Re: PESO: Chives
I think it works well. I'm led to the subject not the background, so i don't find it to strong. Dave On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I was idling around in the back your in the area of my wife's West vegetable garden (yes, there is an East) when I noticed this plant. I, obviously, liked the structure of it and went for some equipment. I knew I had to isolate it from some dead ground cover and give it a background. I eliminated the dead stuff at the bottom by cropping it off in the viewfinder. Shot this a f/2.8 but still got a somewhat busy cucumber background. I blurred and darkened it, and reduced the spotty look. I asked my wife what it was and she said they're chives that should have been picked prior to reaching this stage. Light thing in the lower left corner is stepping stone paver which I left as an offset to the mums (?) on the right. Thought it about time I offered something. Jack Comments welcome, of course. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=527 K20, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 400, da50~...@123mm, hand held -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
Re: PESO: Chives
Thanks, Dave! I consider it a modest effort. Jack --- On Wed, 9/1/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Chives To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 11:43 PM I think it works well. I'm led to the subject not the background, so i don't find it to strong. Dave On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I was idling around in the back your in the area of my wife's West vegetable garden (yes, there is an East) when I noticed this plant. I, obviously, liked the structure of it and went for some equipment. I knew I had to isolate it from some dead ground cover and give it a background. I eliminated the dead stuff at the bottom by cropping it off in the viewfinder. Shot this a f/2.8 but still got a somewhat busy cucumber background. I blurred and darkened it, and reduced the spotty look. I asked my wife what it was and she said they're chives that should have been picked prior to reaching this stage. Light thing in the lower left corner is stepping stone paver which I left as an offset to the mums (?) on the right. Thought it about time I offered something. Jack Comments welcome, of course. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=527 K20, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 400, da50~...@123mm, hand held -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
Re: PESO: Chives
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks, Dave! I consider it a modest effort. Jack Well, they are just chives, not Spanish onions.:-) Dave --- On Wed, 9/1/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Chives To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 11:43 PM I think it works well. I'm led to the subject not the background, so i don't find it to strong. Dave On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I was idling around in the back your in the area of my wife's West vegetable garden (yes, there is an East) when I noticed this plant. I, obviously, liked the structure of it and went for some equipment. I knew I had to isolate it from some dead ground cover and give it a background. I eliminated the dead stuff at the bottom by cropping it off in the viewfinder. Shot this a f/2.8 but still got a somewhat busy cucumber background. I blurred and darkened it, and reduced the spotty look. I asked my wife what it was and she said they're chives that should have been picked prior to reaching this stage. Light thing in the lower left corner is stepping stone paver which I left as an offset to the mums (?) on the right. Thought it about time I offered something. Jack Comments welcome, of course. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=527 K20, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 400, da50~...@123mm, hand held -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
Re: PESO: Chives
I'd eat either or both in sour cream on a backed potato. Jack --- On Thu, 9/2/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Chives To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 2:00 PM On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks, Dave! I consider it a modest effort. Jack Well, they are just chives, not Spanish onions.:-) Dave --- On Wed, 9/1/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Chives To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 11:43 PM I think it works well. I'm led to the subject not the background, so i don't find it to strong. Dave On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I was idling around in the back your in the area of my wife's West vegetable garden (yes, there is an East) when I noticed this plant. I, obviously, liked the structure of it and went for some equipment. I knew I had to isolate it from some dead ground cover and give it a background. I eliminated the dead stuff at the bottom by cropping it off in the viewfinder. Shot this a f/2.8 but still got a somewhat busy cucumber background. I blurred and darkened it, and reduced the spotty look. I asked my wife what it was and she said they're chives that should have been picked prior to reaching this stage. Light thing in the lower left corner is stepping stone paver which I left as an offset to the mums (?) on the right. Thought it about time I offered something. Jack Comments welcome, of course. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=527 K20, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 400, da50~...@123mm, hand held -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
Re: PESO: Chives
On Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:33 -0700, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I was idling around in the back your in the area of my wife's West vegetable garden (yes, there is an East) when I noticed this plant. I, obviously, liked the structure of it and went for some equipment. I knew I had to isolate it from some dead ground cover and give it a background. I eliminated the dead stuff at the bottom by cropping it off in the viewfinder. Shot this a f/2.8 but still got a somewhat busy cucumber background. I blurred and darkened it, and reduced the spotty look. I asked my wife what it was and she said they're chives that should have been picked prior to reaching this stage. Light thing in the lower left corner is stepping stone paver which I left as an offset to the mums (?) on the right. Thought it about time I offered something. Jack Comments welcome, of course. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=527 Nicely composed. The 'balance' to the image is just about right. I do find the background a bit distracting - maybe a trifle more blurring? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail -- 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.
Re: PESO: Chives
Thanks, Brian. Believe I've blurred and smudged about all this shot is worth. =) Jack --- On Thu, 9/2/10, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Subject: Re: PESO: Chives To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 6:30 PM On Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:33 -0700, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I was idling around in the back your in the area of my wife's West vegetable garden (yes, there is an East) when I noticed this plant. I, obviously, liked the structure of it and went for some equipment. I knew I had to isolate it from some dead ground cover and give it a background. I eliminated the dead stuff at the bottom by cropping it off in the viewfinder. Shot this a f/2.8 but still got a somewhat busy cucumber background. I blurred and darkened it, and reduced the spotty look. I asked my wife what it was and she said they're chives that should have been picked prior to reaching this stage. Light thing in the lower left corner is stepping stone paver which I left as an offset to the mums (?) on the right. Thought it about time I offered something. Jack Comments welcome, of course. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=527 Nicely composed. The 'balance' to the image is just about right. I do find the background a bit distracting - maybe a trifle more blurring? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail -- 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.
PESO: Chives
I was idling around in the back your in the area of my wife's West vegetable garden (yes, there is an East) when I noticed this plant. I, obviously, liked the structure of it and went for some equipment. I knew I had to isolate it from some dead ground cover and give it a background. I eliminated the dead stuff at the bottom by cropping it off in the viewfinder. Shot this a f/2.8 but still got a somewhat busy cucumber background. I blurred and darkened it, and reduced the spotty look. I asked my wife what it was and she said they're chives that should have been picked prior to reaching this stage. Light thing in the lower left corner is stepping stone paver which I left as an offset to the mums (?) on the right. Thought it about time I offered something. Jack Comments welcome, of course. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=527 K20, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 400, da50~...@123mm, hand held -- 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.
