Re: PESO - Half Dome Pow

2009-11-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/1/2009 1:31:57 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, supera1...@fastmail.fm writes: That's a really appealing image. The composition is excellent with the mountain peak placed well to give the image overall balance. I think the dark foreground provides a nice contrast with the

Re: PESO - Half Dome Pow

2009-11-01 Thread Brian Walters
That's a really appealing image. The composition is excellent with the mountain peak placed well to give the image overall balance. I think the dark foreground provides a nice contrast with the mountain image. The light clouds are a bonus! Cheers Brian ++

PESO - Half Dome Pow

2009-10-31 Thread Eactivist
I just got back from a little 3 1/2 - 4 day trip to Yosemite. I went 3 years ago in October and discovered then it was much easier to get in the fall. So I thought I'd try it again. Only this time it was MUCH colder and I found it hard to walk around and take shots, I got so chilled. The

Re: PESO - Half Dome Pow

2009-10-31 Thread Bob Sullivan
Marnie, That's not bad, especially for all your whining. ;-) I like the rock and the sky and the foreground trees. Yes, you could have scale but I really like the colors. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 1:42 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I just got back from a little 3 1/2 - 4 day trip  

Re: PESO - Half Dome Pow

2009-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 2:42 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I just got back from a little 3 1/2 - 4 day trip  to Yosemite. snip http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/halfdomepow.htm I think it's a lovely photo. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson --

Re: PESO - Half Dome Pow

2009-10-31 Thread P N Stenquist
What Frank said. Well done. Paul On Oct 31, 2009, at 9:54 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 2:42 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I just got back from a little 3 1/2 - 4 day trip to Yosemite. snip http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/halfdomepow.htm I think it's a lovely

Re: PESO - Half Dome Pow

2009-10-31 Thread Adam Maas
Very nicely done. -Adam On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 2:42 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I just got back from a little 3 1/2 - 4 day trip  to Yosemite. I went 3 years ago in October and discovered then it was  much easier to get in the fall. So I thought I'd try it again. Only this time it  was

Re: PESO - Half Dome Pow

2009-10-31 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/31/2009 6:43:05 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rf.sulli...@gmail.com writes: Marnie, That's not bad, especially for all your whining. ;-) I like the rock and the sky and the foreground trees. Yes, you could have scale but I really like the colors. Regards, Bob S.

Re: PESO - Half Dome Pow

2009-10-31 Thread gldnbearz
Hi Marnie- You got me curious and I started looking through the menus on the Pentax. And yup, there's on/off settings for both auto exposure lock w/ AF lock and linking the auto exposure w/ the AF point. OTOH, I wonder if I'm doing something wrong when I use the AE-L function to meter off

Re: PESO - Half Dome Pow

2009-10-31 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/31/2009 9:36:53 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, gldnbearz.p...@gmail.com writes: Hi Marnie- You got me curious and I started looking through the menus on the Pentax. And yup, there's on/off settings for both auto exposure lock w/ AF lock and linking the auto exposure w/ the

Re: PESO - Half Dome Pow

2009-10-31 Thread Christine Aguila
Nice one, Marnie. Good colors and composition. The cloud adds a bit of drama as well. Cheers, Chrisitne - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 1:42 AM Subject: PESO - Half Dome Pow I just got back from a little 3 1/2 - 4

Re: PESO - Half Dome Pow

2009-10-31 Thread Ken Waller
To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 2:42 AM Subject: PESO - Half Dome Pow I just got back from a little 3 1/2 - 4 day trip to Yosemite. I went 3 years ago in October and discovered then it was much easier to get in the fall. So I thought I'd try it again. Only this time

Re: PESO - Half Dome Pow

2009-10-31 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/31/2009 11:46:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: Very nice capture as is, although I'd either like more detail in the foreground or a totally silhouetted foreground, as the couple of visible trees in the foreground are a little distracting.