Re: January PUG comments

2024-02-10 Thread John Sessoms
Thank you. On 2/5/2024 2:01 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: Two of the images in last month’s PUG are burned into my mind - I can’t stop seeing them! John’s Eclipse was just a masterwork in minimalism. All other things equal, I think I prefer eclipse images where the sun is just emerging out of the

Re: January PUG Comments - Jan. 6

2004-01-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Frank: First, Thank you so much for taking the time and making the effort to comment on all the PUG entries this month! I find it quite interesting and most instructive to read someone else's comments after I have view the photos and then go back to see what that other person saw that I may have

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-06 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 22:52, mike wilson wrote: > > Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 20:08, mike wilson wrote: > > > > I think the "nature" of the restriction Paul is talking about is nudity, > > > > of Homo sapiens at least. > > > > > > > Yes,

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-06 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 22:52, mike wilson wrote: > Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 20:08, mike wilson wrote: > > > I think the "nature" of the restriction Paul is talking about is nudity, > > > of Homo sapiens at least. > > > > > Yes, I understand that, but I didn't find anythin

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-06 Thread mike wilson
Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 20:08, mike wilson wrote: > > I think the "nature" of the restriction Paul is talking about is nudity, > > of Homo sapiens at least. > > > Yes, I understand that, but I didn't find anything in the submission guidelines > about such a restriction. I

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-06 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 20:08, mike wilson wrote: > Hi, > > Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 04:37, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > I prefer the trailer parks to the deer because they don't run away . > > > I do some nature photography as well but it's of a nature that's not > > > al

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-06 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 04:37, Paul Stenquist wrote: > On Jan 4, 2004, at 5:21 PM, Bill Sawyer wrote: > > > From Paul Stenquist, the > > other Michigan PDMLer, I'm learning to shoot dilapidated trailer > > parks. > > > > > I prefer the trailer parks to the deer because they don't run away . >

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jan 4, 2004, at 5:21 PM, Bill Sawyer wrote: From Paul Stenquist, the other Michigan PDMLer, I'm learning to shoot dilapidated trailer parks. I prefer the trailer parks to the deer because they don't run away . I do some nature photography as well but it's of a nature that's not allowed

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-05 Thread frank theriault
What, I have to say nice things about you for you to think I'm cool, Boris? cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Anyway, Frank, be thanked. Your coolne

RE: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-05 Thread Bill Sawyer
Ken, Great trip - I'm jealous! Bring some great shots back with you, I'd like to see some. -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 04, 2004 11:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:January PUG Comments Part IV I'll be spending tw

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-04 Thread Robert Gonzalez
Thanks for the kind words Frank. I was intimidated at first to submit my humble photos in the midst of such great PDML company, but my kids said: "just send one Dad" and I did. They loved seeing "Mushu" on the internet. Now you gave me the courage to send more in the coming months. Thanks f

Re: January PUG Comments Part III

2004-01-04 Thread P Kong
At 08:12 AM 1/4/2004, Frank wrote: "I've Got my Eye on You" by Pat Kong: Sharpness seems an issue here, too, but noticing that you caught this one in the wild makes me cut you a ~bit~ of slack. I'm thinking you don't have many chances to grab one of a bird of prey. Also, using a 105mm (I'm a

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-04 Thread Rfsindg
Frank, Thanks for the comments, I do appreciate the honest feedback. I agree with you wholeheartedly. The two preceding shots are great! And mine is weak. :-( It was a 10 or 12 point wild buck! I just caught a brief glimpse of it. And I'm happy to have any picture of it at all, but it's not a

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-04 Thread Harald Rust
Frank, Thanks for taking the time to review all the photos in the PUG this month! I have enjoyed it very much to read the points you make about each photo. Also am glad you saw some merit in my photo of the "Bison" on the Yellowstone prairie. I wish I could be there right now, and take photos of

Re: January PUG Comments Part III

2004-01-04 Thread Ryan Lee
Thanks for your thoughts Frank! About blown out whites and underexposed shadows, other than available lighting conditions, I'm guessing the 2 stop overexposure and the cross-processing added to it as well. About sharp enough, I'm pretty happy with it, but I might have lost some shooting at 2.8. I r

RE: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-04 Thread Bill Sawyer
Thank you, Frank - I'm flattered!! Being the photographer, I can nit-pick the shot with such things as I wish the falling snow were more obvious, that I were a few steps to the left, etc. I was deliberately looking to demonstrate the winter coat of these animals, and how that changes their appear

RE: January PUG Comments Part III

2004-01-04 Thread zoomshot
Frank, Your comments are much appreciated. I watched him for about an hour, will post the rest of the series when I get the time. Many thanks, Ziggy -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 January 2004 16:12 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: January P

Re: January PUG Comments Part III

2004-01-04 Thread Jostein
Glad you liked it, Frank. Thanks for the kind words. And a huge thanks for taking time to comment all the pictures so well. Cheers, Jostein - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > "Party Time!" by Jostein Oskne: > > Here's another shot where bird's faces see

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-04 Thread Herb Chong
frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 9:36 AM Subject: Re: January PUG Comments Part I > Holy crap, Herb, > > That makes all the difference in the world! It's not that the yellows are > brighter or more vibrant,

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-04 Thread frank theriault
a much more interesting photograph - what the hell is that, anyway? Looks way cool to me! cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

RE: January PUG Comments part 2

2004-01-04 Thread frank theriault
the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: January PUG Comments part 2 Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 21:09:07 -0800 Thx Frank! Though

RE: January PUG Comments part 2

2004-01-03 Thread Alan Chan
Thx Frank! Though I feel the shot is rather... boring... somehow... (the right word?) In fact, I took the shot by pure luck. Just when I was outside my house to test the 33WR, 2, not 1, ladybirds landed right in front of me. And no matter what I did, they just would not go away even I stuck the

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread Herb Chong
lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 9:33 PM Subject: Re: January PUG Comments Part I > BTW, is there any way you can send it to me with the proper colours, or any > link to a site of yours or something?

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread Christian Skofteland
- Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Nemo" by Christian Skofteland: > > Amazing colours, beautiful composition! A real winner. Putting the fish > over to the right looks nice enough in it's own right, but that also gives > all those pink tentacles (or whate

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread graywolf
Depends on whether your system is calibrated or not. The Standard for the web is sRGB. If your system set up for sRGB then properly setup web pages should be rendered pretty accurately. AdobeRGB is more vivid, and will appear dull on a sRGB calibrated system. Supposedly, StandardRGB approximate

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread Herb Chong
yone with some patience, and i didn't want to wimp out by entering the Open category. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 6:49 PM Subject: Re: January PUG Comments

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
:26 AM Subject: Re: January PUG Comments Part I > i entirely forgot to convert to sRGB before uploading. > > Herb > - Original Message - > From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread Herb Chong
i entirely forgot to convert to sRGB before uploading. Herb - Original Message - From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 5:29 PM Subject: Re: January PUG Comments Part I > Ok, so I just d

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread frank theriault
uot;Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: January PUG Comments Part I Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 08:29:33 +1000 Ok, so I just did it, and this is what I found - viewing that particular image in Adobe RGB most definitely doe

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread Rob Studdert
On 3 Jan 2004 at 9:39, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > And on a monitor calibrated like Herb's monitor . ...or mine :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer sin

Re: January PUG Comments part 2

2004-01-03 Thread Dag T
På 3. jan. 2004 kl. 18.20 skrev frank theriault: "Fly" by Dag Thrane: Allow me to join the swelling chorus of those who've already voiced their amazement and pleasure from viewing this shot. As I've already read how you acheived that surreal almost 3 D effect of the background, I won't ask.

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread Herb Chong
it should be a lot better than the Pentax software when that gets done. Herb - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 2:49 PM Subject: Re: January PUG Comments Part I > Sh!t ye

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread Herb Chong
y, January 03, 2004 2:43 PM Subject: Re: January PUG Comments Part I > Teasing aside, does colour space really make that much of a difference in > how a PUG photo will look? What will change? What is the default colour > space for most monitors?

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sh!t yes! Get a copy of Photoshop or something else that allows color spaces to be viewed and try it. The difference between sRGB (the default "standard") and Adobe RGB is substantial, providing, of course, you have a decent monitor and video card. I've an older card on the email machine, and, w

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread Chris Brogden
...with precisely the same colour temperture of ambient light as in Herb's workspace. :) Teasing aside, does colour space really make that much of a difference in how a PUG photo will look? What will change? What is the default colour space for most monitors? chris On Sat, 3 Jan 2004, Shel

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread Herb Chong
if it is calibrated at all, it will be a lot like mine. Herb - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 12:39 PM Subject: Re: January PUG Comments Part I > And on a monitor calibrated like Herb's monitor .

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread Herb Chong
ogram. Herb... - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 12:22 PM Subject: Re: January PUG Comments Part I > I'd love to, Herb. How would I do that?

Re: January PUG Comments Part I

2004-01-03 Thread Herb Chong
if you can, check the image out in Adobe RGB color space, what it was shot in. Herb... - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 11:19 AM Subject: January PUG Comments Part I > "Unidentified Marine Anemones"

Re: January PUG comments

2001-01-05 Thread Frank Theriault
Thank you for the kind comment regarding my "Lookiong out from Pier 21", Matjaz. I'm glad you liked it. I took about three shots out that window, but only one from that angle with the person looking out (I have no idea who she was; she was just there). The serendipitous passing of the boat a

Re: January PUG comments

2001-01-05 Thread Matjaz Osojnik
Hi, you can reach PUG (Pentax Users Gallery) at: http://pug.komkon.org/ Enjoy it, Matjaz > > - Original Message - > From: "Matjaz Osojnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 3:44 PM > Subjec

Re: January PUG comments

2001-01-04 Thread Juan J. Buhler
As a first time PUGster, it is quite an honor to partipate in a month full of such fine photographs. I mostly agree with the comments so far, but my favorite is "untitled" by Ann Safedele. A great shot, the pose of the man with the umbrella is excellent, and you're right, it was lucky that the c

Re: January PUG comments

2001-01-04 Thread Skip Leib
- Original Message - From: "Matjaz Osojnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 3:44 PM Subject: Re: January PUG comments > Hi, > great PUG this time. Photos that have cought my eye, together with - > su

Re: January PUG comments

2001-01-04 Thread Matjaz Osojnik
Hi, great PUG this time. Photos that have cought my eye, together with - subjective - comments: "Bluebird " by Bill Owens - simple and nice. " Hairway to Steven " by Bucky - love this. Straight composition, strong impact. " Tired Musketeers " by Adrian Sorescu - like it, but shadows behind

Re: January PUG comments

2001-01-03 Thread Doug Brewer
Oh, poor you. Stuck on a beautiful scenic cliff with a gorgeous, half-naked model. oh, the humanity. At 7:57 PM -05001/3/01, Ed Mathews caused thus to appear: >Thanks to all who have mentioned my photo of Betsy in this month's PUG. >Bill was, of course, correct - it is Kodak HIE. I commonly re

Re: January PUG comments

2001-01-03 Thread Ed Mathews
naked, I would never have put up with it. Thanks, Ed - Original Message - From: "Bill D. Casselberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 4:49 PM Subject: Re: January PUG comments snip... > btw ... unless Ed was using

Re: January PUG Comments

2001-01-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I agree that this month's PUG is one of the best ever. FWIW, my personal favorites are: " Framed In Ice " by Mark Cassino: Very effective shot; one can almost feel the cold wind! I especially like the contrasting shapes and colors. " The Driver Walked Away " by Byron Butler: Great action

Re: January PUG comments

2001-01-02 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Albano, Thanks. The color is rather nice in its own way. http://www.photocritique.net/cgi-bin/s?zzs=Ln-p02131358 Collin -- Original Message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 17:42:58 -0300 >"Solitude" by Collin, moody and simple, perfect f

Re: January PUG comments

2001-01-02 Thread Albano_Garcia
Well, first thanks to Gianfranco and Shel for their kind comments on my pic. This month the gallery is as great as always and I will say my favourites: "Grace, 1968" by Shel, strong, sensitive image, great light and just enough place info. "Heaven in Hell's Lake..." by Philippe, very moody and

Re: January PUG comments

2000-12-31 Thread Bucky
" Hairway to Steven " by Bucky. Great composition with a little flaw. I would have left out the white frame that peeps out from the left, under the banister. 888 Thanks for your kind comment. I agree that the little frame is distracting. It came down to a choice of whether to g