Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-09 Thread Bruce Walker
Very Best is a moving standard, Marnie. Strictly speaking that just means that as you get better you should cull your older work that no longer makes the grade. So by definition you'll always have *something* to show. But your public gallery should keep on improving. On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 6:48 P

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-09 Thread Eactivist
However, that I can't agree with. If I, personally, did that, I would rarely show anything. Heh. Sometimes I just show things I *like* but don't think are great. In other words, too high a standard, Bruce. But I agree show one's better stuff. In a photo outing if I have 3-4 I think are prett

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-09 Thread Bruce Walker
I agree with you Marnie, but classes aren't my thing. My approach: - study -- *carefully* -- a ton of other photographers work, especially published masters, and anything in genres I'm particularly interested in. - look at other artist's work too. From the Old Masters to Picasso etc. These folks

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-09 Thread Eactivist
Serious suggestion, Larry (to follow). When you first started showing here I suggested off list that you edit your photos. You commented about it on list and everyone essentially jumped all over me (although you did not name me, thank you for that.) Take a class, with a critical teacher, li

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-09 Thread Walt
On 1/9/2013 12:18 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: In any event, I don't think that Monkeys Eyebrow is any funnier a name than Paducah. Well, it's no Coxsackie. But at least it's managed to avoid producing an eponymous virus. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/l

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-09 Thread Eactivist
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8360040157/ is a lovely shot. I was there this past year, but sans sunset, so really I got nothing. Nice! Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/8/2013 1:49:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, l...@red4est.com writes: I had some free time this afternoon, i

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Both are said to be "unincorporated communities." That is kind of like a ghost town that never did exist. Or, they are simply something someone wrote on the map, like "Here be dragons." In any event, I don't think that Monkeys Eyebrow is any funnier a name than Paducah. Dan Matyola http://www.

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-09 Thread Walt
On 1/9/2013 3:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote: You might as well invest in a macro lens and start doing a macro study of the hair in the armpits of drunks. You do realize this is going to result in me actually posting an image of a drunk's hairy armpit at some point in the future, don't you? You ha

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-09 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 11:33 PM, Walt wrote: > On 1/9/2013 1:26 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> Seriously, with the potential of a sunset like that, a free hour, and >> Natural bridges 10 minutes away, cliche or not, I'd have been a fool not to >> see what I could do with it. >> >> -- >> Larry C

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Walt
On 1/9/2013 1:26 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 8, 2013, at 10:23 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 8 January 2013 20:49, Larry Colen wrote: I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I found out th

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 10:23 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: > On 8 January 2013 20:49, Larry Colen wrote: >> I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice >> sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I >> found out that I wasn't the only one thinkin

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 January 2013 20:49, Larry Colen wrote: > I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice > sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I > found out that I wasn't the only one thinking along those lines: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ella

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Boris Liberman
I used mine as tea container... On 1/9/2013 7:11 AM, Walt wrote: I know what you mean. I use mine for opening beer bottles. -- Walt On 1/8/2013 11:08 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: I don't have a past such as his though... And present is also different... Normally I much rather keep my head un-ki

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Walt
I know what you mean. I use mine for opening beer bottles. -- Walt On 1/8/2013 11:08 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: I don't have a past such as his though... And present is also different... Normally I much rather keep my head un-kicked as it is the head I am using the most for work and other suc

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Boris Liberman
I don't have a past such as his though... And present is also different... Normally I much rather keep my head un-kicked as it is the head I am using the most for work and other such stuff :-). On 1/9/2013 7:03 AM, Walt wrote: If you can kick yourself in the head and speak/write better Englis

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Walt
If you can kick yourself in the head and speak/write better English than Jackie Chan, you have a future in Hollywood, Boris! -- Walt On 1/8/2013 10:54 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Obviously I "enjoyed lookING at these"... /kicks himself on the head/ On 1/9/2013 6:53 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: T

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread lrc
Lo problemo. :-) Boris Liberman wrote: >Obviously I "enjoyed lookING at these"... > >/kicks himself on the head/ > >On 1/9/2013 6:53 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >> Two shots with the guy, the tripod and the bridge alike rock rock >:-). >> Cliche or not, these are fine photographs and I enjoyed lo

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Obviously I "enjoyed lookING at these"... /kicks himself on the head/ On 1/9/2013 6:53 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Two shots with the guy, the tripod and the bridge alike rock rock :-). Cliche or not, these are fine photographs and I enjoyed looked at these. On 1/8/2013 11:49 AM, Larry Colen wro

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Two shots with the guy, the tripod and the bridge alike rock rock :-). Cliche or not, these are fine photographs and I enjoyed looked at these. On 1/8/2013 11:49 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Na

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread kwaller
that are distracting, IMO, and are calling for my eyes to pay attention to them. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach On

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 4:34 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I think 207 and 151 are worthy shots, Thanks. Though 006 is the one with the cormy. > but you need to edit the set yourself. There's the rub, They all look to be of about equal quality to me, I tried to narrow it down to the best one or two

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 6:36 AM, luiz felipe wrote: > Larry, I like that set. one particular thing I'd try would be some > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8360035843/in/set-72157632470459006/ > with long exposure - assuming the wind would allow it, never been there... > yet. Sure it's been do

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: > I see Scott also bought the wrong tripod - too short! At least he brought one. The reason he kept picking it up was because a wave would come in and threaten to tip things over. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 7:24 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > don't apologize for pretty sunset photos :-) Thanks Ann. > > ann > > On 1/8/2013 04:49, Larry Colen wrote: >> I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice >> sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. W

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
I see Scott also bought the wrong tripod - too short! -Original Message- >From: Larry Colen >Subject: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach > >I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, >and I was a mile or

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
don't apologize for pretty sunset photos :-) ann On 1/8/2013 04:49, Larry Colen wrote: I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I found out that I wasn't the only one thinking along those li

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
I think 207 and 151 are worthy shots, but you need to edit the set yourself. Landscapes don't change. Photographing them once again isn't necessarily wrong or cliched, particularly when the photographer brings his own vision to bear on the scene. Both of these shots are interesting and well done

PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I found out that I wasn't the only one thinking along those lines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8360036091/ If you are in the mood for a huge p