Hi Rick, My suggestion would be far less DOF. Probably to the point where we could just detect that there were other headstones. I think the subject matter has a lot of potential. The background seems to be cluttered and I find my self straining to read it.
BTW, people are just dying to get in there. Tom C. >From: Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: PESO - Tree in Cemetery 2 >Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:58:40 -0800 (PST) > >Thanks Marcus, Bruce, and Marnie. > >This is turning out to be a tougher subject than I >expected. I took about 30 frames Monday, with the >fisheye, the 16-45, and the 50/1.7. > >The space is tough, and the available angles are >restricted by an ugly modern building on one side, and >an old mansion being rehabbed on the other. > >The wide-angle shots made the tree and headstone lean >away from each other (comical, but not esthetic!), >even when I was scrunched down as low as the space >permitted. > >Guess this one needs more playing with. > >Rick > > >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 2/13/2007 7:11:37 P.M. Pacific > > Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > RW> I took Monday off (having worked all weekend), > > and > > RW> headed back to the cemetery in the late > > afternoon to > > RW> work with that interesting tree. This is one > > of the > > RW> results: > > > > RW> > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5594078 > > > > RW> This is the original from a few days earlier: > > > > RW> > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5568647 > > > > RW> ist D, FA 50/1.7, ISO 200, RAW, 1/250 @ f.4.5 > > (I don't > > RW> know why I set the aperture so small...), via > > ACR and > > RW> IE4. > > > > RW> Cheers and catcalls both welcome. > > > > RW> Rick > > > > ========== > > Agree with Bruce this shot is not a lot different > > than the first one. IE in > > terms of distance and positioning, etc. You could > > can move backward and > > forward. Or use other lenses or shoot lower down or > > closer. Uh, trying to say > > maybe you ought to think about how to "work" the > > scene. Over the years, being on > > this list, I've come to understand more and more > > how much one scene can be > > worked. The answer is, a lot. > > > > Just my .02 cents. > > > > Marnie aka Doe ;-) > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > >http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Never Miss an Email >Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! >http://mobile.yahoo.com/services?promote=mail > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
