Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Geoff, Nice set of GC photos. ?Quite a difference from those I took back in July, when it was quite a bit hotter, and bright sunshine. ?The over low head clouds really give it a mysterious look and also bring out the colors more, and the snow gives some interesting contrast. ?All you needed was a couple of shots with the California Condors in them.? Cheers, Gene -------------- Original message from "Geoff Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: -------------- > Folks on our recent trip we had a brief visit to the Grand Canyon. The > weather went downhill rapidly and we ended up with barely an hour and a > half > in place rather than the day we had planned. > We did get to see a small part of the rim as it doesn't commonly appear. - > 20 Celsius means some snow and ice and closing airports and freezing ears > and fingers for the under-prepared sub-tropical Aussies. > For the record the M8 did not stutter once, in and out of my jacket, > battery > and card change in the middle. On the other hand I skidded on the ice and > took my daughter for a little mini toboggan. > I largely used the Zeiss 18 with also the superb Summicron 28 ASPH. > Hyperfocal means warmer fingers too.These 8 shots are a tough edit from > 116. > > > http://tinyurl.com/988puw > Comments appreciated. > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information