Picture Taking
- To: Iris-l <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Picture Taking
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 20:45:57 -0700
HAH! I knew that the old Mark I Biologic Computer would come through
sooner or later, it is just a little slower than my Quadra.
Picture Taking - compliments of Schreiner's 1996 catalog page 7 right
hand side:
Tips for photographing Iris
- Use a standard single lens reflex 35mm
camera with a macro lens for close-ups.
- Load your camera with film that has a low
film speed (lOOASA or lower).
- Fill the frame as much as possible with the
Iris, exclude nonessentials.
- View the Iris stooping, as well as standing,
and from different angles to display it to its
best natural advantage.
- Keep the background simple and unclut-
tered. Remove spent bloom buds and stems
that have finished flowering.
- Shoot your pictures using natural soft
daylight, not harsh full midday sun. Early
morning, late evening or cloudy days
soften shadows.
- Use a solid object to support your arm
or camera for sharper pictures (tripod,
doorway, table or rock).
- Take three shots of the Iris, bracketing the
recommended exposure. One shot a half
stop above, and another one half stop below.
- For correct color reproduction of a blue Iris
choose an overcast day and use color
correcting filters such as Nikon B4 or its
equivalent.
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On 27 Sep in:
1825 - The first locomotive to haul a passenger train was operated in
England! The locomotive, The Rocket, was designed and operated by
George Stephenson, and was the first truly successful steam locomotive,
(The first steam engine locomotive was built by Richard Treithick, also
of England, in 1804.)
1938 - It was on this day that "Thanks for the Memory" was heard for the
first time on The Bob Hope Show -- on the NBC-Red Radio Network.
And at the top of the charts in 1961 - Take Good Care of My Baby - Bobby
Vee
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John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
