[Leica] Prop preparation

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

GeeBee wrote:

> Much has been made of the way I use props to improve composition and I make
> no apology for it. To my way of thinking if a shot can be improved by a
> plastic flamingo then in it goes. I am willing to admit that the crocodile 
> I
> used to beef up my Florida holiday snaps was overly ambitious and it was
> certainly not my intention to choke the Burmese Python.
> 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4313978.stm
> 
> 
> As the props became heavier I made the move to inflatables to make
> carrying them easier but as I became more ambitious and moved up from sheep
> to cattle I felt that I needed some help. The result is that I now have a
> dedicated team to help me.
> 
> Whenever I have the opportunity my team and I make for high ground and I
> discuss the feasibility of prop placement within the frame with Gupta my
> team leader. The set up is made easier if we can initially locate by a 
> river
> or stream, this allows the team members to inflate the props and they are
> then able to float them downstream into the areas where they will best
> enhance the composition of the photograph.
> 
> I realise that this may take some visualising if you are not on a class 'A'
> drug so to help I took a shot of the team in action.
> 
> http://www.geebeephoto.com/2005/Props.htm
> 
> --Graham
> 
> 
> 
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Hhhmmm! hadn't come to this post when I responded to Sonny's...didn't even 
get 
the right continent!

Peter