[Rhodes22-list] Need opinions...deadline approaching

Wed Jul 23 11:47:40 EDT 2008

Mike,

Do you shoot digital?

I rarely took the circular polarizer off my film camera, and I've used it on & off w/the digital & the 18-200 ( 27-300 digital) lens, but I am dissatisfied with the results....I believe it confuses the sensor...and even playing w/white balance doesn't get as nice a shot as just letting the camera work alone & then maybe tweaking just a bit on PhotoShop.

Any thoughts?

elle

I'm saving my pennies & thinking about going even wider....either the Tokina  11-16 (F 2.8)
(16.5-24mm) or the f/4 12-24 (18-36mm). 

Boats & photography.. so hard to decide where to spend my $$$$.

We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)

--- On Wed, 7/23/08, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:

> From: Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need opinions...deadline approaching
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 11:24 AM
> Elle,
> 
> Lean against trees, lay on ground, whatever it takes.  Take
> a deep breath, 
> hold it and nearly stop your heart.  For nature shots, I
> pack a monopod 
> (mine is a Gitzo G-1564 from B&H) - it is much faster
> and easier to use and 
> provides enough stabilization for up to 400mm shots.  The
> 1700mm "next 
> county over" lens requires a hefty tripod for slooow
> shots, especially due 
> to the low amount of light collected by the longer lens.  I
> sit and wait at 
> a distance for birds to come to me since I am too clumsy to
> sneak up on 
> them.  Sometimes I use abandoned hunters tree stands.  Pack
> mosquito 
> repellant or Sting-Ez.
> 
> Yes, yes, do remove the background using depth of field or
> other focus 
> tricks.  When in sharp focus, they tend to distract the
> observer from the 
> subject.  In addition, out of focus backgrounds provide
> beautiful colorful 
> backdrops to your subject.  Using reflections in ponds and
> lakes is another 
> wonderful way to create interesting shots.
> 
> Keep shooting ...
> 
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> Nissequogue River, NY
> 
> From: "elle" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>Sent:
> Wednesday, July 23, 2008 11:01 AM
> > Mike,
> >
> > Thank you for your suggestions. I have made note of
> them  & will go back 
> > to this spot later this afternoon & try
> them...(don't need the heron 
> > present to.do so altho' he may be there....)....
> >
> > I do like to throw the background out of focus to
> highlight the 
> > subject...shooting fairly wide open was necessary b/c
> of the light...when 
> > I stopped down I could not hold the camera
> steady..even w/VR.
> >
> > I was handholding ,altho' I leaned the camera
> against a tree.  I'll have 
> > to take a tripod down earlier in the day & set
> up...altho' the heron may 
> > not give me a chance to get to it....
> >
> > thankyouthankyouthannkyou
> >
> > We can't change the angle of the wind....but we
> can adjust our sails.
> >
> > 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"
>   (Lady in Red)
> >
> >
> > --- On Wed, 7/23/08, Michael D. Weisner
> <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Michael D. Weisner
> <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need
> opinions...deadline approaching
> >> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 10:37 AM
> >> Elle,
> >>
> >> Focus and composition are much better in:
> >>
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20080723/5a05b71f/attachment-0001.jpg
> >>
> >> Without being overly critical, I would add the
> following
> >> observations.  I
> >> might crop out the tree trunk and some of the very
> top
> >> branches to reduce
> >> distractions, although I like the hanging branch. 
> I wish
> >> that you had
> >> better depth of field in these beautiful shots. 
> The bird
> >> is in good focus
> >> but the leaves are not (you should manually focus
> since the
> >> automatic focus
> >> in most cameras is not perfect.)  In future shots,
> you
> >> might want to try
> >> "stopping down" the lens a bit (use the
> aperture
> >> priority setting) to
> >> increase the depth of field, bringing the leaves
> into
> >> focus.  You may also
> >> wish to increase the ISO setting a bit, although
> this may
> >> introduce more
> >> noise, particularly at high settings.  This was
> shot at
> >> ISO-200, so you have
> >> quite a bit to go before it is a problem.
> >>
> >> Need I ask if you hand held the 170mm, 1/125s, F/9
> shot?
> >>
> >> Since you shoot with a Nikon D80, all of this is
> possible.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> >> Nissequogue River, NY
> >>
> >> From: "elle"
> <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>Sent:
> >> Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:13 AM
> >> > Ok, folks,
> >> >
> >> > I have a contest deadline approaching &
> can't
> >> decide.
> >> >
> >> > This is a calendar for the Eastern VA
> area....I got
> >> one in last year & am
> >> > aiming for the cover this year...I cannot
> decide
> >> between these two...i've
> >> > been looking at 'em for so long that I
> can't
> >> see 'em any more....these are
> >> > small files for email...the originals are
> several MB
> >> each....
> >> >
> >> > Anyone like one better than the other...or
> neither????
> >> We'll call 'em
> >> > skinny heron & fat heron.
> >> >
> >> > Even tho' the subject is in the center of
> the
> >> frame, I can go in & recrop
> >> > the image.....so that is not a factor.
> >> >
> >> > I'll be taking the four entries in
> tomorrow...
> >> >
> >> > thanksthanksthanks
> >> >
> >> > elle
> >> >
> >> > We can't change the angle of the
> wind....but we
> >> can adjust our sails.
> >> >
> >> > 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06 
> "WaterMusic"
> >>   (Lady in Red)
> >> >
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