Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good start of the year, Ric. That red sky and rainbow is pretty special. I like the detail in the weathered wood as well. Looks like your new toy is working just fine. Len On Jan 15, 2009, at 8:18 AM, Ric Carter wrote: > My sixth PAW is launched. > > A very strong, windy front came through last week. It hit right at > sunset, with a little rain and 40-60 mph winds. Got this bizarre > look in my front yard. Ran in after the trees started tossing > objects at us. > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/PAW2009/01-rainbow.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/8rmol2 > > Weathered wood shot > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/PAW2009/01-treebar.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/9bea5n > > The baggage car on the outbound Amtrak > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/PAW2009/01-amtrak.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/7nrcjg > > A Leica Z2X popped up on Craigslist a couple of weeks ago. I didn't > know anything about them, but for $25, I figured I'd grab myself a > Christmas toy. When I got it, I could not help but think, "Sure > feels more like a cheep point & shoot than a Leica." Its finish is > a little battered. But, I loaded it up anyway to test it. > > I have to admit some guilty pleasure -- I really enjoyed shooting > with it. It's auto-everything, so composition was about the only > thinking to be done, zooming the 35-70 Vario-Elmar. I did have to > cut the flash off to keep from attracting attention. Otherwise-- > what's to do? Results were better than I would expect based on the > looks of the camera. I was pretty happy. The rest are from the Z2X: > > Ruins of Imperial Tobacco warehouse in Greenville, NC. > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/PAW2009/01-imperial1.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/8vcunx > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/PAW2009/01-imperial2.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/92c7ll > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/PAW2009/01-imperial3.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/7joe8w > > > A cat in a shop window in Greenville. > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/PAW2009/01-cat.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/7t837z > > My Week 1 is January 4-10. > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information