Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-26 Thread frank theriault
On 1/26/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kids can use keyboards standing on their head :-). I've got a pic from Christmas - it didn't turn out quite as well as I'd hoped - with Catherine, my 17 year old, holding a phone receiver in the crook of her neck, with a Gameboy SP balance

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-26 Thread pnstenquist
Kids can use keyboards standing on their head :-). -- Original message -- From: keith_w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Bob Sullivan wrote: > > > That's a satisfying family scene Paul. I envy you... Bob S. > > > > On 1/25/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-26 Thread keith_w
Bob Sullivan wrote: That's a satisfying family scene Paul. I envy you... Bob S. On 1/25/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Pooh wants in. FA 50/1.4 on the *istD. f2.4 @ 1/20th. Handheld of course. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4058489&size=lg Except...what I've

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
That's a satisfying family scene Paul. I envy you... Bob S. On 1/25/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pooh wants in. FA 50/1.4 on the *istD. f2.4 @ 1/20th. Handheld of > course. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4058489&size=lg > >

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm sure we can work something out. Paul On Jan 25, 2006, at 6:40 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 25/1/06, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Pooh wants in. FA 50/1.4 on the *istD. f2.4 @ 1/20th. Handheld of course. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?phot

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
HAR! I had to take another look to see where you were going with that. Thanks for looking. Paul On Jan 25, 2006, at 5:48 PM, Trevor Bailey wrote: G'day Paul. Nice. I would have called it " You have to eat SOMETHING !" Hooroo. Regards, Trevor. Australia -Original Message- From: Pau

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 25/1/06, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Pooh wants in. FA 50/1.4 on the *istD. f2.4 @ 1/20th. Handheld of >>course. >>http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4058489&size=lg > >Product placement. Love it :-) Nice products, too! How much f

RE: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Trevor Bailey
G'day Paul. Nice. I would have called it " You have to eat SOMETHING !" Hooroo. Regards, Trevor. Australia -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 25 January 2006 11:16 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Hey! Let Me See! Pooh wa

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread E.R.N. Reed
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, you'll see some digital noise at ISO 800, but it's generally less noticeable than the grain of an ISO 800 color negative film. I try to avoid shooting at 1600, although again I think the noise is less obtrusive than the grain of an ISO 1600 film. FWIW, I agree w

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread pnstenquist
Yes, you'll see some digital noise at ISO 800, but it's generally less noticeable than the grain of an ISO 800 color negative film. I try to avoid shooting at 1600, although again I think the noise is less obtrusive than the grain of an ISO 1600 film. Paul -- Original message --

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thank you, Paul, The reason I asked is that the pictures I take with my *istDS using ambient (usually incandescent) light trend to look as if the grain size is increased. I see the same trend in this picture. It might not be really grain, it might be the sensor noise. This can be seen in the are

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread pnstenquist
I believe it was 800. I'm not on my home computer now, so I can't check the EXIF (and it's stripped from the web image), but I shoot almost all my interior available light shots at 800. Paul -- Original message -- From: Igor Roshchin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Wed, 25

RE: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread pnstenquist
I see what you're saying. It could be presented in a diffferent manner by bringing down the middle of the curve. However, I wanted to complement the sunny mood suggested by the background highlights. You're right it is more a matter of preference. Paul -- Original message -

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/1/06, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >I thought you were moving house and out of our hair - er, I mean, busy >- for the next few days... I'm always there, in your face, cycle boy. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.co

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Igor Roshchin
Wed, 25 Jan 2006 04:19:16 -0800 Paul Stenquist wrote: > Pooh wants in. FA 50/1.4 on the *istD. f2.4 @ 1/20th. Handheld of course. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4058489&size=lg > Paul, What ISO was used here? Igor

RE: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
It looks over exposed on my calibrated monitor. The thing is, the histogram looks great, and, technically, one could say the exposure is spot on. However, there's no mood in the photo. Just bringing down the curve a bit in the mid range creates a much stronger image, IMO. Maybe it's not your st

RE: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread pnstenquist
It's not overexposed. Looks fine on a calibrated monitor and the histogram is clipped only by the blown highlights on the chairs. But thanks for looking. Paul -- Original message -- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Paul, > > > The entire photo loo

RE: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Paul, The entire photo looks over exposed to me. It's also too "busy" and the blown out chairs are a real distraction. As a "slice of life" it just doesn't cut it for me, on any level. A much tighter crop on the woman viewing the computer screen and the bear looking over her shoulder, would m

RE: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Paul, The entire photo looks over exposed to me. It's also too "busy" and the blown out chairs are a real distraction. As a "slice of life" it just doesn't cut it for me, on any level. A much tighter crop on the woman viewing the computer screen and the bear looking over her shoulder, would

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Marnie. Yep, the chairs are goners. I pulled them down in the RAW converter and again with highlight/shadows (at 100%!), but there's at least 12 stops difference. Paul -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In a message dated 1/25/2006 4:40:23 AM

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/25/2006 4:40:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Nice slice of life shot. I like how it makes me follow all the different eye lines. Dave. What he said. There are things not to like, like the blown out chairs. But I think that's pretty much a quib

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread frank theriault
On 1/25/06, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Product placement. Love it :-) > Cotty, I thought you were moving house and out of our hair - er, I mean, busy - for the next few days... -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/1/06, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >Pooh wants in. FA 50/1.4 on the *istD. f2.4 @ 1/20th. Handheld of >course. >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4058489&size=lg Product placement. Love it :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread frank theriault
On 1/25/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In truth, it would probably take only a few minutes, but it would > eliminate the feeling that her face is lit by the screen. Everything > would be more uniform. Still, there may be room for improvement. I agree that seeing her face lit by th

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
In truth, it would probably take only a few minutes, but it would eliminate the feeling that her face is lit by the screen. Everything would be more uniform. Still, there may be room for improvement. Paul On Jan 25, 2006, at 8:17 AM, frank theriault wrote: On 1/25/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PR

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread frank theriault
On 1/25/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Frank. Yes, it's yellow overall because the main light source is > tungsten. But my daughter's face is illuminated by the computer screen. Yeah, I noticed that, Paul. I figued her face was the reason that you chose not to adjust the

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Frank. Yes, it's yellow overall because the main light source is tungsten. But my daughter's face is illuminated by the computer screen. If I set the color temperature to bring down the yellow, she would turn blue as would the background. So I chose to keep the tungsten illuminated part

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread frank theriault
On 1/25/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pooh wants in. FA 50/1.4 on the *istD. f2.4 @ 1/20th. Handheld of > course. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4058489&size=lg I like it, Paul! You caught everyone looking just the right way. It's very yellow to my eye, though (m

Re: PESO: Hey! Let Me See!

2006-01-25 Thread David Savage
Nice slice of life shot. I like how it makes me follow all the different eye lines. Dave. On 1/25/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pooh wants in. FA 50/1.4 on the *istD. f2.4 @ 1/20th. Handheld of > course. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4058489&size=lg > >