Great shot, alla Lluis! Bravo Monsieur :-)
Yet, I find you slightly biassed on the flare issue :-)
and since this is an Oly list, the following take was shot on the same
streets using the ZD 50-200 on a Pana L1.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/242038-1/Flair-To+Ted-1020246.jpg
Positioning oneself in the shade, or using a hood helps a lot in those
circumstances ...
And when you don't or you can't - other gear, same place, wider angle
- a little flare may sometimes even help a pix ;-)
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/335230-1/Xmas+ready-1380-2.jpg
Keep them coming
Amitiés
Philippe
Le 6 janv. 13 à 18:15, Nathan Wajsman a écrit :
> I do not talk much about equipment when posting my pictures. But
> sometimes it is appropriate, and the PAD from the day before
> yesterday is one of those occasions. I was in Barcelona with my
> children, and we were walking along a narrow street in the old city
> in late afternoon. We were walking straight west, and so the setting
> sun provided rich opportunities for contre-jour imagery. I have to
> say that with any of my other systems, past or present (Pentax,
> Canon, Panasonic etc.) this image would have drowned in flare. But a
> Leica lens (35mm Summarit, their "budget" option in that focal
> length) is something special:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!
> i=2307323475&k=tHjDCSb&lb=1&s=O
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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