Much better, and I can see the whole thing! I disagree with Jack about the grass (and evergreen) color, though; to me it affords a nice twist on the traditional winter monochrome.
Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu, 12/23/10, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't know about Rick, but I like it > better. The really nice monochrome is upset somewhat by the > grass color. I'd have to go B&W for a look. > Also, grab your telephoto and shoot that other bench and > great barren dead tree across the frozen river. Hopefully, > you can do it before the snow melts from the limbs. > > Jack > > --- On Thu, 12/23/10, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: PESO: Two benches > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > > Date: Thursday, December 23, 2010, 8:03 AM > > OK Rick, you shamed me into it. > > > > Here is a modified version of the Two Benches photo. > > It's smaller and I played with the sliders (curves) > in > > LR3.3. > > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12134930&size=lg > > > > The original is here... > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12131590&size=md > > Right click for the giant economy size photo. > > > > Comments/critiques welcome > > > > In between these two photos you will find 2 versions > of > > Snowy Oaks, > > one big original and one enhanced a bit with > curves/sliders > > in LR3.3. > > > > Regards, Bob S. > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Magic! The bench turned into a car! > > > > > > > > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > > > > > > --- On Wed, 12/22/10, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Thanks Rick, > > >> I did some experimenting with the sliders and > it > > does look > > >> interesting. > > >> Mostly, I lose some of the white veil over > the > > whole > > >> photo. > > >> I like the change, but will leave the > original up > > for a > > >> while. > > >> (It was snowy and foggy.) > > >> Here's another shot where I used the sliders > and > > also > > >> adjusted size. > > >> (I tried to make it as big as practical for > most > > users.) > > >> > > >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12132990&size=lg > > >> > > >> Regards, Bob S. > > >> > > >> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Rick Womer > <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > Bob, I really like it. How about a > > medium-size > > >> version, though? It's either a large > postage > > stamp, or > > >> goes way beyond most displays. It might > also be > > >> interesting to experiment with the blacks > slider > > and > > >> increase the contrast. > > >> > > > >> > Rick > > >> > > > >> > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > --- On Wed, 12/22/10, Bob Sullivan > <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >> Jack and Ann, > > >> >> Sorry it's so big, I got carried > away > > with the > > >> detail. > > >> >> If you just right click on the > picture, > > it will > > >> zoom out to > > >> >> a smaller size. > > >> >> But then the impact of the details > goes > > away. > > >> >> Regards, Bob S. > > >> >> > > >> >> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 4:17 PM, > Jack > > Davis <[email protected]> > > >> >> wrote: > > >> >> > My, that's a large image. Kind > of > > hard to > > >> take it all > > >> >> in. Like the charcoal look about it > and > > feel it > > >> works well > > >> >> overall. I don't especially care > for > > the grass > > >> probably > > >> >> due to its color. Very much like the > tree > > in the > > >> right > > >> >> background near the second bench. > Might > > try that > > >> one on it's > > >> >> own. Guess you'd have to walk across > the > > frozen > > >> river.(?) > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Jack > > >> >> > > > >> >> > --- On Wed, 12/22/10, Bob > Sullivan > > <[email protected]> > > >> >> wrote: > > >> >> > > > >> >> >> From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > > >> >> >> Subject: PESO: Two benches > > >> >> >> To: "PDML" <[email protected]> > > >> >> >> Date: Wednesday, December > 22, > > 2010, 2:02 > > >> PM > > >> >> >> It's definitely winter > weather > > here > > >> >> >> in the midwest USA. > > >> >> >> I hear the northern parts > of > > Europe are > > >> also > > >> >> suffering, > > >> >> >> especially travelers. > > >> >> >> Here's a little scene from > the > > arboretum > > >> on a > > >> >> snowy > > >> >> >> morning. > > >> >> >> Comments/critiques welcome > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12131590&size=lg > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> Regards, Bob S. > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> -- > > >> >> >> 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. > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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.
