This Week Through Your µ4/3 (3/27/2011)

Bobo Hodls · Mar 29, 2011

Ray Sachs said:
I remember the name, but I don't remember the actual band - was there one? If so, were they any good?

They were happening a few years before I became. . . interested. Know of them more by references than their music.

Ednaz - you've got that right. Everything old is new again?

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...Bob, NYC

'Well, sometimes the magic works. . . Sometimes, it doesn't.' - Little Big Man

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Bobo Hodls · Mar 29, 2011

Ray Sachs said:
Thanks Bob. I've been fascinated by this type of photography ever since I saw Edward Weston's classic still-life of a bell pepper back in my youth - you know the one where he made the bell-pepper look like the most sensuous object EVER, almost human in its portrayal. These photographs don't tell a story and don't get at any deeper meaning. They're all about seeing the visual patterns, interest, and even beauty in common everyday things that we usually/often just look past and don't notice.

You got a lot of stride in those visual patterns here.

Ray Sachs said:
As for lusting after another m43, what did you have in mind - something from the Pany side? You seem to have the Olympus end pretty well covered!

GH2 - even though I'm not at all interested in video (or haven't been to date), it presses all the right buttons. And I finally got over the styling (always thought the G series was a bit fugly [heh] ). I figured if I couldn't put off the interest that waiting was not wise being unsure how supply will be affected through the rest of the year - which sounds rather narcissistic, but thankfully so. I had budgeted for two Metz AF58's, but I opted for the body when seen as available today. Not sure whether I should part with one of the Pens or just resign to being a collector (though one should be sold to finance at least an LED panel, been threatening for too long to do night work with artificial light).

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...Bob, NYC

'Well, sometimes the magic works. . . Sometimes, it doesn't.' - Little Big Man

http://www.bobtullis.com

ThingsAbove · Mar 29, 2011

I played with bouncing the E-PL2's little popup flash (pulling it backwards on it's spring) and got these two... They are both shot with Dramatic Tone Art filter and the birdie has some extra PP in Gimp.

I was trying to figure out something interesting to do with a new lawn ornament my wife bought last week... It's probably too artsy for most. Shot using the grainy BW art filter. The way the light reflected through the glass ball was a bit ethereal.

And continuing in the artsy vein (using my grainy BW art filter on the camera). It's a flying dragon tree that was up against a white stucco wall. The contrast was a little high and I've been playing with the grainy BW filter this past week.

I took this one last week but I didn't edit it until this week so I hope that counts...

Bobo Hodls · Mar 29, 2011

I don't care for the colorization of Thorny, but that doesn't diminish my interest for it. And it's rather exciting a subject - there's more than one abstraction in it! [g].

The orb and orchid too, in different ways, are also very easy to immerse myself in.

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...Bob, NYC

'Well, sometimes the magic works. . . Sometimes, it doesn't.' - Little Big Man

http://www.bobtullis.com

Tanalok · Mar 30, 2011

Thanks all for the comments. It's a great help.

And to Ray, not so brave - there's no cage on my pedals and Hangzhou's pretty flat. Pretty leisurely cycling in fact.

ThingsAbove · Mar 30, 2011

Bob Tullis said:
I don't care for the colorization of Thorny, but that doesn't diminish my interest for it. And it's rather exciting a subject - there's more than one abstraction in it! [g].

The orb and orchid too, in different ways, are also very easy to immerse myself in.

Yeah I over did the color on Thorny Disposition. Still it needs something, I just don't know what. Without the color I find that my eye doesn't lead anywhere on it and it becomes uncomfortable to look at. I'm not sure what to do there. Any suggestions?

The orb reminds me of shots that I used to see in Modern Photography magazine in the 1970's. They would print some of the weirdest, out of focus, user submissions and as a teenager I'd think "that looks goofy". Well I'm probably the age of the editors now and my opinions of such images has changed...

fenomeno · Mar 30, 2011

Kung Pao Panda · Mar 30, 2011

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Like others here, I suffer from too much GAS.
Gear Acquisition Syndrome.

SLOtographer · Mar 30, 2011

Ray Sachs said:
Very interesting building - I think I'd wear a place like that out trying to take photos of it. Can you get inside? I bet its even more interesting inside. The first is the most interesting composition, almost abstract. And the second is a great shot to have for context, to fully understand what we're looking at, which we might not get from the other two.

I need to visit this place more often and get inside and "wear it out." For sure I should be able to get in and take a look around or at least go to some of the shows or free rehearsals. Rehearsal captures my imagination, because it would be a casual setting allowing for more camera freedom.

Thanks for the comments!
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SLOtographer
"Gear is good. Vision is better." -- Du Chemin

SLOtographer · Mar 30, 2011

Wonderful variety! It's like you have your camera with you and you go out and let the light and images come out of where you are. Very nice! I like the guitar guy and the pipes especially.

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SLOtographer
"Gear is good. Vision is better." -- Du Chemin

SLOtographer · Mar 30, 2011

The close-up in the first is very good! I enjoy seeing the unique (and shiny) details. Man, I love cars, but stay away... photography, kids, and other stuff take up enough of my income

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SLOtographer
"Gear is good. Vision is better." -- Du Chemin

SLOtographer · Mar 30, 2011

Hey Grendel -- the last is the pick of the bunch for me. I find the colors very punchy, perhaps too saturated, but I wasn't there so these are just my thoughts. The set certainly tell us about the area you were in, with the lovely shapes and colors. I'd like to be there right now actually to explore. Thanks for sharing these lovely photos!

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SLOtographer
"Gear is good. Vision is better." -- Du Chemin

SLOtographer · Mar 30, 2011

Targa,

Looks like you are having a great time down there in Playa del Carmen. The first two are especially well done. The colors and subjects very much speak to being there. Enjoy the trip and hope you come home with a bunch of great memories.

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SLOtographer
"Gear is good. Vision is better." -- Du Chemin

Ednaz · Mar 30, 2011

"I had too much to dream last night" was pretty much their only hit in the US, although it was seen as a model for commercially oriented psychedelic rock. And, they became a running gag for rock and roll band names.

Totally appropriate to have the image in black and white, though, as I think that their popularity was still when color was a rarity in performance photography.

Bobo Hodls · Mar 30, 2011

ThingsAbove said:
Bob Tullis said:

I don't care for the colorization of Thorny, but that doesn't diminish my interest for it. And it's rather exciting a subject - there's more than one abstraction in it! [g].

The orb and orchid too, in different ways, are also very easy to immerse myself in.

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Yeah I over did the color on Thorny Disposition. Still it needs something, I just don't know what. Without the color I find that my eye doesn't lead anywhere on it and it becomes uncomfortable to look at. I'm not sure what to do there. Any suggestions?

Think about a crop (maybe a different crop ratio), and adding a hint of vignetting to keep the eye from being drawn to the edges of the frame (if that results).

I wasn't suggesting the color application bad, just that it wasn't suited to my tastes (the point being, I still enjoy it anyway [g]).

ThingsAbove said:
The orb reminds me of shots that I used to see in Modern Photography magazine in the 1970's. They would print some of the weirdest, out of focus, user submissions and as a teenager I'd think "that looks goofy". Well I'm probably the age of the editors now and my opinions of such images has changed...

I thought it a successful rendering.
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...Bob, NYC

'Well, sometimes the magic works. . . Sometimes, it doesn't.' - Little Big Man

http://www.bobtullis.com

ulfie · Mar 30, 2011

Nice sharp foreground but the irregular bokeh makes me a bit dizzy.

ThingsAbove · Mar 30, 2011

I love the youngsters in the road picture. If looks could kill, well let's be glad you had some distance between you and her. Great picture.

ThingsAbove · Mar 30, 2011

I like the concrete steps but I feel it needs a crop. I also like the lines and textures of the last two shots. How were they processed?

ThingsAbove · Mar 30, 2011

The first and third shots are great. I don't know if the lighting on the underside of the overhang is always that good but it produced a nice gradation. I think I'd try masking the sky and work on the contrast and color of the building some more. It has wonderful curves and lines.

No such interesting buildings to photograph around here.

fenomeno · Mar 30, 2011

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