Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-29 Thread John
On B&W film the colors are represented by grey tones. Red darkens foliage & dramatically increases contrast in cloudy skies. It lightens skin tones in portraiture. Orange is similar to red, but not quite so much. Yellow darkens skin tones in portraiture & slightly increases contrast in cloudy s

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-29 Thread Eric Weir
> On Mar 19, 2015, at 7:53 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > MY old technique in film days was to slap a red or orange filter on camera > bearing the Tri-x for midday shooting (not that it wash "my" technique I > learned it from photo mags What is accomplished? And you say “in film days.” Not with

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-29 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Bob Sullivan : Brian, You put those of us who live in the US to shame. I've got to get out to the west this summer for some photos. Your trip shots are amazing. I saved your map for future reference. Regards, Bob S. My son, Chris, did the map - it's a great memory jogger. Go take t

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Brian, You put those of us who live in the US to shame. I've got to get out to the west this summer for some photos. Your trip shots are amazing. I saved your map for future reference. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting Stanley Halpin : >> >> >> Very

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-27 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Stanley Halpin : Very nice. Well balanced in all respects - tonality, composition, etc. Thanks for looking, Stan. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-26 Thread Stanley Halpin
On Mar 19, 2015, at 6:50 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all - just adding my photo to the millions that preceded it. I tried a > B & W version because the midday light wasn't especially friendly. > > This dates from late May 2013: > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-26 Thread John
On 3/26/2015 5:30 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Darren Addy : Gorgeous! I hope to make it to Yosemite some day. Everyone should see Yosemite at least once! Just make sure you allocate more than the 4-5 hours we had available. I was amazed at the number of people visiting on the day we w

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-26 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Darren Addy : Gorgeous! I hope to make it to Yosemite some day. Everyone should see Yosemite at least once! Just make sure you allocate more than the 4-5 hours we had available. I was amazed at the number of people visiting on the day we were there even though it was a weekday

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-25 Thread Darren Addy
Gorgeous! I hope to make it to Yosemite some day. On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting Mark C : > >> Beautiful! You did good with the light and clouds, the B&W rending works >> very well. > > > > Thanks, Mark - and also for the comment on Butcher, Draper, Grocer. > >

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-24 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Mark C : Beautiful! You did good with the light and clouds, the B&W rending works very well. Thanks, Mark - and also for the comment on Butcher, Draper, Grocer. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/souther

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-24 Thread Mark C
Beautiful! You did good with the light and clouds, the B&W rending works very well. Mark On 3/19/2015 6:50 AM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all - just adding my photo to the millions that preceded it. I tried a B & W version because the midday light wasn't especially friendly. This dates fro

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-22 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting David J Brooks : wonderful shot Dave Thanks, Dave - appreciated. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 6:50 AM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all - just adding my ph

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-22 Thread David J Brooks
wonderful shot Dave On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 6:50 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all - just adding my photo to the millions that preceded it. I tried > a B & W version because the midday light wasn't especially friendly. > > This dates from late May 2013: > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-21 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting paul stenquist : What Christine said. Very well done! Thanks, Paul. Much appreciated. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Mar 21, 2015, at 4:03 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Christ

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-21 Thread paul stenquist
What Christine said. Very well done! > On Mar 21, 2015, at 4:03 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > > Quoting Christine Aguila : > >> Beautiful! Cheers, Christine > > > Thanks, Christine. > > -- > Cheers > > Brian > > ++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia >

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-21 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Christine Aguila : Beautiful! Cheers, Christine Thanks, Christine. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Beautiful! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad > On Mar 19, 2015, at 5:50 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > G'day all - just adding my photo to the millions that preceded it. I tried a > B & W version because the midday light wasn't especially friendly. > > This dates from late May 2013: > > h

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-20 Thread Brian Walters
'morning all Thanks for all the kind comments - much appreciated. Ann - the image was given basic levels adjustment etc and then I let loose Silver Efex Pro on it. Did a bit more local adjustment until I got it the way I wanted. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Wal

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
: Thursday, 19 March 2015 8:51 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - El Capitan G'day all - just adding my photo to the millions that preceded it. I tried a B & W version because the midday light wasn't especially friendly. This dates from late May 2013: https://dl.

RE: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-19 Thread John Coyle
- El Capitan G'day all - just adding my photo to the millions that preceded it. I tried a B & W version because the midday light wasn't especially friendly. This dates from late May 2013: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP4525-K5-1peso.html http://tinyu

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-19 Thread Ken Waller
Well done Brian, a good way to avoid the harsh light. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" Subject: PESO - El Capitan G'day all - just adding my photo to the millions that preceded it. I tried

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-19 Thread Bruce
Like many before it, it is a beautiful shot of a beautiful area. Your image is one to be proud of. -- Bruce On March 19, 2015 3:50:38 AM PDT, Brian Walters wrote: >G'day all - just adding my photo to the millions that preceded it. I >tried a B & W version because the midday light wasn't e

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-19 Thread Jack Davis
Nice exposure. Clouds and pine trees are a complimenting fit. Jack - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 3:50:38 AM Subject: PESO - El Capitan G'day all - just adding my photo to the mill

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
A stunning and classic image, Brian! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 6:50 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all - just adding my photo to the millions that preceded it. I tried > a B & W version because the midday light wasn't especially frie

PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-19 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all - just adding my photo to the millions that preceded it. I tried a B & W version because the midday light wasn't especially friendly. This dates from late May 2013: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP4525-K5-1peso.html http://tinyurl.com/o2kmz2u Comment

Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-16 Thread ann sanfedele
Paul Sorenson wrote: >To see more of Eliot Porter's work, see if you can find a book >originally published in 1963 by the Sierra Club called "The Place No One >Knew". It's Porter's photos of Glen Canyon in northern AZ before the >dam was built and the canyon was flooded. > That's the very firs

PESO - El Capitan (#1)( Elliott Porter)

2007-02-13 Thread Walter Hamler
Oops. Yes, I probably did mispell. I have some pics somewhere of him on some of our ventures. If I can locate I will scan (slides) and post here. BTW, I am assuming he has long passed on, but does anyone have a date? Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/

Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-13 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/13/2007 11:18:56 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: anyway, I love your stuff ann = Well, as a big ann fan, it's nice to be appreciated in return. Actually, whereas I know of some painters, I have a big ignorance chasm to fill re photographers

Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)( Elliott Porter)

2007-02-13 Thread ann sanfedele
Walter Hamler wrote: quoting ann: >"Well, Porter was very painterly in his rendering of nature in color - and >very precise with his dye transfer prints... >it is that kinship to your stuff that I see... odd that you didn't know >him. " > Walter then wrote >There's a name I am very familiar

PESO - El Capitan (#1)( Elliott Porter)

2007-02-13 Thread Walter Hamler
"Well, Porter was very painterly in his rendering of nature in color - and very precise with his dye transfer prints... it is that kinship to your stuff that I see... odd that you didn't know him. " There's a name I am very familiar with. I met him on a couple trips he made to Antarctica to pho

Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-13 Thread ann sanfedele
Well, Porter was very painterly in his rendering of nature in color - and very precise with his dye transfer prints... it is that kinship to your stuff that I see... odd that you didn't know him. He started out most famous for his bird photos - but I've got a great book of his southwestern s

Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-13 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/13/2007 8:44:39 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: To see more of Eliot Porter's work, see if you can find a book originally published in 1963 by the Sierra Club called "The Place No One Knew". It's Porter's photos of Glen Canyon in northern AZ before

Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
To see more of Eliot Porter's work, see if you can find a book originally published in 1963 by the Sierra Club called "The Place No One Knew". It's Porter's photos of Glen Canyon in northern AZ before the dam was built and the canyon was flooded. "From Publishers Weekly This is ... master natu

Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-13 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/13/2007 6:51:50 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Marnie - I like this more the more I look it - though it isn't quite up to your Joshua trees for me (very subjectively) You are becoming the Eliot Porter of the list ann Thanks, Ann. I th

Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-13 Thread ann sanfedele
Marnie - I like this more the more I look it - though it isn't quite up to your Joshua trees for me (very subjectively) You are becoming the Eliot Porter of the list ann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >In a message dated 2/12/2007 2:49:44 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >I r

Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/12/2007 2:49:44 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I really like the lighting in this shot. Dan M Thanks. :-) So did I. Marnie aka Doe = On 2/12/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On the way to my SW trip,

Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/12/2007 3:35:03 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Marnie, > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/elcapitan1.htm while it's a nice picture, relative size and position of the trees vs El Capitan somewhat mask its' monumentality. I know it's very

Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-12 Thread Peter Lacus
Marnie, > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/elcapitan1.htm while it's a nice picture, relative size and position of the trees vs El Capitan somewhat mask its' monumentality. I know it's very hard to capture El Capitan's glory, I haven't even tried it from that side... Cheers, Peter

Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-12 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I really like the lighting in this shot. Dan M On 2/12/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On the way to my SW trip, I spent about two days in Yosemite. I discovered > shooting it is rather difficult, as the best light is early morning and late > afternoon. Not being an early mo

PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-12 Thread Eactivist
On the way to my SW trip, I spent about two days in Yosemite. I discovered shooting it is rather difficult, as the best light is early morning and late afternoon. Not being an early morning person, my window of opportunity was pretty limited. In other words, two days was not enough -- some r

PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-12 Thread Eactivist
On the way to my SW trip, I spent about two days in Yosemite. I discovered shooting it is rather difficult, as the best light is early morning and late afternoon. Not being an early morning person, my window of opportunity was pretty limited. In other words, two days was not enough -- some r