I know how you feel. I almost always take my camera with me when I go
out. I tell Lisa "I'm prepared for when I wander upon that big news
story (or red barn in the snow)....". Lisa is an artist and
photographer and also knows that sometimes it's just a matter of being
there and looking.
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Joel Wilcox wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Ken Norton <> wrote:
>>> That's funny...."very little skill"....
>>>
>>
>> Well, tomorrow morning is the gathering of the "skill impaired" in central
>> Iowa. Results are not guaranteed, but we'll try not to embarrass ourselves
>> too badly.
>>
>> AG (less than little) Schnozz
>
> OK, I wasn't fishing for compliments (but I deeply appreciate the kind
> support!). All I meant is that if I get any good results, it's more a
> matter of getting my rear end to a place at the right time, despite
> the fact that there is usually a certain amount of hardship (early,
> later, cold, or hot) and discomfort.
>
> There was a guy, a Brit, whose book I borrowed from the library many
> years ago. I don't recall his name. I liked many of his photographs
> but I was struck by the fact that they all looked like they were taken
> at about noon. Compositions were terrific, but the lighting looked a
> little flat, like a 1950s postcard. Turns out he was a Leica shooter,
> did not care to use a tripod much, and he loved to shoot Kodachrome
> 25. So most of his photographs were shot at about 1/60-1/125 (at the
> fastest) and f2.8 or f4. Lenses primarily normal to wide, of course.
> His contention, based on a couple of statements from his commentary,
> is that only his Leica gear would give him the ability to produce
> world-class landscape photographs at f2.8 (and, doubtless -- to
> complete the image -- only after a good night's sleep to blow off the
> single malt, a shower, a shave, and a proper breakfast first).
>
> In shooting Olympus we have to suffer more for our art perhaps.
>
> We'll see tomorrow, Ken!
>
> Joel W.
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