Winter Night

On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:06:28 -0600, Dudley Hanks
wrote:

>With all this talk about problems in the cold, I thought I'd go
>for a walk with Mich and get a pic or two.
>
>Here's one with the 580ex bounced off a snowbank.
>
>
>http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/WinterNightCropped.jpg
>
>The pic has been cropped to fit 8 x 10 at 300
>dpi.
>
>For those who are interested, the temp was about -22C, with no
>wind.
>
>Take Care,
>Dudley

Let us know when you post the compressed and downsized versions. So far
none of your photography is ever worth the bandwidth for any full-size
versions.
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Savageduck wrote:

>On 2011-03-09 16:06:28 -0800, Dudley Hanks said:
>
>> With all this talk about problems in the cold, I thought I'd go
>> for a walk with Mich and get a pic or two.
>>
>> Here's one with the 580ex bounced off a snowbank.
>>
>>
>> http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/WinterNightCropped.jpg
>>
>> The pic has been cropped to fit 8 x 10 at 300
>> dpi.
>>
>> For those who are interested, the temp was about -22C, with no
>> wind.
>>
>> Take Care,
>> Dudley
>
>I guess everything didn't freeze solid.
>Now there the boy is in focus. That shot does have a certain appeal.
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Savageduck
>
>


Thanks, SD, it's getting there. Still have a ways to go, but
I'm slowly getting there.

Take Care,
Dudley
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Remmy Martin wrote:

>On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:06:28 -0600, Dudley Hanks
> wrote:
>
>>With all this talk about problems in the cold, I thought I'd go
>>for a walk with Mich and get a pic or two.
>>
>>Here's one with the 580ex bounced off a snowbank.
>>
>>
>>http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/WinterNightCropped.jpg
>>
>>The pic has been cropped to fit 8 x 10 at 300
>>dpi.
>>
>>For those who are interested, the temp was about -22C, with no
>>wind.
>>
>>Take Care,
>>Dudley
>
>Let us know when you post the compressed and downsized versions. So far
>none of your photography is ever worth the bandwidth for any full-size
>versions.
>
>
To each his own ...

Take Care,
Dudley
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On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 16:30:32 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

>On 2011-03-09 16:06:28 -0800, Dudley Hanks said:
>
>> With all this talk about problems in the cold, I thought I'd go
>> for a walk with Mich and get a pic or two.
>>
>> Here's one with the 580ex bounced off a snowbank.
>>
>>
>> http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/WinterNightCropped.jpg
>>
>> The pic has been cropped to fit 8 x 10 at 300
>> dpi.
>>
>> For those who are interested, the temp was about -22C, with no
>> wind.
>>
>> Take Care,
>> Dudley
>
>I guess everything didn't freeze solid.
>Now there the boy is in focus. That shot does have a certain appeal.


I agree, I like this one.
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Dudley Hanks wrote:
> With all this talk about problems in the cold, I thought I'd go
> for a walk with Mich and get a pic or two.
>
> Here's one with the 580ex bounced off a snowbank.
> http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/WinterNightCropped.jpg

The light drops off rather dramatically, which is sort of dramatic but
also kind of looks wrong, like a light bulb was a couple feet off the
screen. Not to be too critical, it does have a certain appeal. There
aren't any harsh shadows like you'd see from direct flash, so that's
nice. There are catchlights in the eyes, one in the light side, two in
the dark eye. The dark eye is black other than the pair of small
reflections - that looks odd. The light falls off to black on the back
part of his body.
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Paul Furman wrote:
>Dudley Hanks wrote:
>> With all this talk about problems in the cold, I thought I'd go
>> for a walk with Mich and get a pic or two.
>>
>> Here's one with the 580ex bounced off a snowbank.
>> http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/WinterNightCropped.jpg
>
>The light drops off rather dramatically, which is sort of dramatic but
>also kind of looks wrong, like a light bulb was a couple feet off the
>screen. Not to be too critical, it does have a certain appeal. There
>aren't any harsh shadows like you'd see from direct flash, so that's
>nice. There are catchlights in the eyes, one in the light side, two in
>the dark eye. The dark eye is black other than the pair of small
>reflections - that looks odd. The light falls off to black on the back
>part of his body.
>


Thanks, Paul, that's a very helpful description. It sounds
like I got most of what I was after.

Given that the theme of the pic was "Winter Night, I was going
for the contrast between the white of the snow and the black
of night.

I had hoped for a better expression on Mich's face, but I
snapped the pic after a fairly long walk, and we were both
tired and ready to head inside. I'm just happy the focus is
good. Given the f/3.5 aperture, I was afraid the wrong parts
would be sharp. What I was after was a harshly lit face, with
both the focus and light falling off as the eye runs towards
the right. I was hoping enough of his harness would show up
to keep the eye interested in the darker areas, at least
enough to check out some of the deeper shadows.


I've been trying for a while to get the light to trail / fade
to black on the right, with part of his rear leg showing, but
the actual delineation between his body and the background to
disappear. I suppose that's not to tough to do with Photoshop,
but a bit trickier to do sans retouching.

The thing I skrewed up the most, as usual, is framing. I had
wanted to get a bit more foreground, and was disappointed that
his paw ran off the bottom edge, slightly. The 8 x 10 crop
worked, sort of, but I would have liked to get him more
centered so that I could have had more cropping options.


Oh, well, at least things are moving in the direction I want.


Once again, Paul, thanks for the description. It was great.


Take Care,
Dudley
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On 3/9/11 6:06 PM, in article QY6dneage7yZi-XQnZ2dnUVZ_oydnZ2d DeleteThis @giganews.com,
"Dudley Hanks" wrote:

> With all this talk about problems in the cold, I thought I'd go
> for a walk with Mich and get a pic or two.
>
> Here's one with the 580ex bounced off a snowbank.
>
>
> http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/WinterNightCropped.jpg
>
> The pic has been cropped to fit 8 x 10 at 300
> dpi.
>
> For those who are interested, the temp was about -22C, with no
> wind.
>
> Take Care,
> Dudley
>

Your boy needs a nail clip, LOL!
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On 3/9/11 6:26 PM, in article ai6gn65hhhmfsfb60d21jbkhkmdq1q1n4s.RemoveThis@4ax.com,
"Remmy Martin" wrote:

> On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:06:28 -0600, Dudley Hanks
> wrote:
>
>> With all this talk about problems in the cold, I thought I'd go
>> for a walk with Mich and get a pic or two.
>>
>> Here's one with the 580ex bounced off a snowbank.
>>
>>
>> http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/WinterNightCropped.jpg
>>
>> The pic has been cropped to fit 8 x 10 at 300
>> dpi.
>>
>> For those who are interested, the temp was about -22C, with no
>> wind.
>>
>> Take Care,
>> Dudley
>
> Let us know when you post the compressed and downsized versions. So far
> none of your photography is ever worth the bandwidth for any full-size
> versions.
>
But, like one of your GawDam moths to a porch light, you are compelled to
comment.

Dudley has you trained like an excellent little primate. You are a JOKE and
you re just too narcissist to see it.

Carry on, piñata!
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George Kerby wrote:

>
>
>
>On 3/9/11 6:06 PM, in article QY6dneage7yZi-XQnZ2dnUVZ_oydnZ2d.RemoveThis@giganews.com,
>"Dudley Hanks" wrote:
>
>> With all this talk about problems in the cold, I thought I'd go
>> for a walk with Mich and get a pic or two.
>>
>> Here's one with the 580ex bounced off a snowbank.
>>
>>
>> http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/WinterNightCropped.jpg
>>
>> The pic has been cropped to fit 8 x 10 at 300
>> dpi.
>>
>> For those who are interested, the temp was about -22C, with no
>> wind.
>>
>> Take Care,
>> Dudley
>>
>
>Your boy needs a nail clip, LOL!
>
>

I leave them long in the winter, so at least one of us has
traction ...

Take Care,
Dudley
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On 3/10/11 12:52 PM, in article
xP2dnWtbMd-eg-TQnZ2dnUVZ_hWdnZ2d.TakeThisOut@giganews.com, "Dudley Hanks"
wrote:

> George Kerby wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/9/11 6:06 PM, in article QY6dneage7yZi-XQnZ2dnUVZ_oydnZ2d.TakeThisOut@giganews.com,
>> "Dudley Hanks" wrote:
>>
>>> With all this talk about problems in the cold, I thought I'd go
>>> for a walk with Mich and get a pic or two.
>>>
>>> Here's one with the 580ex bounced off a snowbank.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/WinterNightCropped.jpg
>>>
>>> The pic has been cropped to fit 8 x 10 at 300
>>> dpi.
>>>
>>> For those who are interested, the temp was about -22C, with no
>>> wind.
>>>
>>> Take Care,
>>> Dudley
>>>
>>
>> Your boy needs a nail clip, LOL!
>>
>>
>
> I leave them long in the winter, so at least one of us has
> traction ...
>
> Take Care,
> Dudley

Makes sense.
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Remmy Martin wrote:

> Let us know when you post the compressed and downsized versions. So far
> none of your photography is ever worth the bandwidth for any full-size
> versions.

Ah, that is why the Slime always posts only overcompressed,
tiny versions, that are available only for hours at best.

Please show us an uncompressed and full sized version of that
beautiful rare moth. (It's not worth 10 byte bandwidth, but
don't let that stop you.)

-Wolfgang
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