Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Photographically it is very interesting. Culturally and/or historically and/or politically I shall refrain from commenting ;-). But well done, Mark, as always. Boris Mark Cassino wrote: > Not a shot of found objects, I made this: > > http://www.markcassino.com/temp/flag.jpg > > A composite

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-09 Thread Kenneth Waller
>try to count how many times you see them on the right, though. Alot. I see it that way on planes all the time. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag > Kenneth Waller wrote: &g

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Proper display of "The Flag" requires the field to be on the right (observers left) as per Title 4 Chapter 1 Paragraph 7 section i and section o of the US Code... i) When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag’s own right, that

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-09 Thread Mark Cassino
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I like it - being a patriotic left-wing American, this positively sings to > me, kitsch or not thanks Shel - it _is_ kitsch but what the heck... - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - -

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-09 Thread Mark Cassino
David Savage wrote: > What's the reasoning behind having the flag flipped? To me it works > just as well with the flag the right way around, and the eagle looking > to the right.. I originally called this "Look Back In Anger" and looking from right to left is looking back by western conventions.

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-09 Thread Mark Cassino
Kenneth Waller wrote: > Well done Mark & the orientation of the stars doesn't bother me. Thanks, Ken. Glad the stars work for you - now that I've raised the issue, try to count how many times you see them on the right, though. - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Pho

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-09 Thread Mark Cassino
Bob Shell wrote: > On Jan 8, 2007, at 11:16 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: > >> A little gaussian blur on the flag, >> knock the two images together, viola... (Um - pardon the French.) > > U, Italian? > > Bob > Oospie. - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-09 Thread Mark Cassino
Paul Stenquist wrote: > Good work, Mark. Did you shoot that eagle on one of our zoo adventures? > Paul Hi Paul - The bird was in a research center - it was captive with a bad wing. - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo www.markcassino.com - - - - -

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-09 Thread Mark Cassino
Bob Shell wrote: > On Jan 8, 2007, at 11:16 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: > >> A little gaussian blur on the flag, >> knock the two images together, viola... (Um - pardon the French.) > > U, Italian? > > Bob > Oopsie. - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography K

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-09 Thread David J Brooks
I like it. Great detail and sharpness to it. Dave Quoting Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Not a shot of found objects, I made this: > > http://www.markcassino.com/temp/flag.jpg > > A composite shot - the bird was taken with A Pz-1p and A* 400mm f2.8, > AF500FTZ flash. The flag was a little

RE: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-09 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I like it - being a patriotic left-wing American, this positively sings to me, kitsch or not There are numerous instances in which the flag is shown with the stars on the right. Take a look at any vehicle - including military vehicles and planes - that has a flag painted on both sides ... Shel

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-09 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 8, 2007, at 11:16 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: > A little gaussian blur on the flag, > knock the two images together, viola... (Um - pardon the French.) U, Italian? Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good work, Mark. Did you shoot that eagle on one of our zoo adventures? Paul On Jan 8, 2007, at 11:35 PM, David Savage wrote: > On 1/9/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Not a shot of found objects, I made this: >> >> http://www.markcassino.com/temp/flag.jpg >> >> A composite shot - th

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Well, it is a very winning combination of symbols. Nice shot of the eagle, btw. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, January 8, 2007, 8:13:35 PM, you wrote: MC> Not a shot of found objects, I made this: MC> http://www.markcassino.com/temp/flag.jpg MC> A composite shot - the bird was taken with A

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
Well done Mark & the orientation of the stars doesn't bother me. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO - Eagle And Flag > Not a shot of found objects, I made this: > > http://www.markcassino.com/t

Re: PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-08 Thread David Savage
On 1/9/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not a shot of found objects, I made this: > > http://www.markcassino.com/temp/flag.jpg > > A composite shot - the bird was taken with A Pz-1p and A* 400mm f2.8, > AF500FTZ flash. The flag was a little 8x10 inch plastic lawn flag > snapped with a

PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-08 Thread Mark Cassino
Not a shot of found objects, I made this: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/flag.jpg A composite shot - the bird was taken with A Pz-1p and A* 400mm f2.8, AF500FTZ flash. The flag was a little 8x10 inch plastic lawn flag snapped with a Nikon Coolpix 990. A little gaussian blur on the flag, knock th

PESO - Eagle And Flag

2007-01-08 Thread Mark Cassino
Not a shot of found objects, I made this: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/flag.jpg A composite shot - the bird was taken with A Pz-1p and A* 400mm f2.8, AF500FTZ flash. The flag was a little 8x10 inch plastic lawn flag snapped with a Nikon Coolpix 990. A little gaussian blur on the flag, knock