[Leica] Snapshots from China Trip

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)]

Clive,

I'm still looking, but #7 Shangai Streets is awesome, love the lights. Did
you switch 12-24 lenses?

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clive Moss"
Subject: [Leica] Snapshots from China Trip


> Hi all,
> I have completed a rough edit of the first 5 days of my last trip to
China.
>
> Some observations on equipment-
> I took a D100 with the AF-S Zoom-Nikkor ED 12-24mm f/4G IF DX (try
> saying that fast :-), a Canon G6, and a 35mm F/2 AF Nikkor. I used them
> all extensively. I sorely missed having my 24-120 VR lens. Because it
> was a group tour, I spent a lot of time grabbing shots from moving
> platforms. The longer reach and VR would have been very useful. The
> 12-24 was not as useful as I expected. I was thinking "Japan" with
> small, tight spaces. I found a country whose scale makes the USA feel
> cramped.
> On the topic of the pictures -- I found it very hard to select a set
> that represented both what I would display as "good photographs" and
> that would function as a photo record of the trip. I compromised, and
> probably missed both objectives.
>
> Any way, here are the first pics:
> http://Clive.smugmug.com/share/exvLMu292U6LE
>
> As always, comments welcomed.
>
> (LUGgers - I know it is off topic -- but I did at least think of taking
> my M6)
> --
> Clive