RE: [Leica] 2002 beach noctilux photos

["bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

I'd like it a whole lot better if it had been taken with a Holga,
because then the background would be out of focus and soft, but wouldn't
have a weird "out-of-focus" look that literally upsets my stomach.

Most lenses have a way of producing out-of-focus areas - bokah - that to
one degree or another produces a natural look, similar to that produced
by your eye - the background is soft, with the objects that are in it
suggested more than shown. But the Noctilux seems to smear the
background, creating a disturbing effect. And in some photos, this also
ends seeming to turn the in-focus objects into what almost appear to be
paper cut outs, dropped into the out-of-focus areas.

But, hey, allot of you seem to like the look - so enjoy. :-)

B.D.



- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Alastair
Firkin
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 3:36 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] 2002 beach noctilux photos


>
>i am trying a new way (for me) of making web pages with thumbnails; i 
>hope it works:
>
>http://www.shinozuka-family.com/20020622beach/.thumbnails/page.html

Well, in some ways the Nocti may make the images unique: I prefer 
fetish as well. My favorite

http://www.shinozuka-family.com/20020622beach/13beach.jpg

includes a painterly effect of the seaweed/grass on the dune, which 
sets the image in motion. I don't like it just because it was taken 
with the NOCTI, I like it for the image: even if it were taken with a 
summarex

;-)

ps: without overdoing it, you could consider this a FOM2 topic (hint 
hint prod prod)

Cheers
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Alastair Firkin

http://www.afirkin.com

http://www.familyofman2.com

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