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This is terrific Ed. It is full of life, atmoshpere, and interest. The small lit windows make the image.

My best regards,
Jim
Ed Leys said:
Waking to Solstice



I hope I am permitted a small sequence of photographs taken on the
recent Solstice.

The other one, the one of light, is important. It gets all the
press. And, yes, yes I know ...Stonehenge, Anasazi alignments,
...

Ah, but Wintersol is the one that matters. Dark gives definition
to light. Do the Holidays distract from it? Did sacred births
really happen at this time of year? Does the year really
transition at this time... Mankind has clustered celebrated events
at this time for a reason.

Wintersol is the one that matters...

Nikon FA; Nikon 70 ~ 300mm, f/4 ~ 5.6 zoom; Fuji Provia 100F pushed
to ASA 200
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--JimK/Canada
 
Hi ulol,

Well, thank you. And thank you for your comments. The lighting is basically determined by my camera's meter. Sometimes I will adjust it slightly, but very often I will just let it figure things out. That's what I did here. My Nikon FA has Nikon'd very first attempt at what would later be called "matrix metering". Not as sophisticated as the metering is now (camera's probably a good fifteen years old), but no one else had it at the time.

Of course, in my case, scanning the film gives me another chance to play with the exposure, but my original film is hardly ever underexposed or overexposed.

Nope, I don't mind if you're my student. I could probably do much worse for a student. I'm not always sure how helpful I can be, but I do what I can.

My very best regards,

Ed
 
Thank you very much Jim. You know you have my appreciation.

As you probably know, I'm a big time fan of atmosphere. I can't always get emotion in a scene, but if I can, so much the better.

My very best,

Ed
 
Hi Ed,

Just found another treasure, what a pleasure. I'm wild about this picture and maybe because the light is also quite wild against your other pictures who have always very subtle light and are very serene. In this wonderfull scene I can find a kind of magic that's complely different than in your other pictures, I like to see this kind of work by you also very much. Fantastic capture with superb light and wonderful blue shades and a kind of mist and mystery. I'm so glad that I found so many Ed treasures the last days, wonderful.

Your friend,

Dirk

http://www.pbase.com/dievee
http://www.2point8.be
 
Thank you very much, Dirk.

Is this one wild and different? Well I just photograph what I find when I go out. But I do see kind of a mysterious, yet gentle, magic in this one myself.

But I took it at the same time as another one you have already seen in my gallery, and I like the one in the gallery better.
http://www.blackmallard.com/cal_ls/cls05b.jpg

To my eye, the one in the gallery also shows magic, but it is almost as if the sky has been torn open and a strong and serious, very powerful, magic is pouring through. I just feel the one in the gallery has more force and strength that is captured in the scene, that's why I chose if for the gallery.

Okay, back to "redball"...

Well, when I was younger, I did some more experimental types of things. And I may still be happy with all of them. In some ways, I was learning my sense of composition and light though them...and doing it in much different ways from most people. At least based on what I see in this forum.

I'd experiment with filters, multiple exposures (like "redball"), false color infrared film, slide sandwiches too. Even normal slide film and false color infrared slide film cross-processed in color negative chemistry. It was a lot of fun, it was often a real mystery what the outcome would be. But I also was not too bad at predicting what the results would be. "redball", for instance, I completely envisioned...when I got the slide back it merely confirmed that I did what I already knew I did. Though I may not have known precisely how it was going to look.

To my mind, that is a way in which digital cameras suffer as learning tools. Even though PhotoShop is very, very powerful, everything that is done with it is very deliberate. And people seem to not even want to be surprised by a photograph. (Though I believe, Dirk, you know the true value of surprise and serendipity in your photography. Your work just shows too much talent and passion for it to be otherwise.) PhotoShop is a powerful tool, but in a way it is a more limited tool than people might realize. PhotoShop is not a thing of surprise and magic...it is more of a photographic engineer's tool.

Okay, here is the link to my "redball" post:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&message=2116069

That was a double exposure. Here is an octuple exposure:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&message=1548447

In a way it was very basic, just a piece of black construction paper that I stuck to the wall. I had only a very rough idea how it would turn out...

Each of the eight exposures was made 3 f/stops down from the meter recommendation, so that the total amount of light reaching the film would add up correctly. Well, you already know I am a mathematician. :^)

My very warmest regards,

Ed

--
http://www.blackmallard.com/cal_ls/
California Light and Structure
 
Martín,

You honor me greatly with your comment. In truth, I know that you are one of the very best photographers in this forum. You are a great photographer by any standards one uses to measure. Your work shows the soul, and it touches my soul.

If you have enjoyed my photograph, I am most gratified that I can give one with your skills and your heart a touch of pleasure.

With great respect,

Ed

--
http://www.blackmallard.com/o_barn/
One Barn
 
Ed Leys said:
Thank you very much, Dirk.

Is this one wild and different? Well I just photograph what I find
when I go out. But I do see kind of a mysterious, yet gentle,
magic in this one myself.

But I took it at the same time as another one you have already seen
in my gallery, and I like the one in the gallery better.
http://www.blackmallard.com/cal_ls/cls05b.jpg

To my eye, the one in the gallery also shows magic, but it is
almost as if the sky has been torn open and a strong and serious,
very powerful, magic is pouring through. I just feel the one in
the gallery has more force and strength that is captured in the
scene, that's why I chose if for the gallery.

Okay, back to "redball"...

Well, when I was younger, I did some more experimental types of
things. And I may still be happy with all of them. In some ways,
I was learning my sense of composition and light though them...and
doing it in much different ways from most people. At least based
on what I see in this forum.

I'd experiment with filters, multiple exposures (like "redball"),
false color infrared film, slide sandwiches too. Even normal slide
film and false color infrared slide film cross-processed in color
negative chemistry. It was a lot of fun, it was often a real
mystery what the outcome would be. But I also was not too bad at
predicting what the results would be. "redball", for instance, I
completely envisioned...when I got the slide back it merely
confirmed that I did what I already knew I did. Though I may not
have known precisely how it was going to look.

To my mind, that is a way in which digital cameras suffer as
learning tools. Even though PhotoShop is very, very powerful,
everything that is done with it is very deliberate. And people
seem to not even want to be surprised by a photograph. (Though I
believe, Dirk, you know the true value of surprise and serendipity
in your photography. Your work just shows too much talent and
passion for it to be otherwise.) PhotoShop is a powerful tool, but
in a way it is a more limited tool than people might realize.
PhotoShop is not a thing of surprise and magic...it is more of a
photographic engineer's tool.

Okay, here is the link to my "redball" post:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&message=2116069

That was a double exposure. Here is an octuple exposure:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&message=1548447

In a way it was very basic, just a piece of black construction
paper that I stuck to the wall. I had only a very rough idea how
it would turn out...

Each of the eight exposures was made 3 f/stops down from the meter
recommendation, so that the total amount of light reaching the film
would add up correctly. Well, you already know I am a
mathematician. :^)

My very warmest regards,

Ed

--
http://www.blackmallard.com/cal_ls/
California Light and Structure
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Hi Ed,

No I was exagerating when I wrote wild and different, different yes but not wild of course but in comparision with the otherwise subtle images it looks if it was wild. I also prefer the other one much better, it's more subtle and I like the subtle that you use very very much. And I agree on what you write about Photoshop, it's indeed like an engineers photographers tool but I can see it also as a more extended darkroom, I recognize many things that came from the darkroom. And I liked also to experiment with a lot of techniques as well by making the pictures as in the darkroom. WIl jump in the links as I have some more time, for the moment it's becoming a disaster, I'm neglecting my normal work and the heat here is driving me out of my home almost every day. Have urgently to buy a second airco I think. Wish you all the very best and thanks a lot for the interesting comment and information Ed.

With warm regards,

Your friend,

Dirk

http://www.pbase.com/dievee
http://www.2point8.be
 
Ed Leys said:
Waking to Solstice

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Hi Ed .. I already saw this image of yours ... but it is so stunning that it needs to be seen a lot :-)

--
Mark
 
Mark_A said:
Ed Leys said:
Waking to Solstice

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Hi Ed .. I already saw this image of yours ... but it is so
stunning that it needs to be seen a lot :-)

--
Mark
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Hi once again, Mark. And thanks for the appreciated compliment.

I think this completes those I've left dormant for just a wee bit too long. Of course, if Dirk should stumble on a couple I embedded in a reply to him...

Well, it's just beyond my control.

My very best,

Ed

--
http://www.blackmallard.com/cal_ls/
California Light and Structure

http://www.blackmallard.com/o_barn/
One Barn
 
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