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From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Which points out that studying graphic design is another way to improve your photography. I wonder what Amita's instructor had to say about the shot. Which I like, by the way. Thanks! I'm just learning basic design concepts, but it's already helped me see things differently. This shot was just one of 44 that I needed for this project. The instructor pointed out a couple of others that I took but he didn't say anything about this one. Amita
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From: David Madsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spell check failed me. It should be an acoustic guitar, not a caustic guitar. Or maybe it should. Having absolutely nothing to do with acid rock. Opposite end of the ph scale, to say the least. Nice pic, btw. Maybe tilt it a degree or two to the left. It seems to be listing to the right just a bit. (Or maybe I need to take my medication.) But nice as it sits. Good work. This was fascinating to see. Two weeks ago I did some bw experimenting taking pics of my Yamaha G-235. Those Japanese sure make good stuff. Collin (driving a 257K-mile Camry working @ Honda RD) Brendemuehl
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Which points out that studying graphic design is another way to improve your photography. I wonder what Amita's instructor had to say about the shot. Which I like, by the way. -- Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! I must say this is among the most original shots I've seen. The geometry is well thought through. Though usually this is called composition, but to my sense of beautiful it appeals more like a geometrical drawing. Everything is flawless about this picture. It deserves to be enlarged and used as a welcome work of art in some modern art studio... Thanks for sharing. Boris -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
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Hi! g Which points out that studying graphic design is another way to improve your g photography. I wonder what Amita's instructor had to say about the shot. Which I g like, by the way. I know personally of at least one person who often shoots planned shots, such as still life or others. He often draws sketches of would-be photograph, but unlike me he can actually draw... Among his other virtues his is graphical (web) designer... Suddenly I feel like compiling the list of the virtues I'd rather have but currently haven't... Cheers! Boris
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That's a very strong composition. I like it. Amita Guha wrote: I'm taking a graphic design course, and last week's homework was to take an object and portray it 50 different ways. Not necessarily a photography assignment, but what else was I going to do? I borrowed Nate's Canon 300d and shot at least 200 exposures of my acoustic guitar. Needless to say, I don't even want to look a the guitar for a while. ;) While I was at it I also my hand at some studio photography using a halogen lamp and a flourescent lamp for lighting and no flash. This was one of the better shots: http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/paw/2004-03-07.html
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From: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Amita Guha posted: http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/paw/2004-03-07.html That looks familiar, so it's probably a brand I know. It's not Yamaha (at least it doesn't match mine). Who made it? Oh yeah, I like the photo BTW. Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an electric.
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Definitely. It certainly makes me want to go spank the plank. Spank the plank...hehe...gotta remember that one. I'm glad you guys all liked the shot. Thanks for the comments! :) Amita
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Hi! I must say this is among the most original shots I've seen. The geometry is well thought through. Though usually this is called composition, but to my sense of beautiful it appeals more like a geometrical drawing. Everything is flawless about this picture. It deserves to be enlarged and used as a welcome work of art in some modern art studio... Thanks for sharing. Boris
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Amita Guha answered: From: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] That looks familiar, so it's probably a brand I know. It's not Yamaha (at least it doesn't match mine). Who made it? Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an electric. Huh. I'd expected more consistency. My circa-1980 Yamaha FG-331 has a thick black line at the outer edge of the soundboard with a thinner black line just inside of that, and the ring around the soundhole goes thick...thin-thick-thin...thick. My Yamaha FG-312 (12-string) of uncertain age is the same except that it has one more thin line on the edge decoration. I had thought that they kept the overall look similar from model to model as part of a visual signature, but I guess I was wrong. Out of curiosity, how old is your FG335? (I'm pretty sure I've played one and liked it ... which would explain the striping looking familiar. And yeah, I could tell it was a dreadnaught from the shape of the waist. ;-) ) I've got a couple of friends with 100-series Yamahas. They still feel like Yamahas, but it's a very different tone. Not as nice for rythm, I think, but I might borrow one sometime for a lead track that I don't want to play on electric. Ahh, guitars ... -- Glenn
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From: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Out of curiosity, how old is your FG335? (I'm pretty sure I've played one and liked it ... which would explain the striping looking familiar. And yeah, I could tell it was a dreadnaught from the shape of the waist. ;-) ) I got it in February 2003, but I think by then Yamaha wasn't making them anymore because I couldn't find it on their website. Mine has a very nice, warm sound but the action is kind of high. I also want to see if I can find a smaller-bodied acoustic, like a parlor guitar or something. I played piano as a kid and last fall we got a full-size keyboard, so I've been spending more time on that anyway. Meanwhile, on my lust list for guitars is one of these guys. I played with one at Sam Ash and loved it. http://www.ibanez.com/guitars/series.asp?s=axl=e I promised Nate I wouldn't get my own electric until I actually learn to play. *sigh*
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I should photograph the back of the caustic guitar at my house (left here by a friend) that has a rather big 'dent' in the back from being used to hit it's owner's brother in the head. Definite imperfections. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW: guitar Yup. No scratches around the sound hole rosette. Doesn't take much playing to make that area imperfect. Nice shot, though. Amita Guha wrote: Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an electric.
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Spell check failed me. It should be an acoustic guitar, not a caustic guitar. Or maybe it should. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: David Madsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW: guitar I should photograph the back of the caustic guitar at my house (left here by a friend) that has a rather big 'dent' in the back from being used to hit it's owner's brother in the head. Definite imperfections. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW: guitar Yup. No scratches around the sound hole rosette. Doesn't take much playing to make that area imperfect. Nice shot, though. Amita Guha wrote: Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an electric.
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I thought maybe it plays sharp all the time. David Madsen wrote: Spell check failed me. It should be an acoustic guitar, not a caustic guitar. Or maybe it should. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: David Madsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW: guitar I should photograph the back of the caustic guitar at my house (left here by a friend) that has a rather big 'dent' in the back from being used to hit it's owner's brother in the head. Definite imperfections. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW: guitar Yup. No scratches around the sound hole rosette. Doesn't take much playing to make that area imperfect. Nice shot, though. Amita Guha wrote: Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an electric.
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On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:52:10 -0500, you wrote: I'm taking a graphic design course, and last week's homework was to take an object and portray it 50 different ways. Not necessarily a photography assignment, but what else was I going to do? I borrowed Nate's Canon 300d and shot at least 200 exposures of my acoustic guitar. Needless to say, I don't even want to look a the guitar for a while. ;) While I was at it I also my hand at some studio photography using a halogen lamp and a flourescent lamp for lighting and no flash. This was one of the better shots: http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/paw/2004-03-07.html Sell it. A sure cover shot. Very nice. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
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I just thought you ment a basic guitar! S Paul From: David Madsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW: guitar Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:43:09 -0700 Spell check failed me. It should be an acoustic guitar, not a caustic guitar. Or maybe it should. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: David Madsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW: guitar I should photograph the back of the caustic guitar at my house (left here by a friend) that has a rather big 'dent' in the back from being used to hit it's owner's brother in the head. Definite imperfections. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW: guitar Yup. No scratches around the sound hole rosette. Doesn't take much playing to make that area imperfect. Nice shot, though. Amita Guha wrote: Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an electric. _ Learn how to help protect your privacy and prevent fraud online at Tech Hacks Scams. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/techsafety.armx
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Paul Eriksson wrote: I just thought you ment a basic guitar! S ah - better music thru chemistry ... and I ain't lyein' ;^)Bill - Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb [EMAIL PROTECTED] -
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That is a fantastic shot! Ultra sharp and beautiful exposure. The composition is extremely interesting. Great job! tan. -Original Message- From: Paul Eriksson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 11 March 2004 1:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW: guitar I just thought you ment a basic guitar! S Paul From: David Madsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW: guitar Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:43:09 -0700 Spell check failed me. It should be an acoustic guitar, not a caustic guitar. Or maybe it should. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: David Madsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW: guitar I should photograph the back of the caustic guitar at my house (left here by a friend) that has a rather big 'dent' in the back from being used to hit it's owner's brother in the head. Definite imperfections. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW: guitar Yup. No scratches around the sound hole rosette. Doesn't take much playing to make that area imperfect. Nice shot, though. Amita Guha wrote: Thanks! It is actually a Yamaha F335. Big fat dreadnought. I've had it for a year and I still can't really play yet. My hubby plays metal on an electric. _ Learn how to help protect your privacy and prevent fraud online at Tech Hacks Scams. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/techsafety.armx
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Amita Guha posted: http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/paw/2004-03-07.html That looks familiar, so it's probably a brand I know. It's not Yamaha (at least it doesn't match mine). Who made it? Oh yeah, I like the photo BTW. -- Glenn
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Hi Mark ... You've got a good idea here, but I think this shot fails to make the cut. Apart from the element you'd like to clone out, the object in the background is very distracting. It looks like another guitar string post. Softer bokeh might get it to work a little better, or maybe going the other way, with greater DOF ... m, not so sure about that, but you might want to give it a try. Also, positioning the camera lower might allow the front post to block out the rear post. Might be an option. BTW, I did something similar with piano strings a while back. If I can find the disk, maybe I'll post a pic or two here and you can help me out with some suggestions. Mark Dalal wrote: Hey Folks, Here's one I need some help on. I'm wondering if I should crop it tighter. There's an element in the middle left side of the photo I'm wondering if I should clone out. Ditch it altogether and try again? http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2167370 Thanks, Mark
