I have to go through 600 Mopar Nats photos, so I understand your pain. So far, I've rendered thee of the fourteen cars I shot. Paul On Aug 27, 2013, at 2:27 PM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> ah yeah I see what you mean about your stuff... > > But when I say I _shouldn't_ be here it's because of WORK! - remember (that's > not a real question) last month when I said if I had to go through 400 > wedding photos I'd shoot myself? -- alas, looks like I'm doing that... > > Terrible lighting coniditions - TOO MUCH light! ugh... > But I'm richer by a K-5 and that makes it worth while > > ann > > > On 8/27/2013 11:48, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> Of course you should be here, Ann! I agree that more blur in the corn would >> be nice, but it's shot wide open, so that's as good as it gets without >> manipulation. And I usually don't like artificial blur in backgrounds, plus >> doing it right is a lot of work.. The magazine art directors will have their >> way with it anyway, probably strip it out or do something horrid to it. The >> car owners who buy prints are happy if their car is sharp, and I don't >> charge enough to warrant lots of post manipulation. >> >> . >> On Aug 27, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: >> >>> I shouldn't even be here but -- >>> my two cents is that the degree of blurriness of the cornfield isn't enough >>> - or should be totally sharp. I agree about the tree. >>> don't mind the corn slant. >>> >>> ok back underground >>> a >>> >>> On 8/27/2013 08:02, Brian Walters wrote: >>>> Quoting Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net>: >>>> >>>>> I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some >>>>> profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few >>>>> shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited >>>>> access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to >>>>> it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't >>>>> share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going >>>>> downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield >>>>> descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that >>>>> manner: >>>>> >>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003&size=lg >>>>> >>>>> Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? >>>> >>>> >>>> Not especially. I probably wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't pointed >>>> it out. >>>> >>>> The dead tree in the background is more distracting to my eye but not a >>>> lot. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>> Brian Walters >>>> Western Sydney Australia >>>> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ >>>> >>>> >>>>> Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be >>>>> stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, >>>>> it's a consideration. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
