[SI] Opossum and dog photos
Frank ess
exhibition hall. Kind of useless in light of the "mandate", eh?
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/111255414 Opossum
Stranger in the back yard (garden): shows closest useful focus of
Canon 24-70 2.8L on Canon 5D.
1/4096 @ f4.0 24mm
These are nocturnal animals, I was surprised to see this one walikng
slowly across the roof of our back yard shed. By the time I had the
camera ready it had reached the top of a fence. When I approaced it
"played possum": froze in position. Didn't even blink or move its eyes
as I went from one angle to another. I kept getting closer and closer,
and at just the point where the lens would no longer focus, the animal
felt too much pressure. It hissed like a cat and slunk into the
shrubbery, I have one last shot of its disgusting, scarred, rat-like
tail as it disappeared. I now have an objective desription of the
minimum focising distance for the 24-70 2.8L Canon lens. It will focus
down to one Possum Hiss.
Later that night we took the dogs out for one last turn of the garden,
and the possum was on the fence again, frozen in place a few yards
away from the earlier location. I made a few shots with flash on the
LX1. Another objective measure: LX1 Possum Hisses are in the
neighborhood of three times as large as Canon SLR hisses.
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/111255417
Eva, the Second Alien: shows closest useful focus of Panasonic LX1
P&S lens.
1/6 second @ f3.6 11.6mm
I believe 1/6 second is the largest amount of time she has ever sat
still with her eyes open.
I made another series of pictures, Tamron 90mm Macro on a 20D Canon.
After seeing the wholesale denigration of "bug shots" here, I decided
to leave the frame-filling honeybee images right where they are.
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Frank ess
tony cooper
wrote:
>I made another series of pictures, Tamron 90mm Macro on a 20D Canon.
>After seeing the wholesale denigration of "bug shots" here, I decided
>to leave the frame-filling honeybee images right where they are.
I don't think bug shots are denigrated in here as photography. It's
just that bug shots are a predictable entry in a "close-up" mandate.
There's not much imagination involved in picking the subject matter.
I'd rather see a creative approach to the mandate than a predictable
approach. That doesn't mean that I don't appreciate the skill
involved in producing a good bug shot.
I liked Alan's close-up of a garter belt snap because Alan found
something that we ordinarily don't photograph and made it work.
Troy's bug shot is a better photograph, but it's the predictable
response.
You have to decide if you want the Shoot-In to be examples of
technically superior photography or examples of photographers
entertaining other photographers.
--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
Bill Graham
"Frank ess" <fr...@fshe2fs.com> wrote in message
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We have a possum that comes up on our rear deck and eats the dog kibbles we
leave out for the raccoons. It is completely unafraid of the light, and acts
as if it's completely blind. But it will run away at the slightest noise.
Bowser
> exhibition hall. Kind of useless in light of the "mandate", eh?
So sue me. I'm lazy, and usually don't copy text descriptions unless
requested. If you request to add it, I'll put it in. No big deal.