Cool. Understood that shooting cicumstances are what they are and often not ideal.
I'll bet if you can make it back to that place at a time when most others don't want to go... you could come up with some striking images. Dawn, late dusk, even consider some night shots, long exposure, possibly painting the mill with a flashlight a bit. On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 1:57 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > From: Tom C >> >> OK, easy for me to say. I like this better than the first. Here's what I >> think: >> >> 1. Since the mill is the main subject, this wide angle shot lessens >> it's impact a bit too much. My feeling is that the mill needs to have >> a slightly larger footprint in the image. Maybe a few feet closer and >> a slightly lower vantage point would still allow for ample foreground >> stream and background sky. >> 2. IMO, the people detract from the scene. I don't think they add a >> sense of scale in this case, as we all generally know the size of this >> type of structure. They strike me as touristy as well. >> 3. Did you do any post-capture sharpening? The image seems a tad soft >> overall. >> >> Love the sky and foreground leading in. >> >> This is a great subject and my comments are not meant as negativity, >> just feedback. > > Points in reverse order: > > Your comments are taken as intended. Feedback is, after all, what I was > asking for. > > No post capture sharpening because I still don't really know what I'm doing > in that area yet. > > The people do look touristy. A lot of my landscape work looks kind of > sterile to me, and I was looking for something a little different. I don't > think I do people in the environment very well, and I wanted to see if I > could improve my technique in this area. Still work to do. > > The shoot started out as "What can I do with the 10-20 zoom?". The > particular vantage point is chosen because I had several people just walk up > and stand right where I was trying to shoot the water on the wheel, bumping > my tripod. > > I do try to be considerate of others when I'm shooting, and leave room so > they can get their shot. They don't always reciprocate. I frequently will > get a question after several minutes, "Am I in your way?" When I say yes, > they get kind of huffy. > > If you didn't want to know, why did you ask? > > Probably has something to do with why I'm so frequently grumpy. Ought to be > more assertive I guess, but I don't like to risk letting my anger loose. > > Anyway, I only had the 10-20 with me at the time, so I'm kind of ending up > with what's the best way I can use the lens I have while not letting some > idiot knock the tripod over into the water. > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
