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Lake Como, part 2 (Moltrasio)
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:46 am    Post subject: Lake Como, part 2 (Moltrasio) Reply with quote
11. Summicron-R 2/50 Leica



12. Distagon 2/28 'Hollywood' Contax



13. Distagon 3.5/15 Contax



14. Planar 1.4/85 Rollei



15. Distagon 3.5/15 Contax



16. Distagon 3.5/15 Contax



17. Distagon 1.4/35 Contax



18. Distagon 1.4/35 Contax



19. Distagon 1.4/35 Contax



20. Distagon 1.4/35 Contax



21. Distagon 3.5/15 Contax


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excellent results Orio. Is Mandello where they had the Moto Guzzi factory near Lake Como?


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
superbly done!!


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very impressive! Exclamation
I liked your shots.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you guys!

@ xjjohnno: yes, Mandello del Lario is on the Lake Como. But I never been there.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Orio, promise me to visit and take some photos. Also see if the Guzzi faxtory is still there and try to get some pics of some of their more historic bikes like the V8 500cc GP bike.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
xjjohnno wrote:
Orio, promise me to visit and take some photos. Also see if the Guzzi faxtory is still there and try to get some pics of some of their more historic bikes like the V8 500cc GP bike.


Ok, If possible next time I go to the lake I'll visit the village - Guzzi is now owned by Piaggio (the makers of Vespa), whose headquarters are in a town near Pisa. I don't know if they produce motos in the Mandello del Lario factory today, or if it's only the Guzzi offices and the museum.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
19 & 21 my favorites... love the way the 1.4/35 draws


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lovely shots, Orio. If I could drive there, I'd check it out this weekend, and I'd make sure I visited the Moto-Guzzi plant ...


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice as always. Wink


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excellent composition in #12 Orio!
It just feels true to the place.
I cannot describe it better, but seeing it I thought "yes, this is the place we went to!".
Interestingly, most of my own photos from this spot fail to provoke the same feeling.

Did your ColorChecker help with the plant color in #18?
I can never get this color right with my 5D. It always turns out completely different in the photos.
I missed this plant. Was it near the farthest point we reached before return down? Near the one in #17?


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
nkanellopoulos wrote:
Excellent composition in #12 Orio!
It just feels true to the place.
I cannot describe it better, but seeing it I thought "yes, this is the place we went to!".
Interestingly, most of my own photos from this spot fail to provoke the same feeling.


Nikos, I think that every photographer has an advantage in his own country, because he's into the "feeling" of the place more intimately, even if he never went to a particular place before (like in my case with these villages), he still can feel better where is the "identity".

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Did your ColorChecker help with the plant color in #19?


No, I did not use the color checker at all that day. I just set the colour temperature the way I like it - which is usually colder than what most people prefer. But I like colder hues better: not only they are more pleasing to my eyes, they also give more depth and more sense of distance - and help with "3D" as well.

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I can never get this color right with my 5D. It always turns out completely different in the photos.


I noticed that problem with violet colour. With purple and magenta instead I get good results from the 5DII. But perhaps it's because I custom edit the temperature and balance. I rarely accept for the final production the AWB value from the camera. If I am too lazy/relaxed not to do proper calibration on location, I set camera to AWB to have a rough starting point that works sufficiently for most situations, then I customize temperature and balance in Lightroom.

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I missed this plant. Was it near the farthest point we reached before return down? Near the one in #17?


It was along the same street side where you stepped up on the little wall to photograph for me the Giant Agave.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good luck Orio, looks like there is a Moto Guzzi museum at Lario del Mandello.
http://www.cimt.it/museums_and_factories.htm#motoguzzi


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
xjjohnno wrote:
Good luck Orio, looks like there is a Moto Guzzi museum at Lario del Mandello.
http://www.cimt.it/museums_and_factories.htm#motoguzzi


I know, I wrote about that in my previous message.
THe problem is that even if I go to that museum, I would probably miss most of the fans favourites, since I am ignorant about the motorbike models.
Imagine a motorbike fan that visit an old camera fair, for him an old FED and a Leica III would be the same - same for me with historical motorbikes, maybe I would photograph an historically uninteresting one, and miss a major one... Rolling Eyes


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Orio wrote:

It was along the same street side where you stepped up on the little wall to photograph for me the Giant Agave.

Ah yes! Here is your Agave.

Canon 17mm TS @ f/8. Fully shifted down.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks!


PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Whoooo, stunning series ! The scenery is of delicious too.

Cheers
Tobias


PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
great series, my favs #12#15
the Canon shot is so flat and poor contrast that it put down quality of the thread
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