Shooting close to home (was 'nother stump)
On Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 09:47:28AM -0700, Jack Davis wrote:
>
> Initially there was a period, which I'm sure is/was the shooting practice of
> many of we more obsessional shooters, that I just had to go to the "post
> card" places to shoot my own version of those iconic scenes.
> Over the years and miles I've found that image search circle growing ever
> smaller 'til it now fits in my own back yard; (a pretty much standard size
> housing tract).
I'm amazed that I could probably spend hours shooting a roll of barbed
wire near my office, but have a hard time finding things worth
shooting in my own yard.
It might make a fun get together, have a roving potluck where we go to
each other's houses and find things to photograph in their yards and
around their houses.
Come to think of it, I've never gotten any shots that do my old growth
redwood stump justice.
> I am hoping to do a California coastal drive this spring and, maybe,
> a Colorado/Wyoming probe this fall. It's been awhile since last
> doing so.
If anybody needs a place to crash for shooting around Santa Cruz, drop
me a line. Yesterday I drove the 20 minutes over to Davenport to try
to get about an hour of shooting in before sunset:
Definitely let us know if you do. I popped over to Davenport yesterday
for a little shooting just before sunset:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157616322123961/
When I got there, there were all sorts of birds flitting about, but
rather than putting the bigma on the monopod, I grabbed the 18-250 and
the tripod. I got a couple of OK shots, but nothing spectacular.
I headed back to the car to swap for the big lens and the monopod,
getting a bit distracted by some poppies, so by the time I swapped
things around, it was now a bit too dark to shoot, and the sun had
just gone down so the birds were in hiding.
It was at that point that I realized that my keys were in the trunk of
the car. With my tripod. Fortunately, I was able to borrow a cell
phone to call my girlfriend to come rescue me.
So, here I was, someplace quite scenic, just after sunset, with my
tripod locked in the trunk of the car. Pretty much nothing I shot
while waiting turned out.
On the other hand, being stuck someplace with nothing to do but shoot
photos while I was waiting helped me see a lot more than I saw with
just the perfunctory glance.
> If not, it'll not lessen my enthusiasm for the near-by.
>
> Jack
>
>
> --- On Sun, 4/5/09, David J Brooks wrote:
>
> > From: David J Brooks
> > Subject: Re: PESO: 'nother stump(s)
> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
> > Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 9:18 AM
> > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Jack Davis
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks, David. My luck in finding the first stump is
> > what got me on the hunt again.
> > > As I consider it further, 90 miles isn't that far.
> > Especially since I have a car. ;)
> >
> > I've pretty much shot everything close to home, that i
> > can find, rural
> > landscape wize, so now i'm in the 60-80 mile range my
> > self.
> >
> > Dave
> > >
> > > Jack
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Sun, 4/5/09, David J Brooks
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> From: David J Brooks
> > >> Subject: Re: PESO: 'nother stump(s)
> > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
> >
> > >> Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 6:35 AM
> > >> Hi Jack.
> > >>
> > >> Not as dramatic as the first one from the other
> > day, but i
> > >> think there
> > >> is something there to use.
> > >>
> > >> The darken inards look fine, but it would be
> > interesting to
> > >> see what
> > >> they look like in better light.
> > >>
> > >> Dave
> > >>
> > >> On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Jack Davis
> > >> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > Continuing my stump series..not, does anyone
> > think
> > >> either of these is worth pursuing?
> > >> > I may make another trip to this spot
> > ('prox 45
> > >> miles away) depending opon your answers. It might
> > help if I
> > >> were to wait 'til later in the day when the
> > sun would be
> > >> hitting at least some of the stump's blackened
> > innards.
> > >> > Was a beautiful day to do anything outdoors.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks,
> > >> >
> > >> > Jack
> > >> >
> > >> > k20, DA*50~135
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
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> > >> >
> > >>
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> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
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Re: Shooting close to home (was 'nother stump)
Interesting tale, Larry. Enjoyed the set! "Back yard" is to a great extent a figure of speech. I've shot some flowers, finches clinging to the feeder and an uncooperative dragon fly or two, but really nothing I felt deserved the attention of anyone else. Having some equipment nearby while in chase lounge mode makes me think I'm pursuing photography. Jack --- On Mon, 4/6/09, Larry Colen wrote: > From: Larry Colen > Subject: Shooting close to home (was 'nother stump) > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Monday, April 6, 2009, 10:32 AM > On Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 09:47:28AM -0700, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > > Initially there was a period, which I'm sure > is/was the shooting practice of many of we more obsessional > shooters, that I just had to go to the "post card" > places to shoot my own version of those iconic scenes. > > Over the years and miles I've found that image > search circle growing ever smaller 'til it now fits in > my own back yard; (a pretty much standard size housing > tract). > > I'm amazed that I could probably spend hours shooting a > roll of barbed > wire near my office, but have a hard time finding things > worth > shooting in my own yard. > > It might make a fun get together, have a roving potluck > where we go to > each other's houses and find things to photograph in > their yards and > around their houses. > > Come to think of it, I've never gotten any shots that > do my old growth > redwood stump justice. > > > I am hoping to do a California coastal drive this > spring and, maybe, > > a Colorado/Wyoming probe this fall. It's been > awhile since last > > doing so. > > If anybody needs a place to crash for shooting around Santa > Cruz, drop > me a line. Yesterday I drove the 20 minutes over to > Davenport to try > to get about an hour of shooting in before sunset: > Definitely let us know if you do. I popped over to > Davenport yesterday > for a little shooting just before sunset: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157616322123961/ > > When I got there, there were all sorts of birds flitting > about, but > rather than putting the bigma on the monopod, I grabbed the > 18-250 and > the tripod. I got a couple of OK shots, but nothing > spectacular. > > I headed back to the car to swap for the big lens and the > monopod, > getting a bit distracted by some poppies, so by the time I > swapped > things around, it was now a bit too dark to shoot, and the > sun had > just gone down so the birds were in hiding. > > It was at that point that I realized that my keys were in > the trunk of > the car. With my tripod. Fortunately, I was able to borrow > a cell > phone to call my girlfriend to come rescue me. > > So, here I was, someplace quite scenic, just after sunset, > with my > tripod locked in the trunk of the car. Pretty much nothing > I shot > while waiting turned out. > > On the other hand, being stuck someplace with nothing to do > but shoot > photos while I was waiting helped me see a lot more than I > saw with > just the perfunctory glance. > > > If not, it'll not lessen my enthusiasm for the > near-by. > > > > Jack > > > > > > --- On Sun, 4/5/09, David J Brooks > wrote: > > > > > From: David J Brooks > > > Subject: Re: PESO: 'nother stump(s) > > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > > > > Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 9:18 AM > > > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Jack Davis > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks, David. My luck in finding the first > stump is > > > what got me on the hunt again. > > > > As I consider it further, 90 miles isn't > that far. > > > Especially since I have a car. ;) > > > > > > I've pretty much shot everything close to > home, that i > > > can find, rural > > > landscape wize, so now i'm in the 60-80 mile > range my > > > self. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > Jack > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Sun, 4/5/09, David J Brooks > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> From: David J Brooks > > > > >> Subject: Re: PESO: 'nother stump(s) > > > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > > > > > > >> Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 6:35 AM > > > >> Hi Jack. > > > >> > > > >> Not as dramatic as the first one from > the oth
Re: Shooting close to home (was 'nother stump)
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" Subject: Re: Shooting close to home (was 'nother stump) On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Definitely let us know if you do. I popped over to Davenport yesterday for a little shooting just before sunset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157616322123961/ This one's a hell of a shot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3416664805/in/set-72157616322123961/ But just a small nit, is the horizon just a titch off horizontal? About .5 degree? Not that it takes away... According to my Official PDML Mouse pad, 'Rotate the entire image 0.42 degrees clockwise'. cheers, frank -- 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: Shooting close to home (was 'nother stump)
On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Definitely let us know if you do. I popped over to Davenport yesterday > for a little shooting just before sunset: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157616322123961/ This one's a hell of a shot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3416664805/in/set-72157616322123961/ But just a small nit, is the horizon just a titch off horizontal? About .5 degree? Not that it takes away... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Shooting close to home (was 'nother stump)
On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 03:19:33PM -0400, frank theriault wrote: > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > Definitely let us know if you do. I popped over to Davenport yesterday > > for a little shooting just before sunset: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157616322123961/ > > > This one's a hell of a shot: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3416664805/in/set-72157616322123961/ Thanks. I worried that it was too cliche', but if it is, I guess there's a reason for it. The birds flying in front right when I took the first shot of the boat was amazing luck. I don't remember if this was that, or when I saw another flock going past. > > But just a small nit, is the horizon just a titch off horizontal? > About .5 degree? Not that it takes away... I'll check on that. It very likely is, the original was about 5 degrees off. I can't seem to hold a camera level to save my soul. lrc -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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: Shooting close to home (was 'nother stump)
On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 2:43 AM, Larry Colen wrote: 22123961/ > > Thanks. I worried that it was too cliche', but if it is, I guess > there's a reason for it. If it's crap it's cliche. If it's good it's "inspired". cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
