Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-09 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Jay. Lighting is just a couple of goose neck desk lamps with LED bulbs, a few sheets of wax paper in front of the lights to soften it. I'm not sure if it really needed all of the those images for the stacks - I just adjust the focus as little as possible for each shot. Better to have

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-08 Thread Jay Taylor
blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } That's really nice Mark!What is your lighting setup for something like this and does it really require that many images in the

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-08 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Dave! Also thanks to Jack and Marnie. On 5/7/2017 6:33 PM, David J Brooks wrote: lovely Dave On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Mark C wrote: Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion flower, but why not?

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-07 Thread Marnie (aka Doe)
Another good one, but this one is also a cut above. I love it. Such an interesting shape. Marnie aka Doe :-) On 5/7/2017 3:33 PM, David J Brooks wrote: lovely Dave On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Mark C wrote: Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-07 Thread Jack Davis
What David said! J Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2017, at 3:33 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > > lovely > > Dave > >> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Mark C wrote: >> Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion flower, but why not? >> >>

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-07 Thread David J Brooks
lovely Dave On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Mark C wrote: > Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion flower, but why not? > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dandelion > > or on flickr: > >

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-07 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Paul! On 5/6/2017 10:18 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Ditto. Well done! Paul via phone On May 6, 2017, at 7:35 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: Very nice capture Mark. I like the POV. -Original Message- From: Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> S

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-07 Thread Mark C
Thanks Ann! On 5/6/2017 10:27 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: why not indeed - That's spectacular, Mark - just lovely ann On 5/6/2017 6:36 PM, Mark C wrote: Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion flower, but why not? http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dandelion or on

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-06 Thread ann sanfedele
why not indeed - That's spectacular, Mark - just lovely ann On 5/6/2017 6:36 PM, Mark C wrote: Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion flower, but why not? http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dandelion or on flickr:

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
Ditto. Well done! Paul via phone > On May 6, 2017, at 7:35 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > > Very nice capture Mark. I like the POV. > > > -Original Message- >> From: Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> >> Subject: PESO - Dandelion

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-06 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Ken - the leafy tendrils at the bottom of the flower were interesting, so I chose a POV that emphasized them. On 5/6/2017 7:35 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Very nice capture Mark. I like the POV. -Original Message- From: Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> Subject: PESO - Dan

Re: PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-06 Thread Ken Waller
Very nice capture Mark. I like the POV. -Original Message- >From: Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> >Subject: PESO - Dandelion > >Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion flower, but why not? > >http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dandelion &

PESO - Dandelion

2017-05-06 Thread Mark C
Seems a little silly to photograph a lowly dandelion flower, but why not? http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dandelion or on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/34356796401/in/dateposted-public/ 58 stacked images. K-1 and DFA 100 macro. Pixel shift mode with raw

Re: PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us...

2012-04-17 Thread David Mann
On Apr 17, 2012, at 3:55 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: The poor dandelion. No one seems to like 'em. We had some go to seed during the summer which pleased the birds. I remember taking photos of a bird feeding on them but I don't think any of them turned out very well. Dave -- PDML

Re: PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us...

2012-04-17 Thread kwaller
I've always liked them. Ever since I was a kid I've liked them. Probably cause you can make wine from them ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: RE: PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us

PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us...

2012-04-16 Thread Charles Robinson
Except for the fact that it just SNOWED this morning, that is. Nothing fancy, just me playing around with the macro lens. Bonus: Spot the spiders/mites/whatever on the petals. I just noticed these. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2012/IMGP8343.jpg It ain't high art. Feel free to

Re: PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us...

2012-04-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice vision of a nasty olant. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Except for the fact that it just SNOWED this morning, that is. Nothing fancy, just me playing around with the macro lens.

Re: PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us...

2012-04-16 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 16, 2012, at 16:27, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nice vision of a nasty olant. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Hey, I like 'em. If you can't beat them. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2012/IMGP8343.jpg Anyone know what those bugs are?

RE: PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us...

2012-04-16 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Sent: April 16, 2012 4/16/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Dandelion Season is upon us... Except for the fact that it just SNOWED

RE: PESO: Dandelion

2006-05-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
] Sent: 15. mai 2006 06:58 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Dandelion The original shot was unremarkable. However, I desaturated the photo, and it started to become something. I adjusted the contrast and shadows. I found that there were some distracting highlights

Re: PESO: Dandelion

2006-05-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like step two better than step three. More contrast. I would like all of them more if it was shot with more depth of field. F16 might have been enough. Paul On May 15, 2006, at 12:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The original shot was unremarkable. However, I desaturated the photo, and it

Re: PESO: Dandelion

2006-05-15 Thread Rick Womer
Really interesting metamorphosis. It also shows me things I didn't know about the structure of a dandelion! Rick --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The original shot was unremarkable. However, I desaturated the photo, and it started to become something. I adjusted the contrast and shadows. I

PESO: Dandelion

2006-05-14 Thread mike
The original shot was unremarkable. However, I desaturated the photo, and it started to become something. I adjusted the contrast and shadows. I found that there were some distracting highlights in the background, so I took the paintbrush tool and got rid of them. Here are my three steps: