Rolo Posted March 11, 2007 Share #1 Posted March 11, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Who has the best view - the Bishop, or the shepherd ? See the dog approaching ? Time to move on. Thanks for looking. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 Hi Rolo, Take a look here Sheperd's Hut, Mont St. Michel. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
azzo Posted March 11, 2007 Share #2 Posted March 11, 2007 Rolo, have you friends or spies allover the country telling you where to go ? Another very interesting capture. Azzo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted March 11, 2007 Rolo, have you friends or spies allover the country telling you where to go ? Another very interesting capture. Azzo Azzo, I use an agency who direct me to tripod holes all over Europe. When I arrive, I park my helicopter no more than 200 metres away and then point the camera in the opposite direction from the agent's suggestion. Often it doesn't work, but out of say 10 landings in one day, I'll get a couple of keepers. Whilst the helicopter is an expensive luxury, I find it to be well worthwhile as a camera accessory. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbesz Posted March 11, 2007 Share #4 Posted March 11, 2007 Wonderful scene Rolo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 11, 2007 Share #5 Posted March 11, 2007 A unique take on this very well photographed view. Helicopter or not, these shots take a lot of time to find and work on. Excellent stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted March 11, 2007 Share #6 Posted March 11, 2007 OH, ok ! Let me know when you're in Malta then. Bet you would find a place I didn't even know it existed:mad: Azzo:o Azzo, I use an agency who direct me to tripod holes all over Europe. When I arrive, I park my helicopter no more than 200 metres away and then point the camera in the opposite direction from the agent's suggestion. Often it doesn't work, but out of say 10 landings in one day, I'll get a couple of keepers. Whilst the helicopter is an expensive luxury, I find it to be well worthwhile as a camera accessory. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share #7 Posted March 11, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) OH, ok ! Let me know when you're in Malta then. Bet you would find a place I didn't even know it existed: Azzo:o Dear Ivan, Malta must be a fabulous place for a camera and I'd love to be able to test it for myself. Just remember, everythng worth photographing has been photographed dozens of times, but not by YOU. If you shoot for yourself, everything is new. Shoot as if you are being paid and justify the payment. Every day out should yield a top picture for you. Don't mean to preach here, that's not my style and I'm not competant enough to guide, but here's what I do.. Find projects to do - water/ wind/ tide/ sky/ trees/ old ladies/ churches/ coastal buildings ....etc and the pics will roll in because you have a purpose. Study Paul Strand and see what he did in the Hebrides and in Italy. Translate it to your surroundings. Stand where great photographers have stood and understand why they chose that spot. I travelled to this location to shoot Mont St Michel, like millions of others. I struggled to shoot what others had shot and then went for a tour and found the rope in the grass and this Shepherd's hut. I've struggled many times to make this into an interesting photo and today I think I made it. I kick myself everytime I remind myself of the shepherd, because ihad a perfect opportunity to stop him as he passed me and take his portrait. I'm sure he came to me and I avoided convesation and that was a big mistake, even though I didn't speak french. I thought he wanted payment for my intrusion and I now believe I was wrong. That was my lost opportunity for the day - the portrait of the 'Lonely Shepherd of Mont St Michel' - can you imagine it as I can ? The weathered face, the dog, the Mont in the background Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted March 12, 2007 Share #8 Posted March 12, 2007 Rolo, I hope I wasn't misunderstood. I was only trying to joke. Azzo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmcom25 Posted March 12, 2007 Share #9 Posted March 12, 2007 markedly well done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted March 12, 2007 Share #10 Posted March 12, 2007 interesting , try to dodge brush size 70, 32% two passes on the grass just below the mound with the house Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gylee Posted March 12, 2007 Share #11 Posted March 12, 2007 Another incredibly fine shot, very effectively processed for maximum impact. I feel better about my choice to buy an MP instead of an M8 everytime I look at one of your pictures (or read the Digital forum - apparently the world ended and I missed it). I understand that you might be considering going the other way? Why not stick with film? You are obviously of the thoughtful shooter bent rather than the snap happy ilk. I would have thought film would better fit your shooting style. G. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 12, 2007 Share #12 Posted March 12, 2007 Rolo - Wonderful! Perfect composition, terrific angle, details, depth, texture and tonal range. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share #13 Posted March 12, 2007 Why not stick with film? You are obviously of the thoughtful shooter bent rather than the snap happy ilk. I would have thought film would better fit your shooting style. G. G I have a pro DSLR, but have never used it for personal stuff. The size of the zoom lenses I have puts me off, but reliability is paramount even when it's for myself so I'll be a while before making another step towards the M8. The MP is the right 'pace' for me. In fact, the M3 is THE right pace for me as then I use my spot meter and it all slows me down, but I have this great desire to be a Winogrand/Erwitt visionary. It 'aint gonna happen. You'll enjoy the MP, no doubt. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted March 12, 2007 Share #14 Posted March 12, 2007 Great idea to make the Mont a smaller component of the shot. Most of us would shoot straight at it, with predictable results. I have learned a lesson here, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted March 12, 2007 Share #15 Posted March 12, 2007 very moody....if the horizon could just be straightened a fraction it would be perfect. thanks for posting andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share #16 Posted March 12, 2007 very moody....if the horizon could just be straightened a fraction it would be perfect.thanks for posting andy Andy, that caught me too. The horizon isn't level as it drops away towards the coast. I levelled the image from the verticals on the building. When I levelled using the horizon, the Mont was leaning to the right. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted March 13, 2007 Share #17 Posted March 13, 2007 Rolo, maybe you should try a perspective adjustment in PS. A slight push inwards from the top should do the trick. Azzo Andy, that caught me too. The horizon isn't level as it drops away towards the coast. I levelled the image from the verticals on the building. When I levelled using the horizon, the Mont was leaning to the right. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE Posted March 13, 2007 Share #18 Posted March 13, 2007 Study Paul Strand and see what he did in the Hebrides and in Italy. Translate it to your surroundings. Stand where great photographers have stood and understand why they chose that spot. Another beautiful shot. You're very fortunate with the skies you've managed to find. I agree with you about Strand in Italy. About ten (probably more like 12 or 13) years ago I stumbled upon an exhibition in the basement of the Harold Washington Library in Chicago. It was Strand's photos from Luzzara, Italy. I still remember so many of them. Bicycles. The Mayor's wife, the Tailor's Apprentice. All of them had an incredible personality imprinted upon them by Strand. I knew nothing (a bit more than now:) ) about photography then but I was able to recognize something very personal in each photo. Thanks for reminding me of that exhibition. I haven't thought about it in years. I'll have to find some website and revisit those photos. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share #19 Posted March 14, 2007 Thanks guys. Your interest and comments are appreciated. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemayeux Posted March 14, 2007 Share #20 Posted March 14, 2007 As with most everything else you post Rolo, WOW!. Very interesting shot. Timeless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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