Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/24

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Subject: [Leica] Memories from the days of summer
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Mon Sep 24 17:38:50 2007
References: <4cfa589b0709241737g704f89ecxb6e736aa32fede64@mail.gmail.com>

DAMN!!

ric


On Sep 24, 2007, at 8:37 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:

> Summer has passed. Minor league baseball has ended. Here in Sacramento
> our AAA River Cats won the triple A championship!
>
> This image, made by a Leica M8 and 35mm Sumicron. I believe this is a
> good showcase for the M8's dynamic range.
>
> <http://www.adam-bridge.com/Images/L1002312-flat-rev1.jpg>
>
> Just a note, the batter is Jeremy Brown who doubled. Jeremy Brown is
> one of the players featured in the book "Money Ball". Only days before
> he had been dropped from the Oakland A's 40 man roster -- essentially
> meaning that the team had given up on his developing into either a
> major league catcher or having trade value. He cleared waivers when
> any team could have claimed him and continued to play, and contribute,
> for the River Cats through the rest of the season. His problem? He's
> not very fast.
>
> Thanks for looking!
>
> Adam
>
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