Hi Graham:
Well said, well understood, you have not submitted many photos taken from
the cab of your truck. Photography is a pedestrian sport, perspective is
earned not just learned.
Gord
Hockey is a big sport in Calgary, Jerome Iginla is our top goal scorer, he
has won the scoring crown for the entire NHL. He has talent, he also takes
the most shots......
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From: "Graham Battison" > 1. I have the beautiful English countryside.
> I have been looking at the photographs of the famous and the unknown for
> a long time so I have an idea what 'works' and what doesn't.
Subconsciously
> I must absorb some of that and on occasion I consciously make a note to
> 'steal' what I see at the first opportunity. There is nothing new under
the
> sun and all my stuff has been done before by someone else and often
several
> times by me. That doesn't invalidate my shot's because I and others don't
> tire of looking at stuff that has appeal for us, in my case the English
> countryside. The same applies to cars, beautiful women, firearms etc. etc.
>
> 2. I have a ton of gear.
> If I catch a good shot with the 21mm because the shot is tailor made for a
> 21mm I have the edge over a guy who has nothing wider than a 35mm. More
gear
> is good :-)
>
> 3. I make the effort
> I routinely walk ten miles at the weekends. Anyone reading this has seen
via
> my posts to this list where I walk. Take this shot as an example:
> http://www.geebeephoto.com/temp/Nassington.html
>
> I would ask those of you who liked it to put themselves in my boots. You
are
> going
> up an incline and you see that sky and that lone tree. You have a bag full
> of lenses, filters etc. Would you come away without taking a shot? I don't
> think so, or you wouldn't be subscribed to this wonderful list. You may
get
> a slightly different shot but it would be appreciated by the same people
who
> appreciated my version of it.
>
> I'm not saying there aren't talented photographers out there, of course
> there are but they are not driving trucks for a living (I am). For the few
> that
> have the talent it catapults them to an entirely different level. My shots
> come from getting out there, taking as much gear as I can carry and
> recording what I see. It really is that simple.
>
> I use an unfashionable film that isn't of the super saturated variety. My
> scanner (HP S20) is left on 'auto' everything which results in lighter
than
> normal scans which further desaturates. This sometimes gives a
> 'characteristic' pastel look to some of my shots if I don't put all the
> colour
> back in PhotoShop. I could correct the scanner settings but I like what it
> turns out so I leave it.
>
> (Not Olympus shots)
> http://www.geebeephoto.com/temp/Castle_Ashby.html
>
> http://www.geebeephoto.com/temp/Grendon.html
>
> Am I pleased with them? You bet your life I am. However, they are arrived
at
> by a combination of effort, equipment, studying the work of others and
> happenstance (film/scanner combination). That is not my definition of
talent
> :-)
>
> --Graham
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