Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Cool!!! Thanks for the explanation. I got that feeling from Salton Sea, although I don't think I have capture it well yet. On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote: > I didn't mean to imply that Weston was spooky. Sorry if I misspoke. > I just meant that Weston can be overwhelming both emotionally and in it's > difficulty, amongst all the detail, to envision/find a singular image. I > felt > that way about this place. Just a weird death-like aura that was > overwhelming in > its scale and difficult to find an image in all of the detail that would > convey > that. Weston has so much beautiful detail everywhere you turn that finding > an > image can often be impossible for me. I've spent an entire day walking > around > Weston with 30lbs of camera gear on my back and not been able to shoot a > single > image. It's overwhelming. > > I've learned from that when I encounter such a venue just to take the > camera out > and start shooting and looking through the viewfinder. If anything will > break > the barrier, that will or nothing at all will. > > So that is what the comparison is about. Hope this explains it a little > better. > Bob > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thu, June 2, 2011 11:04:42 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Snag Graveyard > > Can you define "spooky?" I have trouble photographing the Weston Beach > because of all the tripod holes, but I suspect this is different in this > case? > > And yes, very nice photo! > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Very spooky place. Thanks for looking Jayanand. I feel lucky to have even > > gotten > > a single worthwhile image (which I think the first is and the second is > > not). > > Best, > > Bob > > Bob Adler > > Palo Alto, CA > > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Sent: Thu, June 2, 2011 10:27:14 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Snag Graveyard > > > > Well, you got over the difficulty with style. I can well imagine that it > is > > a nightmare to photograph. > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:10 AM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > I found out where snags go to die: > > > > > > > > > http://www.rgaphoto.com/FL/content/2011_05_27_Jacksonville_Pano_Cropped_BW_Big_TalbotSnag_2_large.html > >l > > >l > > > > > > and the next. > > > > > > Big Talbot Island State Park in Jacksonville. One of the strangest > places > > > I've > > > been. Truly a ghost beach. I found it tough to photograph; much like > > Weston > > > Beach is tough to photograph. Gave me bad dreams: won't be going back > > > anytime > > > soon... > > > > > > C&C always appreciated, > > > Bob > > > Bob Adler > > > Palo Alto, CA > > > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]