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Re: more on the theme
Caroling Geary 2005-Jun-03 21:05:00
I'm so glad to "wade" into the theme, mind "flooded" with plans. What
strikes me is I need many alternative plans and to stay flexible and
open to unique, fresh opportunities when the time comes. I can't
predict the storm or the light or the condition of any of my wet
locations near here. I like walking around looking from the "water"
point of view, imagining what I would shoot if it were the solstice.
The more different approaches I can line up, the better chance I have
of picking the best one.
I'm concerned technically too. A fast exposure would freeze the elusive
free-form stuff as it drops. But there are the wonderful streams with
slow exposures, sharp rocks, and fuzzy water falls that express the
movement so well.
I did a study of water in a deep ravine last week with video camera. On
automatic, the bright light, dark grotto, and fast movement were badly
captured. Too much contrast, especially for digital. The sound of
trickling brook helps the whole effect a lot.
My biggest problem is that I live by rare lakes. But mostly they look
like any other lake. It's easy to talk about the features, but how to
show what makes them rare?
On Friday, June 3, 2005, at 03:22 PM, G. Donald Bain wrote:
> We have had a steady stream of new sign-ups on the Yahoo group for WWP.
> There are now 745 members - if even half participate in the next event
> it will make a new record!
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> The theme, water, is about as broad as possible, yet I think it offers
> many creative possibilities. I hope the essay I wrote will give you
> some ideas on how you might want to handle it.
> http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp/NextEvent.html
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> In choosing themes we try to be inclusive of all skill and experience
> levels, geographic regions and environments, and personal preferences
> for indoors versus outdoors, and with people or no people. As always,
> there is room for a metaphorical treatment, or a personal artistic
> vision. The diversity of ways that participants treat the theme is
> always part of the appeal of the event.
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> Personally I am planning a weekend trip to the Sierra Nevada mountains,
> which are literally roaring with water this spring due to exceptional
> snowfall. My original plan was to make an overnight hike to Waterwheel
> Falls on the Tuolumne River, but that is dependent on the road being
> open in time. At last report the snow was still over three meters deep
> on parts of the road, so I may do a different Sierran waterfall.
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> If you are just beginning in VR photography I would recommend a simple
> subject - waterfall, fountain, reflecting pool, canal, lake, etc.
> Something that can be adequately expressed in a cylindrical image, and
> without difficult lighting or a lot of nearby movement (such as
> people).
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> if you can handle more technical challenge, you can try a subject that
> requires a spherical image, has tricky lighting, or has lots of
> unpredictable movement. Think twice before including sound, it needs to
> be an important part of the subject.
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> You can look for panorama subjects with a water theme in several
> directions, depending on your interests. See if you can think of a few
> examples for each of these categories:
> history
> architecture
> garden
> technology
> society
> commerce
> family
> landscapes
> city streets
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> I think this is going to be a lot of fun.
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> Don
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