Hi Robo First of all, thanks to you and to Amita for the kind words.
I took the picture with a manual focus Pentax-A 28mm/2.8. Hand holding the camera would probably have resulted in some good shots initially. The one posted to the PUG was one of the first I took that evening. But I wanted to stay awhile and see what transpired in the rapidly fading light. Setting up with the tripod and cable release was also a way of forcing myself to take my time and make sure I properly composed my shots. I'm really glad I stuck around in the fading light, because even though most of the pictures I took that evening were from the same location (within 20 or 30 feet), they really varied dramatically. The mist twisted around in an almost hypnotic way, and then eventually disappeared. The colours were very subdued pastels at first but eventually became very bold. Visually, I found the whole spectacle very dramatic and exciting. For comparison, take a look at the two following links - they are to other photos I took that evening, and were snapped from almost the same spot as where I took "Mist". The second one in particular is a very different picture. But I have to admit that by then I had also changed to Kodak E100VS and to another lens (also a manual focus, a plain ol' Pentax-A 50mm f/2). http://www.angelfire.com/on4/martm/mist2.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/on4/martm/daysend.jpg (please forgive the crummy scan) Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 11:01 AM Subject: Re: novemebr pug "mist" > martin- > > having looked thru this month's pug, i wanted to let u know how much i > enjoyed your photograph "mist". > > i thought your use of composition and color, reflected the wonder of the > moment. > > two quick questions: > > -which 28mm/2.8 lens? if it was an autofocus (f or fa), did u use af or > manual? > > -why did u choose at that moment to use a tripod and cable release? > 1/60th seemed like u could hand hold. what about that moment put u on > the tripod? > > lastly, i welcomed your comment: "The light was changing rapidly that > evening. I had to force myself to take my time in setting up and properly > composing the pictures. " > > too often i find myself hurrying in order not to miss a shot, yet i know i > need to train myself to move slowly at that moment so the shot i "see" can > end up on film. > > again, thank u for the effort. > > be well. > > robo > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
