Re: August PUG comments

2004-07-27 Thread Doug Franklin
Hi Henk, On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:32:42 +0200, Henk Terhell wrote: > Full Cycle: very good fish-eye picture which you won't forget. Many thanks for the compliment. On review on the PUG site, I feel that the small size takes something away from the image. For example, there's a blur in the middle

Re: August PUG comments

2004-07-27 Thread Joseph Tainter
Thanks, Henk. It is kind of you to take the time to comment on each photo. Joe

Re: August PUG comments

2004-07-27 Thread Ryan Lee
t; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 5:09 AM Subject: Re: August PUG comments > " King Draco " - Great range of tones, very sharp and contrasty. > I prefer the B&W version to the colour one.

Re: August PUG comments

2004-07-27 Thread Ryan Lee
al Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 2:11 AM Subject: Re: August PUG comments > Hello Ryan, > > I actually prefer the B&W version. Thanks for showing the original >

Re: August PUG comments

2004-07-27 Thread Kenneth Waller
Henk, thanks for taking the time to comment on the PUG as you did. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Henk Terhell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: August PUG comments > Okay, let me throw in some comments on August PUG, after all the > discussions on the

Re: August PUG comments

2004-07-27 Thread Fred Widall
Henk, Thanks for the kind comments re 'The Hug'. I wish I could say I planned it but the kids just went into a hug and I snapped a shot. Happily everything just came together perfectly. Another great selection of images again this month. Here are my comments on a few of the shots which caught my

Re: August PUG comments

2004-07-27 Thread Bruce Dayton
it I'm just RL> being paranoid.. Anyway, here's something for ya: RL> http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/draco2.jpg RL> Cheers, RL> Ryan RL> - Original Message - RL> From: "Henk Terhell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RL> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RL>

Re: August PUG comments

2004-07-27 Thread Ryan Lee
OTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:45 PM Subject: RE: August PUG comments > Ryan, I also prefer the colour one but I don't see anything wrong > technically with the B/W conversion. > > Henk Terhell > > -Original Message- > From: Ryan Lee [mailto:[E

Re: August PUG comments

2004-07-27 Thread frank theriault
--- Henk Terhell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Haley's ring: perfect candid pic but I would crop > some of the black at > the left side. Hank, First, I think it's great that you've taken the time and effort to comment on everything on this month's PUG. You've set a fine example for the rest

Re: August PUG Comments to Bruce Dayton

2002-09-28 Thread harald_nancy
I just wanted to resend this following message to thank Bruce Dayton for the friendly comment on my August pug entry, since it never reached the Pentax list in August when the list had technical problems. I've since been on a trip to Arizona. Harald Hi Bruce, Thank you so much for the kind word

Re: August PUG comments

2001-08-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Cohen Subject: August PUG comments > " Neon Glow " by William Robb, Canada > > I like everything about this abstract/realist picture except, maybe, the > background, which looks like Formica; it's a little fussy for this >

RE: August PUG comments

2001-08-08 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
John Cohen wrote: [snip...] > " Mars Rising: A Self-Portrait " by Bill Peifer, USA > The semitransparent guy in this picture makes it great. The bright lights > in the trees are less optimal. But overall this is a neat picture. [snip...] Hi John, Thanks for the kind comments. Glad you enjoy

Re: August PUG comments

2001-08-08 Thread Jostein Øksne
Thanks a lot, John! Glad you like it. Jostein - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [...] > " Night Pipe " by Jostein Øksne > > This is terrific. What makes it work is all that busy action below, then > utter blackness, and then suddenly the bright light and that eerie glowing >

August PUG comments for Thornsberry, Larson, Cohen

2001-08-08 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Here are my assigned comments for the August gallery (this time kind of short because I am leaving tomorrow for a vacation trip, sorry about that). Kevin Thornsberry’s ‘Hot Tungsten’: since I haven’t practiced macro photography (yet) I can only admire this kind of shots. And shooting a light sour

Re: August PUG comments

2001-08-08 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Thanks John, I would like to see the sepia version if you cand send it to me. I agree on the branches... I think that I didn't see them when I shot. BTW, I am amout to send my comments, and yours is between them. Thanks for your time commenting, Jaume --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > " Christmas

August PUG comments

2001-08-08 Thread John . Cohen
Hi PUG fans, here are some comments on pictures I was assigned and a couple of others. " Christmas at the Cathedral " by Jaume Lahuerta This is a wonderful picture, nice balanced composition. The feeling is almost medieval, especially with the Santa Claus hat on the major figure in the centre.

Re: August PUG comments

2001-08-04 Thread William Johnson
Bill wrote; >I've commented >on four submissions I particularly enjoyed. These >are listed below, in no >particular order. >William Johnson, "The Broken Fence" >Very eerie and disturbing shot, and an interesting >composition. I really >like the "soft" appearance, and the way the >highlights

August Pug Comments and LX Gallery Comments

2001-08-02 Thread Kevin Thornsberry
The August PUG gallery . . . Henry Chu - "Lights of Hong Kong" - Beautiful. It's not easy to make that kind of sky into a nice pic. Tiger Moses - "Arches at Night" - The flashing (airplane?) lights are awesome. Think how different if they had continued out of the picture. If so, I would have

Re: August PUG comments

2001-08-02 Thread JeffW.
Question on prices. Would $54 for a Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic 500 SP in very to excellent condition and SMC Tak 55/f2 be about right? TIA, JeffW. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the

Re: August PUG comments

2001-08-02 Thread Chris Brogden
On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, JeffW. wrote: > Question on prices. Would $54 for a Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic 500 SP in > very to excellent condition and SMC Tak 55/f2 be about right? It's not bad. I've seen them go for less, but also for more (though not much more). chris - This message is from the Pen