... but only for a few days. Here's Mrs S this evening entering the Ferry Terminal at St. Malo to take the night boat to Portsmouth as a foot passenger. She has a long weekend planned in Brighton with two girlfriends. If you look carefully at her feet, you can just see Mitzi... but she came home with me. If ever Mrs S leaves and takes our dog with her... then I would be worried ;-))
Bound to look better on black, I think.
This image is SOOC and is part of my ongoing OCOLOY project - you can read more about it in my profile.
@gamelee@jasperc@jocasta@annied@graemestevens The French don't share the wicked Anglo-Saxon sense of humour but if they ask where Mrs S is, I say - in my most distraught manner - "There's bad news I'm afraid... she's left me!" After the sharp intakes of breath have subsided, I add "There's worse - she's coming back!" They usually just shake their heads sadly ;-))
great shot Richard...have fun Mrs S...when i try to take shots like this Richard...i end up blowing it out...where do you take your light reading from if you know what i mean...
ps...love the joke you say to the French people...lol!
@maree_sanderson Hi Maree, thanks for your comments and your support. Your question is simple, the answer is a little more involved! In a scene with a wide dynamic range like this one, you know from the outset that you're going to have to sacrifice detail somewhere. It's also made more complicated by the fact that, for this night shot, I needed to use a high ISO (3200 here). The higher the ISO, the more the dynamic range of the camera is reduced: at ISO 3200 it's perhaps only half of what it would have been at ISO 100.
Because my picture is about Mrs S leaving her normal world to go to a foreign place, I wanted detail in the exterior but only a hint of what is behind the doors - spot metering off the mid-grey tone of the metal-work above the doors would have been a good starting place. Take a shot and then check to see what you've got and use exposure compensation to adjust as necessary. I am only shooting B&W SOOC at the moment, so I have my camera set to display in B&W, which helps with the visualization.
This would be the procedure with a DLSR but I was using a 'mirrorless' camera with an electronic viewfinder which makes it easy. What I see in the viewfinder is exactly what the finished image will look like, so I just adjust the settings until it looks right and then take the shot. You can do the same thing with a DLSR by using 'Liveview'.
Finally got my tablet working at the hospital. Not going home today. Having a problem throwing up. So no food by mouth. Really tired. But wanted to Lt you know what is up. Want to get home to my new laptop.
So not a wicked sense of humour but warped, because your reply, is something my husband would say. You, Richard are very funny! I imagine you and Mrs S have lots of laughs together, or does she just ignore those types of comments? Hope Mrs S has a wonderful time, as well as you and Mitzie. As for the photo, it looks amazing. Fabulous silhouette of Mrs S and lighting! Fav.
@joansmor That will be the after- effects of the general anaesthetic... especially if they gave you a pre-med as well. Don't be in any rush to go anywhere or do anything. I've got three hectic days including today, made more difficult with Mrs S away but I hope to get a PM off to you tomorrow.
Brighton rocks...still. Haven't been here for aeons. Love Sleepy Hollow yet need to enjoynthneothermside of the coin too. Will look out for Hen Parties tonight!
Classy shot Richard! Fav! Visual appealing (composition, light, contrast) but also telling a story... your notes didn't leave much room for the imagination but by the time I read it I had concocted my own!) Slightly concerned about Mrs S ... one interpretation is that you would miss the dog more than you would miss her! :-)
@yrhenwr A pleasant surprise 'seeing' you this morning David... hope the prep for the exhibitions is going well. Yes, I suppose you could interpret my comment that way but in fact, the reverse is true: as long as Mitzi stays with me, I can be sure that Mrs S will be coming back but if ever she takes Mitzi with her...
March 18th, 2016
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ps...love the joke you say to the French people...lol!
Because my picture is about Mrs S leaving her normal world to go to a foreign place, I wanted detail in the exterior but only a hint of what is behind the doors - spot metering off the mid-grey tone of the metal-work above the doors would have been a good starting place. Take a shot and then check to see what you've got and use exposure compensation to adjust as necessary. I am only shooting B&W SOOC at the moment, so I have my camera set to display in B&W, which helps with the visualization.
This would be the procedure with a DLSR but I was using a 'mirrorless' camera with an electronic viewfinder which makes it easy. What I see in the viewfinder is exactly what the finished image will look like, so I just adjust the settings until it looks right and then take the shot. You can do the same thing with a DLSR by using 'Liveview'.
Hope this helps.
of leaving. Very evocative image Richard
Brighton rocks...still. Haven't been here for aeons. Love Sleepy Hollow yet need to enjoynthneothermside of the coin too. Will look out for Hen Parties tonight!