Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Be happy that the deer didn't jump out right in front of your car. We have one stretch of street where they are a real threat in early morning and late afternoon. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Magayne-Roshak" <amr3 at uwm.edu> To: "lug" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 1:28 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Why I Like M's (and a reminder to stay prepared) >I was leaving the Department of Motor Vehicles after getting my driver's >license renewed, cruising down Mill Rd., when three deer came to the curb >ahead of me, looking like they were going to cross the street. I pulled >over to try and get a shot, but my M3 was in a bag in the back seat >(mistake), so I pulled my LX3 from my jacket pocket and tried to take a >picture. Ha! By the time I found the ON button... and it powered up...and >it gave me a warning that the control dial was out of position between >settings...and I moved the dial...and I had the camera ready for use...the >deer had run up the street ahead of me and turned right, into a field. I >took some shots anyway as mementos, but if I would have had my M3 ready on >the seat next to me with my favored 85mmm f/2 Nikkor, and set for the >existing exposure, as I usually do, I would have been able to get off some >pictures when they were at the curb. > > For fun, I blew up the Lumix file to get a "Blow-Up" effect as in the > film: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/LensFun/ThreeDeer_AMR_645.jpg.html> > > Full frame: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/LensFun/ThreeDeerFullFrame_AMR.jpg.html> > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > UPAA POY 1978 > University Information Technology Services > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >