paul hart Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Here's a light hearted effort with the new Noctilux, again at f1. I suppose you either love the bokeh or loathe it. How about a caption competition?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_lehuray1 Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Frankly I would be embarrassed to show this picture publicly. All that money for a Noctilux and this is the result. This forum should be called the Leica LITE list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul hart Posted September 2, 2003 Author Share Posted September 2, 2003 Steve: it cost the price of one negative and half a groat for developing, so don't worry too much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_. Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 I'm speechless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Oh Steve, Your humor is just TOO much! I would be embarassed to show that joke on photo.net. Maybe this forum should be called the ASSINE-CRITIQUES forum. How about saying something useful about the photo instead of acting like a baby with spinach in his mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerald_widen Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 I can understand someone getting a new piece of equipment and wanting to test it out as soon as possible, ones own home being a logical place. OTOH I do find the bokah unpleasant in these examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann_fuller Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Looking at this image and the others you have posted I realy don't like the out of focus areas at all - they do exactly the oposite of what out of focus areas are supposed to do - they attract your eye. I think there is a danger with this lens of becoming obsessed with this effect rather than thinking about the basic elements that make a photograph work. If it's smooth out of focus areas you are after - any of the summicrons have it in spades for a fraction of the cost -if it's ultimate speed you need - show us some pictures which are impossible with any other lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul hart Posted September 2, 2003 Author Share Posted September 2, 2003 Johann: I think you make a fair point about OOF areas. I freely admit I'm still at the experimentation stage with this lens and there is a novelty element with the OOF areas at f1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shambrick007 Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 <img src = http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=1612024&size=lg> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xav Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Powerful! The bokeh reinforces the disturbing aspect of this crucifixion scene. On second thought the purplish face of this monkey suggests it absorbed enough alcohol to be oblivious, an explanation which goes equally well with the bokeh :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gib Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 well, Paul, I still cringe when I recall posting a fall landscape marsch shot taken with my Leica IIIf and 50mm Elmar f3.5 lens. I thought it was great and the first comment posted congratulated me on posting a shot with 100 % bokeh. Aside from that, I suggest you keep shooting that lens and keep shooting the monkey. I dont know much about the Nocti... lens but I thought much of its appeal was the low light if not damn near dark in which it could be employed. My only equivalent lens and it really isnt by a long shot is the CV Nokton f1.5 50mm. For some reason I am not shooting it much. As for this particular shot, if had been me I might have got around to the left to face him or around to the right to shoot him from behind and got all the clothesline items in focus, but that is just my 2 cents worth. caption suggestion? "Which one is not like the others?" "This is what happens to those who take the last beer." regards Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watts Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 <i>Frankly I would be embarrassed to show this picture publicly. All that money for a Noctilux and this is the result. This forum should be called the Leica LITE list.</i><br><br>Actually, this picture isn't a million miles away from being a half decent stock shot - suitably generic with a nice quirky touch. Similar stuff sells quite well at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squareframe Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Paul, I like your Noctilux images. it is quite obvious you understand what you are looking for with its narrow depth-of-field, and using it well. on this forum, you need to have included your Nocti-Monkey image as as no-words 'hanging the Noctilux monkey' and you would have seen a hundred similar photos posted. most likely, none as appealing as your f1.0 contribution. Brad Evans would post his latest zoo photo of the red-hatted monkey companion of the organ-grinder, Marc Williams would post a wedding photo of some groom monkeying around, and another eight-dozen out-of-focus photos that weren't related in any way to your title and support Douglas Kinnear's comments. post more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_knize Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 "Critics know everything about photography, except its joy." --- Ernst Haas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emile_de_leon10 Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Funny shot! The more I look at it the more I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feli Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 You know, if you had posted it as a long lost shot by William Eggleston, people would be falling over themselves to say what a great shot it is. ;-) feli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 this is just depth of field masturbation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 I have to agree with Grant, I really don't like any of the pictures Paul's shown so far. I know he takes nice pictures 'cause I've seen them in his folders but these Noctilux efforts just leave me cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin m. Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 I'm not so sure I like the Noctilux 'look' but I agree with Ian that this ain't half bad... A bit more of the monkey in the frame, and it's a keeper. Those highlights do draw your eye away, though. Ever tried a Summilux? Now that's some smooth OOF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 I am somewhat perplexed. Many of the Nocti shots shown on different threads recently seem to have nothing quite in focus, or the OOF areas are much harsher than I have experienced from the 3 Nocti's I've owned over the years (including a current one). The lack of focus can be chalked up to new users not grasping how critical the focus really is...even slghtly swaying back and forth will lose focus completely. But the harsh Bokeh is wierd. Could it be a function of really harsh highlights and movement? I rarely get the double circles like some of the shots show. Most of the backgrounds I get at f/1.0 are smooth, and look like a soft charcoal drawing in B&W. Hmmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin m. Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Grant, if it weren't for the fact that you post copious numbers of pics, I'd swear you were Jay's alter-ego. How about you start your own thread with advice on cultivating this good 'eye' you're always talking about rather than just offering high-school-style taunts of other people's work? I'd listen to anything positive you have to say. Really, I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 that was positive... i suggest you start gettin out there and shooting some stuff, rather than takin 3000$ snapshots of crap in your backyard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin m. Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 So why DO you post on this forum of time-wasting equipment junkies, Grant? I mean, if we're all so far beneath your level of expertise. I used to hate playing tennis with my kid sister because I always ended up playing down to her level. So what gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feli Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 By the way, which Noct is this? The current one with the built in hood? feli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul hart Posted September 2, 2003 Author Share Posted September 2, 2003 Feli: this is a 1981 example, with separate hood (which I've not used much so far) and 60mm filter thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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