That's a pretty pic, Jim. I like the lighting, the contrast was manged
REALLY well. The flowers are beautiful too
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On 5/8/09 1:11 AM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> With my recent flower photos, I have made an effort to show the beauty that
> can be found in common blooms. In looking for an image for this Friday, I was
> attracted to the shadows formed by the side-lighting on this Rhododrendron
> cluster. I decided to use the unusual view this Friday, just to illustrate
> another way of viewing the flowers.
>
> In some lens experimentation, I was using the closest example I have to a
> "35mm standard" lens to use on the E-510, in this case a Takumar 1.8/55mm,
> which becomes the equivalent of a 110mm lens in terms of a full-frame 35mm
> system. The longer focal length is much easier to focus than the Elmarit-R
> 2.8/28 that I have been using lately, but the lens is not as sharp as the
> Leica lens.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Shadows+14.tif.html
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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