Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Chris Mitchell
Darryl as your guardian angel. Nice thought... Good set too. I liked the Tokyo Hotel one too. Chris On 21 April 2012 18:14, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Thanks, Bob.  On the train ride home I thought about going into all these little seedy hotels--just to see what the

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yep, the Hamms bear. It reminds me of being at my grandmother's house in the mid fifties. (she had a television!), all gathered around the big dining room table with a baseball game on the TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83xxWCel8g Paul On Apr 22, 2012, at 12:21 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Chris! I've got Darrel up to a maybe on the proposed project :-). Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 1:26 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote: Darryl as your guardian angel. Nice thought... Good set too. I liked the Tokyo Hotel one too. Chris On 21 April 2012 18:14, Christine

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Great fun! Hamms . . . mm . . . Hamms! lol. Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 6:59 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Yep, the Hamms bear. It reminds me of being at my grandmother's house in the mid fifties. (she had a television!), all gathered around the big dining room table with a

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
Hamms, from the land of sky blue waters. Hamms...I miss the commercials! Bob S. On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 11:21 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Thanks, Paul.  Actually, like you, Brickhouse resonates more for me than Harry Carey.  By the bear do you mean the one at Lincoln

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread jn289
Christine, I like the Bud photo, as I like the way it just grabs you. I know that is what the billboard was supposed to do and I think is shows very well in the photo. The flower photo is nice, but I think the most attention is the Bud photo. By the way I do not drink, so hope you did not

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
You don't drink!!!?? Sheesh! :-) Thanks, Joe! Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 10:40 AM, jn289 wrote: Christine, I like the Bud photo, as I like the way it just grabs you. I know that is what the billboard was supposed to do and I think is shows very well in the photo. The

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Hey Joe - me too :-) On top of it I didn't notice beer in Christine's photos -- had to go back and look to see which it was ! I found the face of the guy drinking put me off of looking at that photo too closely.. still like Ohio street best ann On 4/22/2012 11:51, Christine Aguila wrote: You

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Nielsen
I always enjoy your glimpses of Chicago... Harry Carey grabs me, too... and I like the bleached tulips, and the gritty Tokyo Hotel... keep shooting! :) -c On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I'm trying to get out of this photographic

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread John Sessoms
From: Christine Aguila Thanks, Frank! I think I have my next project--seedy hotels shot at night! Cheers, Christine Get someone to tag a long and watch your back. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread jn289
Ann, well if I ever get in your neighborhood, we will have to have a cup of tea..Joe Hey Joe - me too :-) On top of it I didn't notice beer in Christine's photos -- had to go back and look to see which it was ! I found the face of the guy drinking put me off of looking at that photo too

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 4/22/2012 16:46, jn289 wrote: Ann, well if I ever get in your neighborhood, we will have to have a cup of tea..Joe I'd even make one - or coffee I just realized now that the horribly drawn face in the billboard might be Harry C. Gosh, he never looked that bad ann Hey Joe - me too

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Tim Bray
My faves were the first tulips. The reflection of you was cool too, albeit a bit blown-out looking -T On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump.  I had a retirement party to attend last night,

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/21/2012 19:39, Christine Aguila wrote: There are captions under the photos! cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/photodoodles1/ I couldn't possibly say you had a photographically dry period, Christine. You're good as ever albeit a little darkish in mood. It seems that K-5 (two of

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Christine! I did some shooting today: I hope to totally redo my study, so I took some before shots. Now comes the hard part! Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 11:19 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: I always enjoy your glimpses of Chicago... Harry Carey grabs me, too... and I

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Tim. I admit to blowing out the frame on purpose. That's my rendering of my blue period :-) cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 6:46 PM, Tim Bray wrote: My faves were the first tulips. The reflection of you was cool too, albeit a bit blown-out looking -T On Sat, Apr 21,

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Boris! Well, it's hard to say if it was exactly that color because I can't be sure in my recollection of the true color, but it was dark, and the pavement looks, well, dark to me :-). Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 10:38 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 4/21/2012 19:39,

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like it - the blown out one ann On 4/22/2012 23:46, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks, Tim. I admit to blowing out the frame on purpose. That's my rendering of my blue period :-) cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 6:46 PM, Tim Bray wrote: My faves were the first tulips. The

RE: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Bob W
The Tokyo Hotel is great. The sort of place my father warned me against. Never did find out how he knew. B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila Sent: 21 April 2012 17:40 To: PDML List Subject: Photo Doodles

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Bob. On the train ride home I thought about going into all these little seedy hotels--just to see what the insides are like. When I got home, I ran the idea by Darrel asked if he'd play body guard, and he said, let's think about this one for awhile lol. Cheers, Christine On Apr

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread David J Brooks
Some very good shots in there. I like the first tulip one. Dave On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump.  I had a retirement party to attend last night, and when I left for home, I had to

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Jack Davis
: Saturday, April 21, 2012 10:14 AM Subject: Re: Photo Doodles Thanks, Bob.  On the train ride home I thought about going into all these little seedy hotels--just to see what the insides are like.  When I got home, I ran the idea by Darrel asked if he'd play body guard, and he said, let's think about

RE: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Bob W
have you ever read La Colmena (The Beehive) by Camilo Jose Cela? There's a great scene in it where a father and daughter pass each other on the stairs of a brothel, each pretending not to have seen the other in there... The photo reminds me of that. B From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Dave! How does it feel to be part of the K 5er club? :-) Get that baby out and stroker, man. Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 12:29 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Some very good shots in there. I like the first tulip one. Dave On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Christine

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 10:14 AM Subject: Re: Photo Doodles Thanks, Bob. On the train ride home I thought about going into all these little seedy hotels--just to see what the insides are like

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Nope, never read that one. Do you recommend it? Shall I put it on the list? Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Bob W wrote: have you ever read La Colmena (The Beehive) by Camilo Jose Cela? There's a great scene in it where a father and daughter pass each other on the stairs

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
It looks to me like you're pulling out of that slump. I especially like the first shot of the flowers -- wonderful, deep color. -- Walt On 4/21/2012 11:39 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump. I had a retirement party to attend last

RE: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Bob W
Yes, and yes. Cela won the Nobel Prize in the 80s. His politics were all wrong - he offered to be an informer for Franco in the 30s, and somehow always emerged on the winning side, but he was a great, great writer. I've read three of his books: La Familia de Pascual Duarte - I read that in

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Roger that! Added! Thanks for the reco! Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 12:50 PM, Bob W wrote: Yes, and yes. Cela won the Nobel Prize in the 80s. His politics were all wrong - he offered to be an informer for Franco in the 30s, and somehow always emerged on the winning side,

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Well East Ohio is my fave - not just cause I used to live a couple blocks from there :-) The green also - and the second one with the reflections... I'm also feeling slumpish but it is more sheer terror with no ebay sales - ann On 4/21/2012 12:39, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: I'm

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Walt! Glad they don't look like over-Fujish-garishness :-) i dare you to say that 10 times fast! :-) Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 12:47 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: It looks to me like you're pulling out of that slump. I especially like the first shot of the flowers --

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Ann! Sorry to hear the ebay sales quiet. What are you selling? Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 12:53 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Well East Ohio is my fave - not just cause I used to live a couple blocks from there :-) The green also - and the second one with the

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Mark C
Nice shots - the tulips have a great color tone, almost unearthly. I htink I stayed in a hotel next to the Tokyo Hotel - is there a Comfort Inn or something like that next to it? Years ago I got a cheap room through some internet site and part of what made it cheap was that it had no street

RE: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread John Sessoms
From: Christine Aguila Hi Everyone: I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump. I had a retirement party to attend last night, and when I left for home, I had to force myself to get the camera out of its bag. Just take some playful pics, I kept saying to myself. Finally I listened.

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 4/21/2012 14:08, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks, Ann! Sorry to hear the ebay sales quiet. What are you selling? Cheers, Christine best way to answer is do seller search annsan only about 20 things - all very different from one another - if you're curious.. that's why it is so

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Mark! Yes, indeed, there is a Comfort Inn next door; I just checked on google maps. Funny story about your stay there! As to Photo Doodles, the writer and the artist have their journal to doodle in, but the photographer doesn't really have the same type of thing. They can print, of

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi John: The flower shots are not illuminated with flash; in fact, for that shot I dialed in -2 EV. The light is coming from a Michigan Ave storefront. During processing in Lightroom, I set the exposure setting to + .30 for a little pop, but that's it. Funny story about reading the last

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Christine, you're already out of that slump. You just haven't realized it yet. :-) Terrific, playful and imaginative shots there. On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump.  I had a retirement

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Some very nice pics, Christine. Love the parking garage. Excellent composition. Like the first of the tulip pics, and the Tokyo Hotel as well. The Harry Carey billboard made me smile. The Chicago I remember as a kid would be Jack Brickhouse, Hamms, and the bear. Paul On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:40

RE: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Wonderful set - my fave is the Tokyo Hotel. Deliciously seedy! cheers, frank (wishing for more ISO on his K10d) What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Sent: April 21, 2012

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread William Robb
On 21/04/2012 10:39 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: http://www.caguila.com/photodoodles1/ http://www.caguila.com/photodoodles1/content/images/large/IMGP0787.jpg Is this Harry Caray? -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Bruce. Kind of you to say so. Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 7:40 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Christine, you're already out of that slump. You just haven't realized it yet. :-) Terrific, playful and imaginative shots there. On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Christine Aguila

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Paul. Actually, like you, Brickhouse resonates more for me than Harry Carey. By the bear do you mean the one at Lincoln Park Zoo? My parents used to take us down to the zoo for photos with the stuffed bear every summer. I still have 1 or 2 of those photos. Or perhaps you mean the

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Frank! I think I have my next project--seedy hotels shot at night! Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:40 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Wonderful set - my fave is the Tokyo Hotel. Deliciously seedy! cheers, frank (wishing for more ISO on his K10d) What can be

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Yep! Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:51 PM, William Robb wrote: On 21/04/2012 10:39 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: http://www.caguila.com/photodoodles1/ http://www.caguila.com/photodoodles1/content/images/large/IMGP0787.jpg Is this Harry Caray? -- William Robb --