Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/01

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Subject: [Leica] Back to baseball in Sacramento
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Sat Apr 1 09:24:34 2006
References: <4cfa589b0603311143h25a2e25fv2ebf83f01f69346b@mail.gmail.com> <E4004BC9-547F-42A1-B4AD-550B70A81ACA@pandora.be>

Thank you Phillippe for your comments.

The image was converted first from RAW and then to B&W using Convert
To Black&White Pro, a wonderful filter which lets my (limited)
darkroom experience inform the conversion process. Shoting at ISO 800
added a bit of noise which adds something of the feel of grain in the
final image.

Adam

On 4/1/06, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote:
> Great portrait of the old couple. Is this the B&W out of camera, or
> did you do the conversion yourself?
> It has a wonderful and very contemporary feel to it.
> Thanks for showing,
> Philippe
>
>
>
> Op 31-mrt-06, om 21:43 heeft Adam Bridge het volgende geschreven:
>
> > Baseball begins again in northern California. Last night the River
> > Cats hosted their parent major league club, the Oakland A's. The night
> > was chilly and rainy but there was nearly a full house. Many former
> > River Cats now play on the A's.
> >
> > Before the game this couple watched batting practice.
> >
> > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/03/30/_L3U9965-bw-crp-crv-
> > adj.jpg>
> >
> > Nick Swisher signs autographs. He's a former River Cat who moved up to
> > the major leagues last year and starts for the A's. What you don't see
> > is that five time golden glove winner Eric Chavez is signing
> > autographs out of frame to the left along with former River Cat and Cy
> > Young Award Winner Barry Zito.
> >
> > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/03/30/_L3U9975-bw-crp-crv-
> > shrp.jpg>
> >
> > All shot with the Canon 1Ds Mk II, 70-200 f2.8L IS lens with 2x
> > telextender afixed at ISO 800. I don't own Leica glass for this kind
> > of shooting or I'd have used it.
> >
> > Your comments are most welcome and invited.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
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In reply to: Message from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Back to baseball in Sacramento)
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