Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-25 Thread Eactivist
Ditto. What he said. I think all of us who commented were aware of what a one time opportunity it was, ergo, no critique, just appreciation. Marnie aka Doe :-) == Igor, Don't worry, be happy! We've all had photo opportunities like this, a brief chance to make a good shot. You

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sorry I've not commented earlier. This is a great shot - sure, it may be less than perfect in the minds of some, but that's life. Life's not perfect. You caught a special moment - what you've got is not a studio portrait but a document of a fleeting moment in the life of a baby elephant and

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
On Mar 21, 2007, at 7:41 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/IMGP5086w2.jpg Thank everybody who looked at the image! Many more thanks for the kind words (unfortunately - almost no real critique ...). Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 24, 2007, at 1:11 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/IMGP5086w2.jpg Thank everybody who looked at the image! Many more thanks for the kind words (unfortunately - almost no real critique ...). Well, what sort of real critique were you looking for? - There's

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin Subject: Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant On Mar 21, 2007, at 7:41 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/IMGP5086w2.jpg Thank everybody who looked at the image! Many more thanks for the kind words

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
Sat Mar 24 17:16:04 EDT 2007 William Robb wrote: Sorry Igor, there wasn't much to criticize about the picture. Sometimes you just have to be satisfied with the knowledge that you have brought a small amount of happiness into your viewer's lives. William Robb Bill, I am satisfied. That's

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 24, 2007, at 2:52 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Speaking of which, Godfrey, do you mind to elaborate on your last point? - Some rendering work on the foreleg going into the shadow would make it look a touch nicer. What type of rendering do you mean/suggest here? Just a very small,

RE: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-22 Thread Bob W
I love that picture. The light has captured the texture of the skin beautifully, and the fact that he/she has 3 feet off the ground gives him a surprising lightness, and makes him seem to be having fun, in a puppyish sort of way. Just the hint of the mother's presence is exactly how it should be,

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-22 Thread Igor Roshchin
Yep, I was also thinking that it would have been better to have just a bit more of the mother's foot; that would also have given a better sense of the scale. Thanks! Igor Thu Mar 22 03:38:25 EDT 2007 Bob W wrote: I love that picture. The light has captured the texture of the skin

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-22 Thread mike wilson
From: Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/03/22 Thu AM 02:41:44 GMT To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: enablement and PESO: baby elephant I just recently purchased a SMC 2x-s Pentax TC. Last Saturday I had a chance to use it at the Wild Animal Park: they had a week-old(!)

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/21/2007 7:42:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just recently purchased a SMC 2x-s Pentax TC. Last Saturday I had a chance to use it at the Wild Animal Park: they had a week-old(!) baby-elephant. Since the baby was tiny, and at a significant

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin Subject: enablement and PESO: baby elephant http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/IMGP5086w2.jpg Delightful picture Igor. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
Like Bob W says, a delightful picture. Regards, Bob S. On 3/22/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love that picture. The light has captured the texture of the skin beautifully, and the fact that he/she has 3 feet off the ground gives him a surprising lightness, and makes him seem to be

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 21, 2007, at 7:41 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/IMGP5086w2.jpg I think you did just fine with this photo! :-) Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net