Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry Zeitlin wrote: >>> My wife, a well respected painter, constantly tells me that fine art isn't spontaneous. You must form an image in your mind and carefully work to realize it in actuality. <<< Yup, but always be open to the spontaneous as well. Many years ago when I was a tadpole I thought that sitting for an hour and a half, waiting for light subject technique and background to come together for a single exposure, was an eternity. Now, more often than not, many photos are years in the making: finding suitable habitat with cooperative subjects and good light & backgrounds, visualizing how to best combine them, waiting for the seasons with the right light, foliage, and pelt or plumage, observing the animals' behavior through the seasons, testing any number of methods for getting close enough to the animals (easier in spring than any other time of year), trying numerous tools and techniques to get the visual effects I wanted. Being obsessive about my photos isn't easy. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web