Re: PESO - The Claw

2014-02-25 Thread Ann Sanfedele
pretty fingers... whatever you did it looks fine.. I think shadow detail is over-rated. ann On 2/24/2014 19:22, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Not doing a lot of photography lately. This one of those shots I keep coming back to from time to time to see what I can do about the dense shadows.

Re: PESO - The Claw

2014-02-25 Thread Ann Sanfedele
- Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 6:01 PM Subject: Re: PESO - The Claw Beautifully rendered textures and super level of detail. I believe I just voted for this image on the PPG. Dan

Re: PESO - The Claw

2014-02-25 Thread Brian Walters
John, Ann - the shadows on the original image were so deep that it was difficult to differentiate them from the dark colour of the animal's skin. It took me a while in post to reduce their impact to my satisfaction. Dan - yes it was in the PPG - thanks for the vote! Thanks also Dave,

RE: PESO - The Claw

2014-02-24 Thread John Coyle
Nice shot Brian - and given our strong light in Oz, I think the shadows have been handled extremely well! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters Sent: Tuesday, 25 February 2014 10:23 AM To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO - The Claw

2014-02-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Beautifully rendered textures and super level of detail. I believe I just voted for this image on the PPG. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 7:22 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all Not doing a lot of photography

Re: PESO - The Claw

2014-02-24 Thread David Mann
On Feb 25, 2014, at 1:22 pm, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all Not doing a lot of photography lately. This one of those shots I keep coming back to from time to time to see what I can do about the dense shadows. This is about the best I've managed - shot with the

Re: PESO - The Claw

2014-02-24 Thread Jack Davis
I completely agree with Dan, although I haven't voted on the PPG for awhile. G Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 6:01 PM Subject: Re: PESO - The Claw Beautifully

Re: PESO - The Claw

2014-02-24 Thread knarf
Texture, colour, composition, plus I had to look twice: it almost looks like a human hand in a glove. Very interesting! Cheers, frank On 24 February, 2014 7:22:48 PM EST, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all Not doing a lot of photography lately. This one of those shots