On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 05:41:06PM -0700, Jack Davis wrote: > > Exactly right. "Fun" is the point. > Sun was at the worst possible angle. May try it again and let the sun light > up what it will. It would, also, not be hitting the bark-less right side of > the stump, thus eliminating the glare. > I actually like the stump image better from further to the left, but the > background from that angle is awful.
All the more reason to go back and shoot at night. Darkness will cure a wealth of ugly background problems. > > Thanks for comments, Larry. > > Jack > > > --- On Sat, 4/4/09, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: PESO: 'nother stump(s) > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > > Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009, 5:30 PM > > On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 04:07:27PM -0700, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > > > Continuing my stump series..not, does anyone think > > either of these is worth pursuing? > > > I may make another trip to this spot ('prox 45 > > miles away) depending opon your answers. It might help if I > > were to wait 'til later in the day when the sun would be > > hitting at least some of the stump's blackened innards. > > > > It's a tough shot. Modulo this is my home linux > > monitor, but the grass > > looks like it might be a bit light, the outside part of the > > stump > > looks quite a bit over exposed and the inside is a bit > > under. > > > > So you've got sun on something white and something coal > > black in the > > shade. That could be tough. > > > > Have you tried just going with it and letting the inside of > > the stump > > go all black? What about using a strobe or a fill > > reflector? A > > reflective windshield shade or two might be just about > > right. > > > > Or, you could try lighting some magnesium and dropping that > > down into > > the hole in the middle of the stump. :) > > > > Alternatively, you could try the Savage approach and come > > back at > > night with strobes, and light it however you like. > > > > If you're having fun shooting it, who cares if any of > > the shots turn > > out? > > > > > Was a beautiful day to do anything outdoors. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Jack > > > > > > k20, DA*50~135 > > > > > > > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=401 > > > > > > > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=402 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > > -- > > The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is > > to post > > the wrong answer. > > Larry Colen [email protected] > > http://www.red4est.com/lrc > > > > > > -- > > 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. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen [email protected] http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
