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Subject: [Leica] [OM] IMG: An Experiment
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 27 May 2017 08:35:48 -0500
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Thanks,  Nathan.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 5/27/2017 12:25 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I think that at 3 ft. from the fence it will be impossible to get ride of 
> it completely. You have done well here, but would probably be even better 
> if you moved closer.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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>> On 26 May 2017, at 18:42, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>>
>> It was a late game on a chilly night, but I wanted to try an idea I had 
>> for minimizing the intrusion of the sideline fence while shooting from my 
>> chair near the fence.  By the time this shot was taken, it was almost 
>> 8pm, so the light was getting weak.  It was a rough outing for our boys 
>> in blue and white.  In this shot, the pitcher fooled my gr-grandson as 
>> well as his catcher, because the ball ended up at his feet.
>>
>> I added a B+W 103 ND 0.9 (8X) filter and set the lens at f/2.0, focusing 
>> just short of infinity.  As late as it was, I could have shot without the 
>> filter, but wanted to see how it performed.  I was seated about 3ft from 
>> the fence.  This image is cropped top and bottom, but is uncropped 
>> horizontally.  I was well satisfied with the result, and expect it to do 
>> even better in brighter light.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170525-DSCF2076.JPG.html
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>> The image is better seen when viewed LARGE.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: An Experiment)
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