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Subject: [Leica] Three From the Cape
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:29:34 -0400
References: <E53CB7C2-4C1D-4154-A0C9-41FA300D0E5D@comcast.net> <i2n19b6d42d1004192112h4082363fl8435c9bd048e85fd@mail.gmail.com>

Vince - Your generosity overwhelms me.  I am truly moved.  I'm going to have 
a hard time getting through the day because of all the tears...  

Sniffle.  

Regards, 

Dick

On Apr 20, 2010, at 12:12 AM, Vince Passaro wrote:

> I don't see why anyone would want that lens. Pure crap. You should get rid
> of yours right away so people don't make fun of you.
> 
> Tell you what, just because I think you're a good guy -- I'll take it off
> your hands.
> 
> That's the kind of friend I am. I was brought up that way.
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at 
> comcast.net>wrote:
> 
>> The clouds cleared briefly yesterday morning and we got a hint of the
>> summer on Cape Cod in the clarity of the air, glints on the water, and
>> strong sun.
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/CAPE_COD/P1010113.jpg.html
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/y64xgs8
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/CAPE_COD/P1010121.jpg.html
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/y3j7tx4
>> 
>> Both were taken with the GF-1 and 7-14mm zoom at 7mm.  This lens looks
>> really good a this focal length and shows no tendency to vignette.  I 
>> added
>> a bit of vignetting to the first picture in processing.   The first shot 
>> is
>> uncropped; the second one slightly cropped.
>> 
>> You've seen this one-footed gull before.  He's quite tame but not quite
>> tame enough to eat from a hand.  This was also taken at 7mm but is a tight
>> (100%) crop from the center of the frame.  I was only about four feet from
>> the gull.  I did not use any sharpening in processing the RAW file.  The
>> clouds were back by this time and I increased contrast a bit to liven the
>> shot.
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/CAPE_COD/P1010105.jpg.html
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/y52l6tv
>> 
>> GF-1, 7-14 zoom at 7mm, ISO 100, f5.6 at 1/250th.
>> 
>> C&C always welcome.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Dick
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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In reply to: Message from r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor) ([Leica] Three From the Cape)
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