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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Say Pepsi
From: abridge at mac.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 20:16:51 -0700
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Thanks for the feedback, Lluis. Much appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Adam

On Sep 6, 2013, at 1:51 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> I like all these compositions and B&W quality, the first one "Pepsi" is my 
> favorite
> 
> Cheers
> Lluis
> 
> El 05/09/2013, a las 04:24, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> escribi?:
> 
>> As I ride through rural Yolo and Solano Counties I have become very 
>> interested in the corrugated structures. They are made for black and 
>> white.
>> 
>> Here's an array of images.
>> 
>> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744948125&k=Xqh5kbj&lb=1&s=A>
>> 
>> I liked the juxtaposition of these signs. The owner's family has been on 
>> this land for over 100 years - a long time for California.
>> 
>> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744946580&k=DCDVswb&lb=1&s=A>
>> 
>> The ladders ascending the side of this grain silo, with its shadow, 
>> caught my eye.
>> 
>> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744947444&k=7DX2PMz&lb=1&s=A>
>> 
>> A wider silo got two ladders!
>> 
>> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744947643&k=mCCkrtd&lb=1&s=A>
>> 
>> I felt badly for this fellow who had to clean inside the silo. The day 
>> was only in the 70s at this point but I imagine the interior was 
>> stifling. I had to capture this one quickly because the site foreman was 
>> grumpy that I was taking pictures of the facility. Perhaps I was a 
>> terrorist? Or maybe sending a worker into the silo was a bad idea? No 
>> telling. When I told him I was fascinated with the textures, the forms, 
>> and the lines of the structures he looked at me as if I were insane. He 
>> could have been correct!
>> 
>> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744947913&k=tD2j5hS&lb=1&s=A>
>> 
>> I just like the broom and the two ladders along with the deep black of 
>> the interior.
>> 
>> Printing these will be a challenge, I think.
>> 
>> Thanks for looking.
>> 
>> All of these were taken with an NEX-7 and its 18-200 lens. Normally I 
>> ride with a Leica 35 or 50mm on the body. I couldn't have gotten close 
>> enough with either of those. The autofocus isn't great on the Sony camera 
>> although the focus assist does work. Sometimes I don't have the luxury 
>> (time) to do a good job of focusing so a few of the images are a tad soft.
>> 
>> Your comments/criticism would be most welcome.
>> 
>> Best
>> 
>> Adam Bridge
>> Davis, CA
>> 
>> 
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