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[robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)]

Ted,

Did someone suggest Tina should have used a flash?   Did I miss something?

Robert


> Hi Tina,
>
> Classic girl. Classic!
>
> One of the truly great lenses of Leica is the Noctilux! Man at f1.0 you
> don't shoot by "available light", you shoot by available darkness! :-)
>
> Through out my career I used the light illuminating the subject as much as
> possible simply because that is what we see the subject by. Did I blow a
> frame or three? Yep and I'm the first to admit it, only because sometimes 
> I
> did really push my luck on many occasions. But if you don't try, you'll
> never learn how to make it work!
>
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>
> Then some fool would come along and blink a Twinkie light and completely
> destroy what the motivating light was all about!
>
> Heck they still do it today simply because so many "so called 
> photographers"
> are absolutely clueless when it comes to the value of light and how it
> motivates us to see the subject.
>
> This photo of yours is truly classic by light motivational standards. I
> can't imagine anyone seeing this then blasting a twinkie light completely
> destroying the visual effect.
>
> However, there are dimwits out there who'd say, "Oh but it's not bright
> enough for me to stop down to f8.0 so I have to use my flash!"
>
> Aaaaahhh!!! KILL!! Then they have the audacity to call themselves
> photographers! Shame!
>
> Great photo dear lady thank you for posting.
>
> ted
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