When it works, it was brilliantly deliberate. When it fails, it was a terrible accident. Even better, in the latter case it remains hidden.
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Paul for the nice words. > > On Nov 8, 2010, at 5:04 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > >> I'm getting Smurf flashbacks. >> >> Nicely done. It's hard to take really controlled shots of things like >> this. I like the combination of texture and geometry. > > True confessions time... > Since it's pretty much impossible for me to get my face to the eyepiece of > the camera from this angle > (this shot sort of shows how they are what would be underground in the stump > I'm digging out > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5159334079/in/set-72157625218645367/ ) > > Once I set up the light, I just either put the camera on autofocus, or > prefocused it as close as it would go, stuck it a couple inches away and > fired off a bunch of frames. So, I'm afraid that "controlled" might be a bit > of an overstatement. > > But thanks for the compliment. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
