stephen_w. Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 A few members have shown their true colors; go ahead and continue to shoot obscure self portraits (a story in themselves) and bums. Oh, please don't breed, we don't need more cynics like yourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier_reichenbach Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 How stupid can some comments and some people get! Guys, this his FIRST roll with his new camera! What did YOU shoot with the first roll in your new camera? The entire Edward Weston's AND HCB's opus in one shot? Also, what if he only shoots his kids with his R9 forever? Aren't your own kids a worthy subject? Should he have gone, like: "Oh, after all. they're ONLY my kids, I'll go get myself a disposable P&S. They don't deserve any better." As if it was relevant, how much do YOU RATE your kids, guys? And this from people who have probably spent fortunes on Leica equipment to shoot many, many uninteresting pictures. And what do you care, anyway? Geez, this forum stinks sometimes! Congratulations, Stephen. Shoot your kids to your heart's content. They're the kings in your kingdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
working camera Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 "Geez, this forum stinks sometimes! " only sometimes? Stephen your pic would have been better had you got the MD.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic_. Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Stephen, here's a good laugh: http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/leicaslacker/plug/10/index.html My most photographed subjects are family members. Surely they deserve to be snapped with the best equipment that I can afford. Why do some posters indulge in false socialism (or communism) when it comes to individual choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_kennedy1 Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 hi stephen, i process all of my color film at walmart, which is just a fuji frontier that they keep clean, but then again, i'm going for a different aesthetic than a lot of leica folk. and i for one like that shot - i'm all over snapshots and think that this one is very funny. best, ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Omg. The Persky clan is taking over photo.netEveryone please calm down and repeat after me: I'm one with the universe I'm one with the universe I'm one with the universe I'm one with the universe I'm one with the universe I'm one with the universe I'm one with the universe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_persky Posted June 13, 2004 Author Share Posted June 13, 2004 Thanks for the comments. It is truly amazing to see some of the outrageous comments towards a simple snapshot of someone's kid. There are many exellenent people here, and I will continue to post despite some occasional posters who have the social skills of a hermit. Grant said the picture technically sucks. There is truth to that. The color is somewhat off and the flash is bothersome. Some of this has to do with my technique and I think a lot had to do with the color lab. I guess the only way to get those great results is to shoot slides. I dialed in -1 2/3 on the flash but that may not have been enough. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_persky Posted June 13, 2004 Author Share Posted June 13, 2004 Rene, Lol I was surprise to see my Dad actually post here. I gave him the link to go see a picture of his grandkid. Rene, I would be very interested in seeing some shots of your kids with your Leica. Photographing kids is a major part of my photography I would definately like to see others at work. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_barbano Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Regardless of the quality of the photos or processing, it's pretty f----ed-up for some one, or any one to make derisive comments about some one else's children in a public forum. Show some respect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_johnston2 Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 I met a guy several years ago- he showed me his family snapshots from when he took his family on a trip to Moscow. This was in the seventies. He had no pretentions of being an artist or photographer, but his snapshot camera was a Blad and his color snaps were all custom printed 8x10 for the family album. He could afford what he wanted in his life and he had an intelligence that afforded him the best, and what he liked to use. I guess in the end it is to each his/her own and what the pocketbook allows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Steve,Go to my portfolio and click on Family Pictures. If you still want more I can e-mail you our family web site address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricks Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 amazing... just let the guy enjoy his new camera. would it have made a huge diff it his first posting was a mono landscpae shot?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymond_tai Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 The lens is probably a bit slow for me given you had to use fill flash. And there is nothing wrong with taking and posting pictures of your kid.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Use "pro labs" for what pro labs are good for. The Fuji Frontier machine at the local Walgreen's is just fine for this sort of photography. I know of one "pro lab" where the owner often sends his wife over to Walgreen's with a bunch of C-41 film for develop only when he gets jammed up. He's probably not the only one...LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Take that negative to several Frontier labs, and let them print it. See who does a better job. There is human input. The machine has software switches to turn on and off oversaturated color, oversharpening, etc. Once you find one that prints well, let them have your future rolls. (So long as they don't scratch the film!) However, I can predict that it won't be the cheapest one... Even the aforementioned "pro labs", at least some use Frontiers for prooting. (They might be more likely to put Kodak paper in them.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icuneko Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Stephen, It's your money/camera/beautiful kid. Go for it! But to respond "Sorry it is not a picture of some chick's ass." is unnecessary and, quite franly, sexist. Two wrongs don't make a right here, no? That said, enjoy your camera and family. (And please learn to be more respectful of women. Remember: It took one to help you make your beautiful child.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braden_barclay Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Lighten up Mr. Linke, it's all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipling Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Stephen, that is one funny shot. Was that his first beer? The last time I had that look on my face... well I can't actually remember. Good luck with that moster Leica and keep posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier_reichenbach Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Rene B, I WAS one with the universe until I read the nasty rubbish some forumers feel compelled to drop here from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Yeah. This thread is going downhill fast. I hope we can all laugh about it. BTW - Craig - that's one cool looking camera! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
working camera Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Rene, yeah I don't think so, ugly as sin, a fine example of German functionality triumphant over form. The funny thing is young women seem to love the look of the R9 enough to comment on it. Once in the hand, however, it is a dream SLR to use. C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_persky Posted June 13, 2004 Author Share Posted June 13, 2004 Lol, when I got the R9 camera in, my wife said wow that is a big and loud camera. She did give in and say it was fine as long as it takes similar shots to my M7. She did not say it was ugly though. I know she will think her Canon S60 digital is so cute! Regards, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_mcbride Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 I was shocked and dismayed to read that one member referred to another member as an "axxhole" until I realized that he IS an axxhole. The witless one knows who he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_chow Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Nice picture. Great camera. Thanks for sharing. But ha my son's picture is better than your son's picture. That's because I also use Leica. Now that's comforting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_photo Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 SKull person. Why dont you learn how to read? I know its asking a lot of others on this board to have graduated from grade school but with guys like you its stretching it. "Literate" is not one of your limited attributes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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