I know the feeling, Christine. The rush of getting a pleasing print, especially in 13x19, has to be experienced to be appreciated. Actually holding a glorious print in your hand is the final satisfaction.
Jack --- On Thu, 10/23/08, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Yee Ha!!! > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 7:10 PM > Just printed out my first 13" x 19" BW on Ultra > Premium Matte. Yee Ha!!! > If I do say so myself, it looks so cool. This printing is > so much fun. > Here's the photo: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8080119&size=lg > > For the past couple of months, I've been photographing > the construction that > is taking place at my work. We're getting a 6-7 story > indoor parking > building and a beautiful new student services building. > The architectural > renderings are now on exhibit in the lobby of our main > campus building & > about 15 of my BWs will also be on exhibit as soon as the > framing is done. > During the next 18 months, we'll be rotating photos > that tell the story and > progression of the construction. > > I have full access to the construction site and have my > own hard hat, which > I must obviously wear. I had to read a safety manual & > have to follow the > safety rules. When I can shoot, I call down, and a young > (and usually cute > :-)) assistant foreman lets me on site, then escorts me > around. He usually > says things like, "Christine, watch out for that > boulder ahead of you," > (like when I'm walking & have my nose behind the > camera) or I have him > explain to me what it is I'm seeing, since I know > absolutely nothing about > construction, though I am learning, and it's very > interesting. I've always > admired what man can build. > > I'm using the K20D with the DA 16-45mm. Since the DA > is F4, I put it on the > K20, since that camera has really good High ISO quality if > I need it. The > DA* 50-135mm is on the K10D, but today, when I shot the > crusher grinding up > huge boulders, I put the DA* on the K20D. I didn't > feel like doing any wide > angle shots. Anyway, I just felt like letting a Yee Ha > loose :-). Thanks > for listening, if you, in fact, did ;-). > > Cheers, Christine > > > > > > > > -- > 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.
