PESO - Soft

I dont have a soft portrait lens. I've been looking for one for a while, but I keep missing them. Well, I figured I would try to use PS to aproximate the effect. Its hard. Those lenses are quite special. Here is an attempt using an older portrait I took some time back: http://www.g0nz.com/

PESO - Soft

This shot was taken in my backyard recently when the lighting was reasonably diffused. Pentax K20D, F 85/2.8 Soft ISO 100, 1/640 sec @ f/4.5 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkdphoto_00810.htm Comments welcome -- Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/li

PESO: Soft

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17792819 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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

PESO: Soft Evenings

Shot this a few years ago in Bridgeport, CA while on an Eastern Sierra drive. (Hwy 395). Call it, "Soft Evenings". Trespassed 25 yards or so and did a quick hand held ME Super w/28mm-M. Taken during an early evening stroll trying to get the circulation back in our legs (wife and I) after a long dri

Re: PESO - Soft

On 1/29/06, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I dont have a soft portrait lens. I've been looking for one for a > while, but I keep missing them. Well, I figured I would try to use PS > to aproximate the effect. Its hard. Those lenses are quite special. > > Here is an attempt using an older por

Re: PESO - Soft

Not bad. The effect is pretty good, but not exactly like a soft focus lens. I have seen many attempts with PS to duplicate and have yet to see the same thing. I suspect one issue is that when the picture is taken, the actual depth of the image comes into play with the lens effect. When in PS, y

Re: PESO - Soft

- Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" Subject: Re: PESO - Soft Not bad. The effect is pretty good, but not exactly like a soft focus lens. I have seen many attempts with PS to duplicate and have yet to see the same thing. I suspect one issue is that when the pictur

Re: PESO - Soft

William Robb wrote: I was going to comment on this earlier today, but was short of time this morning. I believe soft focus lenses are using uncorrected spherical abberation to create the effects that they produce. If you want to emulate the old portraiture style, then short depth of field comb

Re: PESO - Soft

- Original Message - From: "Adam Maas" Subject: Re: PESO - Soft William, Why not get an old uncoated M42 Tessar off eBay and use it on your digital? Should have quite the 'old-fashioned' look to it. Real Carl Zeiss Tessars are available in M42 mount pretty

Re: PESO - Soft

William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" Subject: Re: PESO - Soft Not bad. The effect is pretty good, but not exactly like a soft focus lens. I have seen many attempts with PS to duplicate and have yet to see the same thing. I suspect one issue is

Re: PESO - Soft

- Original Message - From: "Gonz" Subject: Re: PESO - Soft If you want to emulate the old portraiture style, then short depth of field combined with spherical abberation is what is required, along with lighting that has a fairly rapid fall off. What do you mean by th

Re: PESO - Soft

On Jan 31, 2006, at 10:47 PM, Gonz wrote: http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg Its basically a gaussian of the original plus some level adjustment, on top of the original with about 20% opacity or so. I think it came out much better than the first, where I tried to get fancier by t

PESO - Soft Light

We are heavily overcast and rain will be coming in later this evening. Just about dusk I took this shot. Pentax K-x, Tokina AT-X 400/5.6 ISO 2000, 1/200 sec @ f/9, tripod mounted http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkdphoto-5.htm comments welcome -- Best regards, Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Disc

Re: PESO - Soft

On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:26 -0700, "Bruce Dayton" wrote: > This shot was taken in my backyard recently when the lighting was > reasonably diffused. > > Pentax K20D, F 85/2.8 Soft > ISO 100, 1/640 sec @ f/4.5 > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkdphoto_00810.htm > Great subtle lighting there. I

Re: PESO - Soft

This is how a soft focus lens renders bright areas. The wider the aperture, the more softened and highlights tend to halo like that. So no, post processing consisted only of very minor brightening, minor contrast increase. That's it. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, June 11, 2010, 8:33:12 PM,

Re: PESO - Soft

On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:48 -0700, "Bruce Dayton" wrote: > This is how a soft focus lens renders bright areas. The wider the > aperture, the more softened and highlights tend to halo like that. > > So no, post processing consisted only of very minor brightening, > minor contrast increase. That's

Re: PESO - Soft

Le 12/06/10 05:26, Bruce Dayton a écrit : This shot was taken in my backyard recently when the lighting was reasonably diffused. Pentax K20D, F 85/2.8 Soft ISO 100, 1/640 sec @ f/4.5 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkdphoto_00810.htm Comments welcome beautiful ... an eye candy ! domini

Re: PESO - Soft

Totally well done, Bruce! Jack --- On Fri, 6/11/10, Bruce Dayton wrote: > From: Bruce Dayton > Subject: PESO - Soft > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Friday, June 11, 2010, 8:26 PM > This shot was taken in my backyard > recently when the lighting was > r

Re: PESO - Soft

Beautiful. Can one get the same effect by superimposing focused and OOF images? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Fri, 6/11/10, Bruce Dayton wrote: > This shot was taken in my backyard > recently when the lighting was > reasonably diffused. > > Pentax K20D, F 85/2.8 Soft > ISO 100,

RE: PESO - Soft

Bruce Dayton wrote > > This shot was taken in my backyard recently when the lighting was > reasonably diffused. > > Pentax K20D, F 85/2.8 Soft > ISO 100, 1/640 sec @ f/4.5 > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkdphoto_00810.htm > > Comments welcome > > -- > Bruce Lovely Bruce. One of those lense

Re: PESO - Soft

Like dominique says, beautiful eye candy. You've got to have a great portfolio of flower shots by now. I'd wonder about publishing them somehow. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 3:53 AM, Madame RD wrote: > Le 12/06/10 05:26, Bruce Dayton a écrit : >> >> This shot was taken in my backyard

Re: PESO - Soft

On 6/12/2010 6:26 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: This shot was taken in my backyard recently when the lighting was reasonably diffused. Pentax K20D, F 85/2.8 Soft ISO 100, 1/640 sec @ f/4.5 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkdphoto_00810.htm Comments welcome Oh, your-my-your preciou ;-)... Bori

Re: PESO: Soft

Dan, You got any sharp versions? I still like sharp... Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17792819 > Comments are invited. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pentax-Dis

Re: PESO: Soft

I quite like the abstractness of that, Dan. It just looks cool. Reminds me of caramel-vanilla ice cream. On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 11:17 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17792819 > Comments are invited. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/daniel

Re: PESO: Soft

Yes, so do I, but I thought this came out a bit interesting. I was trying to take image of a gardenia flower on my deck with the 35 macro, when I began to wonder exactly how close I could get. I dialed to focus ring all the way to the minimum limit, and moved in as close as I could. When I moved

Re: PESO: Soft

Yes, it looks very much like a caramel gelato dessert I had the other day. It is a gardenia bloom W A Y out of focus, and intentionally so. I kind of like it. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > I quite like the

Re: PESO: Soft

Appears you have most of an oof distorted face. J - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: "PDML" Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:17:27 AM Subject: PESO: Soft http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17792819 Comments are invite

Re: PESO: Soft

"Daniel J. Matyola" > To: "PDML" > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:17:27 AM > Subject: PESO: Soft > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17792819 > Comments are invited. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > &g

Re: PESO: Soft

That reminds me of vanilla ice cream, and I got hungry. Nicely done! On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 6:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17792819 > Comments are invited. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss

re: PESO: Soft Evenings

http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=118 There opens door and an old man sitting on a creaking chair starts to sing blues, accompanied by his banjo. None of this happens, but I'll wait a few moment more... Photograph with a soul that is. I love it. Roman. -- home

RE: PESO: Soft Evenings

I like it quite a bit. In this case the tilt works. You're right about the subtlety of the colors, although a well-done B&W could also be quite nice. I'd love to see it larger and sharper. RE: Bridgeport ... have you ever gone out along the Walker river, following it east? Some great stuff out

re: PESO: Soft Evenings

Thanks, Roman. The elderly hound at his feet will first stretch and then fall asleep as he softly plays. ...yes, I think I can see it forming. Jack --- Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=118 > > > There opens door and an old man sitting on a

RE: PESO: Soft Evenings

Thanks, Shel, This has only been wet printed and I guess I'm used to the bit of extra grain associated with the slightly darker scene and, possibly for that reason, don't like it as well sharper/brighter. I've tried it in the past and had to "delete" it. We stayed on the Walker while in Bridgeport

RE: PESO: Soft Evenings

I like this as well. Very nice. It conveys the soft imagery that the title suggests. The tilt is just wide-angle distortion. The horizon appears to be correct based on the degree of tilt at each side of center, so it doesn't bother me. In fact, it might enahnce it. It would be easy to correct th

RE: PESO: Soft Evenings

No, I don't plan a "leveling" change. As it happens, I'm now comfortable with the current perspective. Wide angle distortion was what I was describing by referencing the FOV. I can image a hundred Summer evenings of quiet conversation interspersed by frequent quiet laughter. A happy image, as someo

Re: PESO: Soft Evenings

On Jul 6, 2006, at 8:02 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=118 Lovely imaging, subtle colors and textures. I'd have liked to see just a little more in the composition, but it's nice as is. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:/

Re: PESO: Soft Evenings

i like all the details. run down bilding are always interesting to me becaues of all the junk sitting around to add to the picture russell -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO: Soft Evenings

Somewhat tight perhaps. I climbed a fence next to a "No Trespassing" sign and did a ~nervous~ one shot take. This is all I got. Thanks for all comments. Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jul 6, 2006, at 8:02 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > http://photolightimages.com/aspu

PESO - Soft part deux

Another one with a similar technique as "Soft", easier to do in PS. http://www.g0nz.com/images/ksoftaprox.jpg Comments welcome. rg

PESO: "Soft High key"

Hello all, Me experiment with the high key combined with the soft focus. Any comments are wellcome! http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=15729 Yuriy -- Best regards, dao mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/

PESO - Soft Lights - GDG

I enjoyed the PAW #6 photo a lot ... enough that I assembled a little set of six images on the theme. Thought you might like to see them ... these are presented with the flash-based Autoviewer: http://www.gdgphoto.com/softlights/ The prints are quite lovely ... all on Velvet Fine Art paper

Re: PESO - Soft Light

Nice work. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" Subject: PESO - Soft Light We are heavily overcast and rain will be coming in later this evening. Just about dusk I took this shot. Pentax K-x, Tokin

Re: PESO - Soft Light

Thanks for looking and commenting. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, April 19, 2010, 9:08:37 PM, you wrote: KW> Nice work. KW> Kenneth Waller KW> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller KW> - Original Message - KW> From: "Bruce Dayton" KW> Subjec

Re: PESO - Soft Light

Bruce Dayton wrote: We are heavily overcast and rain will be coming in later this evening. Just about dusk I took this shot. Pentax K-x, Tokina AT-X 400/5.6 ISO 2000, 1/200 sec @ f/9, tripod mounted http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkdphoto-5.htm comments welcome Bruce You are on a

Re: PESO - Soft Light

Very nice including the bokeh! Toine On 20 April 2010 03:35, Bruce Dayton wrote: > We are heavily overcast and rain will be coming in later this > evening.  Just about dusk I took this shot. > > > Pentax K-x, Tokina AT-X 400/5.6 > ISO 2000, 1/200 sec @ f/9, tripod mounted > > http://www.daytonpho

Re: PESO - Soft Light

Le 20/04/10 03:35, Bruce Dayton a écrit : We are heavily overcast and rain will be coming in later this evening. Just about dusk I took this shot. Pentax K-x, Tokina AT-X 400/5.6 ISO 2000, 1/200 sec @ f/9, tripod mounted http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkdphoto-5.htm comments welcome

PESO - soft day lily

A different take on the orange daylily. I've been trying out different subjects and light with a 6x7 120mm f:3.5 soft focus lens on the 645z. This is a flower in the full sun in the middle of my backyard, at f:4.0. Fairly pronounced soft diffusion effect. https://500px.com/photo/166170859/daylily

Re: PESO: "Soft High key"

Yuriy, I definitely like what I see. Perhaps going for uniform background could be an option. You did make me miss my 85/2.8 soft lens ;-). Thanks. On 11/28/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > > Me experiment with the high key combined with the soft focus. > Any comm

Re: PESO: "Soft High key"

Very impressionistic. I like it. Just out of curiosity, did you also shoot it in a more conventional fashion? Rick --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all, > > Me experiment with the high key combined with the > soft focus. > Any comments are wellcome! > > http://not.contaxg.com/documen

Re: PESO: "Soft High key"

My sentiments, too. It is something I would further explore. -- Bruce Tuesday, November 28, 2006, 5:28:55 AM, you wrote: BL> Yuriy, I definitely like what I see. Perhaps going for uniform BL> background could be an option. You did make me miss my 85/2.8 soft BL> lens ;-). BL> Thanks. BL> On

Re: PESO: "Soft High key"

Hi! > BL>> Yuriy, I definitely like what I see. Perhaps going for uniform > BL>> background could be an option. You did make me miss my 85/2.8 soft > BL>> lens ;-). > BL>> Boris > > I agreee with You. I did not know that You have missed Your soft > lens. When I desided to buy this soft lense I l

Re: PESO - Soft Lights - GDG

Nice work. Good job of varying the compositions while maintaining the geometric theme. I like them. Paul On Feb 17, 2007, at 2:43 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I enjoyed the PAW #6 photo a lot ... enough that I assembled a little > set of six images on the theme. Thought you might like to see > t

Re: PESO - Soft Lights - GDG

Thanks Paul! G On Feb 17, 2007, at 5:21 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Nice work. Good job of varying the compositions while maintaining the > geometric theme. I like them. > >>http://www.gdgphoto.com/softlights/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: PESO - Soft Lights - GDG

Hmmm, again I don't see the original message in my mailbox. Godfrey, there is certain timelessness in these shots. There is one Russian rock-song that I keep recalling looking at them. This song I love dearly. Anyway, this is wonderful body of art. Thanks! Boris Paul Stenquist wrote: > Nice

Re: PESO - Soft Lights - GDG

Thanks Boris! :-) G On Feb 22, 2007, at 10:52 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Godfrey, there is certain timelessness in these shots. There is one > Russian rock-song that I keep recalling looking at them. This song I > love dearly. Anyway, this is wonderful body of art. > >>>http://www.gdgphoto.

Re: PESO - Soft Lights - GDG

In a message dated 2/22/2007 11:08:29 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On Feb 17, 2007, at 2:43 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> I enjoyed the PAW #6 photo a lot ... enough that I assembled a little >> set of six images on the theme. Thought you might like to see >> the

RE: PESO - Soft Lights - GDG

egian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24. februar 2007 16:00 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Soft Lights - GDG In a message dated 2/22/2007 11:08:29 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > O

Re: PESO - soft day lily

Lovely! And subtly dreamlike. - Marco > On Aug 3, 2016, at 8:58 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > A different take on the orange daylily. > > I've been trying out different subjects and light with a 6x7 120mm > f:3.5 soft focus lens on the 645z. This is a flower in the full sun in > the middle of my

Re: PESO - soft day lily

Thank you, Marco. On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: > Lovely! And subtly dreamlike. > > - Marco > >> On Aug 3, 2016, at 8:58 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> A different take on the orange daylily. >> >> I've been trying out different subjects and light with a 6x7 120mm >> f:3.5

PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

Oops wrong pic. It should have been: http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg Gonz wrote: Another one with a similar technique as "Soft", easier to do in PS. http://www.g0nz.com/images/ksoftaprox.jpg Comments welcome. rg

Re[2]: PESO: "Soft High key"

Hello All, Thanks to You for comments. BD> My sentiments, too. It is something I would further explore. BD> Bruce I do think that "It" worth to be explored. BL>> Yuriy, I definitely like what I see. Perhaps going for uniform BL>> background could be an option. You did make me miss my 85/2.8

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

Gonz wrote: Oops wrong pic. It should have been: http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg Gonz wrote: Another one with a similar technique as "Soft", easier to do in PS. http://www.g0nz.com/images/ksoftaprox.jpg Comments welcome. rg I like "k2" much more than "k", which seems a l

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

On 1/30/06, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oops wrong pic. It should have been: > > http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg I like this one even better than the first one! She has gorgeous eyes... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

frank theriault wrote: On 1/30/06, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Oops wrong pic. It should have been: http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg I like this one even better than the first one! She has gorgeous eyes... Thanks Frank. I like this one better too. cheers, frank -- "

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

Thanks for the comments Derby. I think it might be useful to me to take a picture with a soft lens to see what it actually looks like vs the same picture using a normal lens. I might take up an offer that was made by a member to let me borrow one. The gaussian blur is only a layer that is pa

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

Hi, You might consider getting an old lens, like an Auto Takumar, which can be purchased for a reasonable price, especially if the front element has some "cleaning marks." Right now I'm looking for one of those - one recently went for $37.00 on an auction site and was described as being in mint c

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi, You might consider getting an old lens, like an Auto Takumar, which can be purchased for a reasonable price, especially if the front element has some "cleaning marks." They are surprisingly "sharp", however, compared to the effects of one of the "soft" lenses like t

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

Adjusted version: http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/soft.html The Gonz Original: http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg The differences are subtle, apart from the crop, so, if you can, you might want to look at the two side-by-side. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Gonz <[EMAIL PROT

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

Very nice, thanks. I see you touched up some of the blemishes, which I debated doing or not. The crop is also very interesting, giving more space to the right and not centering the face. Your crop looks alot better to me. I appreciate your efforts. I learned something. rg Shel Belinkoff

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

Hmmm ... you didn't mention the slightly warmer tone ... were you not able to see it? It's subtle. If you view the pic in PS, which is a color managed space, the differences may become more apparent. Glad you found the crop to your liking ;-)) Shel > [Original Message] > From: Gonz > Very

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

Here is a link to some casual portraits illustrating the range of softening available from the Pentax FA 85mm f2.8 Soft. lens: http://www.pbase.com/jamesk8752/fa85_soft Regards, Jim

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

I didnt notice the tone. My LCD display here is not the best for viewing pics. At home I have a nice large color managed CRT which would probably show it. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hmmm ... you didn't mention the slightly warmer tone ... were you not able to see it? It's subtle. If you view t

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

Thats amazing. Thanks Jim. I shows a much larger soft effect than I expected at 2.8. I dont think you can achieve this with cheap normal lenses as has been mentioned. Jim King wrote: Here is a link to some casual portraits illustrating the range of softening available from the Pentax FA 8

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

A fat guy squinting in the sun??? -- Original message -- From: Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Thats amazing. Thanks Jim. I shows a much larger soft effect than I > expected at 2.8. I dont think you can achieve this with cheap normal > lenses as has been mentione

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, 12:51:48, pnstenquist wrote: A fat guy squinting in the sun??? He's my financial advisor; I thought I'd put him to some honest work for a change! I'd just received the lens and wanted a subject for my tests of proper operation. A little softening did him a world of