On 8/11/05, Glen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 10:47 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote: > > >Crap. Sorry. It's late and I haven't had any beer. > >http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151 > > > >Thanks for the head's up, Glen. > > It's refreshing to hear someone blame mistakes on a *lack* of beer. ;-)
Too much blood in the alcohol system......... > > There's a certain surreal, frozen quality to this image, which I definitely > like. Are there large magnetite deposits in those mountains? That swing and > its chains seem permanently pulled toward those mountains for some reason. > ;-) Thanks, Glen. Not sure about the magnetite. But considering the amount of iron and sulphates in our well water, I wouldn't be surprised. > > You might also consider cropping this image into a perfect square. I would > suggest cropping out the single chain on the far left, and the pole on the > upper right. It should make the suspension of time appear even more > surreal, not seeing any of the surrounding support structure for the > child's swing. Here's a second photo I took about a week later. Same time of day, same location. Taken with the MX, M28/3.5, and E100 (G, I think). I like the color saturation in the digital image better, but the framing on this one may be more appropriate. I think my composition sucks, but if you've ever had to push a little girl on a swing, crouch down, frame the photo, focus, set the exposure and take the picture, you'll understand. <vbg> > > > take care, > Glen > > Thanks again for looking, Glen. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
