Re: PESO: Panache
On 2/2/2012 12:58 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 2, 2012, at 10:46 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Thanks, Steven! My biggest concern about the image was that it might be a bit cliche, so being odd is a definite (cliche/pun alert!) feather in my cap. Walt, Being odd isn't a feather in your cap, it's your whole suit. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est So, basically, what you're saying is, all those times I've asked "Is it just me?", it has been. -- Walt -- 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: Panache
On Feb 2, 2012, at 10:46 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > Thanks, Steven! > > My biggest concern about the image was that it might be a bit cliche, so > being odd is a definite (cliche/pun alert!) feather in my cap. Walt, Being odd isn't a feather in your cap, it's your whole suit. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
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On 2/2/2012 11:24 AM, Don Guthrie wrote: Well Walt IMHO you could post that anywhere without hesitation or apology and thanks for posting it here. Thank you, Don! I appreciate the vote of confidence! :) -- Walt Message: 4 Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:11:04 -0600 From: Walt Gilbert To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Panache Message-ID: <4f29fec8.1020...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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: Panache
Thanks, Steven! My biggest concern about the image was that it might be a bit cliche, so being odd is a definite (cliche/pun alert!) feather in my cap. -- Walt On 2/2/2012 12:30 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: What an odd image! The clarity is wonderful. I find the rendering of the fingers striking. On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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: Panache
On 2/2/2012 11:38 AM, Rick Womer wrote: I really like this pic, Walt, not only for the lighting, DOF, and composition, but also for the contrast between the rough, weathered hands and the delicate feather. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW Many thanks, Rick! That contrast between the hands and the feather was what caught my eye, too. The feather has some imperfections, so it wasn't really all that suitable as a subject in its own right. But, the contrast with the hand made it a more compelling image to my eye. -- Walt - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 10:11 PM Subject: PESO: Panache Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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.
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On 2/2/2012 8:53 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Love it Dave Thank you, Dave! :) -- Walt On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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.
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Thanks again, Ann! I see what you mean. My biggest challenge in making more changes is that I'm not good enough with my software to be able to consistently replicate the rendering. So, it's going to take some fiddling around, but I'll keep at it and see what I can do. At this point, I'm kind of inclined to leave things as they are and just let the image be a little smaller if it's printed in the annual rather than risk changing it too much from the initial rendering for the sake of scale. I did a little reading on "The Four Feathers" last night, and it does sound interesting. Apparently, it's been reproduced in film and on the stage quite a few times -- so it must have something going for it. :) Thanks again for the input. If I can manage to get it right, I'll upload a different crop and hope it comes across in print somewhere close to the way it comes across on my monitor. -- Walt On 2/2/2012 9:38 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Walt, as always you should consider how you view it.. I find the horizontal crop interesting - but prefer the portrait orientation for the same reason Larry does - what I find distracting is just the tippy top white blobs as they draw your eye away from the feather. what is intersting is that no matter how you crop it,it holds the viewers interest. I didn't know about Harry (Henry Five) and the feather (but it must have been of note in the film as it is about bravery vs cowardice in battle ). When I nit-pick anyone's photo I would never bother if it were not something I found intesting and try to approach it from a what would I do if I had shot this point of view. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes it doesn't work because we aint on the same page at all. Now go rent the original Ralph Richardson "the Four feathers" from Netflix and see why your photo would serve it well as a jewel box cover :-) ann On 2/2/2012 03:07, Walt Gilbert wrote: On 2/2/2012 1:45 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Walt Gilbert : On 2/2/2012 1:00 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On 2/1/2012 10:44 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Here's a re-crop. I tried to replicate the original look as much as I could using what tools I have at my disposal (GIMP and Picasa), though I got the shadows a bit darker in this one. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6805434841/ I think you took too much off the top. I much preferred the composition with the feather closer to the left edge. On the left, I'd leave just a little space past the knuckle. On the top you could crop it square, you could crop it just below the lights at the top (which didn't bother me, and they kind of frame the picture), and/or you could burn in the lights a the top a bit, so make them a little darker so they don't stand out quite so much. Or you can just go with what looks good to you because no matter what you do, some people will like it more, others less. I sort of liked the original crop a little better, too -- and agree with the lighter area at the top helping to frame the image a bit and break up the negative space. I'll see what I can do with a square crop, but don't know how that would look in a book if it were actually published. Well, if you only submit one photo it is guaranteed to be published :-)> I agree with Larry that the re-crop is a bit too much. A bit off the top (just below that light 'blob') and a tad off the right is how I would do it. But - what works for you is the main thing. I think I'll probably just go ahead and stick with the portrait orientation of the first one. When I reverted back to the original RAW image, I discovered that the reason I cropped it that way was because there was another white blob in the upper-right corner that made it look just a little too busy across the top. But, if I crop it square or horizontal, there just doesn't appear to be a better option than the vertical orientation. But, I didn't realize I was guaranteed to have at least one photo published. I should probably stop where I am and leave things be in that case. Thanks for the input! -- Walt -- 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: Panache
What an odd image! The clarity is wonderful. I find the rendering of the fingers striking. On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > Hi all, > > I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and > thought I should get some input on it. > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ > > It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the > foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is > set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of > 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm > constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed > (1/50 or thereabouts). > > In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and > wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. > > Thanks! > > -- Walt > > -- > 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
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I really like this pic, Walt, not only for the lighting, DOF, and composition, but also for the contrast between the rough, weathered hands and the delicate feather. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 10:11 PM Subject: PESO: Panache Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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: Panache
Well Walt IMHO you could post that anywhere without hesitation or apology and thanks for posting it here. Message: 4 Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:11:04 -0600 From: Walt Gilbert To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Panache Message-ID: <4f29fec8.1020...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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: Panache
Walt, as always you should consider how you view it.. I find the horizontal crop interesting - but prefer the portrait orientation for the same reason Larry does - what I find distracting is just the tippy top white blobs as they draw your eye away from the feather. what is intersting is that no matter how you crop it,it holds the viewers interest. I didn't know about Harry (Henry Five) and the feather (but it must have been of note in the film as it is about bravery vs cowardice in battle ). When I nit-pick anyone's photo I would never bother if it were not something I found intesting and try to approach it from a what would I do if I had shot this point of view. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes it doesn't work because we aint on the same page at all. Now go rent the original Ralph Richardson "the Four feathers" from Netflix and see why your photo would serve it well as a jewel box cover :-) ann On 2/2/2012 03:07, Walt Gilbert wrote: On 2/2/2012 1:45 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Walt Gilbert : On 2/2/2012 1:00 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On 2/1/2012 10:44 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Here's a re-crop. I tried to replicate the original look as much as I could using what tools I have at my disposal (GIMP and Picasa), though I got the shadows a bit darker in this one. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6805434841/ I think you took too much off the top. I much preferred the composition with the feather closer to the left edge. On the left, I'd leave just a little space past the knuckle. On the top you could crop it square, you could crop it just below the lights at the top (which didn't bother me, and they kind of frame the picture), and/or you could burn in the lights a the top a bit, so make them a little darker so they don't stand out quite so much. Or you can just go with what looks good to you because no matter what you do, some people will like it more, others less. I sort of liked the original crop a little better, too -- and agree with the lighter area at the top helping to frame the image a bit and break up the negative space. I'll see what I can do with a square crop, but don't know how that would look in a book if it were actually published. Well, if you only submit one photo it is guaranteed to be published :-)> I agree with Larry that the re-crop is a bit too much. A bit off the top (just below that light 'blob') and a tad off the right is how I would do it. But - what works for you is the main thing. I think I'll probably just go ahead and stick with the portrait orientation of the first one. When I reverted back to the original RAW image, I discovered that the reason I cropped it that way was because there was another white blob in the upper-right corner that made it look just a little too busy across the top. But, if I crop it square or horizontal, there just doesn't appear to be a better option than the vertical orientation. But, I didn't realize I was guaranteed to have at least one photo published. I should probably stop where I am and leave things be in that case. Thanks for the input! -- Walt -- 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: Panache
Love it Dave On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > Hi all, > > I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and > thought I should get some input on it. > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ > > It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the > foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is > set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of > 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm > constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed > (1/50 or thereabouts). > > In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and > wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. > > Thanks! > > -- Walt > > -- > 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: Panache
On 2/2/2012 1:45 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Walt Gilbert : On 2/2/2012 1:00 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On 2/1/2012 10:44 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Here's a re-crop. I tried to replicate the original look as much as I could using what tools I have at my disposal (GIMP and Picasa), though I got the shadows a bit darker in this one. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6805434841/ I think you took too much off the top. I much preferred the composition with the feather closer to the left edge. On the left, I'd leave just a little space past the knuckle. On the top you could crop it square, you could crop it just below the lights at the top (which didn't bother me, and they kind of frame the picture), and/or you could burn in the lights a the top a bit, so make them a little darker so they don't stand out quite so much. Or you can just go with what looks good to you because no matter what you do, some people will like it more, others less. I sort of liked the original crop a little better, too -- and agree with the lighter area at the top helping to frame the image a bit and break up the negative space. I'll see what I can do with a square crop, but don't know how that would look in a book if it were actually published. Well, if you only submit one photo it is guaranteed to be published :-)> I agree with Larry that the re-crop is a bit too much. A bit off the top (just below that light 'blob') and a tad off the right is how I would do it. But - what works for you is the main thing. I think I'll probably just go ahead and stick with the portrait orientation of the first one. When I reverted back to the original RAW image, I discovered that the reason I cropped it that way was because there was another white blob in the upper-right corner that made it look just a little too busy across the top. But, if I crop it square or horizontal, there just doesn't appear to be a better option than the vertical orientation. But, I didn't realize I was guaranteed to have at least one photo published. I should probably stop where I am and leave things be in that case. Thanks for the input! -- Walt -- 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: Panache
Quoting Walt Gilbert : On 2/2/2012 1:00 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On 2/1/2012 10:44 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Here's a re-crop. I tried to replicate the original look as much as I could using what tools I have at my disposal (GIMP and Picasa), though I got the shadows a bit darker in this one. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6805434841/ I think you took too much off the top. I much preferred the composition with the feather closer to the left edge. On the left, I'd leave just a little space past the knuckle. On the top you could crop it square, you could crop it just below the lights at the top (which didn't bother me, and they kind of frame the picture), and/or you could burn in the lights a the top a bit, so make them a little darker so they don't stand out quite so much. Or you can just go with what looks good to you because no matter what you do, some people will like it more, others less. I sort of liked the original crop a little better, too -- and agree with the lighter area at the top helping to frame the image a bit and break up the negative space. I'll see what I can do with a square crop, but don't know how that would look in a book if it were actually published. Well, if you only submit one photo it is guaranteed to be published :-)> I agree with Larry that the re-crop is a bit too much. A bit off the top (just below that light 'blob') and a tad off the right is how I would do it. But - what works for you is the main thing. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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.
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On 2/2/2012 1:00 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On 2/1/2012 10:44 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Here's a re-crop. I tried to replicate the original look as much as I could using what tools I have at my disposal (GIMP and Picasa), though I got the shadows a bit darker in this one. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6805434841/ I think you took too much off the top. I much preferred the composition with the feather closer to the left edge. On the left, I'd leave just a little space past the knuckle. On the top you could crop it square, you could crop it just below the lights at the top (which didn't bother me, and they kind of frame the picture), and/or you could burn in the lights a the top a bit, so make them a little darker so they don't stand out quite so much. Or you can just go with what looks good to you because no matter what you do, some people will like it more, others less. I sort of liked the original crop a little better, too -- and agree with the lighter area at the top helping to frame the image a bit and break up the negative space. I'll see what I can do with a square crop, but don't know how that would look in a book if it were actually published. -- Walt -- 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.
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On 2/1/2012 10:44 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Here's a re-crop. I tried to replicate the original look as much as I could using what tools I have at my disposal (GIMP and Picasa), though I got the shadows a bit darker in this one. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6805434841/ I think you took too much off the top. I much preferred the composition with the feather closer to the left edge. On the left, I'd leave just a little space past the knuckle. On the top you could crop it square, you could crop it just below the lights at the top (which didn't bother me, and they kind of frame the picture), and/or you could burn in the lights a the top a bit, so make them a little darker so they don't stand out quite so much. Or you can just go with what looks good to you because no matter what you do, some people will like it more, others less. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) -- 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.
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Here's a re-crop. I tried to replicate the original look as much as I could using what tools I have at my disposal (GIMP and Picasa), though I got the shadows a bit darker in this one. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6805434841/ -- Walt On 2/2/2012 12:01 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I like it - but more when I crop a bit off the top... I think those little blurry bits at the top edge take away from the feather. Also, remembering that tall skinny verticals don't get to be as large as the landscape oriented ones in the annual the crop would give you more page space. This reminds me of the film with Ralph Richardson (and later , Anthony Andrews, I think) called "The Four Feathers" ann On 2/1/2012 22:11, Walt Gilbert wrote: Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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: Panache
On 2/2/2012 12:01 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I like it - but more when I crop a bit off the top... I think those little blurry bits at the top edge take away from the feather. Also, remembering that tall skinny verticals don't get to be as large as the landscape oriented ones in the annual the crop would give you more page space. This reminds me of the film with Ralph Richardson (and later , Anthony Andrews, I think) called "The Four Feathers" ann Thank you, Ann. Your reply came in just as the upload completed, unfortunately. I'll toy around with it and if it works, I'll see if it'll be too much of a hassle for mark to substitute it for the existing submission. I'm not familiar with that film, but I'll look into it. I'm a complete dilettante in matters cinematique. Thanks again! -- Walt On 2/1/2012 22:11, Walt Gilbert wrote: Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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: Panache
Thank you, John! It's now officially my second submission. -- Walt On 2/1/2012 11:44 PM, John Coyle wrote: Very definitely, Walt - that's a really nice shot. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walt Gilbert Sent: Thursday, 2 February 2012 1:11 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Panache Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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: Panache
I like it - but more when I crop a bit off the top... I think those little blurry bits at the top edge take away from the feather. Also, remembering that tall skinny verticals don't get to be as large as the landscape oriented ones in the annual the crop would give you more page space. This reminds me of the film with Ralph Richardson (and later , Anthony Andrews, I think) called "The Four Feathers" ann On 2/1/2012 22:11, Walt Gilbert wrote: Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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.
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Very definitely, Walt - that's a really nice shot. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walt Gilbert Sent: Thursday, 2 February 2012 1:11 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Panache Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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.
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On 2/1/2012 10:57 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On 2/1/2012 7:11 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. It works for me. Wonderful tones, nice composition, even the blur in the background is nicely composed. Thanks! -- Walt Thanks, Larry! That's two affirmative votes, so I figure that's enough to justify uploading it. -- Walt -- 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.
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On 2/1/2012 7:11 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. It works for me. Wonderful tones, nice composition, even the blur in the background is nicely composed. Thanks! -- Walt -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) -- 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.
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On 2/1/2012 10:04 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Gets a thumbs up from me! Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens Thank you, Frank! I was actually able to find the EXIF data and discovered that it was a 1/90 sec. exposure at ISO 400. Apparently, it was still daytime and I had plenty of light to work with when I took the photo. --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert Sent: February 1, 2012 2/1/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO: Panache Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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.
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Gets a thumbs up from me! Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert Sent: February 1, 2012 2/1/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO: Panache Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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: Panache
Hi all, I was combing through my archives (as it were) and came across an image and thought I should get some input on it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6804662591/ It was shot with my K-x using the K-50/1.4 -- beyond that, I haven't the foggiest clue as to the technical deets. My guess is that the aperture is set at f/2 and the ISO would probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 given the conditions (sitting in a dimly lit bar), not using flash (I'm constitutionally incapable most times), with a fairly slow shutter speed (1/50 or thereabouts). In any event, I'm looking for possible submissions to the PDML annual and wondered if anyone thought this might be a potentially worthy candidate. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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.
