[lit-ideas] Re: Duffy's Joy
- From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:47:43 -0800
Robert,
Yes, Duffy has introduced a different atmosphere at the river. With the
Ridgeback girls there was a lot of nonchalant posing, sniffing, staring, but
Duffy is all motion. He is always doing something entertaining or
interesting -- although he can pose like Sage from time to time. He is
still a puppy. He just turned seven months on December 27th. Perhaps he'll
eventually settle down. In which case, I'll be inclined to take fewer
pictures of him.
Actually, stopping action like the photo you refer to is a function of
shutter speed. Film cameras could do that too, if they permitted you to
control shutter speed; which film SLRs did.
My previous camera, a digital Point and Shoot, HP R717 would theoretically
be able to catch action like that, but I had to wait about 3 or 4 seconds
between shots. My present DSLR lets me take shots one after the other as
fast as I can click the shutter. Thus, if I see some action unfolding, I
can take several photos in a row and later select the ones I like. Or, I
could set the camera to take multiple shots.
Probably there is nothing that has ever been done or ever will be that
someone won't be found to complain about it. I was expecting to hear that
some on Lit-Ideas had enough of Duffy and the girls. But Donal's is the
first complaint of that sort -- if it was a complaint -- and I'm not quite
sure that it was.
Lawrence
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On Behalf Of Robert Paul
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 4:03 PM
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Duffy's Joy
Lawrence,
I've been enjoying the entire series. My favorite image is the third in the
section 'Hurrah, the River water's gone,' with Duffy on the left
leaping at one of the Ridgebacks, who has his left front paw raised. You got
them at the decisive moment. I'm impressed by a digital
camera that can stop action like that. And Duffy is something else.
Robert,
on a cold evening
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