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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / June 2006Glassy Ducks
http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/60928144/original  SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson Dead center framing -- you quack me up!!! > Dead center framing -- you quack me up!!! Hey! I already acknowledged that under the pic! No fair hitting me on that one... :) SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson >> Dead center framing -- you quack me up!!! > > Hey! I already acknowledged that under the pic! No fair hitting me on > that one... > :) actually you framed - intentionally or not- between two trees that sort of form an informal triangle. p.s the rule of thirds is more of a suggestion rather than tablet carved in stone 'thou art not a photographer if thoust break this law'. > "Mark²" wrote >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > actually you framed - intentionally or not- between two trees that sort of > form an informal triangle. Triad of trees and the floating logs make a triad with the ducks and the green part of the reflections covers about 1/3 of the frame. My only possible complaint is I'd like to see the context more in focus or more out of focus but it has a nice dreamy magical feel. It really gives a sense of movement. > p.s the rule of thirds is more of a suggestion > rather than tablet carved in stone 'thou art not a photographer if thoust > break this law'. >>> Dead center framing -- you quack me up!!! >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > a suggestion rather than tablet carved in stone 'thou art not a > photographer if thoust break this law'. I wasn't *really apologizing for dead center... The label I added was just my way of heading off the inevitable newbie gripe about thirds, blah blah blah. I completely agree with you. SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson >>>>Dead center framing -- you quack me up!!! >>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > my way of heading off the inevitable newbie gripe about thirds, blah blah > blah. I completely agree with you. I love ducks but for some reason I find this photo disturbing. I think it's because of the angle of the trees and their reflections. Greg Signature"All my time I spent in heaven Revelries of dance and wine Waking to the sound of laughter Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons >>>>> Dead center framing -- you quack me up!!! >>>> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Greg I'll try to post a bland, typically dorky ducky picture next time... :) SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson >>>>> Dead center framing -- you quack me up!!! >>>> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Greg Actually I'd have to say that it is a little "uncomfortable" to my eyes as well. -Something about the scene that is somewhat confusing...but of course that's what makes it an interesting shot. Normally a glassy, mirrored image is soothing or peaceful, but for some reason, the elements here leave me a little bit uneasy. Its fascinating how the interactions of very benign scene elements can unexpectedly effect the mood of a photo, or one's response to it in this way, but they certainly do here. Good or bad? Neither, really--just a little disconcerting somehow. -Mark² SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson > Actually I'd have to say that it is a little "uncomfortable" to my eyes as > well. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > response to it in this way, but they certainly do here. Good or bad? > Neither, really--just a little disconcerting somehow. Did they pay you cash or did you put it on their bill? "Cynicor" <j..tru.p.i.n...@speakeasy.net> wrote in message news:moSdnbeDtM-5CebZnZ2dnUVZ_u- > Did they pay you cash or did you put it on their bill? groan ;) > > I love ducks but for some reason I find this photo disturbing. I > > think it's because of the angle of the trees and their reflections. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > response to it in this way, but they certainly do here. Good or bad? > Neither, really--just a little disconcerting somehow. Exactly. Greg I live just off an Indian Reservation in upstate New York, so when we shoot ducks, we use shotguns ;-) > Dead center framing -- So what? I really get sick of this "Thou most shoot offcenter" line of thinking. The background breaks this up anyway.. SignatureStacey Nice shooting. I like the way the trees their reflections work. Thought I'd throw my duck shot from last weekend in here. Shot with a tamron 400mm F4 SP on an olympus E1. http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-1/937049/tamron92.jpg SignatureStacey > Thought I'd throw my duck shot from last weekend in here. Shot with a > tamron 400mm F4 SP on an olympus E1. > > http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-1/937049/tamron92.jpg I like that shot. Very different, with a lovely patterned background. The ripples remind me of computerized pattern renderings because of their smooth shifts. -M² SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson >> Thought I'd throw my duck shot from last weekend in here. Shot with a >> tamron 400mm F4 SP on an olympus E1. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I like that shot. > Very different, with a lovely patterned background. Thanks, I loved the look of the water too. Looks almost like a sepia toned B&W in print? Decided though that tamron lens had weird bokeh and exchanged it for a MF nikon 300 F2.8, much nicer. Figured I'd never spring for the olympus AF version! :-) SignatureStacey Here's an E-1 shot of one. http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/image/60123414 Mark² skrev: > http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/60928144/original I like it. The water seem 'rough' and it's the male that follows the female through it. it make it feel like 'wilderness'. but this photo i really liked: http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/60953529 keep on the good work :) >http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/60928144/original Very nice and a very good example of Theme, Form, Rythm, and Repetition. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com >> http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/60928144/original > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) > www.rogerhalstead.com I browsed around your web page, Roger, and I must say...you strike me as an interesting fellow. -Enjoyed the pictures of your cats...though I only have my two dogs now...Bubba & Beans. http://www.pbase.com/markuson/bubba_and_beans I used to have two very special cats: Dusty, and his mother Cinder. The two of them never really got along...but one day, a large dog was picking on Cinder...and like a flash, out from a bush bolts Dusty...as he attacked that dog 10 times his size and chased all the way down the street with his tail between his legs--as if you say, "Don't be messin' with my momma!" :) For all you "dogs only" naysayers out there... -Cats can be "cool" too...and sometimes, messin' with their momma means war. :) -At least it did for my Dusty. I always figure anyone who stops to write a little poetry--even if its just about their cat...moves up a few points on my impression scale. So you get point for your little Christmas cat poem. :) -Mark² SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson |
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