Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-29 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 29, 2005, at 16:18, Powell Hargrave wrote: Didn't know you were a twin. I thought that maybe the URL for my website might have given that fact away! On the subject of Fisheyes, though - everyone loves the Zenitar so much that I feel I'm missing something. If it were worth more, I

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-29 Thread Powell Hargrave
Didn't know you were a twin. At 10:19 AM 29/11/2005 , you wrote: > >On Nov 29, 2005, at 11:56, Boris Liberman wrote: > >> Hi! >> >>> There has been some discussion of the Zenitar 16mm fisheye so I >>> thought I >>> would put up a few shots take with the ZX-5n. >>> It is much easier to use this

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-29 Thread Powell Hargrave
At 09:56 AM 29/11/2005 , you wrote: >> http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image9.htm > >Powell, the third image made me smile a little... Not only Zenitar >warped your greenhouse but it also painted its left wall (is it a wall) >in this turquoise kind of color. > >Boris Thanks Boris. The north

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-29 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 29, 2005, at 11:56, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! There has been some discussion of the Zenitar 16mm fisheye so I thought I would put up a few shots take with the ZX-5n. It is much easier to use this lens on the DS with the 1.5 crop. It is really wide and bendy on full frame! http://m

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! There has been some discussion of the Zenitar 16mm fisheye so I thought I would put up a few shots take with the ZX-5n. It is much easier to use this lens on the DS with the 1.5 crop. It is really wide and bendy on full frame! http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image9.htm Powell, the thir

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-28 Thread Powell Hargrave
At 01:14 PM 28/11/2005 , frank wrote: > >On 11/25/05, Powell Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> There has been some discussion of the Zenitar 16mm fisheye so I thought I >> would put up a few shots take with the ZX-5n. >> >> It is much easier to use this lens on the DS with the 1.5 crop. It is

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-28 Thread frank theriault
On 11/25/05, Powell Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There has been some discussion of the Zenitar 16mm fisheye so I thought I > would put up a few shots take with the ZX-5n. > > It is much easier to use this lens on the DS with the 1.5 crop. It is > really wide and bendy on full frame! > > h

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-28 Thread Powell Hargrave
At 01:33 AM 28/11/2005 , you wrote: > >Uh! > >I LIKE the maple leaf one, the second one it's nice too (if it wasn't >for that ladder...) Ya. I should have moved the ladder. >...and... what a HUGE greenhouse you have! lol > >where were them taken? Just south of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, BC, C

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-28 Thread danilo
Uh! I LIKE the maple leaf one, the second one it's nice too (if it wasn't for that ladder...) ...and... what a HUGE greenhouse you have! lol where were them taken? bye, danilo

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-26 Thread brooksdj
Thanks for posting these pictures Powell. I just ordered one from the link Godfrey supplied. I like all three shots,especially the first two. Nice fall day pictures. Dave Brooks > --- Powell Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There has been some disc

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Pretty neat! Yes, I imagine on 24x36 it is a bit wider and more curvy than I'd find very useful most of the time. I like the rendering on 16x24, haven't bothered to do any rectilinear correction with it yet. Godfrey On Nov 25, 2005, at 9:48 AM, Powell Hargrave wrote: There has been some dis

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-25 Thread Jack Davis
I realize you put this up to demonstrate the Zenitar, but I'm taken with the scene. A rich, extremely well composed image. Jack --- Powell Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There has been some discussion of the Zenitar 16mm fisheye so I > thought I > would put up a few shots take with the ZX

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun 3--Farmers' Market

2005-09-26 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Frank! It =is= really fun to use. Shot many frames with it yesterday too at a run/walk fundraiser. I'm getting those shots on CD, so maybe there will be some quick posts. Rick --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/24/05, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The fi

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun 3--Farmers' Market

2005-09-26 Thread frank theriault
On 9/24/05, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The first Saturday I had the F17-28 lens, I took it > with me on my weekly trip to the farmers' market in a > nearby park. This shot lost a good deal of its "zip" > in scanning, but I like the fisheye perspective. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun 2: Tanglewood Music Shed

2005-09-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! well, how about that! If you don't look at the details of the image, what do you see? An eye! Very cool. Ditto! The cat's eye. Grand! Boris

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun 2: Tanglewood Music Shed

2005-09-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like the way the rows of seats move from light to shadow. Interesting shot. Very nice. Paul On Sep 19, 2005, at 6:03 PM, Jon M wrote: Would that happen to be the Tanglewood near Clemmonsville, NC? --- Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This was taken about an hour before concert time.

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun 2: Tanglewood Music Shed

2005-09-19 Thread Rick Womer
Nope. That's the Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts. --- Jon M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would that happen to be the Tanglewood near > Clemmonsville, NC? > > > --- Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This was taken about an hour before concert time. > > Yeah, the contrast is high.

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun 2: Tanglewood Music Shed

2005-09-19 Thread Jon M
Would that happen to be the Tanglewood near Clemmonsville, NC? --- Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This was taken about an hour before concert time. > Yeah, the contrast is high. I like what the fisheye > does to the rows of seats, though. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun 2: Tanglewood Music Shed

2005-09-19 Thread Rick Womer
Wow. You clearly have a more vivid imagination than I do! Rick --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well, how about that! If you don't look at the > details of the image, > what do you see? An eye! Very cool. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Monday, September 19, 2005, 8:49:2

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun--Mother and daughter: the URL!

2005-09-19 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks for your kind words about both shots, Frank. My wife was rather skeptical about the fisheye, but even she is coming around! Rick --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/18/05, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Okay, if you insist, it's here: > > > > > http://www.ph

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun--Mother and daughter: the URL!

2005-09-19 Thread frank theriault
On 9/18/05, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, if you insist, it's here: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3720442 > > Geez, I hate these "senior moments"! Perfect I love it - emotion, motion blur - what more does a pic need? Oh yeah, great composition, too. che

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun 2: Tanglewood Music Shed

2005-09-19 Thread frank theriault
On 9/19/05, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This was taken about an hour before concert time. > Yeah, the contrast is high. I like what the fisheye > does to the rows of seats, though. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3720445 > > PZ-1p, F 17-28, f/8 @ 1/60 (IIRC), Elite Ch

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun 2: Tanglewood Music Shed

2005-09-19 Thread Bruce Dayton
well, how about that! If you don't look at the details of the image, what do you see? An eye! Very cool. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, September 19, 2005, 8:49:28 AM, you wrote: RW> This was taken about an hour before concert time. RW> Yeah, the contrast is high. I like what the fisheye

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun--Mother and daughter: the URL!

2005-09-19 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Bruce. That lens is lots of fun. More pix coming. Rick --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Rick, > > Very fun pic! You have given an unusual perspective > that makes you > really look at the image. > > -- > Bruce > > > Sunday, September 18, 2005, 10:42:28 AM, you

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun--Mother and daughter: the URL!

2005-09-19 Thread Rick Womer
Boris, Thanks for your comments. Yes, I used the pop-up flash, at -1.5 stops, which is why there is still motion blur in the girl's feet and the mother's arms. Rick --- Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As for the shot... I think lack of detail on > mother's shirt is rather > d

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun--Mother and daughter: the URL!

2005-09-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Okay, if you insist, it's here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3720442 Geez, I hate these "senior moments"! Rick, I am merely 34 (as of 3 days ago :-) ), but I can totally relate to what you say... As for the shot... I think lack of detail on mother's shirt is rather dis

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun--Mother and daughter: the URL!

2005-09-18 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Rick, Very fun pic! You have given an unusual perspective that makes you really look at the image. -- Bruce Sunday, September 18, 2005, 10:42:28 AM, you wrote: RW> Okay, if you insist, it's here: RW> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3720442 RW> Geez, I hate these "senior m

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun--Mother and daughter: the URL!

2005-09-18 Thread Rick Womer
Okay, if you insist, it's here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3720442 Geez, I hate these "senior moments"! Rick --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like the clean whites and total blacks... > > Rick Womer wrote: > > >I had so much fun with Amita's 15mm Sigma duri

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun--Mother and daughter: the URL!

2005-09-18 Thread Rick Womer
Okay, if you insist, it's here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3720442 Geez, I hate these "senior moments"! Rick --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like the clean whites and total blacks... > > Rick Womer wrote: > > >I had so much fun with Amita's 15mm Sigma duri

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun--Mother and daughter

2005-09-18 Thread P. J. Alling
I like the clean whites and total blacks... Rick Womer wrote: I had so much fun with Amita's 15mm Sigma during the Philly PDML gathering that I went and bought a Pentax F 17-28 fisheye zoom from Bruce Dayton a couple of weeks later. Slowly, I'm getting some of my summer shots sorted and scanne