Thanks, Paul! Without having tried, it would be difficult to do much cropping without loosing, at least, the upper right leaves and I like their weight in that area. I do agree that cloning out the small amount of sunlit leaves in the center might give it a cleaner look. Always appreciate your suggestions.
Jack --- On Sat, 5/24/08, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Park Bench > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, May 24, 2008, 6:47 AM > I like it. The dark background gives it a unique look. You > might try > a tighter crop and clone out the bits of branch that are > not in > shadow. Then again, maybe not:-). > Paul > On May 24, 2008, at 9:12 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > Thanks, Christine. Actually, I intended the very dense > background > > to be completely dark with only the branches of leaves > protruding. > > As mentioned in an earlier post, I spot metered on the > bench to > > help simplify the process. > > > > Jack > > > > > > --- On Fri, 5/23/08, Christine Aguila > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> From: Christine Aguila > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: Park Bench > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > <[email protected]> > >> Date: Friday, May 23, 2008, 9:51 PM > >> Hi Jack: That's nice. A very pleasant frame. > Maybe > >> just a tad lighter in > >> the shadows? Might be my monitor though. Again, > very > >> nice. Cheers, > >> Christine > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Jack Davis" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > >> <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 5:38 PM > >> Subject: PESO: Park Bench > >> > >> > >>> Another shot taken while visiting my daughter > in the > >> San Francisco Bay > >>> area. > >>> Actually this wasn't taken in a Park, but > on the > >> manicured grounds of a > >>> local seed company. > >>> I allow that it's cutsie and contrived, > but the > >> background and total > >>> setting was the reason for my deciding to post > it. > >>> Was hand held and won't stand a lot of > fine detail > >> scrutiny. > >>> Let me know your reaction. Thanks! > >>> > >>> Jack > >>> > >>> K10D, smc80~320@ 80mm, f/10, 1/180, ISO 200. > >>> > >>> > >> > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=305 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link > >> directly above and > >>> follow the directions. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link > >> directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above > > and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
