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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Playing At The Point
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (Philippe Amard)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:13:45 +0200
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Vertical, don't go further than this. Screen incompatible - were it a 
print ...
my pinch of salt
Ph


Bob Adler wrote:

>I'm just a bit curious and hoping folks will chime in.
>I find the first shot in this series to be my favorite:
>http://raflexions.com/playpt/content/_GA_9963_large.html
>Can any/everyone explain why this one doesn't really grab/appeal? I'd 
>really learn from your input, so many thanks,
>Bob
> Bob Adler
>Palo Alto, CA
>http://www.raflexions.com 
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>From: Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:46:17 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Playing At The Point
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>Bob Adler wrote:
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>>Thanks Wendy and Phillipe. Your choice seems to be the unanimous one.It's 
>>a pretty classic shot at Pt. Lobos. Just wish the sky had lit up, but 
>>there was a large fog bank way off shore that blocked the final minutes of 
>>the sunset...
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>>Phillipe, yes, I did use a polarizer for the beach shots; everything is so 
>>wet you just have to or you have nothing but speckles all over the image.
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>I love the tones you got - and will shoot with a pola whenever I get to 
>the seaside again - thanks for the confirmation
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>>I didn't use one, however, on the final shot that you prefer.
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>It's the light that makes it too, don't be too demanding - you know the 
>potential, I saw the result, and found it much to my taste, so no 
>regrets, no worry :-)
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>Philippe
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>>Thanks for taking a look,
>>Bob
>>Bob Adler
>>Palo Alto, CA
>>http://www.raflexions.com 
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>>From: Wendy Thurman <wendythurman at gmail.com>
>>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:14:29 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Playing At The Point
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>>I agree with Phillipe- this is a beautiful photograph.
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>>Wendy
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>>On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at 
>>sfr.fr>wrote:
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>>>All good to excellent compositions - my favourite light is the last one
>>>http://raflexions.com/playpt/content/_GA_0074_large.html
>>>Also I saw a starfish - lucky you ! Very well rendered too.
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>>>Was a polarizing travelling with you?
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>>>Thanks for sharing
>>>Philippe
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>>>Bob Adler wrote:
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>>>  A negative tide (-0.5), partly cloudy day, sun arcing through the 
>>> south, a
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>>>>wide angle tilt lens and a macro... My wife and I went to play by the
>>>>seashore; Pt. Lobos/Weston Beach. Patrick (for those of you who watch 
>>>>Sponge
>>>>Bob) and his friends came out to play in the salad bar of the Pacific.
>>>>Hope you enjoy as much as I did,
>>>>(Sponge) Bob
>>>>http://www.raflexions.com/playpt
>>>>Bob Adler
>>>>Palo Alto, CA
>>>>http://www.raflexions.com
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