[Leica] PESO: Carver

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Jim Shulman offered
Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: Carver


> Easy for you digital guys to say <g>.
> For a film devotee, it was one shot and done.  Sometimes two if I screw up
> focus or exposure.<<<<<,

Oh no no don't say that as I shrivel and die! Particularly when you have 
such an incredible subject sitting there not going anywhere!!! That's part 
of the reason he makes for a great subject... "HE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE!" We 
are going to have a discussion behind the wood shed on this one young man! 
:-( :-)

Film or digital, Jim I'd have sat there for an hour, if not more, clicking 
at every little motivating moment of the scene. However I must say with film 
all the dang darkroom work would've been a big pain in the butt along with 
cutting the film, sleeving, contact printing, editing for selection. Back 
into darkroom for print making.

Right there is reason alone to go digital! :-)

When I lived the life of a film photographer I never let the amount of film 
deter me from shooting everything that I felt in my heart or soul!  Yeah it 
got dangerously low in rolls at times, but I always kept a couple of extra 
rolls in other pockets as a kind of insurance.

Of course now I've gone digital it's a living piece of cake with a couple of 
cards, a spare battery and one can blow their brains out snapping away! :-)

So back to this incredible carving subject? Man you can't just shoot one or 
two frames when you have such great picture potential before you. Obviously 
from your answer it would be... "Yes you can shoot just one" :-( :-(

So let's say the next time you run into something like this you will make a 
major effort to shoot more than one, maybe two or go whole hog and shoot it 
to the last possible interesting story telling photograph you can possibly 
squeeze out of it! Like man, everyday you find some of the most interesting 
characters for your photos it's quite amazing. And yes many wouldn't give 
you two seconds of extra time for more pictures.

But a situation like this complete with such a visual character to go with 
it. Hell if you run out of film I've got some film lying around in the 
cupboards here I'll mail to you. But you have to shoot more! OK so we have a 
deal? Right?:-)

cheers,
Dr. ted :-)





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> Jim Shulman showed:
> Subject: [Leica] PESO: Carver
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/carver+sm.jpg.html
>
> Hi Jim,
> What a great subject character to photograph! I'm sure you must have 
> pumped
> a few dozen images of him covering all the aspects of doing his carving,
> hat, face, his hands at his age must be incredible to shoot after all the
> years of carving.
>
> And the face for expressions? Must be dozens of images. Like you could 
> just
> sit back with maybe 90 or an f4 80-200 zoom and blow yer brains out as his
> expressions changed. :-) And as the light changed on the scene. Endless
> photo options!
>
> Please tell me you did work him for every picture possibility possible? 
> You
> did , didn't you? I knew you would! Good on you!
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
>
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