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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174151} 5/6/2007
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Very beautiful, Rocky!:)
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Rocky Berlier
{K:2009} 5/6/2007
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LOL! A bit too fuzzy for my tastes in general.
Thanks for the encouragement, James.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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James Cook
{K:38068} 5/6/2007
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Not bad. A bit too fuzzy for my luxagraphic tastes, but not as bad as it could have been. I'll look forward to seeing your next set (and hopefully one with a moving person).
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Rocky Berlier
{K:2009} 5/6/2007
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LOL! I like the way you think James. I went through all the shots and I think I may have tossed out some of the worse ones because I can't find them right now. However, this is one that I think was when someone kicked my tripod.
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James Cook
{K:38068} 5/5/2007
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May as well post one. Give it some value.
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Rocky Berlier
{K:2009} 5/5/2007
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Thanks very much Jeanette. I just love your B&W portrait work. Really exceptional!
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Rocky Berlier
{K:2009} 5/5/2007
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Yes! Your motion work would be well suited for this place. A long exposure and some well intended camera motion could produce some very serendipitous results. There are some shots I have where people walked through (and while they kinda spoiled what I was after) it looked interesting from an abstract level. Right up your alley! :)
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James Cook
{K:38068} 5/5/2007
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Well, sounds like a little layering could make that a reality.
As (you know) for me motion is very important, and so I would want to get in their and shoot people in motion (and probably do some luxagraphic work)--so the limited light conditions are great.
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 5/5/2007
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Gorgeous!!!!
Jeanette
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Rocky Berlier
{K:2009} 5/5/2007
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Yes, well, I imagine that living one's life scantily-clad and taking pictures of it are two different things. However, I wasn't speaking about this with any authority or expertise in the matter.
I think many of the rock formations actually DO remind one of beautiful and smooth body parts. I can easily envision ghostly shapes of beautiful nudes within the rocks as well.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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James Cook
{K:38068} 5/5/2007
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Navajos offended by nude models? Can't imagine. I remember one missionary telling how they had given natives clothing to cover themselves (having been disatisfied with the utilitarian clothing worn by the natives) only to see the natives cut holes in the European clothing to gain access to the appropriate body parts (sex organs, bums, boobs). I don't believe the natives in that story were Navajos, but I think the point carries over.
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Rocky Berlier
{K:2009} 5/5/2007
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LOL! Yeah, that would be tricky. I know a photographer who shot brides and grooms down there but I have no idea how they managed that. The timing of it would have been daunting. Not only are there a ton of people there but the window of shooting is typically about 2 hours around mid-day. You need to have really strong daylight to penetrate the canyon just to get decent lighting.
The Navajo tribe might be horribly offended by nude models in these canyons. However, I've also wondered if it were possible to rent the entire canyon for a couple of hours. That would be exceptional!
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James Cook
{K:38068} 5/5/2007
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I see. Sounds like something out of a cartoon. Ten out of 150 sounds like a pretty good ratio to me. I suppose getting in their with a few naked models would just be out of the question. Hehe.
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Rocky Berlier
{K:2009} 5/5/2007
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I did the post-processing in Camera Raw only. Very little work on these. The colors and tones happen because of all the wonderful reflective light down there. Thanks for the kind words.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 5/5/2007
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Great detail, wonderful and saturated tones - Very well composed. Great work Roger!
Joggie
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Rocky Berlier
{K:2009} 5/5/2007
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Well, I'll tell you, it's actually a bit chaotic down there. There are photographers EVERYWHERE! When we went (which was a Wednesday) they let in about 200 people. This makes it utterly frustrating when you're trying to capture a 30 second exposure and someone walks through the shot. Ugh! On one shot someone actually kicked my tripod! We only had an hour to shoot and I took about 150 shots. Of those, I like maybe 10 of them. It's definitely worth a trip to see and I want to go back to try it again. I'd really LOVE to be the only one down there sometime but I know that's not possible. I think it's worth spending more time there to really see the best angles and perspectives. It was just not practical to do with the time and chaos involved there.
Thanks again for popping in here.
~ Warmest regards, Rocky
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James Cook
{K:38068} 5/5/2007
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Great About. I'd like to get there and do some shooting. Sounds pleasant.
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