On Apr 10, 2006, at 4:58 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:
Dave, I remember my first impression when I was faced with
Norwegian Landscapes. No matter how wide a lens I took, the view in
the viewfinder looked not-damn-wide-enough.
I think this is the case here. It is extremely wide, I reckon, yet
it looks very tranquil and hence the dramatic width is rather lost.
The situation was against me: if I'd attempted to change lenses I'd
have ended up either injured or drowned, as I'd have had to let go of
the handrail and attempt to venture into the front of the boat where
my camera bag was stored. We're talking maybe a 15ft boat going at
least 30mph on choppy water. No time to feel seasick as you're
having too much fun trying to stay upright. That ride really was a
blast.
I know what you mean about those big landscapes. It is very very
difficult to capture the sheer enormity of some places...
http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?t=1&p=63
As a side note, I would have probably taken few more images with
slightly different positions of the horizon.
Unfortunately the situation was against me once again. That was the
last shot on the roll, and changing film was not going to happen. If
I'd included more foreground it would have been at the expense of the
sky, and it probably would have been motion-blurred and full of spray.
- Dave
