Hsg
who dares wins
RAW
ISO 200
f8
1/640 sec
25mm focal length (37mm full frame equivalent)
I underexposed by one stop to preserve the color and highlights.
The raindrops were side-lit with a dark background and that could be the reason why they came out so well.
johnnyrod
More cameras than shots
Thanks - think you're right, the side-lighting was the master stroke. Looks like a pretty bright scene, when you were stood there? I'm trying to learn about some situations where judging exposure is a bit more tricky.
robert blu
quiet photographer
Many interesting post, with different points of view, thank you all.
First I would like to say that I refer to our personal work, the pictures we make for our own enjoyment, if we had to make a picture to please somebody else (client, friend or relative) we should select the tool more adequate for that work. But I'm an absolute amateur...
Of course as definition doesn't exist "the best" camera, there is the camera we are more confident to use, the camera with most advanced technology, the camera with a sharper lens, the camera with...
As for myself I think that using a less "technical" camera can free the creative side of my brain more and give me more freedom to experiment, to escape from cliché or already seen xx times.
So as someone said it depends a lot on the intention: if I have to document I have to work in a more formal way therefore a "better" camera is needed, if I desire to communicate emotions I should use a camera which allows me more freedom, more thinking out of the box...
At the end the camera which allows me to photograph with a better connection to my subject, whatever it is should be the best camera (for that occasion)
Again, thank you all for your contribution.
robert
PS: I didn't know Sergio Larrain's letter to his nephew, thanks for this quote:
"First and foremost, you have to have a camera that fits you well, one that you like, because it’s about feeling comfortable with what you have in your hands: the equipment is key to any profession, and it should have nothing more than the strictly necessary features."
First I would like to say that I refer to our personal work, the pictures we make for our own enjoyment, if we had to make a picture to please somebody else (client, friend or relative) we should select the tool more adequate for that work. But I'm an absolute amateur...
Of course as definition doesn't exist "the best" camera, there is the camera we are more confident to use, the camera with most advanced technology, the camera with a sharper lens, the camera with...
As for myself I think that using a less "technical" camera can free the creative side of my brain more and give me more freedom to experiment, to escape from cliché or already seen xx times.
So as someone said it depends a lot on the intention: if I have to document I have to work in a more formal way therefore a "better" camera is needed, if I desire to communicate emotions I should use a camera which allows me more freedom, more thinking out of the box...
At the end the camera which allows me to photograph with a better connection to my subject, whatever it is should be the best camera (for that occasion)
Again, thank you all for your contribution.
robert
PS: I didn't know Sergio Larrain's letter to his nephew, thanks for this quote:
"First and foremost, you have to have a camera that fits you well, one that you like, because it’s about feeling comfortable with what you have in your hands: the equipment is key to any profession, and it should have nothing more than the strictly necessary features."
jky
Well-known
The oft used & popularized saying "the best camera is the one that's with you" is what has defined my picture taking the last few years.
...since I got a phone that could take decent photos really.
So I have plenty of meaningful photos (to me) that are taken with whatever is available.
...since I got a phone that could take decent photos really.
So I have plenty of meaningful photos (to me) that are taken with whatever is available.