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Subject: [Leica] S2 on a horseback safari in Africa CRAP!!!!!!!!!!
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:26:27 +1000
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Have you SEEN where this guy has been working, from Botswana to the top of
K2! Even upside down in airplanes and at stampedes in Calgary. Sounds like a
lost brother of Dr Ted!

Cheers
Geoff

*Life's not black and white, except at both ends*
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman



On 24 June 2011 13:20, Montie Talbert <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Might be a good photog, but the question about the ad still remains,
>
> "WHERE"S THE BEEF"
>
> Montie
>
>
> >>Chill dudes! the clip is just a bit of advertising/image fluff. Looks
> like a
> pretty exciting adventure to me and maybe a reasonable example of the
> durability of the hardware in harsh conditions. I've seen them run under
> taps as well.
> But yes I think he is a serious photographer that knows what he is doing
>  http://www.wagnerphoto.de/
> Cheers
> Geoff
>
> *Life's not black and white, except at both ends*
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
>
> On 24 June 2011 13:09, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > Ted Grant wrote:
> >
> > >Has anyone seen the actual photographs this fellow shot as we see him
> > >galloping along on horse back? Doing a one handed shoot? Like give me a
> > >break!
> > >
> > >Like even a single frame in an advertisement?
> > >
> > >Jeeeeeeesssh when I see this type of, pardon me but, BULL SH....T
> > >advertising riding as he is, I want to see sharp crisp unshook
> photographs
> > >in perfect composition. Not a bunch... just one!
> >
> > Seconded.  All we see is the dude brandishing the camera.  No question
> the
> > camera can handle the dust & such, and it can be used one-handed, but I'd
> > like to see some results before I consider this activity a success.
> >
> > Doug Herr
> > Birdman of Sacramento
> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
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