I wasn't totally clear in my comment. I think I _did_ get the "idea". But I kept thinking that a different angle would be better for that idea. A step or two to the right, _might_ be better. As presented, it was too mixed for me.
I'm also working on the birds. And I do believe I am getting somewhere. The technical quality is improving. To steps down, the long beast performs acceptably well. But, I _do_ need to get closer, to shoot something worth showing. I have also got another lens somewhere in the mail. A Tokina AT-X 100-300/4 SD. If I really get close, this is most likely a much better tool. I'm also hoping it will work with my AF 1,7x TC. If that combo and performs ok, it will open up a lot of new possibilities at an affordable price. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 8. april 2006 07:07 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: PESO:Route 66 car and shop in Switzerland > > Hi Tim > A shop like this is special for a small village in Switzerland. > Honestly, I sometimes take pictures like that to give them as present to > the > shop owners as "appetizers" to let me later > take the "really interesting" photos inside the shop. That trick worked > with > churches before ;-) > He has some wonderful jukeboxes and petrol pumps and other colorful stuff > I > would like to photograph. > > I understand your comment very well, "something" indeed seems to be > missing > here or maybe it is just a "static" > shot as discussed recently ;-) > > I like photos of old cars somehow despite they do not really "move" me > too, > maybe one has to be a "car guy" > like Paul for that? Maybe that comes from the fact that I drove a very > nice > race Mini Cooper S years ago... > > thanks for the comment and btw my "crappy lens competition bird photos" > are > far from good yet. > > greetings > Markus > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 2:54 AM > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: RE: PESO:Route 66 car and shop in Switzerland > >> > >> > >>I don't know Markus. > >>There is lot to like in this image. There are some beautiful > >>details in the > >>wooden wall, some interesting signs, and a real beauty of a car, > >>and so on. > >>But still, it does not move me much. What did you actually photograph, > the > >>front of the car, the picturesque wall, days of the past, or what? > >> > >> > >>Tim > >>Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > >> > >>Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds > >>(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Sent: 6. april 2006 21:05 > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: PESO:Route 66 car and shop in Switzerland > >>> > >>> Hi Pentaxians > >>> on my way home on the first bright sunday here I crossed this Route 66 > >>> shop > >>> and used the wonderful Pentax A 24mm again on the SFXn and Fuji > Superia > >>> 100 > >>> film : > >>> > >>> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4304222&size=lg > >>> > >>> > >>> I'm still experimenting for "the crappy lens competition" but this > lens > >>> would definitly not fit that category :-) > >>> > >>> > >>> greetings > >>> Markus > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> >
