Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi!

> The arm in the foreground obscures too much of the people in the
> background for the picture to be 100% successful, otherwise it is very
> good.
> 
> I agree with Shel about the black background and blue text. I think
> you should spell consistently (and correctly) too (avocado, no
> avacado)

What Bob said...

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Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-10 Thread Russell Kerstetter
> Clients are a good thing. They have money. Money = new lenses.

but why would i want a new lens?  my  digicam has a 12X digital zoom
on it AND it records video!!

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Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-10 Thread Russell Kerstetter
i gues i hvae to balme it on my computar, it's donst chcek
capitalization or gramar either

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RE: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-10 Thread Don Sanderson
I thawt I made a spelling misteak wunce.
Butt I was rong. ;-)

Don

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>  I think  you should spell consistently (and correctly) too (avocado, no
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> > > this photo I cannot decide if I like or not
> > > 
> > > I have spent a lot of time with Picasa messing with it, and have
> > never
> > > been satisfied with what I came up with.  For this version I hit
> > "I'm
> > > Feeling Lucky" and decided to wait for comments before spending more
> > > time on it.
> > > 
> > > I like it because shows the "excitement" and "confusion" of high
> > > intesity dodge-ball, but then everything is blurry.
> > > 
> > > so do you think it is worth spending time on, or is it crap?
> > > 
> > > http://www.avocadohead.com/piclinks/pic05.html
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RE: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-10 Thread brooksdj
>> 
 I think  you should spell consistently (and correctly) too (avocado, no
> avacado)

I was told speeling does not count on the pdml. Thats why oi joined in the 
first place. 
;-)

Dave
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> > 
> > this photo I cannot decide if I like or not
> > 
> > I have spent a lot of time with Picasa messing with it, and have
> never
> > been satisfied with what I came up with.  For this version I hit
> "I'm
> > Feeling Lucky" and decided to wait for comments before spending more
> > time on it.
> > 
> > I like it because shows the "excitement" and "confusion" of high
> > intesity dodge-ball, but then everything is blurry.
> > 
> > so do you think it is worth spending time on, or is it crap?
> > 
> > http://www.avocadohead.com/piclinks/pic05.html
> > 
> > Brutal and Honest  :)
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Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/7/06, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:

>If you really honestly want to know what others think of your pictures, 
>don't turn it into a debating contest when someone posts something you 
>disagree with, or don't like. When you post a picture and ask what people 
>think of it, the honest thing to do is sit back, read what they have to say, 
>and thank them for saying it, whether you like it or not.

Graywolf, can you put this in the FAQ please?? Wise words.

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Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-09 Thread William Robb

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From: "Russell Kerstetter"
Subject: Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament


>> The arm doesn't bother me in the least.  Listen to what others suggest 
>> but
>> march to your own drummer.  You'll drive yourself nuts trying to satisfy
>> every, or even just a few, of the suggestions you'll get here.
>
> thanks.  i usually don't care much for what others think, but in the
> case of this list, my desire is to seek out the opinions of others who
> know much more than I do so that I can become better myself.
>

If you really honestly want to know what others think of your pictures, 
don't turn it into a debating contest when someone posts something you 
disagree with, or don't like. When you post a picture and ask what people 
think of it, the honest thing to do is sit back, read what they have to say, 
and thank them for saying it, whether you like it or not.

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Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist

On Jul 9, 2006, at 7:10 PM, Russell Kerstetter wrote:
>
> I hope I never have clients :)  but that's just me
>
Clients are a good thing. They have money. Money = new lenses.  
Clients are a good thing.
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Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-09 Thread Russell Kerstetter
> The arm doesn't bother me in the least.  Listen to what others suggest but
> march to your own drummer.  You'll drive yourself nuts trying to satisfy
> every, or even just a few, of the suggestions you'll get here.

thanks.  i usually don't care much for what others think, but in the
case of this list, my desire is to seek out the opinions of others who
know much more than I do so that I can become better myself.

> You can't
> please everyone so you might as well please yourself - or, if you have
> clients for your photos, them.

I hope I never have clients :)  but that's just me

thanks all for you input(s)

russell

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Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The arm doesn't bother me in the least.  Listen to what others suggest but
march to your own drummer.  You'll drive yourself nuts trying to satisfy
every, or even just a few, of the suggestions you'll get here.  You can't
please everyone so you might as well please yourself - or, if you have
clients for your photos, them. 

Shel



> [Original Message]
> From: Russell Kerstetter 

> wrt to Bob and Bruce's comments about the arm...  i had never noticed
> that it is in the way before, oh well.
>
> i still think that i like it though   :)



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Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-08 Thread Russell Kerstetter
wrt to Bob and Bruce's comments about the arm...  i had never noticed
that it is in the way before, oh well.

i still think that i like it though   :)

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Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Russell,

I think the real issue for me is that arm right up front, getting in
the way of some of the picture.  If you can do something about that,
it might be worth working on.  To just leave it there, I think weakens
the picture too much.

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Saturday, July 8, 2006, 7:06:08 AM, you wrote:

RK> this photo I cannot decide if I like or not

RK> I have spent a lot of time with Picasa messing with it, and have never
RK> been satisfied with what I came up with.  For this version I hit "I'm
RK> Feeling Lucky" and decided to wait for comments before spending more
RK> time on it.

RK> I like it because shows the "excitement" and "confusion" of high
RK> intesity dodge-ball, but then everything is blurry.

RK> so do you think it is worth spending time on, or is it crap?

RK> http://www.avocadohead.com/piclinks/pic05.html

RK> Brutal and Honest  :)

RK> Russell




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Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Russell Kerstetter wrote:

>this photo I cannot decide if I like or not
>
>http://www.avocadohead.com/piclinks/pic05.html

I like it. It looks like something Frank Theriault would do if he shot
color!
(That's a compliment, by the way...)
 
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Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 8, 2006, at 7:06 AM, Russell Kerstetter wrote:

> this photo I cannot decide if I like or not
>
> I have spent a lot of time with Picasa messing with it, and have never
> been satisfied with what I came up with.  For this version I hit "I'm
> Feeling Lucky" and decided to wait for comments before spending more
> time on it.
>
> I like it because shows the "excitement" and "confusion" of high
> intesity dodge-ball, but then everything is blurry.
>
> so do you think it is worth spending time on, or is it crap?
>
> http://www.avocadohead.com/piclinks/pic05.html
>
> Brutal and Honest  :)

Nothing is crap in and of itself. What are you trying to say with  
it? ]'-)

The question is whether there is something in the photograph that can  
be expressed to your satisfaction. If so, then it's not 'crap', it's  
a photograph that you worked on *for a reason*. If not, then you can  
call it whatever you like.

The fact that you spent a good bit of time 'messing about with it'  
indicates that you feel it isn't crap and that there's something in  
it that is appealing to you. I would suggest that you stop messing  
about with it, study it for a while, and decide what you want to get  
out of it. Then go back into whatever editing software you use and  
see if you can get it in a more directed, intent driven fashion...

After that, you can decide whether it's crap or not. :-)

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RE: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-08 Thread Bob W
The arm in the foreground obscures too much of the people in the
background for the picture to be 100% successful, otherwise it is very
good.

I agree with Shel about the black background and blue text. I think
you should spell consistently (and correctly) too (avocado, no
avacado)

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> Subject: PESO - dodge ball tournament
> 
> this photo I cannot decide if I like or not
> 
> I have spent a lot of time with Picasa messing with it, and have
never
> been satisfied with what I came up with.  For this version I hit
"I'm
> Feeling Lucky" and decided to wait for comments before spending more
> time on it.
> 
> I like it because shows the "excitement" and "confusion" of high
> intesity dodge-ball, but then everything is blurry.
> 
> so do you think it is worth spending time on, or is it crap?
> 
> http://www.avocadohead.com/piclinks/pic05.html
> 
> Brutal and Honest  :)
> 
> Russell
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Re: PESO - dodge ball tournament

2006-07-08 Thread David Savage
I like. Don't ask me why though.

Dave :-)

On 7/8/06, Russell Kerstetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> this photo I cannot decide if I like or not
>
> I have spent a lot of time with Picasa messing with it, and have never
> been satisfied with what I came up with.  For this version I hit "I'm
> Feeling Lucky" and decided to wait for comments before spending more
> time on it.
>
> I like it because shows the "excitement" and "confusion" of high
> intesity dodge-ball, but then everything is blurry.
>
> so do you think it is worth spending time on, or is it crap?
>
> http://www.avocadohead.com/piclinks/pic05.html
>
> Brutal and Honest  :)
>
> Russell
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