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« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2011, 06:14:28 AM » |
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The plants stand out like relics of an earlier time in what appears to be a more cultivated background. Your photos do a fine job of isolating and emphasizing the subject-- not so easy to do. Very nice job.
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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2011, 06:25:30 AM » |
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Les, I like the 2nd one best -- you've got a nice POV and there's enough green behind to set off the rushes in the foreground. Very nice!
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Pete (Corpus Christi, TX) Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur. - Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995) My Website
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Dennis Gallus
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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2011, 06:30:00 AM » |
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Les,
Good to see these shots. I agree with Pete and like #2's vantage point the best. But I bet that #1 in B&W would be dynamite.
Best,
Dennis
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Dennis Gallus
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« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2011, 06:54:17 AM » |
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I like #1 for the tightness of the view.
PF
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« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2011, 10:03:39 AM » |
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Very nice, Les. I like the rich colors in number two.
James
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« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2011, 07:43:25 PM » |
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Gentlemen all,
Thank you for your responses and positive comments.
Claudia had another deer tick bite (5th in 3-4 years) and had an appointment at Southboro Medical Center. She got her Doxycycline pills and is doing fine. By chance, I had several cameras in my car: K10D and Bessa-R. It's the same place where I took pics of sick waterlilies in a drainage ditch which I posted in spring of this year.
When I spotted the rushes, I decided to get the cameras and record what looked out of place.
Dennis,
I did shoot the rushes in b&w, but it was done with a VC 35/2.5 Skopar mounted on the Bessa R loaded with Acros 100. By using a wide angle lens, I lost the selective focusing I had with the Pentax zoom on the K10D, which may be disappointing for isolating the rushes from the background. Haven't souped the roll yet, but I'll post anything decent in this thread. I'll also convert the first color photo to b&w and we'll see how effective it becomes.
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Ronald Bishop
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« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2011, 09:07:00 PM » |
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Wishing Claudia the best, deer tick ain't nothing to fool with if not caught in time.
Ron B
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« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2011, 10:57:03 PM » |
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Ron, Thanks for your concern. We have so many deer in our area and they wander through the wooded part of our 1/2 acre lot. Often the whole family come into our back yard as many as five including yearlings. usually when a camera is not nearby. Claudia seems to always be out back planting, pruning, raking, etc. The deer tick apparent find her Teutonic blood appetizing. Claudia was born in Paris but hasn't a drop of French blood in her. Dennis, Your wish is my command. Here is the first color photo converted to black and white. I still haven't souped the Acros negs. Is it close to how you imagined it? Frankly, I like it better than the original color shot.  K10D color file converted to b&w |
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Dennis Gallus
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« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2011, 06:33:36 AM » |
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Lester,
Right on with the B&W, that's exactly the way I imagined it!
I hope that Claudia is recovering from the tick bite. I fear having them every time I return to PA or VA for a visit.
Best regards,
Dennis
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