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Subject: Re: [Leica] Stared down by subject of street photo
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 23:50:57 -0400
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Elliot:

The Eagle pictures were shot with a Leica 400mm f2.8 APO-Telyt.  This is 
the version prior to the Modular lens.  I used a 2x APO extender with it 
for the images posted.  They were shot using an R8 with motor, on Provia 
100F pushed to EI 200.

The fox picture that I posted a little later was shot with the Leica 
105-280 Vario-Elmar zoom using the R8 with fill flash and E100vs film.

Regards,

Robert

At 10:08 PM 2/2/2002 -0500, Dr. Elliot Puritz wrote:
>Robert:  Just want you to know how much I appreciated your "nature"
>pictures.  Fabulous images.  Can you tell me(us) what lens you used?  You
>might have given details before, and if so, I am sorry to have to ask you to
>respond once again.
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Elliot
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Robert G. Stevens <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 9:43 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Stared down by subject of street photo
>
>
> > At 09:06 PM 2/2/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> > >This is great stuff, Robert, and the results are well worth the effort of
> > >carting around 16 pounds of gear.
> >
> > It was 16 pounds just for the camera and lens, not including the tripod.
>I
> > just got a new Gitzo Carbon Fiber tripod and it certainlt helped in the
> > weight of the whole package.  The eagles this week was the first time I
> > used the new Gitzo.  Certainly produces sharp images.
> >
> > >I've been using fill flash for birds, bracketing and letting the R8 and
>the
> > >Metz module do the thinking for me.  On the image you posted, I wonder
> > >whether fill flash would blow out the sunlit portion of the bird's head.
> >
> > When I use fill flash it is at -1 2/3, so it probably wouldn't affect the
> > white part, which had the much stronger sunlight on it.  Interestingly,
>the
> > eagles chest , in sunlight at least, is pretty close to the proper
> > exposure.  Assuming that the flash reads the chest area, it should just
>add
> > enough lights to lighten up the shadows a bit.  I used this fill method on
> > the fox picture linked below.  The white fur on the fox held without
> > blowing out.
> >
> > http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/images/Misc/fox.jpg
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
> > >Anyway, your picture has motivated me to start my season's eagle watching
> > >tomorrow.
> > >
> > >Roy
> > >
> > >
> > >On Saturday 02 February 2002 01:55 pm, Robert G. Stevens wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I think I need to try a little fill flash to fill in the shadows.  I
>wonder
> > > > if this would attract any more attention?  The fill flash might just
>make
> > > > the combo too heavy for me.  I put the camera, lens, and 2x extender
>on the
> > > > scale last night and it weighed exactly 16 pounds (7.27kg).  No wonder
>my
> > > > back is sore!
> > > >
> > > > I might take a drive to this town again next week. There are about
>four
> > > > hundred more residents of this town that don't look much different
>than
> > > > this guy.  After the winter some of the residents, that just spend the
> > > > winter there, go home.
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