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Subject: [Leica] IMG: NEX-7 w/Leica 100 APO Friday Flowers
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:00:20 -0400
References: <AFA56F99-C5DA-46FC-827A-5CCB191D2379@mac.com>

very nice

ric


On Mar 23, 2012, at 3:36 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:

> I've added to the gallery of flower images today - all of the flowers were 
> shot with a tripod. I have documented a few of the shooting setups with my 
> iPhone to give you an idea about the sizes of the flowers.
> 
> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/22003432_Lz2PWj#!i=1761640210&k=9pPhsv8>
> 
> I have to say that I LOVE setting up and using the NEX-7 using the rear 
> panel to get things close and then getting down with the viewfinder for 
> the final focus. It's a serious joy. Being able to move the focus location 
> around (where the camera will zoom to) is also super. I was entirely 
> focused on the, ahem, focusing while I was doing this so a few places I 
> wasn't paying much attention to the exposure histogram, just going with 
> what the camera decided upon.
> 
> I think my favorite image is the one that comes up first.
> 
> I have included full-sized jpeg images so you get a feel for the full 
> content of the images.
> 
> These were shot at ISO 100 for the most part, a few at ISO 400 when the 
> clouds were out. It was breezy so I had to wait for things to steady down 
> a bit before shooting.
> 
> Thanks for looking. 
> 
> Comments on composition etc are always welcome. I enjoy hearing people's 
> reactions.
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
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