I have another card up my sleeve.
I still have the Obsession 6 x 17 film camera which I
bought custom made some years ago. It has been
languishing unused for quite some time.
I happen to know that Andris Apse used Linhof
Technorama 6 x 17 and 6 x 12 cameras and I am sure
that some of the photos in his latest book include 6 x 17
shots because they were also used in calendars I have
some of which he produced for private companies ages
before digital cameras existed / had that quality potential.
And the image quality is excellent. I also know that the
lens on the first (maybe only) Technorama 6 x 17 he had
was soft at the edges because the guy he eventually sold
it to complained about that, and Andris's response was -
"that lens was always a bit soft at the edges", and yet his
photos were stunning.
I need to get on with buying the battery conversion kit for
the Gossen Lunasix 3 exposure meter I was given
months and months ago.
In reply to part of Jez's response about what I need to do,
I have to say that I have given a LOT of thought to what
the market here requires in order to get print sales (
based on my (lack of) success, and the different reasons
I can see that have resulted in other photographer
competitor friends selling much more than me.
In general, people buying images to hang on their walls
want images with strong visual impact. It doesn't matter
overall if this is obtained by the photographer managing to
get a suitable combination of lighting, cloud, etc; or
manipulation by computer software.
For landscape books of the type I have in mind, it seems
to me that good colour saturation, probably side lighting
from early morning or late afternoon, subject interest
derived from content, and fidelity, (Oxford comma there)
are required. Sharp = good.
.............................................
Mike wrote
Pup and I climbed Yellow Aster Butte yesterday to catch
some fall color.
stats: 13km., 1M gain. (M=Munro)
..................
Well, that settles it. E-M5.
Fine detail isn't everything for all purposes in
photography, but is more important for landscape work
than some other purposes.
The next photographic project I have in mind is a book on
Central Otago Landscapes. In this I'm also encouraged
by the latest book put out by Andris Apse (published by
Penguin, of all companies) which I bought pre-publishing
date and which arrived here on my birthday !!
Spirit of the South
http://www.andrisapse.com/books.htm
I've started saving for what I think will do very well for that
project.
......................
Brian
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