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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hassy + Leaf
From: rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:09:25 -0700
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That will be the next step!
Thank you Charlie. 

Bob Adler
http://www.rgaphoto.com

On Aug 15, 2010, at 2:50 PM, Charlie Chan <topoxforddoc at btinternet.com> 
wrote:

> Bob,
> 
> I like the first one better. I prefer the composition. As you say, the 
> colours look very natural as a jpg on screen. Now a big print, that's 
> totally different, and that's where you'd see the difference.
> 
> Charlie Chan
> Cheltenham, UK
> 
> topoxforddoc at btinternet.com
> www.cancer-surgeon.co.uk
> www.charlie-chan.co.uk
> 
> 
> 
> On 15 Aug 2010, at 19:50, Bob Adler wrote:
> 
>> Well I've been itching to take the new "old" Leaf back + Flexbody out for 
>> an 
>> inaugural outing. So went up to Yosemite for a day trip. Dumb idea...
>> Had heard the wildflowers were "spectacular" at the higher locations; 
>> NOT... So 
>> went down to the Valley; mistake #2; madhouse traffic. Then up Glacier 
>> Point Rd; 
>> nothing... And the falls were a trickle; Bridal Veil didn't even reach 
>> the base 
>> of the falls!
>> 
>> Finally headed back home and stopped to take a couple of images of the 
>> few 
>> flowers we saw. Started out at 6am; these were the second and third 
>> venues of 
>> the day. The first (which I'm still working on) was at about 10. So 
>> basically 
>> drove around from about 1 - 5 without seeing anything....
>> 18-1/2hr day; 527miles logged. 
>> 
>> So at any rate here are 2 shots from the last 2 venues:
>> 
>> http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/Yosemite_L_000422_MASTER_large.html
>> 
>> http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/Yosemite_L_000438_MASTER_large.html
>> 
>> I'd be very interested in any observations, comments about the output 
>> seen on 
>> the screen from this equipment combination. I realize it's .jpg, but the 
>> colors 
>> seem very natural to me as well as the gradation in tonality. And it's 
>> nice and 
>> sharp at 100%....
>> Thanks for looking and comments,
>> Bob
>> Bob Adler
>> Palo Alto, CA
>> http://www.rgaphoto.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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In reply to: Message from rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler) ([Leica] IMG: Hassy + Leaf)
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