[Leica] Some more shots from SF LUG dinner

[hlritter at bex.net (Howard Ritter)]

On Dec 13, 2008, at 7:58 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
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> Hi Howard,
>
> A few more nice memory moments, thank you.
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> I'm not sure if anyone else noticed, but there was quite different  
> lighting
> in the dinner-bar lounge. In a few of your photos it's quite obvious  
> at the
> bar . Doug, Hoppy & Tom. A very obvious light balance scene compared  
> to
> Brian and myself slightly away from the bar. By the same token, Doug  
> (hard
> left side of frame), Hoppy and myself again appear in proper light  
> balance.
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>
>
> It's quite obvious in many of the posted photographs by attendees.  
> It almost
> looks like the lighting over the bar was "daylight" balanced  
> compared to
> several feet from the bar and the opposite end of the room.

Absolutely right. My shot at the bar of Hoppy, Doug, and Tom was the  
brightest and best balanced of all that I took, followed by the one of  
you and Doug. Away from there and the light was low and very warm. The  
photos there took much longer exposures and a good deal of tweaking.
>
>
> On a few of mine, not posted, it was obvious there was a presents of  
> Magenta
> cast. Yet it didn't show in every frame. Now that's the thing that  
> drives me
> crazy at times!! Yes I know if I put IR filters on, it would go  
> away. :-)
> Maybe some day just like getting me to finally shoot in RAW after  
> years of
> hammering on me. :-) I finally gave in as I couldn't stand the pain  
> of the
> word abuse any longer! :-) RAW it is all the time, I never ever  
> think about
> it because the digital cameras are set for RAW. PERIOD! :-) I do  
> believe
> Lightroom had a great deal to do with my conversion. :-)
>
>
>
> Now magenta cast? Aaaacccckkkk!! I'm getting closer to capitulation  
> and
> surrendering to the siren calls of the Wicked Magenta Witch! :-( IR  
> filters
> it will be sooner than later. Unfortunately I have a bigger problem to
> address first.

That would be the lack of hood-mounting pins on your Nocti? ;-)
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> ted
>

--howard