Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like the first photo the most. Just a dusting though. ;-) Jim Matthew Hunt wrote: > It had been a perishingly cold Easter holiday in Scotland this Easter, with > the shampoo freezing in the cottage bathroom. The mountains were covered > with snow. Then the sun came out and there was a perfect day for this > beautiful picture (Summicron-M ASPH 28, Leica polariser, f/4 I think) of > Arkle, a mountain in the North West Highlands. The water was very still, > just before the dog jumped in! I entered it in an on-line contest for > Leica > advertising images and am pleased they used it to promote the M8. I'm > grateful for all I have learned in the LUG and from browsing the beautiful > images you post. > > http://tinyurl.com/6quwth > > Another of my favourites from that holiday is one of the mountains in a > blizzard with the APO-Summicron-M 90mm ASPH. This is from a Highlands > gallery arranged by lenses for a change to show the different renditions > obtained, for those interested. The dog and I set off up a boggy hillside > with the camera and tripod - hail blowing in our faces. At the top the > wind > was about Force 7 but there was a small cairn to shelter behind, set up the > tripod wide and low, compose the shot with the lens-cap on, and finally > shoot. I think it has come out like a painting. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/mnsh/Scot0803/90+S/L1060278.jpg.html > > There was no question of changing lenses in that weather. I used my other > M8 and the 28mm to take this photo of Charlie and the cairn. His tail was > blowing inside out as we walked. There are more dog photos in this gallery > for anyone interested. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/mnsh/Charlie/2008/Easter/L1062763.jpg.html > > Best wishes, > > Matthew > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >