Skilled Creator
Uploaded: December 04, 2001 09:31:38
Potter turning ball of clay into a thing of beauty; shot w/ Olympus C2020Z digital camera f:4.0, 1/500 sec, -1 exp.bias, WB - flourescent.
Piper Lehman December 04, 2001
Nice, Light. This is a woman, yes? I like the pink in her skin tone--makes her hands look 'scalded' from being wet all the time. Always wanted to be able to do pottery. I used to spend a lot of time at a neighbor's who had a great set up in his backyard workshop. He would always give me a smidgeon of clay to play with while I watched him do his thing. I'll never forget, he used to call me "Piper Cub." Sorry to reminisce out loud. great shot. #2198Ryan P. Booth December 04, 2001
This is a great photo because it captures what photography is truly about...Piper reminiscing about something in her life, a memory of something blessed, was brought about by Light's art...that is awesome! #3414Light _ December 04, 2001
Wow! Thanks Piper, and no problem reminiscing like that... good memories bring about better choices for the present and future. Thanks Ryan for your comments... I guess that you are correct... a picture speaks a thousand words... if a photo can trigger 'good memories' for someone, to move them into a peaceful mind, then the body/mind/Spirit evolves. Piper... yes, it is a woman... next door neighbor.Leo Enriquez December 05, 2001
This picture was taken with good amount of light, and good detail!...The only thing thta was probably missing (if it was possible to do it) was to shoot it faster to freeze the spining table a little, in order to do not se the fast circles, and to appreciatte the texture on the spining table!...
But sometimes is impossible to get everything in a photo!...You always have to sacrifice one thing for another one!... #3450
Light _ December 05, 2001
Leo, I was thinking the same thing... and I was a bit frustrated that I couldn't get the wheel to slow down... although I tried. The wheel is in a dark room, faced into a dark corner, and although I did use a natural spot for lightening, it still did not slow the wheel's revolution. I will continue to shoot as I get the opportunity. Thanks for your comments... keep looking for the slo-mo photo to appear one of these days.Piper Lehman December 05, 2001
P.S. It would also help to have a "blob" of clay, or some other object lying on the wheel at some point away from the pot itself. This will emphasize place in time on the wheel and give the illusion of slower revolutions. (Think about how a moving car tire looks when it is off center/off balance--the wheel looks as if it is wobbling because of the imperfect circle.) I should shut up now. I had to take physics twice to finally get it ... :) #3459Light _ December 05, 2001
Piper, thanks for the trigonometry lesson... it took you twice... I didn't even take it once. But through some luck of understanding your explanation, I know what it would take to show a slow blur of the wheel. And you are right... different angle, higher ISO - hence higher apeture speed, and added flash. Yes, I will be more mindful in the steps it will take to accomplish my shots. And the only reason I want the wheel to appear slightly blurred... is because I thought of it... and I want to see if I can accomplish what my 'inner-eye' can visualize. Who knows... it may not turn out to be a good shot at all... but I have to try. Hehe. Thanks again, Piper... appreciate your input.Piper Lehman December 05, 2001
Light, I think you misinterpreted my meaning. I was simply trying to understand what you were saying about slowing the wheel for a certain effect.As far as the trig lesson--didn't mean to lecture you. And I wasn't thinking about ISO or aperture, etc., when I was saying drop your angle. I was talking pure physics of time and place. If you are looking down on a revolving wheel, you are getting the speed multiplied upon itself in revolutions/second. As you focus more on the left-to-right motion of what you've got in your field of vision, you theoretically are able to "slow the motion" from a visual point of view. #3470
Light _ December 05, 2001
Understood your point, Piper... and you weren't lecturing... I took it as good advice.Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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