Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-06 Thread Steve Desjardins
It's considered impolite to point that out here in Virgina. Steve (from Massachusetts) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/06/03 12:31AM On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 16:30:41 -0500, Steve Desjardins wrote: Stonewall Jackson is actually buried in that cemetery [...] Yeah, but his arm is buried at, I think, the

Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-05 Thread Steve Desjardins
I stopped paying attention to this thread and it just grew out of control. Thanks for the comments. I think my own taste in photos is more off center than most. I also find cemeteries an irresistible subject, especially old ones. For the Americans in the group (and the trivia fans among the

Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-05 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 16:30:41 -0500, Steve Desjardins wrote: Stonewall Jackson is actually buried in that cemetery [...] Yeah, but his arm is buried at, I think, the Spottsylvania Court House battlefield park. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Cropping (was: Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1)

2003-11-04 Thread Keith Whaley
Cotty wrote: On 3/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But, mostly, do what you think is best ~for you~. I like what Michael Reichmann told me: The camera manufacturer has no right in the world to tell me what height to width ratio to make my

Re: Cropping (was: Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1)

2003-11-04 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Cotty wrote: On 3/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But, mostly, do what you think is best ~for you~. I like what Michael Reichmann told me: The camera manufacturer has no right in the world to tell me what height to width ratio to make my

Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-03 Thread Pat
Cotty wrote: Got Carrot? by Pat Kong, USA A first PUG entry for Pat. Nice effort - that shot is crying out for a just a head shot on the nag. Not easy as they move on a whim. Shoot ASAP for the banker shot, then move forward trying again. If he moves, use the first and crop in. Of

RE: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-03 Thread zoomshot
Border Delight by   Zoomshot, UK Another all digital capture, and what a stunner. Flowers on black background always look great, the very direct light playing on the petals creating interesting patterns. A closer square crop would add rather than detract, for me. A closer crop would look

Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-03 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 02.11.03 19:18, Cotty at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bee... by   Sylwester Pietrzyk, Poland This one caught my eye the minute the PUG started spitting up thumbnails. Striking composition with lots of parallels - the petals and greenery at left, the curve of the bee's body with the soft

Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-03 Thread Cotty
On 3/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: What I do think is that each of us must find his or her own way, and believe in it. Then can be respected. that's all sounding remarkably Zen, Cotty. Are you turning Japanese? Zen and the Art of Macintosh Maintenance ;-) No, just enjoying this

Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-03 Thread Katrin
On 2 Nov 2003 at 18:18, Cotty wrote: Water Lilies by   Katrin, Germany Katrin's first PUG submission and it's a serene study of water lillies with some gorgeous blooms, shot on Kodak's first class emulsion 'Farbwelt ', apparently. I put that through Babel and pops out as 'colour

Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-03 Thread frank theriault
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1 Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 07:22:51 -0800 I

Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-03 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But, mostly, do what you think is best ~for you~. I like what Michael Reichmann told me: The camera manufacturer has no right in the world to tell me what height to width ratio to make my photographs! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing

Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-03 Thread John Francis
I like what Michael Reichmann told me: The camera manufacturer has no right in the world to tell me what height to width ratio to make my photographs! Nowadays that decision seems to be delegated to printer manufacturers :-)

Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! ===8==Original message text=== MR frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But, mostly, do what you think is best ~for you~. MR I like what Michael Reichmann told me: The camera manufacturer has no MR right in the world to tell me what height to width ratio to make

RE: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-02 Thread buddha
Thanks Cotty, I would like to claim some skill was involved but it was all luck. There are many problems with modern cameras but TTL flash isn't one of them. With this shot and the K1000 it was more of guess and pray. Evan From: Cotty No Macro Required by   Evan Hanson, USA Beautiful

Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-02 Thread frank theriault
Hey, now there's an idea for a good theme one month: No Cropping. -frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip Actually that would be rather interesting if we all posted full

Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-02 Thread Dan Matyola
Thanks for the comments, Cotty. It's my picture, so I get to write the title. The orientation of the PUG entry is the way I took the shot. I was leaning over the pool, and the otter was floating with his feet pointed at me, so I used a vertical orientation to get as much of him in the

Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1

2003-11-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! ===8==Original message text=== C On 2/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Oh, I did crop it when I printed it. I've just gotten into the habit of posting my PUG entries full frame. Dumb I guess, but I feel more honest that way. C Would you buy a print from Honest