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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 6/21/2006
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No, Lily, I don't recall Chris Spracklen having any trouble with his Nikon D70--I do recall he bought a second one because of trouble with dust on the sensor getting in when he changed lenses, so he got one body each for his two zooms. That did seem a bit extreme to me, I remember. [grin]
Anyway, I'm currently exploring a business opportunity based on my ability with panoramas, and this may justify a professional DSLR outfit.
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Tiger Lily
{K:10966} 6/21/2006
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Ooo that's a little too early, Roger. But better now than later; you don't want to be stuck with it. The sensor in my pocket digital went out after only 2 years of use. I'm out of warranty and out of luck. Everything I own is made by Canon. The dslr is holding up so far, knock on wood. I'm going to say maybe Nikons are better made but then you'll remember what happened to Pastor Spracklen with his Nikon.
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 6/20/2006
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Thanks, Lily. My affair with the DSLR looks as if it's going to be shortlived. The wretched thing has failed, and I have a choice of my money back or sending it away for a month or so to the manufacturer for repair. The assistant said he had the same model and "they are subject to this kind of trouble, you know." No, I DIDN'T know! I think I'll take the money and wait a little longer.
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Tiger Lily
{K:10966} 6/20/2006
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I'm rubbing my eyes to make sure I'm seeing this right. A dslr?... Roger, we have finally corrupted you.
A delightful triptych, this particular one takes the prize for its perspective.
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John Bohner
{K:8368} 6/14/2006
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As in life, its always a compromise. Shooting raw does permit you to maximize the potential for an image. I say potential because not all of us are as fluent with image processing as we would like to be. I do have one friend here who is struggeling to get his raw images to look as good as his jpegs. The problem is in his head and frankly most people do much better. The down side to raw is time and space. Time to move/process files and space. If you don't own 100's of Gb on your hard drive you will soon! All that being said, I shoot jpeg under "normal conditions" and raw when ever I feel uncertain. Whatever, dont forget its just a hobby and enjoy it!
John B
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 6/14/2006
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Thanks, John. The partial (yes!) move to digital is largely because of my love of panoramas. Even with an 8mm circular fisheye I need five or preferably six shots to stitch an immersive panorama (360 x 180 degrees). If I bracket exposures (and when you take shots WITH and AGAINST the light, as you are bound to do, this is almost essential) it means taking 18 shots. That's just two per 36-exposure roll. Digital sure cuts the costs! (although it will be quite a while before I amortise my up-front costs, including over USD100 for a 2GB SD memory card that lets me take TEN panoramas, 180 shots, shooting RAW). Oh no! Less, of course, because of the narrower field of view with a 1.5x factor due to the smaller sensor means I'll probably need to take nine shots per panorama. So say maybe ten panoramas before the card is full? Hmmmm. Maybe I should should try JPEG? Everyone says "RAW" is the way to go... what do you think?
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John Bohner
{K:8368} 6/14/2006
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Whoa- are the polar ice caps melting, has dog lain down with cat? Roger has gone digital (partially for now?) Roger I love this sequence. Your ability to lean out nearly directly over is stunning evidence of how the buildings there must be laid out. Were you to do the same from my office you would see yourself behind unattractive fencing looking at a big street and then a railroad track. I like yours better. Enjoy and post. we love 'em.
John B
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 6/13/2006
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Ray, this is the very first DAY I've used the Pentax DSLR, so you caught it from the beginning! Glad you liked this. I got the camera for panoramas with my wonderful circular fisheye lens, but it also does quite nicely for ordinary photos. I am quite pleased.
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 6/13/2006
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Hi, Rina. Thanks for dropping by. I got the camera a couple of days ago, mostly for panoramas and so I could continue using my old manual lenses, but it's a nice little thing and I am enjoying it. My first time to touch a zoom in over a decade!
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Caterina Berimballi
{K:27299} 6/12/2006
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Oooh oooh! Same cam as me!!  How long have you had it? Are you liking it? Want me to stop now??? ;D
Great street shot by the way. From the thumbnail, I had imagined there were a bunch of people below your window, stretching out a safety tramp... I see now, how completely off the wall THAT was!!
Cheers
Rina.
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 6/12/2006
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It's a fascinating mini-series, Roger, but I guess from a pure photographic point of view this is the best, IMHO. There's a great play here between the straight lines of the road and the randomness of the people. Each person has an individual character or role: one with a stool, one with a camera, one with a video, one with a red wotjamacallit... And each person looks very carefully positioned in the image (although of course that is down to the skill of the photographer).
John
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 6/12/2006
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Very unique perspective . . . and you got caught without a camera? Thank goodness that's a rare ocurrence . . . I missed a landing space alien shot once for the same reason. :)
It's the photographers version of the fisherman's story about the one that got away!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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stingRay pt.4 .
{K:250401} 6/12/2006
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Shame on you Roger......no camera handy. I bet that doesn't happen often.
A wonderful perspective my friend of this charming procession of children engaged in what appears to be a traditional ceremony that centres itself around the young. Great stuff Roger, wonderful details and colours plus an outing for your new digital camera. As I am all behind with your work this is the first time I've noticed the Pentax in use. All the best to you as always.....Ray
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 6/12/2006
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Thank you, Galal. I didn't have much choice over the angle--but I did take a bit of care with the framing/composition. Thank you for noticing! I thought the other two of this series were more likely to attract comments, but your eye singled this one out. I'm grateful!
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 6/12/2006
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Great street shot Roger , I like the angle & composition , Best regards .
Galal
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