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Subject: [Leica] Rain
From: telyt at telus.net (David Young)
Date: Mon Jan 23 07:36:02 2006
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firkin wrote:

> I only hope my images in Antartica are that beautiful. The rain effect 
> is great.
> Cheers

Hi Alistair? 

Heading for Antarctica, are you?   Lucky you! When?

That's a place  that's on my "to do" list, but, sadly, not this year - 
nor next.  I'll look forward to your posts, and photos, when you return!

Thanks for the compliment, and for taking the time to look. :-)

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> David Young writes:
>
>> Adam Bridge wrote:
>>
>>> That's an spledid image, David, caught on the verge of sun and rain.
>>> Adam
>>>  
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Adam, but it was not "on the verge".  It was shot in the 
>> midst of a tropical downpour, in a Rain Forrest.  About an inch of 
>> rain in 20 minutes.
>> To make things even more difficult, I was shooting on the Sarapiqu? 
>> River,* *from a boat with about 20 other folks in it, all moving 
>> about... not to mention the vibration of the outboard motor and the 
>> motion of the boat itself.  The saving grace was that I was under 
>> cover - so the cameras stayed dry.
>> Still, I considered myself very lucky.  I got off about 8 or 9 shots 
>> of the Anhinga and about 3 are sharp as tacks!  I think that's pretty 
>> good, considering the conditions. :-)
>>
>>>> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt and click on the
>>>> "Featured Photo" link, on your left.
>>>
-- 
David Young,
Logan Lake, BC    
CANADA. 

Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt
Leica Reflex Forum web-page: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm




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