In defense of long lenses (and in a way in defense of my photo) I would
add that longer lenses have a way of working around other people in a
imperfect shooting environment. For example in my photo I was trying to
crop out the boy's brother who was drawing on the asphalt on all fours
which wou
In a message dated 6/27/2005 2:02:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On Mon, 2005-06-27 at 15:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In the Porto shots, it is amusing that in this one the subject has
spotted
> the sniper.
>
> http://x64.com/joaquim/photo/photo03/index-Page
On Mon, 2005-06-27 at 15:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In the Porto shots, it is amusing that in this one the subject has spotted
> the sniper.
>
> http://x64.com/joaquim/photo/photo03/index-Pages/Image19.html
The father hasn't, he kept talking to the woman woman on the left, the
kid I don'
That's not been my experience. Invariably the people I photograph loosen
up, react and express themselves freely, and, even when deciding to pose,
show their true personalities (I think the recent PESO "The Poser" shows
that clearly). Sometimes they just go on about their business. However,
I'm
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Not always - and so what if it does? Do you think hunting with a long lens
results in more interesting or compelling photographs? I guess it depends
on what you want to photograph. You can learn to be unobtrusive and
accepted when photographing closer in - it may take a l
Joaquim Carvalho wrote:
On Mon, 2005-06-27 at 15:22, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I wasn't going to comment on the photos, but since a discussion of sorts
has opened up around them maybe I can add a thought or two. One of the
biggest problems I see when using long lenses is that the photographer
los
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I wasn't going to comment on the photos, but since a discussion of
sorts has opened up around them maybe I can add a thought or two.
[...]
What Capa said years ago holds true today: "If your photos aren't
good enough, you're not close enough."
Shel
Thanks, Shel!
Whi
Not always - and so what if it does? Do you think hunting with a long lens
results in more interesting or compelling photographs? I guess it depends
on what you want to photograph. You can learn to be unobtrusive and
accepted when photographing closer in - it may take a little practice and
certai
In a message dated 6/27/2005 10:41:28 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>>Yes but don't you think that when people feel the presence of a
>>photographer they immediately change the way they behave?
Not really, if the photographer acts natural. Just refuse to shoot shots
On Mon, 2005-06-27 at 15:22, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> I wasn't going to comment on the photos, but since a discussion of sorts
> has opened up around them maybe I can add a thought or two. One of the
> biggest problems I see when using long lenses is that the photographer
> loses contact - or never
I wasn't going to comment on the photos, but since a discussion of sorts
has opened up around them maybe I can add a thought or two. One of the
biggest problems I see when using long lenses is that the photographer
loses contact - or never even establishes contact - with the people s/he's
photogra
On Jun 27, 2005, at 6:17 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yesterday in my comments about the Porto shots, I mentioned that
using a
longer lens tends to get us into a sniper mood when we take to the
streets.
...
Yes, I agree. While walking through the SF Pride festivities
yesterday, I fitte
i didn't say that. i said that some publications will pay less.
Herb
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 09:40
Subject: Re: Long lenses handheld?
> Really. Do you think all the great wildl
Really. Do you think all the great wildlife shots in outdoor photographer and
other magazines are shot in places other than National parks, from blinds
around feeders etc... These guys don't just walk around the woods with huge
lenses and 800 asa film hoping to find something that will sit still
the editorial value of such shots is less, if you submit to a publication that cares
about these things.
Herb
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 09:15
Subject: Re: Long lenses handheld?
> Paul I
This is true. But there are many areas Florida to name one, where these birds
are easily approched. There are many areas in Ontario where Great Blues are
quite approachable and easily photographed with a 300mm.
In a message dated 3/11/03 9:29:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>Besides, feeders
Paul I certainly would grant you that. The hunt is part of the fun. But after
years of photographing wildlife I've come to the conclusion that if you want
excellent shots of wild animals and birds you really need to find subjects
that are not weary of human beings. The best places to find these
Paul Stenquist wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I wouldn't shoot them at the feeder. A properly placed branch above the
> > feeder with the right background and you are off to the races...
> >
> I've done that. It can be nice. But I prefer to find birds in their
> natural habitat. The hun
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I wouldn't shoot them at the feeder. A properly placed branch above the
> feeder with the right background and you are off to the races...
>
I've done that. It can be nice. But I prefer to find birds in their
natural habitat. The hunt is part of the fun.
Paul
On 10 Mar 2003 at 23:42, Ryan K. Brooks wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > In a message dated 3/10/03 11:17:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> >
> >>I'm not sure I follow you here, but it's probably just me. If you want
> >>to get an IS lens, certainly Canon are presently the folks with t
hor's Web Site and Photo Gallery
Updated: March 30, 2002
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From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: Long lenses handheld?
> I have found that it's very d
I have found that it's very difficult to shoot birds in the wild with
anything less than an 800. Sure, at a backyard bird feeder, you can get
closer. But pictures of birds at the feeder get tedious in a hurry. I
frequently shoot birds in wooded areas where some of the best shots find
them high off
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 3/10/03 11:17:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm not sure I follow you here, but it's probably just me. If you want
to get an IS lens, certainly Canon are presently the folks with the goods.
You may be overestimating IS, though, if you think it replac
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Man I don't want to go here again but I can't help it. If you want high
quality images you have to use a relatively slow speed film with a tripod. In
the case of a 1000mm lens — two tripods— one on the camera and one steadying
the lens. One question: Why a 1000 mm lens?
Good luck with that.
Ryan "my A*400/2.8 isn't nearly long enough for bird shots" Brooks
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not really sure about this comment, but it is always better to use a shorter
lens and find a way to move in closer than stick a big long lens on and stay
far away. Atmospheric haze,
Not really sure about this comment, but it is always better to use a shorter
lens and find a way to move in closer than stick a big long lens on and stay
far away. Atmospheric haze, slower lens, camera shake all conspire against
the users of very long lenses. This person wants to shoot birds. Fi
I love this. "I have no idea what you're trying to do, but I'm going to
tell you to do it differently."
BR
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why a 1000 mm lens? Use a 300 or a 400 and work on
getting two or three times closer to your subject.
Vic
Longest lens I use is 600mm, I guess some people can't tell a tongue in
cheek answer
without a smiley.
At 11:27 PM 3/10/2003 -0500, you wrote:
Man I don't want to go here again but I can't help it. If you want high
quality images you have to use a relatively slow speed film with a tripod. In
the
In a message dated 3/10/03 11:17:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>I'm not sure I follow you here, but it's probably just me. If you want
>to get an IS lens, certainly Canon are presently the folks with the goods.
>
>
>You may be overestimating IS, though, if you think it replaces good
technique
Nick Zentena wrote:
Isn't it
> going to take a combination of very fast film and a sunny day to have any
> chance to hold such a lens? How about a monopod instead?
I regularly handhold a 400mm plus A2X-S converter (800mm equivelant).
With iso 800 film and good light, I can shoot at 1/1000. But I
Yes, very fast film and bright sun. You'd be well advised to brace it
somehow, a monopod will work fine.
At 04:30 PM 3/10/2003 -0500, you wrote:
On March 10, 2003 04:04 pm, Gregory L. Hansen wrote:
> Doug Brewer said:
> > Why on Earth would you hand hold 1000mm?
> >
> > At 02:30 PM 3/10/03, you w
Fred wrote:
>Gee whiz, back in February, when I mentioned the greenish color of
>some of the big A* lens barrels, Pål asked ~me~ "Are you suffering
>from some kind of weird color blindness?" Hmmm... ;-)
I swear I can't see this green color.
Pål
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Rob wrote:
>I don't know about the colour miraculously making a cream to yellow green
>transition as you move from indoors to out however they definitely are a
>light
>green in colour (mine is anyway).
Did this lens turn green after it arrived in Australia? I can swear it was
white when I ow
On 14 Jun 2002 at 21:20, Fred wrote:
> I showed something like this previously, using images from Pentax
> USA's site:
>
> http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/wt&grn.htm
Er, um, that's pretty green :-)
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
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> In order to lay the thread to rest once and for all
Er, that's not likely to happen, Rob - "Minutia 'R' us" - .
> I just shot my A*300f2.8 lens along side an old hood (darker
> green) using my digital camera white balanced on a sheet of
> regular white copy paper, I deliberately slightly under
On 14 Jun 2002 at 16:24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I remember with a mix of sadness and sympathy a relatively long thread
> sometime ago about the true colour of Pentax long teles. This was one of
> the times I thought about how far can some things go on a list, about
> sanity, etc...
>
> Well,
Or you could do it my way. I carefully built up a system over many years.
Then out of the blue I stumbled onto a super sweet deal on a long pro
telephoto in another camera mount. Then I started selling my old stuff and
adding down into the new system. Sometimes the best laid plans get hijacked.
Ke
On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Dan Scott wrote:
> Bidders Fever is tricky. I bid on a SuperRicohflex once (Tonka "tough" TLR)
> without wanting it or knowing what it was. I keep it around as reminder
> that a fool and his money were lucky to get together in the first place.
>
My first (or one of my first
The first step is admitting you are powerless over your disease; the second
step is to come to believe a power greater than you can restore you to
sanity; the third step is to send me all your money (puts evil temptation
out of reach). It should work--I certainly can't see any flaws.
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