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Oct 12, 2005 6:01:11 GMT -5
Post by John Parry on Oct 12, 2005 6:01:11 GMT -5
Hi Everyone Found an even more extreme example of the 'straight v cream' shot. In my opinion it adds power but loses vitality. This was on an MTL50 - about 3 secs on Ilford HP5+ 400 It was the only result of about 15 shots. Fishermen by Moonlight Regards - John
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Oct 12, 2005 6:19:20 GMT -5
Post by Randy on Oct 12, 2005 6:19:20 GMT -5
Mornin John! Cream for sure, especially the 2nd shot. I like the 3rd one a lot.
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Oct 13, 2005 18:44:53 GMT -5
Post by ellacoya1 on Oct 13, 2005 18:44:53 GMT -5
In this case, I definitely like the first water shot better. Gives a better "feel" for the water. I like the rough, churning effect better than that soft velvet feel.
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Oct 13, 2005 23:01:46 GMT -5
Post by jack on Oct 13, 2005 23:01:46 GMT -5
I like the 1st shot also, it gives the feel of the power of the water. Shot 3 is nice
Jack
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Oct 14, 2005 5:27:47 GMT -5
Post by PeterW on Oct 14, 2005 5:27:47 GMT -5
John,
Much prefer the first water shot to the second. The 'cream' one looks too much like one those 'zoom while you shoot' effects pictures that you come across from time to time, effect for the sake of it. Your eye just doesn't see water like that.
Peter
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Oct 14, 2005 8:53:34 GMT -5
Post by herron on Oct 14, 2005 8:53:34 GMT -5
John,
I like them all...that third "moonlight" shot is intriguing...both water shots are good, too -----
but I definitely like the second one better! ;D
I know your eye doesn't see moving water like that...and that's what I like about it...it captures some of the essence of that movement that we normally can't appreciate!
But then, all art is subjective...that's why some people like Rembrandt and others Picasso...a difference of opinion!
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Oct 31, 2005 11:37:14 GMT -5
Post by philmco on Oct 31, 2005 11:37:14 GMT -5
John You are kidding? The kids jump into that? Phil
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Nov 1, 2005 3:56:46 GMT -5
Post by John Parry on Nov 1, 2005 3:56:46 GMT -5
Hi Phil
Yup... This is the River Leven, which carries off the outflow from Windermere - our largest lake. It's obviously in spate in these pictures, but even in a dry summer it's still pretty spectacular. Will see if I can find a picture when it's 'normal'.
Regards - John
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Nov 1, 2005 9:08:44 GMT -5
Post by philmco on Nov 1, 2005 9:08:44 GMT -5
John I suspect it must successfully thin out the local kid population. (Although it's probably the kind of thing I might have tried "on a dare" - many years ago. Thanks for sharing a rather dramatic shot. Phil
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Nov 1, 2005 11:52:19 GMT -5
Post by herron on Nov 1, 2005 11:52:19 GMT -5
I'm not so certain I was ever all that daring! Jumping into that looks like a pretty sure way to end things quickly...or at least break yourself up enough so that you wished things would end!
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Nov 5, 2005 20:02:05 GMT -5
Post by PeterW on Nov 5, 2005 20:02:05 GMT -5
John, just taken another look at Fishermen by Moonlight which hung about in my mind. The more I look at it the more I like it. It's full of mystery, more what it suggests than what it says. I can imagine it as the opening shot of a spy film, followed by a slow zoom in to something happening on the shore. Powerful!
Peter
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Nov 6, 2005 3:47:27 GMT -5
Post by John Parry on Nov 6, 2005 3:47:27 GMT -5
Thanks for that Peter
I was out on the jetty experimenting with a zoom flash when I saw the fishermen. Goodness knows what they thought I was doing!
As it happens, I'm disappointed with the scan - it's decidedly fuzzy compared to the original. I've tried everything to improve it, but it seems my scanner isn't up to the job.
Regards - John
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Nov 6, 2005 7:03:02 GMT -5
Post by kamera on Nov 6, 2005 7:03:02 GMT -5
Ah natural for me!! But both the water pics have something to 'say' in their own right.
My favorite is the fisherman scene. I, too, see suspense and heavy mood in the scene. But, unlike Peter's vision of a spy thriller beginning, I think more of a science fiction start.
It is what critique is all about. Different people see things differently and none is right or wrong. Sharing these opinions is fun and can, academically, encourage us to look at a image in different mental perspectives.
Ron Head Kalamazoo, MI
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