On Sep 12, 2011, at 9:47 PM, Willie Wonka wrote:
> Bob,
>
> I was never a fan of your photography, nor you as a matter of fact. So, it
> wont be hard for me to be critical of (read diss) your experimental work.
> Please, fee free to hate me as much as you wish, as I take great pleasure in
> it.
Yeah, see if I buy you another cup of coffee at Moody's. Oh, wait, I never did,
did I? Ooops. Did you buy mine? <g>
> As much as I hate to admit, you have nailed the Coot Club perfectly. Moving
> on...
Thank you. It's got my favorite cousin at the helm.
> I would say the same about the Day's end if you manage to remove the white
> artifacts around his upper shoulders. The white cloud behind is perfect, but
> I think you should reduce grain in the sky and make it look less like ornated
> glass.
I think I see what you folks are talking about in the web image. I do not see
it in the full CS5 shot. Again, I'm going to blame "Save for web and devices"
until proven otherwise. <g>
> I like the bridge to nowhere best. Cant be perfecter (wow, spell check liked
> this one...).
That's one of my favorites. I've been resisting the urge to composite in a
motorcycle headlamp appearing out of the fog. Too Stephen King.
> Portrait with a dog has one problem-you. Remove you and you got a fantastic
> picture.
You and Andrew. What is it with Bulgarians and Australians? You'd think you
wouldn't have anything in common. <g>
> Now, the picture everyone hates...I really like it. I think everyone's
> problem is with the foreground. There are two things that you could do to
> appease the concerned:
>
> Take the sky as a pivoting element. It is fantastic. So is the lighthouse,
> but the detail that matches is best is the little house with the tower (dont
> remember what it wuz) in front of it. Look how the rocks under that house
> somewhat lack definition and their highlights are not blownout. If you make
> the foreground to match the sharpness and dynamic range of those rocks, or as
> a matter of fact any rocks above the fence, the picture will be in perfect
> equilibrium. Or...:
I'll check that out. I'm not through with that image yet. But I think I am
about to embark on a series of The Pemaquid You Didn't Know Existed.
Thank you so much for your kind words, and please give my best to your
remarkable family. <wink>
--Bob
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