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That's actually tempting!
That's actually tempting!I also had a bunch of moon negs as well
Perfectly understandable at any speed - and this is from Wisconsin!His accent was so thick I had to use Google Translate to get it in English
Thick? Seriously? His "accent" was very mild. I wonder what you'd think of a Yorkshire or Geordie accent (my favorite - though I think most Brits think it's awful).
From my perspective, English is weird with the word "take". I've heard people say they're going to "take a haircut" (whaaat?) or "take lunch" (take whose lunch?). So, "taking a photo" seems like they're going to take it off the wall or table. When I'm holding a camera and pressing the shutter release, I'm making the photo. As for shooting, aside from "shooting one's cuffs" (a delightful phrase), I reserve shooting for my firearms, of which extremely long range target shooting is another hobby of mine.
Anyway, to the subject:
* I definitely liked his comments about water and they make sense, though I'll plead guilty to wanting to blur waterfalls.
* Foreground interest. Yep. Guilty of that. Sometimes it does add a sense of scale. The key, I think, is knowing when to use it.
* Panoramas. Ultimately, after making many bad photos, I came to the conclusion he did: trying to get everything in just makes the image weak unless the entire panorama is spectacular. By selecting individual aspects out of the entire scene, the result is several photographs, each of which are more interesting than a single panorama.
* Golden hour. Is it about the quality of the light itself? Maybe I misunderstand, because I thought early morning or late afternoon light was about texture and shading on the subject. Here in the Pacific northwest, or even the desert around Palm Springs, mid-day light is so flat and everything seems washed out.
I speak clearly and distinctly with an accentless sound, like US news reporters, but a girl friend from Calgary claimed I have an "American Twang". I ain't go no stinkin' twang no how.
I know I have gotten lazy every once in awhile and just went for the default composition and didn't put enough effort into looking for something better. It's something I am working on. After 55+ years of making images it gets too easy and comfortable to just do it the "usual way". Same goes for printing my images. Got to get back into learning mode.
https://petapixel.com/2019/07/29/5-of-the-most-overused-landscape-photography-techniques/
Let's try very hard to not let this devolve into a digi vs analog thread. Nor do we need any asshat comments about petapixel. Unlike some sites they encourage various views. Remember sarcasm is for the feeble minded.
YES ! I look at it all like Raku PotterySubjective dribble. The only rule I follow is keeping my camera level and maybe thats a hang up I should try to break.
I didn't find his speech to be particularly extreme. But what do you expect, since he's not an American and therefor could not be expected to have learned correct English?
Fixed it for youI didn't find his speech to be particularly extreme. But what do you expect, since he'snotan American and therefor could not be expected to have learned correct English?
I like Terry Pratchett's exhortation: 'learn all the rules, make sure you understand them well - and then break them good and hard'These days you hear more about breaking the rules than about what the rules are. Be different and follow them.
I prefer: 'learn all the rules, make sure you understand them well - and then circumvent them!'I like Terry Pratchett's exhortation: 'learn all the rules, make sure you understand them well - and then break them good and hard'
I prefer "learn all the rules, make sure you understand them well - and then find better ways when they don't work.'"I prefer: 'learn all the rules, make sure you understand them well - and then circumvent them!'
I prefer: 'learn all the rules, make sure you understand them well - and then circumvent them!'
This reminds me of a doco I once saw about a famous Australian painter Brett Whitley. He was asked what advice would you give to an aspiring painter, his reply was "Draw something simple like a chair and keep drawing it until you get it perfect and then keep drawing it until it no longer looks like a chair"I like Terry Pratchett's exhortation: 'learn all the rules, make sure you understand them well - and then break them good and hard'
couldnt' agree more, its better to swim upstream !These days you hear more about breaking the rules than about what the rules are. Be different and follow them.
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I also think the technique of using light in photography has been done to death.
Now there is a challenge.
Well, let's see now. DO NOT EVER use a slow shutter speed to shoot "running water" or better yet "moving water" even when they is the best way to make a "static" water scene "interesting" and for gosh sakes DO NOT INCLUDE interesting skies that might make the image "more interesting". Why not save time and DON'T DO ANYTHING THAT MIGHT MAKE THE IMAGE "INTERESTING AND NOT BORING TO LOOK AT". Thanks F64 and I'll have you know that I am NOT feeble minded, only old, real old Thats why I know when and where to use sarcasm........Regards!I know I have gotten lazy every once in awhile and just went for the default composition and didn't put enough effort into looking for something better. It's something I am working on. After 55+ years of making images it gets too easy and comfortable to just do it the "usual way". Same goes for printing my images. Got to get back into learning mode.
https://petapixel.com/2019/07/29/5-of-the-most-overused-landscape-photography-techniques/
Let's try very hard to not let this devolve into a digi vs analog thread. Nor do we need any asshat comments about petapixel. Unlike some sites they encourage various views. Remember sarcasm is for the feeble minded.
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