RE: My contribution to the forum:- now composition vs. light

[Cedar Springs B&B Lodge <cedarsprings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting subject...and many versions to come I'm sure!  I'm a composition
fan.  I use almost exclusively Noblex (135 and 150 and 175) for my work.  I
have just started playing with 360 degree shots, so composition is
everything.  We are located in a resort town (skiing in the winter and every
conceivable sport in the summer).  Many photographers take the same shots
that sell...check out the postcards!  I look for the unique angles and as
varied a light source as possible...particularly reflections.  This
generally involves climbing up or down something to be in a spot that most
people wouldn't think of going, but gives me very unique results.  I tend to
be a purist and believe the ultimate picture is one that comes out of the
camera and doesn't have to altered or touched up at all...although I
understand the need for this when it happens.

Joern

Joern and Jackie Rohde, Innkeepers,
Cedar Springs Bed and BREAKFAST Lodge,
http://www.whistlerinns.com/cedarsprings
Noblex Internet Canada
http://www.whistlerinns.com/noblex
> -----Original Message-----
> From: YDegroot@xxxxxxx [mailto:YDegroot@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 12:20 PM
> To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: My contribution to the forum.
>
>in.
>
> Here's something to discuss: many photographers say light is
> everything. To me
> composition is everything. And every kind of light evokes a
> certain approach
> to compostion. In other words. Almost every scene has its ideal
> composition
> under a certain unique and ideal light, that may come around only
> once a day,
> or even less frequent. Thus, there is never a bad time to
> photograph. Whether
> it rains, whether the skies are just gray, there's sunset,
> whatever. There's
> always something that looks unique in that condition of light.
>
>