Putting a person in the picture would defeat the original intention of making the photograph in the first place. In any case, there were no people around. The fence is in a neighborhood where there's not much street activity to begin with, and there's even less on the day of the week that I made the photo. I could probably hang around for a couple of hours and not see a person on that street. Plus, the photo had to be taken at a certain time of the day, otherwise the light would not be right and there would be various shadows to deal with. At that time of day there's even less street activity in the area, not to mention that particular street.
As for the use of a car, we live in different environments. Public transportation is very poor here, and unless one lives very close to shopping and stores, it can be difficult and quite time consuming to walk to such places. There are lots of hills here as well, so even for the fit and healthy, it can be a half-day affair to bring home a bottle of milk. Shel > [Original Message] > From: DagT > Yes, you are right in a way .-) > > But I still do not carry a tripod or have it in my car (I seldom use our car anyway). > > In your picture the tripod suits the way you photographed it which in turn suits the subject (sorry, I haven't commented on it before). > > I would probably have solved it differently, perhaps with a little stealth trying to get a person into the picture (not necessarily making a better picture), and then the tripod would not have been of any use. It depends on how we like to work, and being an amateur I am free to do exactly that. > > A couple of my pictures have been compared to Franks, and I don't think he uses a tripod either .-) > > DagT > > > Fra: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Isn't a fence a still life? > > > > There's always a tripod in my car, but it's not used too often. > > > > Shel > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: DagT > > > > > It depends on how you photograph. > > For me the triopd always gets in the way. > > I like to move freely, to change angles and > > to follow the subject, even in a studio or > > using medium format. So the only times > > I use the tripod is for still life. I never carry > > it around. > > > > > > > > Fra: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Dato: 2007/01/09 Tue AM 02:25:11 CET > > > > Til: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > > > > Emne: Re: PESO - American Fence (the process of creativty) > > > > > > > > Well, Ken, in both cases the tripod provides better results. It's the > > > > misuse of the tripod, or not using it in the best manner, that can > > > > contribute to lesser results. But, the results you're talking about are > > > > aesthetic, not technical. And even by using the camera/tripod as you > > > > suggest, aesthetic results can be crap > > > > > > > > Shel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > > > From: Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > > > > Date: 1/8/2007 12:44:26 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence (the process of creativty) > > > > > > > > > > > So, the short answer is, regardless of shutter speed, using a > > tripod can > > > > > > help achieve better results. > > > > > > > > > > Agreed, but I've also seen it hinder better results. > > > > > > > > > > I've seen photogs approach a subject with the camera already tripod > > > > mounted, > > > > > legs extended & simply set up & snap away. In these cases the tripod > > is > > > > > preventing full exploration of the photographic opportunities. > > > > > > > > > > I was taught when using a tripod, to view the subject thru an > > unmounted > > > > > camera, @ various perspectives & only when I arrived at the desired > > scene > > > > to > > > > > then bring the tripod into use & set it up to capture that view. > > > > > > > > > > Kenneth Waller > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence (the process of creativty) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Boris, > > > > > > > > > > > > To answer your question, there are a few reasons, or maybe several > > > > > > variations on the same reason. First, a tripod is always more > > stable > > > > than > > > > > > hand held, and since this shot didn't need quick reflexes, and it > > was > > > > easy > > > > > > to set up the t'pod, why not go for as high a quality as I could > > get. > > > > The > > > > > > other thing I noticed is that, as I've gotten older, I sometimes > > move > > > > > > forward and back, usually very imperceptibly - in fact, it's more > > of a > > > > > > feeling that I'm moving than actually observing it - and the tripod > > > > keeps > > > > > > the camera in the same plane, or the same precise distance, from the > > > > > > subject, reducing focusing errors. Further, the use of the t'pod > > > > allows > > > > > > me > > > > > > to more carefully frame the shot, avoiding slight tilts that > > sometimes > > > > > > occur when shooting hand held and giving me the freedom to frame > > more > > > > > > accurately. It also allows better use of mirror prefire or > > bracketing. > > > > > > > > > > > > So, the short answer is, regardless of shutter speed, using a > > tripod can > > > > > > help achieve better results. > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
