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Re: [OM] Shot setup opinion

Subject: Re: [OM] Shot setup opinion
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 22:13:23 -0500
Yup. http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11912

On 3/20/14 21:58 : , Leowesson wrote:
> Do you have a scouting shot?
>
> Leo Wesson
> leowesson.com
>
>> On Mar 20, 2014, at 21:38, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> While I was shooting at the drag strip tonight, Garry, the
>> groundskeeper, came out to chat.  I told him I wanted to come back when
>> the weather was a little nicer to get a photo of him with the track
>> behind him - he thought that would be nice.
>>
>> Question - to maximize the photo, and also to make it recognizable, I
>> really need to have him and the fading "US30 AHRA" shield in the photo.
>>
>> You've seen the basic layout.  I'm making the following assumptions:
>>
>> 1) I need to do it close to mid-day so I don't have long shadows behind
>> or in front of him
>> 2) If I'm going to get him and the shield in the same photo, I'm
>> probably going to have to bring a stepladder and shoot from above him
>> 3) Probably need to use a mild tele to compress the scene.  He's got a
>> fairly wide face, and "beer drinker's nose" so I don't want to
>> exaggerate that by getting up close with a WA
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> -- 
>>
>>
>>

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Paul Braun
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Valparaiso, IN


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