Photo Doodles

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone: I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump. I had a retirement party to attend last night, and when I left for home, I had to force myself to get the camera out of its bag. "Just take some playful pics," I kept saying to myself. Finally I listened. "Keep shooting," that l

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2012-04-21 Thread Bob W
The Tokyo Hotel is great. The sort of place my father warned me against. Never did find out how he knew. B > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Christine Aguila > Sent: 21 April 2012 17:40 > To: PDML List &

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2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
On Behalf Of >> Christine Aguila >> Sent: 21 April 2012 17:40 >> To: PDML List >> Subject: Photo Doodles >> >> Hi Everyone: >> >> I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump. I had a retirement >> party to attend last night, and whe

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2012-04-21 Thread David J Brooks
Some very good shots in there. I like the first tulip one. Dave On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump.  I had a retirement party > to attend last night, and when I left for home, I had to force myself to get

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2012-04-21 Thread Jack Davis
14 AM Subject: Re: Photo Doodles Thanks, Bob.  On the train ride home I thought about going into all these little seedy hotels--just to see what the insides are like.  When I got home, I ran the idea by Darrel & asked if he'd play body guard, and he said, "let's think about t

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2012-04-21 Thread Bob W
. > > > > B > > > >> -Original Message- > >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf > >> Of Christine Aguila > >> Sent: 21 April 2012 17:40 > >> To: PDML List > >> Subject: Photo Doodles >

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2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Dave! How does it feel to be part of the K 5er club? :-) Get that baby out and stroker, man. Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 12:29 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > Some very good shots in there. I like the first tulip one. > > Dave > > On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Christine

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2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
juices > > Jack > > From: Christine Aguila > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 10:14 AM > Subject: Re: Photo Doodles > > Thanks, Bob. On the train ride home I thought about going into all these > little seedy hotels--just to see wh

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2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
--Original Message- >>>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf >>>> Of Christine Aguila >>>> Sent: 21 April 2012 17:40 >>>> To: PDML List >>>> Subject: Photo Doodles >>>> >>>> H

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2012-04-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
It looks to me like you're pulling out of that slump. I especially like the first shot of the flowers -- wonderful, deep color. -- Walt On 4/21/2012 11:39 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump. I had a retirement party to attend last night,

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2012-04-21 Thread Bob W
t; >> Cheers, Christine > >> > >> > >> On Apr 21, 2012, at 11:45 AM, Bob W wrote: > >> > >>> The Tokyo Hotel is great. The sort of place my father warned me > >> against. > >>> Never did find out how he knew. > >>> >

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2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
;>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 21, 2012, at 11:45 AM, Bob W wrote: >>>> >>>>> The Tokyo Hotel is great. The sort of place my father warned me >>>> against. >>>>> Never did find out how he knew. >>>>> >>>&g

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2012-04-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Well East Ohio is my fave - not just cause I used to live a couple blocks from there :-) The "green" also - and the second one with the reflections... I'm also feeling slumpish but it is more sheer terror with no ebay sales - ann On 4/21/2012 12:39, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: I'

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2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Walt! Glad they don't look like over-Fujish-garishness :-) i dare you to say that 10 times fast! :-) Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 12:47 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > It looks to me like you're pulling out of that slump. > > I especially like the first shot of the flowers -- w

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2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Ann! Sorry to hear the ebay sales quiet. What are you selling? Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 12:53 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Well East Ohio is my fave - not just cause I used to live a couple blocks > from there :-) > > The "green" also - and the second one with the refle

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2012-04-21 Thread Mark C
window... Photo doodles is a great idea - I started a new sub-blog a couple weeks ago that I'm calling "Diddles" with basically the same intent, though the only rule I have imposed upon myself is to limit it to photos from my domicle (which I define as the area around where ever I

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2012-04-21 Thread John Sessoms
From: Christine Aguila Hi Everyone: I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump. I had a retirement party to attend last night, and when I left for home, I had to force myself to get the camera out of its bag. "Just take some playful pics," I kept saying to myself. Finally I listened.

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2012-04-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 4/21/2012 14:08, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks, Ann! Sorry to hear the ebay sales quiet. What are you selling? Cheers, Christine best way to answer is do seller search "annsan" only about 20 things - all very different from one another - if you're curious.. that's why it is so puzzli

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2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Mark! Yes, indeed, there is a Comfort Inn next door; I just checked on google maps. Funny story about your stay there! As to Photo Doodles, the writer and the artist have their journal to doodle in, but the photographer doesn't really have the same type of thing. They can prin

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2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi John: The flower shots are not illuminated with flash; in fact, for that shot I dialed in -2 EV. The light is coming from a Michigan Ave storefront. During processing in Lightroom, I set the exposure setting to + .30 for a little pop, but that's it. Funny story about reading the last line

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2012-04-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Christine, you're already out of that slump. You just haven't realized it yet. :-) Terrific, playful and imaginative shots there. On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > > Hi Everyone: > > I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump.  I had a retirement > party to attend

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2012-04-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Some very nice pics, Christine. Love the parking garage. Excellent composition. Like the first of the tulip pics, and the Tokyo Hotel as well. The Harry Carey billboard made me smile. The Chicago I remember as a kid would be Jack Brickhouse, Hamms, and the bear. Paul On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:40 PM

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2012-04-21 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
2 To: PDML List Subject: Photo Doodles Hi Everyone: I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump. I had a retirement party to attend last night, and when I left for home, I had to force myself to get the camera out of its bag. "Just take some playful pics," I kept sayi

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2012-04-21 Thread William Robb
On 21/04/2012 10:39 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: http://www.caguila.com/photodoodles1/ http://www.caguila.com/photodoodles1/content/images/large/IMGP0787.jpg Is this Harry Caray? -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

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2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Bruce. Kind of you to say so. Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 7:40 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Christine, you're already out of that slump. You just haven't realized > it yet. :-) Terrific, playful and imaginative shots there. > > On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Christine Aguil

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2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Paul. Actually, like you, Brickhouse resonates more for me than Harry Carey. By the bear do you mean the one at Lincoln Park Zoo? My parents used to take us down to the zoo for photos with the stuffed bear every summer. I still have 1 or 2 of those photos. Or perhaps you mean the Ha

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2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
t; > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Christine Aguila > Sent: April 21, 2012 4/21/12 > To: PDML List > Subject: Photo Doodles > > Hi Everyone: >

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2012-04-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Yep! Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:51 PM, William Robb wrote: > On 21/04/2012 10:39 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > >> http://www.caguila.com/photodoodles1/ > > http://www.caguila.com/photodoodles1/content/images/large/IMGP0787.jpg > > Is this Harry Caray? > -- > > William Robb >

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2012-04-21 Thread Chris Mitchell
f place my father warned me against. >> Never did find out how he knew. >> >> B >> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >>> Christine Aguila >>> Sent: 21 April 2012 17:40 &g

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2012-04-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yep, the Hamms bear. It reminds me of being at my grandmother's house in the mid fifties. (she had a television!), all gathered around the big dining room table with a baseball game on the TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83xxWCel8g Paul On Apr 22, 2012, at 12:21 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:

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2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
r did find out how he knew. >>> >>> B >>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >>>> Christine Aguila >>>> Sent: 21 April 2012 17:40 >>>> To: PDM

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2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Great fun! Hamms . . . mm . . . Hamms! lol. Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 6:59 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Yep, the Hamms bear. It reminds me of being at my grandmother's house in the > mid fifties. (she had a television!), all gathered around the big dining room > table with a

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2012-04-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
Hamms, from the land of sky blue waters. Hamms...I miss the commercials! Bob S. On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 11:21 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Thanks, Paul.  Actually, like you, Brickhouse resonates more for me than > Harry Carey.  By the bear do you mean the one at Lincoln Park Zoo?  My > paren

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2012-04-22 Thread jn289
Christine, I like the Bud photo, as I like the way it just grabs you. I know that is what the billboard was supposed to do and I think is shows very well in the photo. The flower photo is nice, but I think the most attention is the Bud photo. By the way I do not drink, so hope you did not think

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2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
You don't drink!!!?? Sheesh! :-) Thanks, Joe! Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 10:40 AM, jn289 wrote: > Christine, I like the Bud photo, as I like the way it just grabs you. I know > that is what the billboard was supposed to do and I think is shows very well > in the photo. The flo

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2012-04-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Hey Joe - me too :-) On top of it I didn't notice beer in Christine's photos -- had to go back and look to see which it was ! I found the face of the guy drinking put me off of looking at that photo too closely.. still like Ohio street best ann On 4/22/2012 11:51, Christine Aguila wrote: You

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2012-04-22 Thread Christine Nielsen
I always enjoy your glimpses of Chicago... Harry Carey grabs me, too... and I like the bleached tulips, and the gritty Tokyo Hotel... keep shooting! :) -c On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump.  I had a retire

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2012-04-22 Thread John Sessoms
From: Christine Aguila Thanks, Frank! I think I have my next project--seedy hotels shot at night! Cheers, Christine Get someone to tag a long and watch your back. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, ple

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2012-04-22 Thread jn289
Ann, well if I ever get in your neighborhood, we will have to have a cup of tea..Joe Hey Joe - me too :-) On top of it I didn't notice beer in Christine's photos -- had to go back and look to see which it was ! I found the face of the guy drinking put me off of looking at that photo too close

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2012-04-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 4/22/2012 16:46, jn289 wrote: Ann, well if I ever get in your neighborhood, we will have to have a cup of tea..Joe I'd even make one - or coffee I just realized now that the horribly drawn face in the billboard might be Harry C. Gosh, he never looked that bad ann Hey Joe - me too :-)

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2012-04-22 Thread Tim Bray
My faves were the first tulips. The reflection of you was cool too, albeit a bit blown-out looking -T On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump.  I had a retirement party > to attend last night, and when I left f

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2012-04-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/21/2012 19:39, Christine Aguila wrote: There are captions under the photos! cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/photodoodles1/ I couldn't possibly say you had a photographically dry period, Christine. You're good as ever albeit a little darkish in mood. It seems that K-5 (two of m

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2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Christine! I did some shooting today: I hope to totally redo my study, so I took some before shots. Now comes the hard part! Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 11:19 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > I always enjoy your glimpses of Chicago... Harry Carey grabs me, > too... and I li

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2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Tim. I admit to blowing out the frame on purpose. That's my rendering of my "blue period" :-) cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 6:46 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > My faves were the first tulips. The reflection of you was cool too, > albeit a bit blown-out looking -T > > On Sat, Apr 21

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2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Boris! Well, it's hard to say if it was exactly that color because I can't be sure in my recollection of the true color, but it was dark, and the pavement looks, well, dark to me :-). Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 10:38 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 4/21/2012 19:39, Christi

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2012-04-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like it - the blown out one ann On 4/22/2012 23:46, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks, Tim. I admit to blowing out the frame on purpose. That's my rendering of my "blue period" :-) cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 6:46 PM, Tim Bray wrote: My faves were the first tulips. The reflec