Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-24 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:09 -0700, "Larry Colen" wrote: > I was driving home this afternoon, and this caught my eye. I found > myself shooting then analyzing rather than thinking before shooting, so I > tried to think and plan ahead more as people suggested. Those pictures > sucked, but I kind of l

RE: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread Bob W
> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > I think I've got you beat there - I've still got my original 1974 > > D&D booklets (the white-boxed three volumes, plus the first four > > expansions). > > I wonder if the members of the Canon discussion forums brag so > enthusiastically about t

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 3/22/2011 6:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Sometimes I'm surprised that there are any second generation Pentaxians. Ha! Well, I can tell you none of them are mine! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PD

RE: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread Bob W
> Larry Colen [...] > > > > I think I've got you beat there - I've still got my original 1974 > > D&D booklets (the white-boxed three volumes, plus the first four > > expansions). > > I wonder if the members of the Canon discussion forums brag so > enthusiastically about their own nerdiness. Some

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 3/22/2011 5:09 PM, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 02:16:28PM -0500, Walter Gilbert wrote: Very cool shot, Larry! I've been trying to think of what it reminds me of, and at the risk of outing myself as an old-school Dungeons& Dragons geek, I finally figured it out. There's

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 22, 2011, at 3:09 PM, John Francis wrote: > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 02:16:28PM -0500, Walter Gilbert wrote: >> Very cool shot, Larry! I've been trying to think of what it >> reminds me of, and at the risk of outing myself as an old-school >> Dungeons & Dragons geek, I finally figured it o

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 02:16:28PM -0500, Walter Gilbert wrote: > Very cool shot, Larry! I've been trying to think of what it > reminds me of, and at the risk of outing myself as an old-school > Dungeons & Dragons geek, I finally figured it out. There's a > creature called the "Shambling Mound"

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 22, 2011, at 12:16 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > Very cool shot, Larry! I've been trying to think of what it reminds me of, > and at the risk of outing myself as an old-school Dungeons & Dragons geek, I > finally figured it out. There's a creature called the "Shambling Mound" in > the M

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread Walter Gilbert
Very cool shot, Larry! I've been trying to think of what it reminds me of, and at the risk of outing myself as an old-school Dungeons & Dragons geek, I finally figured it out. There's a creature called the "Shambling Mound" in the Monster Manual: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/31830056

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I was driving home this afternoon, and this caught my eye.  I found myself > shooting then analyzing rather than thinking before shooting, so I tried to > think and plan ahead more as people suggested. Those pictures sucked, but I > kind of

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Yup - very apt title... ann David J Brooks wrote: Good eye, nice title Dave On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I was driving home this afternoon, and this caught my eye. I found myself shooting then analyzing rather than thinking before shooting, so I tried to think

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very interesting image, well seen and well recorded. dan On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I was driving home this afternoon, and this caught my eye.  I found myself > shooting then analyzing rather than thinking before shooting, so I tried to > think and plan ahead more a

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread Ken Waller
Nice capture. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: PESO The Scream I was driving home this afternoon, and this caught my eye. I found myself shooting then analyzing rather than thinking before shooting, so

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread David J Brooks
Good eye, nice title Dave On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I was driving home this afternoon, and this caught my eye.  I found myself > shooting then analyzing rather than thinking before shooting, so I tried to > think and plan ahead more as people suggested. Those pictur

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's great. One of those title and picture combinations that works well. On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I was driving home this afternoon, and this caught my eye.  I found myself > shooting then analyzing rather than thinking before shooting, so I tried to > think and

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread Jack Davis
Works, Larry! Aptly titled. Jack --- On Tue, 3/22/11, Larry Colen wrote: > From: Larry Colen > Subject: PESO The Scream > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 1:09 AM > I was driving home this afternoon, > and this caught my eye.  I found myself shooting then > ana

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread Jack Davis
Works, Larry! Aptly titled. Jack --- On Tue, 3/22/11, Larry Colen wrote: > From: Larry Colen > Subject: PESO The Scream > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 1:09 AM > I was driving home this afternoon, > and this caught my eye.  I found myself shooting then > ana

Re: PESO - The Scream

2011-03-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 2, 2011, at 10:02 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Paul Stenquist > wrote: >> Apologies to Mr. Munch. f4, 1/200th, ISO >> 25,600http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12761835. Had to push it a >> stop in conversion, so it's more typical of ISO 51,200 perfor

Re: PESO - The Scream

2011-03-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Apologies to Mr. Munch. f4, 1/200th, ISO > 25,600http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12761835. Had to push it a stop > in conversion, so it's more typical of ISO 51,200 performance. I have to > remember to add some exposure comp in low

Re: PESO: The Scream

2010-03-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, John. Dan M On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:51 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >> >> I took the image because something about the sculpture grabbed my >> attention and held it.  I tried to capture the feeling that it aroused >> in me when I faced it.  I tried to make it lo

Re: PESO: The Scream

2010-03-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Daniel J. Matyola" I took the image because something about the sculpture grabbed my attention and held it. I tried to capture the feeling that it aroused in me when I faced it. I tried to make it look more like a statue -- or even a head -- than just a mask. I tried to bring out the sl

Re: PESO: The Scream

2010-03-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a very fair criticism. I took the image because something about the sculpture grabbed my attention and held it. I tried to capture the feeling that it aroused in me when I faced it. I tried to make it look more like a statue -- or even a head -- than just a mask. I tried to bring out th

Re: PESO: The Scream

2010-03-21 Thread Bruce Dayton
I tend to struggle with images which are just representations of art. If you were to look in a book or something to just see what it looked like, then this does a fine job. But it leaves me with the feeling of just taking a picture of a picture. In order to make a picture of art, there either nee

Re: PESO: The Scream

2010-03-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I don't think it is from a fountain. As I recall, it was excavated from a theater and was the tragedy half of a comedy/tragedy set of masks, but masks for display, not to be worn. Dan On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 6:40 AM, Bob W wrote: >> >> Sculpture of a mask in the National Museum, Romes; >> >> ht

Re: PESO: The Scream

2010-03-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks Marnie. I think it came out well for 3200 ISO. It was fairly dark in the museum. Dan On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 1:13 AM, wrote: > Nice shot. Thought it was going to be that  painting by Munch. But this is > a pretty effective scream too. > > Marnie aka  Doe :-) > > > In a

Re: PESO: The Scream

2010-03-21 Thread eckinator
wowsers... what Bob said... 2010/3/21 Daniel J. Matyola : > Sculpture of a mask in the National Museum, Romes; > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10825483 > > Comments, criticisms, and suggestions greatly appreciated. > > Dan M > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http

RE: PESO: The Scream

2010-03-21 Thread Bob W
> > Sculpture of a mask in the National Museum, Romes; > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10825483 > > Comments, criticisms, and suggestions greatly appreciated. > That's the spout from a fountain, isn't it? Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailma

Re: PESO: The Scream

2010-03-20 Thread Eactivist
Nice shot. Thought it was going to be that painting by Munch. But this is a pretty effective scream too. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 3/20/2010 6:44:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: Sculpture of a mask in the National Museum, Romes; htt