What he said! Very nice, congrats. Don
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 8:07 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner) > > > Great shot, beautiful light, rich tonality. Congratulations on > your well-deserved win. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Some of you may have seen this in my collection of UK vacation photos > > from last summer. The Office of International Programs at Duquesne > > University, where I'm currently working on my masters degree, just had a > > photo contest and I won first prize with this one. I'm not sure if I get > > anything besides bragging rights but what the heck, maybe it'll look > > good on my resume! > > > > http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm > > > > Notes: > > 1. Luddites rejoice! This was shot on FILM! (Pentax 645, Ilford HP5+) > > 2. I really do like the sepia toning, but the main reason I did it at > > the time was so I could print it at home: I haven't yet mastered the art > > of getting neutral monochrome reproduction out of my Epson 2200 and I > > hoped that the sepia tone would hide any slight color cast. It worked - > > the print looks great! > > 3. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the entries in the > > contest. Yes, there were a lot of "vacation snapshots" and a few really > > nice photos that were obviously the kind of lucky grab that we all got > > from time to time before we started doing photography "seriously", but > > there were several that were clearly the work of talented people. The > > one I thought should have won was by someone who did "people photos" of > > locals in various parts of the Caribbean. He or she had a knack for > > composition, a talent for getting people to be at ease when he > > photographed them and a natural eye for good light. Wish this stuff was > > on line so everyone could see it. > > > > > > -- > > Mark Roberts > > Photography and writing > > www.robertstech.com > > >
