> > From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/10/31 Tue PM 01:07:12 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles > > On 10/31/06, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > "Every time I see an adult on a bicycle", said H G Wells, "I no longer > > despair for the human race" > > > > Cast your despair to the four winds, and enjoy: > > http://todayspictures.slate.com/20061031/ > > Well, if the bicyclist is the main subject of the photo, I'd have > thought he could have made it a bit sharper. Perhaps if he'd have > panned? Or, maybe a faster shutter speed would have frozen him. As > an added bonus, his aperture would have opened up a bit, blurring > those distracting stairs and railings a bit. > > Speaking of the stairs, I think if he'd have zoomed in a bit on the > cyclist, he could have eliminated them altogether. Then, maybe his > cameras AE would have been able to better deal with the exposure of > the cyclist, which is a bit dark, to my eye. > > All in all, however, a good attempt, and I think if he works a few of > those details a bit, Mr. Bresson may become a fine photographer > someday, just like Kenny Rockwell is. > > Thanks for posting this, Bob. > Seconded. I like the boys discussing the Tour on their racers. Today, they would probably be sitting in a darkened room playing "Lance's Tour" on their Xbox/Playstation/PC.
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