Re: [SI] Gaudy----> Admonishment noted, sir. And deserved. My only defense is that I spent
*way* too much time last week trying to talk a little sense within an
intellectual environment in which I should have known better. Much better.
And not a great deal of time was left for photography. I won't make that
mistake again.
And to think, some fellow just down the rural road from me recently painted
his house a very hot pink. Very. No kidding. So bad that cars almost
crash every day as they drive by. And I couldn't find the time to walk down
the road...
I also questioned the 210 second exposure time right after I posted the
photo. You may be right. I think I may have mixed up my notes from that
night. That would be five stops below a one second (non-corrected)
exposure. Thinking back, I remember more light than that.
My son and I were standing out in sub-freezing cold while I worked the black
"shutter" card and he kept time on his luminous watch. I now carry one of
those small, digital (imagine that...) voice recorders in my pocket to keep
track of my technical details. Holds much more info per negative than any
EXIF set of fields. <g>
Lastly, sincere thanks for the compliment. My boy and I worked pretty hard
on this Halloween display that year. We couldn't bear not to make the
souvenir photo. If anyone's interested, here's the "backstage" version of
the subject with the electrical cords visible,
http://mysite.verizon.net/kjnadvor/Photos/Halloween/Halloween.htm
The best part is that night we placed an overflowing bowl of yummy candy
smack dab in the middle of the "grave." It was priceless to watch the
little kids battle within themselves trying desperately to overcome their
terror and inch close enough to get their hands on a piece of it. Even the
moms enjoyed that.
Ken
Ken Nadvornick
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