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Grandpa Ron

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  1. In my case the exposure adjustment depends on the camera. My 35 mm SLR sets aperture though the lens, so it compensates for the filter factor. My 4x5 view camera does not so I have to do the adjustment. My problems with filters is they change more than the sky. They shift all the colors somewhat. I have found that even though the filter improved the sky/clouds, it also changed the color contrast of the other objects in the shot. The polarizer seems to have less impact on the overall contrast but the degree of darkening the sky depends on your angle to the sun light. The trick of course is to shoot enough that you learn how the filter/polarizer will impact the entire scene. For that I like to practice with my digital.
  2. I have been taking "photographs" for over 60 years. By that I mean photos that had some meaning I was trying to express; it does not include the countless snapshot photos I have taken over the decades. In my exuberant youth I flirted with photography as a profession. But I soon learned that as a professional you have to shoot what sells, not what you like. Today it would be a lot tougher, because what you do in post processing is as important as what you do with the cameras. Since I know what I like and like what I shoot. The opinion of others means little, I hope they like my work but I cannot force my values on them. My opinion of a photograph is based on the subject matter and is the photo interesting. It makes little difference to me if it is a photograph is from the 1880's and shot with a pinhole camera or a product of the latest digital wizardry. This does not mean that one can be sloppy with sharpness, contrast and detail but these are of far less importance than the impact the subject matter leaves with me. I suppose that having grown up with black and white images in magazines, TV and photographs, my attention was focused on subject matter, not color and flashy techniques. Photography is a fun hobby and there is no single definition of fun.
  3. It has been my experience that as I get older I had better take a photo to remind me a couple of years later. :) The problem is most times what we remember what we saw, is better than what we saw. To answer the OPs question, I take pictures of what I like, the sound stays in my head if no where else.
  4. I use digital like most folks but I still use my 1910 Seneca view camera and my old 127 format TLR form high school and recently my late mom's 1940's vintage Ansco. Why, simply because a digital camera will never have the charm of holding a camera created and assembled by long dead craftsmen or cutting film to bring an old camera friend back to life. It also does wonders to know that you are practicing a centuries old form a Alchemy. Such things need not be explained, because the questioner would not understand anyway.
  5. In my case, it has always been Luck. However, the more opportunities to photograph, the better your chance for a lucky shot
  6. Experimenting is always fun and sometimes interesting. There are still folks that making tin-type and Daguerreotypes
  7. The two terms that I have found cannot be defined are. 1. What is ART? 2. What is ETHICAL?
  8. AA like many other artists had the gift that comes from hard work, persistence and natural talent. With his years of experience, his light meter would only confirm the value he knew intuitively. Ansell did not simply point, shoot, develop and print. His genius was, to transform the what he saw in his mind's eye when he looked at a scene, and transfer it onto photographic paper. To use a time worn cliché, many of his photos have "soul"; the ability to stir one's emotions.
  9. My choice for black and white is when color does not add anything to the photos impact. But as already mentioned, that is extremely subjective.
  10. As already suggested there is no correct answer, only opinions. The picture is photographic art. Hence, some folks would rise from the grave if you even hinted at changing the piece. Others would simply look at the photos as one persons artistic impression of a subject and open to reinterpretation by anyone. Do what you think is proper. You are not destroying the original if you try to "improve" on it. It is not like you are going to paint over a Rembrandt. :)
  11. If you wait long enough in the cold, it will happen.
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