Thanks Frank! That one is awesome too, taking about catching the moment!
-- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:40 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Fernando! Nice to see you back. > > My favourite Larry Towell: > > http://www.bulgergallery.com/dynamic/fr_artwork_display.asp?ArtworkID=2394&Body=The%20World%20from%20My%20Front%20Porch > > cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Fernando <fer.p...@gmail.com> > Sent: May 30, 2012 5/30/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography > > Hi all, > > out of my year (or years?) of long lurking; > > Larry, I found this book an interesting read -lot of the suggestions > in this thread are mentioned in it: > http://www.amazon.ca/Michael-Freemans-Digital-Photography-Tips/dp/1600594182/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1338425392&sr=8-8 > > I agree with Frank, a huge number of photos I like (not thinking > necessarily about my photos, but from good photographers+) have > technical imperfections, but these imperfections are compensated with > a beautiful spontaneity and a sense of a moment that cannot be > repeated again (not all of them, but a lot of them) and I would even > say that those imperfections contribute to that spontaneity. > > as I write this I'm thinking about: > http://www.bulgergallery.com/dynamic/fr_artwork_display.asp?ArtworkID=2332 > > and > > this photo of Borges: > http://wildunicornherd.tumblr.com/post/9456572634 > > > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:47 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com > <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >> A developing theme certainly seems to be forming: that of slowing it down, >> taking your time, "getting it right". >> >> And that's great advice. >> >> There are situations, however, where that just isn't possible. A photo will >> appear for a very brief time and if you don't snap ~now~ it will be lost >> forever. The choice is sometimes between getting the (technically imperfect) >> photo and getting nothing. >> >> At times like that it's important to be as prepared as possible by >> understanding the "prevailing conditions" and being as ready as possible to >> do almost anything in a very short period of time. If you snap and the photo >> is "still there" be ready to then consider what adjustments might be >> important in the time you have to re-adjust. >> >> I think that one of the things that is happening here is that we're getting >> comments from photographers of different genres. Obviously a studio >> photographer, a sports photographer, a nature guy and a PJ all have >> different standards of technical requirement, different equipment available >> to them and different time frames in which to work. >> >> Cheers, >> frank >> >> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >> Christopher Hitchens >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <gdigio...@gmail.com> >> Sent: May 30, 2012 5/30/12 >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Subject: Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography >> >> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 5:18 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com >> <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Wow! That's a very complicated way of saying "get the focus and exposure >>> right, keep the camera as still as possible." >> >> Mark! >> >> When I want the best technical quality in my photos, I use a tripod, >> focus critically (manually), and use a light meter to assess the >> correct exposure. >> >> More important than all of that, I slow way down and think carefully >> of what I'm trying to achieve first, form a plan to achieve it, then >> execute the plan carefully. >> >> -- >> Godfrey >> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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. >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ > > -- > 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. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- 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.
