It's nice to know there's a student who listens and does! :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 5:05 PM Subject: [LRflex] Re: Fruit stand > Ted: "Jump" > > Aram : "How high?" > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Andy Wagner" <yxandy2001@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 4:28 PM > To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [LRflex] Re: Fruit stand > >> The master instructs + student follows instructions = great shots. >> >> ------ >-- >> Regards >> YXAndy >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Aram Langhans <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Sent: Mon, November 15, 2010 5:57:05 PM >> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Fruit stand >> >> OK Ted. Went back as soon as I read your suggestions. Most of the >> leaves >> are gone from the trees, and it looks like they raked up most of them >> from >> the rows between the trees. Still some around the trunks. And my wife >> got >> mad at me because to get to the leaves I had to pass the NO TRESPASSING >> signs. Am I stupid, or what? Can't I read? >> >> But this is what I came up with. Would have been much better if I had >> thought of doing this the first time. In my "log book" for next year. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/243372-2/apricot+orchard-2874.jpg >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/243376-2/apricot+orchard-2873-Edit.jpg >> >> Thanks for the help. Sorry, only wide I have is a Tokina 12-24, so no >> Leica >> content here. B+W polarizer filter, however.... Comments on these >> also >> welcome. >> >> Aram >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: <tedgrant@xxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 11:40 AM >> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Fruit stand >> >>> Aram Langhans offerede: >>> Subject: [LRflex] Fruit stand >>> >>> >>>> Out taking some photos the other day and I stumbled across this nice >>>> fruit >>>> stand just down the road a piece. Weather was not the best, but >>>> probably >>>> worked in my favor as there were no deep shadows to deal with. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/243341-1/fall+fruit+stand-2814.jpg >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/243338-1/fall+fruit+stand-2815.jpg >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/243344-1/fall+fruit+stand-2812.jpg >>>> >>>> What I really went out to shoot were some orchards. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/243335-1/fall+orchard-2793.jpg >>> >>> >>> Hi Aram, >>> >>> By the wildest possibility did you go in tight on a box of the most >>> colourful apples? Like filling the complete frame with just apples? >>> >>> A suggestion if you go to the orchards again. Take a matt or something >>> to >>> kneel or lie on and get right down close to the leaves, stop own to 16 >>> or >>> 22, use a wide angle lens, fill the frame with coloured leaves edge to >>> edge >>> across the fore ground and let it go up from there without tilting >>> camera >>> upward. And see what that looks like. 21mm or wider! >>> >>> Then stay sharp focus and go wide open with foreground crisp. The >>> background should go wildly out of focus.. Might be worth a look if you >>> have >>> the time. >>> >>> cheers, >>> Dr. ted :-) >>> >>> ------ >>> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>> http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ >>> Archives are at: >>> //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >>> >> ------ >> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ >> Archives are at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> >> ------ >> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ >> Archives are at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/