Re: PESO: crested serpent eagle
Adit did good especially in view of some deep shadows. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2019, at 7:11 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > Adit got a photograph of a crested serpent eagle while he was > spending his holidays in palakkad last week. yet to shoot this one > myself. the eagle gets its name because of a fondness for > snakes... > > http://something-feathered.in/2019/01/02/crested-serpent-eagle/ > > k-s1 and the DAL 55-300... > > comments appreciated, > > subash > > -- > 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.
Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse
On 1/1/2019 9:43 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: I'm not taking many pictures these days, except occasionally with my phone, but I'm not going to beat myself up about it, and I don't think anyone else should. It's meant to be enjoyable, not a duty. This really should go into a permanent quote list. -- 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.
Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse
I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:44 AM Bob W-PDML wrote: > > I'm not taking many pictures these days, except occasionally with my phone, > but I'm not going to beat myself up about it, and I don't think anyone else > should. It's meant to be enjoyable, not a duty. -- -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.
Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse
On 2/1/19, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >This really should go into a permanent quote list. >> I'm not taking many pictures these days, except occasionally with my >>phone, but I'm not going to beat myself up about it, and I don't think >>anyone else should. It's meant to be enjoyable, not a duty. Some of us enjoy the beatings. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- _ -- 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.
Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse
> On 02 January 2019 at 16:36 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > On 2/1/19, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >This really should go into a permanent quote list. > > >> I'm not taking many pictures these days, except occasionally with my > >>phone, but I'm not going to beat myself up about it, and I don't think > >>anyone else should. It's meant to be enjoyable, not a duty. > > Some of us enjoy the beatings. > Only if applied by a lady of a certain age, dressed in a public school matron's uniform. I think Bill has that covered. -- 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.
Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen
It does not have the mass appeal of a Mary Poppins movie or a superhero movie. Those are the films that draw audiences today. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:26 PM John wrote: > Every review I've seen for "Welcome to Marwen" has been favorable, > although I've > seen some that said it wasn't as good as the documentary film "Marwencol". > > It's just not performing at the box office. > > On 1/1/2019 14:59:15, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > I thought "Welcome to Marwen" was outstanding.. One of the best this > year. At > > the showing I attended, about 80% of the nearly full house gave it a > standing > > ovation. > > > > And yet the reviews I've seen thumb Marwen down in favor of that hideous, > > soulless, scriptless, and dull-witted Mary Poppins remake. That was > painful > > to even sit through, and gets my vote as one of the worst films I've ever > > suffered through. > > > > G > > > On 1/1/2019 12:24 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: We saw Welcome to > Marwen > this past weekend; Both my wife and I really enjoyed it. You may > have > to look for it in "art" theaters, rather than in the multiplex cinemas > at the malls. > >>> > > > > > > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > 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.
Re: PESO: crested serpent eagle
Very nicely done indeed. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:19 PM Subash Jeyan wrote: > Adit got a photograph of a crested serpent eagle while he was > spending his holidays in palakkad last week. yet to shoot this one > myself. the eagle gets its name because of a fondness for > snakes... > > http://something-feathered.in/2019/01/02/crested-serpent-eagle/ > > k-s1 and the DAL 55-300... > > comments appreciated, > > subash > > -- > 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.
Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse
On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 9:49 AM Bruce Walker I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to > firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. > Or make photographing naked women into a vocation. -- 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.
Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse
On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 5:09 PM William Robb wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 9:49 AM Bruce Walker > > I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to > > firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. > > Or make photographing naked women into a vocation. I expect that even shooting naked ladies can become a chore if there's commerce involved. Deadlines, securing models, post-processing, location scouting, paperwork ... bleargh. Shooting nude women just because you can is all joy. -- -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.
Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse
Bruce Walker wrote on 1/2/19 3:42 PM: On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 5:09 PM William Robb wrote: On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 9:49 AM Bruce Walker I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. Or make photographing naked women into a vocation. I expect that even shooting naked ladies can become a chore if there's commerce involved. Deadlines, securing models, post-processing, location scouting, paperwork ... bleargh. Shooting nude women just because you can is all joy. Some years ago I was toying with the idea of going pro and was figuring out what it would take to make a living at photography. I knew that I wouldn't be able to go from zero to enough paid gigs to make a living in any sort of reasonable time, but I was able to get enough free gigs to simulate what it would be like to work as a photographer. It took about two or three weeks of that to suck all of the fun out of my photography and convince me that I didn't want photography to become my job, I wanted to keep it as something that I did for fun. It is nice, however, when occasionally the fun I get from photography includes cashing a check. Now pardon me as I was philosophic, and perhaps a bit pedantic... From my study of Aikido, I have realized that almost any activity can become a "do", (pronounced doe) aka dao, tao, or translated "way" or path". For me to treat something as a do, is to work on improving my skill at it for the meditative benefits of working to improve your skills at that activity. For me, photography can very much fall into that category because there are so many areas to improve one's (especially my) skill and understanding. For me, simply working on holding the camera still while taking photos can be a skill that can never be perfected, only improved. Composition, lighting, and even putting a model at ease are just a few more of those skills. So, to me, walking around with my camera looking for photos, even when I don't have my muse, isn't necessarily a onerous chore, but an opportunity for a few minutes of meditation. At least that's the theory. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ -- 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.
Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse
> On 3 Jan 2019, at 00:36, Larry Colen wrote: > > > Some years ago I was toying with the idea of going pro and was figuring out > what it would take to make a living at photography. I knew that I wouldn't be > able to go from zero to enough paid gigs to make a living in any sort of > reasonable time, but I was able to get enough free gigs to simulate what it > would be like to work as a photographer. It took about two or three weeks of > that to suck all of the fun out of my photography and convince me that I > didn't want photography to become my job, I wanted to keep it as something > that I did for fun. It is nice, however, when occasionally the fun I get from > photography includes cashing a check. > > Now pardon me as I was philosophic, and perhaps a bit pedantic... > > From my study of Aikido, I have realized that almost any activity can become > a "do", (pronounced doe) aka dao, tao, or translated "way" or path". For me > to treat something as a do, is to work on improving my skill at it for the > meditative benefits of working to improve your skills at that activity. For > me, photography can very much fall into that category because there are so > many areas to improve one's (especially my) skill and understanding. For me, > simply working on holding the camera still while taking photos can be a skill > that can never be perfected, only improved. Composition, lighting, and even > putting a model at ease are just a few more of those skills. > > So, to me, walking around with my camera looking for photos, even when I > don't have my muse, isn't necessarily a onerous chore, but an opportunity for > a few minutes of meditation. At least that's the theory. > Influenced in all things by Henri Cartier-Bresson, I read a few years ago a book that he recommended to photographers, called Zen in the Art of Archery, by Eugen Herrigel. This had a very profound philosophical and practical effect on my approach to photography and now when I'm taking pictures I close my eyes, breathe slowly, rhythmically and meditatively to make myself one with the cosmos, visualise the spirit of the image, then throw my camera at the subject. -- 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.
Re: PESO: crested serpent eagle
thank you Jack and Dan for the nice words... On Wed, 2 Jan 2019 15:47:25 -0500 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > Very nicely done indeed. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:19 PM Subash Jeyan > wrote: > > > Adit got a photograph of a crested serpent eagle while he was > > spending his holidays in palakkad last week. yet to shoot this one > > myself. the eagle gets its name because of a fondness for > > snakes... > > > > http://something-feathered.in/2019/01/02/crested-serpent-eagle/ > > > > k-s1 and the DAL 55-300... -- 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.
Re: My Mood Is Changing ... Again
I believe they are different places: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1389 https://www.bing.com/search?q=Chengdu&pc=cosp&ptag=G6C999N1234ACC4A5BF80C&form=CONBNT&conlogo=CT3210127 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:17 PM John wrote: > I thought Xanadu was the OLD spelling and Chengdu was the modern preferred > translation. > > On 1/1/2019 12:42:54, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > Some very interesting pictures there, Boris. > > > > Did you know that Chengdu is what we now call Xanadu...? > > > >> On 1 Jan 2019, at 17:21, Boris Liberman wrote: > >> > >> It does not work for me this way, Stan. > >> > >> Normally, when I go on a trip abroad, I would take more consistent > >> pictures, but less interesting or less inspired, if you will. > >> > >> If you're inclined to go through 25+ pictures - have a look here: > >> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1H7burQbgc8DiRi5SPYFheKR11tcBBRPN > >> > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > 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.
Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse
Shooting nude women just because you can is all joy. This can be taken a number of ways, and out of context, it's a MARK! On 1/2/2019 6:42 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 5:09 PM William Robb wrote: On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 9:49 AM Bruce Walker I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. Or make photographing naked women into a vocation. I expect that even shooting naked ladies can become a chore if there's commerce involved. Deadlines, securing models, post-processing, location scouting, paperwork ... bleargh. Shooting nude women just because you can is all joy. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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.
Re: OT: A New Life Partner
Congratulations to both of you, Paul! Happy and Marry! or Merry and Hep-py! :) Igor PS. Sorry for the delayed response, - I didn't get to PDML since the last year. Paul Stenquist Sat, 29 Dec 2018 11:02:36 -0800 wrote: After about three years without my wife of 44 years, I decided I definitely didn’t like going it alone. Fortuitously, I met a wonderful lady who had also lost her mate to cancer after many years of marriage and was equally unhappy with life as a single. We’ve been dating for about 14 months and recently announced our engagement. It’s never too late for love! But it is too late to attempt this without knee pads! https://www.photo.net/photo/18514460/A-Life-Partner https://www.photo.net/photo/18514461/Bling-for-my-Babe -- 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.
Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen
Would you have gone to see it if it hadn't been for the "Pentax Spotting" post? I probably wouldn't even have known about it. On 1/2/2019 15:37:44, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: It does not have the mass appeal of a Mary Poppins movie or a superhero movie. Those are the films that draw audiences today. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:26 PM John wrote: Every review I've seen for "Welcome to Marwen" has been favorable, although I've seen some that said it wasn't as good as the documentary film "Marwencol". It's just not performing at the box office. On 1/1/2019 14:59:15, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I thought "Welcome to Marwen" was outstanding.. One of the best this year. At the showing I attended, about 80% of the nearly full house gave it a standing ovation. And yet the reviews I've seen thumb Marwen down in favor of that hideous, soulless, scriptless, and dull-witted Mary Poppins remake. That was painful to even sit through, and gets my vote as one of the worst films I've ever suffered through. G On 1/1/2019 12:24 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: We saw Welcome to Marwen this past weekend; Both my wife and I really enjoyed it. You may have to look for it in "art" theaters, rather than in the multiplex cinemas at the malls. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse
Bullsh*t baffles brains? Alan C On 03-Jan-19 02:53 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 3 Jan 2019, at 00:36, Larry Colen wrote: Some years ago I was toying with the idea of going pro and was figuring out what it would take to make a living at photography. I knew that I wouldn't be able to go from zero to enough paid gigs to make a living in any sort of reasonable time, but I was able to get enough free gigs to simulate what it would be like to work as a photographer. It took about two or three weeks of that to suck all of the fun out of my photography and convince me that I didn't want photography to become my job, I wanted to keep it as something that I did for fun. It is nice, however, when occasionally the fun I get from photography includes cashing a check. Now pardon me as I was philosophic, and perhaps a bit pedantic... From my study of Aikido, I have realized that almost any activity can become a "do", (pronounced doe) aka dao, tao, or translated "way" or path". For me to treat something as a do, is to work on improving my skill at it for the meditative benefits of working to improve your skills at that activity. For me, photography can very much fall into that category because there are so many areas to improve one's (especially my) skill and understanding. For me, simply working on holding the camera still while taking photos can be a skill that can never be perfected, only improved. Composition, lighting, and even putting a model at ease are just a few more of those skills. So, to me, walking around with my camera looking for photos, even when I don't have my muse, isn't necessarily a onerous chore, but an opportunity for a few minutes of meditation. At least that's the theory. Influenced in all things by Henri Cartier-Bresson, I read a few years ago a book that he recommended to photographers, called Zen in the Art of Archery, by Eugen Herrigel. This had a very profound philosophical and practical effect on my approach to photography and now when I'm taking pictures I close my eyes, breathe slowly, rhythmically and meditatively to make myself one with the cosmos, visualise the spirit of the image, then throw my camera at the subject. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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.
Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen
I would have gone. I saw several interesting reviews, and I like Steve Carell. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 11:31 PM John wrote: > Would you have gone to see it if it hadn't been for the "Pentax Spotting" > post? > I probably wouldn't even have known about it. > > On 1/2/2019 15:37:44, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > It does not have the mass appeal of a Mary Poppins movie or a superhero > > movie. Those are the films that draw audiences today. > > > > Dan Matyola > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:26 PM John wrote: > > > >> Every review I've seen for "Welcome to Marwen" has been favorable, > >> although I've > >> seen some that said it wasn't as good as the documentary film > "Marwencol". > >> > >> It's just not performing at the box office. > >> > >> On 1/1/2019 14:59:15, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >>> I thought "Welcome to Marwen" was outstanding.. One of the best this > >> year. At > >>> the showing I attended, about 80% of the nearly full house gave it a > >> standing > >>> ovation. > >>> > >>> And yet the reviews I've seen thumb Marwen down in favor of that > hideous, > >>> soulless, scriptless, and dull-witted Mary Poppins remake. That was > >> painful > >>> to even sit through, and gets my vote as one of the worst films I've > ever > >>> suffered through. > >>> > >>> G > >>> > >> On 1/1/2019 12:24 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: We saw Welcome to > >> Marwen > >> this past weekend; Both my wife and I really enjoyed it. You may > >> have > >> to look for it in "art" theaters, rather than in the multiplex > cinemas > >> at the malls. > > > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > 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.
Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen
I saw the preview some months ago. I also knew something of the real life story from which the movie was drawn. So yes: I would have gone to see it regardless. The reviews on various sources like Rotten Tomatoes are bimodal between like and dislike, and the overall score is low. But I never gauge what movie to see by the reviews, just like I never gauge what camera to buy according to the reviews. G > On Jan 2, 2019, at 8:53 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I would have gone. I saw several interesting reviews, and I like Steve > Carell. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 11:31 PM John wrote: > >> Would you have gone to see it if it hadn't been for the "Pentax Spotting" >> post? >> I probably wouldn't even have known about it. >> >> On 1/2/2019 15:37:44, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>> It does not have the mass appeal of a Mary Poppins movie or a superhero >>> movie. Those are the films that draw audiences today. >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> […] -- 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.
Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse
Am 02.01.19 um 16:39 schrieb Bruce Walker: I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. In my book, this goes for turning any hobby into a profession. I've done so with audio engineering, many moons ago, and it took me almost 20 years afterwards to find some fun in doing audio as a hobby again. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Dunkerque/Dunkirk, France Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- 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.
Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse
> On 03 January 2019 at 00:53 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > > > On 3 Jan 2019, at 00:36, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > Some years ago I was toying with the idea of going pro and was figuring out > > what it would take to make a living at photography. I knew that I wouldn't > > be able to go from zero to enough paid gigs to make a living in any sort of > > reasonable time, but I was able to get enough free gigs to simulate what it > > would be like to work as a photographer. It took about two or three weeks > > of that to suck all of the fun out of my photography and convince me that I > > didn't want photography to become my job, I wanted to keep it as something > > that I did for fun. It is nice, however, when occasionally the fun I get > > from photography includes cashing a check. > > > > Now pardon me as I was philosophic, and perhaps a bit pedantic... > > > > From my study of Aikido, I have realized that almost any activity can > > become a "do", (pronounced doe) aka dao, tao, or translated "way" or path". > > For me to treat something as a do, is to work on improving my skill at it > > for the meditative benefits of working to improve your skills at that > > activity. For me, photography can very much fall into that category > > because there are so many areas to improve one's (especially my) skill and > > understanding. For me, simply working on holding the camera still while > > taking photos can be a skill that can never be perfected, only improved. > > Composition, lighting, and even putting a model at ease are just a few more > > of those skills. > > > > So, to me, walking around with my camera looking for photos, even when I > > don't have my muse, isn't necessarily a onerous chore, but an opportunity > > for a few minutes of meditation. At least that's the theory. > > > > Influenced in all things by Henri Cartier-Bresson, I read a few years ago a > book that he recommended to photographers, called Zen in the Art of Archery, > by Eugen Herrigel. This had a very profound philosophical and practical > effect on my approach to photography and now when I'm taking pictures I close > my eyes, breathe slowly, rhythmically and meditatively to make myself one > with the cosmos, visualise the spirit of the image, then throw my camera at > the subject. > I read it as throwing the lens, leaving the body for composing the next shot. Even so, I couldn't get past the minimum focusing distance with the 600/4. Macro work is much easier. -- 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.
