Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That is wonderful, Mark. I disagree about the commentary, though. The less said about this one the better. It doesn't need any words. Tina On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/110111_224455.jpg.html > > 1/11/11 snow, bike, balloon. Darned close to 11 too! But PM not AM > A snow day. One of many this year. Maybe not the last. A snow night. > I went through all the years pic getting caught up on my Keywording or at > least the flowers key worded. > This was not a flower. Maybe you noticed. But the red caught me eye. > Some people give bouquets of balloons instead of flowers. > Its the gift that keeps on giving. Till they pop. Or fly escape out the > window. > > Shot manual focus full frame with the 45mm 2.8 P Nikkor made by the largest > lens making company in the world and from choice glass. Cosina. This puppy > almost coast me 500 bucks and I'd have to say it was worth it. I'm guessing > very above average glass choices in this Tessar pancake. To make up for its > economy of number of elements. Also some very above average coatings. A > labor of love from Mr. Kobayashi is my guess. I just think a slow lens > makes things easier for the designer. But I find I really like to stop down > a bit if I can to make sure I nail my focus even though my viewing screen > is > quite bright on my D700 I've had since October. In this case f 5 nailed it > and the iso went to 5600 and my shutter speed stayed at the 100th of a > second I had it set on. I do many shots at the maxed out 64,000 iso with > my > auto iso setting. > > Bikes in the snow can look lonely. > If you told me I'd bee shooting stopped down in the dead of night I'd be > telling you that would be in the year 2525. > F 5 and be there! > > > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com