Something I would have tried is using reduced power onboard flash to
illuminate and stop the snow flakes.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PESO: Snow in the Village
This is another version of "Snow in the City," taken a minute or so
earlier. The out-of-focus is perhaps not as obvious, although pretty
much the same. It lacks the color of my original Snow in the City
post, however, so I like the original one better, even with the more
obvious focus problem.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16718637
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]>
wrote:
I agree. While we had almost two inches at home (New Jersey) there
was only a brief and light show shower in the city. That made it
easier to grab a cab, but harder to grab an image of the falling snow.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 4:47 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]>
wrote:
I think it would work if the snow had been falling a lot harder, so that
the
visible snow in the foreground gives your brain a reason for the
background
being OOF.
From: "Daniel J. Matyola"
I agree. What I wanted was the snow more in focus than the
background, but the background just a LITTLE oof, to give it a dreamy
feeling and to emphasize the snow, rather than the rest of the scene.
The background is MUCH more oof than I intended. It didn't look quite
that bad on the viewing screen, and I didn't examine it too carefully
as my wife was anxious to get out of the snow and rain.
It is not at all what I intended, but what the hell, I'll just pretend
it's art, and if others don't like it,then I'll tell them they don't
understand high concept art.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 2:43 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]>
wrote:
I see where you were going with it. For my taste, something besides
the
snow
should be in focus so that you've got something to see the snow
against.
From: "Daniel J. Matyola"
Well, yes, that's why it is a FAILED experiment.
I was trying to focus on the snow instead of the buildings and
people.
I thought it might look interesting. Turns out, it's pretty much
impossible to actually do that, at least with my old geezer eyes.
When I looked at it, first I said, "Ah shit," but the more I looked
at
it, the more I liked it, weird as it is. So, I thought I would post
it here so folks could tell me how terrible it is and why I shouldn't
like it.
Dan
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