"Bridging The Gap" [Reflections on Chris Orwig's Book Visual Poetry - Chapter 4: 17-24] (Acts 17:5-9)
Ah! Now I see – I had not seen before –
My silver-base of photo work’s the door
Into control – for newbies struggle here;
I did not know – that much to me’s now clear.For they are stuck in “auto” just like me,
Addicted to what “program mode” can be;
The issue of high average output style
Can trap them too – for them it takes a while –To learn, like me, the thrill of full control;
Pre-visualize – on time it takes its toll
For all of us – but I put in my time;
Convert it now – control is once more mine.“Start with the drop of setting known as ‘P’
Shift to the ‘A’ or ‘S’ and soon you’ll be
Back in control – keep mind alert again;
Spite slowing down, your quality remains.“Use ‘A’ for depth, and ‘S’ for blur”, he says,
“Then ‘ISO’ to boost the light that lays
Like flow of water onto sensor’s plate –
The flow’s the same, internal boost of rate.I can do that – it takes a tweak of thought;
For ‘ISO’ was not what we were taught
To use in film – each roll could change, of course,
But here each frame can shift, “the film to force”.There is the piece, I think, that changes things –
A sticking point which silver background brings;
We found control by keeping ISO’
As constant rate, that’s how we gained control.Now “high-end” tool’s defined by ISO;
The better tool can raise how high you go;
For pixel-count has reached effective use –
The rest’s the same, which ISO sets loose.Thanks Lord for this.
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