Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam Bridge showed and said: Subject: [Leica] Adam's PAW, Feb 2004, Week 1 > We were in downtown Davis to support a bit of political rabble-rousing by some > friends. I had intended to take some photos of the readings by several noted > authors but the crowd was rather larger than anticipated. So while my wife did > all the right political things I watched this big searchlight sweeping through > the trees. > > I shot a roll of film of it and like this image the best: > > <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2004PAW/2004-02-wk1-NightTree.jpg> > > It was a more difficult photo than I had thought.<<<<<<, Hi Adam, This is an immediate reaction to the photograph and it starts from your words... >>So while my wife did all the right political things (__ I watched this big searchlight sweeping through the trees.__) <<<< Operative words " >> searchlight sweeping through the trees.<< And you were motivated to shoot a "moving light" because that's what turned you on to the action, not the stopped still photograph. Because honestly all you have here is a tree with some lit branches and it has no significant photo merit to an observer. Maybe some folks will be grabbed by it, but I honestly offer my comment because I have shot exactly the same thing and it looked exactly like yours.. a tree with some branches lit!" And I had a hell of a time getting by that, and because it didn't excite anyone else. As I looked at it I was still influenced by the "photo in my minds eye." Light sweeping through the trees. :-( And I had coloured lights in a few of mine. Of course later I realized the way to shoot it was maybe a time exposure to try and capture blur kind if image if possible. Obvious too late to try it again. :-( Even when you look at it, you still see it as the "moving" picture that motivated you. Right? ted - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html