Re: PESO: Blonde

2018-01-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bruce. I will take a look at the color again. this was taken outdoors, in an area surrounded by 2 story retail structures, about sunset. There were some colored lights of various hues in the vicinity. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 23, 2018

Re: PESO: Blonde

2018-01-23 Thread Bruce Walker
I like it, Dan. :) I do feel it has a too strong orange cast. -- -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.

Re: PESO: Blonde

2018-01-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Groan! Thanks, Rick. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 9:13 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Clever! It works, too! > > The mane thing is, she didn’t give you a brush-off. > > Rick > > > On Jan 21, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Daniel J.

Re: PESO: Blonde

2018-01-22 Thread Rick Womer
Clever! It works, too! The mane thing is, she didn’t give you a brush-off. Rick > On Jan 21, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > AA few days ago, we stopped by to watch a small Polynesian dance > performance in Wailea. I tried to get a few images, but the

Re: PESO: Blonde

2018-01-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, John and Ann. Hula shows can be very Disneyesque, depending who is doing it and why. Traditional Hawaiian hula is quite different from what one sees at Tourist Luaus. Those feature a lot of Tahitian, Maori and Tongan dancing, because those are more dramatic and energetic than serious

Re: PESO: Blonde

2018-01-21 Thread ann sanfedele
On 1/21/2018 7:52 PM, John wrote: On 1/21/2018 13:59, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: AA few days ago, we stopped by to watch a small Polynesian dance performance in Wailea.  I tried to get a few images, but the woman in front of my managed to get some of her blonde hair in almost every shot. 

Re: PESO: Blonde

2018-01-21 Thread John
On 1/21/2018 13:59, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: AA few days ago, we stopped by to watch a small Polynesian dance performance in Wailea. I tried to get a few images, but the woman in front of my managed to get some of her blonde hair in almost every shot. What the hell, I thought, why not just get

PESO: Blonde

2018-01-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
AA few days ago, we stopped by to watch a small Polynesian dance performance in Wailea. I tried to get a few images, but the woman in front of my managed to get some of her blonde hair in almost every shot. What the hell, I thought, why not just get a shot of the hair?

Re: PESO: Blonde and Crew

2009-12-19 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Sandra Hermann jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com wrote: This was a spur of the moment shot with my new PS. I should have gone inside and gotten the real camera and my longish lens, but I didn't know how much time I would have. It is a lovely day to be outside right

PESO: Blonde and Crew

2009-12-18 Thread Sandra Hermann
This was a spur of the moment shot with my new PS. I should have gone inside and gotten the real camera and my longish lens, but I didn't know how much time I would have. It is a lovely day to be outside right now. It was supposed to start snowing a few hours ago, but it is still warm out.

Re: PESO: Blonde and Crew

2009-12-18 Thread Jack Davis
Nice catch! Like the rooster's apparent stalking of the girls. Jack --- On Fri, 12/18/09, Sandra Hermann jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sandra Hermann jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com Subject: PESO: Blonde and Crew To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 12:56 PM This was a spur

Re: PESO: Blonde and Crew

2009-12-18 Thread David J Brooks
jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com Subject: PESO: Blonde and Crew To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 12:56 PM This was a spur of the moment shot with my new PS. I should have gone inside and gotten the real camera and my longish lens, but I didn't know how much time I would have

Re: PESO: Blonde and Crew

2009-12-18 Thread David Mann
On Dec 19, 2009, at 9:56 AM, Sandra Hermann wrote: http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/2009/12/blonde-and-crew.html This shot instantly reminded me of Happy Hens... http://www.happyhens.co.nz/ Despite the terrible website they're a very nice product. We have a trio of them watching over our

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks, David ... I remember that pic from a couple of weeks ago ... :-)) Shel [Original Message] From: David Savage Here you go Shel (and anyone else), http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0110_amber_042.htm Originally posted by Bruce Dayton on the 8th Sept.

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
That's the version I like. My comments about excessive contrast and burned highlights were in reference to someone's remake of this image. Love this one. Paul On Sep 25, 2005, at 1:35 AM, David Savage wrote: Here you go Shel (and anyone else),

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-25 Thread kwaller
PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 2:57 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Blonde Thanks, David ... I remember that pic from a couple of weeks ago ... :-)) Shel [Original Message] From: David Savage Here you go Shel (and anyone else), http://www.daytonphoto.com

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-24 Thread Glen
At 06:43 AM 9/8/2005, Paul Stenquist wrote: This example is far too bright on my screen, and the contrast has rendered her complexion almost ruddy. The highlights on her forehead and in her hair are near white.. My display is a calibrated Apple flat panel with the brightness set rather low to

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Would people PLEASE quote the URL in their responses. A number of messages don't make the list or the archives. Quoting the URL allows those of use receiving only replies an opportunity to see the pix as well. Shel [Original Message] From: Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 06:43 AM 9/8/2005,

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
This is out of context. I was commenting on a modification to a picture that had been posted. The original had flesh toned highlights. The redo I commented on was inferior. I have no problem with specular highlights. If you've seen my backlit wakeboarding pics, you would realize that :-). On

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-24 Thread David Savage
Here you go Shel (and anyone else), http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0110_amber_042.htm Originally posted by Bruce Dayton on the 8th Sept. Dave On 9/25/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would people PLEASE quote the URL in their responses. A number of messages don't make the list or

RE: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bruce ... pretty well done. Love the catchlights in Amber's eyes. Pose is pretty nice - relaxed, informal ...my first reaction is that it was just about a perfect setup, but when I looked on my monitor in PS it seemed that a little tweak with levels, color, or contrast could help out a bit,

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Shel, Based on your recommendation, I went back and punched it up just a bit. I think it does look just a bit better, although it has a slight effect on the skin tones. I'm suspecting my monitor is just a shade more contrasty than yours. Anyway, here's the changed image:

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Better, IMO - here's what looks pretty good on my screen: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/adj.jpg I think we're at the point of splitting hairs, really, as I don't think either of our results is clearly better, just somewhat different interpretations, and with the differences in monitors,

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/9/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: I think we're at the point of splitting hairs, really That's *not* what Bruce's daughter wanted to hear ! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
Beautiful girl, beautiful shot. Love the light. Very nice. Paul On Sep 8, 2005, at 1:39 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: This is my daughter. It was taken as the light was waning in the evening. I had to use a fairly slow shutter speed and large aperture to get a reasonable exposure. She had just

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
I prefer the original. On my monitor, the bright area on her forehead is beginning to show a hint of posterization on the higher contrast version. On Sep 8, 2005, at 2:45 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Hello Shel, Based on your recommendation, I went back and punched it up just a bit. I think it

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
This example is far too bright on my screen, and the contrast has rendered her complexion almost ruddy. The highlights on her forehead and in her hair are near white.. My display is a calibrated Apple flat panel with the brightness set rather low to match my printer output. Paul On Sep 8,

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-08 Thread frank theriault
On 9/8/05, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is my daughter. It was taken as the light was waning in the evening. I had to use a fairly slow shutter speed and large aperture to get a reasonable exposure. She had just gotten her hair highlighted and wanted a few shots of it.

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-08 Thread Jack Davis
Bruce, Lighting, ideal. Soft, detailed and clean. I think the depth concentrates the focus precisely as it should. Beautiful subject. Jack --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Shel, Based on your recommendation, I went back and punched it up just a bit. I think it does look

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-08 Thread brooksdj
Super shot Bruce. Pose and lighting are very good. You certainly have the eye for positioning subjects. Dave(likes first shot better)Brooks This is my daughter. It was taken as the light was waning in the evening. I had to use a fairly slow shutter speed

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-08 Thread P. J. Alling
Bruce, Lovely portrait, though I have to say I prefer the original, the coloring is much more subtle. Bruce Dayton wrote: Hello Shel, Based on your recommendation, I went back and punched it up just a bit. I think it does look just a bit better, although it has a slight effect on the skin

PESO - Blonde

2005-09-07 Thread Bruce Dayton
This is my daughter. It was taken as the light was waning in the evening. I had to use a fairly slow shutter speed and large aperture to get a reasonable exposure. She had just gotten her hair highlighted and wanted a few shots of it. Pentax *istD, FA 50/1.4, handheld ISO 400, 1/30 sec @

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/7/2005 10:40:14 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is my daughter. It was taken as the light was waning in the evening. I had to use a fairly slow shutter speed and large aperture to get a reasonable exposure. She had just gotten her hair highlighted