Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/08

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Subject: [Leica] Difficulties of Calla - lilies /I do do flowers
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Sat Apr 8 18:08:45 2006
References: <44384B0C.5070304@gmx.de>

Lovely.

I wouldn't change a thing.

Ric Carter
http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies

On Apr 8, 2006, at 7:45 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote:

> A few different views of a single Calla Lily - I often do flowers -  
> it really is incredibly difficult to get anything like the shot  
> Peter posted.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Calla_4_edited_1
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Calla_2_edited_1
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Calla_3_edited_1
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Calla_1_edited_1
>
> If I had done this series on film it would have cost me a small  
> fortune getting it more or less right.This was where I found out  
> the true value of digital photography
> (for me)
> Douglas
> Technical stuff: Canon 300D (D-Rebel), Yashica Macro 2.8/55mm,  
> colour converted to BW (photoplugins BW converter, mode APX)
> Daylight: diffused backlighting, reflectors,mirror to produce  
> highlights (4 frames selected from around 300)
>
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