[Members] Presentation Tonight

[Judy Hardy]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Don Komarechka 
To: Judy Hardy 
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: Emailing: Rattle Snake.jpg


Hi Judy,

The meetings are held at Barrie's South Shore Centre, 205 Lakeshore Dr. - here is a map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=205+lakeshore+dr+barrie&hl=en&ll=44.373625,-79.676467&spn=0.010085,0.023378&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=86.91856,191.513672&vpsrc=6&t=h&z=17

Good to hear you've got your sensor cleaned! Good practice to do that when you notice spots showing up in images. If a sensor is really dirty, very small grains of dust can also reduce clarity and contrast. I clean mine once every month or two, which is more often than most I'm sure.

See you tomorrow night!


 
Don Komarechka 
Photographer 
www.donkom.ca  







On 9/28/2011 4:13 PM, Judy Hardy wrote: 
  Hi Don,

  I have only received one request for directions so far but perhaps other members know where it is.
  I agree with the close crop being much better. After all how many people have been lying on the ground in mud 2 feet away from the front of a Rattlesnake. I think it is impressive as a head shot. Thanks. See you tomorrow night.
  Judy
  Ps. took my camera to Brian for cleaning today


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Don Komarechka 
    To: Judy Hardy 
    Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:17 PM
    Subject: Re: Emailing: Rattle Snake.jpg


    Hi Judy,

    Thanks very much for promoting my talk on Thursday to the Orillia Camera Club! It'll be a great presentation, I have been looking forward to it for some time.

    Thanks for sending the rattle snake photo in as well! I see what you mean about having this guy in focus - hard to do! You'd have better luck if your aperture was a little smaller, say F/10 or so. Your shutter speed of 1/500th of a second would get slower of course, but its a little faster than needed (assuming this little guy isn't racing towards you!)

    There would be a problem having more in focus, however. The pebbles and debris on the rock that the snake is resting on would also come into greater focus, possibly creating a distraction. Remember that (at least with regular lenses) the focal plane moves exactly forward and back from the camera. This means if you photographed the snake with the exact same settings, but from a higher angle, it wouldn't fall so far back out of focus.

    That being said, I'm not terribly concerned with the focus falling off - my eyes are drawn to to its eyes and face which is exactly what you want. I'm not sure how these critters are handled, but would it have been possible to have it resting on a different environment? Say, on a tree branch? Might be interesting!

    Attached is a close-up crop that I rather like. Don't be afraid to photograph just a portion of your subject, once you've told yourself its a photo of its face you are after :)

    Have a great Tuesday,


     
    Don Komarechka 
    Photographer 
    www.donkom.ca  







    On 9/27/2011 1:19 AM, Judy Hardy wrote: 
      Hi Don,
      Great class tonight. 
      I emailed the Orillia Camera Club Members about your present on Thursday. 
      Since I talked about my close ups of a rattlesnake I thought I would send one to you.
      Judy
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