A hole in the hedge
Every path has something to reveal.
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Magnus L Andersson
Excerpt
How to capture innocence?
Description
This image is to us about innocence and summer, and just being at that point in time as sister and brother.
Background
This photo was taken by Magnus L Andersson in (/, ) using a Leica M Monochrom (M9) with a Leica Macro-Elmar-M 90 mm f/4.
Comments
To use one of the most difficult shots are those trying to capture the innocence of children, especially those you don’t know.
Gear
Camera: Leica M Monochrom (M9) (Leica)
Lens: Leica Macro-Elmar-M 90 mm f/4 (Leica)
Filter: No
Medium: Memory Card Panasonic SDHC 16GB Gold Pro (Panasonic)
Flash:
Scanner: No
Settings
Shutter speed: sec
Focal length: mm
Aperture: f/
Exposure bias: EV 0
ISO rating:
Comments
This photo is taken with a 90 mm lens and a rather large aperture in tricky light conditions a day in August. Difficult to say what could have been done differently.
Processing
Processing by Magnus L Andersson
Comments
It took quite some time to figure out how to process this original, but the decision was to use the Fujifilm FP-3000B Negative (Affinity) emulation which provides a slightly increased exposure of the mid-tones and leveling of the blacks. Hence, it provides some increased contrast but still maintaining softness in the image. I also reduced the Tone/Blacks with -30 to make the background of the children a touch darker. Moreover, I intentionally kept the foreground almost blown out to avoid to reveal the texture of the path that would result in less focus on the children.
Feedback
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