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Subject: [Leica] SUPER SIZE MOON!!!!!!!! :-) hOW IT HAPPENED?
From: topoxforddoc at btinternet.com (Topoxforddoc)
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 08:20:20 +0100
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Hi Ted
That's a great shot. Even more
Impressive that it was on film.
Best wishes
Charlie

Sent from my iPhone

On 8 May 2012, at 04:04, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Crew,
> 
> For those interested in how this was shot? IT'S FILM FOR STARTERS:
> 
> The moon was shot with  THE LEICA 400MM 2.8 WITH A 2x EXTENDER.
> 
> THE BUILDING WAS SHOT WITH A 280MM 2.8
> 
> The two transparencies were sandwiched and copied onto film.  I realize 
> these days this kind of "creation could be done by a "PHOTOSHOP MASTER" in 
> two blinks of an eye!
> 
> But in the Golden olden days some of the fiddling and the success was part 
> of the skill and fun of doing it manually!:-)  However I think I'd rather 
> fiddle in Photoshop today because when you know what your doing it's a 
> piece of cake.   However given I don't know all that Photoshop magic I 
> think I'll stay with what I knew many many "MOON'S AGO!" ;-)
> 
> Cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at 
> gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] SUPER SIZE MOON!!!!!!!! :-)
> 
> 
>> I think I can see a pile of Hasselblads left behind from the Apollo
>> missions too!
>> Since some people are having trouble with your (longish) link I repeat it
>> here with the 'can't break me marks' added
>> <
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ted+grant/%232+---+SUPER+SIZE+MOON+--+MAY++2012+.tif.html
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 8 May 2012 07:00, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> SUPER SIZE MOON!!!!!!!! :-)
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/ted+grant/%232+---+**
>>> SUPER+SIZE+MOON+--+MAY++2012+.**tif.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ted+grant/%232+---+SUPER+SIZE+MOON+--+MAY++2012+.tif.html>
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I had to wear a heavy duty space suit to get this close! :-)
>>>> 
>>>> And no it's not a photoshop creation!
>>>> 
>>>> cheers,
>>>> Dr. ted :-)
>>>> 
>>> 
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