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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Eye to Eye
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:58:28 +0200
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Well done, excellent sharpness, and you nailed the focus.

Cheers,
Nathan

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YNWA



On Jun 12, 2012, at 9:47 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> Well, crude as it may be, the monopod shoulder stock works.  I was able to 
> achieve better sharpness and use smaller apertures while shooting in 
> manual mode today.  As usual, the squirrel was the best subject available 
> today, but even he kept ducking behind a post.
> 
> In this shot, he definitely was keeping an eye on me and my strange 
> contraption.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Squirrel+94.jpg.html
> 
> E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4, 2X, Monopod with shoulder stock, ISO 400, 
> 1/200 at f/8, cropped horizontal from a vertical image, and, unlike Dr. 
> Ted, I was leaning against a wall.  At 82, I think that is permissible.
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
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