Godfrey, in either case tripod would be impossible to use. I had to rely on Shake Reduction of my K10D.
Consider - I am a programmer. If I were to come in into my office (I sit in really very open space) with a camera bag *and* a tripod, what my bosses would think. If and when I get a room of my own, that may change ;-). As for the safari shot. You see, it is taken from the car and it is strictly forbidden to leave the car in the open range part of the zoo. Consider, I am driving among hippos and rhinos without any fence, anything. I can ultimately reach out and touch them if they decide to come close to the car. However, I am starting to think about the monopod which could be helpful here. I really appreciate your comparison of the b/w shot with a Japanese photographer. This is seriously important compliment for me. Boris Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Feb 9, 2007, at 10:49 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > >> http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16622&full=1 >> >> The initial title for this image is "Silence, Twenty First Century". I >> wonder if you think it fits. > > I like the composition, it reminds me of some work by Hiroshi > Sugimoto I was looking at yesterday. > > Improvements: > - try a slight counterclockwise rotation ... there's something > slightly off about the way the building intersects the white space of > the sky. > > - A little bit steeper contrast on the building tones, with slightly > higher grays, might be in order. > > But my biggest concern is that it doesn't seem as sharp as it ought > to be for this kind of photo. You're working with the 80-320 and at > long focal length settings ... For both this and the previous shot > you posted of the ibis, a tripod and remote release would have made a > big difference! > > Godfrey > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
