PESO - Portrait of Tina

2004-10-17 Thread Fred Widall
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2793927 I'm trying to improve my protrait technique and I offer up this image for critique. Shot with my Ricohmatic 225 on Agfa APX 100 film. Developed in Rodinal (1:100 for 60 mins) scanned on my Epson 3170. Heavily cropped in PS7 with contrast

Re: PESO - Portrait of Tina

2004-10-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/10/04, Fred Widall, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2793927 I'm trying to improve my protrait technique and I offer up this image for critique. I think your traits are very pro Fed ;-) Yeah, works fine for me - great shot. Cheers, Cotty

Re: PESO - Portrait of Tina

2004-10-17 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Fred Widall Subject: PESO - Portrait of Tina http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2793927 I'm trying to improve my protrait technique and I offer up this image for critique. Shot with my Ricohmatic 225 on Agfa APX 100 film. Developed in Rodinal (1:100

Re: PESO - Portrait of Tina

2004-10-17 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:20:50 -0400 (EDT), Fred Widall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2793927 I'm trying to improve my protrait technique and I offer up this image for critique. Shot with my Ricohmatic 225 on Agfa APX 100 film. Developed in Rodinal

Re: PAW PESO - Portrait of a Chicago Hot Dog Vendor

2004-10-17 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:21:06 -0700, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was in Chicago a while back and grabbed this little snap of Kim, an obviously happy hot dog vendor. Hey, Bob do you remember this one? Wasn't it outside the museum where we went to see Sue the Dinosaur

Re: PESO - Portrait of Tina

2004-10-17 Thread Graywolf
Pose and crop are excellent. It does not appear to be too contraty on my monitor which is pretty much set for the best view of BW photos. Some may not like the loss of hair detail in the highlights but it works fine for me. The lighting is from too low an angle for classic lighting, but if it

Re: PAW PESO - Portrait of a Chicago Hot Dog Vendor

2004-10-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Frank ... I like this one, not because it's a good photo technically, because it isn't, but exactly for the reason you state: the joy that Kim shows. Apart from our having a little fun communicating, I think Kim really enjoys her job and running her business. What's not obvious in this

Re: PAW PESO - Portrait of a Chicago Hot Dog Vendor

2004-10-17 Thread Keith Whaley
hah, hah, hah! I love it! Turn up the propane, Ma, and put a few more dogs in the pot! Is that a permanent structure? Just lock things up and go home sort of place? keith Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Frank ... I like this one, not because it's a good photo technically, because it isn't, but exactly

Re: PESO - Portrait of Tina

2004-10-17 Thread Joseph Tainter
Very nice, Fred. I like it a lot. Joe

Re: PAW PESO - Portrait of a Chicago Hot Dog Vendor

2004-10-17 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:42:23 -0700, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Frank ... I like this one, not because it's a good photo technically, because it isn't, but exactly for the reason you state: the joy that Kim shows. Apart from our having a little fun communicating, I think Kim

Re: PESO - Portrait of Tina

2004-10-17 Thread Peter J. Alling
I don't think you needed to smooth her skin, the contrast seems to be fine at least for the net. All in all it's very good. Fred Widall wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2793927 I'm trying to improve my protrait technique and I offer up this image for critique. Shot with my

RE: PESO - Portrait of Tina

2004-10-17 Thread Jens Bladt
PROTECTED] Sendt: 17. oktober 2004 17:21 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: PESO - Portrait of Tina http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2793927 I'm trying to improve my protrait technique and I offer up this image for critique. Shot with my Ricohmatic 225 on Agfa APX 100 film. Developed in Rodinal (1

Re: PAW PESO - Portrait of a Chicago Hot Dog Vendor

2004-10-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
Shel, Absolutely right, this is a vendor near the parking for the Natural History Museum, home of Sue the dinasoar. (It's now in the shadow the newly renovated Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears.) I learned a lot that day. You photographed all the people I normally just walk by. You

Re: PAW PESO - Portrait of a Chicago Hot Dog Vendor

2004-10-15 Thread Raimo K
Not too bad, actually. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 7:21 PM Subject: PAW PESO - Portrait of a Chicago Hot Dog

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/10/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Nice relaxed portrait. Looks like you were using a wide-ish lens? Her legs seem somewhat distorted by the perspective to me. Not a terribly big bother, but it is something that I noticed. Or maybe you like it like that. Thanks Frank.

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/10/04, Caveman, discombobulated, unleashed: Mutley snicker http://www3.sympatico.ca/vdonisa/cot1.jpg ;-) You stalking me Cavo? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/10/04, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: My, what big teeth she has. WW LOL. She's too nice to be a journalist and in fact is retraining to teach! Bless her. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/10/04, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Much tighter, much closer. Otherwise, I like it. Thanks Paul. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/10/04, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed: Should have used a longer lens, to get rid of the perspective problem of making her feet look too big! Indeed. The room was a bit small ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-14 Thread Keith Whaley
Cotty wrote: On 13/10/04, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed: Should have used a longer lens, to get rid of the perspective problem of making her feet look too big! Indeed. The room was a bit small ;-) Heh, heh...most suggestions of this type require knocking a hole in the wall

PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread Cotty
http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/portraits/images/pic29.html A pretty girl for Donut before I dream up the ultimate revenge. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread Dario Bonazza
Good for another fakezine cover, I'm afraid :-) Dario - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 10:40 PM Subject: PESO - portrait http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/portraits/images/pic29.html A pretty girl

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread Steve Jolly
Nice composition and I love the pose - but the mixed lighting takes just the teeniest edge off it, to my eye. Thumbs up overall though. :-) S Cotty wrote: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/portraits/images/pic29.html A pretty girl for Donut before I dream up the ultimate revenge. Cheers, Cotty

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread Caveman
Take care, there might be a GILF magazine too ;-) (and don't you guys google it at work; I'we warned you !). Cotty wrote: before I dream up the ultimate revenge.

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/portraits/images/pic29.html A pretty girl for Donut before I dream up the ultimate revenge. Donut? -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/10/04, Steve Jolly, discombobulated, unleashed: Nice composition and I love the pose - but the mixed lighting takes just the teeniest edge off it, to my eye. Thumbs up overall though. :-) It was literally a grab with poor lighting, but the pose was entirely natural and I didn't want to

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 21:40:19 +0100, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/portraits/images/pic29.html A pretty girl for Donut before I dream up the ultimate revenge. You're right, she is pretty. Nice relaxed portrait. Looks like you were using a wide-ish lens?

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread Caveman
Cotty wrote: It was literally a grab with poor lighting, Mutley snicker http://www3.sympatico.ca/vdonisa/cot1.jpg ;-)

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Much tighter, much closer. Otherwise, I like it. On Oct 13, 2004, at 6:11 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/portraits/images/pic29.html A pretty girl for Donut before I dream up the ultimate revenge. Donut? -- Mark Roberts Photography and

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread Keith Whaley
One criticism only: Should have used a longer lens, to get rid of the perspective problem of making her feet look too big! keith Paul Stenquist wrote: Much tighter, much closer. Otherwise, I like it. On Oct 13, 2004, at 6:11 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread Chris Brogden
Personally I hate the taste of all coffee, but c'mon... Tim's is legendary. Urban legendary: http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/timhortons.asp Chris On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:08:19 -0400, Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That was an awful experience. These guys don't know what coffee is. The

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 22:16:37 -0500, Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Personally I hate the taste of all coffee, but c'mon... Tim's is legendary. Urban legendary: http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/timhortons.asp Okay, I know that I just posted saying that Tim's ain't that bad.

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread Caveman
That was an awful experience. These guys don't know what coffee is. The donuts are not bad though. I just learned to get'em with coke instead of coffee. William Robb wrote: Ever since Val cam to Canada and discovered Tim Horton's.

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: PESO - portrait http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/portraits/images/pic29.html A pretty girl for Donut before I dream up the ultimate revenge. My, what big teeth she has. WW

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: PESO - portrait Donut? Ever since Val cam to Canada and discovered Tim Horton's. William Robb

Re: PESO - portrait

2004-10-13 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:08:19 -0400, Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That was an awful experience. These guys don't know what coffee is. The donuts are not bad though. I just learned to get'em with coke instead of coffee. Tim's coffee always gets a bad rap. Personally, I don't think it's that

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