Purple Rose of Sharon on Wood
An experimental floral abstract: https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/8/23/purple-on-wood K-5 IIs, FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8 Comments, as always are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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.
PESO: White Rose of Sharon
Another from our patio: https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/7/22/white-rose-of-sharon K-5 IIs, FA 100mm F2.8 Macro Comments and criticisms alike are appreciated. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Rose of Sharon
Thanks, Jack. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 6:10 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Like the diagonal composition, Dan. > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 16, 2017, at 8:58 PM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > > > > One of my favorite shrubs: > > https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas- > pesos/2017/7/16/rose-of-sharon > > K-5 IIs, FA 100mm F2.8 Macro > > Comments are always appreciated. > > > > Dan Matyola > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > > 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: Rose of Sharon
Like the diagonal composition, Dan. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 16, 2017, at 8:58 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > One of my favorite shrubs: > https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/7/16/rose-of-sharon > K-5 IIs, FA 100mm F2.8 Macro > Comments are always appreciated. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > -- > 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.
PESO: Rose of Sharon
One of my favorite shrubs: https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/7/16/rose-of-sharon K-5 IIs, FA 100mm F2.8 Macro Comments are always appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Rose of Sharon
On 9/22/2016 11:14 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 9:45 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: my question is why they didn't name the 8th month "Octember"? They named it after the Octomom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Suleman More like because the Latin for 8 is "octÅ", rather than "octem". But it does make me wonder why they only started with numbers in the seventh month. Why aren't January - June numbered rather than having names? I think it would be cool if instead of June, we had "sex" for a month. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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: Rose of Sharon
On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 9:45 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > my question is why they didn't name the 8th month > "Octember"? > They named it after the Octomom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Suleman Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Rose of Sharon
Because it was named August, in honor of my birth ! -Original Message- >From: Mark Roberts >Subject: Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon > >Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >>It is the ninth month in our calendar, but >>it was the seventh month in the Roman calendar, hence the inappropriate >>(today) name. > >Thus the tenth month was named "December" and the ninth month >"November". But my question is why they didn't name the 8th month >"Octember"? >:-) > >-- >Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >www.robertstech.com > > > > > >--- >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.
Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >It is the ninth month in our calendar, but >it was the seventh month in the Roman calendar, hence the inappropriate >(today) name. Thus the tenth month was named "December" and the ninth month "November". But my question is why they didn't name the 8th month "Octember"? :-) -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com --- 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.
Re: Rose of Sharon
Thanks, Ken! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Well composed capture Dan! > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" < > danmaty...@gmail.com> > Subject: PESO: Rose of Sharon > > > As summer draws to a close, my hibiscus plants are fading fast, but their >> cousins, the Rose of Sharon bushes, are in full bloom: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18286391&size=lg >> K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 >> Comments always appreciated. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> > > > -- > 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: Rose of Sharon
Thanks, Bruce, Alan, Larry and David for your comments. Larry, I like your comments about cropping it and using the white slider. Alan, it is certainly related to the hibiscus (I called it a cousin), and is in the hibiscus genus, but is quite different in culture and appearance from the tropical hibiscus (Chinese Hibisacus, Hawaiian hibiscus or Hibiscus rosa-sinensis): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis , or the modern hardy hibiscus plants, that die back to the ground in winter in our climate zone. Rose of Sharon, *Hibiscus syriacus,* is a hardwood and a hardy <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_(plants)> deciduous <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deciduous> shrub <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub> or tree that loses it leaves in winter but retains its truck and branches, and thus grows rather large if not pruned. Both are spectacular in bloom. In answer to Bruce's query "btw, what month is Spetember?", the answer is the month of bad spellers.It is the ninth month in our calendar, but it was the seventh month in the Roman calendar, hence the inappropriate (today) name. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 2:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > As summer draws to a close, my hibiscus plants are fading fast, but their > cousins, the Rose of Sharon bushes, are in full bloom: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18286391&size=lg > K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 > Comments always appreciated. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > -- 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: Rose of Sharon
On Sep 22, 2016, at 6:58 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > (btw, what month is Spetember? :) ) It was slotted in to rebalance the star signs. http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-37419182 BTW I liked the flower pic, Dan. Reminds me of Rarotonga :) Cheers, Dave -- 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: Rose of Sharon
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: As summer draws to a close, my hibiscus plants are fading fast, but their cousins, the Rose of Sharon bushes, are in full bloom: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18286391&size=lg Lovely flower, perfectly sharp, colors look perfect. One quibble and a couple of questions: To my eye, it would probably look better if most of the dead space to the right was cropped so that the flower was facing into the frame. That would put the tip of the stamen(? pistil?) at about the upper right one thirds composition point. Could you boost the "white" slider just a titch, or maybe the exposure and contrast to make the high tones pop a bit more without losing detail, or brightening up the dark background too much? How would this look in black and white, particularly if you brought the green channel down a bit? You might get some nice levels of tonality with the stamen/pistil bright, the petals a light grey and the background dark grey/black. Or, it might look like crap. K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 Comments always appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Rose of Sharon
Well composed capture Dan! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: PESO: Rose of Sharon As summer draws to a close, my hibiscus plants are fading fast, but their cousins, the Rose of Sharon bushes, are in full bloom: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18286391&size=lg K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 Comments always appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Rose of Sharon
Very smart. It is in fact an Hibiscus sp. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 8:38 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Rose of Sharon As summer draws to a close, my hibiscus plants are fading fast, but their cousins, the Rose of Sharon bushes, are in full bloom: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18286391&size=lg K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 Comments always appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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.
Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon
Nicely captured, Dan. I love those perennials. (btw, what month is Spetember? :) ) On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 2:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > As summer draws to a close, my hibiscus plants are fading fast, but their > cousins, the Rose of Sharon bushes, are in full bloom: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18286391&size=lg > K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 > Comments always appreciated. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
PESO: Rose of Sharon
As summer draws to a close, my hibiscus plants are fading fast, but their cousins, the Rose of Sharon bushes, are in full bloom: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18286391&size=lg K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 Comments always appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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.
