Re: Techniques [Was: Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)]

2004-01-09 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
- Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 2:47 AM http://www.camilynne.com If you look through a bunch of her stuff you will note that many shots are very tight (cropping into the head, etc) and

Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)

2004-01-07 Thread Lon Williamson
Yup. P Kong wrote: Lon, when you say citified, do you mean in reference to objects in the scene that would tell you that the bird was in an urban setting?

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2004-01-07 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Walking on a Strange Animal by Gianfranco Irlanda Gianfranco has a style, often a little off-beat, and here's a charming example. Makes me wonder if I'll ever have a style. One of my very favorites this month. Hi Lon, Thanks a lot for the kind

RE: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)

2004-01-07 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Lon, I understand fully about the cropping. I did not crop. I guess I was using the shot as I was able to take it, it reminds me of where I was. My only vantage point from the front porch. He left very shortly after taking a couple of shots. I really was not able to get close. If I were to

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2004-01-06 Thread brooksdj
I notice that Frank has decided to comment on all PUG entries for January, so I'm gonna do it, too. Not critique, but comment. Me and the Wind by David J Brooks Interesting. I keep flipping back and forth between liking it and finding it

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2004-01-06 Thread Kenneth Waller
: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post) I notice that Frank has decided to comment on all PUG entries for January, so I'm gonna do it, too. Not critique, but comment. I'm doing this for three reasons. First, I like to get comments from this crowd on my own work. To twist the New

JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)

2004-01-05 Thread Lon Williamson
I notice that Frank has decided to comment on all PUG entries for January, so I'm gonna do it, too. Not critique, but comment. I'm doing this for three reasons. First, I like to get comments from this crowd on my own work. To twist the New Testament a tad, If you want to receive, give. Second,

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2004-01-05 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Mon, 2004-01-05 at 13:00, Lon Williamson wrote: Autumn 2002 by Frits J. Wüthrich We should all hire Frits to make family album photographs. This kind of shot, rather than the usual posed group stuff, is excellent remember when stuff. Nice job. Wow, you are too kind. Actually, that

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2004-01-05 Thread Ryan Lee
] To: PDML Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 10:00 PM Subject: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post) Kooky by Ryan Lee On my monitor, the colors look off. I like the composition, and I understand why you fired the shutter. Can't see the eye, though

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2004-01-05 Thread Lon Williamson
Jeeze, I missed the cross-processing that you described under the shot. I am on the hate side of the fence. Too conservative, I am, maybe. Ryan Lee wrote: Completely with you on the eye, some fill flash would have been good but I only had the RTF which wouldn't have covered the lens with the

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2004-01-05 Thread Mark Stringer
Subject: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post) I notice that Frank has decided to comment on all PUG entries for January, so I'm gonna do it, too. Not critique, but comment. I'm doing this for three reasons. First, I like to get comments from this crowd on my own work. To twist

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2004-01-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Lon: First, Thanks for commenting on all the gallery entryies. I alway find comments on my own shot, as well as on the other shots, to be most useful. Second, I like your peacock quite a bit. Nice colors. I don't notice the background problem to which you refer at all, even after you called

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2004-01-05 Thread Dowell,Jackie [Burlington]
Thanks for commenting. Actually I did not use the panorama setting for this one. Like an idiot, I have been taking these pictures for three years, and only recently have I realized how much easier it would be if I used panorama! The only problem is that I cannot find any panorama format

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2004-01-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: The Eyes Have It by Cotty We have a cat here at home that is this one's twin, but I don't have a shot of our Melba as nice as this one. Well titled. Cat eyes are arresting, and that seems to be the main point of this shot. Hi Lon, Thanks for the very

Re: Techniques [Was: Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)]

2004-01-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Kostas, This is a link to my niece's site. She is a working Wedding/portrait photographer. http://www.camilynne.com If you look through a bunch of her stuff you will note that many shots are very tight (cropping into the head, etc) and that many are shot on an angle. It is certainly a

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2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Bruce and Lon observed: Bruce: ...I'm not a huge fan of cropping out part of the head Lon: I wouldn't change a thing, and this violates one rule I've heard of never to crop a person's head in a portrait. Fairygirl says: The best thing to do with rules is to learn them really well, and then to

Re: Techniques [Was: Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)]

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
: Techniques [Was: Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)] Hello Kostas, This is a link to my niece's site. She is a working Wedding/portrait photographer. http://www.camilynne.com If you look through a bunch of her stuff you will note that many shots are very tight

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2004-01-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Need to proofread better. That would be : Master Posing Guide for Portrait Photographers What is a Master Post anyway? :) Bruce Monday, January 5, 2004, 8:47:57 AM, you wrote: BD Hello Kostas, BD This is a link to my niece's site. She is a working Wedding/portrait BD photographer. BD

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2004-01-05 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Need to proofread better. That would be : Master Posing Guide for Portrait Photographers What is a Master Post anyway? :) It's one of those PDML posts you file away for future reference. tv

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2004-01-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
She started about when you did. One time she was out visiting us, I handed her my camera and FA *85/1.4 portrait lens and gave her two of my kids. She went out in the backyard and shot a couple of rolls. We got them processed and WOW! She has both a way of seeing and also interacting with the

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2004-01-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
So maybe I did type that on purpose:) Bruce Monday, January 5, 2004, 9:31:18 AM, you wrote: -Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Need to proofread better. That would be : Master Posing Guide for Portrait Photographers What is a Master Post

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2004-01-05 Thread Familie Scheffler
Lon Williamson wrote: Bear by Bernd Scheffler I tried crossing my eyes for about 5 minutes and got a headache. Didn't see the super stereo. Anyone else have more luck than me? I thought it would be worth to remind of stereoscopis photography and picked the pic of this old teddy matching

Re: Techniques [Was: Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)]

2004-01-05 Thread Lon Williamson
Kostas, look at the last shot on the current PUG. Bruce nailed it.-Lon Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, Bruce Dayton wrote: the slight angle type shots Could you elaborate on this a little bit please? What are these shots? BTW, could anybody recommend a book on

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2004-01-05 Thread Alan Chan
Thanks for the comment, particular for the K-mount part. vbg Did I mention my 33WR was refunded due to AF error? Oh boy... Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Giant Bug! by Alan Chan Apparently Alan has so much K-mount trouble he's switched to digital PS. Grin. Perfectly competent

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2004-01-05 Thread P Kong
At 04:00 AM 1/5/2004, Lon wrote: I've Got My Eye on You by Pat Kong I want this one to work, and it almost does for me, but there's some blown out highlights, and the busy background detracts from the raptor. I can well understand why you took this city shot; I wish something was there that