Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A very good and comprehensive post Mark. Thanks for the tips. However, may I ask a specific question. You said > In not all but most shots the highlights and next lighter areas are what the shot is all about. The Greek example I gave is one case where the main interest is in the shadows. Imagine a stark white cafe with a group of men sipping coffee in the shade of a "raffeta" awning. Strips of sunlight get through the raffeta. The cafe is usually white plaster applied over old stone and the texture is important, the window frames and most woodwork is painted medium blue, (darker than the sky). This is not a rare scene, in fact it is a common one in most villages. Unfortunately, by evening, when the light is better, the TV comes on which alters the geometry of the patrons sitting positions and the animation is gone. How would you handle the mid-day scene? Remember, there is no pollution in the islands, the sea haze does not penetrate to the villages, so the light is white, bright and hard. Alan