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Subject: [OM] Re: France/Tour de France Photographs
From: "GeeBee" <geebee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 22:49:48 +0100
From: "Dean Tyler" <dtyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Subject: [OM] France/Tour de France Photographs


>
> Here are some photographs I took while in France last month.  I thought I
> would do something different (for me) and convert Provia slides to B&W.
> There area some pictures from the Tour for any enthusiasts.  There are a
few
> Paris pictures, but I spared us all the Eiffel Tower pictures (there is
one
> gargoyle shot, not great but I think it was a fairly successful use of
fill
> flash).  All shots were taken with an OM-2n or OM-2s.  Before the trip, I
> purchased a 50-250mm zoom from Tom Scales and I have to say it is a very
> nice lens.  It is as sharp as my 200mm or 300mm.  It is slow, but focuses
> easily.  My only wish would be better close focusing at 50mm.  While
viewing
> the final stage of the Tour in Paris, I was surrounded by digital SLRs.
> >From viewing their pictures, I was just as successful with an OM-2n,
> MD-1/18v and the 50-250mm.  This was my first time to photograph bicycle
> racing.  There were going over 40 mph so it was rather difficult.
> Nonetheless, everyone loved hearing the MD-1 clicking away (except maybe
for
> the people with video cameras who will have live with the sound for
> eternity!)
>
> I have not posted many pictures online, so any comments are appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dean
>
>
> http://www.pbase.com/veggie_dean/france_bw
>
>
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Hi Dean,

A very strong set throughout and I thought Annecy Night, Gargoyle, Lake and
the two Paris images particularly fine. I was also amused by French Window
in which the two subjects seem to have switched hair :-) Good stuff !!

--Graham



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