Re: PESO: Playground

2008-10-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick,
Agreed, the 3rd one is a bit lifeless.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 9:41 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Yahoo apparently swallowed my reply without a burp, so this might appear 
 twice.

 Thanks much, Godders and Bob.  Here are some alternatives.

 First, a tighter crop, which I think is an improvement:

 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7997856

 Second, the same in BW, which I rather like too.  The shades of yellow are a 
 bit distracting, and this gets rid of them:

 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7997858

 Finally, cropping out the approaching kid gives this, which I find rather 
 lifeless:

 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7997857

 Cheers,

 Rick


 --- On Sat, 10/11/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


 A little cropping and some rendering work, and I think you
 might have
 something rather nice. Probably better in monochrome.

 G

 On Oct 11, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

  Taken this morning while wandering aimlessly in the
 neighborhood.
  I'm not sure whether it works or not.
 
  http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7996797
 
  K10D, DA 50-200, ISO 400, f/5.6 @ 1/180, RAW via LR.


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Re: PESO: Playground

2008-10-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
Personally, I like the kids feet running (it seems) toward the  
playground equipment. They identify the subject better, give life, as  
you said, and balance the photo. Prefer the color.


On Oct 11, 2008, at 22:26 , Rick Womer wrote:


Yahoo apparently swallowed my reply without a burp, so this might  
appear twice.


Thanks much, Godders and Bob.  Here are some alternatives.

First, a tighter crop, which I think is an improvement:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7997856

Second, the same in BW, which I rather like too.  The shades of  
yellow are a bit distracting, and this gets rid of them:


http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7997858

Finally, cropping out the approaching kid gives this, which I find  
rather lifeless:


http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7997857

Cheers,

Rick


Joseph McAllister
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Re: PESO: Playground

2008-10-12 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Joe!

http://photo.net/photos/RickW


--- On Sun, 10/12/08, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 From: Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: PESO: Playground
 To: pdml@pdml.net
 Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 7:21 PM
 Personally, I like the kids feet running (it seems) toward
 the  
 playground equipment. They identify the subject better,
 give life, as  
 you said, and balance the photo. Prefer the color.
 
 On Oct 11, 2008, at 22:26 , Rick Womer wrote:
 
  Yahoo apparently swallowed my reply without a burp, so
 this might  
  appear twice.
 
  Thanks much, Godders and Bob.  Here are some
 alternatives.
 
  First, a tighter crop, which I think is an
 improvement:
 
  http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7997856
 
  Second, the same in BW, which I rather like too. 
 The shades of  
  yellow are a bit distracting, and this gets rid of
 them:
 
  http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7997858
 
  Finally, cropping out the approaching kid gives this,
 which I find  
  rather lifeless:
 
  http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7997857
 
  Cheers,
 
  Rick
 
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PESO: Playground

2008-10-11 Thread Rick Womer
Taken this morning while wandering aimlessly in the neighborhood.  I'm not sure 
whether it works or not.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7996797

K10D, DA 50-200, ISO 400, f/5.6 @ 1/180, RAW via LR.

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Re: PESO: Playground

2008-10-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
A little cropping and some rendering work, and I think you might have  
something rather nice. Probably better in monochrome.


G

On Oct 11, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

Taken this morning while wandering aimlessly in the neighborhood.   
I'm not sure whether it works or not.


http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7996797

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Re: PESO: Playground

2008-10-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick,
A little too much going on in the frame, especially with the legs at the top.
Ladder, yellow line, and legs make one item too many.
Regards,  Bob S.

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 Taken this morning while wandering aimlessly in the neighborhood.  I'm not 
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Re: PESO: Playground

2008-10-11 Thread Rick Womer
Yahoo apparently swallowed my reply without a burp, so this might appear twice.

Thanks much, Godders and Bob.  Here are some alternatives.

First, a tighter crop, which I think is an improvement:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7997856

Second, the same in BW, which I rather like too.  The shades of yellow are a 
bit distracting, and this gets rid of them:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7997858

Finally, cropping out the approaching kid gives this, which I find rather 
lifeless:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7997857

Cheers,

Rick


--- On Sat, 10/11/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


 A little cropping and some rendering work, and I think you
 might have  
 something rather nice. Probably better in monochrome.
 
 G
 
 On Oct 11, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
 
  Taken this morning while wandering aimlessly in the
 neighborhood.   
  I'm not sure whether it works or not.
 
  http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7996797
 
  K10D, DA 50-200, ISO 400, f/5.6 @ 1/180, RAW via LR.
 
 
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RE: PESO: Playground

2008-10-11 Thread John Sessoms

From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Taken this morning while wandering aimlessly in the neighborhood.  I'm not sure whether 
it works or not.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7996797

K10D, DA 50-200, ISO 400, f/5.6 @ 1/180, RAW via LR.


Might have been better with the same framing from a lower perspective. 
The angle, looking down, doesn't really work for me.


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Re: PESO: Playground

2008-10-11 Thread Christine Aguila


- Original Message - 
From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Second, the same in BW, which I rather like too.  The shades of yellow 
are a bit distracting, and this gets rid of them:


http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7997858



I like this one best, Rick!  Cheers, Christine 




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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-14 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks for the comments, Frank.  As far as the focal length, this was
taken with the lens at 7.8mm.  From the Pentax description .this
7.8mm-39mm lens offers a focal range covering angles of view
equivalent to those of a 37.5mm-187.5mm lens in 35mm format. 

On 8/13/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On 8/11/05, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer.
  http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151
 snip
 
 I like this one.  She just seems to be suspended between earth and sky
 - and a lovely sky it is, too!  Love the hills in the background, too.
  Nice choice of focal length.  There's something innocent and
 childlike about this that I can't articulate, but that I find very
 compelling.
 
 Well done!
 
 cheers,
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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks, Godders.  Much appreciated.

On 8/12/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 On Aug 11, 2005, at 7:47 PM, Scott Loveless wrote:
 
  Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer.
  http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151
 
 Ah, there it is. Neat photo ... Lots of interesting space and
 geometry. I like.
 
 Godfrey
 
 


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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Did it again.  Need more booze. 
http://www.twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=164

On 8/13/05, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On 8/11/05, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  At 10:47 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote:
 
  Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer.
  http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151
  
  Thanks for the head's up, Glen.
 
  It's refreshing to hear someone blame mistakes on a *lack* of beer.  ;-)
 
 Too much blood in the alcohol system.
 
 
  There's a certain surreal, frozen quality to this image, which I definitely
  like. Are there large magnetite deposits in those mountains? That swing and
  its chains seem permanently pulled toward those mountains for some reason.  
  ;-)
 
 Thanks, Glen.  Not sure about the magnetite.  But considering the
 amount of iron and sulphates in our well water, I wouldn't be
 surprised.
 
  You might also  consider cropping this image into a perfect square. I would
  suggest cropping out the single chain on the far left, and the pole on the
  upper right. It should make the suspension of time appear even more
  surreal, not seeing any of the surrounding support structure for the
  child's swing.
 
 Here's a second photo I took about a week later.  Same time of day,
 same location.  Taken with the MX, M28/3.5, and E100 (G, I think).  I
 like the color saturation in the digital image better, but the framing
 on this one may be more appropriate.  I think my composition sucks,
 but if you've ever had to push a little girl on a swing, crouch down,
 frame the photo, focus, set the exposure and take the picture, you'll
 understand.  vbg
 
 
 
  take care,
  Glen
 
 
 
 Thanks again for looking, Glen.
 
 
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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks!  I'm glad you like it.

On 8/12/05, Gautam Sarup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Scott,
 
 I like this picture.
 
  I wanted a little space between the
  bottom of the swing and the top of the mountain,
 
 I still like this picture.
 
 Regards,
 Gautam
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 7:08 PM
  To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
  Subject: PESO playground
 
 
  This was taken at a public park near my home.  I don't really care for
  the way the swing lines up with the mountain in the background, but
  the sky was just about perfect.  I wanted a little space between the
  bottom of the swing and the top of the mountain, but the Pentax 750z
  has a bit of shutter lag for which I just couldn't comensate.  I've
  been back with the MX and E100, but the weather hasn't been quite as
  cooperative.
 
  http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?list=20
 
  Thanks for looking.  Any comments and critiques are much appreciated.
 
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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks, Ken.  Apparently, you're not alone in your opinion.  See my
previous reply to glen.  New link to a vertical composition. 
Actually, I like the extra stuff in the photo.  To me, they add a
sense of location.  The vertical I just posted removes the poles and
other swings, but keeps the merry-go-round.  Lemme know what you
think.

On 8/12/05, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 As captured, this doesn't work for me, cluttered  distracting. I like the 
 theme though. However with a slightly different perspective it looks like you 
 could place the seat of the swing away from its merging with the mountain 
 line  lose the distracting ground play toys  the swing chain on the LH side 
  the swing pipe on the RH side.
 Might work better in a vertical composition.
 
 Just my $.02 worth..
 
 Kenneth Waller
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: PESO playground
 
 Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer.
 http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151
 
 Thanks for the head's up, Glen.
 
 On 8/11/05, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  At 10:07 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote:
 
  This was taken at a public park near my home.
 
  Hi Scott,
 
  I didn't find the playground picture with the mountain. I only saw some
  very urban looking street scenes. Are you sure you gave us the right URL?
 
  take care,
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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks, Rick.  I'm going to blame the plane of focus on the 750. 
Nothing like whining about  my tools, huh?  g

On 8/12/05, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I think your self-critique is spot-on.  I like the
 photo that follows it even more, though the plane
 focus may be a bit behind where you want it.
 
 Rick
 
 --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer.
 
  http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151
 
  Thanks for the head's up, Glen.
 
  On 8/11/05, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   At 10:07 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote:
  
   This was taken at a public park near my home.
  
   Hi Scott,
  
   I didn't find the playground picture with the
  mountain. I only saw some
   very urban looking street scenes. Are you sure you
  gave us the right URL?
  
   take care,
   Glen
  
  
 
 
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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks, Boris.  Removing the distractions seems to be the consensus. 
See my reply to Glen for the link to the new photo.

On 8/12/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Hi!
 
  Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer.
  http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151
 
 Scott, I think that if you edited out the railings (if this is a correct
 word) on the right top side it would benefit the picture. You see, to me
 it has a sense of the whole world being opened for the child who's
 having fun on the playground. That piece of metal seems to be a limit to
 this...
 
 Just a little thing to consider, nothing more...
 
 Boris
 
 


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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
On 8/11/05, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 At 10:47 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote:
 
 Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer.
 http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151
 
 Thanks for the head's up, Glen.
 
 It's refreshing to hear someone blame mistakes on a *lack* of beer.  ;-)

Too much blood in the alcohol system.

 
 There's a certain surreal, frozen quality to this image, which I definitely
 like. Are there large magnetite deposits in those mountains? That swing and
 its chains seem permanently pulled toward those mountains for some reason.  
 ;-)

Thanks, Glen.  Not sure about the magnetite.  But considering the
amount of iron and sulphates in our well water, I wouldn't be
surprised.
 
 You might also  consider cropping this image into a perfect square. I would
 suggest cropping out the single chain on the far left, and the pole on the
 upper right. It should make the suspension of time appear even more
 surreal, not seeing any of the surrounding support structure for the
 child's swing.

Here's a second photo I took about a week later.  Same time of day,
same location.  Taken with the MX, M28/3.5, and E100 (G, I think).  I
like the color saturation in the digital image better, but the framing
on this one may be more appropriate.  I think my composition sucks,
but if you've ever had to push a little girl on a swing, crouch down,
frame the photo, focus, set the exposure and take the picture, you'll
understand.  vbg

 
 
 take care,
 Glen
 
 

Thanks again for looking, Glen.


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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
The vertical I just posted removes the poles and
 other swings, but keeps the merry-go-round.  Lemme know what you
 think.

Compositionally an improvement IMHO. Now if you just had the sky from your
first post...

Kenneth Waller

- Original Message -
From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Subject: Re: PESO playground


 Thanks, Ken.  Apparently, you're not alone in your opinion.  See my
 previous reply to glen.  New link to a vertical composition.
 Actually, I like the extra stuff in the photo.  To me, they add a
 sense of location.  The vertical I just posted removes the poles and
 other swings, but keeps the merry-go-round.  Lemme know what you
 think.

 On 8/12/05, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  As captured, this doesn't work for me, cluttered  distracting. I like
the theme though. However with a slightly different perspective it looks
like you could place the seat of the swing away from its merging with the
mountain line  lose the distracting ground play toys  the swing chain on
the LH side  the swing pipe on the RH side.
  Might work better in a vertical composition.
 
  Just my $.02 worth..
 
  Kenneth Waller
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Subject: Re: PESO playground
 
  Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer.
  http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151
 
  Thanks for the head's up, Glen.
 
  On 8/11/05, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   At 10:07 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote:
  
   This was taken at a public park near my home.
  
   Hi Scott,
  
   I didn't find the playground picture with the mountain. I only saw
some
   very urban looking street scenes. Are you sure you gave us the right
URL?
  
   take care,
   Glen
  
  
 
 
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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
On 8/11/05, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer.
 http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151
snip

I like this one.  She just seems to be suspended between earth and sky
- and a lovely sky it is, too!  Love the hills in the background, too.
 Nice choice of focal length.  There's something innocent and
childlike about this that I can't articulate, but that I find very
compelling.

Well done!

cheers,
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RE: PESO playground

2005-08-12 Thread Gautam Sarup
Scott,

I like this picture.

 I wanted a little space between the
 bottom of the swing and the top of the mountain,

I still like this picture.

Regards,
Gautam

 -Original Message-
 From: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 7:08 PM
 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
 Subject: PESO playground
 
 
 This was taken at a public park near my home.  I don't really care for
 the way the swing lines up with the mountain in the background, but
 the sky was just about perfect.  I wanted a little space between the
 bottom of the swing and the top of the mountain, but the Pentax 750z
 has a bit of shutter lag for which I just couldn't comensate.  I've
 been back with the MX and E100, but the weather hasn't been quite as
 cooperative.
 
 http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?list=20
 
 Thanks for looking.  Any comments and critiques are much appreciated.
 
 -- 
 Scott Loveless
 http://www.twosixteen.com
 
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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
As captured, this doesn't work for me, cluttered  distracting. I like the 
theme though. However with a slightly different perspective it looks like you 
could place the seat of the swing away from its merging with the mountain line 
 lose the distracting ground play toys  the swing chain on the LH side  the 
swing pipe on the RH side.
Might work better in a vertical composition. 

Just my $.02 worth..

Kenneth Waller 

-Original Message-
From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PESO playground

Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer. 
http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151

Thanks for the head's up, Glen.

On 8/11/05, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 At 10:07 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote:
 
 This was taken at a public park near my home.
 
 Hi Scott,
 
 I didn't find the playground picture with the mountain. I only saw some
 very urban looking street scenes. Are you sure you gave us the right URL?
 
 take care,
 Glen
 
 


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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-12 Thread Rick Womer
I think your self-critique is spot-on.  I like the
photo that follows it even more, though the plane
focus may be a bit behind where you want it.

Rick

--- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer.
 
 http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151
 
 Thanks for the head's up, Glen.
 
 On 8/11/05, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  At 10:07 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote:
  
  This was taken at a public park near my home.
  
  Hi Scott,
  
  I didn't find the playground picture with the
 mountain. I only saw some
  very urban looking street scenes. Are you sure you
 gave us the right URL?
  
  take care,
  Glen
  
  
 
 
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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-12 Thread Boris Liberman

Hi!

Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer. 
http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151


Scott, I think that if you edited out the railings (if this is a correct 
word) on the right top side it would benefit the picture. You see, to me 
it has a sense of the whole world being opened for the child who's 
having fun on the playground. That piece of metal seems to be a limit to 
this...


Just a little thing to consider, nothing more...

Boris



PESO playground

2005-08-11 Thread Scott Loveless
This was taken at a public park near my home.  I don't really care for
the way the swing lines up with the mountain in the background, but
the sky was just about perfect.  I wanted a little space between the
bottom of the swing and the top of the mountain, but the Pentax 750z
has a bit of shutter lag for which I just couldn't comensate.  I've
been back with the MX and E100, but the weather hasn't been quite as
cooperative.

http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?list=20

Thanks for looking.  Any comments and critiques are much appreciated.

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http://www.twosixteen.com

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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-11 Thread Glen

At 10:07 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote:


This was taken at a public park near my home.


Hi Scott,

I didn't find the playground picture with the mountain. I only saw some 
very urban looking street scenes. Are you sure you gave us the right URL?


take care,
Glen



Re: PESO playground

2005-08-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer. 
http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151

Thanks for the head's up, Glen.

On 8/11/05, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 At 10:07 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote:
 
 This was taken at a public park near my home.
 
 Hi Scott,
 
 I didn't find the playground picture with the mountain. I only saw some
 very urban looking street scenes. Are you sure you gave us the right URL?
 
 take care,
 Glen
 
 


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http://www.twosixteen.com

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Re: PESO playground

2005-08-11 Thread Glen

At 10:47 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote:


Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer.
http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151

Thanks for the head's up, Glen.


It's refreshing to hear someone blame mistakes on a *lack* of beer.  ;-)

There's a certain surreal, frozen quality to this image, which I definitely 
like. Are there large magnetite deposits in those mountains? That swing and 
its chains seem permanently pulled toward those mountains for some reason.  ;-)


You might also  consider cropping this image into a perfect square. I would 
suggest cropping out the single chain on the far left, and the pole on the 
upper right. It should make the suspension of time appear even more 
surreal, not seeing any of the surrounding support structure for the 
child's swing.



take care,
Glen



Re: PESO playground

2005-08-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi


On Aug 11, 2005, at 7:47 PM, Scott Loveless wrote:


Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer.
http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151


Ah, there it is. Neat photo ... Lots of interesting space and  
geometry. I like.


Godfrey



RE: PESO playground

2005-08-11 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Scott
I like it. Is that your Minute maid? ;-)
greetings
Markus

-Original Message-
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To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PESO playground


Crap.  Sorry.  It's late and I haven't had any beer. 
http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151

Thanks for the head's up, Glen.

On 8/11/05, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 At 10:07 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote:
 
 This was taken at a public park near my home.
 
 Hi Scott,
 
 I didn't find the playground picture with the mountain. I only saw some
 very urban looking street scenes. Are you sure you gave us the 
right URL?
 
 take care,
 Glen
 
 


-- 
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http://www.twosixteen.com

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Re: PESO - Playground

2005-05-11 Thread David Savage
G'day Marco,

That's a great shot. It instantly brought a smile to my face. I l the
tonality  composition are spot on.

Well done.

Dave S

On 5/9/05, Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Re: PESO - Playground

2005-05-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi!
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso15.html
Comments, as always, welcomed.
   -Marco Mighty Lover Alpert
(The Wu-Tang thing was worth it just to hear my wife's laughter at that.)
Poor kid. It'd be tough choice - which game to play :).
Lovely.
Boris


RE: PESO - Playground

2005-05-09 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Marco
a really nice and touching moment on your photo.
Lovely!

greetings
Markus

http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso15.html

Comments, as always, welcomed.

-Marco Mighty Lover Alpert





Re: PESO - Playground

2005-05-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
I thought about this one for a while. It kept my attention. I like it. 
There's something quite intriguing about the tiny figure hugging the 
huge metal pole in this wide view. Nice tonality. Good work.
Paul
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   -Marco Mighty Lover Alpert
(The Wu-Tang thing was worth it just to hear my wife's laughter at 
that.)




Re: PESO - Playground

2005-05-09 Thread Albano Garcia
I really like it, good composition, light and theme. 
Congrats

Albano


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Re: PESO - Playground

2005-05-09 Thread Doug Brewer
Could be titled: I love this game.
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Re: PESO - Playground

2005-05-09 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hey Marco,

When this shot appeared on my screen, I just got a warm feeling and a
small chuckle.  Very nice indeed!

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Best regards,
Bruce


Sunday, May 8, 2005, 9:10:29 PM, you wrote:

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MA Comments, as always, welcomed.

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MA that.)





Re: PESO - Playground

2005-05-09 Thread frank theriault
On 5/9/05, Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso15.html
 
 Comments, as always, welcomed.
 
 -Marco Mighty Lover Alpert
 
 (The Wu-Tang thing was worth it just to hear my wife's laughter at
 that.)
 

Love all the geometrical patterns in there.  There's something quite
poignant about the way the little girl's hanging onto the pole.  It's
like her mother said, It's a beautiful day, you're not hanging around
the house;  get out there and play with your friends!  Only when she
got to the playground, there were no friends about, and she's trying
to figure out what to do, since she knows that she really can't go
back home.

Not that such things ever happened to me...  LOL

Really, really nice photo.  No, terrific photo.

cheers,
Sarkastic Specialist (geez, that Wu-Tang thread was a hit, eh? 
Considering I really don't like their music...  g)


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Re: PESO - Playground

2005-05-09 Thread Scott Loveless
Perfect, perfect, perfect!

On 5/9/05, Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso15.html
 
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 -Marco Mighty Lover Alpert
 
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 that.)
 
 


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PESO - Playground

2005-05-08 Thread Marco Alpert
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso15.html
Comments, as always, welcomed.
   -Marco Mighty Lover Alpert
(The Wu-Tang thing was worth it just to hear my wife's laughter at 
that.)



RE: PESO - Playground

2005-05-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Marco ...

I like this quite a bit.  The stark simplicity and spacial relationships
work for me.  Good catch, well done!

Shel 


 [Original Message]
 From: Marco Alpert 

 http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso15.html

 Comments, as always, welcomed.