RE: PUG's Blue Notes
Henk Terhell wrote: Lemon: perhaps blue lemons are almost easier made by GMO techniques than painted so smoothly like this one. Looks to be a good shot (with the right caption) for a magazine advertisement. Thanks Henk. I think the best way to get a similar effect would be to genetically engineer a version of myself that is competent in Photoshop, and do the colour change there. I'm not entirely happy with the way that the paint has smoothed out the texture of the lemon skin. It was quite fun to do though. I may have been the first person to ask my local paint emporium to recommend a primer suitable for citrus. Tom C asked how I masked the stem bit (calyx?). I just pulled it off, and glued it back on after the paint had dried. Thanks to everyone who commented on the PUG. Steve.
RE: PUG's Blue Notes
On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 19:51:26 -, Steve Morphet wrote: I think the best way to get a similar effect would be to genetically engineer a version of myself that is competent in Photoshop, and do the colour change there. I think that may be the best (indirect) comment I've ever seen on the deficiencies with current computer user interfaces. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: PUG's Blue Notes
Hi, Monday, February 7, 2005, 11:56:51 PM, Doug wrote: On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 19:51:26 -, Steve Morphet wrote: I think the best way to get a similar effect would be to genetically engineer a version of myself that is competent in Photoshop, and do the colour change there. I think that may be the best (indirect) comment I've ever seen on the deficiencies with current computer user interfaces. it's a bit like a great line in a Martin Amis story (can't remember which one). He describes a road that's so busy if you want to get to the other side you have to be born there. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: PUG's Blue Notes
Hi Henk, Thanks for the comment and pug review. While I was in Europe, I picked a couple of nice days to visit Kinderdijk. Nice area. I like it there. Have to go back again sometime. Harald Henk wrote: Waterland: I like this one much, but being Dutch I am highly biassed. In some earlier winters I used to skate there. Composition is perfect. Harald, statistically you must have stayed quite long there to encounter such nice weather with little wind. Let me know when you are there next time. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Re: PUG's Blue Notes
Henk Terhell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Blue eyes and blue frog: Very warm colors. Great picture. This frog looks like he is having fear of heights. :-) Thanks a lot, Henk! For the positive words, and also for taking the time to comment on the entire gallery. It's not an easy task... Ciao, Gianfranco = _ __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com
Re: PUG's Blue Notes
Henk Terhell wrote: Denali at midnight: very good. This really should be seen from the slide projector for all the details. Hank, thank you But actually, it needs to be seen in real life for _all_ the details :) I got very lazy, too, and didnt re scan this from the original slide. It looks all wrong to me on my monitor looking at the PUG (colors off.) Too many generations of digital files. ann, apologetically
PUG's Blue Notes
This month's PUG with theme Blue is a very nice one. Because of its quality and the absence of much discussion sofar, I will try to comment. But please keep in mind that, whereas some of the pictures may be at professional level, my views are not at all. Ten mile point: the simplicity of the composition and colors makes this a real pleasure to look at. Put this one up at wallpaper size, then look at it for 10 minutes when you are stressed, and it will bring you back to good spirit. Into the sea: the well adapted colors of the bathing-cap and trunks makes it humurous. Nice colors of blue in the sea (where I live the sea has only shades of grey). You can of course argue about the framing. Blue Hawaii: Again all these shades of blue, indeed a paradise (sigh..). Not all looks very sharp, maybe because of scanning. Denali at midnight: very good. This really should be seen from the slide projector for all the details. Sky blue: could also fit the theme brown (just joking). Nothing is wrong, but I would prefer this without the jet engine to make it less of a holiday picture. Waterland: I like this one much, but being Dutch I am highly biassed. In some earlier winters I used to skate there. Composition is perfect. Harald, statistically you must have stayed quite long there to encounter such nice weather with little wind. Let me know when you are there next time. Zürich at dust: this is really very blue, but there are good contrasts with the lights. Nice shot, don't bother anymore about those PZ-1P pictures. Ice Blue Morning: again a lot of blue. Looks very cold there. Good atmosphere. Because also the whites are bluish, I guess I would have filtered out some blue - if it were not for this month's theme. All persons fit well in the frame. Blue Sky behind the temple: good composition and color contrasts. Perhaps this shadow in front could be lightened up somewhat. I need to travel more to see all these interesting buildings.. Pastels in Cheltenham: also good composition/framing and nice colors. Leap: good timing and framing. I would like somewhat more sharpness for the jumping girl so she would be standing out more to the background, but perhaps some is lost in scanning. No title: without title or comments this picture becomes a real mystery. What is this man (or woman) doing there leaving his shoes on a gangway(?). But this is none of my business: very good shot. Trabant with blue accents: almost forget about these Trabants. Nice picture. Perhaps shadow in front could be improved with Paintshop. Bluebirds: these jets are almost hitting each other! And to fly so close upside down! Excellent sharpness. Great skill to take such pictures. A red among the blues: the expression on the face of the little kid with the red shirt is splendid. Blue eyes and blue frog: Very warm colors. Great picture. This frog looks like he is having fear of heights. Blue girl: fascinating reflections. Would like to experiment with this sheet material. So Frank, no more B/W now anymore? Diver and Puffer: At first I thought you had an under water housing for *ist D. Interesting composition, but a pity not at least a few of the fishes are sharp, only the head of the diver. Out of the blue: Nice picture - good atmosphere. No doubt also this will be great on the projector screen. Up there: simple but right. You didn't climb up there to please your wife, did you? Moon in blue: perhaps you can frame as well as center a bit more. But looks like a pretty sharp picture. Ice: these ice crystals almost look like little creepy bugs. Not bad at all. Ice blue: highly abstract which I like much. Lemon: perhaps blue lemons are almost easier made by GMO techniques than painted so smoothly like this one. Looks to be a good shot (with the right caption) for a magazine advertisement. Blue: what fantastic colors does this one have! No distracting matters on wall and table and all in a soft mode. I would myself only rotate this a bit to the right so table and lamp appear more straight. Blue booze: yet another clever candidate picture for the advertising business: PUG blue booze - drink it ice cool. Clocks: looks like an anti-blue theme protest. Perfect picture of these antique clocks, if only the price tags were lacking. So that was all, perhaps this will stir up some more discussion about this month PUG's pictures. Henk
Re: PUG's Blue Notes
On Thursday 03 February 2005 17:08, Henk Terhell wrote: FJW This month's PUG with theme Blue is a very nice one. Because of its FJW quality and the absence of much discussion sofar, I will try to comment. FJW But please keep in mind that, whereas some of the pictures may be at FJW professional level, my views are not at all. FJW FJW Pastels in Cheltenham: also good composition/framing and nice colors. FJW FJW FJW Henk FJW Bedankt Henk voor je commentaar! -- Frits Wüthrich
Re: PUG's Blue Notes
On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 17:08:15 +0100, Henk Terhell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Blue girl: fascinating reflections. Would like to experiment with this sheet material. So Frank, no more B/W now anymore? snip First, Henk, a big thanks for commenting on all of this month's PUGs. I try to do so once in a while, but it really is quite an endeavour. Second, thanks for the comments on mine. Yes, it was a fascinating material; apparently quite strong for it's thickness (or perhaps I should say thin-ness g). My daughter was certainly fascinated by it. I think this may well be the last colour PUG of mine for a while. This month, with blue, colour seemed to work best, as it did with red. And, it just so happened that the best tree shot (or at least the one I found) from last month was colour. Funny, but I seem to have quite a few colour PUGs, yet I almost never shoot colour except for family and vacation snaps. I guess it's just the way things work into the themes. Anyway, thanks again for commenting. Glad you liked it. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PUG's Blue Notes
Henk Terhell wrote: This month's PUG with theme Blue is a very nice one. Because of its quality and the absence of much discussion sofar, I will try to comment. But please keep in mind that, whereas some of the pictures may be at professional level, my views are not at all. Bluebirds: these jets are almost hitting each other! And to fly so close upside down! Excellent sharpness. Great skill to take such pictures. Thank you Henk for taking the time to comment. rg
Re: PUG's Blue Notes
This month's PUG with theme Blue is a very nice one. Because of its quality and the absence of much discussion sofar, I will try to comment. But please keep in mind that, whereas some of the pictures may be at professional level, my views are not at all. I think comments are always welcome. Maybe professionals can give technical advice, but all of us can tell how the picture makes us feel and what series of thoughts it and assosiations it trigers. For a picture that is trying to communicate something, that is the most important comment you can get. No title: without title or comments this picture becomes a real mystery. What is this man (or woman) doing there leaving his shoes on a gangway(?). But this is none of my business: very good shot. And in the view of what I said above I am happy with that comment. The picture used some time before I noticed it myself. I like the unanswered questions. Thanks! DagT
