I did something almost superhuman today. I resisted both the urge to post pictures of trees and my natural inclination towards oversaturation. I hope you're impressed
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> Not having a proper zoom lens with which to get the shot from the pavement, I had to stand in the middle of a busy crossroads to get it.
I did that in Paris. French drivers are anything but kind, even when you're NOT blocking their route, so you can imagine the reactions. After bravely (shamelessly?) putting up with the honks and the expressions of impatience, I did the devious thing and well, stood in a way that sort of made my butt look very flattering to drivers coming from behind. Snug, bootcut jeans do have their advantage.
Now, this wasn't brave but rather shameless, yes. But, anything for some good photos of 100+ year old buildings, right? And yes, the the "expressions of impatience" from the drivers did decrease. I could only pull off this asinine stunt in France, Italy, or Spain, I think
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Heh. Thanks for that, Minnie. Another vignette of yours I greatly enjoyed reading. :-)
I have to admit I think there have been times when I could get away with stunts like this because I'm a woman. However, I've never thought to abuse this advantage by, er, using my bum strategically. You've just given me a brilliant new idea. Henceforth I shall embark on all my photography excursions wearing mini skirts and high heels!
I'm sorry to hear yesterday wasn't a good day. I hope today will be better for you. Take your time on the e-mail, though -- I'm looking forward to reading it, but I can wait! :-)
for some reason, the statues leave me a little cold. among other things, there seems to be a resolution problem?
i do like very much the buiding facade; the inclusion of the traffic sign as a "hot" focal point is very clever. i like that one a lot.
i'm reminded of the movie "all at sea," when alec guiness, in his naval lieutenant's uniform stepped off the curb in front of a london bus. the bus driver yelled at him: "wot's the matter, nelson? lose the other eye?"
Thanks for the kind words about the first photo. I spent a fair bit of time on that one, so it's nice to see some appreciation. :-)
As for the second photo, well, judging from the near lack of responses, the statues leave a lot of people cold. I can see it's not everybody's cup of tea (at the end of the day, statues are just... statues), but I don't think that's because of a resolution problem. What makes you think it has a resolution problem? The image looks fine on my screen -- a bit unsharp perhaps, but not pixellated. So what exactly are you referring to when you say it seems to have a resolution problem?
I have no doubt I will one day be hit by a bus myself. I'm frightfully careless in traffic, even when I'm not trying to take pictures. Which is one reason why the idea of taking driving lessons somewhat scares me...
"The image looks fine on my screen -- a bit unsharp perhaps..."
that's it, it just seems not quite focused or something. i thought perhaps i was just seeing a d.of f. effect, the figure on the right seeming to be moreso than the one on the left, but in looking again, they both just seem to be the tiniest bit fuzzy, or as you say "a bit unsharp." you mentioned a tripod, so i suppose this is a low light shot, wide open, slow shutter speed? that often makes for a bit of "unsharp." [and yes, not pixilated.] this is not such a huge thing as to warrant as much concern as we've already given it; i just mentioned it in passing that it seemed slightly unfocused. i have lots of those...inside european cathedrals, holding my breath, leaning tightly against a pillar, letting the shutter stay open for 3 seconds at f.2.8...and voila! i have a photo of a rose window, "a bit unsharp."
hey! everybody can drive, but it's easier to start when you're about thirteen, practicing on the tractor and working up to the car. i'm sure you'll do fine.
Yes, low light, diaphragm wide open, slow shutter speed, the works. And yep, I definitely focussed on the statue on the left, so it's quite possible that there's a bit of a depth-of-field problem with the statue on the right. And finally, there's the fact that I shot the image on slide film, which often seems a bit less sharp to me than negative film. I probably should have done more sharpening in Photoshop, but when I tried that, I didn't really like the result. Go figure
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I did that in Paris. French drivers are anything but kind, even when you're NOT blocking their route, so you can imagine the reactions. After bravely (shamelessly?) putting up with the honks and the expressions of impatience, I did the devious thing and well, stood in a way that sort of made my butt look very flattering to drivers coming from behind. Snug, bootcut jeans do have their advantage.
Now, this wasn't brave but rather shameless, yes. But, anything for some good photos of 100+ year old buildings, right? And yes, the the "expressions of impatience" from the drivers did decrease. I could only pull off this asinine stunt in France, Italy, or Spain, I think ( ... )
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I have to admit I think there have been times when I could get away with stunts like this because I'm a woman. However, I've never thought to abuse this advantage by, er, using my bum strategically. You've just given me a brilliant new idea. Henceforth I shall embark on all my photography excursions wearing mini skirts and high heels!
I'm sorry to hear yesterday wasn't a good day. I hope today will be better for you. Take your time on the e-mail, though -- I'm looking forward to reading it, but I can wait! :-)
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i do like very much the buiding facade; the inclusion of the traffic sign as a "hot" focal point is very clever. i like that one a lot.
i'm reminded of the movie "all at sea," when alec guiness, in his naval lieutenant's uniform stepped off the curb in front of a london bus. the bus driver yelled at him: "wot's the matter, nelson? lose the other eye?"
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As for the second photo, well, judging from the near lack of responses, the statues leave a lot of people cold. I can see it's not everybody's cup of tea (at the end of the day, statues are just... statues), but I don't think that's because of a resolution problem. What makes you think it has a resolution problem? The image looks fine on my screen -- a bit unsharp perhaps, but not pixellated. So what exactly are you referring to when you say it seems to have a resolution problem?
I have no doubt I will one day be hit by a bus myself. I'm frightfully careless in traffic, even when I'm not trying to take pictures. Which is one reason why the idea of taking driving lessons somewhat scares me...
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that's it, it just seems not quite focused or something. i thought perhaps i was just seeing a d.of f. effect, the figure on the right seeming to be moreso than the one on the left, but in looking again, they both just seem to be the tiniest bit fuzzy, or as you say "a bit unsharp." you mentioned a tripod, so i suppose this is a low light shot, wide open, slow shutter speed? that often makes for a bit of "unsharp." [and yes, not pixilated.] this is not such a huge thing as to warrant as much concern as we've already given it; i just mentioned it in passing that it seemed slightly unfocused. i have lots of those...inside european cathedrals, holding my breath, leaning tightly against a pillar, letting the shutter stay open for 3 seconds at f.2.8...and voila! i have a photo of a rose window, "a bit unsharp."
hey! everybody can drive, but it's easier to start when you're about thirteen, practicing on the tractor and working up to the car. i'm sure you'll do fine.
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