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From: John McWilliams on 2 Jul 2010 18:08 John Navas wrote: > If severely tilted horizons are your thing, then good on ya. > My own taste runs to horizontal horizons; e.g., > <http://i50.tinypic.com/15quiw8.jpg> It's very close! The left hand height of the Bay is about 1/64" higher than the right hand side. Most would not even notice this, but I've been shooting water scenes for 50 years. I'll be quick to say that John is a superb photog of aquatic scenes, esp. SF Bay sailing and racing. -- john mcwilliams
From: Bill Graham on 2 Jul 2010 18:33 "Paul Furman" <paul-@-edgehill.net> wrote in message news:EsOdnVZXp-WI37PRnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > John Navas wrote: >> On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:21:34 -0500, in >> <vtes269ubtlia9uun46dv1b7jln148v6go(a)4ax.com>, Kyle Abhams >> <where(a)what.net> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 07:37:56 -0700, "Bill Graham"<weg9(a)comcast.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> "John Navas"<jncl1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote in message >>>> news:3vtr265jn980a0408fe6rtc38venv76rap(a)4ax.com... >>>>> On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 16:27:53 -0700 (PDT), in >>>>> <09c4ce37-3986-4c22-870f-7e04d7ee3c27(a)q40g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, >>>>> Noons<wizofoz2k(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 2, 12:48 am, John Navas<jn...(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>> Nice. I will try to remember this technique. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Shouldn't be too hard -- most rank amateurs have mastered it. ;) >>>>>> >>>>>> Yeah. They are the ones having fun with photography. >>>>>> As opposed to the "pros" who measure the Earth orbit's excentricity >>>>>> by >>>>>> the fractions of millimetre horizons are off. >>>>>> Good thing they are the minority... >>>>> >>>>> If severely tilted horizons are your thing, then good on ya. >>>>> My own taste runs to horizontal horizons; e.g., >>>>> <http://i50.tinypic.com/15quiw8.jpg> >>>> >>>> If I may be allowed a comment here.....The tilted horizon on the pond >>>> makes >>>> it look like it's frozen..... >>> >>> Tilted horizon?!? >>> >>> It's perfectly level. Your eyes are playing tricks on you. No doubt >>> induced >>> by the angles of the waves and sails. >>> >>> Nice "perception" you got there. I bet it reflects itself in all of your >>> snapshots too. >> >> I'm pretty sure he's actually referring to the photo that started this >> thread. ;) > > The sailboat one doesn't actually have a horizon, unless that shore line > is all the same distance from the camera. The better guide would be the > verticals on the buildings. I've shot a bunch from boats and it's really > tough to find level sometimes. I was referring to the crane in the pond shot, with the camera tilted so the bird looks like he's about to slide downhill on a frozen pond.....
From: John Navas on 2 Jul 2010 18:56 On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:08:47 -0700, in <i0lo1h$u8o$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: >John Navas wrote: > >> If severely tilted horizons are your thing, then good on ya. >> My own taste runs to horizontal horizons; e.g., >> <http://i50.tinypic.com/15quiw8.jpg> > >It's very close! The left hand height of the Bay is about 1/64" higher >than the right hand side. >Most would not even notice this, but I've been shooting water scenes for >50 years. LOL! >I'll be quick to say that John is a superb photog of aquatic scenes, >esp. SF Bay sailing and racing. [blush] Thanks. -- Best regards, John "If the only tool you have is a hammer, you will see every problem as a nail." -Abraham Maslow
From: Savageduck on 2 Jul 2010 19:14 On 2010-07-02 15:56:08 -0700, John Navas <jncl1(a)navasgroup.com> said: > On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:08:47 -0700, in > <i0lo1h$u8o$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, John McWilliams > <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >> John Navas wrote: >> >>> If severely tilted horizons are your thing, then good on ya. >>> My own taste runs to horizontal horizons; e.g., >>> <http://i50.tinypic.com/15quiw8.jpg> >> >> It's very close! The left hand height of the Bay is about 1/64" higher >> than the right hand side. >> Most would not even notice this, but I've been shooting water scenes for >> 50 years. > > LOL! > >> I'll be quick to say that John is a superb photog of aquatic scenes, >> esp. SF Bay sailing and racing. > > [blush] Thanks. ....but will you be in the Bay, or San Diego for the AC defence. -- Regards, Savageduck
From: John McWilliams on 2 Jul 2010 19:53
Larry Thong wrote: > On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:33:05 -0700, Bill Graham wrote: > >> I was referring to the crane in the pond shot, with the camera tilted so >> the bird looks like he's about to slide downhill on a frozen pond..... > > Actually the camera was on the correct plane, I had to skew the angle in > post so the challenged people here could get a good laugh. It seems it > worked. :>) In other words, y'all been trolled, whereas you should know by now. Larry is, after all, Rita. -- john mcwilliams |