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Subject: [OM] Re: How to piss off a cat without really trying
From: Paul Braun <cygnus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:36:40 -0500
Walt Wayman wrote:
> I'll relay to Barnum your kind compliment. The focusing was not my
> doing, but was accomplished by the 50/2 DZ Macro with the aid of the
> modelling lights in the macro twin flash, which come on when an
> auto-focusing aid is required, which is why (a) the cat's pupils are
> smaller than they would've otherwise been, and (b) why he looks PO'd
> even before the firing of the flash in his face from a foot away.
> 
And I would like to take this opportunity to point out that the two 
photos of Chandy and Mittens were quick, available-light snapshots with 
the E1 - neither of them were really in the mood for portraiture.

The shot of Barnum obviously has some actual thought and better lighting...

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Paul Braun
Valparaiso, IN

"There's a fine line between stupid, and clever." - David St. Hubbins

"Enjoy every sandwich." - Warren Zevon

"The Fountain of Youth is a state of mind." - The Ides of March

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