Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When my daughter graduated from HS with high honors, I asked her what the car of her dreams was (I really wanted to replace the Jeep CJ7 she had, a deathtrap). She said Iroc Z28, red, so I bought Iroc Z28, red. I can only imagine the insurance now on that, let alone a teenage Cobra in NY. Ken (Excellent photos, I'll have to get one of those bubble level things and waist-level is a good idea.) > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 6:16 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: [Leica] Cobra Replica kit parallel lines > > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/automobiles/collectibles/25COBRA.html?_r > =1 > &oref=slogin > Or > http://tinyurl.com/63rko8 > > I walked the wild side and left my zooms at home on this one. I could > pretend I was shooting with my Leica M's. > Shot with a 28mm 1.4 wide open on a D200 hand held. > And also with a 14 2.8 at F8 with a bubble level on the hot shoe and a > tripod so most the shots were shot totally level which worked out well > with > the structural elements of blue lift in the garage. Its how I always used > to > shoot a superwide Hasselblad I borrowed from a LUG person for a month > years > ago. Always level on a little tripod waist high most the time. With its > built in bubble level. > Its nice to see all those parallel lines. Very satisfying. And the car > would > be portrayed more accurately of course. > > The section in which they are unpacking the truck were done by the family > not by me. > This has multi sections and is not part of the series I've been doing all > year. > > .................... > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information