RE: PAW: guitar

2004-03-12 Thread Amita Guha
> From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

> Which points out that studying graphic design is another way 
> to improve your 
> photography. I wonder what Amita's instructor had to say 
> about the shot. Which I 
> like, by the way.

Thanks! I'm just learning basic design concepts, but it's already helped
me see things differently. This shot was just one of 44 that I needed
for this project. The instructor pointed out a couple of others that I
took but he didn't say anything about this one.

Amita




Re: PAW: guitar

2004-03-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi!

g> Which points out that studying graphic design is another way to improve your
g> photography. I wonder what Amita's instructor had to say about the shot. Which I
g> like, by the way.

I know personally of at least one person who often shoots planned
shots, such as still life or others. He often draws sketches of
would-be photograph, but unlike me he can actually draw...

Among his other virtues his is graphical (web) designer...

Suddenly I feel like compiling the list of the virtues I'd rather have
but currently haven't...

Cheers!

Boris



Re: PAW: guitar

2004-03-11 Thread graywolf
Which points out that studying graphic design is another way to improve your 
photography. I wonder what Amita's instructor had to say about the shot. Which I 
like, by the way.

--

Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!

I must say this is among the most original shots I've seen. The
geometry is well thought through. Though usually this is called
composition, but to my sense of beautiful it appeals more like a
geometrical drawing.
Everything is flawless about this picture. It deserves to be enlarged
and used as a welcome work of art in some modern art studio...
Thanks for sharing.

Boris



--
graywolf
http://graywolfphoto.com
"You might as well accept people as they are,
you are not going to be able to change them anyway."



RE: PAW: guitar

2004-03-11 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
>From: "David Madsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> 
>Spell check failed me.  It should be an acoustic guitar, not a caustic 
>guitar.  Or maybe it should. 

Having absolutely nothing to do with acid rock.
Opposite end of the ph scale, to say the least.

Nice pic, btw.  Maybe tilt it a degree or two to the left.
It seems to be listing to the right just a bit.
(Or maybe I need to take my medication.)
But nice as it sits.  Good work.

This was fascinating to see.
Two weeks ago I did some b&w experimenting
taking pics of my Yamaha G-235.
Those Japanese sure make good stuff.

Collin (driving a 257K-mile Camry & working @ Honda R&D) Brendemuehl



RE: PAW: guitar

2004-03-10 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
That is a fantastic shot! Ultra sharp and beautiful exposure.  The
composition is extremely interesting.

Great job!

tan.

-Original Message-
From: Paul Eriksson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, 11 March 2004 1:42 PM
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Subject: RE: PAW: guitar


I just thought you ment a basic guitar! 

Paul


>From: "David Madsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: PAW: guitar
>Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:43:09 -0700
>
>Spell check failed me.  It should be an acoustic guitar, not a caustic
>guitar.  Or maybe it should.
>
>David Madsen
>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>http://www.davidmadsen.com
>
>-Original Message-
>From: David Madsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:40 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: PAW: guitar
>
>
>I should photograph the back of the caustic guitar at my house (left here
>by
>a friend) that has a rather big 'dent' in the back from being used to hit
>it's owner's brother in the head.  Definite imperfections.
>
>David Madsen
>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>http://www.davidmadsen.com
>
>-Original Message-----
>From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:45 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: PAW: guitar
>
>
>Yup.  No scratches around the sound hole rosette.
>Doesn't take much playing to make that area "imperfect".
>Nice shot, though.
>
>Amita Guha wrote:
> > Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it
> > for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an
> > electric.
>
>

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Re: PAW: guitar

2004-03-10 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Paul Eriksson wrote:
 
> I just thought you ment a basic guitar! 

ah - better music thru chemistry

... and I ain't lyein'   ;^)Bill

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RE: PAW: guitar

2004-03-10 Thread Paul Eriksson
I just thought you ment a basic guitar! 

Paul


From: "David Madsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: PAW: guitar
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:43:09 -0700
Spell check failed me.  It should be an acoustic guitar, not a caustic
guitar.  Or maybe it should.
David Madsen
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.davidmadsen.com
-Original Message-
From: David Madsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:40 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: PAW: guitar
I should photograph the back of the caustic guitar at my house (left here 
by
a friend) that has a rather big 'dent' in the back from being used to hit
it's owner's brother in the head.  Definite imperfections.

David Madsen
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.davidmadsen.com
-Original Message-
From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:45 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PAW: guitar
Yup.  No scratches around the sound hole rosette.
Doesn't take much playing to make that area "imperfect".
Nice shot, though.
Amita Guha wrote:
> Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it
> for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an
> electric.

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Re: PAW: guitar

2004-03-10 Thread John Mustarde
On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:52:10 -0500, you wrote:

>I'm taking a graphic design course, and last week's homework was to take
>an object and portray it 50 different ways. Not necessarily a
>photography assignment, but what else was I going to do? I borrowed
>Nate's Canon 300d and shot at least 200 exposures of my acoustic guitar.
>Needless to say, I don't even want to look a the guitar for a while. ;)
>While I was at it I also my hand at some "studio" photography using a
>halogen lamp and a flourescent lamp for lighting and no flash. This was
>one of the better shots:
>
>http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/paw/2004-03-07.html
>

Sell it. A sure cover shot. Very nice.

--
John Mustarde
www.photolin.com



Re: PAW: guitar

2004-03-10 Thread mike wilson
I thought maybe it plays sharp all the time.

David Madsen wrote:
> 
> Spell check failed me.  It should be an acoustic guitar, not a caustic
> guitar.  Or maybe it should.
> 
> David Madsen
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.davidmadsen.com
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: David Madsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:40 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: PAW: guitar
> 
> I should photograph the back of the caustic guitar at my house (left here by
> a friend) that has a rather big 'dent' in the back from being used to hit
> it's owner's brother in the head.  Definite imperfections.
> 
> David Madsen
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.davidmadsen.com
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:45 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: PAW: guitar
> 
> Yup.  No scratches around the sound hole rosette.
> Doesn't take much playing to make that area "imperfect".
> Nice shot, though.
> 
> Amita Guha wrote:
> > Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it
> > for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an
> > electric.



RE: PAW: guitar

2004-03-10 Thread David Madsen
Spell check failed me.  It should be an acoustic guitar, not a caustic
guitar.  Or maybe it should.

David Madsen
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.davidmadsen.com

-Original Message-
From: David Madsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:40 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: PAW: guitar


I should photograph the back of the caustic guitar at my house (left here by
a friend) that has a rather big 'dent' in the back from being used to hit
it's owner's brother in the head.  Definite imperfections.

David Madsen
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.davidmadsen.com

-Original Message-
From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:45 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PAW: guitar


Yup.  No scratches around the sound hole rosette.
Doesn't take much playing to make that area "imperfect".
Nice shot, though.

Amita Guha wrote:
> Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it
> for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an
> electric.




RE: PAW: guitar

2004-03-10 Thread David Madsen
I should photograph the back of the caustic guitar at my house (left here by
a friend) that has a rather big 'dent' in the back from being used to hit
it's owner's brother in the head.  Definite imperfections.

David Madsen
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.davidmadsen.com

-Original Message-
From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:45 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PAW: guitar


Yup.  No scratches around the sound hole rosette.
Doesn't take much playing to make that area "imperfect".
Nice shot, though.

Amita Guha wrote:
> Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it
> for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an
> electric.




RE: PAW: guitar

2004-03-10 Thread Amita Guha
> > > From: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

> Out of curiosity, how 
> old is your FG335?  (I'm pretty sure I've played one and 
> liked it ... which would explain the striping looking 
> familiar.  And yeah, I could tell it was a dreadnaught from 
> the shape of the waist.  ;-)  )

I got it in February 2003, but I think by then Yamaha wasn't making them
anymore because I couldn't find it on their website. Mine has a very
nice, warm sound but the action is kind of high. I also want to see if I
can find a smaller-bodied acoustic, like a parlor guitar or something. 

I played piano as a kid and last fall we got a full-size keyboard, so
I've been spending more time on that anyway.

Meanwhile, on my "lust list" for guitars is one of these guys. I played
with one at Sam Ash and loved it.
http://www.ibanez.com/guitars/series.asp?s=ax&l=e

I promised Nate I wouldn't get my own electric until I actually learn to
play. *sigh*



RE: PAW: guitar

2004-03-10 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
Amita Guha answered:
> 
> > From: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > That looks familiar, so it's probably a brand I know.  It's
> > not Yamaha (at least it doesn't match mine).  Who made it?
> Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it
> for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an
> electric.

Huh.  I'd expected more consistency.  My circa-1980 Yamaha FG-331
has a thick black line at the outer edge of the soundboard with a
thinner black line just inside of that, and the ring around the
soundhole goes thick...thin-thick-thin...thick.  My Yamaha FG-312
(12-string) of uncertain age is the same except that it has one more
thin line on the edge decoration.  I had thought that they kept the
overall look similar from model to model as part of a "visual 
signature", but I guess I was wrong.  Out of curiosity, how old
is your FG335?  (I'm pretty sure I've played one and liked it ...
which would explain the striping looking familiar.  And yeah, I
could tell it was a dreadnaught from the shape of the waist.  ;-)  )

I've got a couple of friends with 100-series Yamahas.  They still
feel like Yamahas, but it's a very different tone.  Not as nice 
for rythm, I think, but I might borrow one sometime for a lead track
that I don't want to play on electric.

Ahh, guitars ...

-- Glenn



Re: PAW: guitar

2004-03-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi!

I must say this is among the most original shots I've seen. The
geometry is well thought through. Though usually this is called
composition, but to my sense of beautiful it appeals more like a
geometrical drawing.

Everything is flawless about this picture. It deserves to be enlarged
and used as a welcome work of art in some modern art studio...

Thanks for sharing.

Boris




RE: PAW: guitar

2004-03-10 Thread Amita Guha
> Definitely.  It certainly makes me want to go spank the plank.

Spank the plank...hehe...gotta remember that one.

I'm glad you guys all liked the shot. Thanks for the comments! :)

Amita



RE: PAW: guitar

2004-03-10 Thread Amita Guha
> From: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

> Amita Guha posted:
> > http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/paw/2004-03-07.html
> 
> That looks familiar, so it's probably a brand I know.  It's
> not Yamaha (at least it doesn't match mine).  Who made it?
> 
> Oh yeah, I like the photo BTW.

Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it
for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an
electric.



Re: PAW: guitar

2004-03-10 Thread Peter J. Alling
That's a very strong composition.  I like it.

Amita Guha wrote:

I'm taking a graphic design course, and last week's homework was to take
an object and portray it 50 different ways. Not necessarily a
photography assignment, but what else was I going to do? I borrowed
Nate's Canon 300d and shot at least 200 exposures of my acoustic guitar.
Needless to say, I don't even want to look a the guitar for a while. ;)
While I was at it I also my hand at some "studio" photography using a
halogen lamp and a flourescent lamp for lighting and no flash. This was
one of the better shots:
http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/paw/2004-03-07.html



 





Re: PAW: guitar

2004-03-09 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
Amita Guha posted:
> http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/paw/2004-03-07.html

That looks familiar, so it's probably a brand I know.  It's
not Yamaha (at least it doesn't match mine).  Who made it?

Oh yeah, I like the photo BTW.

-- Glenn



Re: PAW: Guitar String Post

2004-02-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Mark ...

You've got a good idea here, but I think this shot fails to make the cut.
Apart from the element you'd like to clone out, the object in the background
is very distracting.  It looks like another guitar string post.  Softer bokeh
might get it to work a little better, or maybe going the other way, with
greater DOF ... m, not so sure about that, but you might want to give it a
try.

Also, positioning the camera lower might allow the front post to block out the
rear post.  Might be an option.

BTW, I did something similar with piano strings a while back.  If I can find
the disk, maybe I'll post a pic or two here and you can help me out with some
suggestions.

Mark Dalal wrote:

> Hey Folks,
>
> Here's one I need some help on. I'm wondering if I should crop it tighter.
> There's an element in the middle left side of the photo I'm wondering if I
> should clone out. Ditch it altogether and try again?
>
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2167370
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark