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So, was it?

Eisboch

Nope. No need to improve on nature.


Sometimes nature screws up. Reflecting on the high school glamour shot,
here's what I really look like now, in my mind's eye.

http://www.eisboch.com/ec.jpg

Eisboch

Do you sound like that, too, in your mind's ear?

Of course. Just ask me. Or Sam. He's the extent of my groupie following.

Eisboch

On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:09:20 -0400, hk wrote:


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...na-fishing.jpg

Dali's Tuna Fishing

Hey, I knew tuna, and I still eat tuna.
That's not tuna.
Maybe tuna salad in a bad deli.
Ever hear the joke about Picasso having his estate
taken over by home invaders who robbed him?
He drew the police a sketch of the perps.
Can't remember the punch line, but if anybody knows it please post.
Regarding photos, Photoshop is a toy for those who like to play.
The "best" photos are always the result of subject, composition and
light when shot.
When I was interested in photography the pros always said keep your
camera and mind's eye ready for the right moment, and shoot, shoot,
shoot.
Do that, and you'll get some shots that astound you.
Sort of like the million monkeys pounding out Shakespeare, but not
quite that extreme.
That's all my opinion of course, and you know what they say.....

--Vic

Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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So, was it?

Eisboch
Nope. No need to improve on nature.

Sometimes nature screws up. Reflecting on the high school glamour shot,
here's what I really look like now, in my mind's eye.

http://www.eisboch.com/ec.jpg

Eisboch
Do you sound like that, too, in your mind's ear?

Of course. Just ask me. Or Sam. He's the extent of my groupie following.

Eisboch



You're doing better than I am. When I play the guitar, the cats leave.

On Aug 2, 6:37*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
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Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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I suppose it is for photographers not interested in life as it is, or
for photographers whose composition and exposure skills are minimal.

I like life as it is. I like to take photos that look as close to what I
saw as possible.

We recently came across an old, forgotten box of family photos. *One was
my high school graduation "glamour" shot ..... you know, the ones that
were airbrushed back at the studio to remove a few pimples, add a tinge
of ruddy red to the cheeks and enhance the color of the eyes.

In my case, I am kinda glad the photographer didn't simply reproduce what
he saw. *It wasn't pretty.

Eisboch

Did you have a flattop?

Here's a photo of someone's 14-year-old granddaughter.
Do you think it has been photoshopped?

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...eous/diana.jpg

I don't think so. *But, I don't have much of an eye for these things. * I
zoomed in on the obvious .... her eyes .... but the image just gets
pixilated and I can't tell.

Pretty girl, though.

So, was it?

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Maybe under all the makeup.. Geeze, did he say she was 14? Anyway,
like the pile of rusted canoes, the photo still sucks.

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:09:20 -0400, hk wrote:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...na-fishing.jpg

Dali's Tuna Fishing

Hey, I knew tuna, and I still eat tuna.
That's not tuna.
Maybe tuna salad in a bad deli.
Ever hear the joke about Picasso having his estate
taken over by home invaders who robbed him?
He drew the police a sketch of the perps.
Can't remember the punch line, but if anybody knows it please post.
Regarding photos, Photoshop is a toy for those who like to play.
The "best" photos are always the result of subject, composition and
light when shot.
When I was interested in photography the pros always said keep your
camera and mind's eye ready for the right moment, and shoot, shoot,
shoot.
Do that, and you'll get some shots that astound you.
Sort of like the million monkeys pounding out Shakespeare, but not
quite that extreme.
That's all my opinion of course, and you know what they say.....

--Vic


Interesting. I was reading a piece on digital white balance the other
day, and the author contended there were ways to handle it easier in the
camera than in photoshop. I'll have to re-read the article a few more
times, though.

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:09:20 -0400, hk wrote:


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...na-fishing.jpg

Dali's Tuna Fishing

Hey, I knew tuna, and I still eat tuna.
That's not tuna.
Maybe tuna salad in a bad deli.
Ever hear the joke about Picasso having his estate
taken over by home invaders who robbed him?
He drew the police a sketch of the perps.
Can't remember the punch line, but if anybody knows it please post.
Regarding photos, Photoshop is a toy for those who like to play.
The "best" photos are always the result of subject, composition and
light when shot.
When I was interested in photography the pros always said keep your
camera and mind's eye ready for the right moment, and shoot, shoot,
shoot.
Do that, and you'll get some shots that astound you.
Sort of like the million monkeys pounding out Shakespeare, but not
quite that extreme.
That's all my opinion of course, and you know what they say.....

--Vic

Its funny that you mention that. My wife takes some very interesting and
sometimes breathtaking pictures, yet has never taken any photography courses
or instruction. I know virtually nothing about photography, but when she
first got Harry's camera and started "composing", she would take forever to
take a shot. Remembering some advice that a pro told me once, I suggested
that she stop trying to get the *perfect* shot, and just take a gazillion of
them, as fast as the camera would process the previous.
I think you get much more interesting and natural pictures that way,
particularly portraits, and they don't have that "posed" look.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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So, was it?

Eisboch
Nope. No need to improve on nature.

Sometimes nature screws up. Reflecting on the high school glamour
shot, here's what I really look like now, in my mind's eye.

http://www.eisboch.com/ec.jpg

Eisboch
Do you sound like that, too, in your mind's ear?

Of course. Just ask me. Or Sam. He's the extent of my groupie
following.

Eisboch

You're doing better than I am. When I play the guitar, the cats leave.

Sam has no choice. I chain him to the amp. Tried that with Mrs.E. once,
but she broke free and ran from the room, hands over her ears.

Eisboch

On Aug 2, 7:03*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
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So, was it?

Eisboch
Nope. No need to improve on nature.

Sometimes nature screws up. *Reflecting on the high school glamour
shot, here's what I really look like now, in my mind's eye.

http://www.eisboch.com/ec.jpg

Eisboch
Do you sound like that, too, in your mind's ear?

Of course. *Just ask me. *Or Sam. *He's the extent of my groupie
following.

Eisboch

You're doing better than I am. When I play the guitar, the cats leave.

Sam has no choice. * I chain him to the amp. *Tried that with Mrs.E. once,
but she broke free and ran from the room, hands over her ears.

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So what about the new guitar? Did I miss it?

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Eisboch wrote:
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Eisboch wrote:
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So, was it?

Eisboch
Nope. No need to improve on nature.

Sometimes nature screws up. Reflecting on the high school glamour
shot, here's what I really look like now, in my mind's eye.

http://www.eisboch.com/ec.jpg

Eisboch
Do you sound like that, too, in your mind's ear?

Of course. Just ask me. Or Sam. He's the extent of my groupie
following.

Eisboch

You're doing better than I am. When I play the guitar, the cats leave.

Sam has no choice. I chain him to the amp. Tried that with Mrs.E. once,
but she broke free and ran from the room, hands over her ears.

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So what about the new guitar? Did I miss it?

Nope. Still working on something. Patience, my man, patience.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:09:20 -0400, hk wrote:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...na-fishing.jpg

Dali's Tuna Fishing

Hey, I knew tuna, and I still eat tuna.
That's not tuna.
Maybe tuna salad in a bad deli.
Ever hear the joke about Picasso having his estate
taken over by home invaders who robbed him?
He drew the police a sketch of the perps.
Can't remember the punch line, but if anybody knows it please post.
Regarding photos, Photoshop is a toy for those who like to play.
The "best" photos are always the result of subject, composition and
light when shot.
When I was interested in photography the pros always said keep your
camera and mind's eye ready for the right moment, and shoot, shoot,
shoot.
Do that, and you'll get some shots that astound you.
Sort of like the million monkeys pounding out Shakespeare, but not
quite that extreme.
That's all my opinion of course, and you know what they say.....

--Vic

Its funny that you mention that. My wife takes some very interesting and
sometimes breathtaking pictures, yet has never taken any photography courses
or instruction. I know virtually nothing about photography, but when she
first got Harry's camera and started "composing", she would take forever to
take a shot. Remembering some advice that a pro told me once, I suggested
that she stop trying to get the *perfect* shot, and just take a gazillion of
them, as fast as the camera would process the previous.
I think you get much more interesting and natural pictures that way,
particularly portraits, and they don't have that "posed" look.

Eisboch




All of the top of the line professional non-news photographers I get to
work with from time to time spend a considerable amount of time in
set-up, lighting, composition, and in taking test shots with a polaroid
camera back.