> But seriously, even if you can't commit to a vacation with one body and
lens, give it a try on shorter sojourns. Unless, of course, you choose to
listen to that pesky and eminently sensible Moose and follow _your_ heart.
<wink>
Anybody else on this list just completely fed up with Moose's sensibility?
There are few things as frustrating as arguing a point with somebody who has
logic down to an artform. Logic is fine if you are logical. But can't I be
illogical once in a while?
Picture me standing up on a wooden crate yelling "I've got to be MEEEEE!"
But, nooooooo, the Moose wins with logic and reason again! It's just so
frustrating.
:)
To frustrate the faceless-crowd, here is a link to a photo taken Sunday with
my L1-equipped macro rig.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31400175&l=bbb50f78a5&id=1530130130
What is significant about this picture is two-fold. First of all, it is a
B&W of a decidedly color image. I'm sure some will lament the lack of color,
but the image works for me.
Secondly, this was shot with a new configuration for me. It's the Vivitar
285HV with FlashBender. As previously mentioned, I set out to stretch myself
and this picture is an example of the results of that stretching.
Moose will probably want to "Moosify" the image a little and that's OK,
except this fulfilled the mission I wanted to accomplish. If this was a real
gooey print, I'd make the petals glow a little more, but I'm quite intrigued
by the wide, smooth tonal range. It does violate my golden rule of B&W
imagery where you need an anchor white and an anchor black, but by
stretching the histogram that far, it changed the song from melodic
love-ballad to in-your-face Hip-Hop. I've viewed it on five different
computer screens and an iPad. No two render it the same way, but the iPad
version is closest to how I wanted it to look.
AG
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