OT : We had a good night at the photo competition
 

On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:09:37 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

He took those 'down by the lake' or pond, or creek, or something. They
couldn't have been that photographer's pictures or Harry surely wouldn't
have posted them pretending they were his.

Would he?

I think the pro stole them from Harry. It is actually illegal to steal
someone's intellectual property so I hope Harry prosecuted him.

Just in case it actually happened the other way around, we should be
more discrete so the professional doesn't find out.

Nice pictures by the way, always did like the horse.

We had a good night at the photo competition
 

RG wrote:
Russ,

I hope I can take photos half as nice as the ones you posted online.

I am going out to the Sierra Nevada mountains to attend a photography
workshop of Bodie/ Mono Lake /and the Eastern Sierra.
http://www.pbase.com/davewyman/sierr...east_side_2006

After the seminar I am traveling west with the instructors towards
Yosemite. While their Yosemite was booked, they planned on taking photos
on the way to Yosemite, and they told me I could tag along. So hopefully
after a week, I can take a decent photo or two.

Can you post your link of your SW photobook?

I took a 4,000 mile 16-day photography-based road trip through California
and Southern Oregon this June that includes the areas you mention. Part of
the trip included the run up highway 395 from Southern California to Lake
Tahoe. I'd be interested in learning more about your driving route, and I
could definitely offer some pointers. Some highlights in the area:

1. Just to the east of Bishop, CA are the ancient Bristlecone pines in the
White Mountains. Although it means hiking at elevations from 10,000-11,000
feet, these trees are certainly worth the effort. Google Bristlecone pines
and read about these fascinating ancient sentinels.

2. While in Bishop, be sure and stop at the Mountain Light Gallery. This
is the gallery established by Galen and Barbara Rowell, and it is right on
hwy 395 in the middle of town. It is a wonderful facility with many of
Galen's outstanding photos as well as work by other terrific guest
photographers. Lots of very high quality large prints on display (and all
for sale). http://www.mountainlight.com/

3. Mono Lake, although useless for just about any other purpose is a
must-do photography stop. I shot two sunsets and one sunrise there. One of
the more famous Mono Lake photos was included in the artwork for Pink
Floyd's Wish You Were Here album. Hipgnosis added a body diving into the
lake with the tufa columns in the background, resulting in yet another
classic with the Hipgnosis touch.

If the Yosemite trip is anytime soon, it will be an entire bust as a
photography shoot due to the wildfires in the area. On my way home in June,
I was driving down highway 99 in the San Joaquin Valley and had some extra
time on my hands. I didn't include Yosemite in my itinerary for this trip,
because the crowds this time of year are unbearable. But I figured I would
jog over for a quick drive-through. At this time, most the California
wildfires were hundreds of miles to the north in the Trinity National Forest
west of Redding. I had just come through them the day before. In fact,
they had just re-opened hwy 36 from Fortuna to Red Bluff the day I was
scheduled to drive it. But the haze had covered the entire San Joaquin
Valley, and had drifted into the Yosemite Valley. Visibility was just
awful. Standing at Glacier Point, you could barely see Half-Dome. I can
only imagine how bad it must be now, since there is currently a major fire
just outside the park near the hwy 140 entrance. The big question for you
is whether the smoke has drifted over the Sierras and polluted the Eastern
Slopes and Owens Valley (where Bishop and Mono Lake are). I would be making
some phone calls to the area to find out. I'd start with a phone call to
the Inyo National Forest ranger station in Bishop. If your trip is soon,
and if the smoke has crossed over the Sierras, it might be best to abort.

Let me know more about you itinerary, and I'll zip up some photos from my
recent trip that coincide with your plans and get them posted. I shot just
over 1,800 exposures on this trip, many of which were bracketed exposures,
and have them all culled and edited to around 350 photos. I intend to do
another eBook later this year, after hopefully another outing or two. Once
I learn more about your trip and collect the appropriate photos and post
them, I'll also re-post last year's eBook and send you links. I'll need
your email address. Do you still have mine?



The trip is not till Oct. 15th - 23 or so. Hopefully the fires will be
over by then.

I sent you email to your cox address so you should have it by now.

OT : We had a good night at the photo competition
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:09:37 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

He took those 'down by the lake' or pond, or creek, or something. They
couldn't have been that photographer's pictures or Harry surely wouldn't
have posted them pretending they were his.

Would he?
I think the pro stole them from Harry. It is actually illegal to steal
someone's intellectual property so I hope Harry prosecuted him.

Just in case it actually happened the other way around, we should be
more discrete so the professional doesn't find out.

Nice pictures by the way, always did like the horse.


Thanks.

I guess you are correct about discretion, it would hate to get anyone in
trouble.

It really was a nice owl photo, sitting in the crook of tree, with
Spanish moss draping down. Nice tight shot, PERFECT exposure, and sharp
as a tack.

OT : We had a good night at the photo competition
 

On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:25:16 -0400, hk wrote:

I'm not that interested in competitions that value overphotoshopped
"photography." If I wanted surrealism, I'd let the Seven Dwarfs out of
the bozo bin here.

Well, let's see some of your non-photoshopped stuff then. He's put
his stuff out there for critique - I don't see anything coming from
you.

I hear you bitchin' - let's see whatyou do with a camera.

OT : We had a good night at the photo competition
 

On Aug 2, 2:31*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:25:16 -0400, hk wrote:
I'm not that interested in competitions that value overphotoshopped
"photography." *If I wanted surrealism, I'd let the Seven Dwarfs out of
the bozo bin here.

Well, let's see some of your non-photoshopped stuff then. *He's put
his stuff out there for critique - I don't see anything coming from
you.

I hear you bitchin' - let's see whatyou do with a camera.

We have seen his stuff. Remember Stumpy, the log, or stumpy the thumb?
This is obviously the best he can do.. he knows it.

OT : We had a good night at the photo competition
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:25:16 -0400, hk wrote:

I'm not that interested in competitions that value overphotoshopped
"photography." If I wanted surrealism, I'd let the Seven Dwarfs out of
the bozo bin here.

Well, let's see some of your non-photoshopped stuff then. He's put
his stuff out there for critique - I don't see anything coming from
you.

I hear you bitchin' - let's see whatyou do with a camera.



I'll be glad to mail you a magazine article or or two with my
photography in it, but I don't know what the hell I did with your snail
mail address.

OT : We had a good night at the photo competition
 

On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:50:47 -0400, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:25:16 -0400, hk wrote:

I'm not that interested in competitions that value overphotoshopped
"photography." If I wanted surrealism, I'd let the Seven Dwarfs out of
the bozo bin here.

Well, let's see some of your non-photoshopped stuff then. He's put
his stuff out there for critique - I don't see anything coming from
you.

I hear you bitchin' - let's see whatyou do with a camera.

I'll be glad to mail you a magazine article or or two with my
photography in it, but I don't know what the hell I did with your snail
mail address.

Don't bother - I'm not interested in dime-a-dozen commercial
photography.

I much prefer to help apsiring amateurs.

Thanks for playing.

OT : We had a good night at the photo competition
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:50:47 -0400, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:25:16 -0400, hk wrote:

I'm not that interested in competitions that value overphotoshopped
"photography." If I wanted surrealism, I'd let the Seven Dwarfs out of
the bozo bin here.
Well, let's see some of your non-photoshopped stuff then. He's put
his stuff out there for critique - I don't see anything coming from
you.

I hear you bitchin' - let's see whatyou do with a camera.
I'll be glad to mail you a magazine article or or two with my
photography in it, but I don't know what the hell I did with your snail
mail address.

Don't bother - I'm not interested in dime-a-dozen commercial
photography.

I much prefer to help apsiring amateurs.

Thanks for playing.


Funniest reply of the day - thanks. I forgot - you prefer manipulated
photos. I prefer photos taken in the viewfinder, what the eye sees, as
it were, as opposed to what the mind on LSD sees. :)

OT : We had a good night at the photo competition
 

On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:43:53 -0400, hk wrote:

wrote:

I'm not that interested in competitions that value overphotoshopped
"photography." If I wanted surrealism, I'd let the Seven Dwarfs out of
the bozo bin here.- Hide quoted text -

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You have nothing to say here, we have seen your work, it's worse than
mine and I don't even try...


What would possibly interest me in posting any of my profe$$ional
writing or photograph$ in this snake pit, scotty? To earn the accolades
of bottom feeders like you and loogy? :)

I post the occasional snapshot here, that's all. Even that is more than
this joint is worth.

Told ya, I'm just here watching rec.boats go down the black hole.

....which is why he's made only 793 posts to rec.boats during the last
month.

WAFL!

OT : We had a good night at the photo competition
 

On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:47:34 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 09:13:33 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Aug 2, 12:08 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 2, 11:56 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:
Jim wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote in messagenews:RcOdnS1ldMjO5gnVnZ2dnUVZ_hydnZ2d@comca st.com...
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
Very nice, I like the depth of field work on your wife's bird picture!
She shot this with a 70-200mm 2.8 with a 1.7 Converter. This was a
hand held shot and even with the telephoto with converter, it was
fairly sharp. That is the beauty of the VR feature. The fast lens
does a great job on the DOF and really makes a nice bokeh.
My wife and I see the world so completely different. When I took the
horse photos, I was amazed at the strength and beauty of the animals.
She is actually scared of horses, but what she saw was the sadness of
them being in their stalls.
Here is her photo submission of her horse photo. The photographer of
each photo is not revealed till after the competition, so no one knows
who took the photos. This was her digital submission, and when they
flashed the image on the screen, it touched a number of woman behind
us. Based upon those women's reaction, I thought this would have
gotten a ribbon.
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n...ots/InJail.jpg
It is amazing how different my wife's photos are. She is much more
creative than I am, and when we come back from taking photos, it is
amazing how different our photos look.
Harry's keen eye picked up on your pedestrian work. Maybe he'll give you
some tips some time so that you can take fine snapshots like he does.
The only photo Harry ever posted online that I really liked was an owl
photo taken in a Florida State Park.
I was really impressed by the sharpness, composition and exposure. It
looked like it was taken with a 500-600 mm pro lens. I was surprised
when I found the exact same photo in a professional wildlife
photographer's blog. I am not sure, but either the photographer stole
Harry's image or Harry stole his image. I know if I was Harry and a pro
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I liked the picture of stumpy. Not the dead tree, but the stump little
finger in the picture of a postcard.. pfffft.
LOL,
I liked both of them. Really some first class work.- Hide quoted text -

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I really think, and not to be sarcastic, that those two photos should
end the conversation with wafa. Both scenes lent themselves to a great
shot, even the dead tree. but the instamatic tourist feel of wafa's
pics say all that need be said about his skills in the field... I will
post my stump pic later, the storms are coming in fast.. have to mow
the lawn and put down stuff...

In the meantime, you are welcome to use mine.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ing1/STUMP.jpg
.
Nice photo, where did you find that work of art. You should have thrown
it on your shoulder and carried it home. ;)

My wife and I went stump hunting. Found this one up in Great Falls National
Park. We didn't shoot at it. I'd left all our firearms home that day.