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[OM] Re: My OM gears bring me a lot of fun #27

Subject: [OM] Re: My OM gears bring me a lot of fun #27
From: "Michael Wong" <mialop@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 23:14:50 +0800
Thanks, Allan. Thanks for your appreciated.

I believe different people different opinions, I also thanks to Chris
& Chuck's comments. They reminded me some points I should much notice.

-- 
Michael

Palm, Linux, Olympus, Mac user


2007/1/2, Allan Mee <bigalsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> Actually I really do like the composition - sometimes its nice to have
> graduated areas of interest where the eye has to do a bit of roaming in
> order to see/notice everything. I like the way the eye is drawn by degrees
> to the trees/mountains/horizon land mass and trees/reflection/lake and pier
> with white dog/woman. Then you realise how much detail is in such a
> seemingly simple scene. Then the eye starts to 'hunt' a little and notice
> other details in what is fast becoming quite a surprisingly rich scene -
> like the broken board on the pier and tube like thing hanging off the pier
> and the hint of reeds on the left in contrast to the thick patch next and
> right to the pier.
> Like I said it's a nice gentle graduation of interests that works well in
> such a serene and quiet scene -   its a bit like looking at an oil painting
> by one of the old masters. The lighting and graduated blues of in the lake
> really make it work. I'd be well happy with the shot as it is :) - it makes
> a nice change from the 'in your face' area of interest.
> Allan
>
>
>
> PS No trees were harmed in the sending of this message and a very large
> number of electrons were asked their permission to be terribly
> inconvenienced. (And threw a party for them afterwards for being really cool
> about it).
>
> Disrupting the unnatural balance that you, as a conscious human being and a
> confused mass of energy, have created.
> -Disturb the mind -
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [OM] Re: My OM gears bring me a lot of fun #27
> >Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 08:06:31 -0500
> >
> >Pretty much my conclusion as well.  The woman and dog are in sufficient
> >shadow that I'm straining to see them and it's detracting from the
> >lovely background which is very nicely pointed to by the pier.  The
> >heavily shadowed foreground pretty much dictates that the people not be
> >there.
> >
> >Including people in a bright sun, heavy shade situation like this is
> >fraught with difficulty.  If they're in heavy shadow they can't be seen
> >properly.  If the exposure is brought up to improve the shadowed
> >foreground the background will be overexposed.  If faced with this kind
> >of lighting in a portrait situation, to see the people and keep the
> >background in control requires a fair amount of flash power.  The camera
> >is best set at minimum ISO, the shutter needs to be set at maximum flash
> >sync speed and the aperture set for the proper ambient light exposure of
> >the background.  Then you need enough flash power to light the
> >foreground according to the now predetermined aperture.
> >
> >Chuck Norcutt
> >
> >Chris Barker wrote:
> > > Thanks, Michael, that's a lovely scene.  I might disagree that the
> > > woman and dog were the main points of interest, though.  The light is
> > > on the trees and horizon and, as you pointed out, the pier points
> > > that way.  In addition, the woman and dog are in the shadow.  I think
> > > that the photograph suffers from having 2 areas of interest and it
> > > might have been interesting to see the trees and their reflection alone.
> > >
> > > You now have the opportunity to make comment on my photographs ... :-)
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > On 2 Jan 2007, at 09:56, Michael Wong wrote:
> > >
> > >> Nam Sang Wai, a famous tourist spot due to a crocodile appeared about
> > >> 2 years ago. Beautiful scene, I think a bit little Japanese feel.
> > >>
> > >> For the picture, I selected the wooden bridge and the highest 2 trees
> > >> for the contrast of composition. The wooden bridge leads readers' eyes
> > >> to the trees. The shadow of trees at the river increases the interest
> > >> for the photo. Of course the interest points are the woman & the dog.
> > >> It was my thinking while I took this picture.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> OM-4T Black, Zuiko 35mm F2, Kodak E100vs
> > >>
> > >> http://palmboy.palmcyber.net/gallery/albums/album19/IMG1862_001.jpg
> > >>
> > >
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