Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Luggers, As you have seen with the wonderful action photos taken by Jayanand and Alastair there was lots to see and photograph in Tanzania. The time of day that I liked the best was the early morning - leaving the lodge with Venus, the morning star, blazing overhead - and heading out before the sunrise. The light was remarkable at that time of day and hopefully we have pictures to prove it. Here are a couple - taken on our last morning run - on the 11th day - as the full moon was setting on the horizon and the sun rise glowing behind our back as we faced the moon set. First with gazelles and a crane flying by: <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Tanza2014/MoonsetTGazelleCrane.jpg.html> and second a jeep added to the mix: <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Tanza2014/MoonsetJeepDay11.jpg.html> All my safari pictures were taken with my just acquired Fuji XT 1 (I bought it in Japan one day before the official release - that is another story) and the 55 - 200 zoom lens. Esther's pictures were taken with the Olympus EM 1 and the Panasonic 100 - 300 zoom. Helen also had the EM 1 and she and Alastair and Esther and me wrestled with the menus throughout the holiday. I preferred the pictures from the Fuji but the EM 1 was faster to operate. Neither system was fast enough in continuous AF to give Nikon designers any worry. Please look large. C&C always welcome. Howard (in Vancouver helping babysit #1 grandson - Miss O's little brother)