Re: PESO: Rain Garden

2012-09-08 Thread Christine Aguila
I like that very much, John. Cheers, Christine On Sep 7, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I'm a big fan of planned shoots, so I really appreciate how much went into this, John. I really like the subject matter, and I'd say you got the rain effect you were

Re: PESO: Rain Garden

2012-09-07 Thread Jack Davis
Quite an effort, John. Hope your K20 dries out and the pixel issues go away. Successful shot! Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com To:

Re: PESO: Rain Garden

2012-09-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, That is an interesting and different looking image. You need something more added to give it a center of interest. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:55 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I had some time to kill yesterday waiting for a photography club meeting to start.

Re: PESO: Rain Garden

2012-09-07 Thread Bruce Walker
I'm a big fan of planned shoots, so I really appreciate how much went into this, John. I really like the subject matter, and I'd say you got the rain effect you were hoping for. But I feel that the lightening vignette works against this image. And I'd like to see more contrast in the image

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2012-09-07 Thread Bruce Walker
John's WIALDD (woman in a long diaphanous dress) wasn't available that day. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:51 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: John, That is an interesting and different looking image. You need something more added to give it a center of interest. Regards, Bob S. On

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2012-09-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bruce, Do John and Frank share the WIALDD model. She must be getting lots of Frequent Flyier miles. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: John's WIALDD (woman in a long diaphanous dress) wasn't available that day. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at

Re: PESO: Rain Garden

2012-09-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Jack Davis Quite an effort, John. Hope your K20 dries out and the pixel issues go away. Successful shot! Thanks. The K20, fortunately, never got appreciably wet. I carried it on the tripod with a 1 gallon zip-lock bag over it didn't take the bag off until I had it all set up was

Re: PESO: Rain Garden

2012-09-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob Sullivan John, That is an interesting and different looking image. You need something more added to give it a center of interest. Regards, Bob S. Thanks. I need to go back and work the scene some more. I wasn't quite prepared when the opportunity came up yesterday. I have another

Re: PESO: Rain Garden

2012-09-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bruce Walker John's WIALDD (woman in a long diaphanous dress) wasn't available that day. I was thinking more a woman in a traditional Kimono for this shot, but she wasn't available either. Someone it seems, does have sense enough to come in out of the rain. My inspiration are some

Re: PESO: Rain Garden

2012-09-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
John - yours was one of the PEso's that had me cursing my Monitor because it's lack of brightness made it very difficult to view that interesting shot... liked it anyway ann On 9/7/2012 15:30, John Sessoms wrote: From: Bruce Walker John's WIALDD (woman in a long diaphanous dress) wasn't

Re: PESO: Rain Garden

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice. For me, the vignetting makes it look like a scene through a partially fogged window. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 12:55 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I had some time to kill yesterday waiting for a photography club meeting to start. We meet at an arboretum associated with NC

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2012-09-07 Thread Mark C
That is most excellent - quite a striking shot! Great camera and PS work. Mark On 9/7/2012 12:55 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I had some time to kill yesterday waiting for a photography club meeting to start. We meet at an arboretum associated with NC State University. They have a nice little

Re: PESO: Rain Garden

2012-09-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
A unique vision. Well done!! Paul On Sep 7, 2012, at 9:21 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: That is most excellent - quite a striking shot! Great camera and PS work. Mark On 9/7/2012 12:55 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I had some time to kill yesterday waiting for a photography club

Re: PESO: rain

2009-02-27 Thread Sasha Sobol
Thanks, Mark. I tried to play with curves, but if I do that the bright triangle in the middle also pops :P And the overall mood changes. Probably I am doing it wrong - I am by no means a PS expert. --Sasha On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 6:07 AM, Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: Sasha Sobol

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2009-02-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Sasha Sobol wrote: Thanks, Mark. I tried to play with curves, but if I do that the bright triangle in the middle also pops :P And the overall mood changes. Probably I am doing it wrong - I am by no means a PS expert. Well, you need quite a bit of experience with the curves tool to be able to

Re: PESO: rain

2009-02-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Sasha Sobol wrote: Thanks to everyone who commented on the photo! To summarize the critique: The image is a bit dark and the figure with umbrella could be made brighter, to make it pop. I willl try to do that, however (a prejudice) I usually try not to modify photos locally. Adam, flickriver is

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2009-02-24 Thread Brian Walters
That's excellent. That blue colour is really eye-catching. And the image is nicely balanced with the placement of the person with the umbrella. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sun, 22 Feb

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2009-02-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 09:31:24 -0800, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com said: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 Very nice! Mysterious and moody. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2009-02-23 Thread David J Brooks
Nice, I wish i could see a full size of it. I like the blue cast to it. Dave On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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2009-02-23 Thread Sasha Sobol
Thanks to everyone who commented on the photo! To summarize the critique: The image is a bit dark and the figure with umbrella could be made brighter, to make it pop. I willl try to do that, however (a prejudice) I usually try not to modify photos locally. Adam, flickriver is an alternative way to

Re: PESO: rain

2009-02-23 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 Gorgeous! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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2009-02-23 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: Dave, here you can see it in large: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3126561143/sizes/l/ (You can even see the huge original image if you want). Thanks, --Sasha Nope, thats ok, this version works well. \ Dave --

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2009-02-22 Thread Adam Maas
Excellent shot, and nice use of Flickriver to make viewing flickr shots easier. -Adam On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: rain

2009-02-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Feb 22, 2009, at 09:31 , Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 Not only rain, but the color, the architectural diversity, and the stark umbrella all add to the composition. Very nicely done. Joseph

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2009-02-22 Thread Christian
Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 Very cool shot! Christian -- 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

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2009-02-22 Thread ann sanfedele
Adam Maas wrote: Excellent shot, and nice use of Flickriver to make viewing flickr shots easier. -Adam what he said --- I like the shot a lot -- want it just a tad lighter - but I think that's my monitor talking... I don't know waht flickriver is - but I normally have a hard time

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2009-02-22 Thread Bob W
Very dramatic and striking. Well seen and well composed. Bob Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket --- George Orwell http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2009-02-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent. I find the tonality and brightness ideal for this type of shot. And my monitor is calibrated. A great concept, well executed. Paul On Feb 22, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Christian wrote: Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm,

Re: PESO: rain

2009-02-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very nice shot. The composition works well as do the splashes of color. -- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, February 22, 2009, 9:31:24 AM, you wrote: SS http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 SS Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 SS -- SS PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List SS

Re: PESO: rain

2009-02-22 Thread Nick David Wright
I like it very much. ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ - Original Message From: Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 11:31:24 AM Subject: PESO: rain

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2009-02-22 Thread Cory Waters
I like it a lot Sasha. Cory Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 -- 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

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2009-02-22 Thread Stan Halpin
Very nice shot! As others have commented, it may be just a trifle dark, but that can be due to variations in monitor brightness settings. I particularly like the subtle light in the foreground. The person with umbrella makes the shot though. stan On Feb 22, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Sasha Sobol

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2009-02-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/22/2009 9:31:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, sa...@asobol.com writes: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 === That is simply a superb shot, Sasha. Fantastic! Only one quibble, if there is a person

Re: PESO - Rain

2007-01-16 Thread Boros Attila
Hello Boris, Saturday, January 13, 2007, 3:00:52 PM, you wrote: BL http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16194full=1 BL Feeling rather abstract I am ;-). BL Please be brutal but honest. BL Boris Nice abstract. I like the diagonal composition and pastel like colors. Only nitpick would be

Re: PESO - Rain

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like it. The composition works, and the water appears to be closer than the background, producing a kind of 3D effect. Is it shot through glass? Paul On Jan 13, 2007, at 8:00 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16194full=1 Feeling rather abstract I am ;-).

RE: PESO - Rain

2007-01-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Reminds me of the very first picture I tried to make, using an old box camera to photograph rain drops and background lighting on the windshield of the family car. I sent the film to the drug store to be processed. I was about 12 years old at the time. Shel [Original Message] From: Boris

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2007-01-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Shel, now I sit and wonder - did you mean to say a complement or you just tried to politely tell me that the picture is not all that good. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Reminds me of the very first picture I tried to make, using an old box camera to photograph rain drops and background lighting on the

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2007-01-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
LOL After posting the message I wondered if there might be some confusion about it's intent. I wasn't commenting on the pic's quality or artistic merit, just reminiscing and finding it interesting that we had, years apart, a similar vision. Shel [Original Message] From: Boris Liberman

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2007-01-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Well, I am glad I made you smile. It is so difficult to interpret one's abstract comment without ability to see one's facial impression and/or hear one's voice. I often make comments in similar manner. I don't exactly care about the image merits except that it would bring a memory or invoke a

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2007-01-13 Thread Tim Øsleby
It works for me. I don't think it is a everlasting photo, but it makes me curious. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: 13. januar 2007 14:01 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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2007-01-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Boris, I guess I'd put this down to a nice attempt. But it's like, I've seen it before. Boris Liberman wrote: http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16194full=1 Feeling rather abstract I am ;-). Please be brutal but honest. Boris -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my

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2007-01-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
Trying to be brutally honest - I like it Boris. Nicely done. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - Rain http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16194full=1 Feeling rather abstract I am ;-). Please be brutal but honest.

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2007-01-13 Thread Tom C
It's a strong image with the diagonals and contrast overlaid by the rain spatters. Subjectively, not my cup of tea, but I can see why others might like it. The image may be more likely to work in a group of rain themed images than alone... just my opinion. Thanks. Tom C. From: Boris