Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-17 Thread Bulent Celasun
The first one is the best, IMHO. A few others may also survive... Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun 2011/6/14

aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Larry Colen
Yesterday, a friend of mine tested for second degree black belt in aikido. As long as I was there, I took photos of the two belt tests. It was a very challenging venue to photograph, as sunlight from the two skylights hit the wall, and some of the mat behind the action. There was one spot,

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like them, especially the brightly backlit shots. Well done. Paul On Jun 14, 2011, at 4:16 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Yesterday, a friend of mine tested for second degree black belt in aikido. As long as I was there, I took photos of the two belt tests. It was a very challenging venue to

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/14/2011 11:16, Larry Colen wrote: The result of my thrash to deal with the horrid lighting was the sensei posting this comment to my facebook post of the link to the pictures: Your work is amazing! I love your photos of the test, including the effects that emerged when you shot into the

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
Good action shots. The silhouette is excellent. On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 4:16 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Yesterday, a friend of mine tested for second degree black belt in aikido.   As long as I was there, I took photos of the two belt tests. It was a very challenging venue to

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Sam L
On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 4:16 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Yesterday, a friend of mine tested for second degree black belt in aikido.   As long as I was there, I took photos of the two belt tests. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157626831857291/ -- Larry Colen

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 14, 2011, at 3:16, Larry Colen wrote: I wasn't going to post the set, because with all of the technical difficulties I had, I wasn't really please with any of the shots, but since I was so amused by Nick's reaction

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Christine Aguila
Larry--these are great! Nice work! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 3:16 AM Subject: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that. Yesterday, a friend of mine tested

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I like them, especially the brightly backlit shots. Well done. Paul Same here. Good motion/action blur. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Bong Manayon
I envy you. My son is in a dojo that is windowless and has lousy lighting. Your photos are great! Bong On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Yesterday, a friend of mine tested for second degree black belt in aikido.   As long as I was there, I took photos of

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 14, 2011, at 3:42 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 6/14/2011 11:16, Larry Colen wrote: The result of my thrash to deal with the horrid lighting was the sensei posting this comment to my facebook post of the link to the pictures: Your work is amazing! I love your photos of the test,

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Sam L
on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: In my home dojo, I find that it is often much easier to photograph at night, despite there being less light because the pools of light, while they sometimes add a nice effect, usually just blow out small sections of the

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 14, 2011, at 12:39 PM, Sam L wrote: on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: In my home dojo, I find that it is often much easier to photograph at night, despite there being less light because the pools of light, while they sometimes add a nice effect,

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Ken Waller
Looks like you made the best of the situation. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that. Yesterday, a friend of mine tested for second degree black

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Christine Nielsen
Well done, Larry. I really like the first two, and the silhouetted shot. The simpler backgrounds really enhance the photos, I think, and it's hard in those environments to get an uncluttered look. I've encountered the same issues -- cluttered background, poor light, fast action -- at my

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Bong Manayon
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:15 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Also thanks to Paul, Steven, Sam, Charles, Christine and Bong. Bong, what art does your son study? This dojo is in a space that is used for several things, aikido, iado, aerial gymnastics, and I expect regular dance:

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 14, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Well done, Larry. I really like the first two, and the silhouetted shot. The simpler backgrounds really enhance the photos, I think, and it's hard in those environments to get an uncluttered look. I've encountered the same issues --

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 14, 2011, at 3:32 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:15 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Also thanks to Paul, Steven, Sam, Charles, Christine and Bong. Bong, what art does your son study? This dojo is in a space that is used for several things, aikido,

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Bong Manayon
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Very cool, if I ever make it to the Philippines it's nice to know I'd have a place to train. It seems that every dojo uses a different color scheme for belts, so I'm not sure what rank that translates to. Great, drop

Re: aiki photography, or yeah, I meant to do that.

2011-06-14 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/14/2011 21:15, Larry Colen wrote: Thank you. I shot a stupid huge number of photos, because you can't really tell a lot of those things when the action is happening, then went through and sorted them down by a factor of 10, then the sensei sorted them down by a factor of 6 after that. So