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Subject: [Leica] Memories from the days of summer
From: phamard at numericable.fr (Philippe Amard)
Date: Mon Sep 24 22:25:48 2007
References: <4cfa589b0709241737g704f89ecxb6e736aa32fede64@mail.gmail.com>

What a light !
And yet WB seems right, congratulations.
Thanks for sharing
Phil...x


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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