On Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:15 AM, "frank theriault" <[email protected]> wrote: > Taken about 15 minutes earlier than Morning Calm, from a slightly > different vantage point, this was the one I thought would be the > keeper at the time I took it. I thought the kayak made for a much > more interesting photo than the ducks: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/10/morning-calm-part-ii.html > > I converted to b&w as the colours were already monochrome. This was > taken with a 200mm lens, the other with a 90mm. I think this is a > "good" shot, and that's all. > > The other (shown a few weeks ago) is one of my better shots which has > much more going for it: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/morning-calm.html > > Funny that I didn't realize it until I got home to look at things on > the computer.
You're a harsh critic of your own work, Frank. I thought the 'duck' shot was superb when you first showed it and I still think so. But I think the 'kayak' shot tops it by a short head (if I can apply a racing term to an aquatic situation). The composition and processing is spot on! Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Accessible with your email software or over the web -- 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.
