Ann, sorry I wasn't implying anything negative or positive regarding the sense of "melancholy." Perfectly fine with me, I just didn't want to imply that melancholy was what you were going for. If you were, it worked especially well for me.(?)
Jack:) --- On Sat, 3/12/11, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Peso - Hoboken station, take 2 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011, 6:54 AM > Paul, Ken, JAck, Walt, Bruce, Jeff > ... > > I (now) see what you mean about the staircase... I > think it is all there in the original but the original is > very dark at the bottom > and strongly tilted... I cropped the bottom because > of a distracting something.. looking at the raw file I > cant make out the bottom > at the moment but I'll work on it... > > (Walt - I didn't mean to compare it to the first other than > it was another shot in the station... ) > > Maybe I'll put a straight copy of the original on smugmug > in an unlisted area and send it you lot off list - after I > do Take 3 :-) > > Jack, the light and haziness of the first , and the collar > with the newspaper suit me... the sadness I dont like just > comes from the > homeless people asleep at the other end of the bench. > when I took the shot, looking through the viewfinder, I > didn't > see them other than people sitting the bench.. that is , I > couldn't make them out as other than forms, though I knew > they must be people. Melancholy I like :-) > > stay tuned for improvements > > ann > > > > > Walter Gilbert wrote: > > > I completely agree with Jack, > here. There was a certain gauziness about the first > shot that really complemented it, people notwithstanding. > > > > The more recent shot is lovely, though, and would > definitely benefit from being taken on its own terms rather > than in comparison to the original. > > > > -- Walt > > > > On 3/12/2011 7:39 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > >> Cleaner image than the first. Actually, the > flatter somewhat hazy first image created a possibly > unintended melancholy mood. > >> "Take 2" includes more definition and order, but > is so distractingly "incomplete." :) > >> > >> Jack > >> > >> --- On Fri, 3/11/11, Ann Sanfedele<[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> From: Ann Sanfedele<[email protected]> > >>> Subject: Peso - Hoboken station, take 2 > >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"<[email protected]> > >>> Date: Friday, March 11, 2011, 8:11 PM > >>> > >>> http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-Snaps-2011/15389206_z3saz/1/1213377210_bHGc6/Medium > > >>> > >>> I used the perspective tool to straighten the > verticals of > >>> the window frames... shot at 1600 f5.6 > 1/750. > >>> > >>> Those windows are painted with gilt. I > like this one > >>> better than the first one I showed you all... > not so sad. > >>> > >>> ann > >>> > >>> > >>> -- 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.
