Well it does seem a bit the gun sight approach. I try to avoid the word 'shoot' when it comes to picture taking - tis an emotional thing I guess. Too much of the other thing in Indochina during the late 60's. I always want to see, ah, er, well, a 'composition' of sorts in ye finder. I never really thought of Hogarth or the Rule of Thirds as 'technical'. I do have one for you. The other day we had an eleven year old visitor who happened to wander into my darkroom. Taking a gander of the lab glassware, stainless steel sink and the knob incrusted enlarger he remarked, "Wow! What a neat technology room!" I was relieved a bit actually - at least he didn't think it was a meth lab. Rob On Sep 3, 2010, at 7:39 PM, tedgrant@xxxxxxx wrote: > Robert Lilley Offered: > Subject: [LRflex] Re: Observations on digital shooting < >>>>> Perhaps it is one of those subliminal things. Now that I think about >>>>> it, I've never really been happy with 35mm or 6x6cm. I wonder if folks >>>>> have a certain ratio they prefer viewing the world about them and they >>>>> just gravitate to that format without even knowing why? <<<<<<<, > > Hi Rob, > To answer your question for myself and not others who's opinion may vary! > :-) > > Right from the beginning I just looked through the viewfinder and went > click... absolutely no thought other than capturing whatever it was that > triggered me to shoot! The content of life whatever that is has always been > what I shoot. Rarely if ever any thoughts from a technical point than "click > at the right moment!" > > The Rock & Fern and non-breathing subjects have never been a big thing in > my career. Other than non-breathing when it came to covering wars or like > tragedies. > > Although on many occasions during my down time after a not to friendly > assignment I have relaxed with the quietness of my garden photographing the > "rocks and ferns and flowers there-in!" Extremely relaxing. However once > again with rarely a thought about techie things, viewfinder size or like > stuff other than "Jeeeze look at that... "click!" :-) > > Today with digital it's really cool as I just pop back into my office... > "the old darkroom" put card into computer, pick whatever turns me on, make > print and show my wife. If she's happy? I'm happy. :-) Techie stuff never > get's in the way. Just have fun and enjoy without thought! Too many people > think about all kinds of stuff instead of shooting what turns them on! > > Yep and now I'm going into the "fall out shelter" to avoid the flack attack! > ;-) > > Whatever the view finder showed me and I was motivated, the shutter went > click without thought! > cheers, > Dr. ted ;-) > > tedgrantphoto.com > > > > ------ > 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/