"Work the Scene"
Oct 18, 2023 17:21:52 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
Linda From Maine wrote:
We should probably emphasize that, for new-ish pho... (show quote)
Learning to "see" is a critical piece of photography. I know that we have been taught to distrust and ignore our rear displays, but I enjoy ignoring that advice. Digital cameras provide us with the unique capability of looking immediately at our image, comparing it to reality, and determining whether we really saw what we thought we saw. This step, if done critically, can be part of strengthening our visualization skills.
Oct 18, 2023 17:39:23 #
larryepage wrote:
Taught that by whom? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm genuinely curious. Please elaborate....I know that we have been taught to distrust and ignore our rear displays, but I enjoy ignoring that advice...
Oct 18, 2023 17:40:32 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Did you ever think of answering: "You, given a chance."
Oh, many alternate responses have come to mind over the years. "I am trying to defuse this damned landmine" for example. Or "could you help me catch this pesky rattlesnake?" Or "I'm collecting Poison Ivy leaves. Wow, it's everywhere here!"
Oct 18, 2023 17:43:17 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Oh, many alternate responses have come to mind over the years. "I am trying to defuse this damned landmine" for example. Or "could you help me catch this pesky rattlesnake?" Or "I'm collecting Poison Ivy leaves. Wow, it's everywhere here!"
Wow, that's a nice camera...
Oct 18, 2023 17:48:40 #
I shoot mainly black & white and primarily bits and pieces. This means that when I go out to take pictures I never know what I will come back with. Go to the train yard and I may photograph a locomotive or just the spring on a freight car truck.
So like many of you, I get to a site I wander around looking for potential images — shadows, textures, shapes, just anything I think will create an interesting photo. Then that subject gives me all my starting angles and perspectives.
So like many of you, I get to a site I wander around looking for potential images — shadows, textures, shapes, just anything I think will create an interesting photo. Then that subject gives me all my starting angles and perspectives.
Oct 18, 2023 19:03:37 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
Linda From Maine wrote:
Taught that by whom? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm genuinely curious. Please elaborate.
Several of our prolific posters have stated that time should be spent taking more exposures rather than stopping to review images because there is no useful information in the tiny image in the rear display. I'll not call names.
Oct 18, 2023 19:48:34 #
larryepage wrote:
Several of our prolific posters have stated that time should be spent taking more exposures rather than stopping to review images because there is no useful information in the tiny image in the rear display. I'll not call names.
In keeping with the UHH spirit as represented by the discussions such as JPEG versus Raw; FF versus cropped frame; Canon versus Nikon*; SOOC versus PP; telephoto versus wide angle (yes, we had a thread titled that here recently)... we definitely need a "to chimp or chimp not?" thread.
That oughta bring our prolific posters out of hiding!
* Hey! What about Sony???
Oct 18, 2023 20:11:20 #
Photography school homework . Pick a stationary subject and shoot it from every angle.
then email them to the instructor , there was a max say no more than 10...
It was interesting the angles and what looked good an what didnt. Also some very unique angles, such as a statue from the top of a tree.
Its def a way to learn....
then email them to the instructor , there was a max say no more than 10...
It was interesting the angles and what looked good an what didnt. Also some very unique angles, such as a statue from the top of a tree.
Its def a way to learn....
Oct 18, 2023 20:26:44 #
larryepage wrote:
Several of our prolific posters have stated that time should be spent taking more exposures rather than stopping to review images because there is no useful information in the tiny image in the rear display. I'll not call names.
Keep in mind, if you're determined to waste time -- while missing images -- busy chimping the impossible details on a miniature display, well on a mirrorless body, you can hide that action viewing the images by using the view finder. MILC LCDs, like DSLRs, are best used as a quick view of any blinking highlight warnings. Adjust the exposure, if needed, and them back to the shooting action.
We teach, we preach, will anyone learn?
Oct 18, 2023 21:06:09 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
CHG_CANON wrote:
Keep in mind, if you're determined to waste time -- while missing images -- busy chimping the impossible details on a miniature display, well on a mirrorless body, you can hide that action viewing the images by using the view finder. MILC LCDs, like DSLRs, are best used as a quick view of any blinking highlight warnings. Adjust the exposure, if needed, and them back to the shooting action.
We teach, we preach, will anyone learn?
We teach, we preach, will anyone learn?
Please keep in mind that we are talking primarily about landscapes here. If there's time to try an additional angle, there's certainly time to compare the image we just captured to the real-life setting that it was taken from. Over time, we might learn how to actually see what we are looking at BEFORE pressing the button. Mirror box or mirrorless really makes no difference.
Oct 18, 2023 21:12:11 #
larryepage wrote:
Please keep in mind that we are talking primarily about landscapes here. If there's time to try an additional angle, there's certainly time to compare the image we just captured to the real-life setting that it was taken from. Over time, we might learn how to actually see what we are looking at BEFORE pressing the button. Mirror box or mirrorless really makes no difference.
You play how you practice. Practice missing images, plan on missing images when it counts.
Oct 18, 2023 22:43:33 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Good point. I often study the scene for quite a while before I start shooting. "Hopefully we're observing" indeed. The observing is more important than the shooting for me. I just carry a camera so people don't ask me what I am doing down on the ground. Instead, they ask me what I am shooting. 
i wont unbag my camera unless Im verrrrrry convinced I have really good reason to use it.
Oct 18, 2023 22:44:38 #
Anything within 500 meters of the car is rarely worth even turning on the camera.
Oct 18, 2023 22:48:12 #
larryepage wrote:
Please keep in mind that we are talking primarily about landscapes here. If there's time to try an additional angle, there's certainly time to compare the image we just captured to the real-life setting that it was taken from. Over time, we might learn how to actually see what we are looking at BEFORE pressing the button. Mirror box or mirrorless really makes no difference.
Just cant find any place in this thread where landscape is established as the theme. Does using the word "scene" mean "landscape" ?
Are the attached images NOT scenes ? I do them just as "eye candy". I havent yet seen any landscapes that satisfy my sweet tooth.
Oct 18, 2023 23:09:06 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
User ID wrote:
Just cant find any place in this thread where landscape is established as the theme. Does using the word "scene" mean "landscape" ? Are the attached images NOT scenes ?
You're correct. Should have said "static."
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