Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Robert Adler SHOWED: Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Venice Canals > Just hanging out in Venice for the weekend; Venice, CA. Found out why they > call it Venice; it actually has canals. And it's way over the top. So just > messing around with some over-the-top processing for fun. It is SoCal, so > how real can it be? > Enjoy, > Bob > http://www.rgaphoto.com/2012-Venice/index.html Hi Bob, I was only kidding about the bread crumbs for the birds! :-) The truth is..... "I just got lucky one more time like all the rest!" :-) As Sandy Carter would offer? "Mr Lucky" did it again! But if you ever consider using "food?" Use soup crackers because "YOUR ASSISTANT" crumbles them in hand then throws' them in the air. This leaves your hands free to be shooting at all the wild antics the gulls go through diving for the bits and pieces. Your Venice series are marvelous. Certainly in making excellent use of the reflections. A wild suggestion? You might want to run these by the Venice Tourism office (certainly a couple of 13X19 prints on heavy weight paper) Make sure you have a nice high price at the tip of your tongue when they ask..... "HOW MUCH PER PRINT?" Think Ansel Adams and go big! :-) Hell why not? Nothing ventured nothing gained. Besides you have them already shot! No harm done lad. Have a go, if for no other reason than for the hell of it! :-) Besides if you do a show and tell it's wildly possible they'll give you an assignment to shoot a bunch of new stuff covering a wider ranging number of subjects? Give them an exorbitant day rate! Tell them you "only!!!!" charge $2000.oo a day (PLUS EXPENSES ) with a tone of voice like you are saying $2.00! And don't bat an eye making it look and sound as though you are paid that day rate every day without question! After all it is California! :-) So what's a couple thousand a day in that part of the country? ;-) ;-) ;-) Lots of water around here. :-) Unfortunately it never stays still long enough for beautiful reflections! ;-) Good on you Lad, all winners again! :-) Some better winners than others! But they all get the checkered flag!:-) cheers, ted