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Collin Brendemuehl wrote: snip Sister and Brother by Bill Peifer It's one that should be in your family album. Good job. Personal memories get no critique. snip Hi Collin, Just returned from my brief Cleveland trip and vacation a couple days ago, so I've been catching up on what's transpired while I was temporarily unsubscribed. Thanks for the kind comments, and thanks once again for all the effort that went into reviewing each and every submission for this month's gallery. I'm sure the effort very much appreciated by all! Take care, Bill Peifer Rochester, NY - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Collin wrote; As always, I'm looking at the shot mostly for pleasure, with just a few critiques. snip Approaching Storm by William Johnson A pleasant piece of menacing weather. Thanks Collin, William in Utah. __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A Different Chain by Gianfranco Irlanda, Italy Nice texture. I'm not certain about the angle, though Thanks for the kind words, Collin. I agree, the angle is not the best, but it was the first shot on that subject and, of course, the last frame of the roll with no more rolls in the bag... Gianfranco __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Hothouse Spiral by Dan Scott So much good bw this month. Nice job. Thanks Collin. Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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In local.pentax, you wrote: As always, I'm looking at the shot mostly for pleasure, with just a few critiques. And those mild. If you got what you wanted in the shot, you did well. If you also found what pleases a few others, you did very well. Double Helix by Johan Schoone, Netherland Interesting item. Good shot. Thank you. You are the first to comment on this one (unless I missed some articles). Did you follow the URL included in the description? I'd better grab my gear and hop on my bicycle. There is a lot of artwork (mostly sculptures) in public places around here. -- http://members.chello.nl/~j.schoone\\|// Registered Linux user #78364 - The Linux Counter - http://counter.li.org Assume nothing, expect anything. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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I think your right. And I think I cropped to much, I'm looking at the original uncropped print and I have to say in my opinion it's nicer. Evan - Original Message - From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 7:31 PM Subject: July thoughts snip Reminders on the Appalachian Trail by Evan Hanson Needs a different angle. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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thanks Collin, Nice to see that someone else saw the coolness of my Don't Try This at Home, Kids shot. The way everything just barely fits so well into the frame is what I really liked about that one. No cropping, btw - just an ever so slight rotation and trimming, maybe 1deg or so. I think, in retrospect, my friend may have been driving down the near oncoming traffic lane! !8^O Bill - Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Hi, Thanx. Your right about your cropping suggestion. In fact I couldn't have decided in what way the photo should be cropped so I put it whole. Greetz Artur - Original Message - From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 2:31 AM Subject: July thoughts | A Vistula Sunset... by Artur Ledóchowski, Poland | Nice shot. Crop in from the right a bit. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Thankyou for commenting. I agree about the dang fence. I'm sure it must have jumped into the photo after I posted it to the PUG. I never even saw it. Jody. Penguin Family by Jody Wintringham Dang fence. Just needs more penguin face. __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
July thoughts
As always, I'm looking at the shot mostly for pleasure, with just a few critiques. And those mild. If you got what you wanted in the shot, you did well. If you also found what pleases a few others, you did very well. Pine Nuts by Thomas Cakalic, No criticism. Beautiful. Belmore Rose by Paul Jones, Australia Background (left) is distracting. Calla Lily by William Robb Too frame-filling. Add more to the right, if it's on the neg. Lobelia by David Dixon, UK Change your angle. Move to your left and open front up a bit more. Butterflies by Bob Sullivan Nice shot. Cajun Spice hybrid tea rose by Henry Chu, Nice, but too-steep an angle. Summer Heat by Greg Henke, Excellent. Garden Lily by Jeepgirl/ Sandy The scan must be soft. Nice composition. Maybe more DOF. Ice Flower by Ken Waller, Good shot. Cropped? Little Paradise by Jaume Lahuerta Good lens choice. Lilly by Michael Spedding, United Kingdom I just love the texture of bw. Reminds me of a Maplethorp. Doman Wharves and Mt. Tzouhalem by Rodger Whitlock, Canada A little more sky @ the top (for balance) and it's perfect. Nice shot. Sky Of Blue And Sea Of Gold by D. Glenn Arthur Jr., USA Must be a lot of flash flooding in that area. :) Nice shot. Once Upon a Time by Mark Roberts Fog/mist is so much fun. Great shot. Preparing for a Long Journey by Bojidar Dimitrov, Germany Nice to see I'm not the only one who likes milkweed. Nice shot. Prewine by Ed Dombek Nice composition. Needs some fill flash. Summer by Ken Tam, Hong Kong Nice feel with the clouds. Perhaps crop a little off the left. Good composition. My First MZ-S Shot by César A. Matamoros II Send it to me. I'll take another one for you! :) Lynn Headwaters, October 1999 by Cameron R. Hood Great shot. Star by Bruce Dayton and AHHH here. Great shot. Edge of Gitchigumi by Cory Waters Looks like a great place to shoot for a long time. Nice shot. Ocean Air by Charles Fleeman Good job with the exposure. I like the contrast. Mount Cook at Sunset by David A. Mann, New Zealand Nice crop. A Vistula Sunset... by Artur Ledóchowski, Poland Nice shot. Crop in from the right a bit. VLA at Sunset by John Cohen Looks like a shot from Star Trek or somesuch. Nice shot. Photography in Paradise by Joseph Tainter, USA Nice. Run to the Sea by Eric Platt Nice, but needs more on the bottom. Looks unfulfilled. Tranquility by Gary L. Murphy Yes. Virulana by Albano Garcia Nice shot. Wish I understood it. Winter Leaves by Mark Sheftick Nice shot. Enjoy yourself. Kleinbach Falls by Hans-Bernhard Beykirch, Germany Pleasing content, but it seems incomplete. From Grandfather Mountain by Bill Owens Great. Perhaps remove a bit from the left? Here Comes the Sun by Alin Flaider But being there was worth it for this shot! Inquisitive by Bill Sawyer In my neighborhood, there'd be a cat pouncing on it for lunch! But it's a shot any child would love. Good job. Enlarge Me by John Mustarde Young jay waiting for its next meal. Sounds like my boys. :) Good shot. Awakening by Adrian Sorescu, Romania Beautiful. House Finch by Kevin Thornsberry You got a tough shot. Good job. Squirrel Watching by Patrick White Maybe a bit cropped from the bottom. Great composition. Dolphins by Steve Larson Nice shot. Did the LX stay dry? Yellowstone Prairie Dog on the Watch by Jan van Wijk, Netherlands Off-center provides a thoughtfulness to the image. Good crop. The Tiger by Arnold Stark, Germany Looks hungry. You'll be posting next month. Arnold? Arnold? Day Dreamer by Steve Bowman Looks like an old college roommate. :) Penguin Family by Jody Wintringham Dang fence. Just needs more penguin face. Group Hug by Amber Dayton Nice shot. The empty spot is good. A Different Chain by Gianfranco Irlanda, Italy Nice texture. I'm not certain about the angle, though. The Wreck by Leon Altoff, Australia Great contrast. Reminders on the Appalachian Trail by Evan Hanson Needs a different angle. Red Bridges by Ray Allen, Australia Good job on handling the reflection. Old chair by Kurt Nimmo Excellent work. Driving to the Line by Jon Hope Nice composition. Sparky's first day at the farm by David Brooks Dogs can be a bit dense. Nice shot. Once in a life-time. Cheering Their Favourite by Frank Theriault Good range of expressions. Well done. Summer Moment by Paul Stenquist Looked
Re: July thoughts
Collin wrote: Birds In The Sky by Lasse Karlsson I don't really understand it. + + + + + Someone mentioned my picture! Someone mentioned my picture! :) Thanks Collin, for trying (to understand it). Actually, I can't help you a bit, unfortunately. Because there is really nothing to be understood about it. :) It's just a girl, doing like she does, the sky and the other birds that happen to cross the sky when I shot the picture. There are no secrets, no hiddens messages. I simply like it. However, I can tell you some facts around it (as if anyone would care) which I could have mentioned it in the comments section (but I was very late in submitting it so it was left out). The girls is actually in the midst of a regular long jump at a local track and field event. This is roughly the top half of the frame. (I have a series of pictures from this event.) However, when preparing for the gallery, I once again ran into this problem of finding that, resized to a maximum of 600pixels, the impact of the (full) picture wasn't the way I wanted it to be, so I simply cropped it in half and it became a totally different picture, which I found I liked too. I noticed the birds in the sky, named it and submitted it. To me it's beautiful. She's sort of in mid air and really working hard to stretch that jump as long as possible. (Maybe I should have submitted the full picture, because her body makes a real choreographical impact.) Thanks Collin, for being honest (or... maybe you were just being polite? :) ) Lasse - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Thanks Collin. I might just pull that slide and see if it can crop differenty. The background is some sort of Japanese Bullrush, I may have run out of background on the right. Thanks for looking. Bill - Original Message - From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 6:31 PM Subject: July thoughts Calla Lily by William Robb Too frame-filling. Add more to the right, if it's on the neg. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 19:31:25 -0500, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Tranquility by Gary L. Murphy Yes. I agree. :-) Thanks, Collin Later, Gary - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Collin - thanks for the comment. It was very slightly cropped to remove the scanned in black edges. Ken Waller - Original Message - From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 8:31 PM Subject: July thoughts As always, I'm looking at the shot mostly for pleasure, with just a few critiques. And those mild. If you got what you wanted in the shot, you did well. If you also found what pleases a few others, you did very well. snip snip Ice Flower by Ken Waller, Good shot. Cropped? snip - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: July thoughts
On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: As always, I'm looking at the shot mostly for pleasure, with just a few critiques. And those mild. If you got what you wanted in the shot, you did well. If you also found what pleases a few others, you did very well. That's a pretty ambitious thing to do, Collin... you da man! I did the same thing once... only once. :) Congrats! chris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Once Upon a Time by Mark Roberts Fog/mist is so much fun. Great shot. I have to say I'm disappointed that no one has commented on my choice of film for this picture... :) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
