I like shenanigans generally, but I ~love~ them when they're alcohol induced!!
cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: David Savage <ozsav...@gmail.com> Sent: February 17, 2013 2/17/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: OT PESO - Waves Make the shutter speed any faster & you then run the risk of being outside of the cameras sync. speed. All the comments are interesting & all seem to assume that I was specifically shooting a hair toss, when in actual fact it was the result of alcohol induced shenanigans. DS On 18 February 2013 01:42, Aahz Maruch <a...@pobox.com> wrote: > Being contrary again: Depends on the effect you're trying to achieve. > Water waves are often not particularly contrasting, and if you're > echoing water waves, this seems like an effective composition. In > addition, by not highlighting the hair, you focus more attention on the > face/shoulder. (It's called "Waves", but my eye gets drawn to the face, > making the hair a punctuation.) If you really want to focus on the > hair, you'd need to make the face less compelling. > > My question about the composition is whether that shutter speed is what > you want. Probably don't want it any slower or it'd be too blurry, but > maybe faster for the sharp/frozen effect. > > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Great pose, really dynamic hair, Dave. >> >> I agree that her hair could use more contrast from the background. I'd >> suggest some light on the background to make it a lighter gray; or >> backlighting her hair -- not too much; or side-lighting her hair, >> parallel with her shoulders from camera right. Backlighting her hair >> would give a very different look from this, of course. >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 9:42 AM, David Savage <ozsav...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > What do you suggest? >> > >> > On 16 February 2013 23:34, Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Effectively done, Dave. >> >> Hair contrast with background may be questioned.(?) >> >> >> >> Jack >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: David Savage <ozsav...@gmail.com> >> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> >> Cc: >> >> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 7:26 AM >> >> Subject: OT PESO - Waves >> >> >> >> G'day All, >> >> >> >> I caught up with some photographer friends for some drinks an >> >> cannibalistic shooting of each other. >> >> >> >> The subject of this photo is a former model turned photographer who >> >> has amazingly long hair: >> >> >> >> <http://500px.com/photo/26054069> >> >> >> >> D800, 85mm f1.4, 1/160 @ f5.6, ISO 125. Single small deep octa softbox >> >> slightly above models head hight. >> >> >> >> Enjoy. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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. >> > >> > -- >> > 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> -bmw >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ > <*> <*> <*> > Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html > > -- > 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. -- 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.
