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Subject: [Leica] PAW Aug. 17th, 2005
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Thu Aug 18 14:59:17 2005
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Feli,
The server worked this time.  Number 4 and 5 are very good reporting. 
Number 3 is a good detail shot setting up the other shots.  Good work.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com

On 8/18/05, feli <feli2@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Aug 18, 2005, at 11:22 AM, Ted Grant wrote:
> 
> > feli showed his talent. :-)
> >
> 
> Thanks, Ted. Very kind of you.
> 
> 
> > Subject: [Leica] PAW Aug. 17th, 2005
> >
> >> > Five new ones.
> >> > http://tinyurl.com/dqmjq<<<
> >>
> >
> > Hi feli,
> >
> > Classic  images... 1-3-4-5. Nothing wrong with 2 even though
> > interesting, it just doesn't have the same visual impact as the
> > others.
> >
> 
> Thanks again. #2 certainly is the weakest and I probably should have
> been more ruthless in my editing.
> 
> > What I like about the candle light vigil images is they are by
> > "candle light" and whatever ambient light happens to be kicking
> > around. So often I've been assigned to a candle light vigil and
> > there they are people flashing away destroyting the beautiful
> > effects of the candle light. It's like, what don't you understand
> > in "Candle Light?"
> >
> > Or along come the TV crew and "LIGHT BLAST IT UP!" like daylight. :-(
> 
> It's amazing what you can get away with here in L.A. There is so much
> scattered light here at night, that unless you go to the beach, you
> almost always get a reading of 1.4/30th with Tri-X @400, just
> standing in the street.
> 
> > I'd like to do one with the 20D at 3200 because at that ASA speed
> > (or whatever the correct name is in digital) one could really shoot
> > for minimal light effect. Certainly in the eyes for tears and effects.
> 
> A friend of mine has the Canon 1.4/24mm for his 1Ds II (about a 50 on
> a 'real camera') and shoots a lot of available light with it.
> Looks frightfully grainless. ;-)
> 
> 
> >
> > Number 1 is a situation I always keep an eye for because people do
> > this, "lean back" thing around the world and it's amazing how far
> > some can lean back without falling over. Instead of taking one step
> > back and it's easier. However if they all started stepping back
> > imagine all the interesting pictures we'd lose! :-)
> 
> I tell you, the tourists in BH are an endless source of entertainment.
> ;-)
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Feli
> 
> 
> >
> > ted
> 
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In reply to: Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] PAW Aug. 17th, 2005)