Re: BW Pics


"Get Real" <gr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:49:28 GMT, "Dudley Hanks"
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"George Kerby" <ghost_topper@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 3/6/09 11:14 AM, in article 9Scsl.15560$Db2.5421@edtnps83, "Dudley
Hanks"
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"John McWilliams" <jpmcw@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Dudley Hanks wrote:
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David J Taylor wrote:
Dudley Hanks wrote:
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Thanks, George, I'm not sure what is wrong. The server seems to
be
down. I'll check to see what is happening.

Take Care,
Dudley
Remember that some Web servers are case-sensitive, so that:

dog.jpg

and

Dog.jpg

are two different files.

Same for directories.
Also, when I take the URL back to just:
http://www.photography.dudley-hanks.com, I get the message that
access
is denied, so there may be a problem with the 'prefix'. And maybe
not,
but it is more usual than not that the base URL shows something.

--
John McWilliams

I think it's fixed, now.

I had a problem with some database apps not uninstalling properly, so
I
put in a maintenance request. I think they had to take me off line
for
a
few minutes in order to fix that problem.

The links seem to be working again.

ah, bingo! It is working. I have to run, but this one,
http://www.photography.dudley-hanks.com/Images/Homework.jpg
- the girl studying is out of focus, but it's a nice effect. The focus
seems to be on a text book in the foreground.

--
John McWilliams

Thanks, John, appreciate that bit of info. Ensuring focus is where I
want
it could be my next big problem to figure out.

Take Care,
Dudley


You certainly hit it on your Guide Dog.


It's funny how things work out...

In the homework shot, I actually wanted it the other way around, with the
books out of focus. The intention was to get a kind of daydream feel:
the
texts being there but not what is being "focused" on.

With Mich, I thought I might have trouble with the focus, since fur can
throw off autofocusing systems.

But, hey, I'll take what I can get...

Regarding Mich, I can make out a bit of the catchlight in his eye, so I'm
wondering if that worked out. My fear is that, if I can notice it, it
might
be that his eye is looking a bit glassy to everybody else?

Take Care,
Dudley


Doesn't matter. They're just typical "I have a fancy camera" snapshots
taken by anyone, 4 years old to 80 years old, hoping that their camera's
automatic point-and-shoot features will turn them into a real photographer
one day. The world is crawling wall-to-wall with people like that. B&W
isn't going to automatically turn an ordinary snapshot into a work of art
either. Maybe you should have bought a camera with face and smile
detection
too so it will know better where to focus for you.

About the only thing you've managed to do is show everyone that the
automatic features of your make and model of camera are fairly useless and
should never be depended upon. So much for the DSLR's "advanced"
auto-focusing being the panacea that everyone claims.

Chimpanzees were launched into space in the distant past, under the
control
of a fully automated launch and retrieval system. That doesn't mean that
the chimp will ever steer any vehicle to any intentional destination on
their own.

Next we'll all be applauding the tone-deaf person trying to sing opera who
might someday happen to hit one correct note by pure accident. Or the
sight-challenged person trying to drive a car in the Indy 500. Either way
it's just an accident in the making and it only makes all the spectators
feel uncomfortable and embarrassed for everyone involved. Do everyone a
favor and save us all from the "blind-photographer" act. Maybe you can
find
a "special-needs" photographer's forum where you can rate your photos
against others with similar abilities. Where everyone gets a gold-medal
just for trying.

Have fun with your toys but don't expect to win "World's Greatest Dancer"
with both legs cut off. Nor should you hope to get applause from those who
know how to treat everyone equally.

Get Real


I wasn't aware that a sight limitation disqualifies me from posting in this
group?


Perhaps you only post for praise; I post for feedback, i.e. information
that can help me improve what I'm doing.

In the music world, there isn't a lot of criticism about technological
features that help talented, professional, musicians do things they couldn't
normally do without the assistance of megabuck extensions to the musician's
talent. Why should a disabled photographer not be entitled to similar
assistive devices?

I've dealt with this type of criticism for many years. When I was taking
educational upgrading, someone was pissed off because I got time-and-a-half
to write exams while able-bodied students had to do their best within the
regular time constraints. The fact that it took me longer to read the test,
because of a physical limitation as opposed to a mental limitation, didn't
seem to matter.

Who is right? I can't say. I simply believe that we all deserve a chance
to do the best we can with what we have.

The problem with an elitist mentality, such as you are typifying, is that it
comes back to bite the elitists, themselves, in the ass. long after
Hitler's elite troops had been demolished, women, old men, disabled soldiers
and young children were the ones to pick up the pieces and put Germany back
in order. And, of course, let's not forget about what happened to the
British elitists who discounted the rag tag American militias...

For my part, I love technology; it is making it possible for me to keep on
doing what I love. If my work makes you uncomfortable, I'm sorry you can't
share in my excitement, but I won't put down my camera simply to help you
feel better about the world as you see it.

BTW, since you seem to have missed it, the BW is not an attempt to turn
plain pics into artistic works; it's simply the tool I am currently using
to compose my pics. Putting the camera in BW mode increases the contrast of
the LCD display. Turning up the brightness then enhances that increased
contrast so that, in certain situations, I can compose an image the way I
want it to appear. Not much difference between my using that tool and a
hearing impaired musician using a hearing aid. In both cases some talent is
required for a successful project. If the musician isn't completely tone
deaf, a hearing aid can make it possible for the artist to maximize his /
her talent. In my case, as long as I have a certain talent for composition
and artistic flair, it will show through in the final images -- perhaps not
so much at first, but in time...

The autofocus is probably the one technological development I use that
actually makes my life more difficult than it has to be, at least some of
the time. I can truthfully say that I often long for an old-time, manual
focus lens with a DOF scale imprinted on it. If I had such a lens at my
disposal (that would work with the autoexposure circuitry of my camera), I
would slap it on in an instant and crazy glue the lens in a hyperfocal
position. That would speed up my process in about 90% of the shots I take.

One of the nice things about Usenet, at least from my point of view, is that
I get a chance to address people with your viewpoint in a fairly civilized
manner. Given my physical size, I doubt you would say much if we were to
meet face to face.

With sufficient dialogue, all things can be worked out in the end.

Take Care,
Dudley


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