Posts for: David Taylor
Nov 9, 2013 06:38:03 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
David - have you tried changing this image to black & white? It might be my monitor, but I'd also see if lightening the exposure has an impact on the snow and the green of the pines. Those are just PP ideas to see where else this solid image might go.
Thanks, I'll try both of those ideas.
Nov 9, 2013 06:35:57 #
Wrongway wrote:
We use to call it the U.S Army I m not sure its the same anymore the way the country has turned with the people running it. I gave 20yrs of my life to defend this country against all enemies foreign and domestic and we have more domestic enemies now than ever before Im also 100 per cent disabled doing it and Im not complaining one bit I woukd do it all over again
:thumbup:
Nov 9, 2013 06:32:21 #
Wrongway wrote:
I was in the army and at the time of the cold war we were not permitted into a communist country without special permission and it was to much hassle with the security clearance I had. My wife and I are planning a trip to go as soon as the funds are available
I hope you can get there eventually. Krakow is a good place to base yourself, Auschwitz is about 50 minutes away. There are many tour operators who will collect you from your hotel. I used "Escape2Poland", found them to be excellent.
I'd love to hear how you find the experience, if/when......... Best of luck.
Nov 9, 2013 06:22:20 #
John Lawrence wrote:
Ideally, a photograph should have a subject, tell a story and evoke an emotion. Yours did all of that and more. Great photograph - tragic chapter in the history of mankind.
John
John
Thanks. And yes, tragic.
Nov 9, 2013 06:20:49 #
Nov 9, 2013 06:19:59 #
ecobin wrote:
I lost many family members there and find it difficult to view these photos and watch movies about it. I think your photo captures the coldness of that place.
Thanks. It was chilling. I'm sorry for your loss.
Nov 9, 2013 06:18:38 #
Wrongway wrote:
My great grand parents and family died there I have been to the other camps as a memorial and pay respect to those who were executed at them but never been to Poland I was in the military and couldnt go for me this is a very somber picture since I know my family spent there last moments there
I'm really sorry to hear that you couldn't go, and sorry for your loss.
Nov 9, 2013 06:14:48 #
jerryc41 wrote:
You don't have to look to the past to find cruelty.
True. We don't learn.
Nov 9, 2013 06:13:30 #
MagicFad wrote:
Did you notice how the barbed wire is closer together at the bottom? No escape there.
There's no escaping the efficiency....
Nov 9, 2013 06:06:23 #
Roy Hakala wrote:
Remarkable, evocative shot. I admire you for being able to make it. I was at Dachau a few years ago and could not make myself go in.
Thanks. I was still undecided on the way there. I'm glad now that I did, but there's no doubt that it does have a lasting impact.
Nov 9, 2013 06:03:54 #
Jtrim wrote:
Don't relive the past in the future but remember the cruelity.
Unbelievable that there are people who claim it didn't happen.
Nov 9, 2013 06:01:47 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Not on my list of places to visit. Your photo certainly catches the mood.
Thanks. Auschwitz wasn't on my list either, until I happened to visit the Anne Frank house during a trip to Amsterdam. That sparked my interest.
Nov 1, 2013 11:21:39 #
It could be a hybrid... ...you know, a mash up.
Oct 30, 2013 07:58:46 #
Sep 27, 2013 20:17:37 #
Erv wrote:
Hi Taylor Welcome! I am not sure why you picked those settings? Seem like a very high shutter speed, and F4 seems a little off to. Was it really that dark out? I think the shutter speed was the problem. I would go back and look at your other shots that were done just before this that came out and see what the camera or you did on those.
Erv
Erv
That's just it, I didn't pick anything, it was all auto. Should have picked snow or beach scene, would have helped with exposure. Other shots before and after we're at same aperture, but 1/400 sec. They were also at another site. This place....... There was something weird about the light.