Yes, I see what you mean. This was shot at 5:39:45 pm yesterday. ( I love that I can look up this in metadata!) Perhaps, a bit too early still. Big thanks, Paul! Cheers, Christine
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 8:13 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Utica Silo >I think the light is a problem in both. Some of it is direct, some is >shadow. It's a bit hard. Actually, I think it works better in the BW. It's >a good shot. But low, end of day light coming from either behind the camera >or behind the subject could make it a superb shot. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Christine Aguila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Big Thanks, Paul. Does the light look ok in the color shot? I'm >> assuming >> your comments refer to the bw? Cheers, Christine >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 7:57 PM >> Subject: Re: PESO: Utica Silo >> >> >> > Nice composition, but the light is problematic. You won't solve that >> > with >> > a filter. But that being said, the filters referenced here do work well >> > for some conversions. I usually find that I can do a better job with >> > the >> > channel mixer, but there are times when the filters yield results that >> > are >> > tough to beat. >> > Paul >> > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >> > From: "Christine Aguila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Thanks, Paul. I agree about the BW. I'll definitely check-out the >> >> plug-ins. Don't have Photoshop, but maybe that last plug-in Mark >> >> mentions >> >> will work. Your comments are very much appreciated! Cheers, >> >> Christine >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Paul Sorenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 6:40 PM >> >> Subject: Re: PESO: Utica Silo >> >> >> >> >> >> > Christine - >> >> > >> >> > Nice shot of the Illinois rural landscape. You might consider >> >> > giving >> >> > the B/W conversion a little more punch by simulating a yellow or red >> >> > filter. Do you have BWPlus as a Photoshop plug-in? It works well >> >> > for >> >> > this. The link on Mark's page will lead you to it... >> >> > >> >> > http://www.robertstech.com/software.htm >> >> > >> >> > -p >> >> > >> >> > Christine Aguila wrote: >> >> >> Hi Everyone: >> >> >> >> >> >> Bit of a country drive this weekend to Starved Rock State Park. >> >> >> Not >> >> >> much >> >> >> photography, but I got this silo/granary shot in Utica, Illinois. >> >> >> I >> >> >> tried >> >> >> the "meter for highlights, open 3 stops" technique & was composing >> >> >> for >> >> >> some >> >> >> kind of dramatic angle & cloud coverage. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> K10D, DA 45 - 16mm, set at 16mm, ISO 400 ( I have no idea why I was >> >> >> shooting >> >> >> that high of an ISO), f5 & 1/4000, tripod mounted. >> >> >> >> >> >> Color >> >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7468565&size=lg >> >> >> >> >> >> Black & White >> >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7468594&size=lg >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Honest comments & critique very welcome. >> >> >> >> >> >> Cheers, Christine >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> >> > [email protected] >> >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> >> > and >> >> > follow the directions. >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> >> follow >> >> the directions. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > [email protected] >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> > follow the directions. >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow >> the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

