RE: PAW - Leafy Garden
Hi David, I think this shot works and has captured a lot of interest. I don't usually like photos with 'sculptured' grass lawns or walkways/roads, but it works here. It may be the contrast between the wiggly line of dry leaves on the left and the straight path on the right. The sun peaking through the trees definitely works for me. I seems like an extremely well-balanced composition. Tom C. From: David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PAW - Leafy Garden Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:26:56 +1200 I really need to improve my titles but I tend to fill out my PAW forms in a hurry :) Rather than look through my archive for something nice to scan, I thought I'd post something recent for once. A couple of weeks ago I loaded up the 6x7 and took it out for a bit of exercise. I'd just cobbled up a panoramic viewfinder mask(*) and wanted to try it out, but about half of my photos ended up being full- frame. http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?print_id=98t=PAW I've cropped it a little: in the original there is about 10% extra on both the top and the right. I took this on an expired roll of Reala because I was carrying a bare minimum of gear, choosing to bring the metered prism instead of the external spot meter. I haven't used the metered prism much and I didn't want to risk ruining slides. The downside is that I hate scanning negs. Comments are welcome, as long as they're about the photo and not the web page which I already know needs work. Once I've finished my client's database project, that's when I'll work on my own website :) Cheers, - Dave (*) The mask is just a couple of lines drawn on a piece of mylar transparency. I made this one after I found that my first attempt, based on some plastic from an old CD jewel case, would only work with the waist-level finder as the bottom of the prism finder protrudes into the focussing screen assembly. The piece of mylar is no good with the waist-level finder as there's nothing to hold it in place. Nevermind, I'd rather carry two masks than draw new lines on my wonderful grid screen. BTW the reason why I made the mask is because my scanner can scan the central 25mm-wide section of a 6x9 slide at 4800ppi optical, instead of 3200ppi for the full frame. The viewfinder mask allows me to compose with this in mind. I've scanned a couple of my old panoramas like this and the results were fantastic when printed on roll paper.
PAW - Leafy Garden
I really need to improve my titles but I tend to fill out my PAW forms in a hurry :) Rather than look through my archive for something nice to scan, I thought I'd post something recent for once. A couple of weeks ago I loaded up the 6x7 and took it out for a bit of exercise. I'd just cobbled up a panoramic viewfinder mask(*) and wanted to try it out, but about half of my photos ended up being full- frame. http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?print_id=98t=PAW I've cropped it a little: in the original there is about 10% extra on both the top and the right. I took this on an expired roll of Reala because I was carrying a bare minimum of gear, choosing to bring the metered prism instead of the external spot meter. I haven't used the metered prism much and I didn't want to risk ruining slides. The downside is that I hate scanning negs. Comments are welcome, as long as they're about the photo and not the web page which I already know needs work. Once I've finished my client's database project, that's when I'll work on my own website :) Cheers, - Dave (*) The mask is just a couple of lines drawn on a piece of mylar transparency. I made this one after I found that my first attempt, based on some plastic from an old CD jewel case, would only work with the waist-level finder as the bottom of the prism finder protrudes into the focussing screen assembly. The piece of mylar is no good with the waist-level finder as there's nothing to hold it in place. Nevermind, I'd rather carry two masks than draw new lines on my wonderful grid screen. BTW the reason why I made the mask is because my scanner can scan the central 25mm-wide section of a 6x9 slide at 4800ppi optical, instead of 3200ppi for the full frame. The viewfinder mask allows me to compose with this in mind. I've scanned a couple of my old panoramas like this and the results were fantastic when printed on roll paper.
Re: PAW - Leafy Garden
Nice composition. The backlight makes it interesting. Paul On Aug 13, 2005, at 6:26 AM, David Mann wrote: I really need to improve my titles but I tend to fill out my PAW forms in a hurry :) Rather than look through my archive for something nice to scan, I thought I'd post something recent for once. A couple of weeks ago I loaded up the 6x7 and took it out for a bit of exercise. I'd just cobbled up a panoramic viewfinder mask(*) and wanted to try it out, but about half of my photos ended up being full-frame. http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?print_id=98t=PAW I've cropped it a little: in the original there is about 10% extra on both the top and the right. I took this on an expired roll of Reala because I was carrying a bare minimum of gear, choosing to bring the metered prism instead of the external spot meter. I haven't used the metered prism much and I didn't want to risk ruining slides. The downside is that I hate scanning negs. Comments are welcome, as long as they're about the photo and not the web page which I already know needs work. Once I've finished my client's database project, that's when I'll work on my own website :) Cheers, - Dave (*) The mask is just a couple of lines drawn on a piece of mylar transparency. I made this one after I found that my first attempt, based on some plastic from an old CD jewel case, would only work with the waist-level finder as the bottom of the prism finder protrudes into the focussing screen assembly. The piece of mylar is no good with the waist-level finder as there's nothing to hold it in place. Nevermind, I'd rather carry two masks than draw new lines on my wonderful grid screen. BTW the reason why I made the mask is because my scanner can scan the central 25mm-wide section of a 6x9 slide at 4800ppi optical, instead of 3200ppi for the full frame. The viewfinder mask allows me to compose with this in mind. I've scanned a couple of my old panoramas like this and the results were fantastic when printed on roll paper.
Re: PAW - Leafy Garden
On 8/13/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice composition. The backlight makes it interesting. Paul Agreed. The serpentine line of woodchips (or whatever those are) and the strong element of that big tree on the right, along with the backlighting make this a lovely photo. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW - Leafy Garden
On Aug 13, 2005, at 3:26 AM, David Mann wrote: http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?print_id=98t=PAW I like the lines of this composition a lot. Somehow, the color in the tree bark disturbs me, I'd much rather it were rendered in BW. Godfrey
RE: PAW - Leafy Garden
Very nice, David. And quite difficult to get right too. I too use a mask in the viewfinder of my 6x6 Pentacon. A golden section one. I never really liked the square format. The exposed frames, however, are of course unaffected. I would rather like to learn how to use the square format right. But I find this very difficult. I just don't get it. To me composition is almost always strangly linked to the golden section qualities of the ordenary, rectangular format. I tend to use the 6x6 format as if were a 645, which I don't need to ratate for landscape or portrait captures. I like panoramas very much, though. Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: David Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 13. august 2005 12:27 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: PAW - Leafy Garden I really need to improve my titles but I tend to fill out my PAW forms in a hurry :) Rather than look through my archive for something nice to scan, I thought I'd post something recent for once. A couple of weeks ago I loaded up the 6x7 and took it out for a bit of exercise. I'd just cobbled up a panoramic viewfinder mask(*) and wanted to try it out, but about half of my photos ended up being full- frame. http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?print_id=98t=PAW I've cropped it a little: in the original there is about 10% extra on both the top and the right. I took this on an expired roll of Reala because I was carrying a bare minimum of gear, choosing to bring the metered prism instead of the external spot meter. I haven't used the metered prism much and I didn't want to risk ruining slides. The downside is that I hate scanning negs. Comments are welcome, as long as they're about the photo and not the web page which I already know needs work. Once I've finished my client's database project, that's when I'll work on my own website :) Cheers, - Dave (*) The mask is just a couple of lines drawn on a piece of mylar transparency. I made this one after I found that my first attempt, based on some plastic from an old CD jewel case, would only work with the waist-level finder as the bottom of the prism finder protrudes into the focussing screen assembly. The piece of mylar is no good with the waist-level finder as there's nothing to hold it in place. Nevermind, I'd rather carry two masks than draw new lines on my wonderful grid screen. BTW the reason why I made the mask is because my scanner can scan the central 25mm-wide section of a 6x9 slide at 4800ppi optical, instead of 3200ppi for the full frame. The viewfinder mask allows me to compose with this in mind. I've scanned a couple of my old panoramas like this and the results were fantastic when printed on roll paper.
Re: PAW - Leafy Garden
On Aug 14, 2005, at 9:50 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: I too use a mask in the viewfinder of my 6x6 Pentacon. A golden section one. I never really liked the square format. The exposed frames, however, are of course unaffected. That's right - one benefit of only masking the viewfinder and not the film. With my old RB67 I actually rigged up a way to put 35mm film into it, but that meant I couldn't shoot 120 until I'd finished the roll of panoramas, which usually took a while as pans are surprisingly difficult to do. Eventually I found a second 120 back which I could dedicate to panoramas (it had a light leak which my film mask blocked). Eventually I got tired of the old (non-C) Mamiya lenses and bought a Pentax 67. I must get around to scanning and printing some more of my old pans. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
