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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hoppies visit to USA Episode Six
From: crbirchenhall at googlemail.com (Christopher Birchenhall)
Date: Sat Jan 3 03:26:05 2009
References: <2BBECC07CE8142EA8EB1568113292F79@dadquad> <20090103010159.VCBR3950.eastrmmtao101.cox.net@eastrmimpo03.cox.net>

Ken

Scary story and a great photograph.

Chris B

2009/1/3 Ken Carney <kcarney1@cox.net>:
> Geoff,
>
> I like GC1 a lot.  It should make a great print.  I'll tell you sometime
> about not wearing proper footgear and rolling 75 feet over sharp rocks 
> until
> you are stopped by a tree bigger than you are, and spending the day in the
> ER in the middle of nowhere getting all better and confessing stupidity. 
> OK,
> I've already told it.
>
> Here is my GC shot:
>
> http://www.kencarney.com/Places/psd_0021_std.html
>
> I also have another Kodachrome one with golden hour light and a rainbow, 
> but
> I like this one better.  M3 and Summicron 35mm, film now forgotten.
>
> Ken
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
>> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Geoff Hopkinson
>> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 5:01 PM
>> To: 'Leica Users Group'
>> Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: Hoppies visit to USA Episode Six
>>
>> Thank you for looking and taking the time to comment Doug, Steve and Tina.
>> As Doug pointed out, your visual world is restricted to a small arc within
>> the snow cloud. Worse is no morning or afternoon light and 90% of the
>> colour
>> palate stolen by the flat overcast! Sob.
>> Still you have to man up and shoot the best you can. Also pay attention
>> when
>> wearing worn rubber soles instead of suitable outdoor shoes on the ice!
>> ............
>> Certainly not the best lighting to show off the grandness of the Grand
>> Canyon.  GC6 for me best shows the 'layering' of the rock features as you
>> look into the distance, and GC7 best demonstrates the scale of the canyon
>> when I realized those dots are people!
>>
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>
>> ..............
>> grand photos of the Grand Canyon in good weather are a dime a dozen,
>> seeing
>> it in adverse conditions...snow, rain, storm conditions , that's worth the
>> trip...
>> the hardest part of shooting the GC is its very vastness, especially
>> in poor light...
>> finding something tiny/small to focus on,  including the oof vastness
>> behind, may do the trick...
>> I'd be interested to see that...especially with the snow,
>>
>> Steve
>> ..............
>> No trouble focussing of course, I just meant that the wides gave me very
>> large DoF. I do try, especially with the 18 to include a foreground item
>> of
>> interest.
>> Again due to very short time-frame a tripod was impractical. I like to use
>> an external finder too with landscapes. Since I need vision correction for
>> distance, I needed to not spend all of the time with my eye to a
>> viewfinder
>> either. It's a trap to be so intent on the photography that you don't
>> remember to just LOOK. So camera down and glasses on.
>> .....................
>> Makes me want to hike it again!!  But in October, not in the snow.  ;-) I
>> can't imagine hiking some of those trails in ice and snow.  I like the one
>> with the people that gives you an idea of the vastness of the canyon.
>> I'm enjoying your USA photos and admire your ability to edit!!
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> Tina Manley
>> www.tinamanley.com
>> ...................
>> Tina I only got to stand at the head of Bright Angel Trail and tell my
>> family that you had made your delightful trip to Phantom Ranch. Believe me
>> I
>> was thinking of the weather you experienced last October.
>> My family has never seen the GC at all and so were still in awe, but it
>> was
>> chilly awe! I offered the nice lady in the book shop $100 for a woolly
>> hat.
>> I am pleased to hear from some masterful photographers that they are
>> enjoying some of my shots as I post. I wish that every one of you could
>> have
>> stood with me at Tunnel View in Yosemite as the snow clouds swirled in!
>> That
>> is for a later episode! Except for the photogs who don't worship at Ansel
>> Adam's altar ;-)
>>
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>> Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] IMG: Hoppies visit to USA Episode Six)
Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] IMG: Hoppies visit to USA Episode Six)