Re: usefilm.com and talking about photography
Paul, Maciej & Christian, I appreciate your comments on my image "Bentonite Hills". Paul - My 300mm lens is one of my most used lenses. I really like the optical extraction that it can create. Maciej - This image probably would have more impact if it was done in B + W. Christian - Composition is also the hardest part of photography for me, which is why I really try to work a scene. Thanks all... Kenneth Waller >original messages edited > Yes Doug, you're right. > I really like Kenneth Waller's photo, "Bentonite Hills." It's a great > example of how a long lens can make a captivating photo out of a > somewhat ordinary scene. The compression is the thing. The scene may be > somewhat ordinary in a normal perspective, but the compacted image that > Kenneth created is captivating and beautiful. Great shot. > Paul Stenquist My pick was "Bentonite Hills" by Keneth Waller. I like the abstract feel of it. In the bigger image I also enjoy the lack of scale. It could be a tine stream between the rocks or some sord of canyon. I love the shape of the stream and the way it is composed in the frame. I'm just not sure if colour works really well here - the image is a bit to pinkish to my tastes. So I was to shot ir instead of Keneth I might go for a black and white version with slightly higher contrast and a bit more difference between rocks and a stream in the front so it would stick up a bit more clearly. Maciej -- "Bentonite Hills" by Keneth Waller This shot has form, texture and color in a very basic composition. composition is the hardest part of photography for me so when I see an image like this one I think: "Wow! I wonder if I could have seen this shot?" Sometimes the simplest composition works the best. Christian
Re: Re: usefilm.com and talking about photography
I signed up just before Christmas.I think i'm at 22 Karma points. I am also a member of Photo.net,but find Usefilm a bit easier to upload files so far. Dave Begin Original Message From: Al Shaikh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Paul Stenquist wrote: >I've been spending some time on usefilm. com. I was originally drawn >there by the flower photo contest (sorry Mike). But I've found it quite >an interesting place. Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada "Art needs to be in a frame.That way we know when the art stops and the wall begins"--Frank Zappa http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/ http://brooks1952.tripod.com/myhorses Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail
Re: usefilm.com and talking about photography
Dan Scott wrote: > > > > > I clicked on Paul's "Digital Drama". > Thanks for the comments, Dan. I agree that the background on the right could be lighter. I did dodge it in PhotoShop, but I could probably do more. I was a bit sorry I hadn't moved her more to the left. Next time.
Re: usefilm.com and talking about photography
Dnia 10-02-2003 o godz. 10:04 Al Shaikh napisal: > The one photo on the pug that really caught my eye is this one: > http://pug.komkon.org/03feb/okno_08.html by Maciej Marchlewski. > Well composed with leading lines that take the eye for a tour. The photo > is abstract enough to avoid being boring and real enough to avoid making > me dizzy. I really enjoyed this photograph. Nice job. Thank you very much for your kind comment. As for talking about photographs I guess in not forbidden here :- ) But as I see it, describing PDML as mostly equipment oriented list isn't far from truth. I am planning to comment on the PUG but may not get in time with it due to the massive work flow I got right now. Maciej Pożegnaj Karnawał z Ich Troje! 21 lutego 2 koncerty w Sali Kongresowej: godz.11 dla dzieci i godz.18:30. Info: (22) 624 32 13, więcej: http://muzyka.wp.pl/imprezy.html?idn=613
Re: usefilm.com and talking about photography
Paul Stenquist wrote: I've been spending some time on usefilm. com. I was originally drawn there by the flower photo contest (sorry Mike). But I've found it quite an interesting place. They talk about photography. Not hardware. That's a refreshing change. Yes, we have a photo posting place as well. It's called the PUG. But we don't discuss the PUG. I guess it's taboo. We don't talk about photography. We talk about equipment. I guess that's okay. Sometimes I like to read about equipment. But, quite frankly, it gets old. Will the Pentax DSLR be as good as the Sigmoid DSLR or the Fujitsu DSLR. Don't know. Don't care. In any case, I'm pleased that I've found usefilm, and that, once again, I can talk to other photographers about -- photography. What a novel idea. Paul Stenquist The one photo on the pug that really caught my eye is this one: http://pug.komkon.org/03feb/okno_08.html. by Maciej Marchlewski. Well composed with leading lines that take the eye for a tour. The photo is abstract enough to avoid being boring and real enough to avoid making me dizzy. I really enjoyed this photograph. Nice job. ps paul thanks for the compliment about usefilm.com, I forwarded it to the others on the team. Al
Re: usefilm.com and talking about photography
Yes Doug, you're right. I'm quite fond of Brendan's image, "A Bridge Too Far." It's a nice symmetrical photo of a bridge superstructure. But the thing that makes it special is the red filter that Brendan used. It lends a compelling otherworldly look. Good thing this was shot on transparency film. If it was C41 at a minilab, the folks would still have been struggling with the color. Paul Stenquist. Doug Brewer wrote: > > ya know, if you want to talk about photography, you just have to introduce the >subject. seems simple enough, dunnit? > > At 9:07 PM +2/9/03, Paul Stenquist wrote, or at least typed: > >I've been spending some time on usefilm. com. I was originally drawn > >there by the flower photo contest (sorry Mike). But I've found it quite > >an interesting place. They talk about photography. Not hardware. That's > >a refreshing change. Yes, we have a photo posting place as well. It's > >called the PUG. But we don't discuss the PUG. I guess it's taboo. We > >don't talk about photography. We talk about equipment. I guess that's > >okay. Sometimes I like to read about equipment. But, quite frankly, it > >gets old. Will the Pentax DSLR be as good as the Sigmoid DSLR or the > >Fujitsu DSLR. Don't know. Don't care. In any case, I'm pleased that I've > >found usefilm, and that, once again, I can talk to other photographers > >about -- photography. What a novel idea. > >Paul Stenquist > > -- > Douglas Forrest Brewer > Ashwood Lake Photography > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.alphoto.com
Re: usefilm.com and talking about photography
Yes Doug, you're right. I really like Kenneth Waller's photo, "Bentonite Hills." It's a great example of how a long lense can make a captivating photo out of a somewhat oridinary scene. The compression is the thing. The scene may be somewhat ordinary in a normal perspective, but the compacted image that Kenneth created is captivating and beautiful. Great shot. Paul Stenquist Doug Brewer wrote: > > ya know, if you want to talk about photography, you just have to introduce the >subject. seems simple enough, dunnit? > > At 9:07 PM +2/9/03, Paul Stenquist wrote, or at least typed: > >I've been spending some time on usefilm. com. I was originally drawn > >there by the flower photo contest (sorry Mike). But I've found it quite > >an interesting place. They talk about photography. Not hardware. That's > >a refreshing change. Yes, we have a photo posting place as well. It's > >called the PUG. But we don't discuss the PUG. I guess it's taboo. We > >don't talk about photography. We talk about equipment. I guess that's > >okay. Sometimes I like to read about equipment. But, quite frankly, it > >gets old. Will the Pentax DSLR be as good as the Sigmoid DSLR or the > >Fujitsu DSLR. Don't know. Don't care. In any case, I'm pleased that I've > >found usefilm, and that, once again, I can talk to other photographers > >about -- photography. What a novel idea. > >Paul Stenquist > > -- > Douglas Forrest Brewer > Ashwood Lake Photography > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.alphoto.com
Re: usefilm.com and talking about photography
ya know, if you want to talk about photography, you just have to introduce the subject. seems simple enough, dunnit? At 9:07 PM +2/9/03, Paul Stenquist wrote, or at least typed: >I've been spending some time on usefilm. com. I was originally drawn >there by the flower photo contest (sorry Mike). But I've found it quite >an interesting place. They talk about photography. Not hardware. That's >a refreshing change. Yes, we have a photo posting place as well. It's >called the PUG. But we don't discuss the PUG. I guess it's taboo. We >don't talk about photography. We talk about equipment. I guess that's >okay. Sometimes I like to read about equipment. But, quite frankly, it >gets old. Will the Pentax DSLR be as good as the Sigmoid DSLR or the >Fujitsu DSLR. Don't know. Don't care. In any case, I'm pleased that I've >found usefilm, and that, once again, I can talk to other photographers >about -- photography. What a novel idea. >Paul Stenquist -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com
Re: usefilm.com and talking about photography
Funny you should say that Paul. Just recently, I started submitting photos to PhotoSig. A couple of friends are there, and they seem to be enjoying it. Got myself 44 points already, by gumm. Having fun critiquing my friends photos, and all. I do miss the PUG though. Listen, I challenge everyone who reads this go to: http://pug.komkon.org look at the images on the index page, pick one, and only one thumbnail and click on it. Tell us why you chose that image from the thumbnails, tell us why you like the image, and how you think you would have taken the picture, had you been holding the camera. William Robb
usefilm.com and talking about photography
I've been spending some time on usefilm. com. I was originally drawn there by the flower photo contest (sorry Mike). But I've found it quite an interesting place. They talk about photography. Not hardware. That's a refreshing change. Yes, we have a photo posting place as well. It's called the PUG. But we don't discuss the PUG. I guess it's taboo. We don't talk about photography. We talk about equipment. I guess that's okay. Sometimes I like to read about equipment. But, quite frankly, it gets old. Will the Pentax DSLR be as good as the Sigmoid DSLR or the Fujitsu DSLR. Don't know. Don't care. In any case, I'm pleased that I've found usefilm, and that, once again, I can talk to other photographers about -- photography. What a novel idea. Paul Stenquist
