Gunzorro wrote:
Beautiful edit of your already beautiful photo, Ronny. To paraphrase Ansel Adams, the "negative" is the score, the printing (processing) is the interpretation of the music. Cudos, my friend. You, and a number of other contributors here at FM, are a constant source of inspiration.
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Interesting story from these two photos today, of a very belligerent home owner and his equally belligerent wife. He actually accosted me (in only his bathrobe, no less!) right after the second image taken on a side street, of the white rhododendrons, belly-bumping me for 1-2 minutes on the sidewalk. Luckily, I'm a pretty big guy, and being on public property (street for the pano, and sidewalk on the rhody) I held my ground, having every right to take pictures of anything publicly displayed. He rambled about crime and bums in the area, and I asked, "So I look like a bum with a $4000 camera and a ten-speed bicycle?" I had even showered and shaved the previous day!
The funny thing is, if he had been more conversational than confrontational, I would have been happy to email him a nice copy at no charge, as I do for any nice folks.
For whatever reason, I am getting more "Can I help you?" in an aggravated and belligerent tone than when I am walking on foot through neighborhoods. Maybe I look furtive on the bike? I will say that we do have a fair amount of druggies and homeless that pedal around on bikes (speculating that they have acquired DUI convictions and can't drive a motor vehicle). Maybe I need to get help with my wardrobe?
Looking at an Anhinga with wings open basking in the sun.
Cropped, tripod mounted 200-600mm G set to 600mm and Sony A7rIII camera; silent shutter.
ISO 400, f6.3, 1/2000 second.
December 6, 2020
Along Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Apopka, FL.
HelenaN wrote:
Thank you very much Peire! It means a lot to me. It seems to me that you already do the same! At least I never cease to be impressed by the high quality and variety of the photos you post from your beautiful polish towns and nature.
Jim sorry to hear about your unpleasant encounter. Good that you stood your ground and kept your humor! Your post made me smile.
From cross-country skiing these last weeks.
A7II and CV 75mm f/1.5
Thank you so much for your kind remarks, Helena and K-H!
I'm not worried about confrontation and do my best to convey friendly and inoffensive attitudes. I wonder if people being home more, and on higher anxiety/alert have issues stressed? I could understand if I were actually going onto people's property without permission. But I always attempt to make contact and getting permission if I want to photograph on someone's property -- and find almost 100% approval and pride in their hard work and artistic efforts.
Sometimes my interest is piqued by people who are hyper-belligerent or threating -- what might they be hiding that makes them alert that they are being surveilled? In that regard, if it were true, there is no protection from danger of criminal enterprise being accidentally exposed. Makes for great movies, but very unlikely to affect a photographer in real life.
Fortunately, most people have good hearts and share positive attitudes.
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I mowed the lawn of this property a couple of times ($5 each!) in the summer following my 8th grade year graduation from parochial school, 1967, The Summer of Love. This property was a block from the house I lived in with my aunt and uncle. Things certainly change -- these shrubs/trees weren't here in the middle of the lawn back then. (Previously, during kindergarten, I lived in a different house with my parents and siblings, also a block from this spot.) It is definitely fun revisiting the place of one's past.
Photo taken in Magic Hour, about 50 minutes before sunset.
Looking at snow covered Farmers Fields and snow covered cut fields with lines and shadows in warm late afternoon light.
Tripod mounted A7r and Leica M 90mm f2.5 Summarit lens.
ISO 100, f8?, 1/200 second.
Exposure Corrected +0.39 Stops.
March 9, 2015
Along Loch Valley Road near the intersection of Stony Ridge Road, New Tripoli, PA.
