Love the concept - fringe lighting on the subject etc - but to my eyes the focal plane is on the window rather than the person - still guess that's what happens when you have to grope around in the dark trying to focus!
Alastair On 10/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting. I might clone out the window. Then again, I might not:-). > Seriously, it's a nice shot. Not sure if it's sharp enough to stand up to > printing, but it looks good on the web. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In a message dated 10/23/2007 1:21:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Thanks for all the comments on #44. > > > > Another from Berkeley on Sunday ... For this one I had the camera in > > my lap, held vertically, and set the focus and exposure purely by > > guess as it was too dark in the room to see the numbers on the > > shutter speed dial or on the lens. I could find the infinity mark and > > turned the focusing ring by the amount I thought was about right, and > > I could find the A setting and then click-stop to the 1/2 second > > mark. I made two exposures, this one is sharp enough. > > > > I liked the way the light was coming in the window of the lecture > > hall and rimlighting the person sitting across the aisle watching the > > film that was being featured: > > > > http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/44a.htm > > > > Comments, critique, etc always appreciated. > > > > best, > > Godfrey > > > > ============ > > That's odd looking. I wasn't quite sure what that cone was up in the air, > > thought it looked like a floating cone or a dunce cap or something. Duh. > > Window. So maybe something could be done to make it a little clearer. > > > > But on the whole, I like it and find it interesting. > > > > Marnie aka Doe > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > > > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow > > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
