The Photography Thread

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no. 4

[NikF]

Lars von Trier? 

Love your posts here NikF.

I had a look for a photo of Lars von Trier and I can see why you suggested him.
And thanks for the kind words.

[NikF]

no. 4

Of those posted I could say I prefer this most, for the usual reason of it being more together as a composition, however I'm also coming back to this one and wishing the background was perhaps just a hair softer -

Only my opinion...

[NikF]

Missing the shot -



The dude kept taking one or two steps, then stopping and standing like that. Meanwhile, I'm looking at the rest of the scene and stuff like getting the choreography of passerby neatly framed between the trees, the pigeon  looking down at him and hopefully anticipating the next few places placing him where it will look like the foot of the clock is about to swing down and...kick him up the derrière. Sadly, it didn't happen because I was standing in the middle of the road, and the traffic was getting angry, including a cop car that sounded its siren for a moment, and when I looked over at it the officer behind the wheel clearly gestured and mouthed "f*** off".
Woe.

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Of those posted I could say I prefer this most, for the usual reason of it being more together as a composition, however I'm also coming back to this one and wishing the background was perhaps just a hair softer -

Only my opinion...

Yes, I like it more as well, and for the same reason: it's better. 
Yes, that should have a tad or a smidgen shallower DOF. The others are shot in the further end of the telephoto range and as I zoomed out to include more at the edges of the frame, I didn't remember to change the aperture before I had taken that shot. Drat.

Missing the shot -

The dude kept taking one or two steps, then stopping and standing like that. Meanwhile, I'm looking at the rest of the scene and stuff like getting the choreography of passerby neatly framed between the trees, the pigeon  looking down at him and hopefully anticipating the next few places placing him where it will look like the foot of the clock is about to swing down and...kick him up the derrière. Sadly, it didn't happen because I was standing in the middle of the road, and the traffic was getting angry, including a cop car that sounded its siren for a moment, and when I looked over at it the officer behind the wheel clearly gestured and mouthed "f*** off".
Woe.

Hah! The photo certainly shows the potential for the shot.

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[Mookalafalas]

I've been avoiding this thread.  It makes me feel guilty for not shooting. However, just had vacation and shot quite a bit.  Happily, some of it even fits in with the snow theme
Fence and shadow after snowfall by Al Walzem, on Flickr

Winter scene in Sherrard, IA by Al Walzem, on Flickr

[North Star]

I've been avoiding this thread.  It makes me feel guilty for not shooting. However, just had vacation and shot quite a bit.  Happily, some of it even fits in with the snow theme

Very nice, Al.

Thread duty - one from October.

[Sergeant Rock]

Fence and shadow after snowfall by Al Walzem, on Flickr

Winter scene in Sherrard, IA by Al Walzem, on Flickr

Good to see you shooting again. These are outstanding.

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

This is a beautiful page.

[Mookalafalas]

Very nice, Al.

Thread duty - one from October.

Damn! That is sweet.

Good to see you shooting again. These are outstanding.

Sarge

Thanks, Sarge

[North Star]

Damn! That is sweet.

Thanks, Al.

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[NikF]

I've been avoiding this thread.  It makes me feel guilty for not shooting. However, just had vacation and shot quite a bit.  Happily, some of it even fits in with the snow theme
Fence and shadow after snowfall by Al Walzem, on Flickr

I like this. It follows the rules nicely and as part of that encourages my eye along the way.

[NikF]

Interesting crop. And I can't help but think that if Jean Renoir shot using an aspect ratio similar to that we'd pan until coming to rest on a couple like Jean Gabin and Simone Simon in repose  (you've probably already seen it, but if you haven't try to watch 'La bête humaine' - especially on the big screen of a cinema.)
And to repeat myself again and again, this is another shot I feel sure would benefit from printing, mounting and being displayed. I don't know how much of a crop it is and so your real estate might be limited for that, but in principle I believe it would work.

[North Star]

Interesting crop. And I can't help but think that if Jean Renoir shot using an aspect ratio similar to that we'd pan until coming to rest on a couple like Jean Gabin and Simone Simon in repose  (you've probably already seen it, but if you haven't try to watch 'La bête humaine' - especially on the big screen of a cinema.)

I've read Renoir, mon père, but other than that, I'm sorry to say that I only know Jean Renoir's work by reputation. 

And to repeat myself again and again, this is another shot I feel sure would benefit from printing, mounting and being displayed. I don't know how much of a crop it is and so your real estate might be limited for that, but in principle I believe it would work.

I'm sure it would. The long side isn't cropped (6000x2380) so there's plenty of real estate. I haven't done any significant amounts of multidimensional cropping in ages.

[NikF]

I've read Renoir, mon père, but other than that, I'm sorry to say that I only know Jean Renoir's work by reputation. 
I'm sure it would. The long side isn't cropped (6000x2380) so there's plenty of real estate. I haven't done any significant amounts of multidimensional cropping in ages.

The Renoir might fall into the category of 'Okay, seen it, don't need to see it again' but I feel it's worth catching.


In other news -



A old scan of a tear sheet. This is from...eight or nine years ago. I remember being surprised that they went with this shot, due to the lack of fill. The shame of it!

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