Re: OT PESO - Smoke

2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
Cheers CanaDave. ;-) Dave On 3 June 2012 20:35, David J Brooks wrote: > Superb > > Dave > > On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 1:30 AM, David Savage wrote: >> G'day All, >> >> I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some >> friends when  we came across this scene: >> >>

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2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
Thanks Derby. Cheers, Dave On 3 June 2012 18:32, Derby Chang wrote: > > Excellent as always, Dave. > > > > On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 11:00 AM, David Savage wrote: >>> >>> I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some >>> friends when  we came across this scene: >>> >>>

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2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
Nah mate. I have to work pretty hard at this photography thing :-) Thanks for looking. Cheers, Dave On 3 June 2012 11:35, Boris Liberman wrote: > Oh, with you it is pretty easy. I've been hating you since a long time, Dave > :-). > > > On 6/2/2012 08:30, David Savage wrote: >> >> G'day All, >>

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2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
On 3 June 2012 10:13, Darren Addy wrote: > A stunning shot (!) that I think might be improved a bit by going to a > "widescreen ratio" (like 16:9) that crops out the slightly blown-out > top. Superb. Thanks Darren. I've just tried the crop you suggested & it works, but I like it better with the

Re: OT PESO - Smoke

2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
On 3 June 2012 05:54, Brian Walters wrote: > > Quoting David Savage : > >> G'day All, >> >> I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some >> friends when  we came across this scene: >> >> >> >> It was getting close

Re: OT PESO - Smoke

2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
On 3 June 2012 01:27, Tom C. wrote: >> On Jun 2, 2012, at 1:30 AM, David Savage wrote: >> >>> G'day All, >>> >>> I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some >>> friends when  we came across this scene: >>> >>> >>>

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2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
Thanks Tim. Cheers, Dave On 3 June 2012 01:04, Tim Bray wrote: > That is an amazing picture; congratulations! -T > > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 10:30 PM, David Savage wrote: >> G'day All, >> >> I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some >> friends when  we came across this sce

Re: OT PESO - Smoke

2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
Thanks Anne. And yes it is OT because this is a 100% Nikon shot :-) The only Pentax camera I shoot with nowadays is my 6x7, and thats only a handful of times a year. Cheers, Dave On 3 June 2012 00:50, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Dave , that's just too damn beautiful - why is it OT? not a Pentax? >

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2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
id Savage > Sent: June 2, 2012 6/2/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: OT PESO - Smoke > > G'day All, > > I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some > friends when  we came across this scene: > > <http://farm9.staticflickr.

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2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
Thanks Stan. I did try a B&W rendering, and while it looked OK & got quite a moody feel to if, but it lost the sense of heat that I envisioned at the time of capture. Cheers, Dave On 2 June 2012 22:19, Stan Halpin wrote: > Exceptional! > > Even though the colors are a good portion of the impac

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2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
Thanks Bob. Most of the greenies live in the cities (!) so I don't think this is on their radar atm :-) Cheers, Dave On 2 June 2012 21:07, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Wow!  Great photo.  Arent you guys worried about air pollution? > Regards,  Bob S. > > On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 12:30 AM, David Savage

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2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
fields. > > Jack > > Jack Davis > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis > http://www.photolightimages.com > > > - Original Message - > From: David Savage > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Cc: > Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 10:30 PM > Subj

Re: OT PESO - Smoke

2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
Thanks Dan. Dave On 2 June 2012 20:05, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Strange, other-worldly image;  I love it! > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 1:30 AM, David Savage wrote: >> G'day All, >> >> I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few

Re: OT PESO - Smoke

2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
On 2 June 2012 16:12, David Mann wrote: > On Jun 2, 2012, at 5:30 PM, David Savage wrote: > >> G'day All, >> >> I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some >> friends when  we came across this scene: >> >> >> >> I

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2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
On 2 June 2012 15:48, Subash wrote: > On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 11:00 AM, David Savage wrote: > >> I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some >> friends when  we came across this scene: >> >> > > lovely and very pa

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2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
I haven't shot anything NSFW recently :-) Thanks for your comments. Cheers, Dave On 2 June 2012 14:48, Bulent Celasun wrote: > The hint of blue above right enriches the otherwise monochrome-like image. > Hot and beautiful. > Still, office-friendly ;) > > Bulent > --

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2012-06-04 Thread David Savage
Thanks Bob. Dave On 2 June 2012 13:42, Bob W wrote: > Magnificent! > > B > >> -Original Message- >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> David Savage >> Sent: 02 June 2012 06:31 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Li

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2012-06-03 Thread David J Brooks
Superb Dave On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 1:30 AM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some > friends when  we came across this scene: > > > > It was getting close to planting ti

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2012-06-03 Thread Derby Chang
Excellent as always, Dave. On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 11:00 AM, David Savage wrote: I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some friends when we came across this scene: -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pd

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2012-06-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Oh, with you it is pretty easy. I've been hating you since a long time, Dave :-). On 6/2/2012 08:30, David Savage wrote: G'day All, I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some friends when we came across this scene:

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2012-06-02 Thread Darren Addy
A stunning shot (!) that I think might be improved a bit by going to a "widescreen ratio" (like 16:9) that crops out the slightly blown-out top. Superb. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the lin

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2012-06-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Stan, Didn't they tell the farmers around Beijing not to burn their fields before the Olympics? I've never seen them do it in Illinois or Iowa...but could be. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: > Bob - field burning is still common practice not too many hundred mi

Re: OT PESO - Smoke

2012-06-02 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting David Savage : G'day All, I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some friends when we came across this scene: It was getting close to planting time for the new wheat crops and the farmers were burni

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2012-06-02 Thread Tom C.
> On Jun 2, 2012, at 1:30 AM, David Savage wrote: > >> G'day All, >> >> I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some >> friends when  we came across this scene: >> >> >> >> It was getting close to planting time for

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2012-06-02 Thread Tim Bray
That is an amazing picture; congratulations! -T On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 10:30 PM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some > friends when  we came across this scene: > > > >

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2012-06-02 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Dave , that's just too damn beautiful - why is it OT? not a Pentax? great shot ann On 6/2/2012 01:30, David Savage wrote: G'day All, I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some friends when we came across this scene:

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2012-06-02 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Perfect! cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: David Savage Sent: June 2, 2012 6/2/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: OT PESO - Smoke G'day All, I

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2012-06-02 Thread Stan Halpin
Bob - field burning is still common practice not too many hundred miles upwind from you (Kansas, Missouri that I know of, probably Nebraska and Iowa as well). I doubt if it contributes in any significant way to air pollution there (or in Oz). stan On Jun 2, 2012, at 9:07 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote

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2012-06-02 Thread Stan Halpin
Exceptional! Even though the colors are a good portion of the impact, I think I would like to see this rendered in B&W. I suspect it will still be quite a dramatic shot. stan On Jun 2, 2012, at 1:30 AM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago

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2012-06-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Wow! Great photo. Arent you guys worried about air pollution? Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 12:30 AM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some > friends when  we came across this scene: > >

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2012-06-02 Thread Jack Davis
ields.   Jack Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message - From: David Savage To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 10:30 PM Subject: OT PESO - Smoke G'day All, I was traveling through the

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2012-06-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Strange, other-worldly image; I love it! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 1:30 AM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some > friends when  we came across this scene: > >

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2012-06-02 Thread David Mann
On Jun 2, 2012, at 5:30 PM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some > friends when we came across this scene: > > > > It was getting close to planting time for the new

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2012-06-02 Thread Subash
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 11:00 AM, David Savage wrote: > I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some > friends when  we came across this scene: > > lovely and very painterly... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List P

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2012-06-01 Thread Bulent Celasun
The hint of blue above right enriches the otherwise monochrome-like image. Hot and beautiful. Still, office-friendly ;) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pe

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2012-06-01 Thread Bob W
Magnificent! B > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > David Savage > Sent: 02 June 2012 06:31 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: OT PESO - Smoke > > G'day All, > > I was traveling th

OT PESO - Smoke

2012-06-01 Thread David Savage
G'day All, I was traveling through the wheatbelt a few weeks ago with some friends when we came across this scene: It was getting close to planting time for the new wheat crops and the farmers were burning off the stubble from las