Hi Again,
Alex wrote:
> I have to confess that for me, it is frequently inverse--the more "stuff"
I
> have the less memorable the shots sometimes. How do others feel about
this?
An excellent point, Alex. Some of my best photographs were taken on a trip
to San Francisco in July 1996, where I took one Leica M6 and a 50mm lens,
plus one Vivitar 2000 flash. If I were to do the same today, I might take my
OM-3 and 50mm f1.2 for its more versatile metering system. As with most
people my age (45), I grew up shooting a 50mm lens, and know instinctively
its limitations and coverage, this allowed me to concentrate on compositions
that worked well within those limitations. The 50 is also a good compromise
length between a wide and long lens, with that resulting angle of view that
seems to mimic human perception.
While I would never show up for a photo assignment with the above outfit -
there are too many variables beyond the control of the photographer - I look
forward to doing just that agian on one of my next vacations. I might add a
small tripod next time.
Will von Dauster
http://www.fsl.noaa.gov/~vondaust/
"Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious" - Oscar Wilde
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