stunsworth Posted October 27, 2006 Share #21 Posted October 27, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) It's very difficult to get shots of people that I like Shane, in my experience it's far easier to get shots of people you don't know - personally I start to get a little embarrased when I'm taking candid shots of people I know, people I don't know on the other hand I find very easy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dirk Van der Herten Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share #22 Posted October 27, 2006 Oliver, Richard, William, Bernardo, Steve, Paul, Robert, Brent, José-san, Shane and Pete, I much appreciated your kind comments, thank you for having taken the time to do so, I'm glad you enjoyed the slide show. And that it brought back great memories of Kyoto to you, Paul. Brent, the RD-1 is never far away. It stays a fascinating camera. Do you still use yours? Regards from, Dirk (& Noriko, too) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted October 28, 2006 Share #23 Posted October 28, 2006 Brent, the RD-1 is never far away. Do you still use yours? Regards from, Dirk (& Noriko, too) Actually, I never purchased one. A friend on the forum was kind enough to send me his to use for a few weeks so I posted several shots from it. Hello to Noriko! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Van der Herten Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share #24 Posted October 28, 2006 Only lucky guys have such friends, Brent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrewer Posted October 28, 2006 Share #25 Posted October 28, 2006 Outstanding pictures, Dirk. Good to see you posting again. I missed your unique voice and vision, wondering just yesterday where you had disappeared! Hope all is well with you and Noriko-san! BTW, if you want to do some Flash slideshow stuff, this little piece of software called Soundslides is really fabulous...easy to obtain by download and very, very user-friendly in setting up your story: Soundslides You don't have to add audio if you don't want to. Thanks for sharing! Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
squanmis Posted October 28, 2006 Share #26 Posted October 28, 2006 Loved this shot on the old forum and still love it on the new one. Thanks for resharing. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide.angle Posted October 28, 2006 Share #27 Posted October 28, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Very peaceful, the music adds to the atmosphere of these images. The tone and quality of them are very good as well. I might only suggest more images with the subject walking into the frame, or towards you as I see a lot of backs of people here. Thanks for sharing your work. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted October 28, 2006 Share #28 Posted October 28, 2006 Some great images, though the slide show drags a bit and reduces the impact of the images. I have seen a couple of multi media slide shows that change the viewing time image to image eg 10 at 4 sec 5 at 1 444114444411144 works well and gives the viewer another level.... just an idea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_drabek Posted October 28, 2006 Share #29 Posted October 28, 2006 A wonderful presentation Dirk. No less than I would have expected from your camera. I really enjoyed the trip. DD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_peter_m Posted October 28, 2006 Share #30 Posted October 28, 2006 Terrific images Dirk, Took a bit to get the slideshow going on dial up but it was well worth the wait. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted October 28, 2006 Share #31 Posted October 28, 2006 Dirk, Thank you, your slideshow is pure Zen! Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamilsukun Posted October 28, 2006 Share #32 Posted October 28, 2006 Dirk, Congratulations! Serentiy... Photo quality.. Music... All combined with great success. And IMHO #9 leads and represents whole story. Very strong. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Kamil Sukun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Elliott Posted October 28, 2006 Share #33 Posted October 28, 2006 Great stuff, I like the first and fourth shots the best, there's something very nice about the spacing of the monks in the first shot, allmost like they have to walk at a set distance to each other, also the composition is spot on. I like the fourth shot in a similar way to the first shot. By the way, I can't get the slide show to work on my Mac G5, could just be a mssing plugin but thought you may like to know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Van der Herten Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share #34 Posted October 29, 2006 Allan, Johnn, Scott, stnami, Dan, Peter, Larry, Kamil and Paul, Thank you very much for your kind comments and interesting suggestions. Everything is well with both of us, Allen. Your slide show is impressive. Thanks for pointing out. Being almost illiterate posting a slide show on the internet, I found Soundslides very easy to work with indeed. Paul, on your G5 you should have no problem viewing if you install Flash Player, as Andy mentioned above. Best, Dirk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy Posted October 29, 2006 Share #35 Posted October 29, 2006 Very good work, Dirk. I love all of them. Congratulation Jimmy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted October 29, 2006 Share #36 Posted October 29, 2006 Quite stunning and beautifully shot! I would appreciate knowing what the music was and its source. My partner observed that in some ways it was a shame that you showed any of the monk's faces - it somehow removed some of the mystery and serenity inherent in the photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Van der Herten Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share #37 Posted October 29, 2006 Jimmy and Robert, Thank you very much for your input. Robert, this piece of traditional Japanese music is called "Itsuki No Komoriuta". You can find a surprizing jazz adaptation of it here. Your partner's comment is an interesting one. Surely such scenes look mysterious in our own Western eyes. Though they are part of every day life of buddhist monks, and also of those who offer them donations. Best, Dirk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemayeux Posted October 30, 2006 Share #38 Posted October 30, 2006 Wonderful slide show, the images are superb! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted November 2, 2006 Share #39 Posted November 2, 2006 Dirk, Been away for a week and nearly missed this! A few of the shots in your slide show are really outstanding. I love this kind of documentary stuff anyway. Really enjoyed the angles you got on some of the details. Not likely I'll ever get to Japan myself, but if I should, I think I need a Noriko! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
comapedrosa Posted November 3, 2006 Share #40 Posted November 3, 2006 I loved your photos too. Especially the first and the last one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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