Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is about deliberation. Some years ago I was with my wife, a Nikon SLR (film, of course) and (shudder) a tripod, at Point Lobos. At a scenic spot, I set up the camera and tripod, feeling slightly embarrassed at pretending to be a photographer. But just having this box on a tripod changed my attitude. I'd look through the viewfinder, ask my wife to do the same, shift the camera by one or two degrees and have both of us look again. So different an approach from hand-held, although I don't really think it made a difference in the final result in this particular case. Herb >Well it is a very unique type of shooting, Richard. Really slow and >cognitive. You don't get to "work" a venue like you can with a >digital SLR. As the LUG experienced with me the multiple times I had >to go back and shoot my "Remembering Guy Blase" image >( >http://www.rgaphoto.com/benches/content/2011_09_24_GusBlase_MASTER_PANO_WestView_large.html > > >) > >multiple times before getting the image. When the light turns good, >you don't have the time to frame, bracket shoot, move and reframe >and shoot another set of bracketed shots. > >Sometimes taking your time and pre-visualizing can be a wonderful >experience. Other times I wish I could work a subject from multiple >vantage points while the light cooperates. > >I love the slow cognitive work for landscapes. I love being able to >work a subject for portrait shots. Different tools for different >folks; we are lucky to live at such an amazing time for our passion >of photography! >Best, >Bob > >Bob Adler >http://www.rgaphoto.com > >On Jan 22, 2012, at 8:16 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> >wrote: > > > To me personally, these two are the most important points: > > > > - Search for the unseen. The first step in creating a great image is to > > show something heretofore unseen. > > > > - It is not only the subject matter that contains the unseen. It can > be a > > special angle, a special view, unusual lighting, a distinct vantage > point, > > Hyper-Reality or something else. > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 8:05 PM, Richard Man ><richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > > > >> > >> >http://www.luminous-landscape.com/understanding-series/everything_matters__it_is_all_about_the_small_details.shtml > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you.