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Subject: [Leica] Week 9 and 10
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Mon Mar 13 10:24:42 2006
References: <C03B18F2.DCCE%bdcolen@comcast.net>

Thanks B.D.,

You're probably right about the CV15. Unfortunate it was the only wide 
angle I had with me. Just another proof of the fact that I should never 
leave any lens at home.

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema


B. D. Colen wrote:
> Michiel - Very nice shot of your lovely daughter - and great idea to shoot
> her regularly at this 'elastic' age. The dining shot, however, I think is 
> an
> excellent example of when its time to put the 15 away; the perspective and
> distortion distract from, rather than add to the quality of the image.
> 
> 
> On 3/13/06 12:31 PM, "Michiel Fokkema" <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Richard,
>>
>> I think the aperture was 5.6. If I had tipped down a bit more I would
>> have had a black part on the bottom of the picture because of the
>> darkness under the table. A 19 or 21 might have been a better lens for
>> this picture but I don't have one.
>>
>> Thanks for looking,
>>
>> Michiel
>>
>> Richard S. Taylor wrote:
>>> Michiel - That's a nice portrait of your daughter.  Your project with
>>> her sounds like a good one.
>>>
>>> Since I've been playing with the one myself, I'm more intrigued by your
>>> use of the CV15 in the restaurant, though.
>>>
>>> Was it shot wide open?  Did you estimate focus on your friend?  (It
>>> looks like your friend and the far background is really sharp, the
>>> foreground less so.)  Do you think a bit more tip down to lose some of
>>> the ceiling would still work?
>>>
>>> Nice picture, too, by the way.  ;-)
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> http://michielfokkema.wordpress.com/picture-a-week-2006/week-9/
>>>> http://michielfokkema.wordpress.com/picture-a-week-2006/week-10/
>>>>
>>>> C&C welcome and appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Michiel Fokkema
>>>>
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