Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/12

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Subject: [Leica] So there I was sat in a bar when the rock group came overfor a chat...
From: dennis at hale-pohaku.com (Dennis Painter)
Date: Sun Jun 12 21:37:29 2005
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For a publicity photo I think 256 works. No sunglasses and the angle gives a
"stage" view.

Steve Unsworth wrote:

> A group of four came up to me in the pub and asked if I was a
> photographer. I have some photographs on the walls that I did for the
> landlord which is why they probably thought I was one. They were looking
> for someone to take a few snaps for their website and I agreed. Some of
> the results are here...
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Attica
>
> The funny thing was the way they adopted their 'poses' as soon as the
> camera went to my eye. I now realise how useful a whip and a lion
> tamer's chair would have been to keep them under control :-)
>
> Praise, brickbats, votes all welcome.
>
> The band are called Attica by the way and play jolly loudly!
>
> Camera was a Canon 20D with various Canon lenses. I used the Fred
> Miranda plugin to convert to b&w with a blue filter to darken the skin
> tones and the brick background.
>
> Steve
>
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