Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/02

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Subject: [Leica] Two new uploads and a nifty new accessory
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Sat Sep 2 20:24:21 2006
References: <44F8CCF7.4000207@verizon.net>

Craig--

Damn the equipment, those are fine portraits.

BTW, thanks for the tip on the diffuser;^) It's helpful.

Ric Carter
http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies




On Sep 1, 2006, at 8:14 PM, Craig Roberts wrote:

> This morning I used a new flash accessory for the first time and am  
> very happy with the results.   It's a Lumiquest Mini Softbox; a  
> simple vinyl light diffuser that attaches with Velcro to my Metz 45  
> CL-1.  Although I normally use the hard plastic Metz diffuser when  
> shooting at close range, this Lumiquest device works far better.
> In these two photos I employed fill flash one stop under the  
> ambient light exposure of 1/30 at f5.6.  I was about a foot away  
> from my little subjects, who were totally undisturbed by the soft  
> light:
>
> http://gallery2.leica-users.org/v/crgrbrts/FishTown/Woods-School/ 
> SS_1_web.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery2.leica-users.org/v/crgrbrts/FishTown/Woods-School/ 
> SS_2_web.jpg.html
>
> All the best,
>
> Craig
> Washington, DC
>
>
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