Where did I make him out to be a bad guy? I spoke to him one of the times I was at GFM and he is a very personable, pleasant fellow.
He's a very good photographer who has come up with or adapted an idea and uses it along with his other tools to take very unique and beautiful photos. I have a problem with those who think he cheats or breaks or bends the rules; he does no such thing. My personal preference is to take nature photos completely in their natural surroundings, as found. He brings a mini-studio and enhances his subjects before shooting them. Nothing wrong or unethical about that. I am still puzzled what I said that makes you think I think he's a "bad guy"? cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> Sent: September 26, 2012 9/26/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: PESO - Life's Greatest Pleasures? Frank, I believe that I talked to Charles at GFM this year. He's not really the bad guy you make him out to be. He did post an 'over the top' drops photo that won a prize, but freely shared all his tricks the next year. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 6:22 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, I did actually ask the young lady if I could take a photo of her book, > coffee and muffin. That's more than I usually do... > > My reference with the backdrop and glycerin was (as some no doubt recognized) > a reference to a certain Mr. Brazwell (sp?), a perennial winner in the Nature > Photography Contest ay GFM. Brought along a little collapsing frame and > velvet backdrops of various colours, sprayed glycerine on flowers and leaves > for the "just after a rainfall" look and away he went; won every year. Shot > with Pentax for a while iirc. Was on this list for a while (may still lurk > for all I know). > > Lots of jealous people thought it was against the rules but it clearly wasn't. > > And it looked very good. He was very good at it - and I guess he still is. > Probably still goes to GFM (sadly I don't). Probably still wins. Mark? Doug? > Anyone else at GFM? Charles still around? > > So your scrim story reminded me of him. > > Easy to do in a forest, not so much in an urban setting. > > ;-) > > cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Bruce Walker <[email protected]> > Sent: September 26, 2012 9/26/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO - Life's Greatest Pleasures? > > My tongue was very firmly in my cheek when I suggested a lighting mod, > Frank. But you knew that didn't you? :-) > > I had a crazy mental image of a woman settling in with her coffee and > muffin when she's suddenly surrounded by technicians. Two guys are > erecting a portable 4x8 foot scrim, one is spraying her food with > glycerine. A makeup artist and hairstylist pounce and transform her. > Finally Frank leans in, shoots a few frames, smiles at the woman and > exits along with the assistants. Woman absently bites her muffin, > grimaces and spits it out. Fade. > > Hey if Bruce Gilden can spring up and flash people in NY, why not? > > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 9:04 PM, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Not going to comment on the scrim. I takes my photos as I find 'em. >> Collapsible scrims? What's next: velvet backdrops and spray bottles of >> glycerin? >> >> Sheesh! >> >> ;-) >> >> Okay, on the gustatory issue: Please be aware that those are not my coffee >> or muffin. They belong to the hands of the lovely young lady at the next >> table. >> >> For me, generally speaking, espresso is a stand-alone beverage. No need for >> cake, cookies, pastry or sweets. >> Like you I will have baked goods or pastry with a regular coffee. Not the >> chocolate chip muffin in the photo, however; it's not vegan. >> >> :-) >> >> Thanks for the comment and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. >> >> cheers, >> frank >> >> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >> Christopher Hitchens >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: Bruce Walker <[email protected]> >> Sent: September 25, 2012 9/25/12 >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: PESO - Life's Greatest Pleasures? >> >> Ditto what Peter says. I do like the shot though. >> >> Next time you go there, Frank, take a collapsible scrim with you to >> control the glare and let you raise the exposure so we can see the >> muffin properly. I'll come with you if you need an assistant. Mmmmmmm, >> chocolate. >> >> On a more technical note: don't you find that pairing a muffin with an >> espresso means that you run out of liquid long before you finish the >> muffin? It's usually three or four sips or one quick swallow and that >> espresso is done. >> >> I'd rather have a cup of coffee with that chocolate muffin. With an >> espresso, it should be a biscotti, I think. >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:59 PM, P. J. Alling >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I assume that's chocolate, which is undeniably one of life's great >>> pleasures. However while the glare off the table can be forgiven, the >>> blacks are too blocked to convey an inviting texture to the pastry and the >>> coffee cup needs a bit more separation from it's shadow/reflection in the >>> saucer . Aside from that the composition is quite pleasing. >>> >>> >>> On 9/24/2012 9:51 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>> I suppose there could be a huge debate on what life's greatest pleasures >>>> really are but a good book, a muffin and an espresso would be a >>>> consideration for me: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/lifes-greatest-pleasures.html?m=1 >>>> >>>> Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> frank >>>> >>>> >>>> "What can be asserted without proof -- 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.
