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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 1/1/2016: hangover cure

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 1/1/2016: hangover cure
From: ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2016 15:21:33 +0000
Thanks for looking, Chuck.  I think though that all the eyes were open, merely 
directed towards the action in the centre of the shot; everyone was having a 
good time.

http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=19397

I remember your picture, and I like it.

Chris


> On 3 Jan 2016, at 14:27, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 5 pairs of closed eyes (35%).  You're not so lucky as Nathan and your result 
> is more like what I would expect.
> 
> To improve the odds (and it's still not perfect) I tell everyone to close 
> their eyes (just lightly, no squinting or grimacing).  On command to open 
> they are to open their eyes, look at the camera and smile. This shot 
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=17093 
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=17093>> was done that way.  Of 
> 24 people only one (my sister-in-law at far right) has her eyes closed.  I 
> could have fixed it by pasting a pair of eyes from other shots but chose not 
> to bother since she's wearing dark glasses and the closed eyes are not very 
> visible.
> 
> I took a dozen shots to get the one in the link.  But, as frequently happens, 
> the keeper was #2.  Even the adults start to get bored after more than a few.
> 
> Chuck Norcutt
> 
> 
> On 1/3/2016 1:37 AM, ChrisB wrote:
>> Nicely done, Nathan.  The composition has turned out very well.  But
>> was it lunch or dinner?
>> 
>> I took one of most of my family on the day after Boxing Day;  I used
>> my X100T and iPhone, which worked well (for once).  However, I forgot
>> to set the 2s delay and was caught with my finger poised over the
>> iPhone:
>> 
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=19397
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
>>> On 2 Jan 16, at 18:54, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> We celebrated New Year’s Eve in Alicante’s best restaurant, La
>>> Ereta. Just me, my wife and our two children. Truth be told, I was
>>> not hung over on New Year’s Day morning since I was the designated
>>> driver the night before. My wife and children, that’s another story
>>> ;-) Anyway, yesterday we had a lunch/dinner at our place with our
>>> Spanish/French/Algerian friends. It was a great way to usher in
>>> 2016, and for once I got to use the tripod and the self-timer of my
>>> camera:
>>> 
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mLRMgxF/A
>>> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mLRMgxF/A 
>>> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mLRMgxF/A>>
>> 
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