Again, you did a great job on composing this random array of closely grouped "succulents." Takes acuity.
Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "eactiv...@aol.com" <eactiv...@aol.com> To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, December 9, 2012 8:28 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Don't Be So... Prickly Thanks! Well, this is probably one of the better one for the last two years. Although I took a lot of this particular clump and just randomly picked out this shot as the best. I just meant, I haven't shot anything special, artistic, or different in a l-o-n-g time. Haven't stretched myself. Just taken ordinary shots of ordinary things. Anyway, they look ordinary to me. The Ruth Bancroft Garden, though, turned out to be rather special all by itself. We made a running stop, but I could have stayed for hours (with my tripod, which I didn't have). Three acres of succulents (I guess cactus are succulents). Cacti are great for photography... they are so geometric. Thanks, Jack, Dave, Dan, Gerrit, and, you Bob, for your comments and to all who looked. Marnie :-) ------------------------------------------- In a message dated 12/9/2012 7:38:01 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, rf.sulli...@gmail.com writes: Marnie, Pretty damned good for a 'mediocre' shot! The light, the shapes, and the prickly points are great. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 11:58 PM, <eactiv...@aol.com> wrote: > Okay, I have a confession to make, the last three years I haven't been > doing much photography. Three years ago I did none for that year. The last > two, at least I've done some. Mostly with a friend on day trips. And mostly > they are mediocre because I don't do my best photography with others. I get > more into it alone. So, no, I haven't been trying very hard and I haven't > really grown as a photographer recently. > > HOWEVER, since they are what I have, you are going to see my mediocre > shots. So there. > > http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/prickly.html > > Taken at the Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, CA. This place was > actually closed for winter clean up when we went and they let us in part of it > anyway. I plan to return in the spring with a tripod. It was great. > > Comments welcome. > > Marnie aka Doe :-) Okay... I won't (re title). Heh. > > -- 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 directly above and follow the directions. -- 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 directly above and follow the directions.
