RE: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread Bob W
Lightroom -- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Rebekah > Sent: 27 August 2007 20:20 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO: Texas > > I'd love to try that, but I'm only using Pica

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread Rebekah
"What's going on here, why the heck is everyone so agreeable all of a sudden?" I agree. rg2 On 8/27/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's going on here, why the heck is everyone so agreeable all of a sudden? > > Brian Walters wrote: > > I agree with Frank. > > > > > > Cheers

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread P. J. Alling
Aggg. Jumps out of tower window. Rebekah wrote: > "What's going on here, why the heck is everyone so agreeable all of a sudden?" > > > I agree. > > > rg2 > > On 8/27/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> What's going on here, why the heck is everyone so agreeable all of a sudden

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread P. J. Alling
What's going on here, why the heck is everyone so agreeable all of a sudden? Brian Walters wrote: > I agree with Frank. > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney, Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > http://www.pentaxphot

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread Brian Walters
I agree with Frank. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/brianwalters Quoting frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 8/27/07, cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm using Photoshop 7.0 it's the last version that runs on my OS of choice, Win2k. I think there are a couple of less expensive alternatives, but I haven't really gotten into them since I've been using PS since version 4.0. Picture Window Pro is supposed to be very good for less than $100 purch

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Rebekah" Subject: Re: PESO: Texas > I'd love to try that, but I'm only using Picasa to play around with my > photos - generally I just crop them and convert to B&W, so I haven't > looked around much at photo editing pro

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread Rebekah
I'd love to try that, but I'm only using Picasa to play around with my photos - generally I just crop them and convert to B&W, so I haven't looked around much at photo editing programs. Any suggestions? rg2 On 8/27/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A polarizing filter can work wonde

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread P. J. Alling
A polarizing filter can work wonders in situations like this, and works for both color and B&W. It's the only filter I carry when shooting digital. You might try bring out the clouds and strengthening the sky by creating a second layer and erasing everything except the sky from that, (it doesn'

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread Rebekah
> You might try fixing it in-camera next time. Use a polarizing filter or > a graduated ND filter. (terminology? not too familiar with ND > filters.) If you're shooting black and white, all you need is some sort > of contrast filter. Reds are nice for bringing out clouds, but I find > them hard

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread Scott Loveless
Rebekah wrote: > On 8/27/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The first shot is better - both the flag and the overall composition. >> I would try to rework it a bit to bring the sky out more - I can see >> that there are some clouds that really want to be seen. >> >> -- >> Bruce >

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2007-08-27 Thread Rebekah
On 8/27/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The first shot is better - both the flag and the overall composition. > I would try to rework it a bit to bring the sky out more - I can see > that there are some clouds that really want to be seen. > > -- > Bruce > Bruce - You are completel

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread Bruce Dayton
The first shot is better - both the flag and the overall composition. I would try to rework it a bit to bring the sky out more - I can see that there are some clouds that really want to be seen. -- Bruce Sunday, August 26, 2007, 9:59:03 PM, you wrote: R> I've been sorting through my film lat

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread frank theriault
On 8/27/07, cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with Brian. I agree with Bob. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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2007-08-27 Thread Jack Davis
The first one, definitely. The sweep of the foreground grass is more pleasing to me. Jack --- Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been sorting through my film lately, and found a few pics I > liked. Here's two taken of the same place, I can't decide which I > like better. > > http://picas

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread P. J. Alling
The first is a better composition to my eye. Rebekah wrote: > I've been sorting through my film lately, and found a few pics I > liked. Here's two taken of the same place, I can't decide which I > like better. > > http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/PESO/photo?authkey=W1C-i05p28o#5103238749651775

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2007-08-27 Thread cbwaters
I agree with Brian. CW Preseason football owns me. - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 4:14 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Texas >I think I like the composition of the s

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
The first one with the flag visible through the trees is a much more interesting composition. Nice work. Paul On Aug 27, 2007, at 12:59 AM, Rebekah wrote: > I've been sorting through my film lately, and found a few pics I > liked. Here's two taken of the same place, I can't decide which I > lik

Re: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread Brian Walters
I think I like the composition of the second one better but the more prominent flag and the sharp foreground grass makes me lean towards the first one. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ Quoting R

RE: PESO: Texas

2007-08-27 Thread Bob W
the one with the flag flying properly. No contest. -- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Rebekah > Sent: 27 August 2007 05:59 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: PESO: Texas > > I've been s

PESO: Texas

2007-08-26 Thread Rebekah
I've been sorting through my film lately, and found a few pics I liked. Here's two taken of the same place, I can't decide which I like better. http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/PESO/photo?authkey=W1C-i05p28o#5103238749651775042 I'm leaning towards the second one because it has more detail i