Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Donal Philby jotted down the following: > Of course, I understand that > all Lugnuts may not be highly envious of my opportunity to shoot light > poles! But think of Buddhist temples in Thailand, or museums, or any > metropolis. Or, the situation I found myself in the other night. I was taking shots of neon signs along a street, during the "blue" hour just after sundown. I was using the 35mm PA-Curtagon-R. Because of the angle of view, I had to stand on the opposite side of the street to get the subject in view. But, because of the traffic on the street and parked cars on my side, a regular 35mm wouldn't have worked. A little up-shift solved the problem. Amazingly useful feature. M. - -- Martin Howard | Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | It is essentially contestable. email: howard.390@osu.edu | www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +---------------------------------------