[LRflex] Re: Vancouver (Can a lens show too much detail?)
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:53:33 -0700
Douglas,
I went through, again, your photos of Yorkshire and Northern England.
They brought tears to my eyes, as I have gone through some of those
areas when I worked in England. The quality of your work makes you
the scenic equivalent of Doug Herr in wildlife photography.
Do you have any albums of the Lake Country? Or has that area been
photographed to death?
Jerry
Douglas Sharp wrote:
> Bob, some really nice stuff, and belated congrats to your 5th.
> What a coincidence - this signpost was (still is) in front of the house
> where we had our holiday apartment this year.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Ships-and-Boats/MG_2406_edited_2
> Whitby, UK, where Captain James Cook was an apprentice, put up this sign
> many years ago to show the distance to the places where
> his voyages took him.
> cheers
> Douglas
>
> Bob Palmieri wrote:
>
> >Folks -
> >
> >Just got back from Vancouver/Vancouver Island, where my wife & I went
> >to celebrate our 5th anniversary. During the day, she birded, I
> >snapped. We stayed at a place called the Red Crow Inn on the inlet
> >side of the west coast of the island. Looking out of our front door we
> >saw Browning Pass, which took on one of two forms depending on the
> >tide. At low tide we found ourselves on the banks of vast mudflats (in
> >which case Ruthie schlucked out there with boots & binos while I shot
> >>from the banks) or, if the water level was up, we'd canoe out to one of
> >the nearby islands for exploration. The bag with the 20D and a lens or
> >two got dunked immediately the first time we set out - no ill effects
> >(I yanked it out pretty quickly.) Other days we hiked around for hours
> >on end.
> >
> >I'll get caught up with the contents of my Email box (among other
> >things) and see what y'all been up to over the next few days. Also,
> >I'll try to organize the snaps in some way. 'Meantime, a somewhat
> >unorganized selection of images (shot primarily with the 20D and 400
> >Telyt/60 macro rig with occasional help from the 50 1.8 Canon and 24mm
> >Vivitar) can be found at:
> >
> >http://gallery.leica-users.org/vancouver_08-05
> >
> > and
> >
> >http://gallery.leica-users.org/vancouver_08-05?page=2
> >
> >Some of these snaps benefit from stories associated with them, but most
> >should be pretty self-explanatory, as snaps should be. However, here's
> >one you may like...
> >
> >I went out with another photog (and imaging scientist) the first day;
> >we both had 20D's; mine with the 400 Telyt, his with the 100-400
> >L-series zoom. The first shot on the page is me trying to get the
> >right angle on one of those often-cooperative herons. The second shot
> >is my result. the third is a 100% crop. Later that evening, we were
> >comparing images; when he saw my version he showed visible signs of
> >disturbance, muttering something about how "...that Telyt shot is
> >looking better than mine...) Actually the detail in the birdshot isn't
> >that flattering; looks like he's been housepainting without his hat.
> >However, I do enjoy checking out the change in direction of the
> >feathers at various points on the head & neck...
> >
> >Bob Palmieri
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