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Examples: Sierra and White Mountains (S006)
These examples taken from the Yosemite and Eastern Sierra Nevada, and the White Mountains.
Many of the examples are stopped-down results from aperture series that were ruined by the autofocus errors of the Leica S Typ 006, which biased focus too far forward. Some still work well with stopping down, albeit with the foreground favored for sharpness and the background compromised.
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Dead tree in creek
These white tree trunks appear to almost glow at this time of day due to the predominant blue light (shadowed canyon at high altitude).
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LEICA S (Typ 006) + Leica S 45mm f/2.8 Elmarit-S ASPH
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