Brian Moore
Moderator
I bought a few filters a couple of weeks ago and decided to test them. I had three filters,...a Red 25A, a Yellow Y2 and a green one. So I took my Canon T70 to a local park at lunch time with the notion of taking the same image 4 times. First with no filter, then one with each filter.
I also had with me a friend's Koni-Omega Rapid to test. (No filters.)
I found a picnic bench in the shade and set down my belongings. I then spied this old feller making a body swerve and teetering in my direction. "Uh-oh,...what's he wanting?" I'm thinking.
Turns out he was evangelizing--he was a Jehovah's Witness--and asked if he could speak to me.
I'm quite incorrigible in my thoughts toward organized religion and so he and his beliefs had no chance of penetrating my skull. However, I am also a polite fellow and in most circumstances I believe in giving a person the time of day. So I explained why I was there and offered that if he didn't mind me doing what I was there to do then I wouldn't mind him talking to me while I was doing it. I also told him not to expect a miracle or even any kind of response from me. And with that we had an understanding.
So as he launches into his sermon I start shooting. First with no filter then with this filter then with that one, etc. I had my 28mm lens so I had a wide enough frame to get him in the shots even when I appeared (to him) to be shooting past him. Nevertheless, he had this annoying habit of shuffling to his right all the time, just to be sure he wasn't in my picture. This of course, caused me to have to make adjustments in my framing and it took all of my will power to refrain from telling him to "Stand bloody still!"
The first image below is with the red filter and Arista EDU 400 film.
From time-to-time I would ask him a question. Example: To his admonition that all humans must accept Jesus before they can get into heaven I asked, "What about an Indian from an undiscovered tribe in the Amazon jungle? How does he get into heaven when he dies if he has never even heard of Jesus?" I hoped I wasn't sounding condescending because that was not my intent. (That question has wrankled me since I was about 6.) Answer: "Everybody meets Jesus when they die." Fair enough response I guess.
Well, this went on a while. Me shooting and asking the occasional question and he sermonizing and answering as best he could. It was an entertaining few minutes actually and I think he enjoyed it too. Finally I asked permission to take his picture and he agreed. He put his Bible down to pose but I told him him he could hold it if he wanted to. I used the Koni-Omega and Fomapan 100 film for that one. It's the second picture below.
His name was Jack.
I also had with me a friend's Koni-Omega Rapid to test. (No filters.)
I found a picnic bench in the shade and set down my belongings. I then spied this old feller making a body swerve and teetering in my direction. "Uh-oh,...what's he wanting?" I'm thinking.
Turns out he was evangelizing--he was a Jehovah's Witness--and asked if he could speak to me.
I'm quite incorrigible in my thoughts toward organized religion and so he and his beliefs had no chance of penetrating my skull. However, I am also a polite fellow and in most circumstances I believe in giving a person the time of day. So I explained why I was there and offered that if he didn't mind me doing what I was there to do then I wouldn't mind him talking to me while I was doing it. I also told him not to expect a miracle or even any kind of response from me. And with that we had an understanding.
So as he launches into his sermon I start shooting. First with no filter then with this filter then with that one, etc. I had my 28mm lens so I had a wide enough frame to get him in the shots even when I appeared (to him) to be shooting past him. Nevertheless, he had this annoying habit of shuffling to his right all the time, just to be sure he wasn't in my picture. This of course, caused me to have to make adjustments in my framing and it took all of my will power to refrain from telling him to "Stand bloody still!"
The first image below is with the red filter and Arista EDU 400 film.
From time-to-time I would ask him a question. Example: To his admonition that all humans must accept Jesus before they can get into heaven I asked, "What about an Indian from an undiscovered tribe in the Amazon jungle? How does he get into heaven when he dies if he has never even heard of Jesus?" I hoped I wasn't sounding condescending because that was not my intent. (That question has wrankled me since I was about 6.) Answer: "Everybody meets Jesus when they die." Fair enough response I guess.
Well, this went on a while. Me shooting and asking the occasional question and he sermonizing and answering as best he could. It was an entertaining few minutes actually and I think he enjoyed it too. Finally I asked permission to take his picture and he agreed. He put his Bible down to pose but I told him him he could hold it if he wanted to. I used the Koni-Omega and Fomapan 100 film for that one. It's the second picture below.
His name was Jack.
