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Under the street lamp

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Greg GE

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Under the street lamp

A lucky handheld shot at night using my grandfathers Leica from 1932... yielding an unexpected result !

It is not quite framed as I wanted, I wrongly estimated the parallax displacement.

It was a funny scene, there were people with huge high tech DSLRs on tripods, and there we were, fiddling with this tiny 87 year old device and the lightmeter app on my phone, setting the exposure time, focussing through the rangefinder, framing, taking a deep breath both of us - and "click"!

Leitz Camera Standard and Elmar 5cm f3.5 lens
Kodak Portra400, f3.5, exposure probably 1/30.

Dedicated to Neshe and Gaby.

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Kilian Philipp 04/02/2020 21:31
Sehr schön gelungen!! LG Kilian
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noblog 13/07/2019 9:39
tolle Mimik
Dir ein schönes Wochenende
LG Norbert
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Max Meteor 15/05/2019 21:42
Perfect! Das Der original Abzug ist höchstwahrscheinlich nochmal besser als die digitale Version hier auf dem Bildschirm.
Gruß
Max
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- Greg GE 15/05/2019 21:53
  Geringfügig ;-) Das Objektiv is alt...
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Steve Ember 14/05/2019 1:19
Very much agree with Jajaouterspace! There is a wonderful cinematic mood to this one which well overcomes any technical limitations. And of course, the classic beauty of your model and her upward gaze makes the shot very special.
And isn't it nice, in these days of auto-everything and instant gratification, to be out there carefully and deliberately shooting film, trying to make every shot count for something. Oh, yes, and the anticipation of seeing the results when they come back from the lab...
Compliments!
Steve
P.S: Perhaps you've already tried this but not published, but I'm wondering if a tighter crop, either square or 4x5 aspect, might not also work. Your subject certainly commands attention in the original, but I'd imagine a tighter crop, still showing some of the bokeh patterns of the night lights for context, might serve her even better. Just a thought...
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- Greg GE 15/05/2019 21:52
  Dear Steve,
  Thank you so much for your feedback. It is always a huge pleasure to hear from experienced photographers ! I fully agree with you about the crop. I would have liked to place my subject in the lower left hand corner and have her gaze lead towards the center of the photo, instead of "out" of it. I'll do better next time !
  As to the excitement of picking up the photos - oh, what an experience ! My heart was beating so fast. There are incredibly intriguing and informative studies on how anticipation is a "free" source of happiness. If you have time, have a look at this article - anticipation is discussed page 20. Kindly, Gregory
  
  https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/danielgilbert/files/if-money-doesnt-make-you-happy.nov-12-20101.pdf
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- Steve Ember 16/05/2019 3:43
  Thank you Greg. I'll have a look.at the article. I'm definitely a believer in anticipation. It's probably lost on most young people who know only camera phones, Instagram and other digital media and must seem like a quaint notion indeed. Their loss ;-) I also find that if circumstances cause me to come back perhaps months after initially receiving my slides or negs and scans from the lab, there is also the joy in re-discovering those images and re-living the whole shooting experience.
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Jajaouterspace 11/05/2019 18:57
Extraordinary beautiful. Like an old photography from 1930 when women were so special dressed and had wonderful hairstyle.
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- Greg GE 12/05/2019 10:47
  Thank you, Jana !
  You know, I also shot a few B&W rolls that reflect your photographic style... and yet, as it was in the middle of this bleak winter - I couldn't stand them and their grey tones and coarse grain, it was too gloomy. So I switched to color films and their funny rendition of reds and greens. I'll visit your portfolio the coming days ;-)
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_visual_notes_ 11/05/2019 5:54
Nice lighting and a beautiful orange and teal look.
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- Greg GE 12/05/2019 10:12
  Thanks Jürgen. Just discovered the word "teal" ;-)
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dotroom 10/05/2019 19:34
Sehr schön. Die Frau und dein Foto von ihr. Gruß Marco
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- Greg GE 12/05/2019 10:11
  Danke Marco
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Rpix 10/05/2019 17:53
Klasse. Gruß Rolf
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niel thaler 10/05/2019 11:46
a rare recording with the charm of that time and an equally charming model.
niel
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- Greg GE 12/05/2019 10:11
  Thank you Niel !
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