On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 9:54 PM, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Four views of St. Louis's best-known landmark: > > Reflection: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8317497 > (K10D, DA 16-45, polarizer, ISO 400, f/9.5 @ 1/90, handheld, RAW via LR2) > > Minimalist: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8317495 > (same everything, but f/19 @ 1/30. I have no idea why I used that > exposure...) > > Sort of abstract: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8317489&size=lg > (DA 50-200, polarizer, ISO 400, f/5.6 @ 1/125. More sensible.) > > Southern base minimalist: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8317498 > (DA 16-45, polarizer, ISO 280, f/5.6 @ 1/90) > > Stories that Illinois (across the river) was going to erect a giant statue of > Lincoln holding a croquet mallet are entirely apocryphal.
It's so hard to capture an iconic monument or building in a fresh way, but I think you've done it here. I particularly like Minimalist. Terrific series! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.

