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Subject: [Leica] IMG on the trail...
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue Apr 8 08:08:37 2008
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20080407224118.00bcf9c0@mail.2alpha.com>

On Apr 7, 2008, at 10:59 PM, Peter Klein wrote:
> Geoff:  The "tall plant thingie" is ocotillo:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocotillo
>
> It's amazing stuff--kind of a space-alien cross between a cactus and  
> a plant with leaves.
>
> Steve:  Nice catch with it in bloom, and the road curve behind.
>
> I must admit to some fascination with the stuff myself:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/palmsprings/L1002726-prf.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/palmsprings/L1002739-prf.jpg.html

thanks Peter,  as the ocotillo are coming into bloom I'll try to get a  
few more shots in the coming week.

Steve


>
>
> --Peter
>
> At 10:05 PM 4/7/2008 -0700, Geoff wrote:
>
>> Hi Steve, my favourite parts of this one are the interlocking  
>> curves of the
>> street line and houses with the shadowed foreground gully. Those  
>> little
>> round cacti (cholla?) look like an intriguing possibility for a big
>> foreground element and your widest wide in this scene. The tall plant
>> thingie would look good further left(?) too, I think. Great light  
>> you chose
>> also.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG on the trail...
>>
>> at sunset...on the trail
>>
>>
>> http://www.solio.us/gallery/PAW/sunsetvalley?full=1
>>
>>
>> http://www.solio.us/gallery/PAW/motik?full=1
>>
>>
>> M8  Elmarit 24mm ASPH
>>
>>
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> Steve
>
>
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