Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-09 Thread Mark Cassino
Boris Liberman wrote: > http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16107&full=1 > Well seen, Boris. The natural shapes of the palms provides for a nice counterpoint to the regularity and repetition of the sailboat masts. Gorgeous light on the water too. My only quibble would be what appears to be t

RE: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-08 Thread Bob W
> > I do believe, in anticipation of the Ulaan Bator camera show, > that February is "talk like a mongol horde". > > Indeed. For the avoidance of doubt, they go "Har!" a lot. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/1/07, SJ, discombobulated, unleashed: >and, do sharks prepare menus? I saw some sharks prepare once. It was Hamlet I think. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discu

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-08 Thread Cotty
On 7/1/07, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: >Now tie me a sheepshank, squirt! Works better on the legs :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-08 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 8, 2007, at 5:16 AM, mike wilson wrote: > >> >> From: SJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2007/01/08 Mon AM 09:44:49 GMT >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Subject: Re: PESO - Two palm trees >> >> On 1/8/07, mike wilson &

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-08 Thread SJ
On 1/8/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: SJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On 1/8/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > From: Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > I thought "Talk Like a Pirate Day" was in September. > > > > > Bob was doing "talk like a s

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-08 Thread mike wilson
> > From: SJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/01/08 Mon AM 09:44:49 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: PESO - Two palm trees > > On 1/8/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > From: Brian Walters <[EMAIL PR

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-08 Thread SJ
On 1/8/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I thought "Talk Like a Pirate Day" was in September. > Bob was doing "talk like a shark hunter who is about to be chomped". That's > a January date. what's the menu for february? or, if that

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-08 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/01/08 Mon AM 01:54:50 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO - Two palm trees > > > I thought "Talk Like a Pirate Day" was in September. > > Bob was doing "

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Bobby 'Bones, ;-) > Aar! Them makes thur own followin' wind, them garlic-noshin' > forinners. I sure like the garlic-noshin' part ;-). LOL. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Brian Walters
I thought "Talk Like a Pirate Day" was in September. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > Perhaps you should've dropped him a line. > > > Ar. He can't stay down with three b

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: >>> >>>Well, sploice moy mainbrace if that don't sound loik an insult and >>>foightin' tark fromm 'ee, Tug Wilson thou soak of a noin-tailed >>>bilgerat what stinks loik a bucket o' canker-blossomed chum. I'll >>>keel'aul thy foul leprous gunwhales sooner 'an spit on a dead > > man's

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 7, 2007, at 4:49 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: >> From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> On 6/1/07, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, so I can tie >>> her up to the dock. >>> >>> Cap'n Bob >> >> Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. >> >> I

RE: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Bob W
> > > > > > Well, sploice moy mainbrace if that don't sound loik an insult and > > foightin' tark fromm 'ee, Tug Wilson thou soak of a noin-tailed > > bilgerat what stinks loik a bucket o' canker-blossomed chum. I'll > > keel'aul thy foul leprous gunwhales sooner 'an spit on a dead man's > > shan

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Kenneth Waller
Kenneth Waller >From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 6/1/07, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, so I can tie >>her up to the dock. >> >>Cap'n Bob > > Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. > > I didn't think you'd have a clew. Why knot?

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread P. J. Alling
Wow, you must be an inexpensive date, as you are obviously easily entertained... Boris Liberman wrote: > Hello there. > > mike wilson wrote: > >> Bob W wrote: >> >> Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, >> >> so I can tie >> >

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Hello there. mike wilson wrote: > Bob W wrote: > Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, > so I can tie > > > her up to the dock. > > Cap'n Bob Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. I didn't think you'd have a clew. >>

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, so I can tie her up to the dock. Cap'n Bob >>> >>>Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. >>> >>>I didn't think you'd have a clew. >> >>Perhaps he should take a bow? >

RE: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Bob W
> >> > >>Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, > >> > >>so I can tie > >> > >>her up to the dock. > >> > >>Cap'n Bob > > > >Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. > > > >I didn't think you'd have a clew. > > Perhaps he should take a bow? > >>> > >>>...

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread David Savage
Hawse's for course's. Dave On 1/8/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Buoy this line is going adrift. Think I'll go mix something on the > rocks. > > Jack > > > --- Paul Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Time for this thread to take another tack... > > > > -P > > > > Jack Davis wr

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Jack Davis
Buoy this line is going adrift. Think I'll go mix something on the rocks. Jack --- Paul Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Time for this thread to take another tack... > > -P > > Jack Davis wrote: > > Now that's quite a reach. > > > > Jack > > --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread mike wilson
David Savage wrote: > On 1/7/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Bob W wrote: >> Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, so I can tie her up to the dock. Cap'n Bob >>> >>>Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. >>> >

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Time for this thread to take another tack... -P Jack Davis wrote: > Now that's quite a reach. > > Jack > --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, so I can >> tie >> her up to the dock. >> >> Cap'n Bob > Ahar Cap'n. W

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread David Savage
On 1/7/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob W wrote: > >> > >>Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, > >> > >>so I can tie > >> > >>her up to the dock. > >> > >>Cap'n Bob > > > >Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. > > > >I didn't think you'd have a

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Cotty
>>>Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, >>> >>>so I can tie >>> >>>her up to the dock. >>> >>>Cap'n Bob >> >>Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. >> >>I didn't think you'd have a clew. > >Perhaps he should take a bow? ...or perhaps knot. >

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Jack Davis
Now that's quite a reach. Jack --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> >>Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, so I can > tie > >> >>her up to the dock. > >> >> > >> >>Cap'n Bob > >> > > >> >Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. > >> > > >> >I didn't think you'd have a clew. > >> >

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: >> >>Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, >> >>so I can tie >> >>her up to the dock. >> >>Cap'n Bob > >Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. > >I didn't think you'd have a clew. Perhaps he should take a bow? >>> >>>...or perhaps knot. >>

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 6, 2007, at 10:10 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Cotty wrote: > >> On 6/1/07, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, so I can tie >>> her up to the dock. >>> >>> Cap'n Bob >> >> Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. >> >> I didn't think you'd h

RE: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Bob W
> > > >> >>Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, > so I can tie > >> >>her up to the dock. > >> >> > >> >>Cap'n Bob > >> > > >> >Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. > >> > > >> >I didn't think you'd have a clew. > >> > >> Perhaps he should take a bow? > > > >...or perhaps knot. > > Be s

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-07 Thread Cotty
>> >>Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, so I can tie >> >>her up to the dock. >> >> >> >>Cap'n Bob >> > >> >Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. >> > >> >I didn't think you'd have a clew. >> >> Perhaps he should take a bow? > >...or perhaps knot. Be stern with him. -- Cheers,

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread P. J. Alling
You two are asking for a spanking... Cotty wrote: > On 6/1/07, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >> Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, so I can tie >> her up to the dock. >> >> Cap'n Bob >> > > Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. > > I didn't think you'd have a clew.

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Russell Kerstetter
On 1/6/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cotty wrote: > > >On 6/1/07, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > >>Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, so I can tie > >>her up to the dock. > >> > >>Cap'n Bob > > > >Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. > > > >I didn't think you

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: >On 6/1/07, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, so I can tie >>her up to the dock. >> >>Cap'n Bob > >Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. > >I didn't think you'd have a clew. Perhaps he should take a bow? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Jack Davis
Now, Boris seems to be missing. Ya better get ready to cover, Sweety. Jack --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/1/07, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Thanks Cotty for being there for me. > > Well someone has to. > > > Darling. > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Cotty
On 6/1/07, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: >Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, so I can tie >her up to the dock. > >Cap'n Bob Ahar Cap'n. Well done sir. I didn't think you'd have a clew. -- Cheers, Master Bates ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pas

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Cotty
On 6/1/07, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: >Thanks Cotty for being there for me. Well someone has to. Darling. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail L

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks Cotty for being there for me. Jack --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/1/07, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Jack, what does it mean "transom"? > > Jack's not here, but a transom is the flat back end of a boat. > > A gold star to anyone who knows what a painter

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks Cotty for being there for me. Jack --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/1/07, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Jack, what does it mean "transom"? > > Jack's not here, but a transom is the flat back end of a boat. > > A gold star to anyone who knows what a painter

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 6, 2007, at 7:35 PM, Cotty wrote: > Jack's not here, but a transom is the flat back end of a boat. > > A gold star to anyone who knows what a painter is (no cheating on > Google!) Arrrgh, that be a rope tied to the bow of me ship, so I can tie her up to the dock. Cap'n Bob

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Cotty
On 6/1/07, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: >Jack, what does it mean "transom"? Jack's not here, but a transom is the flat back end of a boat. A gold star to anyone who knows what a painter is (no cheating on Google!) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, P

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
I like the concept. I'm not sure if the trees are strong enough to command the attention as the subject. Especially as the leading lines don't quite lead to them. If they were placed a little to the right (you'd have to move - can't actually move the trees ) the leading lines of boats would work

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread P. J. Alling
Boats or Doorways? (Just being a wise a**). Boris Liberman wrote: > Jack Davis wrote: > >> Lighting, especially with reflections, is very nice. >> I'd have to crop out the lower right boat transom and suck up the >> scene. Then moving slightly to the left and shooting back a little to >> the r

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail)
l Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Boris Liberman > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 7:05 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: PESO - Two palm trees > > > http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16107&full=1 > >

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Jack Davis
Ya know, for many years I'd heard that word used in reference to the motor mounting board or aft end of a boat. I just looked it up for the first time and it may derive from one definition of, "a horizontal cross piece".(?) Jack IOW, the "aft" or back end of the boats. --- Boris Liberman <[EMAIL

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Russell Kerstetter
Boris, nice mood shot. I like this one better than the flamingos (if that means anything to you). I like you mentioned, did not notice the an until others mentioned him, and I agree with Bob that you did a good job on the exposure, I know that if I were there I would have underexposed, and then I

RE: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Tim Øsleby
ons, no answers) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: 6. januar 2007 20:44 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Two palm trees On Jan 6, 2007, at 2:21 PM, Boris

RE: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Bob W
full advantage of the light to produce a good photo. -- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Kenneth Waller > Sent: 06 January 2007 18:41 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO - Two palm trees >

RE: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Tim Øsleby
egian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: 6. januar 2007 20:23 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Two palm trees Hi! Tim Øsleby wrote: > For me, the two palms are misplaced in the composition. If they whe

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jan 6, 2007, at 2:21 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > I > think that on wider FLs the SR can indeed add some blurring instead of > actually making it sharper. > > I have found exactly the opposite to be the case. SR improves sharpness for any handheld shot of moderate shutter speed. (less than

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Boris Liberman
Kenneth Waller wrote: > Since you've titled this "Two Palm trees", I'd have to say that the lines of > boats are a distraction. > It would be a stronger image with less foreground & less showing of boats on > the RH side. > YMMV. > Trying not to be brutal but honest. Thanks! That's what I am alw

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Boris Liberman
Jack Davis wrote: > Lighting, especially with reflections, is very nice. > I'd have to crop out the lower right boat transom and suck up the > scene. Then moving slightly to the left and shooting back a little to > the right to get more of a look at the transom line of the string of > boats on the

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Tim Øsleby wrote: > For me, the two palms are misplaced in the composition. If they where a bit > more to the right, it would have worked a lot better. > I like the light, and the lazy waves in lower right corner, adds some life > to the scene. Tim, I rather dislike it when composition is 10

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Markus Maurer wrote: > I would like it more if the man on the right corner was cut away and again > the photo looks a bit blurred to me. > But the trees are nice indeed Boris :-) > greetings > Markus Markus, I did not notice the man until I read your message ;-). As for the blur, indeed, thi

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Kenneth Waller
sage - From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO - Two palm trees > http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16107&full=1 > > As usual brutal and honest comments are the best ;-). > > Boris > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDM

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread P. J. Alling
Nicely ironic title. Boris Liberman wrote: > http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16107&full=1 > > As usual brutal and honest comments are the best ;-). > > Boris > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Jack Davis
Lighting, especially with reflections, is very nice. I'd have to crop out the lower right boat transom and suck up the scene. Then moving slightly to the left and shooting back a little to the right to get more of a look at the transom line of the string of boats on the right. Maybe I'd hate the re

RE: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Tim Øsleby
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: 6. januar 2007 07:05 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Two palm trees http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16107&full=1 As usual brutal and honest comments are the best ;-). Boris -- PDML Pe

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
I think it's a nice shot of a harbor at dawn, but the title threw me. The palm trees seem incidental. Paul On Jan 6, 2007, at 1:05 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16107&full=1 > > As usual brutal and honest comments are the best ;-). > > Boris > > -- > PDML Pen

Re: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Brian Walters
Great moody composition and the two palm trees add a nice focal point. I agree with Marcus that it would be better if cropped a bit on the right to remove the 'half man'. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting Boris Liberman <[EMAIL

RE: PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-06 Thread Markus Maurer
06, 2007 7:05 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Two palm trees http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16107&full=1 As usual brutal and honest comments are the best ;-). Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net --

PESO - Two palm trees

2007-01-05 Thread Boris Liberman
http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16107&full=1 As usual brutal and honest comments are the best ;-). Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net