Uh oh...the student threatens the teacher (6 imgs)

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Justin
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Urbanito said:

Is he a father of the old days that believe that his sun can still
be punished?

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No...fortunately he was never the punishing type. His punishment was in his silence - when you could see the disappointment on his face, you felt bad that you had not lived up to his expectations - I was always eager to learn and to please, and to try my best to accomplish as much in my life as he did in his.

Urbanito said:

Be careful and prepared.
Now, seriously, with a professor like you, I think everyone can
learn. He was just amusing himself and, on the first occasion, he
proved who was smarter. He must be a good chest player.
Best wishes.

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Thank you kindly. He is quite good at chess...but he's even more deadly at Poker. A combination of his Finnish background and his Air Force training means he has a perfect 'poker face' - you can't read him at all!

Thanks for looking and for the compliments.

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jfogg said:

I really liked your step-father's pics, and believe that
(a) the scenery might just be spectacular enough not to screw it
up, but

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That always helps!

jfogg said:

(b) you ought to take some pride in his accomplishments.

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Most definately!

jfogg said:

My only quibble was in composition of the 2nd photo in your 1st set
of 6. I had a real positive reaction to all the other photos, but
this one needed either more sky (my preference) or more water. I
couldn't decide which was his area of emphasis -- water, land, or
sky -- as the waterline was down the middle. But this is just a
quibble.

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Good point. It is a bit centered...not the most perfect composition. I was happy that he seemed to have at least considered the boats at the bottom of the frame, keeping them from cutting off while still getting the mountains. But you're right...either more sea or more sky might improve the overall composition.

jfogg said:

The pack-ice / glacier photos were really fascinating, and
I loved the river (?) photo that ran from upper right to lower left
-- it just pulled my eyeballs along it ------- a VERY successful
student of a very able teacher. Congratulations !!

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I really liked that one too - I was quite surprised to find that he had taken that one out the window of the White Pass Railroad as it moved along...and that he actually lowered the window to get it (I can't tell you how many of his shots in the past were taken through a glass window, the result of which was everything from blur to reflections to flash bounce).

Thanks for looking, and for offering some critique! I'll pass it along - I've learned much of what I know from feedback and critique...and my past critiques of his shots seems to have driven him to improve (quite a bit)!

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willvan said:

Justin, you really must watch who you are calling old!- At 65
with only a couple of years behind a camera and having owned a
computer only since retirement, I am the one giving advice on what
buttons do what on Sony cameras, doing income tax on computer for
offspring and helping upgrade RAM etc. Yes indeed, old dogs can
learn new tricks.

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This middle-aged dog has learned most of what I know from all the older dogs willing to pass down the knowledge - I'm no ageist!

willvan said:

Great shots by you step father and while these
may be pictures from trip to Alaska, I will eat my hat if second
shot in first series is not the North Shore mountains in Vancouver.

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No hat-eating required. The trip to Alaska was via cruise ship, which departed from Vancouver...so you are quite right that you are looking at the Vancouver area!

willvan said:

In fact, 90 degrees from the shot in following link which I offered
as an example for you to tear apart......which you did quite nicely
thank you.

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Tear apart? Nah! Never! I liked it. But I'm always willing to offer my opinion, for whatever its perceived value may be.

Thanks for looking...my stepfather will be quite surprised to learn of the number of replies his shots received! Maybe I can even use this to help convince him to try again to learn the computer.

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Justin
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Now if I take photos up in Alaska, I've already got an uphill battle to try to match his!

Thanks for looking and for the kind comments.

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Justin
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That's been my teacher! I knew next to nothing when I first started posting here...I pointed my camera and pressed the shutter. I only knew about spot metering and half-pressing...but couldn't tell you how aperture and shutter worked. STF is a great teacher!

My stepfather is a particularly stubborn 68...often insisting he's got nothing left to contribute or learn - he said retirement for him meant "putting life on cruise control and spending all his money before he dies". But obviously he doesn't REALLY believe that, since he went and learned something new about digital photography!

Thanks for looking!

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Justin
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jrdu said:

that's not threatening, that's wonderful. If his skill turns out
to be greater than yours, you will always be the one who unlocked
his talent.

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As I would expect you to be able to eloquently turn a phrase regarding the merits and rewards of teaching.

jrdu said:

The student threatening the teacher is when the big student at the
back of the class that you told to put his hockey stick in the
corner of the room because he kept poking people with it, comes up
and sticks the blade of the hockey stick into your neck.

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Fortunately, my stepfather doesn't play hockey. But he does play alot of golf...so I'll try to refrain from pushing him too hard, lest I get threatened by a 9 iron!

jrdu said:

Cool photos.
John Dunn

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Thank you John for viewing...I'll be telling him about all the great comments - it should help enforce his desire to keep improving and learning with his photography, and give him something to enjoy doing while traveling.

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