I wouldn't try to crop the green thing, but I might clone it out. The only thing that bothers me about this is the slightly off center vertical. I would rotate the image about 1 degree clockwise. But again, I think it's a very nice shot. Paul On Jul 10, 2006, at 8:09 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
> I may be giving you more than you are looking for, but I'll comment > about this image as well. > Now that I know and can see the pebbles (stones) they don't bother me. > The white near door frame and dark background bit of wall do detract, > however. > The wonderfully shaped jug against the complimentary wall (as > placed on > the stand) and nothing else, seems to me worth trying. How about > moving > the set up to the left to get rid of the "peek-o-boo" green thing? > > Jack > > --- jim kerslake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> comments very welcome - thanks. >> >> It was supposed to be a 'test' shot, the first time I ever got the >> 135mm >> f/3.5 Takumar to work on my new D-SLR >> (which was a bit heart-stoppingly scary in that horrible >> techno-stress way) >> so the result has always been tinged with that triumph! >> >> They're just pebbles on an outdoor set of garden shelves - >> crop was problematic, leaving more in or taking more out..: >> http://www.jimkerslake.uklinux.net/pentax/bottle_1.jpg >> >> Since it's my yard, I could always remove the pebbles and shelf - >> the latter mostly falling to bits on their own anyway ;-) >> >> cheers, >> jim >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jack Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 4:25 PM >> Subject: Re: just stopping by >> >> >>> Most welcome, Jim, >>> Very much like your shot. Does the green "thing" at the top edge >> have >>> any reason for being? Would be too tight a crop to get rid of it, >>> obviously. >>> Unknown clutter at left, while color complimentary, is a bit >>> distracting. >>> Wall, jug and stand are very nice elements. >>> You didn't ask for comments, so hope OK.(?) >>> >>> Jack >>> >>> >>> --- jim kerslake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Just saying Hi, from Yorkshire UK. >>>> Thought I might join your rather prolific list for so long as my >>>> mailbox can >>>> stand it. >>>> >>>> I have been taking photos for a couple of months - no idea what >>>> brought it >>>> on. Some kind of madness. >>>> >>>> I mostly enjoy using my father's old Pentax Spotmatic F with a >> broken >>>> lightmeter. >>>> I have another Spotmatic (not F) which actually works, but I >> really >>>> don't >>>> enjoy fiddling about with that black metering switch on the side. >>>> >>>> I did buy myself a digital SLR recently - >>>> (not a Pentax - sorry - I wanted anti-shake in the body at a time >>>> when >>>> Konica-Minolta was the obvious and very affordable choice), >>>> but I dunno - I'm more of a film type I think. >>>> I only really enjoy using the D-SLR when I stick old M42 Asahi >> Super >>>> Multi >>>> Coated Takumar lenses onto it. >>>> So I consider the results of that to be at least half-Pentax. >>>> >>>> I am obsessed with old Takumar lenses, since they seem to have >>>> magical >>>> qualities of sharpness mixed with smoothness that I can't get any >>>> other way. >>>> They almost seem to "melt" things, like the brickwork here: >>>> http://www.jimkerslake.uklinux.net/pentax/oiljug.jpg >>>> >>>> So - well - Hi then :-) >>>> >>>> -- jim >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ---------------------------------------- >>>> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. >>>> It has removed 7480 spam emails to date. >>>> Paying users do not have this message in their emails. >>>> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> Do You Yahoo!? >>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>> http://mail.yahoo.com >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> >> >> -- >> ---------------------------------------- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. >> It has removed 7480 spam emails to date. >> Paying users do not have this message in their emails. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
