Thanks, Larry!
I had a near-miss shot of that squirrel that would've been great if I'd
been 1/10 second quicker on the shutter button -- jumping from the fence
to a security light pole. Unfortunately, there was a satellite dish
attached to the pole, and he jumped behind it, leaving only his tail in
view.
And thanks for the kind words on the bike shot, too. It was a tiny
little home, full of life. The bike's design suggested a kind of
washed-out photo -- like an old Polaroid dug out of a shoebox in the
attic. So, that's what I went for.
Thanks again!
-- Walt
On 4/3/2012 8:18 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
The squirrel shot is tremendously fun.
The shot of the pink bike and the front porch is brilliant for evoking
a sense of place and social class, apart from being in color it's
downright theraultian. You also did a brilliant job on the color,
something about it being slightly washed out in some places reminds me
of a decades old print.
On 4/3/2012 3:18 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
Many thanks, Jack!
The squirrel and the butterfly shots were all taken with the Promaster
on the K-x, and the rest were shot with the K20D and A-50/1.7.
I wasn't crazy about that Promaster when I first got it, but it's
starting to grow on me. I think the smartest thing I did was taking the
damned skylight filter off of it.
-- Walt
On 4/3/2012 5:04 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
These are impressively sharp..and well rendered.
Walt, if you have the time and don't mind, please identify which of
these were taken with the Promaster.
Thanks, much!
Jack
----- Original Message -----
From: Walt Gilbert<[email protected]>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 7:02 AM
Subject: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02
Hi all,
Just wanted to share these photos from yesterday. There's a little
redundancy, but not overmuch. The only real interesting tidbit is that
I took the K-x fitted with the Promaster 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 along with
the K20D fitted with the A 50/1.7 in order to have some reach, and it
wasn't until the end of my photowalk that I discovered that I'd had my
ISO on the K-x set to, get this, 6400! In broad daylight, under a
mid-afternoon sun with a cloudless sky! I don't know how it got that
way unless I accidentally hit the magical combination on the 4-way
while squatting down to take a shot with the K20D.
In any event, the shots turned out relatively well, all things
considered. Though, I was disappointed to see the blown-out highlights
in the butterfly shots. Still, all in all, I can't complain as I got
at least a few decent shots at the expense of a little shoe leather.
Anyway . . . here.
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157629730945173/
I have to say, I like that Promaster 70-300 more and more as I come to
use it more often.
As always, comments, critiques and suggestions are eagerly solicited.
Thanks!
-- Walt
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