Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-05-03 Thread frank theriault
On 4/28/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most interested in comments on this one. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path.jpg (500k) http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path-s.jpg (150k) Shel I missed this one on the weekend, and I'm playing catch-up (again!). This is

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Most interested in comments on this one. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path.jpg (500k) http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path-s.jpg (150k) Shel, for starters, whatever I am going to say, it is *not* intended to attack or offend, ok? So, it is difficult for me, at my level, to decide

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
A softer image was not wanted. It was specifically intended to look, as you say, overdone. The bright area is intended to be just as it is. The crop and framing is exactly the way it was envisioned. Whether you care for it or not is, of course, a very personal thing. The image was made to

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Mark, I suppose you can see what you want to see in the image. It's intent was almost anti-photo, to work with elements that went against what is typically considered good photography, or, perhaps, more traditional ways of exploring a scene and making a statement. That I used the word dream

RE: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-30 Thread Butch Black
Hi, What's LTR? Thanks! Shel Lord of The Rings I'm behind on the digest so apologies if this has been answered already. Butch

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Balance is a bourgeois concept LOL. See Bruce's comments in this thread ... Winter, spring, life, death, rebirth, metaphor, allegory ... think in terms of tension, of imperfection reflecting life, of yin and yang. Does the path lead somewhere or away from somewhere, or does it represent a line

RE: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, What's LTR? Thanks! Shel [Original Message] From: Butch Black Gorgeous. I could see it as a book cover for a LTR type fantasy novel. Butch

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bruce, It seems the photo has awakened the poet within. Perhaps I wasn't too far off the mark when referring to some of your photos as haiku-like. Shel [Original Message] From: Bruce Dayton Compositionally, I really like how the left side seems to show death/hibernation and the

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks for all the comments. I've read 'em all and repluied to some, and may get to reply to more later. Shel

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-29 Thread Mark Cassino
of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO [Original Message] From: Mark Cassino Very painterly image, Shel. Creates a great feel. It does strike me as little off balance - all the leaves on one side, so few on the other, the bright sky and the dark corner. But still a cool image. http://home.earthlink.net

Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Most interested in comments on this one. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path.jpg (500k) http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path-s.jpg (150k) Shel

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-28 Thread Boros Attila
Hello Shel, Thursday, April 28, 2005, 3:20:26 PM, you wrote: SB Most interested in comments on this one. SB http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path.jpg (500k) SB http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path-s.jpg (150k) SB Shel That soft light is fantastic, and the vanishing point is very vell

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-28 Thread mike wilson
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/04/28 Thu PM 12:20:26 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO Most interested in comments on this one. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path.jpg (500k) http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-28 Thread Stephen Moore
Some kind of cross-processing? Thomas Kinkade on acid? ;-) I like 'em! Best, Stephen Shel Belinkoff wrote: Most interested in comments on this one. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path.jpg (500k) http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path-s.jpg (150k)

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-28 Thread Tom Reese
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Most interested in comments on this one. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path.jpg (500k) http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path-s.jpg (150k) Shel, they remind me of a watercolor painting. I really like the effect. The bright spot in the upper center of the frame is a

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-28 Thread Rick Womer
Beautiful colors and mood; I like it very much. I might have aimed a little lower, but it's wonderful as it is. Rick --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most interested in comments on this one. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path.jpg (500k)

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-28 Thread pnstenquist
I like this. Are the effects (mist, high saturation) all photoshopped? It looks like a pro mist filter in-camera effect combined with some post processing, including a hard turn on the saturation dial. In any case, it works. A nicely ethereal mood. I like the framing. A lower camera angle would

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 28, 2005, at 5:20 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Most interested in comments on this one. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path.jpg (500k) http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path-s.jpg (150k) Very nice ... the color palette looks like Agfa Ultra 50 ... (Couple of examples taken with Ultra 50

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-28 Thread Bruce Dayton
Wow, very striking image! It comes across as very manipulated, but in a very wonderful way. The color saturation is quite extreme, but works very well here. The haze/mistiness is really cool. Compositionally, I really like how the left side seems to show death/hibernation and the right side

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-28 Thread williamsp
Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Most interested in comments on this one. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path-s.jpg (150k) It's cool in a dreamland/fairyland sort of way. Like a childrens book illustration. Well done.

RE: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-28 Thread Butch Black
Gorgeous. I could see it as a book cover for a LTR type fantasy novel. Butch

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-28 Thread Mark Cassino
www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 8:20 AM Subject: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO Most interested in comments on this one. http