I like the composition a lot. I also like the lighting and the deep blue sky.
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Another good pan, Paul (referring to your recently posted Deuce Coupe)
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On 8/15/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Or is it a nightmare:-). In any case, the Dream Cruise is in full
> tilt. Judging by the speed of the traffic I would guess there were at
> least 10,000 rods, cla
'see you' when you get back
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> This one really doesn't do anything for me. I think it is the closed
> eyes of both of them that really make me lose any kind of interest or
> connection.
I agree with Bruce. If it were not for the title, I would not have
been sure what was going on. Maybe a nap at a car show?
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> My Chevy
Again, I agree with Bruce. I guess the reason that cliche shots are
cliche is because they work well.. yours works well :)
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> Primal Migration
I like the compostion, and I think that 'primal' is a good adjective
for the mood of the shot. Good job.
Maybe next time you could show us something not-so-good. :)
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On 8/6/06, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is the last of the pond shots for awhile. This was an attempt to
> isolate and simplify and hopefully give a feeling of peacefulness that
> is present.
I like your idea, and for me, it is successful. It reminds me of a
camp I used to go t
nice capture Jack, it makes me lol
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On 8/4/06, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is all about a cute accident.
> At Bryce Canyon, UT, several years back, my wife was 'playing' with a
> chipmunk by placing bits of Ritz crackers on a pine root. (Probably a
> Chipmunk nutritional N
> I don't understand what the big thing framing the tower on the right is.
It's kind of like a giant orange grahm-cracker. but that probably
doesn't help
> I don't like how it touches the tower.
ah, I didn't notice that before
> I don't know why it's titled Avacadohead.
oh, that is the we
> Like it.
thanks
> I think I would have framed it with a tad more on the bottom though,
> a tad less at the top. The people look a little too chopped off, a bit more
> of a base to appear to support them would be better, IMHO.
yeah this was one of those situations where you take several
car
> Really just a fun shot, nothing else.
yes, but 'just fun' shots are the ones that make you laugh out loud,
as this one did me (even though i am three days late)
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oh, and it's wasn't cold shower either :)
On 8/2/06, Russell Kerstetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What a wuss! Dive in - it only hurts for a moment.
>
> Well, I'm not a *complete* wuss.. on Saturady I had a gallon of
> gasoline dump right into my
> What a wuss! Dive in - it only hurts for a moment.
Well, I'm not a *complete* wuss.. on Saturady I had a gallon of
gasoline dump right into my lap. I very calmly closed the shop so I
could drive home like a mad-man to shower and get the burning out of
you-know-where.
seriously though, it
oh yes, I forgot the link
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On 8/2/06, Russell Kerstetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > All anyone has to do is Google the call letters and all sorts of
> > information about the station, its programming, its affiliates, and details
> > ab
> All anyone has to do is Google the call letters and all sorts of
> information about the station, its programming, its affiliates, and details
> about the protest, come up.
Or the (word I cannot pronounce) Pension Fund Assoc. :)
I just couldn't imagine what you were doing in the UK, it's so
> It keeps mocking me.
You should make sure to let it know who's boss.
it's a really neat shot, and the water looks very inviting,
however just the thought of jumping into water that cold gives me
the shivers. And yeah, I know I'm a wimp.
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> It seems to have two zones of sharp focus.
50mm, from aways away, and quite a crop. I don;t recall, as I don't
have the EFIX in front of me, but I think it was f8. After I got
home, I decided that I liked it tighter, not that I had much choice, I
only have one lens. :) And, at least you say
> tree flower
I like the backlighting, and I like the second better too
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> I just got back from a short trip/family reunion. I was able to take
> this shot during the reunion. This area used to be a small town -
> just a ranch or two left now. I took three different shots of the
> same basic scene. I would be very interested in your thoughts about
> these three - is
> Another one of the former blast furnace plant in the harbour of
> Boulogne, France. Picture taken in February 2006. Everything with the
> exception of the sign on the left is gone now.
i really like the light, and it is very sharp. good job
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cute now i need to find some children of my own.. hmm..
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This one didn't make the PUG, but maybe it shouldn't have...
http://www.avocadohead.com/mexlinks/pic09.html
as the saying goes..
honest and brutal
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I actually got back from Mexico two weeks ago, but did get anything up until now
:(
It was a great time, and my first real trip since I got my camera, so
now I have lots of PESO's but no more peso's. (sorry, I couldn't
resist)
This is a large flag:
http://www.avocadohead.com/mexlinks/pic01.html
> demo
unfortunately, "speak no evil" did not occur to me until i read
frank's post, but to answer your question:
> What do you see?
because it is on cardboard, I immediatly think of a demonstration, it
remonds me of some of the pictures I saw when studying the civil
rights movements in school
> slow day
hope I'm not too late.
I too really like the colors, compostion and the position of the
figure. the shot definatley captures the feel of a slow day at work.
the 'slow day' shot is one that I have been tossing around in my head
for a few weeks now, but i guess you beat me to it
> Winter's grace
nice shot Jack. and this one loaded a lot faster than Pass Road.
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> deuce coupe
nice one Paul. my uncle is building one right now. he also has a 46
ford truck, and a late sixties (i forget the exact year) Mustang
fastback. the Mustang is only a 289, but it's finished, as is the
truck.
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i like the bright colors contrasted with the snake. its like life and
death, or beauty and terror or something like that.
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On 7/27/06, John Coyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Taken less than 100 metres from where I live, this is the first of this
> genera I have ever seen so close.
> Glad
> wilman's peak
nice shot! great composition.
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> pass road
great shot jack! the black sky is really neat, a pic that makes you
feel like you are actually there
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> friendly troll
I see it! (I think.) It's looking down and to the right?
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> PESO: Slightly Weird
weird yes, and creepy
dolls always crrep me out, nice colorful shout
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> While I find it picturesque, I don't find it very appetizing. I hope it
> tastes better than it looks:-).
> Paul
yeah, me too
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> On this version I desaturated the color, applied a sepia filter to it, and
> adjusted the curves. I was hoping for an old postcard effect, which I think
> adds some mood.
I looked at the picture before I had finished reading your
description, and was thinking that it looked like an old photogra
> PESO: Architecture shot that didn't make it into the PUG
further evidence that: "Mark, you suck!"
:)
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it looks nice, although it is not really to my taste. but hey, you
probably wern't shooting that for me anyway :)
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> Not lens fungus, the photogenic kind!
> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/fungus.jpg
that is some funky fungus. if you just glanced, you would think it
was a flower. nice picture
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canary-one hear me? you had better stop all this oriole be sorry!
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> http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=39557&refid=999&ref=author
nice shot, Tim
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the grossest part of your nice shot is the bit of drool that is flung
back sticking to the tags
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I like how they seem to be fighting for your attention
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> Clients are a good thing. They have money. Money = new lenses.
but why would i want a new lens? my digicam has a 12X digital zoom
on it AND it records video!!
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On 7/10/06, Aaron Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The day a young male wearing black mascara and a noose around his neck
> approached me because he thought my hair was "sick" and wanted to know how I
> did it was the day I decided that I needed a new haircut.
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i gues i hvae to balme it on my computar, it's donst chcek
capitalization or gramar either
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> The arm doesn't bother me in the least. Listen to what others suggest but
> march to your own drummer. You'll drive yourself nuts trying to satisfy
> every, or even just a few, of the suggestions you'll get here.
thanks. i usually don't care much for what others think, but in the
case of this
yes, these fish ARE huge!
> I think you mean 'trawling' ?
yes, but it's much more fun to say 'trolling' :)
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wrt to Bob and Bruce's comments about the arm... i had never noticed
that it is in the way before, oh well.
i still think that i like it though :)
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I do shoot filterless, I meant that was the "filter" used in the conversion
i think that it helped to highlight the bird. which i suppose needing
to highlight the bird is more evidence that Picasa isn't my best
choice for B&W conversions
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> P.S. I think you mean surfing or maybe browsing, not trolling..
yes i suppose you are correct
to me trolling has two connotations: a troll, but also poking about
hoping to find something interesting, like when fishing
but according to the wikipedia, there is only the one
http://en.wikipe
> I would think the muddiness is a function of the conversion.
that's what i thought. Earlier this afternoon, I recalled someone
made a comment about a different PESO with a B&W conversion, that it
reminded him a photo that used to be color. I think that applies to
this one as well. Also, I am
oh, and to answer the question i don't know, maybe because it's
fun to create, and i can't paint either.
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I do not have internet at home, so I do all my trolling at work, and I
am frequently asked when looking at PESO's why I am looking at a
picture of a dead tree, or a barn or whatever.
Also, when I got my DL, one fo the first questions I was asked: "Can
it also do video?"
And right after that I was
I like it better B&W than color
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Thank you for the comments.
Mark- I would like to see your "No Swimming", but I did not find it
on your site
Paul Stenquist- I agree that this shot is muddy, as you say. And
since I am relatively new to this, you must pardon my silly questions.
Is the muddiness due to the B&W conversion that I
this photo I cannot decide if I like or not
I have spent a lot of time with Picasa messing with it, and have never
been satisfied with what I came up with. For this version I hit "I'm
Feeling Lucky" and decided to wait for comments before spending more
time on it.
I like it because shows the "ex
okay, i now have a place to post to here it goes.
this is a peregrin falcon i shot at an air show
http://www.avocadohead.com/piclinks/pic10.html
and as the saying goes: "honest and brutal please"
(just not too brutal, I'm still a PESO virgin :)
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I like this picture a lot, I realise that you can see the city right
in the window, but it still reminds me of waiting in an airport. this
is a really good use of your fisheye, and wrt the symmetry, I like it
how it is here. With three on the left, and the trash can, and four
on the right, having
nice pic, it is interesting to stare at
having grown up in the city I know enough to know that I don't know
what it is (other than a farm implement)
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i like all the details. run down bilding are always interesting to me
becaues of all the junk sitting around to add to the picture
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i like Bruce's observation about the pattern from the different
layers. it is a nice compostion
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where did you find a 1gb 80x for $25?
the cheapest I found on google is $40
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> Once I took it, I noticed a woman (mother, neighbor)
> standing nearby, and she asked me if I took a pic of the kids. I told her
> I did, and emphasized what a lovely, tranquil scene it was, noting that it
> reminded me of a Norman Rockwell painting. She smiled, I bid her adieu. I
> then realiz
nice capture
ditto on the cup
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I like the compostion, the light and the bright green with a drab
background. It would have been nice for the flower to be bigger, but
there is not much to do about that is there? :)
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Paul said he had been detained for just pointing a camera at a child,
and Shel mentioned that the children's mother in the photopraph seemed
distraut and that "a hassle could ensure". In a situation like that,
or in any situation where you are being hassled or susoected of
mischief is it usually b
nice compostion
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FWIW, nice shots, I like the first one best.
And I hate you too.
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nice composition, i like the emptiness at the top
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nice shot
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that's a really neat picture, it looks like somebody shaking a satin
sheet. where do you live?
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Both are nice, I like the blue flower better, but I think that may be
because I like the color blue. :)
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right now, a thread on anything would be nice
russell
i see you also.
it seems that my gmail account has more features than yours, as i can
send AND receive the PDML list
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for whatever reason, your photo makes me think of "The Stranger" by
Albert Camus (or "Killing an Arab" by The Cure).
I like like the photo, but I am not too much into the poetry. "E" for
effor though.
russell
that one made me laugh out loud
russell
also, like the tracks at the bottom of the frame. for me, because the
tracks are much darker than the rest of the frame, my eye (eyes,
actually :) is forced to start at the bottom and work to the top. it
is uncomfortable for me to look at it anyother way, whether this is
you intention or not i
i liked how in the bottom of the frame there is the rigidity of only
vertical and horizontal lines, contrasted with the 'starburst' in an
empty sky.
neat photo
russell
liked the building68 because I like old/rundown buildings, and I
like beakertrees becuase it is a nice scenic, and then you notice
there is something going on in the foreground.
russell
the photo of your kid is neat, and I do kind of like the flag. One
thing that I like about it is the light coming through the window.
russell
The second and third did not really tickle my fancy, I did not like
the high perspective on the owl or the one looking away. But I really
liked the hawk (or whatever it is) and the close up owls. The one
looks almost surprised and the other menacing.
Russell
I lik them all, and the "roller coaster" actually made me chuckle out loud.
Russell
the color-matching is nice
Russell
Nice shot, Tim.
Russell
I do not know that answer, but I have thought about that myself, and
your line of thought does make sense... at least theoretically. :)
Russell
I too like the subject, I also like the contrast although maybe a little less.
How much did you crop out of the right?
Russell
here is a response for you
I like the lighting and composition, but maybe a little less DoF?
Russell
It does have character. I like the dog under the bench
Russell
I guess I have to be the different one because I think that all of the
bottles should stay.
I assume that this was shot in either a bar or a restaurant, so I
think the bottles add to the atmosphere, especially with the
additional bottles in the background (behind the bar?).
I also think it adds i
i liked the other one, but i like this one better.
i like the "starkness" of it, but i don't know that stark is the best
word, maybe bleak?
Russell
I like the texture, the light around the eye and the crop
Russell
I have printed 12x18 from jpeg, nothing special done, and it looks fine
Russell
I like the noise and the lines, but not the banding.
Tim-
your Arthur Clarke signature always reminds of the dedication in the
beginning of "Childhood's End" which states:
"The opinions expressed in this book are not those of the author."
which always makes me laugh.
Russell
I like it.
The scrub in front of the three trees is washed out?
Russell
so lenes that are optimized for digital in addition to being smaller
are designed to have less CA?
Russell
also, also, also, also.. I did not see Colin's other post about
the Tokina for I post may last.
Russell
The Tokina 400/5.6 in good condition goes for around $150 then? Is
this MF or AF?
Also, about how much should I expect to pay for an A400/5.6? And
also, also for either of these lens' are there different versions
that should not be purchased?
Also, also, also. thank you for the plethora
What is a decent lens (or a decent length) for shooting birds? I read
a book about this topic, and author prefers to shoot at 200, but I
have noticed that many of the shots posted here are much longer than
that, and often with a TC. This also brings to mind Tim from Norway
and having problems eve
I like the greenhouse, I also likes victoria park expect that it is a
little cock-eyed
Russell
Oh and one more thing..
I *wish* I had a Treo, because it is annoying to cart around a cell and a Palm.
Russell
Finally!! A question the *I* can answer (even though I do not use a Treo 650).
I do use a T5 and previously a Zire 71. And I assume that you are
asking because you are in the market (ie: do not already have)
Apparently Graffiti (2 or otherwise) does not come with the Treo, but
you can add it.
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