Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, we were driving through Hernandez NM one evening and there was a rising full moon. I couldn't help myself - it's a pretty bad photo. Plus I couldn't find the graveyard. Ken On 7/15/2015 11:41 AM, kyle cassidy on the lug wrote: > There are some things that I?ve always resisted photographing because it?s > like cheating ? views that are so spectacular all you need to do is show > up (antelope canyon is a prime example of this) ? locally I?ve always > avoided photographing in Eastern State Penitentiary, the abandoned prison > that once housed Al Capone and is now a ruined tourist attraction. Getting > spectacular photos there is pretty much ?f2.8 and be there?. > > A few weeks ago I ended up teaching a photo class in there ( For a > ridiculous amount of money, you can get the whole place to yourself.) I > was going to stick to my guns and not actually take any photos while I was > teaching but I ended up snapping about ten because it felt foolish not to > grab something that was right there. This is model Roxana Hire, shot with > a Leica M9 and a 35mm 1.7 while waiting for the students to get their > lights set up. > > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2015/roxana.jpg > <http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2015/roxana.jpg> > > I was also unable to avoid going to Antelope Canyon and taking photos > while passing through Arizona. > > What about you? Are there things you avoid photographing because you think > it?s too easy? Do you ever give in? > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information