Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: >  Thanks, Dave. > > I actually had a 5x7 print made of it, and it looks even better on paper > than I'd expected. So do I Daved > > -- Walt -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.co

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-10 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, Dave. I actually had a 5x7 print made of it, and it looks even better on paper than I'd expected. -- Walt On 9/10/2010 11:01 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Nice composition and geometry to this. Conversion looks fine. Dave On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:26 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Her

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-10 Thread David J Brooks
Nice composition and geometry to this. Conversion looks fine. Dave On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:26 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: >  Here's a shot of an old, rather narrow bridge spanning the Mississippi > River, between Cairo, IL and Bird's Point, MO.  I almost deleted it, > thinking it was an extremel

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks very much, Frank! I think the most valuable thing I've learned from this image is to follow my gut when it tells me there's something "right" about a photo. Your kind words are much appreciated. -- Walt On 9/9/2010 6:30 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:26 PM, W

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-09 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:26 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: >  Here's a shot of an old, rather narrow bridge spanning the Mississippi > River, between Cairo, IL and Bird's Point, MO.  I almost deleted it, > thinking it was an extremely unremarkable, standard photo taken while > crossing bridges by tour

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
From: Walter Gilbert Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 11:56 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge Here's a shot of an old, rather narrow bridge spanning the Mississippi River, between Cairo, IL and Bird's Point, MO. I almost deleted it, thinking it wa

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, Cotty. I credit intuitive serendipity, or serendipitous intuition. -- Walt On 9/8/2010 2:34 AM, Cotty wrote: On 6/9/10, Walter Gilbert, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4965791589/#/photos/ walt_gilbert/4965791589/lightbox/ Thoughts? Critiq

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-08 Thread Peter Loveday
As others have said, the lines and shadows really make this work, esp in B&W. I like it. And not too crunge-y at all :) - Peter -Original Message- From: Walter Gilbert Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 11:56 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO -- That Confounded Br

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-08 Thread Cotty
On 6/9/10, Walter Gilbert, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4965791589/#/photos/ >walt_gilbert/4965791589/lightbox/ > >Thoughts? Critiques? Gratuitous insults? Very interesting shot. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-07 Thread Walter Gilbert
Many thanks, Brian! I really had to tease the shadows out of the original, but I completely agree. Without them, the picture is nothing, really. I'll take a rain check on the insult. Best, Walt On 9/7/2010 3:36 AM, Brian Walters wrote: I tried to think of a gratuitous insult but I'm

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-07 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:26 -0500, "Walter Gilbert" wrote: > Here's a shot of an old, rather narrow bridge spanning the Mississippi > River, between Cairo, IL and Bird's Point, MO. I almost deleted it, > thinking it was an extremely unremarkable, standard photo taken while > crossing bridges b

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-06 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, Christine. Much appreciated. I had to tinker with it quite a bit to make it OK to my eye. The sky was extremely clear that day, and as you can see from the direction of the shadows, the sun was pretty high in the sky. I had to really tone down the highlight to give it any kind of

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-06 Thread Christine Aguila
I like it, Walt. Pretty good bw rendering as well. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Walter Gilbert" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 9:26 PM Subject: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge Here's a shot of an

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-06 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, Paul. I really do need to work on my B/W eye. I've mostly used it as a fallback position when a color shot just refuses to turn out like like I want it. Which is strange, considering I've always felt more drawn to B/W images when they're well done. I guess it just takes a more dis

Re: PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-06 Thread Paul Sorenson
B/W is a good choice for this one. I like it. -p On 9/6/2010 9:26 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Here's a shot of an old, rather narrow bridge spanning the Mississippi River, between Cairo, IL and Bird's Point, MO. I almost deleted it, thinking it was an extremely unremarkable, standard photo

PESO -- That Confounded Bridge

2010-09-06 Thread Walter Gilbert
Here's a shot of an old, rather narrow bridge spanning the Mississippi River, between Cairo, IL and Bird's Point, MO. I almost deleted it, thinking it was an extremely unremarkable, standard photo taken while crossing bridges by tourists the world over. But, when I got to looking at the shad