Waiting for still conditions is the correct solution. 1/30 or 1/60 in
even a moderate breeze is not. I think the statement as written is
simply an error on his part.
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/2/2011 8:10 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> I quoted the paragraph from the book without alteration: the subject line
> says it all (IMO)
>
> The 1,400 photos in the book are pretty remarkable, especially for that
> period, for their uniformly good and consistent exposure, and reproduction.
> Admittedly, the printed images mostly are not at all large but I didn't notice
> any I would quarrel with.
>
> As to wind, maybe the photographer had read John Shaw on taking photos
> in the field? John would wait patiently for a drop in the wind. I do the
> same.
> Sometimes I will wait 30 minutes, if the subject merits it.
>
>> Message: 59
>> Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:44:37 -0400
>> From: Chuck Norcutt<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [OM] (OM) How photography has changed
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>> I have a difficult time believing that 1/30 or 1/60 sec. is an adequate
>> shutter speed in a strong wind.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 6/1/2011 10:00 PM, Brian Swale wrote:
>>> I have been buying middle-aged to elderly books on rose plants. Mainly
>>> so I can identify older roses which are unlabelled..
>>>
>>> Today a nice one arrived - Roses by Roger Phillips and Martin Rix.
>>> Published by Pan in the UK in 1988. At least 1,400 great photos.
>>>
>>> Advice on taking rose photos was included. It reads.
>>>
>>> " When shooting roses in the garden or the field, it is essential to
>>> work from a tripod so that you can take advantage of the opportunity to
>>> use a slow shutter speed and thus a smaller aperture, giving greater
>>> depth of field. In practice the best speed is normally 1/15 sec,
>>> although if there is a strong wind you may have to go up to 1/30 or in
>>> extremes 1/60.
>>>
>>> The studio shots are taken on a Bronica 120, with a normal lens, with
>>> two Bowens quad units as light source. The field shots are taken with a
>>> Nikon FM. The film in both cases is Ektachrome 64, that used for the
>>> field shots pushed one stop in development. "
>
> Brian Swale.
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