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Subject: Re: [Leica] Haven't posted an image in ages...
From: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 19:56:37 -0500
References: <000801c288f4$92cbe930$a7fefea9@ccasony01>

BD:

Did you use a prism when you took this picture or were you somehow
elevated above Nick in order to use the WLF?  Or, did you maybe use the
sportsfinder?

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Best Regards,

Jim Hemenway

Photo web site at:
http://www.hemenway.com



bdcolen wrote:
> 
> Good point about the reflection, Slobodan - thanks for the helpful
> comment. I'm not "still getting the hang of (my) Roll-eye," I'm barely
> starting to get the hang of it - whole different way of seeing, working,
> shooting. :-)
> 
> Thanks again -
> 
> B. D.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of S Dimitrov
> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 12:01 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Haven't posted an image in ages...
> 
> It dawned on me that's what it was after seeing other postings. It seems
> that I'm not getting all the postings, and sometimes they come a half
> day, or even a day later. As far as that shot of yours is concerned,  it
> is a tad rough. Even in a grab shot, one should always have their
> compositional presence of mind. It would of had greater visual stability
> if the whole of the reflection was included. Otherwise, with a square,
> the use of negative space such as more of the space over the head being
> included would have greater effect on concentrating the viewer to your
> subject. It seems that your still getting the hang of your Roll-eye. But
> all good things come in due course.
> Here are two samples taken with a white-face 2.8F. The same sitter
> position, but two different camera positions. The frontal is my least
> favorite, as it was only the vehicle shot for a very close in portrait,
> which they didn't use. Go figure what's in an editor's mind.
> http://www.laweekly.com/ink/02/47/news-ehrenreich.php
> http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/03/06/cover-ehrenreich.php
> Slobodan Dimitrov
> 
> bdcolen wrote:
> >
> > It's the new GW Bush Commemorative...;-)
> > GX...sorry about that...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of S
> > Dimitrov
> > Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 8:07 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Haven't posted an image in ages...
> >
> > So what is a Rollei GW? Never heard of one!
> > Slobodan Dimitrov
> >
> > bdcolen wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks...and right you are...Rollei GW - Tri_x....my first 2 1/4
> > > scan...
> > >
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