Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Howard, Very nice pictures, I like very much the player Saludos Lluis El 29/10/2010, a las 11:57, H&ECummer escribi?: > Hi Luggers, > This morning we took the slow ferry with the open back deck (great > for photos) from Central to Mui Wo on Lantau Island to visit a > friend's shop and have lunch at the Turkish restaurant. Luggers who > have visited us in Hong Kong will know the routine. I took along the > D700, the 90mm R Summicron and the 28mm R Elmarit, Here are a few > photos. The air wasn't as clear as the other day but still not bad. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2010_001/ChowCT2PanW.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/275enhy > > This is one of the Macao fast ferries. I had the 90 cron on the D700 > - the ferry, too close, filled more than the frame, so I took two > shots and stitched them together in photoshop. The program works > exceptionally well - with the main subject moving fast - it still > managed a seamless stitch. > > Here is a two panel pano of the Discovery Bay ferry leaving Mui Wo > for Disco Bay. Taken with the 28 Elmarit R on the D700 and stitched > in CS4 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2010_001/DBayFerry2pan28ElW.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/2atxhnk > > This is an "Er Hu" (two string) player earning his money on the > walkway to the Star Ferry in Central. I gave him a few dollars so he > didn't object to the photo but he didn't want to look at the camera. > The 90 Cron on the D700 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2010_001/ErhuPlayerW.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/2epx2z8 > > The Star Ferry "Solar Star" leaving Central for Tsim Sha Tsui across > the ever diminishing harbour. Shot from the shadow side. The 90 Cron > on the D700 - two panels stitched together. Note how well the waves > blend - CS 4 is a great program. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2010_001/SolarStar2Pw.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/2d9smqy > > When we got back to Central we took the tram home and I grabbed this > picture of two older Tram Lovers. > Again the 90 Cron R on the D700. It is cropped to about half the > frame. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2010_001/TramLoversW.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/2ucldvo > > Please enjoy and please look especially at the panos large. > > C&C always welcome > > Howard (happy to be back in HK) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information