PESO: Smoker

2007-10-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Shot through my car window with the Panasonic TZ1. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6491615&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-04 Thread Steve Desjardins
One of those shots that has good geometry. The cigarette really draws the eye. >>> Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/3/2007 10:18 PM >>> Shot through my car window with the Panasonic TZ1. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6491615&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-04 Thread frank theriault
On 10/3/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shot through my car window with the Panasonic TZ1. > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6491615&size=lg There's something very compelling about this photo. Other than the geometries that have been mentioned, I think it's the 1/2 shaded

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-04 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Steve. I considered cropping out the fireplug, but after a look I concluded that it lost something in the process. Paul -- Original message -- From: "Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > One of those shots that has good geometry. The cigarette really dra

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-04 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Frank. That's the way I saw it. I also saw a suggestion of hardcore toughness in that the cigarette is hanging from her lips and she's a bit sweaty looking. Paul -- Original message -- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 10/3/07, Paul Stenquis

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-04 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 3, 2007, at 21:18, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Shot through my car window with the Panasonic TZ1. > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6491615&size=lg > Bleah. All of the glamour of the habit is right there There are so many ways that this photo doesn't appeal to me that it's diff

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-04 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks for looking. An interesting response to be sure and pretty much what I hoped to achieve in terms of reaction to the subject . Paul -- Original message -- From: Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Oct 3, 2007, at 21:18, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > Sh

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-04 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/4/2007 7:39:42 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks for looking. An interesting response to be sure and pretty much what I hoped to achieve in terms of reaction to the subject . Paul Photographically, Paul, people may be reacting

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
What an ugly scene. No comment on the quality of the photograph... G On Oct 3, 2007, at 7:18 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Shot through my car window with the Panasonic TZ1. > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6491615&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-04 Thread pnstenquist
Indeed. Thanks for looking. Paul -- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What an ugly scene. No comment on the quality of the photograph... > > G > > On Oct 3, 2007, at 7:18 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > Shot through my car window wi

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-04 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Paul, My reaction is much like Bill Robb's - I just don't see anything in this one. -- Bruce Wednesday, October 3, 2007, 7:18:52 PM, you wrote: PS> Shot through my car window with the Panasonic TZ1. PS> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6491615&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks for looking. The nays have it:-). On Oct 4, 2007, at 9:01 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Hello Paul, > > My reaction is much like Bill Robb's - I just don't see anything in > this one. > > -- > Bruce > > > Wednesday, October 3, 2007, 7:18:52 PM, you wrote: > > PS> Shot through my car window wi

RE: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Malcolm Smith
Paul Stenquist wrote: I've had a devil of a job to see this photo but at last I have. Any picture which so strongly shows anyone smoking has your own subconscious views of smoking imprinted in it, before you see the photograph and look at it as just that, a photograph. Not one of my own friends

RE: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks for the feedback, Malcolm. I do sympathize with her plight. In some ways, shooting her felt somewhat akin to taking pictures of the homeless. 've since deleted the photo from my page. I've done that for purely practical reasons. I frequently show my photo.net pages to prospective clients

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread frank theriault
On 10/5/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for looking. The nays have it:-). Fortunately, art isn't a democratic notion... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/l

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "frank theriault" Subject: Re: PESO: Smoker > Fortunately, art isn't a democratic notion... Visual arts aren't supposed to be for the blind though. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pd

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Jack Davis
It may possibly be when you're either trying to sell it or your production skills.(?) Jack --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/5/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for looking. The nays have it:-). > > Fortunately, art isn't a democratic notion... > >

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Cotty
On 05/10/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >Visual arts aren't supposed to be for the blind though. Geez thanks a bunch. I was working on a braille area of my web site. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com ___

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread frank theriault
On 10/5/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It may possibly be when you're either trying to sell it or your > production skills.(?) It's still not democratic. You only have to "impress" your client (or potential client)... cheers, frank ;-) -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Hen

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Jack Davis
My point is the balance of opinions. Majority rules...your income. Jack --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/5/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It may possibly be when you're either trying to sell it or your > > production skills.(?) > > It's still not democratic.

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" Subject: Re: PESO: Smoker > It may possibly be when you're either trying to sell it or your > production skills.(?) Or when you are trying to get a picture onto the Pentax web gallery? William Robb > > Jack

RE: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Bob W
> > On 10/5/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for looking. The nays have it:-). > > Fortunately, art isn't a democratic notion... > It's a people's republic. Well, China is anyway. I don't know about other types of pottery. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@p

RE: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Bob W
> > On 05/10/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Visual arts aren't supposed to be for the blind though. > > Geez thanks a bunch. I was working on a braille area of my web site. > Mark Roberts can talk in Braille. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdm

RE: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Malcolm Smith
Bob W wrote: > Mark Roberts can talk in Braille. He has a feel for it. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Kenneth Waller
Ahem Mark ! > Visual arts aren't supposed to be for the blind though. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO: Smoker > > - Original Message - > From:

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Kenneth Waller
- Original Message - From: "Malcolm Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: PESO: Smoker > Bob W wrote: > >> Mark Roberts can talk in Braille. > > He has a feel for it. How touching! Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f -- PDML Pentax-Di

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Kenneth Waller wrote: >From: "Malcolm Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Bob W wrote: >> >>> Mark Roberts can talk in Braille. >> >> He has a feel for it. > >How touching! Get a grip, guys. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSC

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Do you have a braille menu for your Drive Thru window at Mcikey D's? Regards, Bob S. On 10/5/07, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 05/10/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Visual arts aren't supposed to be for the blind though. > > Geez thanks a bunch. I was working on a brail

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Sullivan wrote: >Do you have a braille menu for your Drive Thru window at Mcikey D's? Seriously, the braille menus at McD's and at drive-through ATM's is for blind people in cabs. But it occurs to me that it would be really cool to have a braille gear-shift knob in a car. That'd get some in

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Kenneth Waller
Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 4:15 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Smoker > Bob Sullivan wrote: > >>Do you have a brai

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Cotty
On 05/10/07, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >Seriously, the braille menus at McD's and at drive-through ATM's is for >blind people in cabs. But it occurs to me that it would be really cool >to have a braille gear-shift knob in a car. That'd get some interesting >reactions! I have be

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 5, 2007, at 2:58 PM, Cotty wrote: >> Seriously, the braille menus at McD's and at drive-through ATM's >> is for >> blind people in cabs. But it occurs to me that it would be really >> cool >> to have a braille gear-shift knob in a car. That'd get some >> interesting >> reactions! > >

Re: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread David Savage
At 05:58 AM 6/10/2007, Cotty wrote: >On 05/10/07, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Seriously, the braille menus at McD's and at drive-through ATM's is for > >blind people in cabs. But it occurs to me that it would be really cool > >to have a braille gear-shift knob in a car. That'd ge

Re: RE: PESO: Smoker

2007-10-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: >> On 05/10/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >> >Visual arts aren't supposed to be for the blind though. >> >> Geez thanks a bunch. I was working on a braille area of my web site. > >Mark Roberts can talk in Braille. You're getting me confused with Chuck Norris. -