PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-21 Thread Bong Manayon
Hello... Sort of made a new year's resolve - post more often! And why wait for the new year? :-) http://www.bong.uni.cc/peso/2007-01.htm It's a sunrise shot on a nearby lake. I was hoping to get a water foreground except it strewn with water lilies. I had to fire the built-in flash of the DS

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-22 Thread Derby Chang
Bong Manayon wrote: > Hello... > > Sort of made a new year's resolve - post more often! And why wait for > the new year? :-) > > http://www.bong.uni.cc/peso/2007-01.htm > > It's a sunrise shot on a nearby lake. I was hoping to get a water > foreground except it strewn with water lilies. I had to

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-22 Thread David Savage
On Dec 22, 2007 3:06 PM, Bong Manayon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello... > > Sort of made a new year's resolve - post more often! And why wait for > the new year? :-) > > http://www.bong.uni.cc/peso/2007-01.htm That is a lovely shot. 2 thumbs up. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail L

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-22 Thread Bong Manayon
Oh...I never thought it of that way :) That's suppose to be an ethic/indigenous design from So.Philippines... :-D Thanks you, Derby. On Dec 22, 2007 5:12 PM, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bong Manayon wrote: > > Hello... > > > > Sort of made a new year's resolve - post more often! And

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-22 Thread Jack Davis
This is a very nice scene. My monitor shows the foreground as just a little too dark for my taste, but IMO the image has real possibilities! Jack --- Bong Manayon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello... > > Sort of made a new year's resolve - post more often! And why wait > for > the new year? :-

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
Great shot! Love the mood, the rendering and the composition. The built-in flash provided just the right amount of illumination. However, I would change the framing and crop out the upper half of the sky. But it's superb work. On Dec 22, 2007, at 1:06 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: > Hello... > > S

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-22 Thread Doug Franklin
Paul Stenquist wrote: > Great shot! Love the mood, the rendering and the composition. The > built-in flash provided just the right amount of illumination. I definitely like that shot, Bong, especially the way the boat points toward the setting (?rising?) sun, like it's headed there. -- Than

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-22 Thread David J Brooks
Good eye Bong. The lighting is very good. Almost a painting feel to it. Dave On Dec 22, 2007 1:06 AM, Bong Manayon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello... > > Sort of made a new year's resolve - post more often! And why wait for > the new year? :-) > > http://www.bong.uni.cc/peso/2007-01.htm > >

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-22 Thread Jack Davis
Boat area a bit too somber/murky for me. I'm going to re-calibrate my monitor. :) Jack --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Great shot! Love the mood, the rendering and the composition. The > built-in flash provided just the right amount of illumination. > However, I would change t

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-22 Thread Jack Davis
You're right, Paul/Bong/etc. Just finished re-calibrating my monitor and have to say that the exposure is fine as is. Enough lighter to do justice to a terrific scene! Going to have to slap this monitor around from time to time. ;) Jack --- Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Boat area a bit

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/12/07, Bong Manayon, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://www.bong.uni.cc/peso/2007-01.htm Hey that's a nice shot. I hereby enable you to go get a more powerful flash - one that reaches the horizon ;-) Well done! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-22 Thread Toine
Great shot. The little flash makes the difference On Dec 22, 2007 7:06 AM, Bong Manayon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello... > > Sort of made a new year's resolve - post more often! And why wait for > the new year? :-) > > http://www.bong.uni.cc/peso/2007-01.htm > > It's a sunrise shot on a near

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-22 Thread Bong Manayon
Hey thanks everyone! It was a let down when I arrived at the scene to find a carpet of water lilies covering the lake. I usually prefer a water foreground to sunsets and sunrises (btw this is the sun rising). So this is one of those rare occasions I actually used that built in flash :-) Bong O

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
The lighting is rather unnatural looking. The sun is going down in the distance, but the boat is front lit by a flash. Natural lighting would have come in the opposite direction. Almost works for me but not quite. I like the sunset, but not the boat/lighting. -- Bruce Friday, December 21, 2

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-23 Thread Boris Liberman
I totally support your resolution, Bong. As well you should post way more often. The more cultural diversity we have on this list, the better it is for everyone. This of course includes your view of the world and naturally your photographs! I wonder if you could apply some "Fill Light" like Ado

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/22/2007 9:06:31 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The lighting is rather unnatural looking. The sun is going down in the distance, but the boat is front lit by a flash. Natural lighting would have come in the opposite direction. Almost works for me

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-23 Thread Bong Manayon
Hi Boris, Thank you for your support ... will do. I did some tweaking to brighten up the foreground just to keep it from being to murky. Bong :-) On Dec 24, 2007 1:11 AM, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I totally support your resolution, Bong. As well you should post way > more ofte

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-23 Thread pnstenquist
The lighting works for me. It's the same equation as a backlit model illuminated by a reflector next to camera. I looked at this pic without reading the message, and I assumed the boat was lit by a source near camera, but it could easily have been a lamp on a dock or some other source. Like this

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-23 Thread Jack Davis
I really didn't question the boat's lighting. The gunwale and seat angle could easily reflect what may be a lighter part of the sky. That, in addition to possible PS mood effects, could easily account for the foreground exposure. Jack --- Bong Manayon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Boris, > > T

Re: PESO: Floating on Lilies

2007-12-23 Thread P. J. Alling
I like it. It could stand to be a bit lighter overall, but then again that could be just my display. Bong Manayon wrote: > Hello... > > Sort of made a new year's resolve - post more often! And why wait for > the new year? :-) > > http://www.bong.uni.cc/peso/2007-01.htm > > It's a sunrise shot o