I think it is a big improvement. Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote:
>Thanks, Larry! > >How's this? > >http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/7750427916/ > > > >On 8/9/2012 6:18 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> On Aug 9, 2012, at 8:16 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the suggestions, Bruce. Here's what I came up with based >on them, and I think you're right; it makes for a stronger image: >>> >>> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/7746806896/ >> Very nice. Can you crank up the contrast a bit more too, so that the >white is full white, and the black is full black? >> >> >>> >>> >>> On 8/9/2012 9:36 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>>> Walt, I agree that the perched robin immediately strikes me as the >>>> strongest image of the three. >>>> >>>> But I had another look at the first image. It's interesting because >>>> the shape of the bird is ambiguous -- it could be falling, or it >could >>>> have been just shot from a cannon. :-) >>>> >>>> Anyway, try this: crop out the RHS of the image, about 20% of it, >>>> until there are just three primary shapes in the image: bird, >>>> fencepost, and tree-line. Maybe crop out some of the LHS too, for >>>> balance. I see a slightly surreal and interesting image there. >Maybe >>>> make it B&W too. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 1:38 AM, Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> >wrote: >>>>> Occasionally, I'll see something that's terribly back-lit, but >still strikes >>>>> me as having the potential to make a reasonably compelling image >as a >>>>> silhouette. That's happened a couple of times over the past couple >of days, >>>>> so I thought I'd get some feedback on the images. >>>>> >>>>> >http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157630981430584/ >>>>> >>>>> All three were taken with the K20D and Promaster 70-300 4-5.6. >>>>> >>>>> Of the three, I'm more partial to the robin on the fencepost with >the >>>>> cricket in its beak. Any thoughts as to whether these images work >or not >>>>> would be appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> -- Walt >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est >> >> >> >> >> > > >-- >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. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.

