You're right of course, but I find the limits of light values within which you can get a decent picture rather an obstruction than a blessing. Funny I do not experience this with my choral conducting, although the limits of waht a choir can do are sometimes enormous, considering the level of singing some choirs have (or not). But within those limits I do no find that a problem. You can sing when and whenever you want. Try that with a camera!
:-) Paul Delcour > From: "Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 08:47:00 -0400 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: OT: Pentax Image in Outdoor Photographer > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 08:47:22 -0400 > > I don't think this is negative, I think it's the just the extreme > expression of the aesthetic aspect of photography. Like most art forms, > there is a technique side that puts constraints on pure aesthetics, and > the resulting combination is art. One of the good parts about > photography is that if you have the aesthetic sense (the"eye") then you > can probably learn enough technique or get an automatic enough camera to > not limit yourself too much. This is not true in many arts (like > painting) which is why I believe photography is such a popular hobby. > Certainly, this is true in my case, although I think my enjoyment of the > technical aspects is important to me and my "eye" is probably my > limitation ;-) > > > Steven Desjardins > Department of Chemistry > Washington and Lee University > Lexington, VA 24450 > (540) 458-8873 > FAX: (540) 458-8878 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/19/03 05:50AM >>> > Thanks Kenneth for your explanation. > > I may sound amateurish, but I'm the one who just sees a shot and takes > it. I > hate having to do a lot afterwards, be it in a darkroom or in a > digital > room. That's why I took to slides a certain period, they just gave me > what I > saw. Looking back I can all my mistakes all too clearly as well. What > I > certainly do not like about photgraphy is the amount of technique I > need to > get a picture rigt. I feel the technique is more a burden than a > blessing. > As a choir conductor I do not sense any limits like this. As a pianist > I did > however. My arms and fingers didn't want to do what I did. The piano > was in > my way, as are a lot of photographical technical aspects. The absurd > limits > of a film for instance. I hope that digital solves this all in due > course. > > This sounds more negative than it really is, but as I'm picking up my > photography now I do encounter the very same things that made me stop > twcie > before. So, I'm not a natural photographer I guess. > > :-) > > Paul Delcour > >> From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:00:44 -0400 >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: OT: Pentax Image in Outdoor Photographer >> Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Resent-Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:00:47 -0400 >> >> Paul, this image was submitted digitally to Outdoor Photographer. I > used >> Photoshop to set white and dark points, clean dust spots with the > clone >> stamp, apply a little unsharp mask, a slight crop and then size the > image. >> The Image as printed pretty much agrees with the original slide. It > is as >> straight forward as I can make it. >> This is pretty much the way I handle all my images that I either post > or >> print. >> >> Kenneth Waller >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Paul Delcour" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 5:37 AM >> Subject: Re: OT: Pentax Image in Outdoor Photographer >> >> >>> Kenneth, >>> >>> really wonderful picture. I wander what you did do in Photshop as > you say >>> the image wasn't manipulated or anything. How straightforward a > shoot was >>> this? >>> >>> :-) >>> >>> Paul Delcour >>> >>>> From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 06:50:57 +0200 >>>> To: Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Subject: Re: OT: Pentax Image in Outdoor Photographer >>>> Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Resent-Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 02:50:11 -0400 >>>> >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> Here's the correct URL: >>>> http://pug.komkon.org/01jul/IceFlwer.html >>>> >>>> Congratulations. >>>> >>>> Boris >>>> >>>> >>>> ===8<==============Original message text=============== >>>> KW> Well, after being advised a year ago that an image of mine was >> selected >>>> for >>>> KW> publication in Outdoor Photographer, "Your Gallery" section, > it >> finally >>>> KW> appeared in the October 2003 issue. Check out pages 80/81 of > that >> issue - >>>> KW> the "Your Gallery" section. I've posted this previously to the > PUG >>>> KW> (http://pug.komkon.org/01jul/IceFlwr.html). >>>> KW> I also sent them a paragraph about the capture of this image > but >> they >>>> chose >>>> KW> to write their own. >>>> KW> They did to use this image previously as a background for an > story >> on >>>> KW> "Keeping Cool", >>>> KW> in the June 2003 issue of Outdoor Photographer. >>>> >>>> KW> Kenneth Waller >>>> >>>> ===8<===========End of original message text=========== >>>> >>> >>> >> >
