Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/12

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Eye to Eye
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:05:05 -0500
References: <7FBD4B077C3943A7B23A880D39E2C005@jimnichols> <785158CD-1C04-45D4-9716-1E5A46746024@sfr.fr>

Thanks, Philippe.  I had to drag out a Delta table saw that I bought in the 
1950s, and haven't used much in recent years.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Eye to Eye


> Here's  a cutie !
>
> Good on you Jim Robinson ;-)
>
> http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5bVN3kXOxFc/TMxRhDCn-LI/AAAAAAAACQ8/iw0uCoE4Wgg/s1600/03.jpg
>
> Amiti?s
> Philippe
>
> Le 12 juin 12 ? 21:47, Jim Nichols a ?crit :
>
>> Well, crude as it may be, the monopod shoulder stock works.  I was  able 
>> to achieve better sharpness and use smaller apertures while  shooting in 
>> manual mode today.  As usual, the squirrel was the best  subject 
>> available today, but even he kept ducking behind a post.
>>
>> In this shot, he definitely was keeping an eye on me and my strange 
>> contraption.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Squirrel+94.jpg.html
>>
>> E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4, 2X, Monopod with shoulder stock, ISO 
>> 400, 1/200 at f/8, cropped horizontal from a vertical image, and,  unlike 
>> Dr. Ted, I was leaning against a wall.  At 82, I think that  is 
>> permissible.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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