Thanks, Ann. I agree with your comment about that little bright dot in the black area; that at least should go.
My diner blog is still alive. Thanks for remembering and asking about it! I am now trying to post a blog entry there once a week, since I don't have enough diners images to do it more frequently. My most recent posts have been more documentary in nature than images I think have photographic merit, but you may still enjoy it. It is located here: http://dinerdan.posterous.com/ Dan http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > Dan - > well it looks perfectly fine to me technical perfection can be overrated > > .... I disagree wth Jack - the only thing I find at all distracting is that > tiny little > > light dot on the leaf that is in the black background. I think the black > background area is a plus, not a minus > but of course, since it got in the Pentax gallery.... leave it the hell > alone Id say :-) > > btw what is happening, or has happened with your diner series? > > ann > > > Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> Thanks, Jack. Your suggestions are very helpful, and I shall play >> around with it a bit. >> >> I tried several angles on this plant, but this was the best. Some >> showed blue int eh background, from the water features of the >> greenhouse, and that was more distracting. Some angles showed a bit >> of wilt in a flower or leaf, and some did not seem as "balanced" to my >> eye as this shot. >> >> Because I like the flower so much, I submitted it to the Pentax >> Gallery, even though I recognized it was not technically all that >> good. To my surprise, it was accepted into the gallery, bringing my >> little portfolio there up to 45 images. I am always surprised at what >> makes it into the gallery -- and what doesn't. Many of my favorite >> shots have been rejected. >> >> Dan >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Beautiful blossoms! Unfortunately, that black background area is very >>> distracting, the pedals peeking in on the left edge should be cloned out and >>> the fuchsia color in the upper left corner eliminated. The black background >>> area would be a tough edit, but the image is worthy of a significant effort. >>> >>> Jack >>> >>> --- On Thu, 12/2/10, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> >>>> From: Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: PESO: Fuchsia Orchids >>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 6:39 PM >>>> >>>> http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=29 >>>> >>>> Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are All >>>> Welcome. >>>> >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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.
