Re: PESO - The Ship of State
Thanks, Dan. m > On Feb 20, 2017, at 8:20 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > That is a very effective photo, very ominous and dramatic. > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 1:18 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: > >> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html >> >> Comments, as always, welcomed. >> >> -Marco >> >> --- >> http://www.alpert.com/marco >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Ship of State
> On Feb 19, 2017, at 11:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Marco Alpert wrote: >> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html >> >> Comments, as always, welcomed. > > Excellent shot of the Palo Alto. I've been thinking of heading down to get > some photos of it myself. Thanks! It’s looking pretty dramatic these days. > By the way Marco, what focal length did you shoot that at? It looks like you > used a fairly long lens (or serious cropping) to fill the frame from that > angle. A little of each. It was the 77mm on the K3 right at the shore and some cropping. - Marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Ship of State
That is a very effective photo, very ominous and dramatic. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 1:18 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: > http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html > > Comments, as always, welcomed. > > -Marco > > --- > http://www.alpert.com/marco > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Ship of State
Alan C wrote: Didn't Larry post some shots of the same "ship" a while back? Yes I did, it is one of the canonical (but you can use a Pentax) photo subjects in Santa Cruz County. My dad used to live about two blocks from it, and for a few months I was working about two miles down the road. I posted a reply with links and such before seeing either Marco's link to wikipedia or your question. Doing a quick search on my flickr feed, there are a lot of photos of it but few, if any, as nice as the one Marco just posted. https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=99496143%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=cement&view_all=1 Alan C -Original Message- From: Marco Alpert Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 11:23 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - The Ship of State Thanks to all for the comments. For those asking, it’s the SS Palo Alto, a concrete ship built in San Francisco during WWI and installed as a tourist attraction at Seacliff Beach, south of Santa Cruz, in 1930. Over the last couple of years, storms have taken a dramatic toll on it, most recently a month ago when massive waves tore the stern off of the ship. More at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Palo_Alto As for adding a bit at the bottom, I had looked at an alternate crop, but what’s down there resulted (in my view anyway) in throwing the tonal balance off. - Marco On Feb 19, 2017, at 1:03 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Ferry boat? ann On 2/19/2017 2:32 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I agree. A little more at the bottom if you have it. What is it? A garbage skow?? Paul On Feb 19, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Same here. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Steve Cottrell" Subject: Re: PESO - The Ship of State On 18/2/17, Marco Alpert, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html Comments, as always, welcomed. Interesting! Personally would love just a *tad* more at the bottom, not a lot, just a tad :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Production -- _ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Ship of State
Paul Stenquist wrote: I agree. A little more at the bottom if you have it. What is it? A garbage skow?? It's the SS Palo Alto, aka the cement boat, which was actually a tanker. http://www.concreteships.org/ships/ww1/paloalto/ Here are some of my photos from two years ago, it has gotten rather beat up in the past two winters. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157647882103444 When I was a kid, we could actually go out onto the ship from the pier, or at least the shoreward portion, the bow was fenced off back then. By the way Marco, what focal length did you shoot that at? It looks like you used a fairly long lens (or serious cropping) to fill the frame from that angle. Paul On Feb 19, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Same here. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Steve Cottrell" Subject: Re: PESO - The Ship of State On 18/2/17, Marco Alpert, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html Comments, as always, welcomed. Interesting! Personally would love just a *tad* more at the bottom, not a lot, just a tad :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html Comments, as always, welcomed. Excellent shot of the Palo Alto. I've been thinking of heading down to get some photos of it myself. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Ship of State
Didn't Larry post some shots of the same "ship" a while back? Alan C -Original Message- From: Marco Alpert Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 11:23 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - The Ship of State Thanks to all for the comments. For those asking, it’s the SS Palo Alto, a concrete ship built in San Francisco during WWI and installed as a tourist attraction at Seacliff Beach, south of Santa Cruz, in 1930. Over the last couple of years, storms have taken a dramatic toll on it, most recently a month ago when massive waves tore the stern off of the ship. More at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Palo_Alto As for adding a bit at the bottom, I had looked at an alternate crop, but what’s down there resulted (in my view anyway) in throwing the tonal balance off. - Marco On Feb 19, 2017, at 1:03 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Ferry boat? ann On 2/19/2017 2:32 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I agree. A little more at the bottom if you have it. What is it? A garbage skow?? Paul On Feb 19, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Same here. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Steve Cottrell" Subject: Re: PESO - The Ship of State On 18/2/17, Marco Alpert, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html Comments, as always, welcomed. Interesting! Personally would love just a *tad* more at the bottom, not a lot, just a tad :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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That jogged my memory - think this was mentioned on weather channel .. anyway, it's a great shot... and I assumed you had good reason for not showing more at the bottom ann On 2/19/2017 4:23 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: Thanks to all for the comments. For those asking, it’s the SS Palo Alto, a concrete ship built in San Francisco during WWI and installed as a tourist attraction at Seacliff Beach, south of Santa Cruz, in 1930. Over the last couple of years, storms have taken a dramatic toll on it, most recently a month ago when massive waves tore the stern off of the ship. More at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Palo_Alto As for adding a bit at the bottom, I had looked at an alternate crop, but what’s down there resulted (in my view anyway) in throwing the tonal balance off. - Marco On Feb 19, 2017, at 1:03 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Ferry boat? ann On 2/19/2017 2:32 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I agree. A little more at the bottom if you have it. What is it? A garbage skow?? Paul On Feb 19, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Same here. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Steve Cottrell" Subject: Re: PESO - The Ship of State On 18/2/17, Marco Alpert, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html Comments, as always, welcomed. Interesting! Personally would love just a *tad* more at the bottom, not a lot, just a tad :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Ship of State
Thanks to all for the comments. For those asking, it’s the SS Palo Alto, a concrete ship built in San Francisco during WWI and installed as a tourist attraction at Seacliff Beach, south of Santa Cruz, in 1930. Over the last couple of years, storms have taken a dramatic toll on it, most recently a month ago when massive waves tore the stern off of the ship. More at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Palo_Alto As for adding a bit at the bottom, I had looked at an alternate crop, but what’s down there resulted (in my view anyway) in throwing the tonal balance off. - Marco > On Feb 19, 2017, at 1:03 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Ferry boat? > > ann > > On 2/19/2017 2:32 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> I agree. A little more at the bottom if you have it. What is it? A garbage >> skow?? >> Paul >>> On Feb 19, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >>> >>> Same here. >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> - Original Message - From: "Steve Cottrell" >>> Subject: Re: PESO - The Ship of State >>> >>> >>>> On 18/2/17, Marco Alpert, discombobulated, unleashed: >>>>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html >>>>> >>>>> Comments, as always, welcomed. >>>> Interesting! >>>> Personally would love just a *tad* more at the bottom, not a lot, just a >>>> tad :-) >>>> -- >>>> Cheers, >>>> Cotty >>>> ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, >>>> || (O) |Web Video Production >>>> -- >>>> _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Ferry boat? ann On 2/19/2017 2:32 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I agree. A little more at the bottom if you have it. What is it? A garbage skow?? Paul On Feb 19, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Same here. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Steve Cottrell" Subject: Re: PESO - The Ship of State On 18/2/17, Marco Alpert, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html Comments, as always, welcomed. Interesting! Personally would love just a *tad* more at the bottom, not a lot, just a tad :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Ship of State
I agree. A little more at the bottom if you have it. What is it? A garbage skow?? Paul > On Feb 19, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Same here. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Steve Cottrell" > Subject: Re: PESO - The Ship of State > > >> On 18/2/17, Marco Alpert, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html >>> >>> Comments, as always, welcomed. >> Interesting! >> Personally would love just a *tad* more at the bottom, not a lot, just a >> tad :-) >> -- >> Cheers, >> Cotty >> ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, >> || (O) |Web Video Production >> -- >> _ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Ship of State
Same here. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Steve Cottrell" Subject: Re: PESO - The Ship of State On 18/2/17, Marco Alpert, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html Comments, as always, welcomed. Interesting! Personally would love just a *tad* more at the bottom, not a lot, just a tad :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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that's terrific.. and as you said of my "evil sky" shot -- how apropos :-) ann p.s. I spy our PDML mascot too On 2/19/2017 1:18 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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lots of depth in that one Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 19/2/17 5:18 pm, Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Am 19.02.17 um 10:59 schrieb Steve Cottrell: Personally would love just a *tad* more at the bottom, not a lot, just a tad :-) +1 Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Very satirical! > On 19 Feb 2017, at 06:19, Marco Alpert wrote: > > http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html > > Comments, as always, welcomed. > > -Marco > > --- > http://www.alpert.com/marco > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Ship of State
What a shot. Very dramatic. Alan C -Original Message- From: Marco Alpert Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 8:18 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - The Ship of State http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 18/2/17, Marco Alpert, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html > >Comments, as always, welcomed. Interesting! Personally would love just a *tad* more at the bottom, not a lot, just a tad :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Or the state of the ship! Nice one, Marco. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Marco Alpert Sent: Sunday, 19 February 2017 4:19 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - The Ship of State http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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A ghost ship under ominous clouds! Eery. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2017-02-19 9:18 GMT+03:00 Marco Alpert : > http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html > > Comments, as always, welcomed. > > -Marco > > --- > http://www.alpert.com/marco > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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