Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-29 Thread Igor PDML-StR
+1. Cotty stole my thoughts! :) But when I was taking this, related photo, if I had used a polarizer, I am not sure if my car (the white one) would have shown up: http://42graphy.org/misc/Car_IR32941.jpg (or maybe it would've been enhanced... it depends on the polarization...) :-) Igor

RE: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-25 Thread Malcolm Smith
Chris Mitchell wrote: I thought so too. I entered it in a competition with the subject "Objects of desire". The judge said "I'd rather have seen the whole thing and not just the badge". Soon after I stopped entering club competitions... You'll find the judge in the next

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-25 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 24 March 2017 at 19:21, Bob W-PDML wrote: > Nice, especially the badge shot. I thought so too. I entered it in a competition with the subject "Objects of desire". The judge said "I'd rather have seen the whole thing and not just the badge". Soon after I stopped entering

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-25 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 24 March 2017 at 18:57, Larry Colen wrote: > Lovely car, and you did it justice. Thanks Larry. >> >> Also my friend allowed me to spray his beloved Aston with water to get >> this close-up of the badge: >> >>

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-25 Thread Chris Mitchell
; > From: "Chris Mitchell" <chris.mitch...@which.net> > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 6:25:58 AM > > Subject: My attempt at car photography! > > > > While I was going through masses of neg

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread mike wilson
> On 24 March 2017 at 21:24 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > On 24/3/17, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >I thought that all you had to do to get that effect in England was to > >park a car outdoors for an hour or two. > > That's Scotland. Wales. I still

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Gonz
Which is like the next county over in Texas right? On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 4:24 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 24/3/17, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>I thought that all you had to do to get that effect in England was to >>park a car outdoors for an hour or

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 24/3/17, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >I thought that all you had to do to get that effect in England was to >park a car outdoors for an hour or two. That's Scotland. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Bob W-PDML
gt; Love the B, Chris > > J > > - Original Message - > From: "Chris Mitchell" <chris.mitch...@which.net> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 6:25:58 AM > Subject: My attempt at car photograp

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Larry Colen
Chris Mitchell wrote: While I was going through masses of negatives to decide on my PUG 20 entry, I came across a session that I did for a friend who has a 1970s Aston Martin V8. I'd be interested in what the car buffs on the list think of this:

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread mike wilson
> On 24 March 2017 at 17:38 Chris Mitchell wrote: > > > On 24 March 2017 at 17:29, mike wilson wrote: > > Three. Also very brave, wetting a 1970s Aston. Did it ever run again? > > > A chamois leather was produced as soon as I'd finished and

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 24 March 2017 at 17:29, mike wilson wrote: > Three. Also very brave, wetting a 1970s Aston. Did it ever run again? > A chamois leather was produced as soon as I'd finished and it was bone dry in seconds... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread mike wilson
Three. Also very brave, wetting a 1970s Aston. Did it ever run again? > On 24 March 2017 at 14:25 Chris Mitchell wrote: > > > Thanks Cotty. That's 2 votes for a polariser... > > Chris > > On 24 March 2017 at 13:59, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 24/3/17, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: >Thanks Cotty. That's 2 votes for a polariser... In this day and age when everything can be done in Photoshop, and to a similar extent in video editing and SFX software, I tend not to use any filters - except for one, and only for video. I

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Chris Mitchell
o: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: My attempt at car photography! > > While I was going through masses of negatives to decide on my PUG 20 > entry, I came across a session that I did for a friend who has a 1970s > Aston Martin V8. I'd be interested in what the car buffs on the list >

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Alan C
Well, it looks pretty good to me. The car too. Did you scan the neg? Alan C -Original Message- From: Chris Mitchell Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 3:25 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: My attempt at car photography! While I was going through masses of negatives to decide on my

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Chris Mitchell
Thanks Cotty. That's 2 votes for a polariser... Chris On 24 March 2017 at 13:59, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 24/3/17, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>While I was going through masses of negatives to decide on my PUG 20 >>entry, I came across a session that I

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
>>> Love the B, Chris >>>> >>>> J >>>> >>>> - Original Message - >>>> From: "Chris Mitchell" <chris.mitch...@which.net> >>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Chris Mitchell
;>> Love the B, Chris >>> >>> J >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Chris Mitchell" <chris.mitch...@which.net> >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >>> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 6

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 24/3/17, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: >While I was going through masses of negatives to decide on my PUG 20 >entry, I came across a session that I did for a friend who has a 1970s >Aston Martin V8. I'd be interested in what the car buffs on the list >think of this: >

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
cast.net> wrote: >> >> Beautifully positioned in an ideal setting. >> Love the B, Chris >> >> J >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Chris Mitchell" <chris.mitch...@which.net> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <p

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Chris Mitchell
--- > From: "Chris Mitchell" <chris.mitch...@which.net> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 6:25:58 AM > Subject: My attempt at car photography! > > While I was going through masses of negatives to decide

Re: My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Jack Davis
Beautifully positioned in an ideal setting. Love the B, Chris J - Original Message - From: "Chris Mitchell" <chris.mitch...@which.net> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 6:25:58 AM Subject: My attempt at car

My attempt at car photography!

2017-03-24 Thread Chris Mitchell
While I was going through masses of negatives to decide on my PUG 20 entry, I came across a session that I did for a friend who has a 1970s Aston Martin V8. I'd be interested in what the car buffs on the list think of this: