Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-31 Thread Gonz
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi, You might consider getting an old lens, like an Auto Takumar, which can be purchased for a reasonable price, especially if the front element has some cleaning marks. They are surprisingly sharp, however, compared to the effects of one of the soft lenses like the

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Adjusted version: http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/soft.html The Gonz Original: http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg The differences are subtle, apart from the crop, so, if you can, you might want to look at the two side-by-side. Shel [Original Message] From: Gonz [EMAIL

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-31 Thread Gonz
Very nice, thanks. I see you touched up some of the blemishes, which I debated doing or not. The crop is also very interesting, giving more space to the right and not centering the face. Your crop looks alot better to me. I appreciate your efforts. I learned something. rg Shel

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hmmm ... you didn't mention the slightly warmer tone ... were you not able to see it? It's subtle. If you view the pic in PS, which is a color managed space, the differences may become more apparent. Glad you found the crop to your liking ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Gonz Very

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-31 Thread Jim King
Here is a link to some casual portraits illustrating the range of softening available from the Pentax FA 85mm f2.8 Soft. lens: http://www.pbase.com/jamesk8752/fa85_soft Regards, Jim

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-31 Thread Gonz
I didnt notice the tone. My LCD display here is not the best for viewing pics. At home I have a nice large color managed CRT which would probably show it. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hmmm ... you didn't mention the slightly warmer tone ... were you not able to see it? It's subtle. If you view

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-31 Thread Gonz
Thats amazing. Thanks Jim. I shows a much larger soft effect than I expected at 2.8. I dont think you can achieve this with cheap normal lenses as has been mentioned. Jim King wrote: Here is a link to some casual portraits illustrating the range of softening available from the Pentax FA

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-31 Thread pnstenquist
A fat guy squinting in the sun??? -- Original message -- From: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thats amazing. Thanks Jim. I shows a much larger soft effect than I expected at 2.8. I dont think you can achieve this with cheap normal lenses as has been mentioned.

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-31 Thread Jim King
On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, 12:51:48, pnstenquist wrote: A fat guy squinting in the sun??? He's my financial advisor; I thought I'd put him to some honest work for a change! I'd just received the lens and wanted a subject for my tests of proper operation. A little softening did him a world of

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-30 Thread Derby Chang
Gonz wrote: Oops wrong pic. It should have been: http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg Gonz wrote: Another one with a similar technique as Soft, easier to do in PS. http://www.g0nz.com/images/ksoftaprox.jpg Comments welcome. rg I like k2 much more than k, which seems a little

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-30 Thread frank theriault
On 1/30/06, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oops wrong pic. It should have been: http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg I like this one even better than the first one! She has gorgeous eyes... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-30 Thread Gonz
frank theriault wrote: On 1/30/06, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oops wrong pic. It should have been: http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg I like this one even better than the first one! She has gorgeous eyes... Thanks Frank. I like this one better too. cheers, frank --

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-30 Thread Gonz
Thanks for the comments Derby. I think it might be useful to me to take a picture with a soft lens to see what it actually looks like vs the same picture using a normal lens. I might take up an offer that was made by a member to let me borrow one. The gaussian blur is only a layer that is

Re: PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, You might consider getting an old lens, like an Auto Takumar, which can be purchased for a reasonable price, especially if the front element has some cleaning marks. Right now I'm looking for one of those - one recently went for $37.00 on an auction site and was described as being in mint

PESO - Soft part deux (corrected url)

2006-01-29 Thread Gonz
Oops wrong pic. It should have been: http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg Gonz wrote: Another one with a similar technique as Soft, easier to do in PS. http://www.g0nz.com/images/ksoftaprox.jpg Comments welcome. rg