Thanks very much, Jon - and Bob. I agree - about the judge. He was a complete "printing fettishist" - he obviously didn't care what was in the photograph - as long as it was very well printed! I agree, that well printed (and of cource) exposed, photgraphs can look pretty convincing. Like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2695269/in/set-68002/
It is actually a rather boring/dull shot, but it still looks so very good, just because the exposure (and hopefully printing) is just right. BTW - this was made with a SMC-A 2.8/20mm fully open (2.8)! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Jon Glass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. januar 2005 21:06 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower On Jan 2, 2005, at 8:48 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: > I entered a local competition with this. The judge didn't like it - at > all. > He said the lighting was bad. That's what bothers me: Is it really > wrong to > try to just photograph something the way you see it? I cannot believe he didn't like the lighting in this flower!!! I think it's beautiful! The unusual lighting adds to its value, not detracts. He was, I suppose, just an old fuddley-duddley. (to speak kindly) I find this photo not merely attractive, but rather amazing! I love how the droplets on the back of the flower petals shows through, due to the backlighting. Nothing to be ashamed of, IMO. :-) -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
