[Rhodes22-list] Hanna leaves us; Not political, so take a break ; ^)
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Wed Sep 10 12:33:40 EDT 2008
As in so many other things, it's all in practice Mary. The more you do
it, the more second nature it becomes. Also, as in so many other things,
it's a combination of skill and natural talent. And abundance of either
can make up for a lack in the other, but an absence of either cannot.
Mary Lou Troy wrote:
> And here is the difference between a photographer and someone with
> merely a good eye. I'm afraid I lack patience (or memory) for all of
> those details.
>
> Mary Lou
>
>
> At 11:29 AM 9/10/2008, you wrote:
>
>> Elle,
>>
>> Welcome to the real world of photography as opposed to picture taking
>> (before digital, it may have been the "reel" world, but that's a whole other
>> story.) The "P" position on the dial is for emergency or documentation
>> pics, shots that you could not have anticipated but needed to capture, truly
>> "point and shoot," nothing more. Partial auto ("S" or "A") is acceptable
>> when conditions vary quite a bit and you need to maintain particular
>> minimums such as shutter speed or depth of field. BTW, I prefer to manually
>> focus most of my shots; I am usually much better at knowing what I want in
>> focus.
>>
>> I see you have also changed your "film speed" to ISO-400, a fairly good
>> compromise between noise and speed on the D80. With longer exposures, the
>> noise is less of a problem. I particularly appreciated the 1/13 sec
>> "partial blur" of the water in DSC_0149 - look at the focus you are able to
>> achieve at an effective F/29!
>>
>> While I am not a fan of the pine tree camera movement images (I guess I am
>> more of a purist) I am very impressed that you used a 4s shutter in the
>> image. The color and composition is very interesting and brings to mind a
>> water fall more than a tree. Hmmm ... the more I look at it ... nah, you
>> can't convert me that easily :~)
>>
>> Your tuition appears to have been well invested and worth every penny.
>>
>> Mike
>> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>> Nissequogue River, NY
>>
>> From: "elle" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
>> 9:21 AM
>>
>>> Thanks, Mike!
>>>
>>> the first thing Joe did was spin the control dial of my camera to
>>> 'manual'...with instructions to 'leave it there.' If he could have read
>>> my mind...yikes....! But the FREEDOM that comes with manual...I'll never
>>> go back!
>>>
>>> that hardest part of that shot was keeping the lens dry...'^)
>>>
>>> elle
>>>
>>>
>>> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>>>
>>> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic" (Lady in Red)
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Wed, 9/10/08, R22MikeW <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: R22MikeW <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hanna leaves us; Not political, so take a
>>>> break ; ^)
>>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>> Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 8:42 AM
>>>> Elle,
>>>>
>>>> Beautiful images!
>>>>
>>>> I think that DSC_0149.jpg is absolutely stunning. I see
>>>> you have been
>>>> playing with the settings on your D80. The use of the 34mm
>>>> W/A lens is just
>>>> perfect - no apparent distortion and great capture. The
>>>> use of composition
>>>> and stop action heightens the drama of the image.
>>>> Exquisite results!
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>> s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>>>> Nissequogue River, NY
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Lady in Red wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The best thing about a storm is what we see as it
>>>>>
>>>> pulls away at
>>>>
>>>>> sunset......
>>>>>
>>>>> These photos were taken Saturday evening at
>>>>>
>>>> Blackwalnut Point at the tip
>>>>
>>>>> of Tilghman Island.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> elle
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we
>>>>>
>>>> can adjust our sails.
>>>>
>>>>> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic"
>>>>>
>>>> (Lady in Red)
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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