I like the picture, an inspection mirror would be handy for you next time you are in this situation, cheaper than a Live View and easier to carry than a ladder :)
Russ On 10/26/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 26, 2007, at 8:29 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: > > >> http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/44d.htm > > > > I like it. Only thing I'd change if I were standing there would be to > > get up a bit so that the table didn't block the bottom of the door - > > but that's nitpicking. > > > > Stark and spooky, though. Nice tones! > > Thanks Charles. > > I hear you on the elevation and angle. This photo was made with the > tripod as high as I could set it. It was actually well over my head, > I could NOT see through the viewfinder at all. I'd have liked to get > a teeny bit closer with just a little bit more down-angle, but I > couldn't get any closer to tip the camera down for separation as the > tripod legs would show up in the frame. > > To adjust framing, I used the digital preview function to make snaps > and had to evaluate what was on the LCD looking at it rather > obliquely. Awkward but it worked ... took about four-five preview > captures to get the framing and focus where I wanted. > > A Live View with an articulated LCD would have been a big asset for > much of the day's shooting. I used this technique with digital > preview on the K10D a lot of the time in very dim circumstances. I > have Live View on the L1 (albeit without the articulated mount on the > LCD) and find it to be a very very useful feature for a lot of tripod > based work; it also cuts down on your time to do tests for exposure > adjustment as you can see the histogram, live, on the display. > > Godfrey > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Legacy Air, Inc. 11705 Airport Way Unit C Broomfield Colorado 80021 (303) 404-0277 fax (303) 404-0280 www.legacy-air.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
