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: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
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=98&t=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.
