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Subject: [Leica] janet...
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Sat Nov 12 18:36:16 2005
References: <17235D43-0BF0-4B00-BDDD-609239396FB9@cox.net> <6.1.0.6.2.20051112134132.0abd9e68@192.168.100.42> <001701c5e7da$bd4723d0$1ae76c18@ted> <42E7C42B-AF32-467D-8730-85D78C411584@cox.net>

Hi Steve,
Sorry about the nurse, as that's whom I thought it was from the previous 
poster. But that's a, no never mind in regard to the person out of focus 
because we're talking about the picture and equipment.

You shot it just as it should be and used that beautiful f1.0 right on the 
mark. :-)
ted
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] janet...


> On Nov 12, 2005, at 3:45 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
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>> Richard offered:
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] janet...
>>> I think the nurse's expression helps it picture-wise. Toward that  train 
>>> of thought, from the DOF, I think you are shooting at F1  already? 
>>> Perhaps shooting at ASA800 @1.4 would give you just a wee  bit more of 
>>> the nurse in focus?  <<<<
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>> Hi Richard,
>> No, no, no. he doesn't want to bring her slightly more into focus,  she's 
>> perfect at f1.0 where she should be. The message is still  there this 
>> way.... "it's a very sick child!"
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> that's right Ted... it is the mother in the background, poignantly 
> waiting patiently...
>
> I just wanted to suggest her presence....
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> thanks for looking and commenting...Steve
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>> She's in attendance in a support position.
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>> If one is going to bring the nurse more in focus it only works if  she's 
>> all the way in focus. Then she becomes a distraction taking  the 
>> attention away from the child.
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>> At the moment she's there out of focus as best she should be,  because 
>> the child is the point of focus. But if the nurse were  sharper, even a 
>> little bit, then she creates a kind of "over all  out of focus look."
>>
>> All she needs is to be seen, that means the child is being taken  care 
>> of.
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>> I know you mean well, but this is beautiful as it should be, as is!
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>> ted
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