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 06/10/2004 12:14:14 AM · #26
I'm surprised no one has mentioned picture 6 yet (the Riderless Horse)? That one really gets me choked up, given Reagan's passion for horses and the fact that the backwards boots were the ones that he wore for years while riding.

Great job on the photos Clara.

ChrisW, you are right. They are not allowing cameras into the rotunda during the public viewing.

I wish I could make it to D.C. this week for the funeral and the viewing. Although, I was too young to vote for Reagan at the time, I was very politically aware growing up. This could not be helped, since my Mom is a political junky. She made me watch the Democratic and Republican National Conventions ('76) when I was 8.

I know that Reagan's passing was to be expected, but it has not made it any easier. He was a man of bold ideas and firm convictions, who came into the Presidency at a time of self-doubt in our grand experiment in self-government. His presence has been and will be sorely missed.

Message edited by author 2004-06-10 00:16:21.
 06/10/2004 12:23:18 AM · #27
Originally posted by txaggie90:
I know that Reagan's passing was to be expected, but it has not made it any easier. He was a man of bold ideas and firm convictions, who came into the Presidency at a time of self-doubt in our grand experiment in self-government. His presence has been and will be sorely missed.


You have put into words that which I feel but can not express. My fathers era saw FDR and JFK. I will always have R. Reagan!
 06/10/2004 01:28:19 AM · #28
Originally posted by txaggie90:
I know that Reagan's passing was to be expected, but it has not made it any easier. He was a man of bold ideas and firm convictions, who came into the Presidency at a time of self-doubt in our grand experiment in self-government. His presence has been and will be sorely missed.


Opinions aside, I do want to ask that this thread be restricted to discussion of the photos presented. Please restrict any discussion about politics to the existing threads in the Rant folder, and keep this thread for the critiques of the photographs presented (and discussion of the related events themselves).

Thanks,

-Terry
 06/10/2004 01:47:41 AM · #29
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
Opinions aside, I do want to ask that this thread be restricted to discussion of the photos presented. Please restrict any discussion about politics to the existing threads in the Rant folder, and keep this thread for the critiques of the photographs presented (and discussion of the related events themselves).

Thanks,

-Terry


Who has brought up any politics in this thread (besides yourself just now)? How can you possibly discuss the photos of the event or the event itself without eluding to the greatness of the individual in question?
 06/10/2004 02:04:27 AM · #30
I'm not saying anyone was... but the statement I quoted in my previous post has the potential to turn the discussion in that direction. My post was intended as nothing more than a note of cauton and a proactive reminder to help keep the thread on topic.

-Terry
 06/10/2004 08:50:03 AM · #31
Very moving and powerful images. Thank you for sharing. My favorites were 1,2,7

06/10/2004 09:17:42 AM · #32
This link dows not work for me ... what can I be doing wrong?
 06/10/2004 09:22:10 AM · #33
smugmug is having "technical difficulties". It will probably work fine in a short while.
 06/10/2004 11:53:40 AM · #34
sorry about that gang, the links should be back up and working today. :)

Clara
 06/10/2004 12:00:14 PM · #35
Thanks for posting those images. Very, very nice. I'm not sure my mind would be composed enough to take such well-composed pictures in that situation. A bit of camera shake in a couple of them, but really overall very artistic and moving images.
 06/10/2004 12:11:17 PM · #36
Saturday, mid afternoon, I was driving to Westwood to get some ice cream & I was stuck in traffic. I saw, ahead of me by a block or so that it was a funeral. I had no idea that it was Reagan's! I found out after seeing helicopters everywhere and turning on the a.m. radio! I didn't follow the procession for long, turning off in Westwood instead of going all the way to Santa Monica, but it looked impressive from my view behind it all.

Anyhow, later that night i took my family (visiting from FL) to see the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We stopped by Reagan's star (which was set up as a memorial).

I posted it up here if anyone wants a copy: //mirdonamy.dpcprints.com
 06/10/2004 12:38:50 PM · #37
Wonderful shots, thanks so much for sharing.
 06/10/2004 08:22:19 PM · #38
Originally posted by Olyuzi:
I Like that first shot a lot...but I find it unusual as you've lost detail in both highlights and shadow areas...which way did you make your artistic decision, for the highlights or the shadows? To me, it appears that even with an artisitic decision made, that the camera may have applied too great a contrast?


Basically what I did is reset the black point in PS. The image was high constrast to begin with. Plus there was a polarizer on there to try and cut the haze a bit. I found one of the darkest parts of the image and set that as the black point, which emphasized the contrast even more.

I could have used a lower contrast setting when I was processing,and gone back in and done some burning of the background. I was just tired last night, and looking for a dramatic quick fix. :)

I'm wondering if there's any interest from folks in having prints available on some of these images? Given how specific they are, I kinda need some "yes I'd buy that" feedback to work them to print size.

Any proceeds from these images will go to the Alzheimer's Association (//www.alz.org). 4.5 Million Americans suffer from Alzheimers. That statistic does not calculate how many families are destroyed by this disease.

Let me know on the prints gang!

Clara
 06/10/2004 09:01:12 PM · #39
Those are all awesome. Thanks for sharing!
 06/10/2004 09:36:16 PM · #40
I think I'd be interested in a print of #2.
 06/10/2004 09:49:56 PM · #41
Terrific shots, Clara. They are all very nice, but I like #3 of the man clutching the flag; #2 for being an emotional shot; and for best quality and composition, I love #7! #7 is a great shot. A little cloning of the flag pole would make it perfect, imo. Good work!
 06/11/2004 12:46:29 AM · #42
Yah, some might be technically better then others, but to me they all tell a story, a very important story. I really like them all and think you did a fabulous job taking them. Good photography isn't always about how well the shot it taken, but how well it shows the viewer what you are trying to convey.
 06/17/2004 11:46:04 AM · #43
//www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=747

From the offical photog.
 06/17/2004 12:34:21 PM · #44
//www.pbase.com/jmsetzler/ronald_reagan_funeral

Here are my shots from that event. I haven't post processed any of these and I'm not sure if I will at this point.
06/17/2004 12:39:14 PM · #45
Originally posted by Gordon:
//www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=747

Well that saved me posting!

The thread, by fellow pros, saying how stunning the shots are is worth reading too:
//www.sportsshooter.com/message_display.html?tid=10208
 06/17/2004 12:48:43 PM · #46
Originally posted by PaulMdx:
Originally posted by Gordon:
//www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=747

Well that saved me posting!

The thread, by fellow pros, saying how stunning the shots are is worth reading too:
//www.sportsshooter.com/message_display.html?tid=10208


As is the larger slide show at //www.ronaldreaganmemorial.com/photo_gallery.asp
 06/17/2004 12:50:57 PM · #47
Originally posted by PaulMdx:
The thread, by fellow pros, saying how stunning the shots are is worth reading too:
//www.sportsshooter.com/message_display.html?tid=10208


So is the full 95 shot gallery...It's a wonderful picture story of the whole thing. Pictures changed just a tad fast for my liking though, with no way to stop it & get to admire the pictures at all.

//www.ronaldreaganmemorial.com/photo_gallery.asp
 06/17/2004 12:55:15 PM · #48
Originally posted by LtHousLady:

So is the full 95 shot gallery...It's a wonderful picture story of the whole thing. Pictures changed just a tad fast for my liking though, with no way to stop it & get to admire the pictures at all.


You can set it to manual or make the timer longer:)
 06/17/2004 12:56:56 PM · #49
Hahaha....Just looked again. Guess I never scrolled down past the Pics & image #'s ;) It started going & I just kept watching...
 06/17/2004 12:57:52 PM · #50
Thanks yall for sharing those very touching photos, a part of history that I will remember...I watched on tv almost all day all the things that happened for his service and yalls photos are by far better than what the news cast did.
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