On my first assignment - Little Rock

[cenelsonfoto]

So my first assignment as photographer's assistant began last Tuesday. It was

everything I had hoped for and then some. John was super easy to work with, very

patient and an excellent teacher where it was needed. After months of digging

for info on how to get <i>that first break</i>, I practically fell into one, and

it was rock-n-roll from start to finish.

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We spent 3 days shooting locally. At end of day 3, John and I loaded up and lit

out for Little Rock, AR where we would complete assignments 4 & 5.

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We took our time getting there, stopping at Mount Gayler south of Winslow, an

old tourist stop on HWY71, since usurped by I540 as the main connection between

NWA and I40 near Ft. Smith and the Oklahoma line. In its heyday, the run up and

down H71 between Alma and Fayetteville was something to behold, or so I am told,

with many carving their livings through minor tourist attractions, primitives

shops, campgrounds, and cozy cottage rentals with scenic overlooks.

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At Mt. Gayler, we met owner/caretaker Ruby Jo Bellis who turned us on to a bit

of area history. John popped off some shots with a 1DsMII while I stood and

engaged Ruby Jo, not feeling like rolling out any film at that point.

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Once we managed to get to Little Rock and load out all equipment, I filled the

F4S with Reala and headed out for a look-see.

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Follow a few shots from the first night out, followed by more taken later Friday

and early-to-mid-Saturday. The final shots were on Kodak Max which I stupidly

rated around 320 thinking it would benefit - well, colors popped, but that Kodak

MAX is some grainy crap when shot hot. Still, a decent record of my little

adventure, and I thought I would like to share what I saw in my off time.

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Cheers!

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CE Nelson | <a href="http://nelsonfoto.com/phpBB2/index.php">NelsonFoto Forums</a>

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[sknowles]

Interesting photos, but is there any reason you had to embed all 62 photos in your post?

Couldn't you have created a photo gallery in your photo.net space or another Web page and

linked to the Web page? After all your photo gallery at nelsonfoto.com has no images but

only a link to flash player. Just an observation.

[cenelsonfoto]

It's just the way I do it. I keep the thumbs-size down to a reasonable size. Folks on dial-up might drag loading the page, but any on broadband should have them loaded PDQ. Many folks hate flash and won't bother looking at presentations made with them. I had to err on one side or the other; looks like I'm on this side.

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C.

[EricM]

"Interesting photos, but is there any reason you had to embed all 62 photos in your post?"

 

I really like it. Beats doing a link imo anyday.

 

Good shooting CE, glad you liked your first gig. Care to share the html to do the above technique?

 

Cheers man,

 

e

[cenelsonfoto]

Eric -

 

View the source of the thread page; you'll note where my code begins. Basically, separate paragraphs with a <p> and wrap thumbnails in <a href="link to big image"><img src="URL for thumbnail"></a> . I generally place 3 thumbs in a row, each separated with a single space. After third image, I place a <p> to break to new paragraph. I use <p> vs <br> to make certain a space appears between rows. Using <br> instead will cause image rows to jam together.

 

Make sure to select HTML rather than Plain Text before you preview and post, else your post will look like all hell and nothing will embed.

 

Glad you enjoyed the photos.

 

C.

[EricM]

thanks man, i'll give it a whirl one day!

[cenelsonfoto]

No sweat. Kudos on several of your shots @ Flikr. Some enviable work.

[EricM]

hey thanks man, thanks for checkin me out. make me a contact...

[sknowles]

My point was that Photo.net has space for an individual's photo gallery, not in a post. It

would be better, in my view, to post an example and a link to your photo gallery on

Photo.net, where you can display the complete set of photos or in catagories. And I noticed

you have a Website but it doesn't have any photos. Why not use your Web site for these as

examples of your work? It could also be argued the images are small images, not thumbnails.

Thumbnail images are just that size, and these are several times larger. Many of the images

are good, something you could use to show your experience. Good luck.

[mark_amos]

You have some great images there CE. I've traveled to Little Rock for work projects a number of times over the years, and its nice to see a few places I recognize. Whenever I've flown out and look down out the plane window at the forests and rivers, I wish I could have made time for a photography escapade rather than only the few shots I take along the way. I believe Arkansans call it God's' Country. This small state capitol is an intersting blend of things.Thanks for posting and good luck in your endeavors.

[roger_smith4]

" The final shots were on Kodak Max which I stupidly rated around 320 thinking it would benefit - well, colors popped, but that Kodak MAX is some grainy crap when shot hot"

 

Isn't Kodak Max grainy crap regardless of how it's shot? (For the record, I used it for years). I've moved onto 400UC which does look nice and fine-grained @ 320.

 

Thanks for sharing the pics.

[cenelsonfoto]

Mark - thanks.<p>

Roger - I hadn't shot the Max prior to that roll, and I doubt I will shoot it again. I didn't expect to find so much color-worthy subject matter at hand, and so only packed two rolls of Reala. By Saturday morning, I ran out of Reala. There was a general store inside the enclosed market, and I found only the Max. No other option for film at that point, in the vicinity, so I picked up a roll of the Kodak.

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It's not a bad film, but I'm a certified Reala addict, and am hooked on the tight grain. I will have to try a roll of UC. Better yet, I need to re-order Reala from B&H and not run out again.

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Also thinking I would like to go back to that area and shoot more at night, handheld loaded with Fuji 800Pro @ 400 or 1/2-stop higher and see what comes of it.

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Glad you enjoyed the images. I managed to get a good collection of them out of 3 rolls.

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C.

[irina_rudneva]

Thanks,really nice photos.But i dont understand what you wanted to show.... the device of a life, color or people? In any case all has turned out together )) Regards.