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Subject: [Leica] the Middle Ages...
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)
Date: Wed Sep 20 11:05:43 2006
References: <09EC64AB-0C21-43A5-9903-7A7A7764C480@pandora.be> <p06230913c1372a7a8c48@[131.142.12.152]> <507DC318-6A6A-4A68-B3F6-18B51B679329@pandora.be>

Thanks.  I like the B&W it makes, too, and often use the camera that 
way.  RAW is just impossible.  I made my first 12x18 from it 
yesterday and it looks great.  8MP goes to that size easily.


>I just autoflashed. But I keep in mind that this way it only gives 
>workable results if the part that you want your light on is between 
>1,5 and 2,5 meters away. So between 5 and 8,5 feet.
>Also: this was a selection of about 80 shots in jpeg. I just fired 
>away and selected afterwards. RAW just takes to long with this 
>little gem.
>I quite like the camera generated B&W at ISO 400 though.
>
>Thanks for looking,
>Philippe
>
>
>
>Op 20-sep-06, om 19:37 heeft Richard S. Taylor het volgende geschreven:
>
>>Philippe - Always interesting to see what others are doing with the 
>>GRD.  Nice set of snapshots.  Did you just set the flash on auto 
>>and let the camera do all the work, or was some other technique 
>>involved? I've hardly used flash on mine at all yet and my few 
>>attempts all yielded pictures with "deer in the headlight" 
>>expressions on peoples faces.
>>
>>>Once a year, the sleepy suburban village of Hoeilaart comes to life.
>>>In the 70's it was renowned for the production of exquisit grapes 
>>>(for consumption, not for wine making), but that ended due to 
>>>strong competition from the South of Europe. We got too 
>>>expensive...
>>>But since those days, the village has a tradition: The Festivities 
>>>of the Grapes. Every year another theme (this year the Middle 
>>>Ages) which by some is interpreted literally, and by others 
>>>liberally. Every year schools, scouts, and about any other club 
>>>participate, every year there's a fair, and every year a 
>>>procession.
>>>
>>>Some snapshots of the latter yesterday evening:
>>>
>>>http://tinyurl.com/lljfr
>>>
>>>I hope you enjoy them, even if some are 'technically' not OK.
>>>(Ricoh GRD, 400 ISO, BW mode, minor work in PS CS2 without 
>>>touching noise etc: it's pretty much what came out of camera in 
>>>jpeg high quality mode)
>>>
>>>Thanks for looking, and comments welcomed,
>>>Philippe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>
>>Dick
>>
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-- 
Regards,

Dick

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