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alfredo

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13. My wife's art history book has helped me so much. So has the cinema. I keep coming back

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 01:45 PM

Mar 2015

to the the Coen Brothers movie "Barton Fink." The lighting and compositions could send you off into some creative directions. Check out some of Orson Welles' movies. A touch of evil is a feast for the eyes. The compositions, and how he uses them to advance the story is worth noting.

I know cinema is a different discipline, but each set is a still life. Everything is there for a reason, and if it doesn't advance the story, it is eliminated.

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Veterans Park with a Sears Lens. [View all] alfredo Mar 2015 OP

NICE, alfredo! elleng Mar 2015 #1

These are very sharp and clear, alfredo! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2015 #2

Hell yes. I love playing with old lenses. alfredo Mar 2015 #3

I like the water fall best,,, old is good with some things! juxtaposed Mar 2015 #4

With 2X crop factor, I was shooting with a 100mm lens. At times alfredo Mar 2015 #5

Those are wonderful! Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #6

Thank you. I am retired, so I have the time to take a bunch of photos and obsess over them alfredo Mar 2015 #7

I too am retired. Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #8

One doesn't have to suffer for their art. I choose my location based on the close alfredo Mar 2015 #9

Good criteria. Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #10

That's a good way to hone your skills. What you alfredo Mar 2015 #11

After I wrote that post, Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #12

My wife's art history book has helped me so much. So has the cinema. I keep coming back alfredo Mar 2015 #13

I spent an evening photographing old pocket watches. I might have to do that again. alfredo Mar 2015 #14

Wow! Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2015 #15

Thanks. It was nearing the golden hour, and the sky was mostly clear. alfredo Mar 2015 #16