Recent Professional Works

[Murray Fredericks]

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[bronek kozka]

Beautiful Mood and balance...

a contemporary Wynn Bullock?

Murray

That is high praise, thanks

Bronek

[bronek kozka]

I echo the comments!

Would love to see this in printed form.

David

Are you coming back to Australia at all?

Bronek

www.kozka.com

[Snook]

Took the P30 to the beach this weekend. was planning on doing some night time long exposure shots, but forgot my releas cable and the Mamiya AFDII only does 30 second exposures which did not get me much as I was shooting on a golf course with only street lamps peaking through the trees...:+{

But the weekend was not a complete loss photographically speaking.

Snook


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[hubell]

Tuscany, near Pienza, May, 2008.
Hasselblad H3D-39 with 50-110 Zoom. Two shot composite for focus with Helicon Focus software.

[Snook]

On the way to the beach thsi weekend we ran into this little gold mine of old cars.
This farm is from the 1800's and I only had a few minutes to shoot as we were late for an appointment at a near by farm.
Thes are shot with:

Mamiya AFDII with P30 and one of my favorite lens the 80 1.9 manual focus.

No photoshop, straight out of C-1 4.5.1

All these shot wide open.

Snook
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[haefnerphoto]

Nice shots of the old cars Snook!  Didn't know you were out of Chile.  Jim

[Snook]

Nice shots of the old cars Snook!  Didn't know you were out of Chile.  Jim

I swear I was thinking of you when I got there.
I had literally 10 minutes to shoot.
The women that owns it along with the Farm said i could come back at anytime to shoot.
You bet I wll take her up on it.
There were literally 100's of cars and motorcycles. Never seen anything like it.

I was going to mention you in the post as I thought you would appreciate them..
Thanks a lot

If you ever come to Chile and would like to shoot there, I could arrange it..:+}

Thanks

Snook

[ziocan]

On the way to the beach thsi weekend we ran into this little gold mine of old cars.
This farm is from the 1800's and I only had a few minutes to shoot as we were late for an appointment at a near by farm.
Thes are shot with:

Mamiya AFDII with P30 and one of my favorite lens the 80 1.9 manual focus.

No photoshop, straight out of C-1 4.5.1

All these shot wide open.

Great shots Snook.
I agree with you about the lens.

[rainer_v]

Nice shots of the old cars Snook!  Didn't know you were out of Chile.  Jim

i would love the place too.
great atmosphere in your shots....

[Kurt Kamka]

Very nice, Snook. Am also another that favors the 80/1.9.

Kurt

[Snook]

i would love the place too.
great atmosphere in your shots....

Whenever you get down here would gladly take you.. Just e-mail me and let me know you are coming.
There are some amazing locations here in chile. From deserts in the North to Glaciers in the south with beautiful farm lands in between..:+]
I am just now starting to get into the Landscape/Art photography. As things have been slower in the advertising and fashion world due to the economic crisis, I have had a little more free time.
Thanks for the nice comment,
here is another great locations that is totally different.

And Yes Kurt the 80 1.9 is a little Gem.. Not crazy about the contrast ( Alittle Flat)
But when shooting pretty much open it is pretty easy to focus and with the "IN FOCUS" green light you know when it is in focus. Something I never knew until I started playing with it.







S.

[thsinar]

Beautiful shots and nice location!

Thierry

On the way to the beach thsi weekend we ran into this little gold mine of old cars.
This farm is from the 1800's and I only had a few minutes to shoot as we were late for an appointment at a near by farm.
Thes are shot with:

Mamiya AFDII with P30 and one of my favorite lens the 80 1.9 manual focus.

No photoshop, straight out of C-1 4.5.1

All these shot wide open.

Snook

[Graham Mitchell]

On the way to the beach thsi weekend we ran into this little gold mine of old cars.

That really is a treasure you found! I dream of finding something like that

[Snook]

That really is a treasure you found! I dream of finding something like that

Thanks guys. I appreciate it.. specially when I know most of you all do not like me in here..:+]

Can you beleive I shot all that and some more in about 10 minutes!!
I cannot wait to go back b/c there were literally 100's of cars if not more and every corner I turned there were more cars and more cars and Motorcycles also..;+]
there was that same mood around every corner. There were also some dogs there that kept jumping on me and my 2 daughters so they were a little scared and I could not pay attention to what I was doing.
I think the 80 1.9 wide open looks like something special... Like a view camera sort of. if that is the right word!

As soon as I get back I will post some more..:+]

Snook
Not sure if this is the area to ask, But do you all think there is a market for these type of photographs, and if so through internet?
Where I live, unfortunately , there is not much of a market for landscape or artistic type photographs? Actually there is hardly a market for photographic prints period.
Thanks for any help or information about this. Does anybody know if there are any High Quality online consignment type Galleries?
IS it profitable to do an online type "store" to sell images like these and or artistic type images. Or is it a waste of time?

[thsinar]

You're wrong, Snook, or at least concerning me.

share some more of these as soon as you have the chance to re-shoot there.

Thierry

Thanks guys. I appreciate it.. specially when I know most of you all do not like me in here..:+]
Snook

[Carsten W]

Thanks guys. I appreciate it.. specially when I know most of you all do not like me in here..:+]

Not speaking for anyone else, but I don't dislike you, I just find it frustrating when you once in a while post extremely critical and harsh posts. There must be a nicer way...

Not sure if this is the area to ask, But do you all think there is a market for these type of photographs, and if so through internet?
Where I live, unfortunately , there is not much of a market for landscape or artistic type photographs? Actually there is hardly a market for photographic prints period.
Thanks for any help or information about this. Does anybody know if there are any High Quality online consignment type Galleries?
IS it profitable to do an online type "store" to sell images like these and or artistic type images. Or is it a waste of time?

I am no pro, and don't know about such things as profitability, but you might consider a calendar. 12 or 13 of these types of images would look great in that format.

[Snook]

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Not speaking for anyone else, but I don't dislike you, I just find it frustrating when you once in a while post extremely critical and harsh posts. There must be a nicer way...


I have been known to write before thinking it over..:+}

I have a filter problem sometimes and I write what I think, whether good or bad..:+}

Thanks for the comments...  and I am trying to be less harsh and extremely critical.
I just happen to get bent out of shape sometimes.. specially with one particular photographer in here that every time I see his posts I have to hold back on my thoughts!! :+} I do not like copy cats!:+}
Actually I have taken down a lot of my work (here) and do not show half of my "main" stuff as I do not want people to copy my some of my work.

In any case Thank you guys and I am trying to keep the harsh comments to a minimum..:+]

trying to use atleast the 1 stop ND filter on myself...:+}
LOL

Snook

PAUL: going to post here in an edit as not to waste another post to conversation.
Thanks for your comments and suggestions.
I appreciate it.
No offense about the Puzzle statement at all. I actually thought about that myself as my 2 little girls are into puzzles right now. Just not sure if I would want it so commercial. But it is a thought..."$" :+}.
It looks kind of like a Puzzle already when you look at it. That is how they build there and the lines are not distorted... That is how they build there in the hills.
I too like spicy conversation every once in a  while. But many times in forums things can get out of hand and when you write fast and ppost, many people look at it different ways and have time to read into all kinds of things.
accusing of something your not. I made a stupid comment once about a certain ethnic group,trying to be political correct here:+}, and I am not racist at all. I do not have one ounce of racism. But I won't get into that. In any case everyone jumped all over me.
It is hard to write with out offending people sometimes even if you may be sarcastic or joking.
Case and Point, I think there is some Hitler video, I did not even look at it, going on that looks like the post is ping ponging around with some thinking it is funny and others offended or Vice Versa. You cannot please everyone.
In any case this is getting off topic,But I think you know what I mean.
When I made a comment about Frank D getting into a Posting argument and I went to get popcorn.. I laughed myself silly for an hour.. But Most did not like it at all... Well I did! :+]

Thanks again!

[paulmoorestudio]

Thanks for the comments...  and I am trying to be less harsh and extremely critical.
I just happen to get bent out of shape sometimes.. specially with one particular photographer in here that every time I see his posts I have to hold back on my thoughts!! :+} I do not like copy cats!:+}
Actually I have taken down a lot of my work (here) and do not show half of my "main" stuff as I do not want people to copy my some of my work.

In any case Thank you guys and I am trying to keep the harsh comments to a minimum..:+]

trying to use atleast the 1 stop ND filter on myself...:+}
LOL

Snook
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while I don't think these as strong as the earlier stuff I saw of yours - I think they are good.. and would have some commercial art interest for the automotive sector.. cards, calander etc..I'm not saying they are of that level (postcardy) and wouldn't sell as fine art prints but that is how I see them.  
the cityscapes are very nice as well and I am sure would make nice art prints.. don't take this the wrong way but they would make killer jigsaw puzzles!! would keep my mom busy for a month.
say hello to dougy thompson if you run into down there.
I have been trying to rekindle my art side of photography the past few years - after so many years of tying to be a creative commercial photographer I now look at the art business side differently than when I was getting my art degree.. so it makes it easier to step back and look at both aspects with some degree of separation and amusement.. so don't take my comments or anyones too seriously.. that goes for what you say as well.. I like to see the fireworks here, means that we aren't dead yet and have not been totally emasculated..god knows we are headed to both.. so let it rip and let the chips fall.. we are all big boys here and can defend ourselves.. at least with words still.

[Frank Doorhof]

One from today.