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Terry McCully
{K:9221} 5/15/2004
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Another nice Pan
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Brad Roger
{K:40} 2/15/2004
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That's amazing..we're almost in the exact same spot taking that picture!! Thank you for your comment...my picture was taken quite a while ago on a point and shoot digital camera and I have learned a lot since then!! I really love the colours in your photo, it almost looks like a fairtale city. I remember trying to bring out the colours in my photo but photoshop can only go so far. I guess I'll have to go back to England and take another shot!!
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 12/3/2003
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Antonella, Glad you liked it. As you can see, opinions vary widely... I use the highest speed film I feel gives acceptable results (and I mostly view my pictures on the computer screen and rarely print larger than 8 x 11"--panoramas are usually 10cm wide by 27cm long). The reason is that I find it hard to hold the camera steady enough at lower shutter speeds, and I mostly have slow lenses, typically F/3.5 or F/4. The 800 and particularly the 400 ISO negative colour films from Fuji have excellent grain, so I can usually get away with it.
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Antonella Nistri
{K:21867} 12/3/2003
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I love the texture of this photo...may I ask you why you use in most cases such speedy films? Can't be because of the light...and 800 ISO should come out grainy,while this one is silky-looking....thank you,Antonella
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 11/25/2003
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Akira, if you have the budget for the Xpan, it is a lovely camera and I am sure you will enjoy taking panoramas with it (the 45mm lens is particularly good). However, be warned that the horizontal coverage is not all that wide--about equivalent to a 25mm lens in 135 format. To get really wide panoramas you need either the VERY expensive 30mm lens for the Xpan, equiv. to a 17mm 135 lens) or a swing-lens camera. My choice (used above) is the Widelux.
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Akira Yamaguchi
{K:1163} 11/25/2003
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Very nice panorama work again. The ferries wheel made this a special picture. I hope to buy an Xpan in the future so that I can take panorama pictures too. For now, I can only use my digicam and stitch them later using my computer.
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Donna Johnson
{K:9906} 11/24/2003
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I really like this scene - the panaromic size really makes it! It reminds me of a slice of life type scene that you see on some old paintings. I like how there is the vague cloud detail in the sky, also. Enjoyed reading your post in the user forum on critiquing photos.
Nice to meet you, Donna J
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 11/22/2003
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Don't worry about it, Keith. I was wondering where the dour, Yorkshire straight speaker, no holds barred, had gone! This actually was purely and simply a holiday snap--with just a rather unusual choice of camera for the snap. But it IS one of my favourites, for all that. I'm a bit disappointed that you didn't notice I've upped the saturation. [G] I did wish that there weren't so many cut-off heads, but that couldn't be helped. I was rather pleased to get both sides nicely bracketed with greenery (LHS) and that old-fashioned lamp (RHS). The viewfinder isn't all that wonderful, so I'm never sure exactly how far the image will "reach."
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Keith Naylor
{K:13064} 11/22/2003
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Roger I really like your panaramas, but I'm going to go against the flow with this one. My first impression is that it's not upto your usual high standard. I think the main issue is the foreground, it just feels too 'holiday snap', I don't know how to really explain it.
Having said that the widelux certainly does give a different perspective of that much photographed wheel.
Sorry if this sounds too critical, but I wouldn't be honest if I said otherwise.
Regards
Keith
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dennis post
{K:986} 11/22/2003
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Excellent, original, good composition
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 11/22/2003
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I'm really glad you liked it, Uldra. It's one of my own favourites, and I thought it was going to sink without trace in the flow of beautiful usefilm pictures. I love the island where you live, and have been there three times already--without a camera, alas. (That won't happen again!) If I can make it there, you can expect to see some more panoramas! When I have a bit more time I'll visit your portfolio in depth. I really like the sound of your work and lifestyle.
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Uldra Johnson
{K:683} 11/21/2003
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A wonderful, wonderful cityscape. People must not be looking very closely tonight! The giant Ferris wheel seems something from another world, and the ethereal quality of the sky reinforces that otherworldliness. I love this image. ALoha, Uldra
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