Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > > >-- > > >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 > > > > >-- >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