Re: PESO - Curveball
On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 6:40 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Most enjoyable... I think you're not doing this shot justice by disliking lots of things about it :-). Boris, Steve ~et al~, thanks for your kind words. I do thinks it's not a bad shot; as I said, I'm quite satisfied with it, but that doesn't stop me from seeing lots of things to improve for next time. I hoped that there would be lots of games at the park this weekend, but it's been a rainy day. Perhaps they wouldn't schedule games on a long weekend anyway, when folks might be away for the weekend. Anyway, looks like maybe I'll have to wait until next year to see what I can do with Little League baseball. Something to look forward to! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Curveball
Most enjoyable... I think you're not doing this shot justice by disliking lots of things about it :-). Boris On 9/2/2010 2:07 PM, frank theriault wrote: There's a lot of things I ~don't~ like about this one, but enough good things that I'm showing it anyway. ;-) http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/curveball.html For one thing I had the wrong lens (from my vantagepoint I needed something shorter than 200mm, so a zoom would have been nice). Hopefully this weekend there'll be some games and I can spend a good long time there with a zoom getting more shots. *istD, M200mm f4.0, Manfrotto monopod. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- 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 2/9/10, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: There's a lot of things I ~don't~ like about this one, but enough good things that I'm showing it anyway. ;-) http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/curveball.html There's lots to enjoy about that pic Frank. The face clinches it for me. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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 Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: I think the tight composition actually works in your favour, so 200mm was fine. The ball is placed perfectly in the frame, and at an unbelievable angle to show the stitches, so I call Photoshop! (Yes Frank, I know you didn't.) But while on the subject of Photoshop, if you were unscrupulous, you would clone out the kid behind the pitcher, which I imagine is one of the things you don't like about this image. Despite that, I think the DoF is small enough that the picture still works as is, and I like it a lot. Cheers, Yes, well, you certainly summed up my feelings pretty well. The second baseman behind him is a distraction (although at least he's nicely OOF). I have another shot of this pitcher in which you can see all of his right foot and the ball's a bit closer to him - much better composed I think - but he's badly OOF. Frustrating. Mind you in this one the stitching of the ball's a bit better in this one. Oh well, life (and photography) is full of compromises, isn't it? This is the best of an imperfect lot, and I'm satisfied with it. Hopefully there'll be lots of games this weekend - the park's 1/2 a block from my house - and I'll have the chance to shoot some more. Thanks to everyone who commented. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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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Nice catch, Frank. So to speak . . . On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 7:20 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: I think the tight composition actually works in your favour, so 200mm was fine. The ball is placed perfectly in the frame, and at an unbelievable angle to show the stitches, so I call Photoshop! (Yes Frank, I know you didn't.) But while on the subject of Photoshop, if you were unscrupulous, you would clone out the kid behind the pitcher, which I imagine is one of the things you don't like about this image. Despite that, I think the DoF is small enough that the picture still works as is, and I like it a lot. Cheers, Yes, well, you certainly summed up my feelings pretty well. The second baseman behind him is a distraction (although at least he's nicely OOF). I have another shot of this pitcher in which you can see all of his right foot and the ball's a bit closer to him - much better composed I think - but he's badly OOF. Frustrating. Mind you in this one the stitching of the ball's a bit better in this one. Oh well, life (and photography) is full of compromises, isn't it? This is the best of an imperfect lot, and I'm satisfied with it. Hopefully there'll be lots of games this weekend - the park's 1/2 a block from my house - and I'll have the chance to shoot some more. Thanks to everyone who commented. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
PESO - Curveball
There's a lot of things I ~don't~ like about this one, but enough good things that I'm showing it anyway. ;-) http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/curveball.html For one thing I had the wrong lens (from my vantagepoint I needed something shorter than 200mm, so a zoom would have been nice). Hopefully this weekend there'll be some games and I can spend a good long time there with a zoom getting more shots. *istD, M200mm f4.0, Manfrotto monopod. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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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Your versatility is showing, Frank. ;) Jack --- On Thu, 9/2/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Curveball To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 4:07 AM There's a lot of things I ~don't~ like about this one, but enough good things that I'm showing it anyway. ;-) http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/curveball.html For one thing I had the wrong lens (from my vantagepoint I needed something shorter than 200mm, so a zoom would have been nice). Hopefully this weekend there'll be some games and I can spend a good long time there with a zoom getting more shots. *istD, M200mm f4.0, Manfrotto monopod. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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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I think it is a fine image, Frank. I like the dof, the position of the ball, the expression on the pitcher's face, and the posture of the fielder to the left of the pitcher. The fielder or runner behind the pitcher is a bit distracting, but we work in an imperfect world and must take it as it is. I think this image does a great job of portraying the scene and the action. Dan On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:07 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: There's a lot of things I ~don't~ like about this one, but enough good things that I'm showing it anyway. ;-) http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/curveball.html For one thing I had the wrong lens (from my vantagepoint I needed something shorter than 200mm, so a zoom would have been nice). Hopefully this weekend there'll be some games and I can spend a good long time there with a zoom getting more shots. *istD, M200mm f4.0, Manfrotto monopod. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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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Frank, Love the good things, especially the ball with stiching. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 6:07 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: There's a lot of things I ~don't~ like about this one, but enough good things that I'm showing it anyway. ;-) http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/curveball.html For one thing I had the wrong lens (from my vantagepoint I needed something shorter than 200mm, so a zoom would have been nice). Hopefully this weekend there'll be some games and I can spend a good long time there with a zoom getting more shots. *istD, M200mm f4.0, Manfrotto monopod. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 6:07 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: There's a lot of things I ~don't~ like about this one, but enough good things that I'm showing it anyway. ;-) http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/curveball.html For one thing I had the wrong lens (from my vantagepoint I needed something shorter than 200mm, so a zoom would have been nice). Hopefully this weekend there'll be some games and I can spend a good long time there with a zoom getting more shots. *istD, M200mm f4.0, Manfrotto monopod. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank I think the tight composition actually works in your favour, so 200mm was fine. The ball is placed perfectly in the frame, and at an unbelievable angle to show the stitches, so I call Photoshop! (Yes Frank, I know you didn't.) But while on the subject of Photoshop, if you were unscrupulous, you would clone out the kid behind the pitcher, which I imagine is one of the things you don't like about this image. Despite that, I think the DoF is small enough that the picture still works as is, and I like it a lot. Cheers, --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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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Well done Frank.You have caught the picture and ball pretty darn well. Dave On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:07 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: There's a lot of things I ~don't~ like about this one, but enough good things that I'm showing it anyway. ;-) http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/curveball.html For one thing I had the wrong lens (from my vantagepoint I needed something shorter than 200mm, so a zoom would have been nice). Hopefully this weekend there'll be some games and I can spend a good long time there with a zoom getting more shots. *istD, M200mm f4.0, Manfrotto monopod. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
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On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:27 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is a fine image, Frank. I like the dof, the position of the ball, the expression on the pitcher's face, and the posture of the fielder to the left of the pitcher. The fielder or runner behind the pitcher is a bit distracting, but we work in an imperfect world and must take it as it is. I think this image does a great job of portraying the scene and the action. Dan What Dan said. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:07 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: There's a lot of things I ~don't~ like about this one, but enough good things that I'm showing it anyway. ;-) http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/curveball.html For one thing I had the wrong lens (from my vantagepoint I needed something shorter than 200mm, so a zoom would have been nice). Hopefully this weekend there'll be some games and I can spend a good long time there with a zoom getting more shots. *istD, M200mm f4.0, Manfrotto monopod. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again -- 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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- Original Message - From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:50 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Curveball On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:27 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is a fine image, Frank. I like the dof, the position of the ball, the expression on the pitcher's face, and the posture of the fielder to the left of the pitcher. The fielder or runner behind the pitcher is a bit distracting, but we work in an imperfect world and must take it as it is. I think this image does a great job of portraying the scene and the action. Dan What Dan said. I agree with both Dan and Brian. You caught the pitcher with a great expression, Frank. Cheers, Christine -- 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 - Curveball
My, my - Frank has gone from street to landscape to wildlife and now to sports. And he has done quite well at each of these different genres. Nice going again, Frank. To get the best shot off pitching, you have to be near the catcher. Been there many a time. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Well done Frank.You have caught the picture and ball pretty darn well. Dave On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:07 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: There's a lot of things I ~don't~ like about this one, but enough good things that I'm showing it anyway. ;-) http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/curveball.html For one thing I had the wrong lens (from my vantagepoint I needed something shorter than 200mm, so a zoom would have been nice). Hopefully this weekend there'll be some games and I can spend a good long time there with a zoom getting more shots. *istD, M200mm f4.0, Manfrotto monopod. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
