matt sutton
hollywood
Posted by matt sutton (Sydney, Australia) on 19 April 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.
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bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Excellent composition Matt! The tonal range is fantastic and I love the curves in this frame.
19 Apr 2009 5:27am
@bluechameleon: thanks as always Sharon !
@ordinaryimages: thanks mate
Bill from Belton, United States
The hotel mirrors the 50's style of architecture here is the U.S. Rounded corners and curves. Great image Matt!
20 Apr 2009 12:28am
@Bill: thanks Bill
@grant: thanks Grant
@Tamara Tantrum: pop you too very much Tamara !
Esther K from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia
Grand, Matt. This is a really grand composition.
21 Apr 2009 2:15pm
tokyo-drifter from Tokyo, Japan
Hi, Matt, I use an FM, too. Usually with a 50mm but sometimes a 20.
I'm shopping for a second camera - either leaping to a D700, or diving into an M3 or M7.
As you use both SLR and rangefinder - what can you say about the rangefinder that recommends it over an SLR for non-zoom, non-telephoto lens work? Lot's of articles describe weight, size, quality of optics. But as a user, taking shots, what differentiates the two?
23 Apr 2009 8:04am
@tokyo-drifter: Hi. Well a rangefinder is smaller, lighter and lots more unobtrusive especially to carry on you all the time and especially for people portraits and street work. An SLR is obviously bigger and has a noisy shutter release. The smaller rangefinder has a very quiet shutter release. People are more open to small rangefinder than a bigger SLR in their face. I believe the viewfinder in the rangefinder helps you compose photos better too. You tend to see more than you need through a viewfinder, which I think helps you more. A good second-hand Leica M7 will not cost more than a new Nikon D700. I'd suggest a 35mm lens. It seems a 35mm lens and a small rangefinder camera is what its all about (for me anyway). The smaller camera becomes part of you whereas I always feel an SLR is always in between you and your subject matter. Hope this all helps.
