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Comment by K10D posted on Too Far For Me To Travel...But at 15/02/2022 - 12:35
A 3 legged thing QR11 Universal L-bracket system in copper. The packaging is worth the purchase!
Comment by K10D posted on What's your latest acquisition? at 15/02/2022 - 12:31
womble wrote:
I knew when I posted, it was going south. K10D wrote:
Which one is the big groan emoji?womble wrote:
I was one of the "experts" in one of Terry Jones' documentaries. Spent five great days being driven around Transylvania with him.
Did you meet any SpampiresI was one of the "experts" in one of Terry Jones' documentaries. Spent five great days being driven around Transylvania with him.
So I apply self critique
Comment by K10D posted on Another pointless thread at 14/02/2022 - 08:58
Sat watching the movie "Kodachrome".
The last roll developed was at Dwayne's photo lab in Kansas. Who knew? (I missed this post: https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/the-last-roll-of-kodachrome-25804)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne%27s_Photo
Everyday is a school day.
The film is hard hitting by the way.
Best regards
The last roll developed was at Dwayne's photo lab in Kansas. Who knew? (I missed this post: https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/the-last-roll-of-kodachrome-25804)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne%27s_Photo
Everyday is a school day.
The film is hard hitting by the way.
Best regards
Comment by K10D posted on Kodachrome at 13/02/2022 - 21:48
womble wrote:
I was one of the "experts" in one of Terry Jones' documentaries. Spent five great days being driven around Transylvania with him.
Did you meet any SpampiresI was one of the "experts" in one of Terry Jones' documentaries. Spent five great days being driven around Transylvania with him.
Comment by K10D posted on Another pointless thread at 13/02/2022 - 20:35
Been reading Capturing the Light by Peter Watson.
There are outcomes.
I have one pair of eyes and one pair of hands so why do I own many cameras?
Just looked at an unused Tachihara Hope 4x5 45 GF Wood Field Stand Camera Body on eBay. It would pair with a Schneider Super Angulon 90mm f/8 MC 4x5 Wide Angle Lens.
And????
So looking at the results that Peter produces on this equipment I question my approach to equipment. Have I bought equipment because the brochures did such a good job of selling it? I was, for a long time, a Pentax fan boy but a Joe average photographer. The gear mattered more than the results because it looked good and was the latest model. Sad really, but that is the way it was.
It took a lot of years and many wasted images before I started to understand what really mattered. The more I learned, the less kit I needed to use. I made do with the kit I took with me but intentionally took less. Not because of weight but less made me work more. Think of it as zooming with your feet which itself has an input that affects your output.
Peter Watson quotes "waiting times" with respect to the right light. So what does he think about while waiting? He's watching the light across a chosen scene. Does he get into "the zone"? Is he totally occupied by the moment and frequently checking exposure readings?
How often was I in such a scenario? I could not tell you because given subtle lighting changes I resorted to bracketing, something a 5x4 camera cannot do. I lack the experience and therefore skill level to do what Peter does. I do own light meters. I've used them only a few times, mainly for weddings. I can't remember the last time I used one. Its been too easy to accept that the camera metering will do the job. Just a heads up, that's only a starting point.
Reading a book about capturing the light has somewhat thrown a virtual dilemma at me. It needs dealing with, it needs to be resolved. Its obvious that the influence I feel after reading the book are only thoughts and in fact don't have to actually result or cause any change in my approach to taking images. I will take a different approach to how I shoot scenery images.
Its raining, dark and windy.
There are outcomes.
I have one pair of eyes and one pair of hands so why do I own many cameras?
Just looked at an unused Tachihara Hope 4x5 45 GF Wood Field Stand Camera Body on eBay. It would pair with a Schneider Super Angulon 90mm f/8 MC 4x5 Wide Angle Lens.
And????
So looking at the results that Peter produces on this equipment I question my approach to equipment. Have I bought equipment because the brochures did such a good job of selling it? I was, for a long time, a Pentax fan boy but a Joe average photographer. The gear mattered more than the results because it looked good and was the latest model. Sad really, but that is the way it was.
It took a lot of years and many wasted images before I started to understand what really mattered. The more I learned, the less kit I needed to use. I made do with the kit I took with me but intentionally took less. Not because of weight but less made me work more. Think of it as zooming with your feet which itself has an input that affects your output.
Peter Watson quotes "waiting times" with respect to the right light. So what does he think about while waiting? He's watching the light across a chosen scene. Does he get into "the zone"? Is he totally occupied by the moment and frequently checking exposure readings?
How often was I in such a scenario? I could not tell you because given subtle lighting changes I resorted to bracketing, something a 5x4 camera cannot do. I lack the experience and therefore skill level to do what Peter does. I do own light meters. I've used them only a few times, mainly for weddings. I can't remember the last time I used one. Its been too easy to accept that the camera metering will do the job. Just a heads up, that's only a starting point.
Reading a book about capturing the light has somewhat thrown a virtual dilemma at me. It needs dealing with, it needs to be resolved. Its obvious that the influence I feel after reading the book are only thoughts and in fact don't have to actually result or cause any change in my approach to taking images. I will take a different approach to how I shoot scenery images.
Its raining, dark and windy.
Comment by K10D posted on Another pointless thread at 13/02/2022 - 09:12
The only time I got to see one airborne was up at RAAF Pearce, WA back in 2012.
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Comment by K10D posted on Too Far For Me To Travel...But at 12/02/2022 - 10:34
Warning!!
If some one gets a message from me about canned meat, DO NOT open it.
Its Spam.
If some one gets a message from me about canned meat, DO NOT open it.
Its Spam.
Comment by K10D posted on Another pointless thread at 09/02/2022 - 12:55
Mood, atmosphere and evocative come to mind. A good set of balanced images.
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Comment by K10D posted on Back to the Crags at 09/02/2022 - 08:31
Great coverage and quality images. Very well photographed.
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Comment by K10D posted on A Parish Church at 09/02/2022 - 08:28
Red Kites are a more interesting and creative topic - you may be disclosing classified info on the B52 tack...
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/b52-spotted-taking-returning-raf-6657...
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