I will, thanks ;) it must be here somewhere near my photography skills....
rg2 On 9/10/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you find my brain there, tell it to come home, I need it. > > Rebekah wrote: > > oh gosh, I'm going to go crawl under a rock now... > > > > rg2 > > > > On 9/10/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Depth of field. > >> > >> Rebekah wrote: > >> > >>> DOF? > >>> > >>> > >>> rg2 > >>> > >>> > >>> On 9/10/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Rebekah, to me on the ibook screen, the hilites are pretty loud. Try > >>>> and tone those down a bit and maybe, just a tad, more DOF. Not much, > >>>> just a tad. > >>>> > >>>> Dave > >>>> > >>>> On 9/10/07, Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Thanks Bruce :) I'll try again. I actually have a whole roll of film > >>>>> i used taking pictures of those flowers. I appreciate all the advice, > >>>>> it helps me learn so much faster. > >>>>> > >>>>> rg2 > >>>>> > >>>>> On 9/10/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> No, I think I would go back and shoot some more - you should try many > >>>>>> things to see what is going to work best. If you are only taking a > >>>>>> shot or two, then you are not exploring the subject to it's fullest. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Best regards, > >>>>>> Bruce > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Monday, September 10, 2007, 1:31:59 PM, you wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> R> Thanks guys. I see what you mean, I hadn't looked at it that way, > >>>>>> and > >>>>>> R> it's good to know. Do you think this picture would lend itself to > >>>>>> one > >>>>>> R> flower being colored, like this? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> R> > >>>>>> http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/PESO/photo?authkey=W1C-i05p28o#5108675641377599890 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> R> Or should I just go back and take a better picture? :o) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> R> Thanks for taking the time to comment! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> R> rg2 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> R> On 9/10/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Hello Rebekah, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I like the color better. This is a real difficult shot to execute > >>>>>>>> because of the DOF issue. You will not be able to get all of the > >>>>>>>> flowers in focus, so picking the focus point is crucial. As > >>>>>>>> presented, the focus point doesn't jump out at me - it looks more > >>>>>>>> towards the middle. This causes my eyes to jump back and forth to > >>>>>>>> settle on the middle and wonder why there are so many other roses in > >>>>>>>> the composition. Hopefully you see what I am getting at. Perhaps > >>>>>>>> focus on the front flowers with the OOF slowly receding would be > >>>>>>>> better - or fewer flowers - or much increased DOF, meaning tripod and > >>>>>>>> stopped way down. Right now it just feels to busy without my eye > >>>>>>>> comfortably settling on a subject. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> Bruce > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Monday, September 10, 2007, 12:21:41 PM, you wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> R> So last week I was playing with my camera, a flashlight and some > >>>>>>>> R> flowers. This picture's my favorite, but I'm undecided (as > >>>>>>>> usual) if > >>>>>>>> R> I like it in color or B&W. I cropped it down a little bit too. > >>>>>>>> All > >>>>>>>> R> comments and advice welcome ? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> R> http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/PESO?authkey=W1C-i05p28o > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> R> rg2 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> R> -- > >>>>>>>> R> "the subject of a photograph is far less important than its > >>>>>>>> composition" > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> R> -- > >>>>>> R> "the subject of a photograph is far less important than its > >>>>>> composition" > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> "the subject of a photograph is far less important than its composition" > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Equine Photography > >>>> www.caughtinmotion.com > >>>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > >>>> Ontario Canada > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> -- > >> Remember, it's pillage then burn. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Remember, it's pillage then burn. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- "the subject of a photograph is far less important than its composition" -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
