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Subject: [OM] Re: Introduction Simon Worby
From: "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 06:55:17 -0700
Simon;

Hearty welcome to the list, and your pics are great.  
I'd warn you to carefully guard your billfold now that you've stumbled into
here, but sounds like it may be too late.  

>-----Original Message-----
>From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx 
>[mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Simon Worby
>Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 1:47 AM
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Introduction Simon Worby
>
>
>
>Time to introduce myself, having been "lurking" for a 
>fortnight or so...
>
>My first OM was an OM-10, bought for me when I was 14 (I 
>think) as a birthday present. It went wrong, and I got an 
>OM-1N to replace it (which I still have). Via various 
>purchases, including recently on eBay (oh dear!) I have around 
>a dozen Zuiko lenses plus an additional OM-2N (with which I am 
>very impressed).
>
>I understand it's protocol to post a few pictures. Please 
>forgive me as I haven't actually got an artistic bone in my 
>body. I'm fascinated by cameras from a technical perspective, 
>though, and do (at least feel) I understand *how* to take 
>photos, but framing arty ones is beyond me at the moment 
>(though I'm keen to learn).
>
>Anyway, here are some photos, simply scanned in, no cropping, 
>no electronic jiggery-pokery. All taken on Fuji Superia (100 
>or 200) and printed by Club35 in London.
>
>3 red hot pokers in our garden. 75-150 Zoom wide open to 
>reduce DoF. http://www.lestac.co.uk/om/RHPoker.jpg
>
>Bee on honey suckle. 35-105 Zoom on "close focus" setting ca. 
>55mm. http://www.lestac.co.uk/om/HoneyS-bee.jpg
>
>British Black cat. Can't remember which lens, but would guess 
>35mm F2. Clearly not open enough, though! But it's difficult 
>to get the detail on black cats, and I think I did reasonably 
>well. http://www.lestac.co.uk/om/BritBlack.jpg
>
>Border Collie. Focus on dog. 75-150 at 150mm, to bring 
>vegetation behind a bit closer; probably about F11. 
>http://www.lestac.co.uk/om/Collie.jpg
>
>Comments very welcome 
>(I can take criticism well)!
>
>Now that's out of the way, I've got some questions to follow 
>shortly in other messages....
>
>Thanks,
>
>Simon Worby
>Newbury
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