Posts for: mooseeyes
Apr 12, 2014 14:13:18 #
I love these PP projects. They provide a great level of challenge and an opportunity for all of us to practice this very important skill. Of course it helps having a great photo to begin with, as in this case.
I am providing four different versions. A pastel version; a high contrast b&w graphic version; a sepia version; and, a fine art pencil and wet charcoal version.
I am providing four different versions. A pastel version; a high contrast b&w graphic version; a sepia version; and, a fine art pencil and wet charcoal version.
Apr 12, 2014 12:11:51 #
You will always remember this as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow
What? Oh, wrong kind of sparrow I am now told.
Well, in any event, these are plum wonderful images. I almost didn't bother to open this thread, as I am real tired of all of the bird snap shots. . .but then I saw it was your thread. Knowing your artistic abilities, I opened the thread and was face to face with true artistic photography. Well done, almost.
These appear to be over processed and/or overly sharpened.
I might suggest the Topaz modules on Noise and Detail. These will make a great improvement overall to your otherwise wonderful compositions of the lovely sparrows.
Ken
What? Oh, wrong kind of sparrow I am now told.
Well, in any event, these are plum wonderful images. I almost didn't bother to open this thread, as I am real tired of all of the bird snap shots. . .but then I saw it was your thread. Knowing your artistic abilities, I opened the thread and was face to face with true artistic photography. Well done, almost.
These appear to be over processed and/or overly sharpened.
I might suggest the Topaz modules on Noise and Detail. These will make a great improvement overall to your otherwise wonderful compositions of the lovely sparrows.
Ken
Apr 10, 2014 16:33:49 #
Linda your tulips are plum wonderful. Your work is starting to look like true art in many aspects. Keep heading in this direction, as I think you have a good eye.
Ken
Ken
Apr 10, 2014 07:17:50 #
Suz, Your images are very nice. Well taken and well presented. I have always maintained that it is the little things; i.e., the details that make a great image. With these it is the wind and the manner in which you captured the flags that really make these images "stand-out"!
Ken
Ken
Apr 9, 2014 21:11:54 #
How does this work for you?
Apr 9, 2014 12:38:55 #
I have missed your dark side! You do it so very well. Welcome back my dear friend. . .I love both of these mood images.
Apr 8, 2014 09:19:20 #
Interesting work. The first two are bold and fresh. The third image is an image lost to the poor filters contained in PS. Too bad, as I always love bicycle images. Would love to see number three without use of the overly in our faces PS filter.
Remember, digital PP filters are very much like on the camera lens filters. . .if you can "see" the filter, then it is not working, not artful, and did I mention that it is not working? :)
Remember, digital PP filters are very much like on the camera lens filters. . .if you can "see" the filter, then it is not working, not artful, and did I mention that it is not working? :)
Apr 7, 2014 09:08:36 #
Add a naked redhead to clean and cook the fish, and you might have found true Nirvana!
Apr 5, 2014 18:07:46 #
frjack wrote:
Beautiful photo. Thank you for the quote from Ign... (show quote)
Thank you for your kind and informative comments. I am familiar with this prayer, as I studied with the good Jesuits while getting my Doctorate at USF.
Apr 5, 2014 08:38:04 #
Treepusher wrote:
Meet Benson, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. He ... (show quote)
This is a perfect portrait. Benson will soon be the envy of all of his domain!
Apr 4, 2014 01:01:43 #
It would seem that I have come upon a Christian Order that practices the vow of silence. . .24 views, and not a single comment? I clearly will be spending my time and efforts posting anywhere else than in this forum in the future.
Apr 3, 2014 11:09:54 #
This is a powerful image. I would think about shopping this image to some stock agency. In years gone by, this is the sort of image that one would find in Life, Look and Smithsonian magazines.
You might consider making this into a poster, with the right caption, and you just might be surprised how many would sell.
I send my prayers for your son's safe return, from a two tour combat vet in Viet Nam. . .
You might consider making this into a poster, with the right caption, and you just might be surprised how many would sell.
I send my prayers for your son's safe return, from a two tour combat vet in Viet Nam. . .
Apr 3, 2014 10:47:18 #
ktngrandma wrote:
I love that area. One of the best weekends I ever had was in Mokelumne Hill. I need to go back with my digital cameras.
Thank you for looking, and for your comments.
There are many wonderful photography opportunities up here in this area. I am retired, so I do my "field trips" during the week, avoiding the weekends and the crowds. I would be happy to put you onto some good photo areas up here should you want.
Ken
Apr 2, 2014 05:04:14 #
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
15 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.
3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesnt he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep. 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
15 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.
3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesnt he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep. 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
Apr 2, 2014 03:46:04 #
This wonderful church of the California gold rush era, was created in 1856. Maybe some other historical dates might be of interest: California Statehood - 1850; Gold discovered - 1848; The Donner Party - winter of 1846-47; and, we were still fighting the Indian wars coming west by wagon train. . . .not to mention that the Civil War was still in the distant future.
"Teach us to give and not to count the cost." A very Christ-like quote from Saint Ignatius, giving us yet another manner of stating the Golden Rule, who is noted for founding the Jesuit Order of priests (Society of Jesus).
My own family was in California in the very early 1840's.
I love this area, its history, and almost every little gold rush town has a wonderful old church from this period that was rich in history, without leaving behind their Christian faith.
"Teach us to give and not to count the cost." A very Christ-like quote from Saint Ignatius, giving us yet another manner of stating the Golden Rule, who is noted for founding the Jesuit Order of priests (Society of Jesus).
My own family was in California in the very early 1840's.
I love this area, its history, and almost every little gold rush town has a wonderful old church from this period that was rich in history, without leaving behind their Christian faith.
