 29, 2009 That image looks very yellow on my monitor and the background is in focus not the subjects. Hmmmm The background is probably yellow because it's lit by tungsten lighting, wheras I suspect the foreground lighting is at least partly daylight from skylights? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigSplash Posted September 29, 2009 Share #26 Posted September 29, 2009 The background is probably yellow because it's lit by tungsten lighting, wheras I suspect the foreground lighting is at least partly daylight from skylights? You are correct.....it is also the case that I initially took some shots with the colour temp set at 5800K ...they came out with a yellow cast that was noticeable even on the LCD monitor. I then went to manual white level setting using the table cloth as the reference point. Actually what was good for me to learn was how easy it is to jump from shooting at 5800K and then choose a manual white setting and then going back to 5800K. Likewise as explained by Brett taking a photo on Auto after proper exposure measurement shows the shutter speed used and ISO selected ....this gives a fast and easy way of moving to manual shutter speed setting and being "about" correct. In my view the photographer has the opportunity and challenge to think more how to exploit the digital possibilities with the M compared to just using auto or indeed film. This was also evident in Brett's slide show where he took colour shots and converted these to black & white as one picture went to the other while moving across the screen...then these black and white pictures slowly opened up into full colour....A red Ferrari at the Goodwood Classic car event looked terrific with this treatment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelap Posted October 2, 2009 Share #27 Posted October 2, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) After an enjoyable and informative morning spent with Brett yesterday (thanks again, Brett) I went on to Grays of Westminster to sell some Nikon kit. I had the M9 with me of course and the interest it generated, deep in Nikon territory, had to be seen to be believed. It caused quite a stir, well beyond simple new model curiosity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptarmigan Posted October 16, 2009 Share #28 Posted October 16, 2009 For those of you near Manchester it seems that there is still one place left on the course run by Brett and another forum member on Saturday the 17th of October at Stephens in the centre of Manchester. Scroll down this page for details... Home There is no charge for the course. I'm going and looking forward to attending. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigSplash Posted October 16, 2009 Share #29 Posted October 16, 2009 I'm going and looking forward to attending. I am sure that you will find it very useful and enjoyable...look forward to hearing if you agree......! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Thompson Posted October 16, 2009 Share #30 Posted October 16, 2009 I'll be there too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Thompson Posted October 18, 2009 Share #31 Posted October 18, 2009 Big thanks to Brett and Gary for a fantastic day, and to David Stephens for organising it. Great to meet other forum contributors too. Mostly though it was a pleasure to learn. I've just been playing with my 75 'cron and all of a sudden I can focus it..... It's a MIRACLE!! ....so it's not JUST practice - you've got to have some tuition too. THANKS BRETT!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricC Posted October 18, 2009 Share #32 Posted October 18, 2009 I'll second everything that Julian says above. It was excellent to meet up with fellow enthusiasts and receive some great tuition. Many thanks David, Brett and Gary for an excellent day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beoon Posted October 18, 2009 Share #33 Posted October 18, 2009 I also would like to thank Brett, Gary and David for an excellent workshop. The interesting thing is that I did not take a camera with me and did not take a single photo all day but actually had my eyes "opened" to the way forward for me personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted October 26, 2009 Share #34 Posted October 26, 2009 Thanks for the thanks. Seems like everyone had a good day and I'm sure we can arrange something else for the north in due course. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted October 26, 2009 Share #35 Posted October 26, 2009 ... and thanks for the thanks from me too. Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptarmigan Posted October 27, 2009 Share #36 Posted October 27, 2009 Like to add my comments on the day at Manchester. Totally brilliant! Brett's shooting advice has helped me hugely and I am using his focussing and exposure tips daily. Also, his 'eye' is much more attuned than mine and I'm working on that with the new 75 cron AA that I picked up on the day from Stephens in Manchester. I'm seeing shots I would have missed before. Rolo's PP tips were amazing and I've learned that there is just so much more I can get out of some of my files with a little extra work. I also didn't know it was possible to hand-hold a series of shots and then pano stitch them so effectively either. Totally recommend going on one of these if you can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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