Re: Everyone Needs a Grandma

2005-11-28 Thread Heidi & Jon VW
What a sweet picture! The lighting seems perfect for the scene. I agree about the hair thing being slightly distracting, mostly because it's brighter than everything else. Cropping it out would make both faces equally close to the borders, so that might work. Either way, I like it a lot--your g

Re: PESO - More Mom Hands

2005-11-28 Thread Heidi & Jon VW
Marnie, I'm a little late in commenting on this, and I can't really give much technical feedback, but I love this picture. It reminds me of my 98-yr-old Grandma--her hands show her years of hard work, yet also show her kindness and grace. So obviously my perceptions bias me towards liking the s

Re: PESO -- Brand New Molly

2005-10-30 Thread Heidi & Jon VW
She's beautiful and her big sister is adorable, too! Congratulations! Heidi - Original Message - From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 12:03 PM Subject: PESO -- Brand New Molly I try to keep photos of my own kids to a minimum, but this one's b

Re: PDML Map

2005-10-27 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
Very cool! It's interesting to see where everyone's from. Heidi - Original Message - From: "Juan Buhler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:47 PM Subject: PDML Map Hi list, I found Frappr, a site that uses Google maps to let people place themselves in the wo

Re: Samantha pictures

2005-10-25 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
What a darling baby! And the pictures are great, too--I especially love the one in the mums! Heidi - Original Message - From: "Sandra Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 12:05 PM Subject: Re: Samantha pictures http://www.rubicongirls.com/samipictures.html

Re: PESO - Family Ties or Like Father, Like Son

2005-10-23 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
Very nice, Bruce! Gorgeous lighting and the web makes them look like they're intertwined in some sort of dance. Heidi - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 12:03 PM Subject: PESO - Family Ties or Like Father, Like Son This

Re: Appleblossom - and apples for Boris Liberman

2005-10-22 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
Both pictures are beautiful! And those apples look delicious! Heidi - Original Message - From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 12:17 AM Subject: PAW: Appleblossom - and apples for Boris Liberman After havning posted a PAW called "Appleblossom" (M

Re: Others 2005 - 41s - GDG (Something Seasonal)

2005-10-19 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
I like it, especially the perspective from above the pumpkins. That makes it more interesting for me. Heidi - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" ; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Joseph DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Stephen J. Esposito" <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: Forget Texas law - Let's talk about Halloween photos ;)

2005-10-19 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
Sounds like fun--lots of possibilities for interesting pictures. Heidi - Original Message - From: "Glen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 7:26 AM Subject: Forget Texas law - Let's talk about Halloween photos ;) Sorry, but I thought if I didn't put "Texas" int

Re: PESO - Thirteen

2005-10-19 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
Marco, I really like this one a lot. And your B&W conversion looks great--something I'm still trying to improve. Heidi - Original Message - From: "Marco Alpert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:24 PM Subject: PESO - Thirteen Another from the

Re: GESO: NorCal PDML Meet - five from me, too

2005-10-16 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
Nice pictures, John! But next time warn me before you snap my picture so I can put a camera in front of my face. ;-) And excellent pics of the Blue Angels--you can almost see their faces! Heidi - Original Message - From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, October 16

Re: PESO - PDA (Norcal PDML)

2005-10-14 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
Marco, I really love the intimacy and tenderness you caught in this picture! And I know I'm in the minority, but I'd like it better with the man cropped out--he's a distraction to my eyes. Great picture, though, either way! Heidi - Original Message - From: "Marco Alpert" <[EMAIL PROT

Re: New to the list & a GESO from NorCal Meet

2005-10-13 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
Thanks for the welcome (and the warning)! ;-) Heidi - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 2:29 PM Subject: Re: New to the list & a GESO from NorCal Meet On 10/12/05, Heidi & Jon VW <[EMAI

Re: New to the list & a GESO from NorCal Meet

2005-10-13 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
5 9:50 AM Subject: Re: New to the list & a GESO from NorCal Meet "Heidi & Jon VW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://vwfamily.photosite.com/SF/2005-10-08_San_FranciscoIMGP2484001.html Hello and welcome! Nice stuff there - I especially like Shapes and Waterfall. Good to

Re: GESO - Norcal PDML outing - Blue Angels

2005-10-13 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
Bruce, You got some really great shots! You sure do have to shoot fast with those planes. Fortunately, I had a guy standing next to me who was my "spotter". He'd tell me which direction they were coming from. :) Heidi - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:

Re: New to the list & a GESO from NorCal Meet

2005-10-13 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
ave the courage and stamina... ;-) Godfrey On Oct 12, 2005, at 12:58 PM, Heidi & Jon VW wrote: Hi, I just joined the list and thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Heidi, I'm from Roseville, CA, and my full-time job is being a wife and a mom to 5 great kids. But in w

Re: PESO - Mountain in the Air

2005-10-12 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
I like this a lot! Mt. Rainier is one of my favorite places in the world (I grew in Wash. state) but, of course, I've never seen it from this perspective. Heidi - Original Message - From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:29 PM Subject: PESO - Mounta

Re: New to the list - Thank you!

2005-10-12 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
Thanks so much to all for the warm welcome and comments on the pictures! A nice boost to my confidence! (But always feel free to critique, even harshly, any pictures I post.) Thanks again, Heidi

New to the list & a GESO from NorCal Meet

2005-10-12 Thread Heidi &amp; Jon VW
Hi, I just joined the list and thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Heidi, I'm from Roseville, CA, and my full-time job is being a wife and a mom to 5 great kids. But in what little spare time I have, I love doing photography (much to the annoyance of my kids who get tired of a camera in th