Re: Where do we draw the line?

On May 5, 10:55=A0pm, "Dudley Hanks" <hanks.dud...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Paul Furman" <pa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Dudley Hanks wrote:
> >>> =A0 You have areas in the dog that are blown out and have lost
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> >>> Perhaps a third of a stop less exposure might have kept them.
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> >> As an all but blind photographer, this is the most useful piece of
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> >> \i can extract from your comments. =A0It tells me that the camera
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> >> over-metered the lighting setup I used. =A0Given a similar setup in
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> >> future, I'll set my exposure compensation to under-expose by 2/3 stop
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> >> I used -1/3 stop for the pic.
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> >> That bit of info is quite valuable to me.
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> >> To all of Dimaa's fans out there, I regretfully write that she passed
> >> away on Saturday. =A0She held her head high till the end.\\Thanks for
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> >> your support.
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> > Looks like she had a good life.
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> Yes, she really was an incredible dog.
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> I'm setting up a new web site, and there will be a tribute to Dima on
it,
> including the picture Vance did the post processing on.
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> The eerie part is that, as we were taking Dima to the emergency clinic,
> Norman Greenbaum provided the most appropriate soun-track imaginable via
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> radio -- his timeless classic "Spirit in the Sky." =A0Probably the most
> surreal experience I've ever had.
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> Take care, Paul, maybe I'll get to do coffee with you and Vance if I end
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> in San Francisco for my next guide.Dudley- Hide quoted text -
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Dima's passing was inevitable, but I feel your loss for a friend that
played such a special role.  If you do get to San Francisco for your
next guide, I would love to sit down with you and Paul and have a cup
of coffee to Dima's memory.

Regards,
Vance