Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Funny, funny, funny. Hilarious, actually. The truth revealed! ;-) >Much has been made of the way I use props to improve composition and I make >no apology for it. To my way of thinking if a shot can be improved by a >plastic flamingo then in it goes. I am willing to admit that the crocodile I >used to beef up my Florida holiday snaps was overly ambitious and it was >certainly not my intention to choke the Burmese Python. > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4313978.stm > > >As the props became heavier I made the move to inflatables to make >carrying them easier but as I became more ambitious and moved up from sheep >to cattle I felt that I needed some help. The result is that I now have a >dedicated team to help me. > >Whenever I have the opportunity my team and I make for high ground and I >discuss the feasibility of prop placement within the frame with Gupta my >team leader. The set up is made easier if we can initially locate by a river >or stream, this allows the team members to inflate the props and they are >then able to float them downstream into the areas where they will best >enhance the composition of the photograph. > >I realise that this may take some visualising if you are not on a class 'A' >drug so to help I took a shot of the team in action. > >http://www.geebeephoto.com/2005/Props.htm > >--Graham > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick Boston MA