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**backstept** · 09-24-2007, 01:09 AM

our Labor Day family picnic was at Sampson State Park on Seneca Lake in New York State
we gather there every year, and it has some sentimental value because my Grandfather's grandparents - my great great grandparents I think - owned the land and lived there on their farm before the government displaced them to build the military base.

The little statue guy, and the pink flower are at my house. The picnic table is at Sampson State Park

A macro shot looking up the trunk of a tree. A water fountain, and a really cool eagle sculpture at the military museum at Sampson Park

Little statue guy again, a really big gun from a navy boat I guess

, and some more of that eagle statue.

these were all taken with my dad's old film camera
I don't like the quality of the digital scans the camera place did, so chances are good that I won't be using the film camera much anymore

**backstept** · 09-25-2007, 03:31 AM

so . . . any thoughts?

Steve O B Have · 09-27-2007, 01:44 PM

Like you say the quality of the scans detract a bit. The only one that really interests me is the water fountain. The rest don't really push my buttons.

From a photography perspective the place they fall down for me is in the composition. I've never been a fan of the subject matter being dead centre in the image and the other place is with the DOF; I find it to be a little extreme and imposing in the images.

What I really love is the tone and feel of the photos - there is some real promise there once the composition is worked out.

09-25-2007, 03:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
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09-27-2007, 01:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Steve O B Have SFM Nugget Realname: Steven ten Have Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kiwi in London Age: 30 Posts: 128	Like you say the quality of the scans detract a bit. The only one that really interests me is the water fountain. The rest don't really push my buttons. From a photography perspective the place they fall down for me is in the composition. I've never been a fan of the subject matter being dead centre in the image and the other place is with the DOF; I find it to be a little extreme and imposing in the images. What I really love is the tone and feel of the photos - there is some real promise there once the composition is worked out.

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