Is Paradise close to Hell? I enjoyed these pics as well. Interesting experiment. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 9/12/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Paradise, Michigan that is... > > > > Just got resubscribed after a week in a little cabin > > on Whitefish Point - no internet and limited TV (5 > > channels, 3 of them Canadian). Unfortunately, cell > > phones now work up there. > > > > After months of drought the rain came with us - and > > while my wife and I managed to hike the North Country > > Trail or Taqua Trail most days, we spent one day in > > the cabin as rain poured down, and it rained almost > > every night. So much for northern lights photos with > > the LX. Based on a bucket we left outside, the cabin > > got over 5 inches of rain while we were there. That > > extinguished the fire that was burning up the nearby > > peat bogs. > > > > Anyhow - I didn't plan on doing much photography, and > > ultimately decided to leave the 6x7 kit at home and > > brought only the digital stuff and 35mm gear. I have > > to say I never touched the Mz-S or LX, but did shoot a > > bit with the K10D. > > > > I was rather disappointed with the auto-focus > > performance of the K10D and DA 16-45 f4 lens. It > > seemed to have a distinct problem getting a lock for > > landscapes or scenics where the lens was basically > > focusing at infinity. This was especially true at the > > wide end. No problems with closer focusing and no > > problems with other lenses, so maybe my 16-45 has > > something awry with it. > > > > Anyhow - several months after Grandfather Mountain the > > Tony Sweet effect finally settled in, and I wound up > > spending a fair amount of time shooting controlled > > motion blurred shots (bouncing the camera around or > > ultra long exposures hand held) and doing in-focus / > > out of focus multi exposures. > > > > For those who have read this far - a small gallery: > > > > http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/stream/stream09.htm > > Incredible work, as always, Mark! > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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