How's everyone doing with the theme for October: Perspective?

[mnhtnbb]

We're in Vancouver after riding the train from Toronto to Vancouver.

Going to share one shot--taken through the window at the back of the Observation car on the moving train pointed to the rear of the train--somewhere between Edmonton and Jasper before it clouded over completely and started raining in the Rockies.


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[Solly Mack]

1. Nice shot!

I rolled around in gravel yesterday. Have little cuts all over my back. I might have my entry though.

A couple of days before I lolled about the golf course, reclining on the green. It was still wet from all the rain. Got some nice shots though.

I moved when players were coming through. It was annoying with all the getting up and down I had to do. Damn golfers.

Have a safe and happy trip!

[mnhtnbb]

2. hehe

You crack me up, Solly Mack. I was moving around on the train--bumping into things, trying to remain standing--while still
keeping a focus, not get a reflection off the glass, and trying to catch the shot before we had moved past it!

[Solly Mack]

4. I'm done, I think. I walked through briars to the train tracks one day.

In shorts. Like an idiot. Wanted to get to a closed part of the tracks to avoid getting hit by a train. Maybe not that big of an idiot after all.

Got the typical vanishing point shots of the tracks.

I see you struggled too. In the relative comfort of a train, with climate control... and no briars, or gravel, or snakes.

[mnhtnbb]

7. But I had to worry about falling on my butt!

Or in somebody's lap--somebody's lap I didn't want to be in!

[Solly Mack]

8. Falling on the butt can be bad.

Cheap thrills...not so much.

[NV Whino]

3. Oh, nice!

I like that a lot.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. I've got mine, my dear mnhtnbb!

I checked my archives, and there it was..........



Love your Canadian rail trip photos!

[Mz Pip]

6. I've narrowed it down

I have 5 that will fit the theme. Decisions, decisions!

[mnhtnbb]

10. Tough choices sometimes!

[alfredo]

9. So by perspective, could it be low aspect, or high aspect?

[mnhtnbb]

11. Hmmm...more decisions

http://www.photocritic.org/articles/aspect-ratio-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters

[alfredo]

12. So Looking up at the subject is OK, and so is a 1:1 aspect ratio?

This one is looking up (low aspect) and in a 1:1 aspect ration.



This one is looking up at a 4:3 aspect ratio.



High aspect, aspect ration at 4:3

[mnhtnbb]

13. In terms of the theme for perspective, I like the third one best because it gives a sense of

proportion between objects as well as a sense of depth.

The first one is certainly looking at the flower from a different point of view, but for the theme related to the definition
of perspective in photography, I think another choice might be more interesting.

[Solly Mack]

14. So, low angle perspective (the flower) isn't a form of perspective you want in the contest?

Perspective in photography includes vanishing point, height , low angle, 1 & 2 point, linear, rectilinear, atmospheric, volume, forced, overlap, and dwindling size.

Is the use of all of those examples of perspective in photography acceptable for the contest?

The flower shot is low angle perspective but you want something more interesting?

Just wanting to be clear because I love shooting from a low angle perspective.

I've shot from all, to include forced - because I like setting up my own shots.

Thanks!

[alfredo]

15. perspective is how I see things.

[Solly Mack]

16. So, I shoot according to how you see things?

[alfredo]

17. But you can skip the macular degeneration.

[Solly Mack]

19. Bummer. I'm sorry about that.

'Cause I like the way you see things.

[alfredo]

20. It's not in the eye I use on my camera. It's not progressing much at all.

[Solly Mack]

21. A minute ago, there was a barn owl sitting on the fence out back.

I stood and watched for a few seconds. He looked at me and flew away.

Gave me a thrill.

I placed a camera next to the door in the event he comes back. He probably won't now that I'm ready for him.

I get rabbits at night. Bad for them, but good for the owl.

There's always a bright side.

[alfredo]

22. Yesterday I spied a Bieber cardboard cutout peering out of a dumpster. I had my camera.

[Solly Mack]

23. I'm ashamed of you for even knowing who that is.

I'm ashamed of myself, naturally.

Cool spot for him though.

[alfredo]

24. Late night comedians keep me informed.

[Solly Mack]

25. They're good about that.

[alfredo]

28. I miss Letterman, but I like his replacement.

[Solly Mack]

32. Me, too.

[PumpkinAle]

27. You know I may have to revise

that keeping your shutters clicking.

[PumpkinAle]

26. Don't give up - my Mom

bless her, kept up with her photography and then took up art even and when she was told she was legally blind she kept at it.

I treasure her work - it is beautiful and inspirational.

May you have many more happy clicking shutters ahead of you.

[alfredo]

29. It's age related, nothing to fear, I will adapt. I will probably have to give up manual lenses.

That's some time down the road.

[PumpkinAle]

30. Same as my Mom and

digital was a real gift. She loved photographing roses - Her paintings were often flowers too.

[alfredo]

31. Olympus has focus peaking on their newer models. That makes focus easier.

[PumpkinAle]

45. Thanks will take a look at that.

Keep on clicking

[alfredo]

46. I think other companies are using it now.

[mnhtnbb]

33. I hear you.

My youngest son has a juvenile, genetic form of macular degeneration called Stargardt's disease. He lost a dramatic
amount of vision when he was 9 (now 25), but fortunately his was the type that stabilized. He is legally blind. He
sees with his peripheral vision.

Regarding the low angle perspective, yes, absolutely a possible submission. I'm not going to be judge/jury on
accepting photos: we'll let the voters decide which photo of perspective appeals most. I'm just saying that for me,
I like photos that offer both depth and spatial relationship information.

[alfredo]

36. My problem is the amount of images I have.

My wife found one in my archives I might use.

[mnhtnbb]

34. Yes, low angle perspective is fine! As are all the other forms you mention.

I LOVED your upside down flowers with the water drops--not only because it was a different viewpoint,
but because it combined the elements of water droplets along the flower. The upside down flower, by itself,
is not as interesting without the water droplets providing a sense of relationship to the petals.

[Solly Mack]

35. Thank you! I went in another direction from flowers - though I still shot flowers as a maybe.

Now I have to narrow it down.

I hate that process.

[alfredo]

37. I think the one my wife found has been entered before.

Back to the archives

[Solly Mack]

38. There's an ant hill close to the house that is easily 2 ft tall.

I've seriously considered risking the bites to get a low angle shot of it. 'Cause of the cuteness of it all - an ant's eye view of ants.


I figure I could make a shallow trench near the hill and angle a camera there. Maybe wear gloves and long pants. Socks. Chainmail.

[alfredo]

39. I have a zoom and auto focus extension tubes. I can stand off a bit.

[Solly Mack]

41. You'd still have to get the camera below the base of the ant hill.

[mnhtnbb]

40. Kind of like the get-up for bee-keeping, only for ant attack!

[Solly Mack]

42. Yes, but maybe without the face covering. That might get in the way.

My first year here I got multiple ant bites all over my legs and feet. I spent my childhood outdoors and never had that happen before.
I didn't like it.

[mnhtnbb]

43. Did you see this thread about fire ants?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027238728

[Solly Mack]

44. I did! I thought it very cool.

[alfredo]

18. I might use that one, but I have some others.

[Tom Kitten]

47. I have one picked out

But as usual when I shrank it down to posting size a lot of detail was lost and the picture looks flatter and fuzzier. I'm trying shrinking it down in increments, you know, reducing it from 4608 pixels to 2304, then 1157 and then 900 or whatever... I don't know if it makes a difference but it was a tip I heard about. It does seem to make a slight difference but maybe by this point it's all psychological?

[Mira]

48. In all the years i have participated

this is the hardest choice for me yet.
I have about 15 already and have barely begun.

Should I just sit one out? It certainly would be a novel idea.

[mnhtnbb]

49. NOOOOOO!!!! Don't sit one out!

I will open submissions tomorrow--Monday, Oct. 12--as planned.

You still have time to choose one, change your mind, choose another one...

[Mira]

50. ...

I'll make little post-it notes on a dart board

[mnhtnbb]

51. ...

[Solly Mack]

52. Ut, oh. I better get to choosing. I was thinking the 14th for some reason.

Silly me.

[mnhtnbb]

53. We haven't exactly had

30 people submitting like crazy in the first few days recently. I'm sure you have plenty of
time!