[Leica] Was Nathans 35mm now whose shot was that

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

Thanks for looking Douglas! However I don't think that Steve was claiming 
authorship of my set there ;-)

Regarding the lack of eye contact and engagement separation, this was 
intentional . It is almost axiomatic for art nude in that they are intending 
to show forms and shapes not engage the viewer's attraction the way intended 
for the glamour genre for example. The high key also intended for mood. If 
of interest this learning shoot was actually intended to be a studio testing 
for the new M (which didn't arrrive in time) and even the location fell 
over. We persisted for my learning experience with a single strobe and a 
tiny corner of a hotel room. Two very experienced professional models meant 
that I learnt a lot in a couple of hours.

I'd shown these to some LUG friends previously and mainly intended now to 
see if there was some interest/reaction in the LUG at large.

Cheers,
Geoff Hopkinson
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman

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Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 21:32:10 +0100
From: "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathans Voigtlander 35mm lens
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> I had an opportunity to try some art nudes with professional models and 
> was very impressed with how well the 35 worked (on my M9) in the very 
> makeshift mini studio space.
> 
> This is BW of course but don't look if nudity offends.
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/150709140

Interesting and nicely done, Steve, but I felt the high key and lack of eye 
contact was a bit distancing in this set.

Douglas