Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Duke Gardens is a wonderfully colorful place this time of year. That's a great portfolio you are building with the matchbox. You know, you are doing so much with the homemades now, you could ditch some of that German junk and tuck it away for a Dook education for the tyke. If you have any bargains on that M2 in the offing, give me first holler;^) Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies On Mar 20, 2006, at 7:11 PM, Aaron Sandler wrote: > Don, > > Thanks...that's my fave, too. I'll let you in on a little secret, > though: No tripod...just braced on the ground or a convenient rock > and held still with my left hand while the right operates the > "shutter". One time I needed a few inches more height, so I took > off my shoe and rested the matchbox on that. :) > > In a way, these photos were inspired by you. I'd been feeling the > need to shoot some spring prettiness (something about this time of > year) but you've done such a great job with your spring flowers I > was afraid mine would be a let-down...plus I've got no macro. So, > I decided some blur in the wind and pinhole matchboxes might be a > nice way to go. Anyway, thanks for the inspiration! > > There are a few more here...shooting into the sun can give some > crazy flare in a pinhole... > http://www.sandlerphotographs.com/PinholeMatchbox/ > 2006_03_19_PinholeMatchboxFlowers/index.html > > Best, > Aaron > > >> Aaron, >> I like your swishy daffodils. If only I had the time for a >> tripod. Oh, >> well, maybe next year. >> >> Don >> don.dory@gmail.com >> >> >> On 3/19/06, Aaron Sandler <aaron.sandler@duke.edu> wrote: >> > >> > Hi Folks, >> > >> > Springtime...flowers...pinhole cameras made of matchboxes... >> > >> > The first is self-explanatory...The second is of a blossom on a >> cherry >> > tree >> > we planted in our backyard about 6 years ago. It blossoms early >> every >> > spring, with the flowers lasting only a matter of a few >> days...this year >> > it >> > peaked on Friday, when I made this photo. I've been going out >> about once >> > an hour to enjoy the blossoms while they are here. :) >> > >> > http://www.sandlerphotographs.com/paw/2006_11/index.html >> > >> > Hope you enjoy, >> > Aaron > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information