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Congrats, Dan! It was about high time you got something into the Gallery! Lovely composed, that garden shot. A blog doesn't have to be anything but meanderings. Trust me... :-) Or Doug Brewer. Or Boris. Or Scott. Or Mark Roberts... No wait! Mark's got a purpose. He doesn't count. Jostein 2009/5/14 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Well, I finally got three images accepted into the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Also, I am trying to start a photo blog of sorts, although I am not really certain what I want to do with it. I started with the photo pages I had on my old Geocities web page, which I had to move, as Yahoo is dismantling Geocities. I'm still struggling with what to do and how to do it. Today, I added my image of the garden walk in San Michelle, on the Isle of Capri, that was selected by Pentax. In any event, I would appreciate any comments and suggestions, related both to this image and to the style and substance of the blog I am trying to set up http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=djm1963 Thanks in advance. Dan. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Dan, Wonderful photo, easy to see why it made it into the Pentax gallery. The scene is beautiful with the flowers and walkway, plus the person and pillars gives it a real 3rd dimension. Lovely light as well. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:18 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Congrats, Dan! It was about high time you got something into the Gallery! Lovely composed, that garden shot. A blog doesn't have to be anything but meanderings. Trust me... :-) Or Doug Brewer. Or Boris. Or Scott. Or Mark Roberts... No wait! Mark's got a purpose. He doesn't count. Jostein 2009/5/14 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Well, I finally got three images accepted into the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Also, I am trying to start a photo blog of sorts, although I am not really certain what I want to do with it. I started with the photo pages I had on my old Geocities web page, which I had to move, as Yahoo is dismantling Geocities. I'm still struggling with what to do and how to do it. Today, I added my image of the garden walk in San Michelle, on the Isle of Capri, that was selected by Pentax. In any event, I would appreciate any comments and suggestions, related both to this image and to the style and substance of the blog I am trying to set up http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=djm1963 Thanks in advance. Dan. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hey, always good to know an old Marine. I retired as a W-4, USN type, but Marines were my favorite people. Did you ever transpac through Guam back then? I was at the Photo Lab there, NAS Agana, from 65 to 68. I got some great photo's of a Marine F-4 that blew a tire on takeoff roll and he creamed into one of the concrete jbd's at the international airport on the other side of the field. They both climbed out as the fire trucks were pulling up. I might scan a few and put on my website. Anyway, great photo's. Glad you are represented in the Gallery. You deserve it! Walt On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I finally got three images accepted into the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Also, I am trying to start a photo blog of sorts, although I am not really certain what I want to do with it. I started with the photo pages I had on my old Geocities web page, which I had to move, as Yahoo is dismantling Geocities. I'm still struggling with what to do and how to do it. Today, I added my image of the garden walk in San Michelle, on the Isle of Capri, that was selected by Pentax. In any event, I would appreciate any comments and suggestions, related both to this image and to the style and substance of the blog I am trying to set up http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=djm1963 Thanks in advance. Dan. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hi swabbie! No, I never made it to Guam. I passed through Okinawa instead, on my way to Da Nang, Iwakuni and Chu Lai. I'd love to see your F-4 photos and any other Navy shots from those days. Dan On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:20 AM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, always good to know an old Marine. I retired as a W-4, USN type, but Marines were my favorite people. Did you ever transpac through Guam back then? I was at the Photo Lab there, NAS Agana, from 65 to 68. I got some great photo's of a Marine F-4 that blew a tire on takeoff roll and he creamed into one of the concrete jbd's at the international airport on the other side of the field. They both climbed out as the fire trucks were pulling up. I might scan a few and put on my website. Anyway, great photo's. Glad you are represented in the Gallery. You deserve it! Walt On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I finally got three images accepted into the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Also, I am trying to start a photo blog of sorts, although I am not really certain what I want to do with it. I started with the photo pages I had on my old Geocities web page, which I had to move, as Yahoo is dismantling Geocities. I'm still struggling with what to do and how to do it. Today, I added my image of the garden walk in San Michelle, on the Isle of Capri, that was selected by Pentax. In any event, I would appreciate any comments and suggestions, related both to this image and to the style and substance of the blog I am trying to set up http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=djm1963 Thanks in advance. Dan. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Bob! I had several shots near this location, most with my wife in the frame. None of those, however, came out quite right, perhaps partly because of the light rain. As we were leaving San Michelle (which is a fascinating place), I returned to the walkway, and framed this shot as a stranger was entering the garden. Dan On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dan, Wonderful photo, easy to see why it made it into the Pentax gallery. The scene is beautiful with the flowers and walkway, plus the person and pillars gives it a real 3rd dimension. Lovely light as well. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:18 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Congrats, Dan! It was about high time you got something into the Gallery! Lovely composed, that garden shot. A blog doesn't have to be anything but meanderings. Trust me... :-) Or Doug Brewer. Or Boris. Or Scott. Or Mark Roberts... No wait! Mark's got a purpose. He doesn't count. Jostein 2009/5/14 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Well, I finally got three images accepted into the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Also, I am trying to start a photo blog of sorts, although I am not really certain what I want to do with it. I started with the photo pages I had on my old Geocities web page, which I had to move, as Yahoo is dismantling Geocities. I'm still struggling with what to do and how to do it. Today, I added my image of the garden walk in San Michelle, on the Isle of Capri, that was selected by Pentax. In any event, I would appreciate any comments and suggestions, related both to this image and to the style and substance of the blog I am trying to set up http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=djm1963 Thanks in advance. Dan. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Congrats, Daniel! And a very interesting photo. Interesting page, with good images that could perhaps get easier access with some extra linkage at the top of the page. Good work with the Spotmatic too, in less than ideal conditions... :-) LF Daniel J. Matyola escreveu: Well, I finally got three images accepted into the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Also, I am trying to start a photo blog of sorts, although I am not really certain what I want to do with it. I started with the photo pages I had on my old Geocities web page, which I had to move, as Yahoo is dismantling Geocities. I'm still struggling with what to do and how to do it. Today, I added my image of the garden walk in San Michelle, on the Isle of Capri, that was selected by Pentax. In any event, I would appreciate any comments and suggestions, related both to this image and to the style and substance of the blog I am trying to set up http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=djm1963 Thanks in advance. Dan. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:46 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I finally got three images accepted into the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Also, I am trying to start a photo blog of sorts, although I am not really certain what I want to do with it. I started with the photo pages I had on my old Geocities web page, which I had to move, as Yahoo is dismantling Geocities. I'm still struggling with what to do and how to do it. Today, I added my image of the garden walk in San Michelle, on the Isle of Capri, that was selected by Pentax. In any event, I would appreciate any comments and suggestions, related both to this image and to the style and substance of the blog I am trying to set up http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=djm1963 Thanks in advance. That's a wonderful photo, certainly worthy of inclusion on the Pentax Gallery. Congrats! cheers, frank (12 photos submitted, 12 rejected) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks. The self portrait was from my very first roll in a Pentax. I had just purchased the Spotmatic, and loaded it with firm. I took a few shots from the aircraft -- nothing special. on the way home, I decided to finish the roll. I adjusted the rear view mirror and the camera so I could see the front of the lens in the camera. I figured that if I could see the lens, and it looked like it was pointing directly at me, then the camera should see my reflection in the mirror. As you can see, it isn't very well centered, probably because the camera was tilted just a bit too high. In any event, I liked the result, and decided to leave the empty space at the top of the frame, rather than cropping most of it out, since it seemed to give a feel of being in the cockpit and of the large clear canopy overhead. Dan On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: Congrats, Daniel! And a very interesting photo. Interesting page, with good images that could perhaps get easier access with some extra linkage at the top of the page. Good work with the Spotmatic too, in less than ideal conditions... :-) LF Daniel J. Matyola escreveu: Well, I finally got three images accepted into the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Also, I am trying to start a photo blog of sorts, although I am not really certain what I want to do with it. I started with the photo pages I had on my old Geocities web page, which I had to move, as Yahoo is dismantling Geocities. I'm still struggling with what to do and how to do it. Today, I added my image of the garden walk in San Michelle, on the Isle of Capri, that was selected by Pentax. In any event, I would appreciate any comments and suggestions, related both to this image and to the style and substance of the blog I am trying to set up http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=djm1963 Thanks in advance. Dan. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Frank. I submitted more than 12 before I got some in -- a lot more than 12. First, I submitted my favorite images: all rejected. Then, I submitted the ones that had received positive feedback here or on another forum: all rejected. Then, I submitted my prettiest images: all rejected. Then, I submitted the ones I thought were unusual or artistic: all rejected. Finally, I went back over a large number of photos, and picked out several that I thought could be improved by cropping, cloning out distractions, or using different contrast or brightness settings. In two cases, I took wide angle shots and used the transform function of PS to remove or reduce the distortion. (Those two are still Under Review, while some submitted several days later were already rejected.) The three that were finally accepted were from the best of this last process. Since they rejected the House of the Sun image I entered in the PDML photo book, a found another shot from that some day that was a bit wider and less abstract; I cropped it a bit, added a little more contrast, and it worked. One of the first images I submitted to Pentax was the image of the iron spiral staircase in the Barnegat Lighthouse. Almost everyone here and elsewhere commented that the bright light in the image was distracting, and I agreed, so I cropped it out. The cropped image was rejected. Then, I went back and cloned out the light, a difficult and time consuming process. That was also rejected, Finally, as an afterthought, I submitted the original image, with no cropping and no adjustments in PhotoShop. That became the first of my images accepted by Pentax. I was quite surprised. The shot of the Jellyfish tank in the Maui Ocean Center is still my favorite image, which is why I submitted it for our photo book. It was rejected by Pentax, so I tried a heavily cropped version, which was also rejected. I am determined to go back to the original files, and start all over, to see if I can somehow make them see what I see in that image. Probably a waste of time, but I think I have learned a lot by trying to figure out what they like and how I can tweak an image to make it better. Thanks again for looking and commenting. Dan On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 1:23 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:46 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I finally got three images accepted into the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Also, I am trying to start a photo blog of sorts, although I am not really certain what I want to do with it. I started with the photo pages I had on my old Geocities web page, which I had to move, as Yahoo is dismantling Geocities. I'm still struggling with what to do and how to do it. Today, I added my image of the garden walk in San Michelle, on the Isle of Capri, that was selected by Pentax. In any event, I would appreciate any comments and suggestions, related both to this image and to the style and substance of the blog I am trying to set up http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=djm1963 Thanks in advance. That's a wonderful photo, certainly worthy of inclusion on the Pentax Gallery. Congrats! cheers, frank (12 photos submitted, 12 rejected) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Garden Walk
Well, I finally got three images accepted into the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Also, I am trying to start a photo blog of sorts, although I am not really certain what I want to do with it. I started with the photo pages I had on my old Geocities web page, which I had to move, as Yahoo is dismantling Geocities. I'm still struggling with what to do and how to do it. Today, I added my image of the garden walk in San Michelle, on the Isle of Capri, that was selected by Pentax. In any event, I would appreciate any comments and suggestions, related both to this image and to the style and substance of the blog I am trying to set up http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=djm1963 Thanks in advance. Dan. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Really well caught image. I get a rather strong suggestion of saturation. May just be the soft lighting that is making the colors pop. Person adds to the appeal, IMO. Jack --- On Wed, 5/13/09, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Garden Walk To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 7:46 PM Well, I finally got three images accepted into the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Also, I am trying to start a photo blog of sorts, although I am not really certain what I want to do with it. I started with the photo pages I had on my old Geocities web page, which I had to move, as Yahoo is dismantling Geocities. I'm still struggling with what to do and how to do it. Today, I added my image of the garden walk in San Michelle, on the Isle of Capri, that was selected by Pentax. In any event, I would appreciate any comments and suggestions, related both to this image and to the style and substance of the blog I am trying to set up http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=djm1963 Thanks in advance. Dan. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks for looking and thanks for your comments. It was a rainy day, so the light was indeed soft. Dan On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Really well caught image. I get a rather strong suggestion of saturation. May just be the soft lighting that is making the colors pop. Person adds to the appeal, IMO. Jack --- On Wed, 5/13/09, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Garden Walk To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 7:46 PM Well, I finally got three images accepted into the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Also, I am trying to start a photo blog of sorts, although I am not really certain what I want to do with it. I started with the photo pages I had on my old Geocities web page, which I had to move, as Yahoo is dismantling Geocities. I'm still struggling with what to do and how to do it. Today, I added my image of the garden walk in San Michelle, on the Isle of Capri, that was selected by Pentax. In any event, I would appreciate any comments and suggestions, related both to this image and to the style and substance of the blog I am trying to set up http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=djm1963 Thanks in advance. Dan. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
