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Subject: [Leica] dogwood berries
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:59:16 -0600
References: <a3f189160911061428v4046af82q6291a67a7e1f0f54@mail.gmail.com> <6FFFD5D648B84E80ADCF2B9EB6AF7F4A@syneticfeba505>

Yeah, so how come Steve don't have to focus his front flowers?
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW+2009/redflowers.jpg.html


On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 4:47 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Sonny Carter showed:
> Subject: [Leica] dogwood berries
>
>
>
>  In the Spring,  beautiful blooms; in the Fall, beautiful berries.
>>
>> Leica M8 35mm asph
>>
>> http://www.sonc.com/dogwood_berries.htm
>>
>
> Hi Sonny,
> Very nice!
>
> But my old buddy I have to say.... "you focused in the wrong place for max
> visual impact!" :-(
>
> It's an observation Sonny, but the berries closest to the camera should've
> been razor asph. sharp! And drop everything to the back ground out! You are
> close, but that only counts in horse shoes! :-)
>
> Damn, I don't need to tell an old pro like you something as simple as that!
> You and I as old pros have to always show these young bucks absolute
> perfection (well ok we can always try!) ;-)  As you always do!
> So OK yer off the hook, this time! Now go do three left handed exposures
> with yer eyes shut in the back yard and show what happens when you do so at
> 1/8th of a second or slower and turning around!! :-)
>
> Heck you may start a whole new rush of activation motion photography at
> slow shutter speeeds! :-)
>
> cheers,
> ted
>
>
>
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
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http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
Natchitoches, Louisiana
(+31.754164,-093.099080)

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