On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:32 -0400, "Bruce Walker" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11-07-06 8:12 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > I went to the usual fireworks displays celebrating the Glorious > > Fourth, to take a batch of fireworks photos. > > > > I decided to try out a new technique, well old technique actually, the > > one recommended in just about every photography book I've ever read > > from the days of film... > > Seriously overexposed every one. Maybe I can salvage some of them. > > > > Still I brought along some equipment to do some crowd photography, > > usually there will be a few people who take the occasion just a little > > too far. Even that was sort of a bust. However in the fine PDML > > tradition of taking things completely out of context, well the > > tradition of the annual quotes list anyway. Let me present: > > > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20duelingcamerasdiptych.html > > > > > > Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax A*300mm f4.0 and smc Pentax F > > 1.7x AF adapter. > > > > > > As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. > > > > I like 'em! Creative pairing, PJ. > > But I just have to remark on the RH shot. I *cannot* believe just how > many people I see doing what that woman is doing: shooting with the lens > hood mounted backwards. This is just so completely wrong, useless and > pointless. Do they think it's some kind of decoration? It impairs using > either the focus or the zoom ring (depending on the lens). It's *worse* > than just leaving the stupid thing at home, or tossing it in the garbage. > > I don't think there's a clearer sign of Total Cluelessness in a photog > than that one maneuver. (Maybe shooting with the price tags still > dangling off the camera body?) Might as well be wearing a sign that > says, "I shoulda bought a point'n'shoot." > > Gah! > > I feel so much better now. :-) >
Is is 'Rant Day' again? I'll have to check my calendar. :-)> Nicely innovative pairing, Peter. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service -- 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.
