Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken, we drove by The Intersection once. The scenery is all different now. Yes. I have avoided taking the easy photos, and have taken plenty myself.... On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > Well, we were driving through Hernandez NM one evening and there was a > rising full moon. I couldn't help myself - it's a pretty bad photo. Plus > I couldn't find the graveyard. > > Ken > > > On 7/15/2015 11:41 AM, kyle cassidy on the lug wrote: > >> There are some things that I've always resisted photographing because >> it's like cheating -- views that are so spectacular all you need to do is >> show up (antelope canyon is a prime example of this) -- locally I've >> always >> avoided photographing in Eastern State Penitentiary, the abandoned prison >> that once housed Al Capone and is now a ruined tourist attraction. Getting >> spectacular photos there is pretty much "f2.8 and be there". >> >> A few weeks ago I ended up teaching a photo class in there ( For a >> ridiculous amount of money, you can get the whole place to yourself.) I >> was >> going to stick to my guns and not actually take any photos while I was >> teaching but I ended up snapping about ten because it felt foolish not to >> grab something that was right there. This is model Roxana Hire, shot with >> a >> Leica M9 and a 35mm 1.7 while waiting for the students to get their lights >> set up. >> >> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2015/roxana.jpg < >> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2015/roxana.jpg> >> >> I was also unable to avoid going to Antelope Canyon and taking photos >> while passing through Arizona. >> >> What about you? Are there things you avoid photographing because you >> think it's too easy? Do you ever give in? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto