Christine, Scott, Jack, Derby, David, Walt, Bruce, JCO, Thank you for the accolades! I made about 100 exposures, varying the part of the flute, angle, lighting, background, f/stop, exposure, etc.--so another shot or to may come along.
I like the idea of a B&W conversion; I'll try it this evening if I can. A different background may not be easy, but I'll see what I can come up with. We also have a piano, guitar, violin, clarinet, trumpet, and two recorders in the household, so I may broaden my repertoire. (No, I don't play any of them; though I am a fairly proficient bass-baritone). It's not as much fun as walking around a pretty place with a camera, but "in the bleak midwinter" it sure beats not shooting! Rick --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm in agreement too. It is very nicely done, but > could be improved > even more with this suggestion. It doesn't have to > be lots lighter, > just enough to stop the blending. > > This macro thing is working pretty well for you. > Keep it up! > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Monday, February 11, 2008, 7:37:38 PM, you wrote: > > CA> Rick: I agree with JCO below. Composition is > very nice though. Cheers, > CA> Christine > > > CA> ----- Original Message ----- > CA> From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CA> To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> > CA> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:01 PM > CA> Subject: RE: PESO: Macro flute > > > >>I like the composition but the shadow area of the > >> instrument are blending with the background, I > would > >> try a lighter background to alleviate that > problem. > >> It's worst at the top valve. > >> jco > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >> Rick > >> Womer > >> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:55 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: PESO: Macro flute > >> > >> > >> My wife plays the flute, and it is a beautiful > >> instrument to look at as well as to hear. I > "played > >> it" photographically. > >> > >> > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6941246&size=lg > >> > >> K10D, FA 50/2.8 macro, ISO 400, f/16 @ 1/45, RAW > via > >> LR. the flute was resting on a clean, pressed > dark > >> blue dinner napkin, and lit by a fluorescent > light box > >> covered with a couple of layers of tissue paper. > >> > >> Rick > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ____________________________________________________________________________ > >> ________ > >> Be a better friend, newshound, and > >> know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > >> > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > >> > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
