Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 15/3/20, Olga Iona Custer, discombobulated, unleashed: >A couple of other things come to mind - what I leave in the frame and >what I leave out of the frame, how do I do things in post (an obvious >example is making things B rather than color). Ah, well, yes. I tend to shoot large fine jpegs

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-15 Thread Olga Iona Custer
> On Mar 14, 2020, at 3:56 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 13/3/20, Olga Iona Custer, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Picture of Larry was more intentional. Picture of Kate was more >> opportunistic - I just saw nice light on her face. Larry and I also >> cropped him out of picture of Kate

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-15 Thread Olga Iona Custer
> On Mar 13, 2020, at 7:38 AM, Bill wrote: > > On 3/13/2020 3:09 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: >> Welcome Olga, >> Looking at your two portraits, >> I must say you certainly look far more experienced than you declared. >> That must be a good sign of talent. > > Or.. > wait for it > .

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-15 Thread Olga Iona Custer
> On Mar 13, 2020, at 2:09 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > > Welcome Olga, > > Looking at your two portraits, > I must say you certainly look far more experienced than you declared. Before Larry loaned me his K-3 I just shot pictures with my phone, putting everything I could in the center of the

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-15 Thread Olga Iona Custer
> On Mar 13, 2020, at 2:05 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > > Welcome. > > Olga, given that we share the same language (not the one I am using to > write this message), I would gladly share with you some of my digital > library. Specifically, on subject of photographic composition. Of course. And

RE: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-15 Thread jcoyle
: New member's intro - photographing photographers Hello! I am new to the list, new to Pentax, new to digital photography, and new to photography. I am still discovering the features of my newly acquired K-5 (thanks so much, Boris!) after playing with Larry’s K-3 (thanks, Larry, for your gear

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-14 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 14/3/20, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed: >with the are in focus the *area* in -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ UK Shoot / Edit || (O) | -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-14 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 14/3/20, Postmaster, discombobulated, unleashed: >> > >That's a great shot! Thankee kindly sir. I can't remember if I was shooting from the hip or looking through. I think I was amazingly lucky with the are in focus as the camera was clearly rotating

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-14 Thread Postmaster
Steve Cottrell wrote: >Here's an example of a shot that I simply grabbed as I was walking and had no >idea if it would work or not. Only when I saw it later, I realised I liked it >and there was a story there: > > That's a great shot! -- PDML

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-14 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 13/3/20, Olga Iona Custer, discombobulated, unleashed: >Picture of Larry was more intentional. Picture of Kate was more >opportunistic - I just saw nice light on her face. Larry and I also >cropped him out of picture of Kate in postprocessing. I wondered at the >time if adding another person

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-14 Thread Steve Cottrell
>>>And I absolutely second what Cotty wrote you in his message - pictures tell >>>stories. So, I am all ears :-). >> >>Mark Roberts is obviously incommunicado as otherwise he would, at this >point, have told you not to listen to a word I say :-) > >I'm thinking at this point it should be

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-14 Thread Alan C
Welcome, Olga. I won't say anything because I think the others have said too much already! Alan C    (In sunny, hot, dry Phalabowa) On 13-Mar-20 06:58 AM, Olga Iona Custer wrote: Hello! I am new to the list, new to Pentax, new to digital photography, and new to photography. I am still

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread John
Quotations list might be a good place to start. "The annual tradition: https://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm; On 3/13/2020 17:52:37, P. J. Alling wrote: Welcome to the list.  I was going to list a bunch of denizens, and warnings about them, but you can go back and read the archives, they're

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread ann sanfedele
welcome, Olga! glad to have another gal on board. Both of those shots are nice.. showing to me, at least, a lot of personality of the subject. I'd guess, though, that the photo of Kate was taken without her knowledge at that moment and when you shot the photo of Larry, with that big grin on his

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Hey, I resemble that remark... On 3/13/2020 5:54 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 13, 2020, at 2:52 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Welcome to the list. I was going to list a bunch of denizens, and warnings about them, but you can go back and read the archives, they're funnier than I am, well most of

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread P. J. Alling
There, see. On 3/13/2020 3:57 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Steve Cottrell wrote: On 13/3/20, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: And I absolutely second what Cotty wrote you in his message - pictures tell stories. So, I am all ears :-). Mark Roberts is obviously incommunicado as

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread Larry Colen
> On Mar 13, 2020, at 2:52 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > Welcome to the list. I was going to list a bunch of denizens, and warnings > about them, but you can go back and read the archives, they're funnier than I > am, well most of the time anyway. Maybe not funnier looking. Maybe. --

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Welcome to the list.  I was going to list a bunch of denizens, and warnings about them, but you can go back and read the archives, they're funnier than I am, well most of the time anyway. On 3/13/2020 12:58 AM, Olga Iona Custer wrote: Hello! I am new to the list, new to Pentax, new to digital

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 13/3/20, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>And I absolutely second what Cotty wrote you in his message - pictures tell >>stories. So, I am all ears :-). > >Mark Roberts is obviously incommunicado as otherwise he would, at this point, >have told you not to

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread Olga Iona Custer
> On Mar 13, 2020, at 1:45 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 12/3/20, Olga Iona Custer, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I am new to the list, new to Pentax, new to digital photography, and new >> to photography. > > Welcome Olga. There re some wise voices on this list - mine is not one of

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread Larry Colen
> On Mar 13, 2020, at 10:08 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 13/3/20, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I've got something like 700k frames in my lightroom catalog, though many >> of them are bracketing, there are about fifty photos in the portfolio I >> use to show off photos.

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 13/3/20, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: >And I absolutely second what Cotty wrote you in his message - pictures tell >stories. So, I am all ears :-). Mark Roberts is obviously incommunicado as otherwise he would, at this point, have told you not to listen to a word I say :-) --

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 13/3/20, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >I've got something like 700k frames in my lightroom catalog, though many >of them are bracketing, there are about fifty photos in the portfolio I >use to show off photos. That's about one percent of one percent, so it >sounds like Cotty is a

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Welcome! Nice pics. You have a good eye. Paul > On Mar 13, 2020, at 12:57 PM, John wrote: > > Welcome. > > On 3/13/2020 00:58:28, Olga Iona Custer wrote: >> Hello! >> I am new to the list, new to Pentax, new to digital photography, and new to >> photography. >> I am still discovering the

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread John
Welcome. On 3/13/2020 00:58:28, Olga Iona Custer wrote: Hello! I am new to the list, new to Pentax, new to digital photography, and new to photography. I am still discovering the features of my newly acquired K-5 (thanks so much, Boris!) after playing with Larry’s K-3 (thanks, Larry, for

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread Larry Colen
> On Mar 13, 2020, at 1:45 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 12/3/20, Olga Iona Custer, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I am new to the list, new to Pentax, new to digital photography, and new >> to photography. > > Welcome Olga. There re some wise voices on this list - mine is not one of >

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread Bill
On 3/13/2020 3:09 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: Welcome Olga, Looking at your two portraits, I must say you certainly look far more experienced than you declared. That must be a good sign of talent. Or.. wait for it . . . . . . She must have a good camera. HAR!! Really good

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Welcome. Olga, given that we share the same language (not the one I am using to write this message), I would gladly share with you some of my digital library. Specifically, on subject of photographic composition. And I absolutely second what Cotty wrote you in his message - pictures tell

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread Bulent Celasun
Welcome Olga, Looking at your two portraits, I must say you certainly look far more experienced than you declared. That must be a good sign of talent. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 12/3/20, Olga Iona Custer, discombobulated, unleashed: >I am new to the list, new to Pentax, new to digital photography, and new >to photography. Welcome Olga. There re some wise voices on this list - mine is not one of them. But that pic of Larry is really good - it's captured an

Re: New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-13 Thread Larry Colen
> On Mar 12, 2020, at 9:58 PM, Olga Iona Custer wrote: > > Hello! > I am new to the list, new to Pentax, new to digital photography, and new to > photography. Welcome Olga, I should probably apologize in advance for subjecting you to this crew. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- PDML

New member's intro - photographing photographers

2020-03-12 Thread Olga Iona Custer
Hello! I am new to the list, new to Pentax, new to digital photography, and new to photography. I am still discovering the features of my newly acquired K-5 (thanks so much, Boris!) after playing with Larry’s K-3 (thanks, Larry, for your gear, your time, and your nearly endless patience). I am