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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Playing At The Point
From: rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:10:05 -0700 (PDT)
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I'm just a bit curious and hoping folks will chime in.
I find the first shot in this series to be my favorite:
http://raflexions.com/playpt/content/_GA_9963_large.html
Can?any/everyone explain why this one doesn't really grab/appeal? I'd really 
learn from your input, so many thanks,
Bob
?Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.raflexions.com 




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From: Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:46:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Playing At The Point



Bob Adler wrote:

>Thanks Wendy and Phillipe. Your choice seems to be the unanimous one.It's a 
>pretty classic shot at Pt. Lobos. Just wish the sky had lit up, but there 
>was a large fog bank way off shore that blocked the final minutes of the 
>sunset...
>
>Phillipe, yes, I did use a polarizer for the beach shots; everything is so 
>wet you just have to or you have nothing but speckles all over the image.
>? 
>
I love the tones you got - and will shoot with a pola whenever I get to 
the seaside again - thanks for the confirmation

>I didn't use one, however, on the final shot that you prefer.
>? 
>
It's the light that makes it too, don't be too demanding - you know the 
potential, I saw the result, and found it much to my taste, so no 
regrets, no worry :-)

Philippe

>Thanks for taking a look,
>Bob
> Bob Adler
>Palo Alto, CA
>http://www.raflexions.com 
>
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>________________________________
>From: Wendy Thurman <wendythurman at gmail.com>
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:14:29 AM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Playing At The Point
>
>I agree with Phillipe- this is a beautiful photograph.
>
>Wendy
>
>On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at 
>sfr.fr>wrote:
>
>? 
>
>>All good to excellent compositions - my favourite light is the last one
>>http://raflexions.com/playpt/content/_GA_0074_large.html
>>Also I saw a starfish - lucky you ! Very well rendered too.
>>
>>Was a polarizing travelling with you?
>>
>>Thanks for sharing
>>Philippe
>>
>>
>>Bob Adler wrote:
>>
>>? A negative tide (-0.5), partly cloudy day, sun arcing through the south, 
>>a
>>? ? 
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>>>wide angle tilt lens and a macro... My wife and I went to play by the
>>>seashore; Pt. Lobos/Weston Beach. Patrick (for those of you who watch 
>>>Sponge
>>>Bob) and his friends came out to play in the salad bar of the Pacific.
>>>Hope you enjoy as much as I did,
>>>(Sponge) Bob
>>>http://www.raflexions.com/playpt
>>>Bob Adler
>>>Palo Alto, CA
>>>http://www.raflexions.com
>>>
>>>
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