Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/19/2009 10:29:17 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: The over-the-top "spectacular" look - they all look over photoshopped to me... but I didn't like the runners either. I did like the winner of the phone pics, quite a lot actually. ann ===

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-21 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 21, 2009, at 8:57, John Sessoms wrote: From: Charles Robinson On Oct 19, 2009, at 11:23, Bob W wrote: > Specifically British landscapes: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm > What does it say about me that I disliked most (but not all) of those images? Especially

RE: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-21 Thread Bob W
> > > > My favorite was of Rannoch Moor, the flat light gives it a > > tapestry/painted feeling to it. It's the one that makes me look > > repeatedly. > > My favorite too. It evokes for me Albert Bierstadt's paintings. > > http://hoocher.com/Albert_Bierstadt/Albert_Bierstadt.htm > All very

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-21 Thread John Sessoms
From: Tom Cakalic Almost every one did capture some great light. I wouldn't classify the runner photograph as a landscape, just my opinion, though it was a powerful image, and I hated the shopping cart photo, though it was strong, it simply was not to my tastes. I did very much enjoy the images

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-21 Thread John Sessoms
From: Charles Robinson On Oct 19, 2009, at 11:23, Bob W wrote: > Specifically British landscapes: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm > What does it say about me that I disliked most (but not all) of those images? Especially the first one! That you don't like the over

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-20 Thread ann sanfedele
Adam Maas wrote: The winter town is brilliant, the shopping card in Aberdeen Harbour interesting and the runners an excellent piece of PJ work, but not a landscape. The obviously phonecam London shot was pretty darn good use of a limited device. The others tended to be seriously overprocessed

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread Adam Maas
The winter town is brilliant, the shopping card in Aberdeen Harbour interesting and the runners an excellent piece of PJ work, but not a landscape. The obviously phonecam London shot was pretty darn good use of a limited device. The others tended to be seriously overprocessed generic landscapes.

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Bob W wrote: > Specifically British landscapes: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm > EEeek! The shopping cart one's cool... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDM

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: "AlunFoto" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 3:03 PM Subject: Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year 2009/10/19 Bob W : Specifically British landscapes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm

Re: Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread AlunFoto
2009/10/19 Jens : > The first image would perhaps do well on the cover of Watch Tower or some > other religious magazine. LOL. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread AlunFoto
2009/10/19 Bob W : > Specifically British landscapes: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm Very conform to the aestethics found in "Outdoor Photography" magazine. I liked the marooned shopping cart. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PD

Re: Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread Jens
Well, I stoped participating in competitions a long time ago for that reason. The images that win are often over done or without real content. My images never win much. But they sell quite well :-) My images are everyday life and scenery. That's really what most buyers want - sceneries and subje

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread Jack Davis
No one asked, but I find the colors bawdy or course. Runners is my b...@w choice and the last, valley snow scene, best of the color. Jack --- On Mon, 10/19/09, Charles Robinson wrote: > From: Charles Robinson > Subject: Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year > To: "Pentax-Dis

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread ann sanfedele
Charles Robinson wrote: On Oct 19, 2009, at 11:23, Bob W wrote: Specifically British landscapes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm What does it say about me that I disliked most (but not all) of those images? Especially the first one! I did like the image with the run

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread Tom Cakalic
Almost every one did capture some great light. I wouldn't classify the runner photograph as a landscape, just my opinion, though it was a powerful image, and I hated the shopping cart photo, though it was strong, it simply was not to my tastes. I did very much enjoy the images that were of the pri

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread P. J. Alling
These look more like Mordor than Britain. Bob W wrote: Specifically British landscapes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link dir

RE: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread Bob W
> > > Specifically British landscapes: > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm > > > > What does it say about me that I disliked most (but not all) > of those images? > > Especially the first one! > > I did like the image with the runners... and the snowy valley in W. > Yo

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread Steve Sharpe
Granted that the first image has some distortion - did the photographer use a fisheye? But still, the horizon looks crooked to me! At 11:31 AM -0500 10/19/09, Charles Robinson wrote: On Oct 19, 2009, at 11:23, Bob W wrote: Specifically British landscapes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictu

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread Tim Bray
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Bob W wrote: > Specifically British landscapes: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm > > Bob Of the pictures there, I liked the winner perhaps the least. I liked the wheat field, Rannoch moor, and yorkshire racers. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mai

Re: Landscape Photograph of the Year

2009-10-19 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 19, 2009, at 11:23, Bob W wrote: Specifically British landscapes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8314105.stm What does it say about me that I disliked most (but not all) of those images? Especially the first one! I did like the image with the runners... and the snowy vall