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Subject: [Leica] IMG: OT Equip - Barker Pass
From: rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)
Date: Sat Aug 16 20:25:01 2008

Thanks Adam.
Yes, used a polarizing filter for all; really needed to try to darken the 
skys a bit.
Thank you for looking and commenting,
Bob

?Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.raflexions.com



----- Original Message ----
From: Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 3:38:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: OT Equip - Barker Pass

You're a hero for backing with that heavy gear! Whew. I know people
who whittle their toothbrushes down to toothpicks!

but the results are terrific. Polarizing filters used in these?

Thanks

Adam

On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 9:27 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa@yahoo.com> wrote:
> My final hike for the vacation took my daughter and me up to 8,400ft., 
> about the same distance above Lake Tahoe as Lake Tahoe is above sea level.
>
>
> The air was thin, sun extremely bright and company spectacular! This is a 
> pass in the Pacific Crest Trail, from Washington to Southern California. 
> Sister trail to the Appalachian and Continental Divide trails.
>
> These from a new Canon system; first image is with a 45 tilt/shift lens. 
> The branch in the lower right is about 1 foot away, Lake Tahoe is in the 
> background.
>
> The second image had a huge dynamic range. I blended 3 exposures using 
> HDRI software. Though not a completely natural look, I think it's 
> effective in conveying the magnitude of the view.
>
> In CS3 all images seem very sharp. I'll be printing a couple of them large 
> to see how they look.
>
> http://www.raflexions.com/Tahoe13th
>
> Thanks for taking a look. Comments always greatly appreciated,
> Bob
>? Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.raflexions.com
>
>
>
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