Re: PAW: beach log
Overall, I like this. The horizon line is what should define your rotation, and you're quite close on that. You might be able to improve it slightly with a 1/2 degree rotation. The overwhelming question is whether or not the log is sufficiently interesting to support the rest of the rather empty landscape. To my mind, it is. But that's a subjective call. Paul From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW: beach log Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 22:13:14 -0500 Here's mine for the week, taken in CT last weekend. http://www.sunny16.net/photos/paw/2004-03-21.html Thoughts are appreciated. Amita _ Free yourself from those irritating pop-up ads with MSn Premium. Get 2months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994; DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: PAW: beach log
Hi! DM I think the whole bottom left quarter is a bit empty but overall I'm DM quite fond of it. It came out quite nicely on paper. I must say that the person on the shore completes the image and makes it rather full in my eyes... DM I thought about using this for my next PAW but I've already used it for DM PUG :) Actually by mistake I submitted one of my PAWs to PUG... I hope I ain't gonna get banished for that g... Cheers. Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
RE: PAW: beach log
Amita, may I say that the previous pictures of yours that I commented on, on list or off list were stronger... You see, the log is in a sense piece of rubbish on the beach. It shouldn't be there, really. As such it stands out of the crowd of little rocks and other background pieces but this is where it ends. The log points somewhere but as eye follows it, it does not find anything of interest... It feels like an empty shot of an empty beach. May be you felt a little empty that moment, and this you shown to us. But as I said, I saw much stronger works of yours. As usual, it is my honest humble opinion. I don't intend to offend you and to discourage you... Hope I've been of use here and hope I did not break any rules of courtesy this time. Thanks for the comments, Boris. This shot was the best of a batch that I took of the log. It was indeed a bleak day; it was very cold and the beach itself was not what we had expected, I guess. It was at an Audobon center and I guess I thought it would be more lively or interesting. The tide was out and everything looked kind of yucky. Maybe this shot reflects that. We were hoping for another good day of shooting (like the day before) after being mostly indoors for a couple of months. Anyway, no offense taken...I post shots here to get honest feedback on them. :) Amita
Re: PAW: beach log
On Mar 24, 2004, at 09:47, Amita Guha wrote: Anyway, no offense taken...I post shots here to get honest feedback on them. :) Your photo reminded me of one I took a couple of years ago. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/beach-600.jpg I think the whole bottom left quarter is a bit empty but overall I'm quite fond of it. It came out quite nicely on paper. I thought about using this for my next PAW but I've already used it for PUG :) Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
RE: PAW: beach log
Thanks for being honest, Frank. I appreciate it. :) The DOF looks slightly different in the print; the front of the log is sharper than the back. I tried to get the same look in the scan but I had a hard time with it. I experimented with rotating the scan a degree or two. It was hard to judge because of the strip of beach in the middle distance. I settled for making the log look level, but I know that's a compromise. Anyway, thanks for the comments! Amita -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 11:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW: beach log I must be honest, Amita; this one doesn't do much for me. I think there's too much brown in it. Brown log, brown sand - it just seems very dull. And, as Bill said, it either needs much wider or much narrower DOF. The background is blurry enough that I'm straining to see it, but not so much so to become almost abstract, and snap the foreground to my attention. And, just a niggling thing, but the horizon seems just a tad tilted. Comp is nice, but it's lost in all the brown, IMHO. And, the focus on the log is nice and sharp - I can almost count the rings! I feel bad that I can't be more positive, especially after you said such nice things about my PAW this week - but I have to be honest, right? :-( cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW: beach log Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 22:13:14 -0500 Here's mine for the week, taken in CT last weekend. http://www.sunny16.net/photos/paw/2004-03-21.html Thoughts are appreciated. Amita _ Free yourself from those irritating pop-up ads with MSn Premium. Get 2months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994; DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
RE: PAW: beach log
Amita, I know what you mean by the print looking better than the scan. I can never get the scans right... I'm glad you took my comments in the spirit in which they were intended. Whew! vbg cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW: beach log Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:38:23 -0500 Thanks for being honest, Frank. I appreciate it. :) The DOF looks slightly different in the print; the front of the log is sharper than the back. I tried to get the same look in the scan but I had a hard time with it. I experimented with rotating the scan a degree or two. It was hard to judge because of the strip of beach in the middle distance. I settled for making the log look level, but I know that's a compromise. Anyway, thanks for the comments! Amita _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN Premium http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
