Peter wrote:
"Vance" wrote in message
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On Jan 14, 10:12 am, Al Bar wrote:
I left my heart in a goth club in San Francisco =)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mesolim...7612545672346/

No offense, but I live in San Francisco and you really need to take
someone out who knows where to get the great image and how to get
them. Nice snaps of your outing though.



If you take me out to the "great image" and show me how to get it, from
a philosophical standpoint, why are they not your images. Compare with,
if you show me how to see and just take me to an area.

I am not picking on words and certainly don't mean to disparage your
comment. But I think that on too many workshops, the instructor/group
leader simply tells you where to plant your tripod and what exposure to
use, as opposed to letting you do your thing and then making
suggestions. with clear explanations.

Last weekend I went to the beach with a friend, who is an excellent
photo artist. We simultaneously saw the same shot. His was far superior
to mine, simply because he shot from a slightly different angle. In my
excitement, I never realized the alignment of a sunbeam reflection with
some seaweed, until it was too late. Had he explained the alignment
before he shot, the picture would have really been his, not mine. Yet it
was a good learning experience for me.


In Vance's defense, I must say that a simple Google search yields some rather interesting pictures:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Vance.Le...UZPU#slideshow

However, I think assessing my understanding of San Francisco based on a single set is a bit rash ... and not to toot my own
horn, but there are plenty of shots in my other sets that at least keep up the pace with the stuff in that slide show:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mesolim...7604525246694/

.... anyway I'm with you Peter, in that slight variations in a situation can completely make or break a photo =)