Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot - Thanks

2005-08-30 Thread tomreese
Bob Shell asked about one that got away pictures. We were on a motorcycle tour of Colorado a couple years ago. We were just leaving the Great Sand Dunes National Monument at dusk when I looked to my left and saw absolutely perfect golden light on the upper halves of the mountains from the

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-28 Thread mike wilson
Cesar wrote: mike wilson wrote: Sounds like a recipe for regurgitation. 8-) I sometimes watch the RAf practicing low flying in the countrysdide around here. 400' would be considered as getting some height for a look around 8-) Ever seen the film of the RNAS making a mock attack on a

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-28 Thread Jack Davis
That's great! The dog's ears and body tilt would have been exactly my reaction. Thanks for uploading. Jack --- Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not sure that this is my most unusual, but a fun shot I was reminded of by Mark's posted a few days ago. Taken in Warsaw last September. I saw

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-28 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/27/2005 9:28:45 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Not sure that this is my most unusual, but a fun shot I was reminded of by Mark's posted a few days ago. Taken in Warsaw last September. I saw the dog and took a series of 6 shots, looking for the right

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-27 Thread Doug Brewer
We were in North Carolina. =You= were the one with the accent. and it's a good one. On Aug 26, 2005, at 9:29 PM, William Robb wrote: Wasn't so bad. You have a mellifluous accent. William Robb

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-27 Thread frank theriault
On 8/25/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: === Huh, frank, how is that a messenger tradition? When/where/why? Definitely unusual. :-) Oh, sorry, Marnie. I guess you may not have been around when I was posting shots from my trip to NYC for CMWC (Cycle Messenger World

RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-27 Thread Powell Hargrave
At 10:34 AM 24/08/2005, Jack wrote: http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=87 So that's how those little dudes make U turns so fast. Great shot! Powell

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-27 Thread Powell Hargrave
Remember now. photoshop is not a verb (Tony Sweet). It is now. The language evolves. Powell

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-27 Thread Cesar
mike wilson wrote: From: Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/26 Fri AM 02:21:46 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot mike wilson wrote: From: Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1) I was sitting in a UH-1 with the doors open as we did

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-27 Thread Stan Halpin
Not sure that this is my most unusual, but a fun shot I was reminded of by Mark's posted a few days ago. Taken in Warsaw last September. I saw the dog and took a series of 6 shots, looking for the right combination of angle, people, etc. In the middle of the process, this picture happened - the

Re: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-26 Thread mike wilson
From: Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/26 Fri AM 02:21:46 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot mike wilson wrote: From: Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1) I was sitting in a UH-1 with the doors open as we did a 'map of the earth

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot - Thanks

2005-08-26 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Bob W wrote: I've had plenty of those situations when I did have a camera with me, but other things stopped me getting the shot. Driving is a big one -- of those things that stops one getting the shot.

RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-26 Thread Tim Øsleby
other clever guy) -Original Message- From: John Coyle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26. august 2005 08:01 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot Marnie, that's a question deserving multiple answers! My most unusual shot: would have

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot - Thanks

2005-08-26 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It’s hard to tell if this thread has run down yet. Maybe not. If you still want to, feel free to continue to add your reply/answer. However, I wanted to throw my thanks in now. Thanks for starting the thread Marnie! Because of it, I've been going through my old shots

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-26 Thread Doug Brewer
oh, Lord, we're trying to =attract= people to the NPW. Let's not threaten them with having to listen to me. Mark Roberts wrote: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Anyone who hasn't yet attended a Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography weekend take note: If you meet Doug in person

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-26 Thread Adam Maas
mike wilson wrote: From: Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/26 Fri AM 02:21:46 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot mike wilson wrote: From: Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1) I was sitting in a UH-1 with the doors open as we did a 'map

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-26 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm sure you have a melodious voice. Doug Brewer wrote: oh, Lord, we're trying to =attract= people to the NPW. Let's not threaten them with having to listen to me. Mark Roberts wrote: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Anyone who hasn't yet attended a Grandfather Mountain Nature

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/25/2005 11:00:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Marnie, that's a question deserving multiple answers! My most unusual shot: would have to be a commission to photograph a dog's grave for it's owner, who had had to leave it behind when she returned to

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-26 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure you have a melodious voice. I believe mellifluous is a more fitting word... Doug Brewer wrote: oh, Lord, we're trying to =attract= people to the NPW. Let's not threaten them with having to listen to me. Mark Roberts wrote: Doug Brewer

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-26 Thread P. J. Alling
At least I didn't use malodorous. (besides my thesaurus suggests easy on the ear as a synonym). Mark Roberts wrote: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure you have a melodious voice. I believe mellifluous is a more fitting word... Doug Brewer wrote: oh, Lord,

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-26 Thread mike wilson
Adam Maas wrote: mike wilson wrote: From: Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/26 Fri AM 02:21:46 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot mike wilson wrote: From: Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1) I was sitting in a UH-1 with the doors open as we did

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-26 Thread Cotty
On 25/8/05, Cesar, discombobulated, unleashed: You have gotten my ear. I will look for it at the next available opportunity. Look no further: http://tinyurl.com/a3xdg the story of a HU-1 pilot in Nam. Desperately funny, sad, amazing, and sobering all at the same time. Did you know that a

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Doug Brewer Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot oh, Lord, we're trying to =attract= people to the NPW. Let's not threaten them with having to listen to me. Wasn't so bad. You have a mellifluous accent. William Robb

Re: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread mike wilson
From: Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1) I was sitting in a UH-1 with the doors open as we did a 'map of the earth' return to our base in southern Honduras. The others hesitated when the pilot asked if we wanted to do it, so I chimed in and said yes! Nothing spectacular in terms of photos

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/8/05, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: I've been thinking about this off and on for a couple of days, and rather than coming up with actual photos, what keep coming to mind are the various weird situations I've been in during my long association with photography. Hilarious

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/8/05, Cesar, discombobulated, unleashed: Talking about location or situation, let me think on this - 1) I was sitting in a UH-1 with the doors open as we did a 'map of the earth' return to our base in southern Honduras. The others hesitated when the pilot asked if we wanted to do it, so

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Stephen Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tim Øsleby wrote: It should be Hi Mark, Remember now. photoshop is not a verb (Tony Sweet). There is no noun that cannot be verbed. -- (allegedly from IBM documentation stylebook) Verbing weirds language - Calvin (from Calvin Hobbes) --

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, you know, I thought and I thought and I thought, then I realized that I don't take photos of unusual subject matter; I wish I lived in a world where women having sex with filing cabinets on public sidewalks weren't unusual. Or maybe I don't...

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
No, Marnie, I was not in a helicopter. Both photos were taken with my brand new Spottie when I was a captain in the US Marines. The Photo of bombs exploding was taken from the back seat of an F-4B fighter jet, which had just dropped those bombs. The other shot was taken when I visited

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Kenneth Waller
Cesar, it sounds to me like there is a morale to your story Like stay out of helicopters. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:36 PM Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot Marnie

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Anyone who hasn't yet attended a Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography weekend take note: If you meet Doug in person you'll be able to visualize Doug speaking and hear his voice when you read one of his stories like this. It's worth the trip for that

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/25/2005 10:05:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone who hasn't yet attended a Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography weekend take note: If you meet Doug in person you'll be able to visualize Doug speaking and hear his voice when you read one of his

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread E.R.N. Reed
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/25/2005 10:05:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone who hasn't yet attended a Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography weekend take note: If you meet Doug in person you'll be able to visualize Doug speaking and hear his voice

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread E.R.N. Reed
In a message dated 8/24/2005 4:46:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I guess that the only unusual thing I've got is a couple of loonies on a nature ride: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3538613size=lg I suppose it's unusual in that you don't see it every day.

RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Bob W
There is no noun that cannot be verbed. -- (allegedly from IBM documentation stylebook) They wouldn't use a double negative. I happen to have the (or 'an') IBM handbook and they definitely discourage double negatives. Unfortunately I can't find your quote. Any noun can be verbed is how I

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot - Thanks

2005-08-25 Thread Eactivist
It’s hard to tell if this thread has run down yet. Maybe not. If you still want to, feel free to continue to add your reply/answer. However, I wanted to throw my thanks in now. Interesting replies!!! Ranging from the humorous to the very serious. I now have a lot of “weird” images in my

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot - Thanks

2005-08-25 Thread Bob Shell
On Thursday, August 25, 2005, at 03:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It’s hard to tell if this thread has run down yet. Maybe not. If you still want to, feel free to continue to add your reply/answer. However, I wanted to throw my thanks in now. Interesting replies!!! Ranging from the

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
I didn't know that they show their tongue when shaking ;-) pancho Jack Davis schrieb: Spent a couple 100 degree hours at Sacramento 's Land Park Zoo awhile back. I envied a polar bear which kept diving into its pool (probably refrigerated) and spinning to the surface. Finally occurred to me

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Stephen Moore
Isn't it annoying when you write a quote and some smartarse has the book and corrects you!? I hate it. But it's irresistible. Yup ;-) But I did say allegedly, which translates loosely as Internet hearsay. Stephen

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Christian a écrit: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you have ever shot? The most unique? Or the weirdest? Or simply the subject matter that you have had the hardest time capturing (either because it was hard to get to, or

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot - Thanks

2005-08-25 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/25/2005 12:11:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How about some the one that got away stories? I'm sure lots of people here have stories about those once in a lifetime stunning images they came across when they didn't have a camera with them. Bob

RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot - Thanks

2005-08-25 Thread Bob W
I've had plenty of those situations when I did have a camera with me, but other things stopped me getting the shot. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 August 2005 20:40 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Survey: Your

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot - Thanks

2005-08-25 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Bob Shell wrote: On Thursday, August 25, 2005, at 03:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It’s hard to tell if this thread has run down yet. Maybe not. If you still want to, feel free to continue to add your reply/answer. However, I wanted to throw my thanks in now. Interesting replies!!!

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot - Thanks

2005-08-25 Thread P. J. Alling
Ok, I'll do it this time... Mark! E.R.N. Reed wrote: snip Surely nobody here goes anywhere without a camera ... -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot - Thanks

2005-08-25 Thread mike wilson
Bob Shell wrote: On Thursday, August 25, 2005, at 03:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It’s hard to tell if this thread has run down yet. Maybe not. If you still want to, feel free to continue to add your reply/answer. However, I wanted to throw my thanks in now. Interesting replies!!!

RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot - Thanks

2005-08-25 Thread Bob W
Quite interesting to see how Google picked the advertising for that page -- Cheers, Bob How about some the one that got away stories? I'm sure lots of people here have stories about those once in a lifetime stunning images they came across when they didn't have a camera with them.

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Jack Davis
They don't. Only when they want to send a message to someone photographing them. LOL Jack --- Pancho Hasselbach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't know that they show their tongue when shaking ;-) pancho Jack Davis schrieb: Spent a couple 100 degree hours at Sacramento 's Land

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Cesar
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/24/2005 8:37:55 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 3)Another helicopter ride -is there a theme here?- along the Honduras/Nicaragua border during the time of the Contras. I was shooting away with the doors open in another UH-1

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Cesar
mike wilson wrote: From: Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1) I was sitting in a UH-1 with the doors open as we did a 'map of the earth' return to our base in southern Honduras. The others hesitated when the pilot asked if we wanted to do it, so I chimed in and said yes! Nothing

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Cesar
Cotty wrote: On 24/8/05, Cesar, discombobulated, unleashed: Talking about location or situation, let me think on this - 1) I was sitting in a UH-1 with the doors open as we did a 'map of the earth' return to our base in southern Honduras. The others hesitated when the pilot asked if we

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread Cesar
there is a morale to your story Like stay out of helicopters. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:36 PM Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot Marnie, This has made me think a bit. I

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-25 Thread John Coyle
Marnie, that's a question deserving multiple answers! My most unusual shot: would have to be a commission to photograph a dog's grave for it's owner, who had had to leave it behind when she returned to England. Pentax SV, 55/1.8, Kodachrome 25 - Fee GBP% (which was worth a lot in those days!)

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread dagt
fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you have ever shot? The most unique? Or the weirdest? Or simply the subject matter that you have had the hardest time capturing (either because it was hard to get to, or timing, or movement, or whatever)? Please

RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
[Original Message] LET'S DO A SURVEY!!! Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you have ever shot? The most unique? Or the weirdest? Or simply the subject matter that you have had the hardest time capturing (either because it was hard to get to, or timing, or movement, or

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/8/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: I was asked to photograph feet for a very unusual woman who lived in an exclusive part of San Francisco. This woman would have what I called foot fetish parties about once a month and I was hired to photograph the bare feet of her guests.

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'll look for it tonight. I at least have the cover, which I could scan. But I might have the transparancy as well. All my transparencies from those days are buried in a box in the basement, but I at least know where to look :-). Paul On Aug 23, 2005, at 11:39 PM, Tom C wrote: Paul Stenquist

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
this out by trial and error sort like what you did...But once I knew the correct compensation times it was easy to repeat. jco -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:30 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/23/2005 10:32:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tuesday, August 23, 2005, at 10:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you have ever shot? The most unique? Or the weirdest? Or simply the subject matter that you

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Eactivist
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 8:26 PM Subject: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you have ever shot? The most unique? Or the weirdest? Or simply the subject matter that you have had the hardest time

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/24/2005 12:47:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you have ever shot? The most unique? Or the weirdest? Or simply the subject matter that you have had the hardest time capturing

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am also sort of expecting a wildlife story from someone. I think Shel's qualifies ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Among my most unusual: Bombs exploding in Viet Nam: http://www.aohc.it/vintage/danmat14.jpg The ground zero building in the Hiroshima Peace Park: http://www.aohc.it/vintage/danmat18.jpg Both shot with my (then new) Asahi Pentax Spotmatic.

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Marnie: I love your disturbed landscapes. The first one, which you describe as a little wierd, is may favorite. It is truely fascinating and a unique point of view. I also like the funny one very much, but they are all great. Dan M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dont know. I think part of

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread wendy beard
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you have ever shot? The most unique? Or the weirdest? Or simply the subject matter that you have had the hardest time capturing (either because it was hard to get to, or timing, or movement, or whatever)? Please

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/24/2005 8:03:43 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think it has to be this guy. http://www.muddypawz.net/other_port/img_0002.htm He was sort of sprung upon me. I had gone to a lady's house to photograph her two dogs and ended up taking photos of not only

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/24/2005 7:23:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Marnie: I love your disturbed landscapes. The first one, which you describe as a little wierd, is may favorite. It is truely fascinating and a unique point of view. I also like the funny one very much,

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/24/2005 6:09:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am also sort of expecting a wildlife story from someone. I think Shel's qualifies ;-) -- Mark Roberts LOL. You're right. Marnie

RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Tim Øsleby
, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24. august 2005 10:57 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot [Original Message] LET'S DO A SURVEY!!! Q. What is the most unusual subject matter

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Jack Davis
Spent a couple 100 degree hours at Sacramento 's Land Park Zoo awhile back. I envied a polar bear which kept diving into its pool (probably refrigerated) and spinning to the surface. Finally occurred to me to try for a shot. Didn't get a solid freeze, but a different image. Jack

RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Jack Davis
In Bryce Canyon 'prox 15 years ago, I was set up to compress some scenery when a chipmunk appeared on a pine tree root about 40 or 50 ft from me. My wife broke off small pieces of a Ritz cracker, she was munching, and placing them along the root while I took aim. They (it) would scurry out from

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Kenneth Waller
Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you have ever shot? The most unique? Or the weirdest? Or simply the subject matter that you have had the hardest time capturing (either because it was hard to get to, or timing, or movement, or whatever)? Please expound. A. A pack of wolves feeding

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Mark Roberts
Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Spent a couple 100 degree hours at Sacramento 's Land Park Zoo awhile back. I envied a polar bear which kept diving into its pool (probably refrigerated) and spinning to the surface. Finally occurred to me to try for a shot. Didn't get a solid freeze, but a

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Mark Roberts
OK, it pales beside the weirdness of some others' shots, but it's still quite odd: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7cf01017.jpg I'm not sure what he's doing... Yes, that is a person, not a statue. I'd describe his performance as some kind of cross between mime and Tai Chi. He was doing this street

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7cf01017.jpg Damn. I haven't looked at that shot in years and now I'm starting to think I really like it. Here's a variation: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7cf01017a.jpg I really like it, strictly from a visual standpoint,

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread P. J. Alling
You may not think so, but it looks perfect to me. Too bad it's such a small part of the frame. Jack Davis wrote: In Bryce Canyon 'prox 15 years ago, I was set up to compress some scenery when a chipmunk appeared on a pine tree root about 40 or 50 ft from me. My wife broke off small pieces

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Bruce Dayton
Jack, You should have submitted that to the PUG Dance theme for last month. It would have been a sure winner! Fun shot. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, August 24, 2005, 10:34:32 AM, you wrote: JD In Bryce Canyon 'prox 15 years ago, I was set up to JD compress some scenery when a chipmunk

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread keithw
Jack Davis wrote: In Bryce Canyon 'prox 15 years ago, I was set up to compress some scenery when a chipmunk appeared on a pine tree root about 40 or 50 ft from me. My wife broke off small pieces of a Ritz cracker, she was munching, and placing them along the root while I took aim. They (it)

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread keithw
Mark Roberts wrote: OK, it pales beside the weirdness of some others' shots, but it's still quite odd: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7cf01017.jpg I'm not sure what he's doing... Yes, that is a person, not a statue. I'd describe his performance as some kind of cross between mime and Tai Chi.

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you have ever shot? The most unique? Or the weirdest? Or simply the subject matter that you have had the hardest time capturing (either because it was hard to get to, or timing, or movement, or

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Kenneth Waller
Reminds me of the silver painted Mimes I've seen in San Francisco. Very entertaining the are. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot OK, it pales beside the weirdness of some others' shots, but it's still

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Charles Braswell Jr
Here's a variation: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7cf01017a.jpg I really like it, strictly from a visual standpoint, but I'm bothered because it now isn't as apparent that this guy is actually painted like that, rather than being Photoshopped to look that way... Hi Mark, Remember now.

RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Tim Øsleby
To: Pentax-discuss Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot Here's a variation: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7cf01017a.jpg I really like it, strictly from a visual standpoint, but I'm bothered because it now isn't as apparent that this guy is actually painted like that, rather than being

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Mark Roberts
Charles Braswell Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a variation: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7cf01017a.jpg I really like it, strictly from a visual standpoint, but I'm bothered because it now isn't as apparent that this guy is actually painted like that, rather than being Photoshopped to

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Jack Davis
Looks s cold! Very odd paint job. Jack --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, it pales beside the weirdness of some others' shots, but it's still quite odd: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7cf01017.jpg I'm not sure what he's doing... Yes, that is a person, not a statue. I'd

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Jack Davis
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Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/8/05, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=87 Hah! Love it! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/8/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=86 Dynamite shot, Jack! That's an award winner there. Seconded. Nat. Geo standard, easily. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Stephen Moore
Tim Øsleby wrote: It should be Hi Mark, Remember now. photoshop is not a verb (Tony Sweet). There is no noun that cannot be verbed. -- (allegedly from IBM documentation stylebook) gdr Stephen

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/8/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7cf01017.jpg Damn. I haven't looked at that shot in years and now I'm starting to think I really like it. Here's a variation: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7cf01017a.jpg Prefer version 1. Lovely shot.

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:34 PM Subject: RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=87 Awesome shot Jack. Even if is a small part of the image

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Marco Alpert
On Aug 24, 2005, at 11:57 AM, Christian wrote: A. This one would most likely fall into the weirdest or unusual subject matter column for mainstream people. http://www.xian.us/ And what about for us non-mainstream people? - Marco

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 5:12 PM Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot On Aug 24, 2005, at 11:57 AM, Christian wrote: A. This one would most likely fall into the weirdest or unusual

RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Bob W
: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 8:26 PM Subject: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you have ever shot? The most unique? Or the weirdest? Or simply the subject

RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Bob W
Wow - great shot! -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Jack Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 August 2005 17:29 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot Spent a couple 100 degree hours at Sacramento 's Land Park Zoo awhile back. I

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread frank theriault
On 8/23/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you have ever shot? The most unique? Or the weirdest? Or simply the subject matter that you have had the hardest time capturing (either because it was hard to get to, or timing, or

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I'm with you, frank. I tend to shoot pretty normal subjects, just look for moments when they often don't look so normal. The most exciting photographic endeavors I've been involved in were from the time when I was working at NASA/JPL in the 1980s, doing science imaging work with a aircraft

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Doug Brewer
I've been thinking about this off and on for a couple of days, and rather than coming up with actual photos, what keep coming to mind are the various weird situations I've been in during my long association with photography. 1. Had a visit from a guy in Elizabethton, Tennessee once. He

RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Tim Øsleby
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot I've been thinking about this off and on for a couple of days, and rather than coming up with actual photos, what keep coming to mind are the various weird situations I've been in during my long association with photography

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Jack Davis
Frank, Disturbing image. I'll be awhile getting past the possible sensations. Umm! Umm! Umm! May not rest well for a few nights. Jack --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/23/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot

2005-08-24 Thread Cesar
Marnie, This has made me think a bit. I think of myself as a 'normal/plain/snapshot' photographer, nothing out of the ordinary. I have taken abstract shots galore but not anything I would consider unusual. I give the below without images since I really do not have the time to find and

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