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Raising the Bigtop
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Uploaded: 06/18/13 12:12 AM GMT
Raising the Bigtop
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It's still 1955 and the Circus has just arrived in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It will soon be dark, but the supports and cables are almost ready to raise the Big Top (tent) with the aid of the show's biggest performer. The silhouette wasn't my initial intention, and flash would only cover a few feet. I just took a meter reading and used the smallest lens opening useable in the fading light.... and that's where I learned about silhouettes.There's a moral here... don't be afraid to shoot even if you don't know what you're doing.
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::Ramad
06/18/13 1:03 PM GMT
The elephant and rider and the other men all in silhouettes look good against that background. It is not easy to take a clear photo against the brighter light.
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Smooth seas do not make skilful sailors.
This is very cool Doug .
Beautiful tones and I love the silhouettes.
Great camera work !
Beautiful tones and I love the silhouettes.
Great camera work !
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I would travel only by horse, if I had the choice. ~ Linda McCartney ~
Excellent advice, Doug. Sometimes I don't know what I'm doing (like with waterfalls) ... then I experiment away with the camera settings to get different effects.
I love silhouettes & the foreground one adds alot of depth to the scene. Looks great in B & W. Excellent.
I love silhouettes & the foreground one adds alot of depth to the scene. Looks great in B & W. Excellent.
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I LOVE LABS!!!
I always view the shots full screen, and it's a good thing I did. I thought from the postage stamp size, that this was a silhouette of the circus fatman.
Thanks for the moral. Since I rarely know what I'm doing, I shove have a treasure trove of interesting shots. :-)
Another beauty, Doug, from when I was a mere lad.
Thanks for the moral. Since I rarely know what I'm doing, I shove have a treasure trove of interesting shots. :-)
Another beauty, Doug, from when I was a mere lad.
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I may be schizophrenic, but at least I have each other.
Advice taken my friend, I really like this one btw. Your knowledge makes it hard to nick pick any of your postings.
Tigs♥ =^..^=
Tigs♥ =^..^=
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
Takes me back to the movie "The Greatest Show on Earth," Doug.
I still remember Jimmy Stewart as "Buttons," the Clown.
I love the silhouettes and lesson learned.
I still remember Jimmy Stewart as "Buttons," the Clown.
I love the silhouettes and lesson learned.
TicK
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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
The silhouettes are wonderful in this Doug and I thought of the same movie Tick did!
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"What a desolate place would be a world without a flower!
It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome." A.J. Balfour
Doug - The silhouettes work well for this image. Accidental perhaps - pleasing none-the-less. Thad
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If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine The Earth without art is just 'eh'.
Now this is really a very Cool shot. A lot of work putting up those huge tents
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Have a Beautiful Bright Day, Skates
That's not a moral that's my motto.
A good silhouetted capture and b/w scene Doug.
A good silhouetted capture and b/w scene Doug.
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It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them! — Friedrich Nietzsche