Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Colin, These are lovely shots, and the fact that some of them were taken with infidel equipment matters not one bit. Nathan Colin wrote: > Last month I had a photo assignment in New York. It was an awards > ceremony for local teachers, school administrators, and students whose > actions on September 11th were exemplary or otherwise awardable. My job > was simple: to get shots of the celebrities, the kids, and the awardees. > The gear? Leica M6 + Noctilux, and Canon EOS-1HS+28-105mm zoom+540EZ > speedlight. Those in attendance, among others, were Penny Marshall, > Ellen Barkin, and Quincy Jones. My only point here is that as a paid > photographer, I have managed to boogie with buildings. > > Here are some shots for everyone's enjoyment. The goofy guy in the > third shot was the other photographer - a friend of mine and a big fan > of EB. > > http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis01.jpg > http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis02.jpg > http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis03.jpg > http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis04.jpg > http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis05.jpg > http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis06.jpg > http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis08.jpg > http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis09.jpg > http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis10.jpg > http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis11.jpg > http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis12.jpg > > I hope you like them. > > OK, for all three of you that have gotten this far, I'd also like to > take some responsibility for this scratchy thread. Simon privately sent > me a very gracious and complimentary email last week, asking me nearly > the same questions; he'd seen my low-light work with Canon gear and > wanted some input. I was too slow to respond. Tardy, but not > negligent. Perhaps if I had done so more quickly, we wouldn't be > throwing rocks at each other. Simon and the LUG, I apologize. > > Regards, > Colin > http://www.availabledark.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Mark > Rabiner > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 6:00 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon EOS for Leica-style...sorry! > But a Leica M or R bumping up agonist an EOS for me would be like > wearing a red shirt and orange pants. (And i guess you'd have to pull > out the white shoes for that outfit) they go together like dancing and > architecture. > http://www.explodingdog.com/pictures/two28/thatslikedan.html > > Mark Rabiner > > Portland, Oregon > USA > > http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/ > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html