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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Wedding guest with Leica
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Fri Oct 3 14:08:29 2008
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20081002233501.02a53bd8@mail.threshinc.com>

Peter,

These pictures are lovely and I see the intimacy of the moments. M6 vs  
D3... "Nobody is perfect", I prefer the M6...

Saludos cordiales
LLuis


El 03/10/2008, a las 9:26, Peter Klein escribi?:

> The aforementioned guest was me.  I brought the M8 along, with  
> 35/1.4 Summilux Asph and 50/2 Summicron.  Doing this renewed my  
> respect for wedding photographers. Moving targets, high-contrast  
> subjects, the lighting is what is is (or isn't), and you only get  
> one chance for certain shots.  And it's not nice to disrupt the  
> ceremony or tackle guests who get in your way.
>
> Here's my favorite shot, which I deliberately converted to B&W:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/friends/AndiePeter/L1004454BubbleDanceBW-w.jpg.html
>  
> >
> Original color:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/friends/AndiePeter/L1004454-prf.jpg.html
>  
> >
>
> Focus not perfect, but I got the expression:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/friends/AndiePeter/L1004437-prf.jpg.html
>  
> >
>
> This was done with flash through glass, again imperfect, but I like  
> it:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/friends/AndiePeter/L1004491-prf.jpg.html
>  
> >
>
> Couldn't have asked for a better day, with great views from the 17th  
> floor of a downtown Seattle building...
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/friends/AndiePeter/L1004496-prf.jpg.html
>  
> >
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/friends/AndiePeter/L1004498s-prf.jpg.html
>  
> >
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/friends/AndiePeter/L1004513SoundSunset-w.jpg.html
>  
> >
>
> A bridesmaid's hidden talent:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/friends/AndiePeter/L1004509s-prf.jpg.html
>  
> >
>
> The pro hired for the wedding used two Nikon D3s, with a 24-70 (?)  
> on one and a 70-200 on the other. He told me he had just sold his M6  
> because he simply didn't shoot film any more. I did not envy the  
> weight he had to carry, but I did envy his clean ISO 6400 and follow  
> autofocus.
>
> --Peter
>
>
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