Michael_Stones
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No students zooming around campus this summer. It’s a good time for reflection.
Cheers, Mike
Interesting!Here’s a view of Confederation College taken the same day as the preceding image. The earlier image is of the reflection turned upside down. Hence, like Magritte’s pipe, that image is not a photo of the college. The camera was a Sigma dp2 Merrill which can be a pain up the ass but dearly loved by me despite its foibles. Cheers, Mike
We are fine, Asher, especially with the lockdown beginning to ease. I’m impressed by Joe Biden regarding vaccination and in other respects, too. In fact, I wrote a journalistic article that featured him in The Conversation that got several thousand reads worldwide. I wish our Prime Minister had a similar level of get-up-and-go.
Regarding the photo, the title is a play on Magritte’s pipe. The subsequent text gives a clue about the content.
Best Wishes, Mike
Which of this class of cameras might you suggest for studio work with models. What in the nature of the colors and texture might be the payoff?Asher, The camera captures so much detail. For example, look at the detail in the grass masquerading as trees in the first photo. I also like the slow process involved in taking a photo. My Merrill requires what seems like 30 seconds to process and record a picture. That forces the shooter to take time and trouble over every shot to get the composition right. I prefer this slow style of shooting over rapid shooting with my Nikon SLR, which makes it possible to the best from many shots. The cameras foibles are many but I’ve adapted to them. For example, I always underexpose to avoid highlight blowout. Focusing is iffy but doesn’t seem detrimental for a thoughtfully composed photo. The Sigma RAW processing package is widely criticized as primitive but I find it ok. Subsequent post-processing, if necessary, is done using Affinity on the resulting jpeg files.
I’ve never done studio work with models, Asher. Having no experience with studio lighting, etc., I can’t really answer the question. Sorry, Mike. The camera is good for fine detail, as illustrated by ripples on the reflection in the full size version of the photo below.Which of this class of cameras might you suggest for studio work with models. What in the nature of the colors and texture might be the payoff?
Asher
This is beautiful work, Mike.
The important nature of both this camera is the meditative slow work.
I think this is going to be a great camera for approaching the look of direct positive color film!
Asher
So, today, which one would you recommend for me?