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Still trying to get a hang of my Leica

Which one do you have?

Bounty wrote:

Still trying to get a hang of my Leica

Which one do you have?

Well, as stated, it's a Leica Summicron 50mm/f2.0 R-mount.

Sleeping man: 0330 AM.

Water under the brdige:

Pose:



Also, I went flying today! See the thread .
http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic. ... 9#p3285959

Taken on my iPhone on a Manchester rooftop in the rain.

I just need to find some skyscrapers of the right colour and I can get some flags going...

Just playing around with different camera settings to see what works and doesn't in my apartment's lighting, which is kind of shitty for camera work without a flash; Canon Eos Digital Rebel XS for the camera.

Go to your menu settings and to "Set manual WB", then use that picture of the door and zoom in to the door/wall. Then use that custom setting (pictogram of a square with 2 triangles next to it) in the same place - you'll get accurate colours.

The Grim Squeaker wrote:Go to your menu settings and to "Set manual WB", then use that picture of the door and zoom in to the door/wall. Then use that custom setting (pictogram of a square with 2 triangles next to it) in the same place - you'll get accurate colours.

Yeah, I've tried fiddling with the white balance. The lighting in my apartment is just shit no matter what it's set at. I'll test a few more settings and post at least one example with flash when I get home.

aerius wrote:>snip<

I'm trying to figure out the best settings to use in order to avoid as much post processing as possible, tyvm. Otherwise I'd just run it through lightstudio.

The Grim Squeaker wrote:Go to your menu settings and to "Set manual WB", then use that picture of the door and zoom in to the door/wall. Then use that custom setting (pictogram of a square with 2 triangles next to it) in the same place - you'll get accurate colours.

That assumes that the door is neutral grey or white, which it probably isn't. Residential doors are usually a creamy or off-white beige colour, setting white balance off the door will result in a photo that's too bluish.

What you need is a a neutral grey card or a sheet of white typing paper, stick the paper in the scene, do the manual white balance off that, then remove it and shoot the photo.

Corrected white balance.

Lensflare!

Is that the Lincoln memorial?

I dunno Fin what do you think?



(It is the Jefferson Memorial)

Heh... I guess I have only been to the Lincoln memorial then.

Jefferson's is the one with pine trees around.

Undercover cop waiting to bust some johns outside the brothel.

General Zod wrote:Corrected white balance.
imagesnip

You cut off the top and bottom parts of the guitar. That´s bad.

I fucking love this camera, but it's still not mine yet!



DEPTH OF FIELD SO GOOD

Hmmm...I think I'm shooting B&W for the next little while...

Latest pics for the day....

A day at the races!



(this one is an accident - I was using the viewfinder and didn't realise the autofocus likes fences more than cars. Still, I like the effect)

Just looking at the clouds drifting by. (Stupid telephone wires):

I like the watercolour like look.