Posted by Mark Hudon on December 13, 2006 at 8:15 PM
D2x
28-70 @ 70mm
1/20 @ 7.1
In Mosier, on the way to Rowena.
Posted by Marc Adamus on December 13, 2006 at 11:00 PM
Mark, I want you to explain this image to me. Tell me what motivated you to take it and why you chose the perspective/composition that you did. Are you trying to express something artisticly? Because it dosen't seem like you were motivated by aesthetics, or even documentary reasons. I could take a wild guess that perhaps you were intrigued by an old, apparently overgrown building with an Antiques sign? Almost ironic, as the building seems to be half antique itself. To me, it's not a pretty picture but not a contemplative one either. But it must have meant something for you, so I might like a little more insight as to your motivations.
Posted by Mark Hudon on December 13, 2006 at 11:23 PM
Good points/questions, Marc.
I liked the rather bright but old orange in the Antiques sign I thought that it might be a good, inobvious, contrast. I thought the old, white wall would have some nice texture and I figured the trees would contrast with the orderly sign, windows and siding.
All in all, I didn't get the texture I wanted and the photo turned out sort of flat.
I'm intrigued by "street photography" where people seem (to me anyway) take an odd photo which then sometimes turns out to have so much feeling. As you can see, I'm not very good at it, but none the less, I'm intrigued and want to try my hand at it.
I have to "walk around" my photos sometimes before I can "see" them, before I can "feel" them. I've taken photos right off that I knew would be great and I've taken others that I've almost tossed before I realized their quality.
I'm also interested in why I stopped here. The place was right behind where Peggy, Ellen and I had breakfast on Sunday morning and maybe I was feeling sort of arty. Later on that day I took that photo of Ellen that is an all time classic Ellen photo. Maybe I was feeling the groove, attempted to capture it here but fully realized it with that shot of Ellen.
Thanks, Marc, that was fun.
Posted by Marc Adamus on December 13, 2006 at 11:45 PM
I can see what you were getting at with textures, though it didn't quite materialize. I have a better sense of your artistic vision and motivations at the time now. I'll agree it can be difficult to previsualize the impact some images might have. And also that you can sometimes find magic and emotion in an image that didn't get a second thought (or second click of the shutter) at the time.
Wow! Fantastic Ellen portrait! That one slipped by me earlier I guess. Excellent exposure control and her expression is just perfectly natural and emotional.
Posted by Mark Hudon on December 13, 2006 at 11:55 PM
Marc, you know I was as enthusiastic about rock climbing as you are about photography right now. Well, Ellen is the thing for me now. It's incredible to watch her grow up and learn. If you don't want kids, that's fine, if you do, that's fine too. I was 40 when Ellen was born and I've been all over her ever since.
Discussion
4 replies28-70 @ 70mm
1/20 @ 7.1
In Mosier, on the way to Rowena.
I liked the rather bright but old orange in the Antiques sign I thought that it might be a good, inobvious, contrast. I thought the old, white wall would have some nice texture and I figured the trees would contrast with the orderly sign, windows and siding.
All in all, I didn't get the texture I wanted and the photo turned out sort of flat.
I'm intrigued by "street photography" where people seem (to me anyway) take an odd photo which then sometimes turns out to have so much feeling. As you can see, I'm not very good at it, but none the less, I'm intrigued and want to try my hand at it.
I have to "walk around" my photos sometimes before I can "see" them, before I can "feel" them. I've taken photos right off that I knew would be great and I've taken others that I've almost tossed before I realized their quality.
I'm also interested in why I stopped here. The place was right behind where Peggy, Ellen and I had breakfast on Sunday morning and maybe I was feeling sort of arty. Later on that day I took that photo of Ellen that is an all time classic Ellen photo. Maybe I was feeling the groove, attempted to capture it here but fully realized it with that shot of Ellen.
Thanks, Marc, that was fun.
Wow! Fantastic Ellen portrait! That one slipped by me earlier I guess. Excellent exposure control and her expression is just perfectly natural and emotional.