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    Leica Photographs

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    Great pics, Daniel. Thanks for sharing.<p>

    Whoever commented on "file heft" - Daniel's pictures aren't being downsized by his HTML, they are the size they show. So, even if for some obscure reason they have been saved as printing very tiny at an extraordinary resolution, altering their resolution while maintaining their dimensions on screen won't lower their file size. So, what are you talking about? The only way I see to set them on a diet is by thinning them out by harsher algorithms like those provided by Image Ready. Cheers.

    My hairy Leica

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    <i>I can see that some of the tiny hairs are sticking down into the film area.</i><p>In case you haven't yet got the one you're showing us - it is sticking *up* from the lower part of the frame. ;-) Have you tried heat to catch those, make them cringe? Not an open flame, a heated tool, rather. Just a thought and be careful...! :-)

    Images by M8 and Noctilux

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    <i>All photos are taken with existing light (or in the darkness, in same case). No color correction nor high ISO value (only 160). Frequently using f1 aperture. My goal is to maintain the mistery of the night in ancient or not-urban places in Italy (Abruzzo, Emilia, Tuscany regions).</i><p>

     

     

    Domenico, thanks for sharing these. I think some of them well succeed in what you set out for. Personally, I think it is very hard though, to capture a mysterious atmosphere with a mild telephoto lens, as opposed to a wide angle, but that's just my 2 Eurocents. Anyway, it's a pity that the small size of your files wouldn't allow to appreciate any specific benefit deriving from being able to shoot at f/1 with a 67mm equivalent lens at ISO 160. I imagine that resolution would be a potentially unique selling point of the combo you were using, and that point can't be proven under the circumstances of your small size web postings. Another could be noise-free, hand held freezing of action in low-light situations, but that doesn't seem to have been your goal, nor the use of the specific Noctilux bokeh. So, maybe the absence of all of the aforementioned qualities, commonly associated with the use of your equipment, might explain the disproportionately harsh reactions to your post. To me, ultimately, your post is not about showing off any specific equipment related achievements but about an artistic effort. So I think it's only fair to set the one apart from the other and respect your initial intent - as well as the potentially constructive criticism that you might encounter. On an equipment related note, what I personally am surprised to see is the apparently complete lack of coma in your pics, which I am used to detect in wide open Noctilux shots. But maybe that is just due to the specific nature of your motifs...<p>Cheers and a happy New Year to you, too.

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