That's true if you wanted to portray bleakness, but in this case it would be in opposition to the green - non bleak - tree. Bleakness would require a different subject IMO.
-----Original Message----- >From: Alan C <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: A tree grows in Badlands. > >Don't you think what you call "bad light" actually enhances the bleakness of >the scene? > >Alan C > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ken Waller >Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 6:19 AM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: PESO: A tree grows in Badlands. > >Ann - I might have agreed with you a few years ago before I went through >approximately 35,000 edited slides I'd accmulated over 40+ years of >photography. I discarded all but a thousand or so and wound up wondering why >I had ever kept them as I had seldom reviewed any for many years. > >Kenneth Waller >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "ann sanfedele" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: PESO: A tree grows in Badlands. > > >> Ken - sometimes we take photos just to remember the moment..., when you >> know you won't have another chance... the geometry is nice enough here. >> >> My solution in this situation in days of film was to slap on a red >> filteron the camera with the bW film in it... Dan could do the same in >> photo shop and >> >> improve it quite a bit I think... >> >> I hardly shot anything at that particular location it isn't a very >> handsome spot.. but I do often use photos as trip markers... I was >> thinking of looking to >> >> see if I met that tree back in the 80's... I know I drove over that bridge >> in 2001. scary bridge!acrophobia city. When I was there two dogs were >> having >> >> a tussleand I mainly photo'ed them >> >> ann >> >> >> On 10/24/2016 4:25 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >>>> I appreciate that as others have stated the light isn't wonderful, but >>>> sometimes you have to work with what you have and live with >>>> it. >>> >>> Not to be elitist about this, but I wouldn't take this shot if the light >>> wasn't acceptable - I don't see a reason to capture the image when I know >>> it already has major faults built it - YMMV >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Smith" >>> <[email protected]> >>> Subject: RE: PESO: A tree grows in Badlands. >>> >>> >>>> Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>>> >>>> A shot from my recent trip to New Mexico: >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18302690&size=lg >>>> >>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>> >>>> I like it. I appreciate that as others have stated the light isn't >>>> wonderful, but sometimes you have to work with what you have and live >>>> with >>>> it. >>>> >>>> I had a difference of opinion recently with a photographer with letters >>>> after his name for this medium; he was not adverse to changing (quite >>>> dramatically) light or removing elements from the photo with software. >>>> I'm >>>> happy to use Lightroom to enhance the image and remove spots, but >>>> otherwise >>>> it stops being what you saw. I have no doubt an artist would simply >>>> paint >>>> what he wanted. I've looked at your image several times Dan, and I've >>>> taken >>>> many pictures which would benefit from a more dramatic sky. I still like >>>> this as it stands. >>>> >>>> Malcolm > > >-- >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. > > >--- >This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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.
