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Subject: [Leica] IMG - Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club
From: topoxforddoc at btinternet.com (charlie chan)
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:33:41 +0100
References: <1172DD11-A711-498C-AD2C-908AE65F5DE0@btinternet.com> <30E89EDF07B141078A753F759657D9C3@jimnichols> <4EFB0502-6391-4EBA-BBA2-416BEC687578@btinternet.com> <4A86FE2D.40405@whitedogs.co.uk>

Mark,

Thank you for your kind comments. I like a challenge! I do a fair bit  
of gig photography and Ronnie's was significantly darker than normal  
stage lighting. Anyway, needs must, so you find a way around the  
problem.

Charlie

On 15 Aug 2009, at 19:27, Mark Pope wrote:

> Charlie,
>
> I've just spotted these - they are wonderful.  I take my hat off to  
> you being able to produce work like this in such difficult conditions.
>
> regards
>
>
> Mark
>
> Charlie Chan wrote:
>> Jim,
>> Thank you very much for your comments. The club lighting was a bit  
>> darker than I was expecting, so that was a challenge. Hand holding  
>> the DMR with the 80-200/4 at 1/30th is a bit hit and miss! But hey  
>> with practice, one just gets better at that.  Using my M6 and 35  
>> lux was easier for some of the other shots.
>> Charlie
>> On 13 Aug 2009, at 23:45, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> Nice captures, Charlie.  Especially with club lighting.  
>>> Congratulations.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Chan"  
>>> <topoxforddoc at btinternet.com>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 3:58 PM
>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG - Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club
>>>
>>>
>>>> As part of Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club's 50th anniversary, it is  
>>>> holding a  British Jazz Festival for two weeks. Amateur and semi- 
>>>> pro  photographers were invited to compete for a slot as house  
>>>> photographer  for a night in the Festival with the theme of 'The  
>>>> Essence of the  BritJazz Festival'
>>>> To my great surprise, I won opening night. Here are some of my   
>>>> submitted shots. I hope they don't disappoint. Thanks for looking
>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/topoxforddoc/
>>>> Charlie Chan
>>>> Cheltenham, UK
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> -- 
>
>
>
> Mark Pope,
> Swindon, Wilts
> UK
>
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