Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/02

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: trophy girl
From: tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 09:33:27 -0400
References: <458076BA-54DE-4D7A-93CB-06633368D79A@mac.com> <5403E3BE.8090700@jayburleson.com> <8500275F-43D7-4CCF-B0B5-F3281DC4B5D4@mac.com> <CF42E88D-B7B2-4B68-A749-EC35CBCB08B6@gmail.com>

+1!

Tina


On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
wrote:

>  a perfectly wonderful image Adam, in every way...
>
> s
>
>
> On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote:
>
> > 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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Tina Manley
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