Bob, I don't disagree at all. In fact, had I some long glass I'd probably take the same pic. The _real_ purpose of my post was to encourage those who want to take such shots to try for more, and step out of the box in which everyone is making the same photo.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bob Sullivan > Shel, > It's fine to wish for more, but sometimes it's about trying. > I think it's great that John tried something. I wish I had done so last night. > Until you try, get results, and seek feedback, you can't make the next step. > I think there's a good lession in this for those of us sitting on the sidelines. > Regards, Bob S. > > On 10/8/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Nothing overly awesome, just a shot > > > of last night's big harvest moon. > > > > > http://www.neovenator.com/special/2006_harvest_moon.html > > > > John, it's a nice shot, but, like every other similar photo of the moon, it > > is boring. How many hundreds of these shots of the full moon have we seen? > > While such a photo may show of the skill of the photographer, or the > > quality of the gear, artistically and creatively there's little substance > > to such pics. > > > > A more interesting shot would be if there were something else in the frame, > > perhaps a horizon, or a skyline, or perhaps it could be more interesting if > > only a portion of the moon was shown in an upper corner. Or maybe a shot > > taken earlier in the evening, when the light was brighter, the sky more > > colorful, the moon more "transparent" or lower to the horizon so some other > > natural elements could be included in the shot. > > > > BTW, I'm not picking on you or anyone who wants to make such a photo, I'm > > just wishing for more and hoping that some of the people with long lenses > > who make such photos might want to try something a little more creative, > > unusual, and interesting. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
