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Re: [OM] IMG: Insects

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Insects
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 22:01:28 -0500
Nice and sharp, and very colorful, Fernando.  I have also been using Focus 
Magic on specific images, and it does do as Moose said it would.  It is a 
nice tool to have available when a little focus help is needed.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Fernando Gonzalez Gentile" <fgonzalezgentile@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Insects


> Flowers are not absolutely necessary to photograph insects, Jim.
>
> I caught this fly alive and well with one blow, like the The Valiant
> Little Tailor did, but didn't kill it.
> After I had portrayed it, I left it fly away.
>
> My setup consisted of a tripod mounted OM 2n on Auto mode, an Olympus
> 25mm Auto Tube and a G. Zuiko 50mm ƒ/1,4 @ ƒ/8.
> Ektachrome 64.
>
> Tried Focus Magic, as Moose taught me .... :-)
>
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/fernando_gonzalez_gentile/5789376704/in/photostream/lightbox/>
>
> After I had scanned it, the picture reminded me of Peter Gabriel
> singing this song, named "Fly On A Windshield":
> "There's something solid forming in the air,
> The wall of death is lowered in Times Square.
> No-one seems to care,
> They carry on as if nothing was there.
> The wind is blowing harder now,
> Blowing dust into my eyes.
> The dust settles on my skin,
> Making a crust I cannot move in
> And I'm hovering like a fly, waiting for the windshield on the freeway."
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Fernando.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
>> There were no flowers available to me today.
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