1bwana1 wrote:
I can't count the times I walked by, looked at this set of Turquoise steps and elevator structure thinking that there is an image there somewhere. It just never jelled for me and so I never shot it.
Finally, I decided to make an exercise out of it. I limited myself to only using the Range Finder for composition, and that whatever I got I wouldn't crop the image.
I probably spent too much time moving around, often by inches horizontal and vertical, trying to get all the different elements to intersect and line up in a way I liked. During that whole time no one appeared at the top of the stairs to fill the sky gap the way I wanted. Finally this guy got out of the elevator and I snapped this image.
Anyway, this is what I came away with. I did use the Transform (auto) tool in LightRoom to straighten the lines, but no crop has been applied.
It was a worthwhile exercise in seeing and composing complex relationships through the Range Finder frames....Show more →
Reminds me somewhat of the photo you posted here in your learning Leica M, a 30 day project thread.
1bwana1 wrote:
I can't count the times I walked by, looked at this set of Turquoise steps and elevator structure thinking that there is an image there somewhere. It just never jelled for me and so I never shot it.
Finally, I decided to make an exercise out of it. I limited myself to only using the Range Finder for composition, and that whatever I got I wouldn't crop the image.
I probably spent too much time moving around, often by inches horizontal and vertical, trying to get all the different elements to intersect and line up in a way I liked. During that whole time no one appeared at the top of the stairs to fill the sky gap the way I wanted. Finally this guy got out of the elevator and I snapped this image.
Anyway, this is what I came away with. I did use the Transform (auto) tool in LightRoom to straighten the lines, but no crop has been applied.
It was a worthwhile exercise in seeing and composing complex relationships through the Range Finder frames. ...Show more → rscheffler wrote:
Reminds me somewhat of the photo you posted here in your learning Leica M, a 30 day project thread.
1bwana1 wrote:
Looks like that bypass surgery hasn't affected your memory Ron. I had forgotten about that image.
OOPS sorry. Your memory seems strong as well. You sure you haven't had a bypass ?
I am forever getting names mixed up. On of my worst things. My current Wife charges me $20.00 cash, payable on the spot every time I call her by one of my other wives name. We have been together for 27 years and I am still doing it. Adds up to a lot of money over the years. Still cheaper than divorce...
All kidding aside it is frankly shocking waking up and seeing an incision like that. I had a moto accident a few years back, woke up not knowing what had happened, looked down and saw the incision where they cut me open to remove my spleen.
Glad you’re back and actually two excellent portraits!
airfrogusmc wrote:
Zone focus. I use the DoF scales on the lens.
Thanks for the response! Your images are so sharp I thought you were focusing each image. So much street photography uses zone focusing and rarely have a sharp image. Very nice technique there
THANKS Chris. It does take some pratice and time to get good at. And some days I seem to be better than others ha ha. So it's still a work in progress. Tabs on the lenses help me. It becomes a mussle memory kinda thing. Knowing where the tab should be when someone is at a certain distance for them to be sharp or where it should be when you need a scene to be sharp. I also shoot a lot at high ISO 1600-12.500 so I can be at say f/8 and 1/1000 of a second. Noting is faster than being pre focused and having my exposure pre set.
airfrogusmc wrote:
THANKS Chris. It does take some pratice and time to get good at. And some days I seem to be better than other ha ha so it's still a work in progress. Tabs on the lenses help me. It becomes a mussle memory kinda thing. Knowing where the tab should be when someone is at a certain distance for them to be sharp or where it should be when you need a scene to be sharp. I also shoot a lot at high ISO 1600-12.500 so I can be at say f/8 and 1/1000 of a second. Noting is faster than being pre focused and having my exposure pre set. ...Show more →
