Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread Joseph Tainter
Re: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0318.htm http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0321.htm The juniper trees in the foregrounds are probably 300 to 400 years old. It's hard to find a sizeable one in Navajo country that doesn't have axe marks in it. Heading to the same

Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Ok, so it is not really a matched pair, but the same mitten twice. These were both taken near the same time. I'm trying to decide which I like better. It would be nice to get opinions on what you like, if any. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0318.htm http://www.daytonphoto.c

Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread Herb Chong
, 2005 7:43 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens I do appreciate the feedback. The polarizer was set to show as much separation of cloud and sky as possible. I don't know if that would have an opposite effect on the plants, but I would guess that they would gain the same benefit. Pe

Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread Kenneth Waller
The first has too much going on, distracting, a snap to record you being there. The second is more interesting, but I believe a lower perspective, with the foreground stump 'competing' with the mittens would be a stronger image. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" <[E

Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread Bruce Dayton
Well, so far, it is certainly unanimous that the second is better than the first. Shooting info on the second one: Pentax *istD, DA 16-45/4, handheld, polarizer ISO 200, 1/90 sec @ f/13, 26mm focal length date/time: 6/16/2005 @ 2:16:09 pm I do appreciate the feedback. The polarizer was set to sh

Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread frank theriault
On 7/18/05, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, so it is not really a matched pair, but the same mitten twice. > These were both taken near the same time. I'm trying to decide which > I like better. It would be nice to get opinions on what you like, if > any. > > http://www.daytonphoto

Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread Herb Chong
i don't like the shadow and the tree branch above on the first one. did you use a polarizer on either of these shots? the vegetation looks like it is reflecting the sky. Herb - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 1:35 PM Sub

Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread P. J. Alling
I like the second one it has a more dynamic composition. Bruce Dayton wrote: Ok, so it is not really a matched pair, but the same mitten twice. These were both taken near the same time. I'm trying to decide which I like better. It would be nice to get opinions on what you like, if any. http

Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread John Forbes
I'm for No 2, too. I like the way that there appears to be a succession of simialr outcrops, standing guard over something to the left. John On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:22:25 +0100, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: #2 gets my vote. The framing with the overhanging branch in #1 doesn't w

Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread Jack Davis
0321, by far. A bit too bad the tree stump shows having been cut. You, however, did all it was possible to do with the scene. Excellent composition and DOF. Don't like the peek-a-boo limb in upper right of 0318. Needs to be connected. Jack --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, so it

Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
They are both wonderful photographs. I have been there, and know that shooting monumnt valley if much more difficult that it might at first appear. Of the two, I prefer the second, #321. The foreground in both the upper right and lower left adds interest and texture, and the sky is wonderfu

Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread Rick Womer
#2 gets my vote. The framing with the overhanging branch in #1 doesn't work for me--it somehow clashes with the spacious feel of the rest of the image. Rick --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, so it is not really a matched pair, but the same > mitten twice. > These were both taken

RE: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Bruce ... the second is more interesting and I think a better photo from a compositional standpoint. The shadow on the lower right of the first photo is not only a distraction, I think it upsets the balance of the photo. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bruce Dayton > These were both taken