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Subject: [Leica] A walk during the "golden hour" (non-Leica)
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue Apr 26 02:10:04 2005

On 4/26/05 1:26 AM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> typed:

> On 4/25/05 9:44 PM, "Peter Klein" <pklein@2alpha.net> typed:
> 
>> Here's a quartet from a walk during the "golder hour."  All on the E-1 
>> with
>> an old silvernosed OM 50/3.5 macro, handheld.  Warning, violation of the
>> "no pets rule" ahead.  Who made up that stupid rule, anyway?  :-)
>> 
>> A "head shot"  (a 50mm is a great portrait lens on the E-1, with its 2x
>> magnification):
>> http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/E1/P4190807Harpo.jpg
>> 
>> Here's one where I wasn't close enough, nor was my lens long enough. But
>> there it was. So I evoked the ancient LUG wisdom ("Just take the @#$%ing
>> picture") and cropped later.  Really loved the low angle rimlight:
>> http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/E1/P4190801HarpoRimlight.jpg
>> 
>> "Hey, I can shoot pretty flowers" stuff:
>> http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/E1/P4190797blossoms.jpg
>> http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/E1/P4190802Laurel.jpg
>> 
>> Enjoy!
>> --Peter
>> 
>>  
> 
> If there's a no pets rule I say it be relinquished immediately if not
> sooner.
> 
> I picked up A 55MM 3.5 macro today for my Leikon FE2.
> I'm excited as heck about using it as I have this afternoon but it got dark
> fast. Of course when you're using it it's twice focal length in effect. But
> at least its nice and compact.
> 
> Great shot Peter! Stupendous!
> 
> Mark Rabiner
> Photography
> Portland Oregon
> http://rabinergroup.com/
> 
> 


I mean the close-up of the dog is Stupendous.


And I also mean the 50 is a 50 to me with my FE2 which uses film but a 100
to you with your Olympus E1 or E2 with digital crop circle.

Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/





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