Hi Christine, Hmmm...this is harder than I thought :-D
First off, I just took this shot -> http://www.bong.uni.cc/peso/2008-05.htm <- a couple of days before, so it was lingering in my head. It's a wheel of a horse drawn carriage (remember "Looking Back"?) and it is quite new and the details crisp. It's sort of a "straight-on angle and from down low" simple because the thing is quite big (the diameter is almost 4 feet). So while I was waiting for my son to come of out school, I had my DS with the Takumar 135/2.5 *only* (remember I was inspired by Timber to pull it out of the bag) looking for target of opportunities. So then the ice-cream cart got my attention; and the place was crowded with screaming kids just out of school limiting my options in position myself. That explains a lot the angle (besides the fact that the wheel is about a foot and a half in diameter); it was awkward given the situation to go low. Then to make my life harder, I decided to move backwards to get the whole thing; I figure I had the close up of the other wheel that it feels like a cliché if I took another close-up. Besides, the ice cream felt like it had a lot of stories to tell, not only its wheel. >From then on, it was waiting for the right moment (when no kid was running in front of the cart). Thanks for your comments! Bong On Jan 19, 2008 12:43 PM, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bong: I really like your shot & subject. But I do have one question: why > did you shoot it from the angle you did? I ask this because what's of > interest to me in the shot is the color & patterns & shapes. The spokes of > the wheel have some very interesting colors & patterns. Why not shoot from > an angle that shows them off--or rather shows them off more than in the > angle you chose? Like a straight-on angle and from down low. I ask this > question in earnest and as a novice photographer. > Cheers, Christine > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bong Manayon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 6:37 PM > Subject: PESO:...(was PESO: Maja) > > > > Timber's use of the Takumar (K-mount) 135/2.5 inspired me to take mine > > out for a walk... > > > > http://www.bong.uni.cc/peso/2008-04.htm > > > > Bong > > -- > > Bong Manayon > > http://www.bong.uni.cc > > > > > -- > > 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. > -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- 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.
