RE: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-20 Thread Bob W
Snarky II: So what kind of snobby SOB's are we to say these folks aren't worthy of taking pictures at a scenic overlook? Nobody's said that, or even implied it. Bob I always thought Pal was jealous of the expensive cameras that the Orthodontists were carrying when he saw them at the

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/19/2009 7:29:39 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A grab shot. Just for fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm Har! I think it's brilliant. And funny.

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/19/2009 8:00:47 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, m...@robertstech.com writes: On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:29:20 -0500, you wrote: On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A grab shot. Just for fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm Har! I

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/19/2009 8:50:39 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, rf.sulli...@gmail.com writes: Snarky II: So what kind of snobby SOB's are we to say these folks aren't worthy of taking pictures at a scenic overlook? I always thought Pal was jealous of the expensive cameras that the

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-20 Thread Eactivist
Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:00 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Photographic Competition On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:29:20 -0500, you wrote: On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A grab shot. Just for fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Marnie, it looks almost staged. Wonderful. You really nailed the moment. Boris eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A grab shot. Just for fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe ;-) - We can't solve

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/20/2009 10:18:50 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bori...@gmail.com writes: Marnie, it looks almost staged. Wonderful. You really nailed the moment. Boris == Thanks, Boris. Marnie :-) eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A grab shot. Just for fun.

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-19 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A grab shot. Just for  fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm Har! I think it's brilliant. And funny. Wonderful shot! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-19 Thread Mark Roberts
On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:29:20 -0500, you wrote: On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A grab shot. Just for  fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm Har! I think it's brilliant. And funny. Wonderful shot! Three thoughts come to mind: 1 - Sympathetic:

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Snarky II: So what kind of snobby SOB's are we to say these folks aren't worthy of taking pictures at a scenic overlook? I always thought Pal was jealous of the expensive cameras that the Orthodontists were carrying when he saw them at the overlooks. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-19 Thread Christine Aguila
Great shot, Marnie! Another terrific shot. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:00 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Photographic Competition On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:29:20

RE: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-18 Thread Bob W
Bob W wrote: A grab shot. Just for fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm That's a perfect example of a criticism Pal Jensen made years ago about American landscape photographers! It's not just American photogs, or landscape photogs. I regularly see the

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/18/2009 12:04:21 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, p...@web-options.com writes: Actually it's not the herd instinct I was thinking of, it's the road. I'm quite shocked by the photograph - it's the first time I've seen outside the frame of that view, and I had always thought

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob W Subject: RE: PESO - Photographic Competition Actually it's not the herd instinct I was thinking of, it's the road. I'm quite shocked by the photograph - it's the first time I've seen outside the frame of that view, and I had always thought

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-18 Thread David J Brooks
Who's watching who, eh.:-) Very nice and well rendered. Dave On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A grab shot. Just for  fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm Comments  welcome. Marnie aka Doe  ;-) - We

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/18/2009 6:54:21 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, pentko...@gmail.com writes: Who's watching who, eh.:-) Very nice and well rendered. Dave === Exactly. Thanks, Dave. Marnie :-) On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A grab shot. Just for

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-18 Thread Doug Franklin
William Robb wrote: [...] a very short walk from the parking lot takes you away from the herds and into at least a pretense of wilderness. I've always wanted to spend a month or so far enough back in Yellowstone or Yosemite that it took a horse to get there and back within the month. --

PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-17 Thread Eactivist
A grab shot. Just for fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe ;-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-17 Thread paul stenquist
Fun Stuff. And nicely rendered. Paul On Nov 17, 2009, at 2:00 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A grab shot. Just for fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe ;-) - We can't solve problems by

RE: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-17 Thread Bob W
A grab shot. Just for fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm That's a perfect example of a criticism Pal Jensen made years ago about American landscape photographers! Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-17 Thread Richard D Bush
Yah. They block the view so other landscape photographers can't find a spot to take the same picture. RB On Nov 17, 2009, at 1:08 PM, Bob W wrote: A grab shot. Just for fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm That's a perfect example of a criticism Pal Jensen made years

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-17 Thread Jack Davis
Love to see such activity when visiting iconic photo spots. Fun catch! Jack --- On Tue, 11/17/09, eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com wrote: From: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com Subject: PESO - Photographic Competition To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 11:00 AM

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-17 Thread ann sanfedele
Whic one is George Lepp, Marnie? ;-) ann eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A grab shot. Just for fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe ;-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-17 Thread Doug Franklin
Bob W wrote: A grab shot. Just for fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm That's a perfect example of a criticism Pal Jensen made years ago about American landscape photographers! It's not just American photogs, or landscape photogs. I regularly see the sports PJs at the

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-17 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 02:00:46PM -0500, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A grab shot. Just for fun. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/comp.htm Comments welcome. That would be the problem with taking that shot. It's been done so many times before. They've got the cameras, but do they

Re: PESO - Photographic Competition

2009-11-17 Thread Eactivist
after they left. :-) And thanks to Paul as well. As for the rest of you who commented, :-P. Marnie Heh. --- On Tue, 11/17/09, eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com wrote: From: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com Subject: PESO - Photographic Competition To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday