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Subject: [Leica] IMG: trophy girl
From: abridge at mac.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 10:07:53 -0700
References: <458076BA-54DE-4D7A-93CB-06633368D79A@mac.com> <5403E3BE.8090700@jayburleson.com>

I was actually amazed that I could focus the shot. It was VERY close to the 
near focal limit. In fact I had to lean back a little so I focused by body 
motion, not with the lens. I value close-focusing. I often wish the Noctilux 
would focus closer - but, hey, you gotta give up something for all those 
photons!

Adam

On 2014 Aug 31, at 8:10 PM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote:

> Outstanding.
> The long lens worked ok, it concentrates the eye on the two important 
> things - her eyes & the baseball.
> 
> Jay
> 
> On 8/31/2014 10:37 AM, Adam Bridge wrote:
>> Sometimes you go with what you have.
>> 
>> I was at the River Cats game last night with my Sony A7 and a Leitz 180mm 
>> f4 R lens playing with capturing some action shots. Non trivial with a 
>> manual focus lens. I admire the experts who, "back in the day", made so 
>> many great images this way!
>> 
>> So I had the 180 on my camera where the little girl in front of us, 
>> insanely cute, was tossed a baseball by one of the players: a real ball, 
>> a "dirty" ball, stained with real infield dirt and maybe a grass stain or 
>> two.
>> 
>> I only had a few moments while she expressed joy. I could have wished for 
>> my 100mm but I had 180mm.
>> 
>> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/People/Portraits/22288982_39qLkn#!i=3499730077&k=DTDWvQ6&lb=1&s=X3>
>> 
>> I've done this in black and white, treated as Tri-X in Exposure 6. I like 
>> the color version, which I have not posted, but the B&W just does the job 
>> better. And it needs that bit of film grain for some reason.
>> 
>> Anyway - comments most welcome. I do know it's a little soft around the 
>> eyes but maybe that works to the image's advantage. I gave her mom my 
>> e-mail address but I think she was worried I might want to charge her for 
>> the picture or something nefarious. People are so damn wary these days. 
>> But, sigh, not without reason.
>> 
>> Thanks for looking. Comments/critique most welcome and invited.
>> 
>> Adam
> 
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