Frank, I think the shot stands by itself and doesn't need to be defended. I think Shel's "careful composition" phrase implies a desire for thoughtful, maybe slow? framing. There's a lot to be said about someone who can quickly compose on the fly, without thinking about it, like this picture obviously was (and I mean that in a good way, as in composing "with the heart" instead of "with your head".)
BTW, the midtones look just a little bit washed up for my taste--but I'm looking at it in some random monitor in Budapest, so it might be that :) Cheers, j On 8/28/05, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/27/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry, Frank ... it does nothing for me. > > I certainly accept that not everyone will like this type of shot, and > I appreciate your honesty and candor, Shel. I always appreciate all > comments made by everyone, because I'm happy that people look at some > of my photos and feel compelled to take the time to comment. > > > This type of work seems to have > > become your forte, like the signature main course at a frequently visited > > restaurant. It's nice every now and then, but after a while it's time to > > try something else on the menu. Personally, I'd like to see some more > > photos that are well focused and carefully composed. > > Quite honestly, Shel, I have to take issue with that paragraph. I've > taken some "blurry shots", and yes, I've posted other PAWs that > feature panned shots of two-wheeled vehicles. Some have had a great > deal of motion-blur, some not so much. But, do me a favour and look > at my PAW folder: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=381188 > > Admittedly, there's a lot of crap in there, but how many photos are > similar to today's post? 91 photos over about a year and a half, and > I count three shots that I see as being similar - two blurry pans of > bicycles, and one other scooter shot with much less motion blur. > > Now, admittedly, in my CMWC folder: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=509434 > > there were some panned shots of bikes, but it was a bike race after > all <g>, and as I explained, I went to New York with one lens (a > 40mm), so was limited in what type of race photos I could take. > > You know, Paul posted a series of slow-shutter-speed pans of hot rods > and muscle cars a couple of weeks ago - I'd say at least 1/2 dozen of > them. I really enjoyed them, but did anyone say that he should move > on and "try something else on the menu"? > > Yes, I do take these sorts of shots more than some other > photographers, but (again), look through my folders and you'll see > that the vast majority of my photos are "well focused and carefully > composed" - okay, maybe not "well-focused", but I did try to focus, > and I did carefully compose most of them, even though I may not have > accomplished my goal. > > BTW, a final word, why do you think this wasn't "well composed"? Just > because it wasn't a static shot, just because I had to react quickly, > just because it was a one-shot grab, do you think I didn't try to > compose in the viewfinder? The scooter was pretty close to where I > wanted it to be in the viewfinder, I was well aware of the pattern of > the scooter/pedestrians, and I felt at the time I released the shutter > that this was the moment I wanted and the composition I wanted. It > may not be perfect (I wish I hadn't cut off the bottom of the tires), > and I guess I'm not necessarily saying it's "well composed", but it is > certainly deliberately composed. > > Just so you (and the list) know, I'm not angry or in any way upset > with you or the contents of the paragraph in question. I know that > reading text means that one is missing the "emotion" of seeing and > hearing the author in person. In fact I'm not upset at all. I just > wanted to express my thoughts WRT what you said, because IMHO, you're > simply not accurate (but I certainly accept that you're being > truthful, as I'm sure you believe what you said). > > And again, this has nothing to do with whether you like the photo or > not - I like it a great deal, so anyone can say they don't like it and > it don't bother me a bit! <LOL> > > As always, I appreciate that you commented, Shel. > > cheers, > frank > > > > > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
