DeltaSigma wrote:
Something different from me.
Beautiful people from Tampa University at a Frat House end of year (pre exams) party.
Spoke to many of them. Lovely manners and presentation.
Like me, waiting for the sun to set. Hardly a sober person amongst them though.
Party on! (oh to be young again....)
DeltaSigma wrote:
Oops - I have posted a lot of sunsets of late!
Colin, perhaps a bit of explanation is in order.
Decades ago I worked for a high-end photography lab; the clientele was mostly professional photographers. (Since they made their living from their craft, they rarely had time to do their own processing and printing.) Some of them were wonderful to work with. Others with massive but fragile egos were a pain in the butt. The rest of the clientele was amateurs with more money than than understanding of photographic fundamentals.
Most professionals understood that when printing color negative film, there needs to be some reference for adjusting the color, e.g. skin tone, green grass, or 18% neutral gray card. Otherwise the person in the darkroom has no idea how to adjust the color balance. Amateurs rarely understood this. Very frequently amateurs and even a few professionals demanded that sunset pictures be reprinted, often multiple times. It was a source of constant frustration for everybody who worked there. Even today when I see a sunset picture, I have a visceral negative reaction unless it is really outstanding.
Don’t stop posting your sunsets. My scroll keys work just fine if I need them , and sometimes a sunset image will pleasantly surprise me.
the solitaire wrote:
That lens is on my wish list ever since Georges 28mm went around
It is a very nice focal length yielding a perspective that works well with small buildings.
I wish it were sharper, with less CA and more contrast however.
If you find one used be sure it is the latest version, the older model interferes with the prism housing on newer bodies.
Buddy and Kristian - really like the work you are showing with the 80-200/4. That one has never been on my radar, but it may be now. But I have too many lenses as it is
Jay - always like your PC shots. Thanks for the tip about interference with the older models.
Rafael - good to see the cruising pictures again. I always like your rendering and colors.
Leighton - for some reason the photo in your last post is not showing. At least not in my browser.
, and sometimes a sunset image will pleasantly surprise me.
