Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Cool cloudscape, but don't you have any blow-up Ibis? Been there, done that on the Mr. Mom thing, BTW. I earned my Superman t-shirt. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -----Original Message----- >From: Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> >Sent: Oct 21, 2008 4:10 AM >To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: [Leica] IMG: New cloudscape from Hoppy > >Folks today I have coined a new genre, the casual cloudscape. >Some may find entertainment in the story of the photo. >OK, currently I am running our household solo, an occupation for which I am >eminently unsuited. My wife is somewhere in the wilds of Colorado or at >least a bar in Denver. >I picture her sipping a good Sauvignon Blanc while admiring the Rockies. >Meanwhile I am juggling and crisis managing two children and two Border >Terriers (aka velociraptors). >Having managed to facilitate cleaning up velociraptor poop and the bones of >their last meal (aka the TV remote control foolishly left only 2 metres >above the floor), then homework, dinner and school lunch preparation, I >dashed out to the garage to ferry number one child to her Karate class while >preparing to collect number two from his own class. We've had a storm and it >is late sunset. I exit the garage and am gob-smacked by the light. >RATS! I should have my camera with me! >I have to post pictures! someone will eventually comment, my last two >picture posts were apparently invisible! >Wait a minute! It's right there in the car, I DO have it with me! >No time, no time, hang on, are you kidding me, look at the light! >Out with the M8. Try not to slip down the wet, steep driveway. >What lens have I got on? I was shooting with the 75 before? I can make that >work. >ISO, OK 320 will work, focus to infinity, aperture F11, let's rock, >Look at that, a V of ibis are flying into frame, Woohoo! > why won't the button push! >What does flashing frame counter mean, the battery had at least half charge >this morning! >Look at LCD - Bottom cover missing AAAAGH! >guess I missed engaging that properly when I took it off before to copy new >portrait stuff! >Ibis fly gracefully into the distance while I remove the half case and refit >the bottom cover properly. >The last ibis is laughing! >Cover on, compose carefully, dang that frame for the 75 is hard to identify, >come BACK you miserable ibis, I can channel Doug Herr and pretend to be a >competent wildlife photographer! >hmm, shoot four frames, let's try a little wider lens, my 28 is in Solms, >put on the 35. >Hang on! that was my 50! Hmm well those were carefully composed-not! >All right, light is fading, put on the 35, no time to reset lens detection >(this one aint 6 bit!), I'll fix it in Photoshop if it is a problem! >OK clock is ticking, light is fading, time for a couple more frames. >Aah, continue panic mode and get home for good Belgian beer and import new >photos in brand new PS CS4. This software is way cool! >Oh wait I have lost all of the careful configuration and plug-ins in >previous version! >Never mind, drink beer and post image for LUG friends. >Here it is > > <http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/104850521> ><http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/104850521> >http://tinyurl.com/5glx65 >Comments, critiques and scriptwriters welcome! > >Cheers >Geoff >http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information