Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/29

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Subject: [Leica] Re: London challenge shoot
From: mail at gpsy.com (Karen Nakamura)
Date: Wed Dec 29 19:44:02 2004
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>
>>There isn't one single photographer in this world who shoots 36 perfect
>>pictures on a 36 exposure roll.
>
>Jim Brandenburg comes close.  They may not be perfect, but good enough to
>make books.  If you haven't had a chance, check out his books following each
>day of summer and winter.  Chased By the Light is the winter book, if I
>recall correctly.  One and only one picture a day for 90 days.  90
>exposures.  They all made it into the book.

And wasn't he shooting medium format on a Mamiya 7?  That means he 
only shoots 10 or 12 perfect shots per roll, not 36, a considerably 
easier task. :-P

Large format shooters also have a very high "hit" percentage. But if 
I was spending 20 minutes for each shot, maybe I would too! :-)

Karen

-- 
Karen Nakamura
http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/

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