[Leica] A short walk from my house

[jmaddox01 at suddenlink.net (Jack Maddox)]

This is a very enjoyable set to view. That is indeed a tortured oak. 
Around here (Mid Atlantic) they don't usually grow like yours.
Jack

Herbert Kanner wrote:
> I've not been very pleased with my results lately. I'm inclined to 
> think it's partly because the ease of shooting with a digital camera 
> keeps me from thinking. When I shot film, I paid more attention to 
> what I was doing. Well, cest la vie; I'll learn.
>
> Anyway, I recently went for a short walk from my house and tried to 
> make each photo count. Nevertheless, I took two to three shots of the 
> ones where the best vantage point was not obvious.
>
> This is just an oak tree a block from my house. Since oaks are not the 
> most common trees in Palo Alto, I did not realize until I saw a 
> picture in today's paper that all oaks tend to look tortured.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/Tortured+Tree.jpg.html
>
> I've passed this psychedelic car many times, but never thought to 
> photograph it.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/Car+on+Drugs.jpg.html
>
> A bit further on was an interesting group of birch trees.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/Stand+of+Birch.jpg.html
>
> Finally, this expresses my amazement at the quality of the twenty to 
> thirty year old f/2 35mm Summicron (Made in Canada). I was under a 
> tulip tree, left the 90mm lens at home. So here was this flower way up 
> there. I just snapped the tree and cropped the hell out of the 
> picture. Amazed that the result was any good at all. I should have 
> posted the uncropped picture just for bragging rights, but I guess you 
> know how good even real old Leica lenses are.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/Tulip+Tree+Flower.jpg.html
>
> Finally, I periodically try to get some shots at my bird feeder with 
> the 90mm lens.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/Bird+Feeder.jpg.html
>
> And I noticed another bird watcher looking out the window.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/Another+Bird+Watcher.jpg.html
>
>
> C&C Welcome
>
> Herb
>