[Leica] Panos from Manado

[philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)]

Every one of these panos smacks of the Master's eye and hand.
Congrats Howard.
But the cherry on the highest top is the last one - a pano with such 
clarity and light, with people, and shadows, and , and ... a real 
masterpiece.

Also I sometimes miss Kodachrome, also I understand Trudeau, also I 
think the G1 is a very cool instrument from what you show.

Thanks for shraing it all.
Amiti?s
Philippe


H&ECummer wrote:

> Hi Luggers,
> Esther and I have been away again - first with a stop over in  
> Singapore (where we were married 35 years ago and where three of our  
> four children were born) and then on to Manado in Northern Sulawesi  
> where my former Chinese business partner sponsors an orphanage and a  
> university which we also support. Before we get to the orphanage and  
> university convocation pictures here are some panos from the  
> spectacular scenery.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Manada/Lightning_Volcano.jpg.html
>  
>
> http://tinyurl.com/coh4gs
>
> One evening there was a thunderstorm around the base of Mount Lokon -  
> a supposedly extinct volcano - from which steam continually rises on  
> the far right side of the mountain (from our vantage point).
> I set up the M8 on a railing - set exposure at 8 seconds - using the  
> Tri Elmar at 50mm - and used the timer at 2 seconds. The noise  
> reduction on the M8 - which takes 8 seconds for an 8 second exposure 
> -  meant that I could only expose every 18 seconds. It took many tries 
> to  have the shutter open when the lightning flashed.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Manada/FishSunsetw.jpg.html 
>
> http://tinyurl.com/dxvh8x
>
> Sometimes the elements just come together for you. This one was made  
> easier using Esther's Pana G1 and the 45 - 200 zoom.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Manada/LilypadVolcano2PanM8Tri.jpg.html
>  
>
> http://tinyurl.com/czpxom
>
> When I got bored with all the kodachrome skies I screwed on my B&W IR  
> filter and took some some IR shots with the M8
> Here is a 2 panel of the Lily Pond at the Gardenia Rest house with 
> the  Lokon Volcano in the background.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Manada/LilypadVolcano2PanM8Tri.jpg.html
>  
>
> http://tinyurl.com/czpxom
>
> Here is the view from the Manado ferry terminal taken from the top of  
> the Hotel Celebes - which is owned by a classmate
> of my Chinese partner. You expect Somerset Maugham to be sitting in  
> the hotel bar - it is that kind of place.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Manada/6panviewHotelCelebesM8Triw.jpg.html
>  
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ctgnot
>
> And here is a sunset from the Manado water front with Bunaken Island  
> to the right of the 5 panel Pano taken with the M8 and the Tri Elmar.  
> Bunaken is a world famous diving area and a national park in Indonesia
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Manada/BunakenSunset5PanM8TriW.jpg.html
>  
>
> http://tinyurl.com/dx23ro
>
> The air in Manado when it was sunny was so clear that you could see  
> the edges between objects and the sky - just like the emulsion ridges  
> on a kodachrome slide. Coming from smoggy Hong Kong it was simply  
> incredible. I hope Manado never gets any industry!!
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Manada/5panLokonVolM8Tri50W.jpg.html
>  
>
> http://tinyurl.com/dz9u7o
>
> And lastly here is the fishing pier facing Bunaken Island. The locals  
> find time to fish every day at all times of the day but the fish seem  
> to bite more at sunset.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Manada/4panM8TriFishBunakenW.jpg.html
>  
>
> http://tinyurl.com/dgjclk
>
> Please enjoy,
> C&C always welcome
> Cheers
> Howard
>
>
>
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