schizophrenic photo shoot

[vuk]

what an odd and eventful day. here are the pictures in order (i can't get over the colour progression, especially at the end)...



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on the way back home, i picked up an old object to take home for a studio shoot and, in the process, triggered an alarm at the junk yard i'd slipped into. the bloody police showed up but i somehow managed to walk away.


vuk.

p.s. i even took a few nature pictures ;-)

 

[concrete]

amazing set vuk, 'framing' is just astonishing.

 

[Tony L]

Framing is my fav too.

Tony.

 

[matthewr]

Very nice. "Pegged" is marvellous and easily my favourite. "Framing" is nicely done and obviously has that nice decisive moment thing but overall I found it a little bland.

Also like "Double Dutch".

 

[Anex]

I like Totem and Heaven's gate a lot. Cool shots. Which one has the thing you picked up?

 

[Joe P]

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You pwn abstracts, dude. That set is sick.

Joe

 

[vuk]

thanks everyone.

amazing set vuk, 'framing' is just astonishing.

thanks, although i suspect you lot would not have approved of the fact that i dragged the nearby menu holder (with about 100 pounds of concrete--wink, wink--at the base) into position to set this up. the way SLRs work, i though i actually missed the decisive moment. used to the leica for this sort of thing. btw--the girl with the bike was very nice and gave me her email address ;-)

Very nice. "Pegged" is marvellous and easily my favourite.

this is what happens over in north america when immigrants from the former soviet republics discover roller-blades, but that ws too long to be the title.

Also like "Double Dutch".

ah ha! did you realise it is mostly a refelection and upside down? i have to go back to that spot, because the one lens is had was simply all wrong..

I like Totem and Heaven's gate a lot. Cool shots. Which one has the thing you picked up?

not shot that yet, simply carried it home dangling dangerously from my handle-bars and generating all kinds of weird looks.

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You pwn abstracts, dude. That set is sick.

joe, i now wants to get down with some birds and needs your advice on how to get closer. i think they are red-wing black birds: they are black and have nice red banding on the wings. have got it right. they are in the spot where "double dutch was shot" and i think they are trying to attract mates, because there was a lot of huffing and puffing and chirping. a 50mm lens just wasn't going to cut it for me. i90mm is the longest i have, apart from a 135mm for the leica, which would amount to pretty much the same thing but not offer the option of colour. joe, how long do i have? will these birds go away soon? oh and while i have your attention, where did you get your specialised photographic mist sprayer? can you tell me the brand?


vuk.

 

[Joe P]

Vuk,

The birds you describe are indeed red-winged blackbirds. They will be around for a while, as they migrate north in the spring. Look for marshy areas. That's where they hang.

You have two choices for bird phototgraphy -- loooooooooooong lenses or fearless birds. If it's the latter I'd suggest starting with black-capped chickadees and ruby-throated hummingbirds.

Joe

 

[vuk]

Look for marshy areas. That's where they hang.[.quote]

yes, joe that's it and i found it yesterday. the "double dutch area is marshy. perhaps it would have been clearer if i showed the picture guybat would have taken...

You have two choices for bird phototgraphy -- loooooooooooong lenses

anything i could pick up at the camera shop today that would do the trick? aren't these long lenses all awful. i suspect i need something around 150mm for what i need.


vuk.

 

[Joe P]

Vuk,

For small bird photography a 300mm is generally considered "normal". If you want to get in tight or isolate the bird from the background you'll need something longer. Luckily, with the 1.5x crop of your Pentax, you can start with something like an inexpensive 200mm f/4. (I don't know the Pentax range, but in Nikonland a mint 200mm f/4 can be had for a couple of hundred dollars.)

A 300mm ~f/4 is where to look if you find you need something longer. Fast lenses in the 200mm to 300mm range and lenses longer than 300mm pretty much put you into $$$ lens territory, unless you get third-party glass.

Does any shop in town rent lenses? It would be the easiest way to see if long glass is worth the money for you. You might also find that unless you have a steady hand, a tripod will become an indispensable accessory.

Joe

P.S. You can get remarkably close to fearless birds. I photographed this green violetear with a 200mm lens on a film camera, so it can be done without really long grass.

Joe

 

[dan m]

Great set vuk. "framing" is very good, even though you cheated ;-)

I like the man walking in "linked" - I realise it's just not done, but I'd crop the guy on the right.

 

[omers]

Just wonderful, not just the people but also the abstract stuff.

 

[Cav]

I am hugely disappointed that Vuk did not spot that his random title generator on 2 occasions produced titles that were descriptive of the subject.

Also, is not the frame within a frame one of the most overused cliches in photography.

 

[Mr Cat]

I am hugely disappointed that Vuk did not spot that his random title generator on 2 occasions produced titles that were descriptive of the subject.

Also, is not the frame within a frame one of the most overused cliches in photography.

doesn't mean it's not good tho...