Thanks, Bruce! I usually to spot meter on a blossom, but in this case I just poked the camera through a barbwire fence and took a few blind shots straight down. Always shoot in RAW, also.
Jack --- On Sat, 3/27/10, Bruce Dayton <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bruce Dayton <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO: Poppy Rocks > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 11:05 PM > I do like the pattern. I like > to shoot poppies. One thing I've > noticed is they are highly reflective and it is easy to > blow them > out. You have done a good job here with exposure. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Saturday, March 27, 2010, 8:05:46 AM, you wrote: > > JD> Elected to post this due to the arc line-up of the > these few poppies. > JD> This is the only descent image resulting from my > holding the K20 > JD> through a couple strands of fence barbed wire and > pointing it > JD> virtually straight down. The shooting conditions in > this area were > JD> some of the most difficult I think I've ever > experienced. > JD> Substantial new barbed wire fence, w/very sharp > angle iron > JD> "posts", on a steep shale like ditch side that fell > almost > JD> straight down. Had to place one foot on a strand of > wire and lean > JD> into the barbs (at times) to get the camera enough > past the fence > JD> to allow later cropping out the fence. All shots > taken in this fashion. > JD> Not enthusiastic about it, (thin ground cover, etc.) > but for what its worth.. > > JD> Comments? > > JD> Jack > > JD> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=471 > > > JD> > > > > > -- > 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.
