Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On my monitor, in the first pic, the face of the "bird walker" looks a bit dark to me. On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 5:53 AM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > Hi Luggers, > Bryan Caldwell is visiting from California and today we joined Joe Leung > and went to the Yuen Po Bird Park in East Mong Kok to photograph bird > owners > walking their birds. > This is where Joe grew up and he knows the area well. > > I bolted the 21 - 35 Vario Elmar on to my D700 and went out to see how the > combo works. > > This man was just bringing his bird into the park and he readily stopped > when I asked if I could take a picture of him with his bird. I didn't > notice > the motorcycle, which I thinks adds to the photo, until I downloaded the > picture. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/MotoBirdManw.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/2b96qzr > > These fellows were engaged in a lively discussion about the ornate bird > cage pictured in the photo - not about the bird inside. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/CageTalkw.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/2efemr5 > > After the bird park we went by train for lunch to one of Joe's favourite > restaurants in the Hung Hom railway station area and then walked over to > New > Cameron Camera where long time Leica and Nikon dealer, Mr. Chen, showed the > new Nikkor 24 f1.4 to Bryan. Showing great restraint Bryan didn't buy it > but > was impressed with the quality of the photos it draws. Here Joe, Bryan and > Mr. Chen are checking a shot from the 24mm on Bryan's D700. Taken with the > Vario Elmar at 21mm on my D700. I am very pleased over all with the lens > and > am tending to shoot it wide open. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/Check24w.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/2ek7ecu > > Please view large. > All C & C welcome. > Howard. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]