Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like it. I do wonder how appreciative the Canon folks would be of the image, given that it was taken with two of their finest pieces. Perhaps you should send it to them with a note along the lines of: "I think I'm startin' to get the hang of this here 1Ds MarkII and 24-70L combo. The picture is pretty darned arty, don't you think? Say, this rig IS waterproof, ain't she?" -Chris Lawson > Today I was sitting in the lobby of the Holiday Inn at Rancho Bernardo > waiting for my wife's bus to return from the Santa Rosa Plateau. > > In the lobby was a water feature, the kind where water flows down over > a sheet of glass. I watched the light change and knew I wanted to use > it in a photograph. > > Jan arrived and obliged me. > > Here's the result which is what I wanted. I had wanted something to > smooth out the water flow a bit so it was shot at a relatively low > shutter speed. > > <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2005/03/08/_L3U0657.jpg> > > 1DsMKII with the 24-70L lens. So, alas, no Leica content: if that's > vital don't look. > > It was a pleasure to make an image come out as I had visualized it. I > did a few tries at doing it black and white - I think it can work but > I haven't found the settings yet. > > Enjoy! > > Comments welcome of course. > > Adam > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information