Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-09 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Jay. Lighting is just a couple of goose neck desk lamps with LED bulbs, a few sheets of wax paper in front of the lights to soften it. I'm not sure if it really needed all of the those images for the stacks - I just adjust the focus as little as possible for each shot. Better to have

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-08 Thread Jay Taylor
blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } That's really nice Mark!What is your lighting setup for something like this and does it really require that many images in the

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-08 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Dave! Also thanks to Jack and Marnie. On 5/7/2017 6:33 PM, David J Brooks wrote: lovely Dave On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Mark C wrote: Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion flower, but why not?

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-07 Thread Marnie (aka Doe)
Another good one, but this one is also a cut above. I love it. Such an interesting shape. Marnie aka Doe :-) On 5/7/2017 3:33 PM, David J Brooks wrote: lovely Dave On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Mark C wrote: Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-07 Thread Jack Davis
What David said! J Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2017, at 3:33 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > > lovely > > Dave > >> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Mark C wrote: >> Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion flower, but why not? >> >>

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-07 Thread David J Brooks
lovely Dave On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Mark C wrote: > Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion flower, but why not? > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dandelion > > or on flickr: > >

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-07 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Paul! On 5/6/2017 10:18 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Ditto. Well done! Paul via phone On May 6, 2017, at 7:35 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Very nice capture Mark. I like the POV. -Original Message- From: Mark C Subject: PESO -

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-07 Thread Mark C
Thanks Ann! On 5/6/2017 10:27 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: why not indeed - That's spectacular, Mark - just lovely ann On 5/6/2017 6:36 PM, Mark C wrote: Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion flower, but why not? http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dandelion or on

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-06 Thread ann sanfedele
why not indeed - That's spectacular, Mark - just lovely ann On 5/6/2017 6:36 PM, Mark C wrote: Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion flower, but why not? http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dandelion or on flickr:

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
Ditto. Well done! Paul via phone > On May 6, 2017, at 7:35 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Very nice capture Mark. I like the POV. > > > -Original Message- >> From: Mark C >> Subject: PESO - Dandelion >> >> Seems a little silly to photograph a

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-06 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Ken - the leafy tendrils at the bottom of the flower were interesting, so I chose a POV that emphasized them. On 5/6/2017 7:35 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Very nice capture Mark. I like the POV. -Original Message- From: Mark C Subject: PESO - Dandelion

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-06 Thread Ken Waller
Very nice capture Mark. I like the POV. -Original Message- >From: Mark C >Subject: PESO - Dandelion > >Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion flower, but why not? > >http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dandelion > >or on flickr: >

Re: PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us...

2012-04-17 Thread David Mann
On Apr 17, 2012, at 3:55 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: The poor dandelion. No one seems to like 'em. We had some go to seed during the summer which pleased the birds. I remember taking photos of a bird feeding on them but I don't think any of them turned out very well. Dave -- PDML

Re: PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us...

2012-04-17 Thread kwaller
I've always liked them. Ever since I was a kid I've liked them. Probably cause you can make wine from them ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: RE: PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us

Re: PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us...

2012-04-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice vision of a nasty olant. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Except for the fact that it just SNOWED this morning, that is. Nothing fancy, just me playing around with the macro lens.

Re: PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us...

2012-04-16 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 16, 2012, at 16:27, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nice vision of a nasty olant. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Hey, I like 'em. If you can't beat them. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2012/IMGP8343.jpg Anyone know what those bugs are?

RE: PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us...

2012-04-16 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
The poor dandelion. No one seems to like 'em. I wonder how many billions of dollars have been spent and how many lives shortened due to toxic chemicals applied to the soil to eliminate them? Now those are statistics I'd like to see! I've always liked them. Ever since I was a kid I've liked

RE: PESO: Dandelion

2006-05-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
Rick and Paul commented very well. Nice picture Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO: Dandelion

2006-05-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like step two better than step three. More contrast. I would like all of them more if it was shot with more depth of field. F16 might have been enough. Paul On May 15, 2006, at 12:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The original shot was unremarkable. However, I desaturated the photo, and it

Re: PESO: Dandelion

2006-05-15 Thread Rick Womer
Really interesting metamorphosis. It also shows me things I didn't know about the structure of a dandelion! Rick --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The original shot was unremarkable. However, I desaturated the photo, and it started to become something. I adjusted the contrast and shadows. I