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Subject: [Leica] New Gallery - Whitby, UK, 2008
From: imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)
Date: Mon Sep 15 10:26:31 2008
References: <48CE7486.80308@gmx.de> <E565674B-22D8-498E-8B52-76801941BE7D@mac.com> <48CE989E.1000203@gmx.de>

no doubt the lens performs beautifully
Yet, the images I see
could have been made
with many different
lens/sensor/film combinations
(of equal focal length to format ratio)

their real power
rests with the eye, knowledge, love and craft
of the photographer

Fond regards,
George

george@imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist



On Sep 15, 2008, at 12:17 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote:

> Thanks George,
>
> I must, however, once again, praise the quality of the Tokina 12-24  
> lens - when you see the original sized super-wide shots they are  
> breathtakingly sharp from corner to corner and edge to edge. Of  
> course it also helps a little if it's an area you've known and  
> loved for over 50 years.
>
> Cheers
> Douglas
>
> Lottermoser George wrote:
>> Beautiful set of documents Douglas.
>> Each strong due to fine composition
>> and tonal control
>>
>> exceptional to my eye:
>> 20080911-_MG_9095 Cliff-top house at sunset
>>
>> Fond regards,
>> George
>>
>> george@imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 15, 2008, at 9:43 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote:
>>
>>> Hallo everyone,
>>>
>>> a new gallery (3 pages) of black and white shots (and two in  
>>> colour) taken on three consecutive days on our recent vacation in  
>>> Whitby, UK.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Whitby/BW2008/?g2_page=1
>>>
>>> C+C more than welcome
>>>
>>> Best from Hannover
>>> Douglas
>>>
>>> For the technically minded:
>>> Canon 20D and 300D, Tokina 12-24mm. Canon 28-135mm, Voigtl?nder  
>>> 4/135, CZ 1.8/50, Yashica 3.5/21 and a Leica 4/250 - Black and  
>>> white conversion in Adobe Lightroom
>>>
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