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Todd.Hanz
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FrankS said:
when I go for walks with my wife I don't want to come back with a shot like that 😱...now if I was walking with her sister 😉
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Newbie dives deeper into Leica madness (WARNING nudity inside)
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when I go for walks with my wife I don't want to come back with a shot like that 😱...now if I was walking with her sister 😉
Todd
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I can't believe this is the first time I have checked out this thread ... damn ... that first pic is good. I am a great admirer of the nude and that is superb. I guess the comments about the contrast etc are relevant but with composition like that ... technicalities fade into insignificance for me.
Nudes sadly ... are a little attention grabbing for obvious reasons at times ... but I missed the ultimate wowser's post and only see the responses.
He came ... he scoffed ... he left! 😛
Nudes sadly ... are a little attention grabbing for obvious reasons at times ... but I missed the ultimate wowser's post and only see the responses.
He came ... he scoffed ... he left! 😛
colinh
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FrankS said:
Me neither. I guess I have the wrong gear.
Must get a IIIa and a Summar!
BTW for a "snapshot" that's prety good.
colin
colinh
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Regarding the last shot, the forehead has no detail in the light parts. I hope this is just from the scan (or any post processing)? On the other hand, as already ointed out, the shots are so good -- who cares?
colin
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Bill58
Native Texan
FrankS said:
Me either--maybe some of our more literate members can help us with this term, but would you call her a fabled "Wood Nymph"?
Seriously, an incredible shot. Congrats!
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raid
Dad Photographer
Sanders,
You have shown what is known to many; it is the photographer and the light that "do the job",and you have done it extermely well here. I also had to make sure that this is your wife in all the shots because, like Roland said, I saw a different woman. Vintage equipment can be great when used well. If your wife had been fully clothed, I doubt it that you would have gotten a lesser critique.
Raid
You have shown what is known to many; it is the photographer and the light that "do the job",and you have done it extermely well here. I also had to make sure that this is your wife in all the shots because, like Roland said, I saw a different woman. Vintage equipment can be great when used well. If your wife had been fully clothed, I doubt it that you would have gotten a lesser critique.
Raid
al1966
Feed Your Head
FrankS said:
Funny I dont either but then we havnt seen anyplace that we feel it would work.
On the other hand we (Mel and me) loved the photograph I think she would buy a copy and hang it on the wall she thought it was that beautifull. You are a very tallented man Ive tried to do nudes before and never got anything I liked.
HuubL
hunter-gatherer
Hey, we seem to have lost a member. Egbert Souze's first post here, the "old fart" response, has been withdrawn.😀
ChrisN
Striving
He must have decided he didn't have anything to contribute, after all.
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there is a banned list?
yarinkel
yarinkel
Sanders, you are very talented.
Mr Ho
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HuubL said:
He has a great name though, taken no doubt from W.C. Field's inebriated character in the classic comedy, The Bank Dick: Egbert Souse!
iml
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I miss Edward Felcher, he made me laugh. Not sure why he was banned, I didn't find him in the least bit offensive.
"Egbert" may have had a point too, I mean, would this thread have > 1800 views so quickly if it didn't mention nudity in the title 🙂
Nice pictures, btw.
-- Ian
"Egbert" may have had a point too, I mean, would this thread have > 1800 views so quickly if it didn't mention nudity in the title 🙂
Nice pictures, btw.
-- Ian
Sanders McNew
Rolleiflex User
I'm not sure where to begin. Roland, Raid, all of you: I am flattered by all of your kind words. "Thank you" is a beginning, I suppose, so I'll start there.
iml: I consider myself a portraitist, and most of my studio work involves nudity. Because I do not know this site well, and because of the consternation nudity has caused in other sites, I put a warning in the subject header to warn people away from the thread if nudity offended them. I didn't mean to create a magnet for viewers, and I apologize if I've violated the expectations of the site in posting or drawing attention to a nude image.
The Leica still feels like a toy in my hands -- it is not my camera of choice. But I am finding that it gives me another way to see and to frame, that my Rolleiflexes do not, and that is an intriguing exploration for me. A more typical photograph for me (G-rated) looks like this:
(Tele Rolleiflex)
I used to shoot a lot in 5x7. Until I got the Tele Rolleiflex last year, I shot the view camera exclusively. When I first looked at the first photo in this thread, my initial impulse was, "How much better this would have been in 5x7." But as I think about it, I'm no longer sure of that. There was a spontaneity shooting with the Leica, simply not possible with the view camera. My wife moved through a variety of positions. I was able to capture one when it was fresh and unforced. On reflection, the Leica deserves its due for allowing me to make this photograph. Which was why I thought it appropriate to post it here.
Sanders
iml: I consider myself a portraitist, and most of my studio work involves nudity. Because I do not know this site well, and because of the consternation nudity has caused in other sites, I put a warning in the subject header to warn people away from the thread if nudity offended them. I didn't mean to create a magnet for viewers, and I apologize if I've violated the expectations of the site in posting or drawing attention to a nude image.
The Leica still feels like a toy in my hands -- it is not my camera of choice. But I am finding that it gives me another way to see and to frame, that my Rolleiflexes do not, and that is an intriguing exploration for me. A more typical photograph for me (G-rated) looks like this:
(Tele Rolleiflex)
I used to shoot a lot in 5x7. Until I got the Tele Rolleiflex last year, I shot the view camera exclusively. When I first looked at the first photo in this thread, my initial impulse was, "How much better this would have been in 5x7." But as I think about it, I'm no longer sure of that. There was a spontaneity shooting with the Leica, simply not possible with the view camera. My wife moved through a variety of positions. I was able to capture one when it was fresh and unforced. On reflection, the Leica deserves its due for allowing me to make this photograph. Which was why I thought it appropriate to post it here.
Sanders
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iml
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Sanders - no need for an apology, no offense taken and you did the right thing warning of the nude content. It's just a fact that mention of nudity attracts lots of viewers, but I wasn't implying that's why you did it 🙂
That's an excellent Rollei portrait.
Ian
That's an excellent Rollei portrait.
Ian
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iml said:
where is the banned list? i have not found it yet.
egbert was edward re-registered.
edward was banned for writing an extremely offensive racist remark.
joe
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sanders,
to calm your concerns...there is not a ban on nudes here as long as they are not obviously porn (which we do get as spam on a regular basis here) and the warning is most appropriate as many view the site from work computers.
i am not usually a fan of nude in nature type shots but this one is stunning and so well done that it's difficult to not enjoy it.
joe
to calm your concerns...there is not a ban on nudes here as long as they are not obviously porn (which we do get as spam on a regular basis here) and the warning is most appropriate as many view the site from work computers.
i am not usually a fan of nude in nature type shots but this one is stunning and so well done that it's difficult to not enjoy it.
joe
iml
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I don't know, I've made no mention of a banned list, I think you're asking the wrong person that question.back alley said:
OK, I didn't see it but I take your word for it.
Ian
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sorry ian, i was asking erik about the list.
and the comment was not up for long but the mods did see it.
joe
and the comment was not up for long but the mods did see it.
joe
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ErikFive said:
i never noticed that before...live & learn!
the list looks incomplete because some names have been deleted instead of banned, when deleted they have been removed - when banned they still appear.
and yes, more than 99% are spammers.
joe
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