[Leica] Three From the Cape

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Dick,

While they are all good, the first one is a beauty!  Great clouds!  Just 
made for B&W.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Taylor" <r.s.taylor at comcast.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 12:02 PM
Subject: [Leica] Three From the Cape


> The clouds cleared briefly yesterday morning and we got a hint of the 
> summer on Cape Cod in the clarity of the air, glints on the water, and 
> strong sun.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/CAPE_COD/P1010113.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/y64xgs8
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/CAPE_COD/P1010121.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/y3j7tx4
>
> Both were taken with the GF-1 and 7-14mm zoom at 7mm.  This lens looks 
> really good a this focal length and shows no tendency to vignette.  I 
> added a bit of vignetting to the first picture in processing.   The first 
> shot is uncropped; the second one slightly cropped.
>
> You've seen this one-footed gull before.  He's quite tame but not quite 
> tame enough to eat from a hand.  This was also taken at 7mm but is a tight 
> (100%) crop from the center of the frame.  I was only about four feet from 
> the gull.  I did not use any sharpening in processing the RAW file.  The 
> clouds were back by this time and I increased contrast a bit to liven the 
> shot.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/CAPE_COD/P1010105.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/y52l6tv
>
> GF-1, 7-14 zoom at 7mm, ISO 100, f5.6 at 1/250th.
>
> C&C always welcome.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dick
>
>
>
>
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