Re: PESO: Two Lips

The white edge is a little too sharp. It needs a bit of softness to help the transition. On 2/26/2020 13:31:02, Paul Sorenson wrote: Contrary to John's analysis I do like the gray better.  White edges remaining from the background extraction provide a rim light effect that accents the blooms a

Re: PESO: Two Lips

> On 26 February 2020 at 18:48 Bill wrote: > > > On 2/26/2020 12:37 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > The title worried me; the blurb even more. But it's deffo Bill's best this > > year. > > Thanks Mike, though as it is my only one this year, I feel somewhat > damned by faint praise. > > bill S

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> On Feb 26, 2020, at 9:49 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I like that so much better! I do too. I liked the rimlighting, but the artificial grey bothered me. I don’t know how big the rear light source is, but I wonder if you could get a similar effect by just putting something grey immediately

Re: PESO: Two Lips

I really like that image; sharp colors, tight composition and clean background. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 9:37 AM Bill wrote: > I know I don't post many pictures, and when I do, the quality is > quest

Re: PESO: Two Lips

The title worried me; the blurb even more. But it's deffo Bill's best this year. > On 26 February 2020 at 14:36 Bill wrote: > > > I know I don't post many pictures, and when I do, the quality is > questionable. > However, this doesn't mean I don't occasionally commit some form of eye > torm

Re: PESO: Two Lips

On 2/26/2020 12:37 PM, mike wilson wrote: The title worried me; the blurb even more. But it's deffo Bill's best this year. Thanks Mike, though as it is my only one this year, I feel somewhat damned by faint praise. bill On 26 February 2020 at 14:36 Bill wrote: I know I don't post ma

Re: PESO: Two Lips

Contrary to John's analysis I do like the gray better.  White edges remaining from the background extraction provide a rim light effect that accents the blooms and the leaves.  I do wonder how it would look with a darker gray, but not black, background. Assuming the background is on a separate

Re: PESO: Two Lips

Far better for me as well. I found the solid grey background distracting (for a photograph). I guess it might have worked for a graphic work (for lack of a better word). Anyway, I also enjoyed this version. Bulent - http://patol

Re: PESO: Two Lips

I think that's a much better image. Looks much more "real" to me. On 2/26/2020 12:16:28, Bill wrote: On 2/26/2020 10:47 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: the forced and flat gray background was bugging me -- the flowers look terrific with that lighting.. Hm A naysayer. Here's what the ori

Re: PESO: Two Lips

That's not bad. I like the way you have them lit. The edges of the extraction (I presume that's what I see as a bit of a white line around the flowers & leaves) could be a bit better; maybe go over it with the blur brush so it's not quite so stark. On 2/26/2020 09:36:17, Bill wrote: I know I

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I like that so much better! ann the anti gray On 2/26/2020 12:16 PM, Bill wrote: On 2/26/2020 10:47 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: the forced and flat gray background was bugging me -- the flowers look terrific with that lighting.. Hm A naysayer. Here's what the original looks like...

Re: PESO: Two Lips

On 2/26/2020 10:47 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: the forced and flat gray background was bugging me -- the flowers look terrific with that lighting.. Hm A naysayer. Here's what the original looks like.. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/twolips_just_for_ann.html Thanks for lookin

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the forced and flat gray background was bugging me -- the flowers look terrific with that lighting.. ann On 2/26/2020 11:35 AM, Bill wrote: On 2/26/2020 10:20 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Exquisite! Has a somewhat unnatural feel to it. The flowers came from a grocery store. I expect they were forc

Re: PESO: Two Lips

Exquisite! Has a somewhat unnatural feel to it. -Original Message- >From: Bill Subject: PESO: Two Lips > >I know I don't post many pictures, and when I do, the quality is >questionable. >However, this doesn't mean I don't occasionally commit some form of eye >torment. > >This would be o

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On 2/26/2020 10:20 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Exquisite! Has a somewhat unnatural feel to it. The flowers came from a grocery store. I expect they were force grown in a greenhouse somewhere. I love the effect that the soft rear illumination gives them. I think that combined with the plain grey bac

Re: PESO: Two Lips

On 2/26/2020 8:41 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Very nice. A bit of spring at a time when it’s needed. Thanks Paul. I'm prepping a bunch of equipment for sale, and built a small sweep using sign plastic as the base. This was a two light setup with one light behind the subjct illuminating from be

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On 2/26/2020 8:41 AM, Alan C wrote: Bill, you should post more often. That's a wonderful image. Something we can't grow successfully in our hot climate. I've seen your work, you grow wonderful images in your hot climate. :) Thanks for looking and showing some love. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discu

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Bill, you should post more often. That's a wonderful image. Something we can't grow successfully in our hot climate. Alan C On 26-Feb-20 04:36 PM, Bill wrote: I know I don't post many pictures, and when I do, the quality is questionable. However, this doesn't mean I don't occasionally commit s

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Very nice. A bit of spring at a time when it’s needed. Paul > On Feb 26, 2020, at 9:37 AM, Bill wrote: > > I know I don't post many pictures, and when I do, the quality is > questionable. > However, this doesn't mean I don't occasionally commit some form of eye > torment. > > This would be

Re: PESO: Two 'Lips

On Friday, October 21, 2011 11:48 AM, "David Mann" wrote: > Apologies for the blown-out highlights... > > http://www.multi.net.nz/two-lips/ Attractive composition. The highlights aren't objectionably blown. I like it. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western

RE: PESO: Two 'Lips

Nice - but you also need to apologise for the title pun:-) John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: Friday, 21 October 2011 8:48 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Two 'Li

Re: PESO: Two 'Lips

Thanks for the comments. I struggled a bit with the background, there's greenery from that angle but if I moved much there would have been fence. That photo was taken in cloudy weather. The sun came out later so I took another, but it ended up a bit contrasty. They are just two of probably ab

Re: PESO: Two 'Lips

Apologies aside, I like the angled positioning of the tulips overall composition choices. I find the prominant lower background distracting primarily due to its vibrance. Jack. - Original Message - From: David Mann To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 3:48

Re: PESO: Two 'Lips

I like it quite a bit. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 6:48 PM, David Mann wrote: > Apologies for the blown-out highlights... > > http://www.multi.net.nz/two-lips/ > > Cheers, > Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >