Posts for: dansmith
Feb 24, 2018 12:05:12 #
Your choice of angle, yes.. but the light / shadow on the face really contributes to the mood.
Feb 13, 2018 00:34:01 #
Thanks for the look Dave. Acquired the camera that took this from this lady. Minolta Hi-Matic G2, a great little quiet streetshooter.
Feb 9, 2018 16:55:08 #
Jan 29, 2018 21:58:58 #
Like this one a lot. Agree with Walt that cropping would compromise the composition. It's too bad that those flat roofed buildings are there but the barn shows to well from that elevation to find another angle to try and eliminate them. Initially I thought that the foreground fence wasn't contributing but after looking at the pix for awhile I changed my mind. This is an excellent subject well photographed.
Jan 27, 2018 23:06:29 #
Very nicely done. I like how the colors in both the moon photo and the cupola/roof shot compliment each other.
Jan 27, 2018 22:38:45 #
ebrunner wrote:
Most on this site know that I'm a big fan of film.... (show quote)
Thanks for the offer to try movadi denoise on these. To be fair though, they have been stepped on pretty good in elements 9 and silver efex. Here's the first one hot off the scanner dusty bits and all. The negs were scanned at 2600 dpi on an Epson V500, not a pro machine but not too shabby a machine either. In the sky where the grain is most noticeable I hit it with the blur tool so a fairer test of movadi would be to try it on the original scan. Feel free to do anything else that you wish to it as well.
I get sharper results from fixed lens compacts. I think that it is easier to design and fit a fixed focal length lens to such a small camera than it is a zoom lens - even in the lower lengths like this 35-80.
Camera companies were lucky to sell these by the 1000's. They became obsolete as soon as the more reasonably priced digital compacts hit the shelves a mere 5 to 10 years later. Smartphones with their competent 15mpx sensors are causing these little critters to show up in thrift stores now as well.
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Jan 27, 2018 13:31:59 #
Uuglypher wrote:
Hi, Dan, br #s 1 and 3 are the story tellers for m... (show quote)
Memories, God bless’em!
Thanks for posting.
....and thanks for the look and comments Dave. By the time I came along main use for a stoneboat in Eastern Ontario was to put a barrel on it and single hitch it through the maple bush collecting the contents of sap buckets. The work was less and the reward greater.
Jan 27, 2018 13:23:16 #
NJFrank wrote:
#1 do it for me. It is showing some of the surrounding area and not just an old barn house in the middle of no where. The rocks anchor the shot for me.
There is remains of another structure on the property as well but it wasn't as interesting as the barn. As you mentioned, the building needs surroundings for context.
Jan 27, 2018 13:13:36 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
#3 is highly appealing to me for the balance: the image is about the total scene, and I really like having context for these types of subjects. #1 is a little heavy on the rocks. If doing a study of the decaying barn itself, I'd want more details - much closer than #2.
Fences don't bother me since they are "in my way" all the time
Fences don't bother me since they are "in my way" all the time
I too prefer a wide shot for this building. Any close stuff would be detail shots which would require entering the property. I did walk across a stubble field but would feel better if I had the owners permission. After going back to my truck and driving away I noticed lots more features on the West side of the structure.
...and the rocks tend to overwhelm.
Jan 27, 2018 12:57:21 #
R.G. wrote:
I would say #1 has a bit too much in the foreground, and having a fence between the viewer and the barn isn't ideal, but it's not a shot killer.
Agreed R.G. #2 without rocks and fence could be better with a more favourable angle. I wanted to include the rocks but they are a bit much.
Jan 27, 2018 12:50:04 #
MattPhox wrote:
I like #1 and #3. And I think that I like #3 better. Unfortunately not much going on in the sky.
Thanks Matt. Skies here often are featureless as they were yesterday. A planned reshoot with more cloud is hopeful.
Jan 27, 2018 12:44:49 #
John N wrote:
For me, no.1 is a clear winner here. The rocks in the foreground and the windswept tufts of grass add a desolation to the shot that's missing from the other two, though possible a small crop to the base might give a wider experience and increase this feeling.
As for the actual pictures - a timely reminder to use an Olympus trip I purchased from a similar source some years back.
As for the actual pictures - a timely reminder to use an Olympus trip I purchased from a similar source some years back.
Thanks for the look John. Like this one best as well. Could be a bit rock heavy though as you mentioned.
Had a Trip 35 as a hiking camera and liked it a lot. If I ever come across one I'll pounce on it in a heartbeat!
Jan 26, 2018 16:54:36 #
Late 90's auto point and shoot film cameras wind up abandoned in thrift store bins and can be ransomed often for less than $5. This Olympus Stylus 80 was last weekend's find. I always feel a bit silly on the way home after buying yet another of these auto compacts but not silly enough to stop adding to the ever increasing pile on my desk.
I usually find that the image quality of the zoom lenses demanded by the marketplace at that time comes up a bit short of what one would expect. Anyway just for fun, here's some from a test roll of a barn that I have had my eye on as a subject for some time. The camera came loaded with a full roll of color film of unknown vintage, and as this particular model often has light leak problems, I shot it rather than waste a fresh roll of BW. Processing it in BW chemistry along with the film's age gives the heavy grain.
Any ideas on how these could be improved when I inevitably revisit with better gear and when the light is more favorable on the barn's roof will be appreciated. I have been missing out on photographing these buildings as they are becoming victims of gravity and a demand for old barn boards.
I usually find that the image quality of the zoom lenses demanded by the marketplace at that time comes up a bit short of what one would expect. Anyway just for fun, here's some from a test roll of a barn that I have had my eye on as a subject for some time. The camera came loaded with a full roll of color film of unknown vintage, and as this particular model often has light leak problems, I shot it rather than waste a fresh roll of BW. Processing it in BW chemistry along with the film's age gives the heavy grain.
Any ideas on how these could be improved when I inevitably revisit with better gear and when the light is more favorable on the barn's roof will be appreciated. I have been missing out on photographing these buildings as they are becoming victims of gravity and a demand for old barn boards.
Jan 25, 2018 11:50:56 #
On the rotationof the first one I prefer the uncropped wide view of the original and would like to see more foreground removed from the flip. I think this would show the fog/cloud pushing into the canyon better. As much as I like those horizontal game trails outlined in skifs of snow, the pix should be all about the fog.
Frank's idea on flips sometimes changes the mood of a scene so much that I as a rule now try it for at least a look.
Frank's idea on flips sometimes changes the mood of a scene so much that I as a rule now try it for at least a look.
Jan 25, 2018 11:27:31 #
rook2c4 wrote:
I do a lot of close-ups like this; well done overall. There is a bit of camera shake going on, resulting in an image that is not as crisp as it could have been. I recommend using the shutter timer function (or equally effective remote shutter release) to minimize shake. It can make a huge difference.
I had a well supported bellows rig and the mirror up but still slight movement now that I look more carefully. Remote or timer delay next time for sure. Thanks!