Re: Poll: Best Photo Ever

Beautiful shot. I love the rich tones. It radiates warmth. Paul On Feb 28, 2006, at 12:08 AM, Cesar wrote: Yes, I am once again behind concerning the list - but you have made it easier in terms of long threads that are easily deleted :-) Concerning Frank's query, I find that a lot of the photo

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Yes, I am once again behind concerning the list - but you have made it easier in terms of long threads that are easily deleted :-) Concerning Frank's query, I find that a lot of the photos I think of carry a lot of personal emotion which may not convey to other people. But, and I have given i

Re: Poll: Best Photo Ever

frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been looking at all these wonderful photos that people have been > posting over the last week or so, and I have to say that I'm most > impressed with all of them. I understand that "favourite" and "best" > are completely different, and I also under

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On 2/20/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Great shot. What a look and very well executed. I've been looking at all these wonderful photos that people have been posting over the last week or so, and I have to say that I'm most impressed with all of them. I understand that "favourite"

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Great shot. What a look and very well executed. On Feb 20, 2006, at 7:41 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Wonderful! Truly a great family shot. How many did you take before you got this one? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "wendy beard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject

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Wonderful! Truly a great family shot. How many did you take before you got this one? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "wendy beard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Poll: Best Photo Ever At the moment, it's got to be this one http://www.pbase.com/wend

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Very nice - very Japanese. -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message- > From: Jack Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 17 February 2006 15:36 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Poll: Best Photo Ever > > Of my inventory, in case of fire, I'd tr

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At the moment, it's got to be this one http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/52248422 It makes me smile every time I look at it. (It's my son, Matthew, with Tanja) Wendy

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Hi Gianfranco, The "Birmingham Gentleman" pic was a straight grayscale conversion. But following conversion I applied curve corrections to produce the desired grayscale values. I had some help from a professional retoucher. She was working with me on another project and became interested in thi

Re: Poll: Best Photo Ever (comments)

On Feb 19, 2006, at 11:32 PM, Bob W wrote: Thanks Dave. What OS and browser are you using? Safari on Mac OS X. I didn't have time to try other browsers nor examine the source in detail, otherwise I may have been able to let you know why I had problems. - Dave

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Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fabulous work. You the man! Thanks very much, Paul!! BTW, your portrait of the gentleman ( http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3451662) is really beautiful. I'm always amazed when I see a B&W conversion from digital of this high quality. How did

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Fabulous work. You the man! Paul On Feb 19, 2006, at 10:34 PM, Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Now, given the general mediocrity of the thousands and thousand of frames that I've taken over the years, picking a favourite, or a few favourites may not be s

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frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now, given the general mediocrity of the thousands and thousand of > frames that I've taken over the years, picking a favourite, or a few > favourites may not be such a huge problem . How about you? Do you > have a favourite among the many photos you'v

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rom: David Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19 February 2006 04:30 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Poll: Best Photo Ever (comments) > > On Feb 18, 2006, at 10:39 PM, Bob W wrote: > > > Thanks. I thought it might be quite interesting to show the picture

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On Feb 18, 2006, at 10:39 PM, Bob W wrote: Thanks. I thought it might be quite interesting to show the picture next to one of her younger daughter, also one of my favourite photos, and which has a certain similarity of composition: http://www.web-options.com/ss.xml I like the photos a lot

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The soft lens explains the look. Thanks. Paul On Feb 18, 2006, at 11:32 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Thanks for sharing these. It's quite interesting to see how your work has evolved. They're all very good, but your later work is much more sophisticated to my eye. Your most favored shot is i

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Wonderful moment, but very well executed as well. On Feb 18, 2006, at 10:01 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Peter, Me, too. This photo isn't technically perfect (my niece is a little soft), but it is definitely one of my favorites. She is a senior in college now, and my father is declining markedly. h

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Peter, Me, too. This photo isn't technically perfect (my niece is a little soft), but it is definitely one of my favorites. She is a senior in college now, and my father is declining markedly. http://pug.komkon.org/05jul/grandpa.html Rick --- Peter McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It'

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That's very beautiful. -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message- > From: E.R.N. Reed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 February 2006 13:37 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Poll: Best Photo Ever > > I have continued to give this a lot of though

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I have continued to give this a lot of thought, and though I guess I probably won't be coming up with *a* Best Photo Ever, this is one of my top picks: http://grreed.home.texas.net/FamilyStuff/ERNR/deer.jpg

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Thanks for sharing these. It's quite interesting to see how your work has evolved. They're all very good, but your later work is much more sophisticated to my eye. Your most favored shot is indeed among my top three from this selection, although I might award first place honors to the heavily f

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Cotty: That's a classic. Well seen. Technically, it's obviously not as good as your current work, but it's the perfect moment, which so rare and so precious. Peter: Another great moment that you have now preserved for all time. On Feb 17, 2006, at 11:11 PM, Keith McGuinness wrote: Decided to r

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Thanks for looking and thanks for putting these urls in one place. I had missed Cotty's and Peter's. (I missed a lot yesterday. Busy deleting God's messages.) I wish we could see some more entries in this thread and fewer in the latter. Paul On Feb 17, 2006, at 11:11 PM, Keith McGuinness wrote:

Re: Poll: Best Photo Ever

Tom C wrote: Peter, When I attempt to access your picture of your father *FROM MY WORK COMPUTER AT MY EMPLOYER* their filter *WHICH LIKELY SPITS THIS SAME INFORMATION OUT ON A REPORT SOMEWHERE* says access is denied because an ateempt was made to access sexually explicit material. I'm not a

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> From Bob W: Nice capture. > http://www.web-options.com/Img6a.jpg > Thanks. I thought it might be quite interesting to show the picture next to one of her younger daughter, also one of my favourite photos, and which has a certain similarity of composition: http://www.web-options.com/ss.xml --

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Tom C wrote: Peter, When I attempt to access your picture of your father *FROM MY WORK COMPUTER AT MY EMPLOYER* their filter *WHICH LIKELY SPITS THIS SAME INFORMATION OUT ON A REPORT SOMEWHERE* says access is denied because an ateempt was made to access sexually explicit material. I'm not a

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i think i know who that girl is :) very nice picture, i love it! best, mishka On 2/18/06, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But if you ask me what is my all-time favorite, then, I am afraid it > would be this one: > > http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=11013 > > And here obviously,

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Hi! I think it might be interesting to see how personal favourites might differ from what I perceive as the style of that photographer. Hey Frank. I've given it some thought. I think the term "favorite", rather they way it is understood changes from person to person and from time to time.

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Some have trouble picking but not me. Mine is one I posted a few weeks ago: http://www.users.bigpond.com/keith.mcguinness/ph/sevendawns/photos/photo6.html I've walked along this beach early in the morning literally hundreds of times and I've seen many beautiful dawns. Two were truly extraordi

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Decided to roll my comments into one post... From Doug: leadville; like it, and I'm into weather photos. From Paul S: Great; haven't seen this one before. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3451662 From Bob W: Nice capture. http://www.web-options.com/Img6a.jpg From Cotty: Another good

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On 2/17/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it might be interesting to see how personal favourites might > differ from what I perceive as the style of that photographer. It's funny. I'm not sure I have a favorite photograph that I've taken, but the ones that I'm the most proud

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Haven't seen "asian girl" before. That's my pick of the two; not quite sure why. Keith McG frank theriault wrote: My Anti-Valentines day post the other day got me thinking (a rare occurance to be sure). There, I posted this photo: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5806/2203/1600/haley.jpg

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Very nice. I can see why that's a favourite. Keith McG Niko Koskela wrote: Tough question indeed. But i also think about it sometimes... I think Jostein is so right saying: "On the other hand, it's dangerous to choose a recent shot, in case it's just a short-lived flame." Anyway, currently m

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Cotty wrote: > > On 17/2/06, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Now, given the general mediocrity of the thousands and thousand of > >frames that I've taken over the years, picking a favourite, or a few > >favourites may not be such a huge problem . How about you? Do you > >have

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Peter, When I attempt to access your picture of your father *FROM MY WORK COMPUTER AT MY EMPLOYER* their filter *WHICH LIKELY SPITS THIS SAME INFORMATION OUT ON A REPORT SOMEWHERE* says access is denied because an ateempt was made to access sexually explicit material. I'm not actually shouti

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frank theriault wrote: Now, given the general mediocrity of the thousands and thousand of frames that I've taken over the years, picking a favourite, or a few favourites may not be such a huge problem . How about you? Do you have a favourite among the many photos you've taken? If so, can you p

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Great shot! But clean it. You can borrow my clone tool:-) Paul On Feb 17, 2006, at 5:33 PM, Bob W wrote: The question was "what's the favourite shot that ~you've~ taken"... Like everybody else, I find it very difficult to say. This one, however, must be up there. I thought of it when I saw

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On 17/2/06, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >Now, given the general mediocrity of the thousands and thousand of >frames that I've taken over the years, picking a favourite, or a few >favourites may not be such a huge problem . How about you? Do you >have a favourite among the many p

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On 17 Feb 2006 at 7:53, frank theriault wrote: > My Anti-Valentines day post the other day got me thinking (a rare > occurance to be sure). There, I posted this photo: > > http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5806/2203/1600/haley.jpg > Now, given the general mediocrity of the thousands and thousa

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> > The question was "what's the favourite shot that ~you've~ taken"... > Like everybody else, I find it very difficult to say. This one, however, must be up there. I thought of it when I saw your picture of the women kissing. http://www.web-options.com/Img6a.jpg I took this photo in 1979/80,

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Tom C wrote: I actually can't distill down to a single favorite, probably because the subjects are so different. Maybe five, but not one. I can't either -- partly because I'm in the midst of a weeks-long project to archive and organize all my digital images (I think I've got about 25,000 i

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Ideal exposure as displayed. Beautiful choice! Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At the moment, I would say my favorite from among my own work is this > street portrait: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3451662 > > > -- Original message -- > From

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They're all quite excellent, but I would vote for "windows." Paul -- Original message -- From: Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > frank theriault wrote: >How about you? Do you > > have a favourite among the many photos you've taken? If so, can you > > post it?

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On Fri, Feb 17, 2006 at 11:28:21AM -0700, Tom C wrote: > I actually can't distill down to a single favorite, probably because the > subjects are so different. Maybe five, but not one. > > Tom C. Even within a single subject area, it's hard to pick just one. Here are a couple of mine (which mos

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frank theriault wrote: How about you? Do you have a favourite among the many photos you've taken? If so, can you post it? I think it might be interesting to see how personal favourites might differ from what I perceive as the style of that photographer. cheers, frank hmmm. Not sure. could

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I actually can't distill down to a single favorite, probably because the subjects are so different. Maybe five, but not one. Tom C.

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Paul I obviously haven't seen a lot of your work, but I have to say that this is one of my favorites of yours! The execution is superb & the subject has outstanding character. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Poll: Best Phot

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it could be some weird humouristic picture, busy city or silent > natur > picture, but not today... > > DagT > > > > > fra: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > dato: 2006/02/17 fr PM 01:53:51 CET > > til: PDML > > emne: Poll: Best

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At the moment, I would say my favorite from among my own work is this street portrait: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3451662 -- Original message -- From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi! > > > Now, given the general mediocrity of the thousa

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Hi! Now, given the general mediocrity of the thousands and thousand of frames that I've taken over the years, picking a favourite, or a few favourites may not be such a huge problem . How about you? Do you have a favourite among the many photos you've taken? If so, can you post it? No, I ca

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Ah, thanks, Frank. I followed with my favorite of those I've taken. Jack --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/17/06, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I missed this initial post. > > Hopefully someone will know the image I'm trying to name and can > help > > me out. > >

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On 2/17/06, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I missed this initial post. > Hopefully someone will know the image I'm trying to name and can help > me out. > It's a B&W of a mother and child taken during the dust bowl days of the > 20's, I think. > The mother's fearful fixed gaze into the unk

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frank theriault wrote: > > > > I think it might be interesting to see how personal favourites might > differ from what I perceive as the style of that photographer. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson I look at favorites differently than "b

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Of my inventory, in case of fire, I'd try to save this slide first: http://photolightimages.com/scenic/scenic.asp?catalogID=24 Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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I thought the original post was asking "what's your best photo?"

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Yes, Bill that's the one. Thanks! After posting, I found the info and have a URL in route. Jack --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Jack Davis" > Subject: Re: Poll: Best Photo Ever > > > >I mi

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Dorathea Lange's "Migrant Mother". http://www.mcmahanphoto.com/lc143.html Jack --- Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I missed this initial post. > Hopefully someone will know the image I'm trying to name and can help > me out. > It's a B&W of a mother and child taken during the dust bowl

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>Now, given the general mediocrity of the thousands and thousand of frames that I've taken over the years, picking a favourite, or a few favourites may not be such a huge problem . How about you? Do you have a favourite among the many photos you've taken? If so, can you post it? >I think it mig

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To: > Date: 2/17/2006 7:01:15 AM > Subject: Re: Poll: Best Photo Ever > > > - Original Message - > From: "Jack Davis" > Subject: Re: Poll: Best Photo Ever > > > >I missed this initial post. > > Hopefully someone will know the image I'

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I missed this initial post. Hopefully someone will know the image I'm trying to name and can help me out. It's a B&W of a mother and child taken during the dust bowl days of the 20's, I think. The mother's fearful fixed gaze into the unknown is extremely touching. Anyone? Jack --- David Savage

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Tough question indeed. But i also think about it sometimes... I think Jostein is so right saying: "On the other hand, it's dangerous to choose a recent shot, in case it's just a short-lived flame." Anyway, currently my favourite shot of mine is this one from last summer: http://www.rangefinde

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could be some weird humouristic picture, busy city or silent natur picture, but not today... DagT > > fra: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > dato: 2006/02/17 fr PM 01:53:51 CET > til: PDML > emne: Poll: Best Photo Ever > > My Anti-Valentines day post the other

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This is my favorite shot online: Dave On 2/17/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My Anti-Valentines day post the other day got me thinking (a rare > occurance to be sure). There, I posted this photo: > > http://photos1.blogger.co

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The Skagen painters are a great resource for studying photography. I've always thought of them as a resource for seeing how light falls on a landscape, but you're right about the condensed mood and sense of having captured a moment in this picture. Jostein Quoting Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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Tough one, Frank! I'll have to think about it for a while. On one hand, an old shot still liked has proven its qualities by remaining a favourite, but it's not necessarily representative for a photographer's present style and interests. On the other hand, it's dangerous to choose a recent shot

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rindelig meddelelse- Fra: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 17. februar 2006 13:54 Til: PDML Emne: Poll: Best Photo Ever My Anti-Valentines day post the other day got me thinking (a rare occurance to be sure). There, I posted this photo: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5806/22

Poll: Best Photo Ever

My Anti-Valentines day post the other day got me thinking (a rare occurance to be sure). There, I posted this photo: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5806/2203/1600/haley.jpg which happens to be my favourite photo of mine. It's a close race, actually, because until I took that one a couple of