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Subject: [Leica] Out of the Doldrums...Mark's PAW 2009 - now finished.
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:37:46 -0500
References: <4B55F918.60708@whitedogs.co.uk>

"Port Quin Infra-red" is VERY nice!

Jim


Mark Pope wrote:
> I hardly touched a camera at all in the last three months of 2009 and at 
> one point wondered whether I ought to just ditch the whole damned lot.
> 
> I think the problems started in September: we had a lovely holiday in 
> Cornwall, but for some reason, I wasn't happy with the pictures I took.
> Then, Karin had more back surgery, so I had other things on my mind.
> On reflection, it's hardly surprising that I suffered a severe case of 
> photographer's block.
> 
> Karin has been on at me to finish my PAW for 2009, which is tricky given 
> that there is at least one month (October I think), when I didn't take a 
> single picture.  Not one.
> 
> So, fresh from the Swindon Procrastinatorium, here are the rest of my 
> PAW submissions for last year.  I've done the best I can and cobbled 
> together the remaining 14 shots for the year, though I had to raid my 
> files for some of them.
> 
> 
> 
> Week 38:  "Screaming Eagles"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week38-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8, 50mm Nokton f1.1
> 
> Week 39: "Dahlia"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week39-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8, 90mm Elmarit
> 
> Week 40: "Port Quin Infra-red"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week40-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8, 18mm Super-Elmar, IR72 filter
> 
> Week 41: "White Horse Hill"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week41-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8, 18mm Super-Elmar
> 
> Week 42: "Lantern"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week42-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8, 75mm CV
> 
> Week 43: "Yellow flowers"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week43-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8 50mm Nokton f1.1
> 
> Week 44: "Gardener's shed"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week44-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8 28mm Elmarit
> 
> Week 45: "Railway Viaduct"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week45-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8 90mm Elmarit
> 
> Week 46: "Frank Dernie"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week46-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8 50mm Nokton f1.1
> 
> Week 47: "Diadem Spider"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week47-1.jpg
>  
> 
> Canon (!) EOS20D, 100mm Macro, tripod
> 
> Week 48: "Lichen on gate"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week48-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8 50mm Nokton f1.1
> 
> Week 49: "Buddy waiting for the postman"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week49-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8 50mm Nokton f2 (IIRC)
> 
> Week 50: "Cross"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week50-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8 50mm Nokton f1.1
> 
> Week 51: "Lynda"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week51-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8 50mm Nokton f1.1 - quite heavily cropped...
> 
> Week 52: "Karin and Elena"
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week52-1.jpg
>  
> 
> M8 50mm Nokton f1.1
> 
> What's surprising to me is just how much I used the CV 50mm Nokton.  I 
> didn't buy it as a general purpose lens, but it's been more or less 
> permanently fixed to on of the M8 bodies.
> 
> Now, my only regret is I didn't get around to submitting anything to the 
> LUG yearbook.  Ted, next time you're in the country, by all means come 
> and box me around the ears!
> 
> As always, C&C are very welcome, positvive or negative.
> 
> So, better get started on 2010!
> 
> All the best
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
> 


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