Re: PUG Themes for 2019

2018-10-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
They all seem appropriate and doable. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 5:11 PM Brian Walters wrote: > 'morning all > > Here's some suggested themes - what say you? Happy to consider other > suggestions provided they aren't too obscure (PUG pa

Re: Photographing Dolls

2018-10-05 Thread Bill
On 10/4/2018 6:23 PM, Dale H. Cook wrote: Since it looks like it will be at least a week, if not two, before it will be worthwhile to hit the Blue Ridge Parkway for my annual leaf peeping I'm taking some time to do something I've never done before - I'm photographing dolls. My late mother had s

Re: Photographing Dolls

2018-10-05 Thread Dale H. Cook
At 11:09 AM 10/5/2018, Bill wrote: >It would be cool to photograph them as portrait subjects rather than as >products. Given their unchangeable expressions and limited mobility that might be difficult. They don't take direction well. :-) Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now P

Re: Photographing Dolls

2018-10-05 Thread lrc
I agree. I've done that with stuffed animals, it was fun On October 5, 2018 8:09:23 AM PDT, Bill wrote: >On 10/4/2018 6:23 PM, Dale H. Cook wrote: >> Since it looks like it will be at least a week, if not two, before it >will be worthwhile to hit the Blue Ridge Parkway for my annual leaf >peeping

Re: Photographing Dolls

2018-10-05 Thread lrc
They take direction great, as long as you tell them to not move. They also don't get bored as you fiddle with the lights On October 5, 2018 9:00:36 AM PDT, "Dale H. Cook" wrote: >At 11:09 AM 10/5/2018, Bill wrote: > >>It would be cool to photograph them as portrait subjects rather than >as prod

Re: Photographing Dolls

2018-10-05 Thread Marco Alpert
> On Oct 5, 2018, at 8:09 AM, Bill wrote: > > It would be cool to photograph them as portrait subjects rather than as > products. I actually tried that quite a few years ago. Here’s an example (there’s a slight possibility that this is NSFW if you’re bothered by disconnected doll parts): htt

Re: Photographing Dolls

2018-10-05 Thread Bill
On 10/5/2018 1:22 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: On Oct 5, 2018, at 8:09 AM, Bill wrote: It would be cool to photograph them as portrait subjects rather than as products. I actually tried that quite a few years ago. Here’s an example (there’s a slight possibility that this is NSFW if you’re bother

Re: Photographing Dolls

2018-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
I concur!  How a reya , Marco  ! ann On 10/5/2018 3:34 PM, Bill wrote: On 10/5/2018 1:22 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: On Oct 5, 2018, at 8:09 AM, Bill wrote: It would be cool to photograph them as portrait subjects rather than as products. I actually tried that quite a few years ago. Here’s an

Re: Photographing Dolls

2018-10-05 Thread lrc
Very nice On October 5, 2018 12:22:35 PM MST, Marco Alpert wrote: >> On Oct 5, 2018, at 8:09 AM, Bill wrote: >> >> It would be cool to photograph them as portrait subjects rather than >as products. > >I actually tried that quite a few years ago. Here’s an example (there’s >a slight possibility

Re: PUG Themes for 2019

2018-10-05 Thread Henk Terhell
Fine for me (i.e. no need to consult wikipedia this time:)) Henk Op 2018-10-04 om 23:10 schreef Brian Walters: 'morning all Here's some suggested themes - what say you? Happy to consider other suggestions provided they aren't too obscure (PUG participation being fairly low, very obscure theme

Re: PUG Themes for 2019

2018-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
all fine with me except for "view from the air"  unless you just mean "view from above" or "looking down" not for acrophobiacs of course :-) and we don't want any drone photos, right? ann On 10/5/2018 4:37 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Fine for me (i.e. no need to consult wikipedia this time:)) Hen

Re: PUG Themes for 2019

2018-10-05 Thread J.C. O'Connell
how about "heat" ? Op 2018-10-04 om 23:10 schreef Brian Walters: 'morning all Here's some suggested themes - what say you? Happy to consider other suggestions provided they aren't too obscure (PUG participation being fairly low, very obscure themes could mean few submissions). Long Expo

Geso - 2019 calendar photos - Glimpses of the City

2018-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Phew - Got two calendars done now.. This is the main one https://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Calendars-in-Print/City-Snaps-new-calendar-for-2019/n-G9f2Q4/ It isn't "live" yet on the create photo calendars page  so not quite fs friday. The Paris book and the other calendars are , includi

Re: PUG Themes for 2019

2018-10-05 Thread Brian Walters
> On 06 October 2018 at 09:26 "J.C. O'Connell" wrote: > > > how about "heat" ? OK - added to the list. Final selection shortly. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries

Re: Anybody have experience with godox?

2018-10-05 Thread John Sessoms
Many of the the studio/wedding pros I know through PPNC were switching to Godox a couple of years ago, but this year it looks like they're all going gaga over Profoto or Photogenic battery powered systems. They're mostly CaNikon shooters and Pentax support/compatibility isn't a big issue for t

October PUG is UP!

2018-10-05 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all, Another smallish gallery this month. Some good stuff there. My favs - Don's 'Big Wheel Keep On Turning' - great colour and the boy next to the loco emphasises the size - and Pete's 'Larry Keeping a Weather Eye' - yes, a cat!, but forming an almost perfect circle. View here: http://p

Re: PUG Themes for 2019

2018-10-05 Thread Brian Walters
> On 06 October 2018 at 07:09 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > all fine with me except for "view from the air"  unless you just mean > "view from above" or "looking down" > not for acrophobiacs of course :-) > and we don't want any drone photos, right? Well, no. But Pentax doesn't make any, do the

Re: Photographing Dolls

2018-10-05 Thread P. J. Alling
Like these? https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20reindeerplay.html On 10/5/2018 12:03 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: I agree. I've done that with stuffed animals, it was fun On October 5, 2018 8:09:23 AM PDT, Bill wrote: On 10/4/2018 6:23 PM, Dale H. Cook wrote: Since it looks like it

Re: Photographing Dolls

2018-10-05 Thread P. J. Alling
Well that's vaguely disturbing... On 10/5/2018 3:22 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: On Oct 5, 2018, at 8:09 AM, Bill wrote: It would be cool to photograph them as portrait subjects rather than as products. I actually tried that quite a few years ago. Here’s an example (there’s a slight possibility

Re: October PUG is UP!

2018-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Pete's cat!  super! definitely my fave.. but then I'm predisposed to cats ann On 10/5/2018 8:28 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all, Another smallish gallery this month. Some good stuff there. My favs - Don's 'Big Wheel Keep On Turning' - great colour and the boy next to the loco emphasises th

Re[2]: October PUG is UP!

2018-10-05 Thread Pete McIntosh
Thanks all. It's been a shit few weeks - a suicide and the aftermath - but Larry and the new KP and DA 40 have proven to be a nice distraction. Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne -- Original Message -- From: "ann sanfedele" To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: 6/10/2018 11:02:38 Subject: Re: October PU

Re: PUG Themes for 2019

2018-10-05 Thread mike wilson
Sonorous interiors. > On 06 October 2018 at 00:26 "J.C. O'Connell" wrote: > > > how about "heat" ? > > > > > Op 2018-10-04 om 23:10 schreef Brian Walters: > >> 'morning all > >> > >> Here's some suggested themes - what say you? Happy to consider other > >> suggestions provided they aren't t