eBay question
Just today I noticed something different about eBay. Previously, bid amounts (on the Bid History page) of each unfinished auction were protected - hidden - until the auction ended. Has this policy changed, or is there a fault on eBay ? I can see every bid amount on all ongoing auctions Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: how does the ZX-50 do with ttl flash?
It is in the LX, MZ-3 ZX5n in my experience. There have been problems reported with the *ist-d. Hi Peter Ever tried the MZ-3 ZX-5n with the AF400FTZ, would you care to comment on performance? John -- Original Message --- From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 21:54:24 -0500 Subject: Re: how does the ZX-50 do with ttl flash? It is in the LX, MZ-3 ZX5n in my experience. There have been problems reported with the *ist-d. David Zaninovic wrote: I have given up on using the istD with TTL flash. It is totally useless in this regard. Shouldn't the TTL flash be more precise than auto flash ? -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime.--P.J. O'Rourke --- End of Original Message ---
Re: Re: star trails refresher
From: Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2004/11/08 Mon PM 11:27:54 GMT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: star trails refresher amita said she's going to cape cod. that's more than 20 miles offshore and the skies there, although not quite like in AZ, are pretty dark. You might be suprised at what can be picked up. Sometimes it enhances the shot, sometimes not. My part of the UK is about 60 miles wide. I can travel to the other side and, if conditions are right, see the glow in the sky from the conurbation I live in. mike - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
Re: PAW: Black and white and colour
Leon Altoff wrote: http://www.bluering.org.au/leon/feature.htm Comments welcome. It's a great photo, but the selective desaturation doesn't work for me, I'm afraid. S
Re: eBay question
Not working for me. Maybe it's a Mac thing. 8-) mike using ebay.co.uk From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2004/11/09 Tue AM 08:42:22 GMT To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: eBay question Just today I noticed something different about eBay. Previously, bid amounts (on the Bid History page) of each unfinished auction were protected - hidden - until the auction ended. Has this policy changed, or is there a fault on eBay ? I can see every bid amount on all ongoing auctions Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
RE: UK - Photog Doc tonight - P67?
Not on my BBC2 - my guides say keep the aspidistra flying at 23:20. Missed it last night (knew it was on at 9:00, but watching some other c**p), so cheers for the Heads up for tonight and Saturday night tho... -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 November 2004 19:15 To: pentax list Subject: Re: UK - Photog Doc tonight - P67? On 8/11/04, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Former supermodel Helena Chistensen turns into photographer in this documentary airing tonight on BBC3 tonight (Monday) at 9pm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/tv/behind_the_lens.shtml That a Pentax 67 she's wielding in the top pic? Also on Weds evening on BBC 2 for those on terrestrial... Helena Christensen: Behind The Lens Mon 8 Nov at 21:00 on BBC Three Tue 9 Nov at 01:30 on BBC Three Wed 10 Nov at 00:45 on BBC Three Wed 10 Nov at 23:20 on BBC Two Sun 14 Nov at 02:55 on BBC Three Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
RE: eBay question
G'day Cotty. Mate, The Australian Ebay www.ebay.com.au has been doing the same thing for about the last month or so. If I search for items available to Australia, It will show bid amounts for items that are listed internationally as well as locally in Australia. If I go to the Pommy ebay, www.ebay.co.uk It will still do it as well. If I go to the Septic Tank (Yank) ebay, www.ebay.com Same thing. Hooroo. Regards, Trevor Grafton Australia -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 9 November 2004 7:42 PM To: pentax list Subject: eBay question Just today I noticed something different about eBay. Previously, bid amounts (on the Bid History page) of each unfinished auction were protected - hidden - until the auction ended. Has this policy changed, or is there a fault on eBay ? I can see every bid amount on all ongoing auctions Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
RE: eBay question
Forgot to mention...I use Win 98SE, Win XP Pro and Win 2000 Hooroo. Regards, Trevor Grafton -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 9 November 2004 7:42 PM To: pentax list Subject: eBay question Just today I noticed something different about eBay. Previously, bid amounts (on the Bid History page) of each unfinished auction were protected - hidden - until the auction ended. Has this policy changed, or is there a fault on eBay ? I can see every bid amount on all ongoing auctions Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: eBay question
H Hadn't noticed this until you mentioned it but Trevor is right, EBay.au shows all the bid amounts. It appears that the only thing hidden is the maximum bid of the current highest bidder. Cheers Brian Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Just today I noticed something different about eBay. Previously, bid amounts (on the Bid History page) of each unfinished auction were protected - hidden - until the auction ended. Has this policy changed, or is there a fault on eBay ? I can see every bid amount on all ongoing auctions Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: eBay question
On 9/11/04, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: Hadn't noticed this until you mentioned it but Trevor is right, EBay.au shows all the bid amounts. It appears that the only thing hidden is the maximum bid of the current highest bidder. Yep same here. Mike Wilson, maybe the page you looked at is cached? I can see all bid amounts on the history page...you sat you can't? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: UK - Photog Doc tonight - P67?
On 9/11/04, Rob Brigham, discombobulated, unleashed: Not on my BBC2 - my guides say keep the aspidistra flying at 23:20. Odd, the Radio Times says the same thing (aspidistra). Missed it last night (knew it was on at 9:00, but watching some other c**p), so cheers for the Heads up for tonight and Saturday night tho... To be honest I thought the doc was crap. It was shot in a bitty handheld style that makes me feel ill. The woman herself I found to be shallow and aimless. He photography was okay if you like the style but IMO it was an hour too long ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: eBay question
Trevor Bailey wrote: Forgot to mention...I use Win 98SE, Win XP Pro and Win 2000 Hooroo. Hah! Small wonder you say, Hooroo all the time. Using all those OS's has made you bonkers! g keith whaley Regards, Trevor Grafton -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 9 November 2004 7:42 PM To: pentax list Subject: eBay question Just today I noticed something different about eBay. Previously, bid amounts (on the Bid History page) of each unfinished auction were protected - hidden - until the auction ended. Has this policy changed, or is there a fault on eBay ? I can see every bid amount on all ongoing auctions [...]
Re: eBay question
On 9/11/04, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed: Hah! Small wonder you say, Hooroo all the time. Using all those OS's has made you bonkers! g Keith, can you see the bid amounts on any unfinished auction on .com ? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO ('s) Ohio Cafe, etc... and notes on photo.net
Hi Ann, I love your On the road in Ohio. Makes me want to take a road trip and eat in some diners. Nice shot. On Nov 9, 2004, at 1:19 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Geez.. it should have been so hard to get an image up I started with just one... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2865228 I think you guys have seen that one before, but it is a NON Pentax I had to use the Save for Web thing in Photo shop to get it uploaded -- two or three other shots fell by the wayside until I got that straightened out - I thought there were other problems I presume you guys will know what this is and how I did it. http://users.rcn.com/annsan/notmyusualstyle.jpg and I needed a kitten for comfort. http://users.rcn.com/annsan/norasnewkitten2.jpg (with the digicam) Sadly, after I sent this picture out to some friends who have met the little guy, one of them wrote me that he had died at the vet under anasthesia where we was taken to be altered last week. I took the pictures in September - sure wish I had sent one to my friend before the kitty left us - but she really hates email so probably would not see it unless one of her daughters was there to retrieve it. I really babble when I'm sick, guys sorry ann achoo achoo san
Re: PAW: Black and white and colour
Nice effect and an interesting shot. On Nov 9, 2004, at 1:34 AM, Leon Altoff wrote: Hi all, It's time for another picture from me. This one is digitally manipulated, and similar to one I've done before, but here it is. http://www.bluering.org.au/leon/feature.htm Comments welcome. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
RE: UK - Photog Doc tonight - P67?
Yeah - I had seen her on interviews talking about her photogtaphy before and wasn't too bothered about it. Still worth a watch in recognition of Pentax loyalty if nothing else... -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09 November 2004 11:00 To: pentax list Subject: Re: UK - Photog Doc tonight - P67? On 9/11/04, Rob Brigham, discombobulated, unleashed: Not on my BBC2 - my guides say keep the aspidistra flying at 23:20. Odd, the Radio Times says the same thing (aspidistra). Missed it last night (knew it was on at 9:00, but watching some other c**p), so cheers for the Heads up for tonight and Saturday night tho... To be honest I thought the doc was crap. It was shot in a bitty handheld style that makes me feel ill. The woman herself I found to be shallow and aimless. He photography was okay if you like the style but IMO it was an hour too long ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: photo.net help
Photo net has some glitches from time to time. You should be using your actual e-mail address. However, if you typed it in wrong previously, Photo Net may not have it. Try again, and if it still doesn't work, register again using your correct e-mail address. It will tell you if that address is already registered to a member. If all else fails, open a hotmail e-mail box and register a new photo net account. I did exactly that in order to post some pics that I didn't want in my photo net folders. (Snapshots from a class reunion. I heard someone's mind working overtime :-) Paul On Nov 9, 2004, at 1:55 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: So once I logged off - I tried to log on again I put in my email, and what I thought I had typed in as my password and it said it was invalid. Ok so it says email us and it will send correct password But when I click on the email us line it goes me an error. I am supposed to use my actual email address right? not the [EMAIL PROTECTED] for people to comment ? This is the error I get when I click not email it to you Problem with Your Input to www.photo.net We had a problem processing your entry: This script requires a resend. Are you using the form? Please back up using your browser, correct it, and resubmit your entry. Thank you. ___ Geez - sooo annoying... I'm going to sleep soon I hope but Id much appreciate any help from other photon users - of course I wrote them, but they practically said they didn't have time for this and might not answer! FRIENDLY! annsan the annoyed and perplexed
Re: star trails refresher
Beach near Orleans, MA (still very much *on shore*) is shown to have limiting magnitude 6.3 (-69.96399, 41.88289) Orleans, MA 5.7 Boston 2.6 NYC 2.4 middle of the Atlantic ocean 6.8 Quite a difference, what do you think? And, believe me, the skies there (cape cod shore) are quite dark indeed. Especially off-season :) Best, Mishka On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 22:28:08 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd check the results for Cape Cod before making any claims, Putting home halfway between Provincetown and Northeastham the darksky results are on an arc about 40 miles off shore towards the middle of the North Atlantic... Mishka wrote: amita said she's going to cape cod. that's more than 20 miles offshore and the skies there, although not quite like in AZ, are pretty dark. best, mishka On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 10:34:18 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting but not very useful if you live in a light polluted place like the NE US. Every dark spot suggested is 20 miles offshore... (I didn't even look at where it put Amita from her location in New York, but I doubt she'd want to tread water at this time of yea)r. Still playing with it was fun. Tim Sherburne wrote: On 11/8/04 0:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm no expert on this but I think you may find that, virtually anywhere in the NE USA, light pollution will inhibit decent results. This might help in anyone's quest for dark sky: http://www.darksky.org/ida/darksky/ [Mike offers more good advice, then...] You can hear birds singing at 4.00am in the winter, here. Mike, I can't speak for your area, but I think some species of songbirds birds have a habit of rising early in general. There's something called the dawn chorus that gets going in the early morning hours in some parts of the world. t -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
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Subject: WTB: Pentax MZ S Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 09:20:27 GMT From: David Entwistle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: rec.photo.marketplace.35mm I am looking to purchase a Pentax MZ S (and Battery Grip), please let me know if you have one to sell. -- Regards David Entwistle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
Re: photo.net help
Hi Ann. I use an email to log in and a seperate password. Maybe your using the wrong email or password.?? Hummm. They dont seem overly helpful now do they. Dave So once I logged off - I tried to log on again I put in my email, and what I thought I had typed in as my password and it said it was invalid. Ok so it says email us and it will send correct password But when I click on the email us line it goes me an error. I am supposed to use my actual email address right? not the [EMAIL PROTECTED] for people to comment ? This is the error I get when I click not email it to you Problem with Your Input to www.photo.net We had a problem processing your entry: This script requires a resend. Are you using the form? Please back up using your browser, correct it, and resubmit your entry. Thank you. ___ Geez - sooo annoying... I'm going to sleep soon I hope but Id much appreciate any help from other photon users - of course I wrote them, but they practically said they didn't have time for this and might not answer! FRIENDLY! annsan the annoyed and perplexed
RE: eBay question
It changed sometime ago, I don't know why, It shows actual bids, not your secret maximum bid amount. JCO -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:42 AM To: pentax list Subject: eBay question Just today I noticed something different about eBay. Previously, bid amounts (on the Bid History page) of each unfinished auction were protected - hidden - until the auction ended. Has this policy changed, or is there a fault on eBay ? I can see every bid amount on all ongoing auctions Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: how does the ZX-50 do with ttl flash?
I am sorry if you understood it like that, it was not my intention. I was asking about TTL flash as I never used it and was hoping that it would work correctly on *ist D/DS. Theoretically it should be better so it is very strange to me that it is not. Auto flash works great for me but in some situations it can make a mistake as it does not know all the facts that TTL flash would know. - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 5:20 PM Subject: Re: how does the ZX-50 do with ttl flash? - Original Message - From: David Zaninovic Subject: Re: how does the ZX-50 do with ttl flash? I have given up on using the istD with TTL flash. It is totally useless in this regard. Shouldn't the TTL flash be more precise than auto flash ? I'm not going to get into another theoretical pissing contest. William Robb
Re: star trails refresher
Amita. Just to give you an idea. Here is one i did a few years ago in my back yard about 50 KM north of Toronto. Time was about 1 hour exposure. As you can see 1 hour lit the tree quite well.Only light around was a bit of a difused street light and a neigbours 100 watt porch light. Dave http://pug.komkon.org/01oct/brooks_11.html Beach near Orleans, MA (still very much *on shore*) is shown to have limiting magnitude 6.3 (-69.96399, 41.88289) Orleans, MA 5.7 Boston 2.6 NYC 2.4 middle of the Atlantic ocean 6.8 Quite a difference, what do you think? And, believe me, the skies there (cape cod shore) are quite dark indeed. Especially off-season :) Best, Mishka On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 22:28:08 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd check the results for Cape Cod before making any claims, Putting home halfway between Provincetown and Northeastham the darksky results are on an arc about 40 miles off shore towards the middle of the North Atlantic... Mishka wrote: amita said she's going to cape cod. that's more than 20 miles offshore and the skies there, although not quite like in AZ, are pretty dark. best, mishka On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 10:34:18 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting but not very useful if you live in a light polluted place like the NE US. Every dark spot suggested is 20 miles offshore... (I didn't even look at where it put Amita from her location in New York, but I doubt she'd want to tread water at this time of yea)r. Still playing with it was fun. Tim Sherburne wrote: On 11/8/04 0:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm no expert on this but I think you may find that, virtually anywhere in the NE USA, light pollution will inhibit decent results. This might help in anyone's quest for dark sky: http://www.darksky.org/ida/darksky/ [Mike offers more good advice, then...] You can hear birds singing at 4.00am in the winter, here. Mike, I can't speak for your area, but I think some species of songbirds birds have a habit of rising early in general. There's something called the dawn chorus that gets going in the early morning hours in some parts of the world. t -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
RE: PAW: Black and white and colour
Hi, It doesn't work for me at all. The conversion to BW is flat and dull, and the rock stands out like a sore thumb, looking very out of place. Being centered in the frame as it is adds no tension or interest to the photo, giving the image a rather static feel. The idea of combining BW and color in one image is a good one. Sometimes desaturating the entire frame only partially, and leaving one or two areas fully saturated is a good alternative, or just desaturating everything, giving the photo a sort of faded look, works. In this case it may be more the subject and framing that needs improvement rather than the technique or the idea. Shel [Original Message] From: Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's time for another picture from me. This one is digitally manipulated, and similar to one I've done before, but here it is. http://www.bluering.org.au/leon/feature.htm
RE: PESO ('s) Ohio Cafe, etc... and notes on photo.net
Hi Ann ... The diner shot doesn't make it for me. The large dark area behind the chair shows almost no detail, and is very distracting in that it causes the photo to be way out of balance and harmony. Is there something more than a void behind the chair? Let's see it. The arrangement of the plates and silverware on the table is only so-so, and would, imo, probably be shown to better effect if there was more visible behind the chair. The hat, I think, while adding a bit to the story, takes away from the strength of the image. menu is a good touch glad you kept it in. Cat pic: Really a cute and friendly looking cat. It made me very upset to know that he died. Then, when looking at his sweet face, my eyes welled up. Shel [Original Message] From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2865228 and I needed a kitten for comfort. http://users.rcn.com/annsan/norasnewkitten2.jpg (with the digicam) Sadly, after I sent this picture out to some friends who have met the little guy, one of them wrote me that he had died at the vet
Re: PAW: Big Brother
Thanks. The issue of cropping or not was one I wanted some feedback on, which the PAW is interesting for. I wasn't so sure if to crop it or not. How about this? I made two alterations, first slight crop: http://fotof.wz.cz/paw/pawcrop.jpg second altering the hue of the sky to better resemble what I remember (but the first one colour's is more contrasty to the orange buildings) http://fotof.wz.cz/paw/pawcrop2.jpg What do you think? Thanks Frantisek
Re: star trails refresher
It's a pity I am in a big city :-( will have to try these in the mountains some time... Good light! fra
Re: how does the ZX-50 do with ttl flash?
I have given up on using the istD with TTL flash. It is totally useless in this regard. Out of curiosity, even with the P-TTL (preflash) ? I found that preflash TTL does decent results with digital, and I saw some nice ones from Gianfranco's new 360FGZ (just few frames when you bought the flash here, how is it working for you, Gianfranco?) Only gripe I have with pre-flash is that (especially if using a wireless i-TTL or perhaps also the P-TTL wirelessly) there is a not insignificant lag needed for the flashes to communicate. It can be a nuisance if shooting fast people or something. Good light! fra
Re: Re: eBay question
I misunderstood what you were saying. Thought you meant actual bid maxima. AFAIR, it has been like this for quite some time. mike From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2004/11/09 Tue AM 10:56:39 GMT To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: eBay question On 9/11/04, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: Hadn't noticed this until you mentioned it but Trevor is right, EBay.au shows all the bid amounts. It appears that the only thing hidden is the maximum bid of the current highest bidder. Yep same here. Mike Wilson, maybe the page you looked at is cached? I can see all bid amounts on the history page...you sat you can't? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
RE: eBay question
I can see the high bidder bid too! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Brian Walters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 9. november 2004 11:49 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: eBay question H Hadn't noticed this until you mentioned it but Trevor is right, EBay.au shows all the bid amounts. It appears that the only thing hidden is the maximum bid of the current highest bidder. Cheers Brian Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Just today I noticed something different about eBay. Previously, bid amounts (on the Bid History page) of each unfinished auction were protected - hidden - until the auction ended. Has this policy changed, or is there a fault on eBay ? I can see every bid amount on all ongoing auctions Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
RE: eBay question
Apparently it has. I can se the bid amount too. I'm not shure I think this is a great idea! Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 9. november 2004 09:42 Til: pentax list Emne: eBay question Just today I noticed something different about eBay. Previously, bid amounts (on the Bid History page) of each unfinished auction were protected - hidden - until the auction ended. Has this policy changed, or is there a fault on eBay ? I can see every bid amount on all ongoing auctions Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Re: star trails refresher
Is that for astronomy or astrophotography? There will be a difference in effect for the two disciplines. I'm not being argumentative, just curious about a subject that I find quite interesting. mike From: Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2004/11/09 Tue PM 12:17:07 GMT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: star trails refresher Beach near Orleans, MA (still very much *on shore*) is shown to have limiting magnitude 6.3 (-69.96399, 41.88289) Orleans, MA 5.7 Boston 2.6 NYC 2.4 middle of the Atlantic ocean 6.8 Quite a difference, what do you think? And, believe me, the skies there (cape cod shore) are quite dark indeed. Especially off-season :) Best, Mishka On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 22:28:08 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd check the results for Cape Cod before making any claims, Putting home halfway between Provincetown and Northeastham the darksky results are on an arc about 40 miles off shore towards the middle of the North Atlantic... Mishka wrote: amita said she's going to cape cod. that's more than 20 miles offshore and the skies there, although not quite like in AZ, are pretty dark. best, mishka On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 10:34:18 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting but not very useful if you live in a light polluted place like the NE US. Every dark spot suggested is 20 miles offshore... (I didn't even look at where it put Amita from her location in New York, but I doubt she'd want to tread water at this time of yea)r. Still playing with it was fun. Tim Sherburne wrote: On 11/8/04 0:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm no expert on this but I think you may find that, virtually anywhere in the NE USA, light pollution will inhibit decent results. This might help in anyone's quest for dark sky: http://www.darksky.org/ida/darksky/ [Mike offers more good advice, then...] You can hear birds singing at 4.00am in the winter, here. Mike, I can't speak for your area, but I think some species of songbirds birds have a habit of rising early in general. There's something called the dawn chorus that gets going in the early morning hours in some parts of the world. t -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
RE: eBay question
Sorry - you are right Cotty - the actual high bid isn't shown, only the reached bid price. If I bid 100 USD and the second highest bidder has bid 46 USD the high bid will read 47 USD (if the bid increment is 1 USD). My 100 USD bid is not shown on the screen. That's at least comforting, isn't it? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 9. november 2004 16:10 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Re: eBay question I misunderstood what you were saying. Thought you meant actual bid maxima. AFAIR, it has been like this for quite some time. mike From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2004/11/09 Tue AM 10:56:39 GMT To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: eBay question On 9/11/04, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: Hadn't noticed this until you mentioned it but Trevor is right, EBay.au shows all the bid amounts. It appears that the only thing hidden is the maximum bid of the current highest bidder. Yep same here. Mike Wilson, maybe the page you looked at is cached? I can see all bid amounts on the history page...you sat you can't? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
RE: eBay question
It used to be that during an auction a) anyone could see the bidder list b) at the end, the seller could see the amounts Then it was all removed. Tonight I'll also look at the current situation. But it's really not difficult to figure out the amount of the #2 bidder. Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl 'Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.' Ronald Reagan Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
Re: Idaho Skies Sunday Night
--- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I walked outside and noticed a weird sky Sunday evening, checked to see if a geomagnetic storm was in progress, and started shooting. Space weather sites categorized it as extreme. http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=265867 Nice ones Tom! We had a really good show here on Sunday night. Lots of greens and lots of activity. Wouldn't you just know it - I was out in the middle of nowhere, perfect viewing with pretty much no light polution - and no camera! I was working at an event and would normally ~always~ have a camera with me but Sunday I was without vehicle and as a result my gear was left at home. I was hopeful for a good show again last night and was prepared but only saw a few flickers around 6:30 pm. Sigh. Forecast is still good for the next two nights though. Wendy
RE: PAW: Big Brother
It's a very nice picture Fratisek. All kinds of stories can be put into it. I like all versions. JEns Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Frantisek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 9. november 2004 15:42 Til: frank theriault Emne: Re: PAW: Big Brother Thanks. The issue of cropping or not was one I wanted some feedback on, which the PAW is interesting for. I wasn't so sure if to crop it or not. How about this? I made two alterations, first slight crop: http://fotof.wz.cz/paw/pawcrop.jpg second altering the hue of the sky to better resemble what I remember (but the first one colour's is more contrasty to the orange buildings) http://fotof.wz.cz/paw/pawcrop2.jpg What do you think? Thanks Frantisek
Re: RE: OT: Drat! Just missed it
I would be _very_ suprised if you got any change out of seven figures Sterling. That is _if_ you were allowed to fly it privately, anyway. You would probably at least have to put some less offensive engines in, which rather negates the point of having one. A Vulcan that sounds like a 737? Pass. mike From: Simon King [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2004/11/09 Tue AM 12:13:19 GMT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: OT: Drat! Just missed it Just musing here, but what's an educated guess at the cost to get it in the air? For arguments sake, let's say the frame was sound, and the engines just needed a CLA. ...just in case another one comes up :-) -Original Message- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 8 November 2004 2:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Drat! Just missed it 15 thousand Pounds Sterling? That I have, (barely), getting it into the air, or trucked to somewhere to get it into the air, that's the problem... frank theriault wrote: On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 18:43:25 +, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would have been fun trying to prove them wrong http://cgi1.ebay.co.uk/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?RedirectEnterpartner= 03loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi%2Eebay%2Eco%2Euk%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI%2Edll%3FViewIt em%26item%3D5530699633%26category%3D2979%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AB%3AEF%3A UK%3A1 When I was a kid, I thought the Vulcan was the coolest looking bomber ever. Who'da thunk I'd have a chance to buy one? All that would have been missing would be the money! vbg cheers, frank -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
Re: how does the ZX-50 do with ttl flash?
Actually no, I use old AF280T flashes. Since the MZ-3 and ZX5n don't seem to be capable of higher than sync (125/100 respectively), speed flash I didn't see any point in upgrading to the AF400FTZ. The results with the AF280T are very good as long as I keep within limitations imposed by the flashes output. John Whittingham wrote: It is in the LX, MZ-3 ZX5n in my experience. There have been problems reported with the *ist-d. Hi Peter Ever tried the MZ-3 ZX-5n with the AF400FTZ, would you care to comment on performance? John -- Original Message --- From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 21:54:24 -0500 Subject: Re: how does the ZX-50 do with ttl flash? It is in the LX, MZ-3 ZX5n in my experience. There have been problems reported with the *ist-d. David Zaninovic wrote: I have given up on using the istD with TTL flash. It is totally useless in this regard. Shouldn't the TTL flash be more precise than auto flash ? -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke --- End of Original Message --- -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
OT: Rebates
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0411/04110803canonnikon_slrrebates.asp
Re: star trails refresher
I'm just reporting the results I get from the tool. Maybe I'm doing something wrong... Mishka wrote: Beach near Orleans, MA (still very much *on shore*) is shown to have limiting magnitude 6.3 (-69.96399, 41.88289) Orleans, MA 5.7 Boston 2.6 NYC 2.4 middle of the Atlantic ocean 6.8 Quite a difference, what do you think? And, believe me, the skies there (cape cod shore) are quite dark indeed. Especially off-season :) Best, Mishka On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 22:28:08 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd check the results for Cape Cod before making any claims, Putting home halfway between Provincetown and Northeastham the darksky results are on an arc about 40 miles off shore towards the middle of the North Atlantic... Mishka wrote: amita said she's going to cape cod. that's more than 20 miles offshore and the skies there, although not quite like in AZ, are pretty dark. best, mishka On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 10:34:18 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting but not very useful if you live in a light polluted place like the NE US. Every dark spot suggested is 20 miles offshore... (I didn't even look at where it put Amita from her location in New York, but I doubt she'd want to tread water at this time of yea)r. Still playing with it was fun. Tim Sherburne wrote: On 11/8/04 0:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm no expert on this but I think you may find that, virtually anywhere in the NE USA, light pollution will inhibit decent results. This might help in anyone's quest for dark sky: http://www.darksky.org/ida/darksky/ [Mike offers more good advice, then...] You can hear birds singing at 4.00am in the winter, here. Mike, I can't speak for your area, but I think some species of songbirds birds have a habit of rising early in general. There's something called the dawn chorus that gets going in the early morning hours in some parts of the world. t -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: PAW: Black and white and colour
I the idea of local colour can be very good if used well. But used here, it is too perfect, for this picture. [Original Message] From: Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's time for another picture from me. This one is digitally manipulated, and similar to one I've done before, but here it is. http://www.bluering.org.au/leon/feature.htm Good light! fra
Re: OT: Rebates
So, the digital price wars heat up. You knew it would happen. I'm waiting for them to give me the camera and a check before I'll get a modern Canon. Caveman wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0411/04110803canonnikon_slrrebates.asp -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: UK - Photog Doc tonight - P67?
Cotty wrote: To be honest I thought the doc was crap. It was shot in a bitty handheld style that makes me feel ill. The woman herself I found to be shallow and aimless. He photography was okay if you like the style but IMO it was an hour too long ;-) I hope I'm not the only one to get incredibly annoyed by producers skimping on the cost of steadicam operators and rigs (or maybe just tripods) and then marketing their programmes as edgy... S
Airport X-ray and films
So, where to keep the films ? http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/11/09/bt.xray.reut/index.html
Re: OT: Rebates
Caveman wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0411/04110803canonnikon_slrrebates.asp OT standing for On-Topic, I presume? I've often considered adopting that way of marking posts to this list... :-) S
Re: New Stuff to Show
On 8/11/04, Larry Hodgson, discombobulated, unleashed: I have not yet tried Ilford Gallerie. Thanks for the tip. Next time I order paper I'll give it a try. Larry, I use the Smooth Gloss for mounting behind glass, and the Smooth Pearl for everything else. I must give the others a try sometime. best Cheers, Cotty I've pretty much standardized on Ilford Gallerie Smooth Gloss for printing on my Epson 2200. I still like the profiles for Pictorico gallery glossy paper better then the Ilford or Epson's profiles (for printing Ilford paper). They don't list one for the 4000. You could try using the 2200 profile as the inks are the same (assuming you use profiles which I highly recommend) It would be worth a couple sheets of paper. Otherwise try the Epson profiles you can download from their site. Butch
RE: UK - Photog Doc tonight - P67?
The worst offender is a program called 'its nice to be xxx...' which the missus sometimes tries to watch where they look at the lifestyles of Rich Famous. All zooms and pans and flicking all over the place. Cookery programs often do the same now, although never as bad as this program... -Original Message- From: Steve Jolly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09 November 2004 16:10 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: UK - Photog Doc tonight - P67? Cotty wrote: To be honest I thought the doc was crap. It was shot in a bitty handheld style that makes me feel ill. The woman herself I found to be shallow and aimless. He photography was okay if you like the style but IMO it was an hour too long ;-) I hope I'm not the only one to get incredibly annoyed by producers skimping on the cost of steadicam operators and rigs (or maybe just tripods) and then marketing their programmes as edgy... S
Re: Woodstock photos
They're now all 50 something lawyers and accountants :) Dan wrote Where are all the nekkid hippies? Amita Guha wrote: Last month, we spent a weekend up in Woodstock, NY. I wanted to get these photos up before our trip this week: http://sunny16.smugmug.com/gallery/278207 I shot exclusively with the Tamron 90mm and the Tokina 24-200mm on the *istD.
RE: OT: Rebates
Actually it stands for Off Topic! Covers about 75% of the posts. ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Steve Jolly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 10:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Rebates Caveman wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0411/04110803canonnikon_slrrebates.asp OT standing for On-Topic, I presume? I've often considered adopting that way of marking posts to this list... :-) S
Re: Airport X-ray and films
If it's safe for you' it's safe for the film. Especially if you keep it in a lead lined bag. OTOH keeping something in such a bag will cause them to do a hand search, since it will clearly show up on the scanner. I have other problems with this however which I doubt will ever be addressed. Caveman wrote: So, where to keep the films ? http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/11/09/bt.xray.reut/index.html -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: eBay question
Cotty wrote: On 9/11/04, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed: Hah! Small wonder you say, Hooroo all the time. Using all those OS's has made you bonkers! g Keith, can you see the bid amounts on any unfinished auction on .com ? I'll go look... Yes, I can. I opened an auction window with an item for sale in it, and under the bid history I clicked on that number, say, 9 bids, and sure enough, all bidders and their respective amounts did show up. I notice it does say: Only actual bids (not automatic bids generated up to a bidder's maximum) are shown. Therefore, if I use my usual strategy of placing my maximum bid early on, and let their automatic raise you $2 scheme take over the bidding for me, those amounts will apparently not be shown. I haven't thought about it all that much, but that seems a bit odd... keith Cheers, Cotty
Re: photo.net help
Paul Stenquist wrote: Photo net has some glitches from time to time. You should be using your actual e-mail address. However, if you typed it in wrong previously, Photo Net may not have it. Try again, and if it still doesn't work, register again using your correct e-mail address. It will tell you if that address is already registered to a member. If all else fails, open a hotmail e-mail box and register a new photo net account. I did exactly that in order to post some pics that I didn't want in my photo net folders. (Snapshots from a class reunion. I heard someone's mind working overtime :-) Paul Thanks, Paul I tried about 3 times last night - but I'll try again - however, as I PAID already through Paypal sigh - The other annoyance was it was insisiting a post a month date and year for when I took a photo, as if everyone had a date stamp on their images. sheesh. ann On Nov 9, 2004, at 1:55 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: So once I logged off - I tried to log on again I put in my email, and what I thought I had typed in as my password and it said it was invalid. Ok so it says email us and it will send correct password But when I click on the email us line it goes me an error. I am supposed to use my actual email address right? not the [EMAIL PROTECTED] for people to comment ? This is the error I get when I click not email it to you Problem with Your Input to www.photo.net We had a problem processing your entry: This script requires a resend. Are you using the form? Please back up using your browser, correct it, and resubmit your entry. Thank you. ___ Geez - sooo annoying... I'm going to sleep soon I hope but Id much appreciate any help from other photon users - of course I wrote them, but they practically said they didn't have time for this and might not answer! FRIENDLY! annsan the annoyed and perplexed
RE: eBay question
Actually it really doesn't tell you much even though the bids show now. You don't know what bids have been placed manually and which by auto proxy, unless you care to watch the times very carefully. You still have no clue what a persons *high bid* is until he's *outbid*. If you look carefully though you can sort of seperate the nibblers from the serious bidders. Has no effect at all on how I bid on an item. I bid the maximum amount I'm willing to pay, at the last possible instant. No one ever sees my bid till it's too late. I either win or lose with that one bid, I NEVER bid more than once. Don -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 2:42 AM To: pentax list Subject: eBay question Just today I noticed something different about eBay. Previously, bid amounts (on the Bid History page) of each unfinished auction were protected - hidden - until the auction ended. Has this policy changed, or is there a fault on eBay ? I can see every bid amount on all ongoing auctions Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
RE: PEMOS:Update to: Work across Canada folder
This is very intersting. Perhaps I should start scanning old negs and slides as well, even though my work is not that spectacular or picturesque. regards Jens Bladt Thanks and i'm glad you liked them.I have quite a few from work,but they tend to be repetative,so i have to be selective.g Dave
Re: Color Print Film Question
Agfa Ultra (iso 100) Regards Albano --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What would be a good choice of color print film for a heavily overcast day. Slower speed films preferred. I was thinking of Reala as it seems punchy enuf to overcame the greyness of the day. Shel = Albano Garcia Photography Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com
Re: photo.net help
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ann. I use an email to log in and a seperate password. Maybe your using the wrong email or password.?? Hummm. They dont seem overly helpful now do they. Dave Hmmm well I checked the box for notify me of comments' - then they wanted me to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] and they would forward to my real one - wonder if that mucked it up. I jsut thought I had to do it. I don't have any web based email addresses I use my own for everything, except for having an alias on aol (dont ask it only costs $4.95 a month) That Ive had forever and never go to. I thought it MIGHT have something to do with my clunky old browser. I think I probably hit a wrong key on my password (I didnt forget it I wrote it down) and they dont have you typing it twice like at other sites. ann So once I logged off - I tried to log on again I put in my email, and what I thought I had typed in as my password and it said it was invalid. Ok so it says email us and it will send correct password But when I click on the email us line it goes me an error. I am supposed to use my actual email address right? not the [EMAIL PROTECTED] for people to comment ? This is the error I get when I click not email it to you Problem with Your Input to www.photo.net We had a problem processing your entry: This script requires a resend. Are you using the form? Please back up using your browser, correct it, and resubmit your entry. Thank you. ___ Geez - sooo annoying... I'm going to sleep soon I hope but Id much appreciate any help from other photon users - of course I wrote them, but they practically said they didn't have time for this and might not answer! FRIENDLY! annsan the annoyed and perplexed
Re: eBay question
On 9/11/04, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed: Sorry - you are right Cotty - the actual high bid isn't shown, only the reached bid price. If I bid 100 USD and the second highest bidder has bid 46 USD the high bid will read 47 USD (if the bid increment is 1 USD). My 100 USD bid is not shown on the screen. That's at least comforting, isn't it? Neither here nor there for the snipers ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PEMOS:Update to: Work across Canada folder
Frank Said: Wonderful stuff there, Dave! Thanks for posting it. cheers, frank Then Cotty said: Nice stuff there Brooksy. Love the dude getting his hair cut :-) Great stuff. Thanks for posting. Thanks fella's. One thing about a get home every night desk job, less travelling,less pictures.LOL I have more to add at a later date. Dave
Re: UK - Photog Doc tonight - P67?
On 9/11/04, Rob Brigham, discombobulated, unleashed: The worst offender is a program called 'its nice to be xxx...' which the missus sometimes tries to watch where they look at the lifestyles of Rich Famous. All zooms and pans and flicking all over the place. Cookery programs often do the same now, although never as bad as this program... NYPD Blue was an early adopter - I found it unwatchable. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: New Stuff to Show
On 9/11/04, Butch Black, discombobulated, unleashed: I've pretty much standardized on Ilford Gallerie Smooth Gloss for printing on my Epson 2200. I still like the profiles for Pictorico gallery glossy paper better then the Ilford or Epson's profiles (for printing Ilford paper). They don't list one for the 4000. You could try using the 2200 profile as the inks are the same (assuming you use profiles which I highly recommend) It would be worth a couple sheets of paper. Otherwise try the Epson profiles you can download from their site. Butch Thanks Butch. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: eBay question
On 9/11/04, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed: No one ever sees my bid till it's too late. I either win or lose with that one bid, I NEVER bid more than once. Don Thems fightin words don ptui Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO ('s) Ohio Cafe, etc... and notes on photo.net
thanks, Paul That was a therapy shot for me. When you are down and out pick up your camera, thats what I say. Funny that I used that shot for the first one, because I had a cold the day I took it and have one now. Long story goes with it, but pretty boring :) Suffice it to say I was miserable that day, but I escaped into the camera. I wish I had taken it with a real camera but the real cameras were loaded with slower film and I was muddled anyway. and Im pretty muddled now too :) annsan Paul Stenquist wrote: Hi Ann, I love your On the road in Ohio. Makes me want to take a road trip and eat in some diners. Nice shot. On Nov 9, 2004, at 1:19 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Geez.. it should have been so hard to get an image up I started with just one... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2865228 I think you guys have seen that one before, but it is a NON Pentax I had to use the Save for Web thing in Photo shop to get it uploaded -- two or three other shots fell by the wayside until I got that straightened out - I thought there were other problems I presume you guys will know what this is and how I did it. http://users.rcn.com/annsan/notmyusualstyle.jpg and I needed a kitten for comfort. http://users.rcn.com/annsan/norasnewkitten2.jpg (with the digicam) Sadly, after I sent this picture out to some friends who have met the little guy, one of them wrote me that he had died at the vet under anasthesia where we was taken to be altered last week. I took the pictures in September - sure wish I had sent one to my friend before the kitty left us - but she really hates email so probably would not see it unless one of her daughters was there to retrieve it. I really babble when I'm sick, guys sorry ann achoo achoo san
RE: eBay question
I think why they are posting the data they do now is there isnt anything shown now that you couldn't have determined by following the auction from the beginning continuously before but not you don't have to bother with that heroic effort. I like the change. JCO -Original Message- From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 12:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: eBay question Actually it really doesn't tell you much even though the bids show now. You don't know what bids have been placed manually and which by auto proxy, unless you care to watch the times very carefully. You still have no clue what a persons *high bid* is until he's *outbid*. If you look carefully though you can sort of seperate the nibblers from the serious bidders. Has no effect at all on how I bid on an item. I bid the maximum amount I'm willing to pay, at the last possible instant. No one ever sees my bid till it's too late. I either win or lose with that one bid, I NEVER bid more than once. Don -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 2:42 AM To: pentax list Subject: eBay question Just today I noticed something different about eBay. Previously, bid amounts (on the Bid History page) of each unfinished auction were protected - hidden - until the auction ended. Has this policy changed, or is there a fault on eBay ? I can see every bid amount on all ongoing auctions Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
RE: Airport X-ray and films
I guess pictures like this of celebrities like Brad Pitt, Mel Gibson, Kevin Costner, Tom Cruise etc. could be worth quite a lot in the open market. Not to mention Julia Roberts, Juliette Binoche, Jenifer Garner, Gwyneth Paltrow, Meg Ryan, Cindy Crawford etc. etc. :-) Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 9. november 2004 17:49 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Airport X-ray and films If it's safe for you' it's safe for the film. Especially if you keep it in a lead lined bag. OTOH keeping something in such a bag will cause them to do a hand search, since it will clearly show up on the scanner. I have other problems with this however which I doubt will ever be addressed. Caveman wrote: So, where to keep the films ? http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/11/09/bt.xray.reut/index.html -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
RE: eBay question
Of course keeping your secret bid secret IS VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY important. People/snipers could bid slightly less than your max and drive up the price you pay knowing that they are not going to be the buyer! Revealing the secret proxy bidding bids would essentially DESTROY ebay and its never going to happen. JCO -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 12:31 PM To: pentax list Subject: Re: eBay question On 9/11/04, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed: Sorry - you are right Cotty - the actual high bid isn't shown, only the reached bid price. If I bid 100 USD and the second highest bidder has bid 46 USD the high bid will read 47 USD (if the bid increment is 1 USD). My 100 USD bid is not shown on the screen. That's at least comforting, isn't it? Neither here nor there for the snipers ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO ('s) Ohio Cafe, etc... and notes on photo.net
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Ann ... The diner shot doesn't make it for me. The large dark area behind the chair shows almost no detail, and is very distracting in that it causes the photo to be way out of balance and harmony. Is there something more than a void behind the chair? Let's see it. The arrangement of the plates and silverware on the table is only so-so, and would, imo, probably be shown to better effect if there was more visible behind the chair. The hat, I think, while adding a bit to the story, takes away from the strength of the image. menu is a good touch glad you kept it in. Oh well. I took one shot with a throw away camera. I scanned from the print not the neg, and photo.net didn't like my original so I had to go back into photoshop after an hour of frustration on photo.net and use the CREATE FOR WEB thing... so the technical glitches may have come from that. Nothing behind that chair - too bad it doesn't work for you - it is one of my favorites - I do wish I'd gotten it with better equipment, but I'm lucky I was able to take a picture at all that day. I do think it has enough emotional impact to share it with others. But then you and I really are seldom on the same page re what we shoot and what we like. ann Cat pic: Really a cute and friendly looking cat. It made me very upset to know that he died. Then, when looking at his sweet face, my eyes welled up. Shel [Original Message] From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2865228 and I needed a kitten for comfort. http://users.rcn.com/annsan/norasnewkitten2.jpg (with the digicam) Sadly, after I sent this picture out to some friends who have met the little guy, one of them wrote me that he had died at the vet
RE: eBay question
Quite right! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 9. november 2004 18:52 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: RE: eBay question Of course keeping your secret bid secret IS VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY important. People/snipers could bid slightly less than your max and drive up the price you pay knowing that they are not going to be the buyer! Revealing the secret proxy bidding bids would essentially DESTROY ebay and its never going to happen. JCO -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 12:31 PM To: pentax list Subject: Re: eBay question On 9/11/04, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed: Sorry - you are right Cotty - the actual high bid isn't shown, only the reached bid price. If I bid 100 USD and the second highest bidder has bid 46 USD the high bid will read 47 USD (if the bid increment is 1 USD). My 100 USD bid is not shown on the screen. That's at least comforting, isn't it? Neither here nor there for the snipers ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
RE: eBay question
That's right pilgrim! On the count a' three y'all draw yer mouse and click! ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 11:37 AM To: pentax list Subject: Re: eBay question On 9/11/04, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed: No one ever sees my bid till it's too late. I either win or lose with that one bid, I NEVER bid more than once. Don Thems fightin words don ptui Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
PESO - 17 mile drive
Well, I have been very busy for the last month or so and have had a hard time even trying to keep up with the list, let alone the PESO's. This past weekend my wife and I had to pick up our oldest daughter from a band competition in Monterey, CA. We took advantage of the opportunity to visit Pinnacles National Monument (a first for us) and a drive on 17 mile drive near Carmel. I'll try to post some of the pics of the trip over the next few days. Here is the first - shot on *istD, DA 16-45, handheld. As we got on the 17 mile drive, it was late afternoon and the clouds were rolling in. This shot reflects the feelings of the time. Not dark, but certainly not a sunny evening. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/pinnacles_0100.htm Comments welcome. Bruce
Re: eBay question
Bidding before the last moment is counterproductive. :) - Original Message - From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 1:23 PM Subject: RE: eBay question That's right pilgrim! On the count a' three y'all draw yer mouse and click! ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 11:37 AM To: pentax list Subject: Re: eBay question On 9/11/04, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed: No one ever sees my bid till it's too late. I either win or lose with that one bid, I NEVER bid more than once. Don Thems fightin words don ptui Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO - 17 mile drive
Bruce Dayton wrote on 11/9/2004, 1:30 PM: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/pinnacles_0100.htm Great shot, Bruce. Wonderful mood. The California coast is one of my favorite places to visit. I haven't been to Monterey in 20+ years. I need to get back. -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: PESO - 17 mile drive
Brings back some fond memories Shel [Original Message] From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 11/9/2004 10:35:46 AM Subject: PESO - 17 mile drive Well, I have been very busy for the last month or so and have had a hard time even trying to keep up with the list, let alone the PESO's. This past weekend my wife and I had to pick up our oldest daughter from a band competition in Monterey, CA. We took advantage of the opportunity to visit Pinnacles National Monument (a first for us) and a drive on 17 mile drive near Carmel. I'll try to post some of the pics of the trip over the next few days. Here is the first - shot on *istD, DA 16-45, handheld. As we got on the 17 mile drive, it was late afternoon and the clouds were rolling in. This shot reflects the feelings of the time. Not dark, but certainly not a sunny evening. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/pinnacles_0100.htm Comments welcome. Bruce
Re: photo.net help - phew - back in!
Paul, thanks much for your help - that signing up again helped. Apparently I had to resubmit all the details i had put in when I first signed on months ago. Sigh. Now I have to work on getting a portfolio up. annsan
Re: Airport X-ray and films
Hi, So, where to keep the films ? http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/11/09/bt.xray.reut/index.html they should fit quite nicely inside the barrels of a shotgun. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: PESO - 17 mile drive
Beautiful photo. I love the light and the richness of the color. Nice work. Paul Well, I have been very busy for the last month or so and have had a hard time even trying to keep up with the list, let alone the PESO's. This past weekend my wife and I had to pick up our oldest daughter from a band competition in Monterey, CA. We took advantage of the opportunity to visit Pinnacles National Monument (a first for us) and a drive on 17 mile drive near Carmel. I'll try to post some of the pics of the trip over the next few days. Here is the first - shot on *istD, DA 16-45, handheld. As we got on the 17 mile drive, it was late afternoon and the clouds were rolling in. This shot reflects the feelings of the time. Not dark, but certainly not a sunny evening. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/pinnacles_0100.htm Comments welcome. Bruce
Re: Woodstock photos
Amita Guha wrote: Last month, we spent a weekend up in Woodstock, NY. I wanted to get these photos up before our trip this week: http://sunny16.smugmug.com/gallery/278207 I shot exclusively with the Tamron 90mm and the Tokina 24-200mm on the *istD. Amita Amita - photo number 5 jumped out at me first... some nice stuff here but I think the portfolio as a whole would be stronger if you cut back on the near dups - always hard to chose, I know. from 8,9,11,12 - pick one you like best.. also, one of either 3 and 4 ... etc... I think would make for a stronger presentation on the 1st page... Looks like you are working hard! Best, ann
Re: Woodstock photos - where are they now?
10 years after Woodstock Rex Weiner and Deanne Stillman published WOODSTOCK CENSUS (viking press, ISBN 0-670-78206-8) I was working as a computer spec writer then and did the tab work on it. The questions were wild and the answers, too - but even 10 years later, alas, most of them became lawyers and accountants. it is a fun read, - the keypunchers sure enjoyed reading the open end questions! annsan she who has word many hats Butch Black wrote: They're now all 50 something lawyers and accountants :) Dan wrote Where are all the nekkid hippies? Amita Guha wrote: Last month, we spent a weekend up in Woodstock, NY. I wanted to get these photos up before our trip this week: http://sunny16.smugmug.com/gallery/278207 I shot exclusively with the Tamron 90mm and the Tokina 24-200mm on the *istD.
Re: PESO - 17 mile drive
Bruce as nice a capture as it is I'm looking at it and asking is that all there is? The shore lines from left, center right lead my eyes out to sea and leave me there. -Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - 17 mile drive Well, I have been very busy for the last month or so and have had a hard time even trying to keep up with the list, let alone the PESO's. This past weekend my wife and I had to pick up our oldest daughter from a band competition in Monterey, CA. We took advantage of the opportunity to visit Pinnacles National Monument (a first for us) and a drive on 17 mile drive near Carmel. I'll try to post some of the pics of the trip over the next few days. Here is the first - shot on *istD, DA 16-45, handheld. As we got on the 17 mile drive, it was late afternoon and the clouds were rolling in. This shot reflects the feelings of the time. Not dark, but certainly not a sunny evening. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/pinnacles_0100.htm Comments welcome. Bruce PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: PAW: Black and white and colour
Well done Leon, I especially like the composition - simple uncluttered. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Nov 9, 2004 1:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW: Black and white and colour Hi all, It's time for another picture from me. This one is digitally manipulated, and similar to one I've done before, but here it is. http://www.bluering.org.au/leon/feature.htm Comments welcome. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
RE: PESO - 17 mile drive
Lovely shot Bruce. I see an excellent composition. I like how the rocks on the left lead the eye out into the water. The subtle color contrasts are just beautiful. I'm curious what mode this was shot in... Raw, JPG, TIF? Is it a single shot or a blend of several exposures?. In any case it's beautful and a nice piece if art. Tom C. From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - 17 mile drive Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:30:40 -0800 Well, I have been very busy for the last month or so and have had a hard time even trying to keep up with the list, let alone the PESO's. This past weekend my wife and I had to pick up our oldest daughter from a band competition in Monterey, CA. We took advantage of the opportunity to visit Pinnacles National Monument (a first for us) and a drive on 17 mile drive near Carmel. I'll try to post some of the pics of the trip over the next few days. Here is the first - shot on *istD, DA 16-45, handheld. As we got on the 17 mile drive, it was late afternoon and the clouds were rolling in. This shot reflects the feelings of the time. Not dark, but certainly not a sunny evening. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/pinnacles_0100.htm Comments welcome. Bruce
Re: PESO - 17 mile drive
Hmmm...That is all there is. Having been there several times, there is nothing out there beyond what you see. I see the sun shafts out on the horizon and that resolves the image for me. I think it is more of a mood shot rather than a picture of a very specific subject that leaps out at you. Thanks for the comments. Bruce Tuesday, November 9, 2004, 11:47:48 AM, you wrote: KW Bruce as nice a capture as it is I'm looking at it and KW asking is that all there is? The shore lines from left, center KW right lead my eyes out to sea and leave me there. KW -Original Message- KW From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] KW Subject: PESO - 17 mile drive KW Well, I have been very busy for the last month or so and have had KW a hard time even trying to keep up with the list, let alone the KW PESO's. KW This past weekend my wife and I had to pick up our oldest daughter KW from a band competition in Monterey, CA. We took advantage of the KW opportunity to visit Pinnacles National Monument (a first for us) and KW a drive on 17 mile drive near Carmel. I'll try to post some of the KW pics of the trip over the next few days. KW Here is the first - shot on *istD, DA 16-45, handheld. As we got on KW the 17 mile drive, it was late afternoon and the clouds were rolling KW in. This shot reflects the feelings of the time. Not dark, but KW certainly not a sunny evening. KW http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/pinnacles_0100.htm KW Comments welcome. KW Bruce KW KW PeoplePC Online KW A better way to Internet KW http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: PESO - 17 mile drive
Hello Tom, It was shot in Raw. Processed through C1 LE. Almost no changes in C1 from camera settings. Then processed in Picture Window Pro. First masked the sky at the horizon. Foreground was lightened a bit and saturated for the velvia look needed for this drab day. Sky was saturated separately less than the foreground. Single shot, no blending, just some masking. Glad that you liked it. Bruce Tuesday, November 9, 2004, 12:50:04 PM, you wrote: TC Lovely shot Bruce. I see an excellent composition. I like how the rocks on TC the left lead the eye out into the water. The subtle color contrasts are TC just beautiful. TC I'm curious what mode this was shot in... Raw, JPG, TIF? Is it a single TC shot or a blend of several exposures?. In any case it's beautful and a nice TC piece if art. TC Tom C. From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - 17 mile drive Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:30:40 -0800 Well, I have been very busy for the last month or so and have had a hard time even trying to keep up with the list, let alone the PESO's. This past weekend my wife and I had to pick up our oldest daughter from a band competition in Monterey, CA. We took advantage of the opportunity to visit Pinnacles National Monument (a first for us) and a drive on 17 mile drive near Carmel. I'll try to post some of the pics of the trip over the next few days. Here is the first - shot on *istD, DA 16-45, handheld. As we got on the 17 mile drive, it was late afternoon and the clouds were rolling in. This shot reflects the feelings of the time. Not dark, but certainly not a sunny evening. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/pinnacles_0100.htm Comments welcome. Bruce
Re: eBay question
On 9/11/04, David Zaninovic, discombobulated, unleashed: Bidding before the last moment is counterproductive. :) Not from where I'm sat. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
M42 Pentax history
Hi there, do we have any M42 Asahi web resource similar to mr. Dmitrov's K-mount page? Or at least any site where ALL (ok, more or less...) produced M42 bodies would be described? BR, Margus Tallinn, Estonia
Re: PESO - 17 mile drive
On 9/11/04, Bruce Dayton, discombobulated, unleashed: Here is the first - shot on *istD, DA 16-45, handheld. As we got on the 17 mile drive, it was late afternoon and the clouds were rolling in. This shot reflects the feelings of the time. Not dark, but certainly not a sunny evening. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/pinnacles_0100.htm BEAUTIFUL. I can smell the sea and hear the waves now. Superb. Thanks. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: how does the ZX-50 do with ttl flash?
Thanks Peter, I've been using my AF280T since I got the MZ-3 but thought I might try the AF400FTZ, I located one at a bargain price, the AF500FTZ holds it's price very well and I couldn't imagine it being worth the use I give my flashes. John -- Original Message --- From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 11:03:47 -0500 Subject: Re: how does the ZX-50 do with ttl flash? Actually no, I use old AF280T flashes. Since the MZ-3 and ZX5n don't seem to be capable of higher than sync (125/100 respectively), speed flash I didn't see any point in upgrading to the AF400FTZ. The results with the AF280T are very good as long as I keep within limitations imposed by the flashes output. John Whittingham wrote: It is in the LX, MZ-3 ZX5n in my experience. There have been problems reported with the *ist-d. Hi Peter Ever tried the MZ-3 ZX-5n with the AF400FTZ, would you care to comment on performance? John -- Original Message --- From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 21:54:24 -0500 Subject: Re: how does the ZX-50 do with ttl flash? It is in the LX, MZ-3 ZX5n in my experience. There have been problems reported with the *ist-d. David Zaninovic wrote: I have given up on using the istD with TTL flash. It is totally useless in this regard. Shouldn't the TTL flash be more precise than auto flash ? -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke --- End of Original Message --- -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime.--P.J. O'Rourke --- End of Original Message ---
Re: PAW: Big Brother
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:42:16 +0100, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. The issue of cropping or not was one I wanted some feedback on, which the PAW is interesting for. I wasn't so sure if to crop it or not. How about this? I made two alterations, first slight crop: http://fotof.wz.cz/paw/pawcrop.jpg second altering the hue of the sky to better resemble what I remember (but the first one colour's is more contrasty to the orange buildings) http://fotof.wz.cz/paw/pawcrop2.jpg What do you think? I think I might like it cropped a little bit less. The way it is after the crop, the face looks much bigger, more ominous. Before, he looked benign and friendly. I would say that about 1/2 way between your crop and the original would look best. As for the colouration, the second one certainly looks more natural, but I kind of like the saturated colours - like you said, they work of the colour of the buildings better - kind of a surreal look. -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW: Black and white and colour
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 17:34:26 +1100, Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, It's time for another picture from me. This one is digitally manipulated, and similar to one I've done before, but here it is. http://www.bluering.org.au/leon/feature.htm Comments welcome. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Just for a change, I looked at the other comments before doing mine. First, I do like the composition. The fact that the big rock's dead centre doesn't bother me - I like the curve of the coastline (or at least the way it's depicted, with only the bottom and top visible. The pattern of the waves is interesting - between the coast on the left and the waves, there's enough tension in the photo for me. I'm not sure the colour/bw mix is my bag. Other than the big rock, the rest of the photo (the bw part) is very dark, which is fine, since it looks like it was a dark, miserable day. Having the rock brighter is a good idea - I think that if it was a bw print, I'd want to dodge it big time, so that it contrasts the rest of the photo - those nice horizontal patterns would stand out nicely. Your sort of did that (in terms of the brightness of the rock, which is about right, IMHO), but I just find the colour/bw mix a bit, I don't know, contrived and gimmicky. That's not a comment on your photo or your choice of how to present it, but rather a comment on me and my tastes, I'm afraid. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: eBay question
No. Bidding AFTER the last moment is counterproductive. :) I have always found that bidding at the very last moment is MOST productive. 1.It keeps me from bidding again when I find that I've been out bid. 2.It keeps others from bidding again when they find that I've out bid them. Regards, Bob... From: David Zaninovic [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bidding before the last moment is counterproductive. :)
Re: eBay question
On 9/11/04, Bob Blakely, discombobulated, unleashed: 1.It keeps me from bidding again when I find that I've been out bid. 2.It keeps others from bidding again when they find that I've out bid them. Couldn't put it any better Bob. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO - 17 mile drive
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:30:40 -0800, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I have been very busy for the last month or so and have had a hard time even trying to keep up with the list, let alone the PESO's. This past weekend my wife and I had to pick up our oldest daughter from a band competition in Monterey, CA. We took advantage of the opportunity to visit Pinnacles National Monument (a first for us) and a drive on 17 mile drive near Carmel. I'll try to post some of the pics of the trip over the next few days. Here is the first - shot on *istD, DA 16-45, handheld. As we got on the 17 mile drive, it was late afternoon and the clouds were rolling in. This shot reflects the feelings of the time. Not dark, but certainly not a sunny evening. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/pinnacles_0100.htm Comments welcome. Bruce, You always capture mood so well, and this is yet another example of it. Just a beautiful photo! thanks, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: M42 Pentax history
Margus, Dario's incredible site should tell you everything you might wish to know. http://www.aohc.it/ Other good sites are http://www.pentaximaging.com/world_of_pentax/history_of_innovations/index.jsp http://www.concentric.net/%7Esherfy/special1.html http://www.marriottworld.com/ccm%20articles/spotmatic.htm That should get you going !!
RE: Idaho Skies Sunday Night
Thanks Shel... some of them are pretty psychedelic... Tom C. From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Idaho Skies Sunday Night Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 19:11:22 -0800 Very nice ... I've never seen anything quite like that since taking acid in the summer of 1967 LOL seriously, super dooper! Shel [Original Message] From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 11/8/2004 4:16:18 PM Subject: Idaho Skies Sunday Night I walked outside and noticed a weird sky Sunday evening, checked to see if a geomagnetic storm was in progress, and started shooting. Space weather sites categorized it as extreme. [...] http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=265867
Re: PESO - 17 mile drive
Bruce Dayton wrote: Well, I have been very busy for the last month or so and have had a hard time even trying to keep up with the list, let alone the PESO's. Here is the first - shot on *istD, DA 16-45, handheld. As we got on the 17 mile drive, it was late afternoon and the clouds were rolling in. This shot reflects the feelings of the time. Not dark, but certainly not a sunny evening. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/pinnacles_0100.htm Comments welcome. Bruce Lovely, Bruce - my favorite kind of sky - and the best weather for the beach for moi. annsan p.s. Find any stray golf balls on the beach?
Northern Lights
Hello List, just saw the first aurora in my life. It was very pretty, but at least as much educative. Here are the lessons learned: I have been looking for a geomagnetic storm since I came to Finland, checking the monitoring site (http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html) almost daily. As the gray-steel skies started to break up at the sunset today, I rushed to the city to buy rolls of Provia 400F, one of the films generally recommended for aurora photography. Being young and naive, I set out to photograph the lights right after twilight at 5pm. My idea was that aurora would dance over the sky for the whole night, only to disappear with the first rays of the dawn. :) After more than two hours of stumbling through the scary dark forest and catching cold by the lake, I packed up and went home. Of course an hour later, the lights did appear. Rushing to the lake again, I lent my tripod to a friend to play with and went looking for The Perfect Composition. By the time I found it, the sky turned dark again. Puzzled, I approached a seasoned (or so it seemed) aurora photographer on the scene. He explained that aurora usually passes our latitude from 10pm to 11pm going down from north to south. It returns after midnight at 1am, going back north again. Apparently, it is one of those things everyone but me knows. ;-) It has something to do with the position of sun, he even carried a PDA to check the angle at which the solar winds hit the atmosphere. I then inquired about the exposure times. What he used is very inconsistent with the resources on the internet (http://www.ptialaska.net/~hutch/aurora.html, http://w1.877.telia.com/~u87717747/english/bildarkiv_4.htm and more), where they talk about 400 speed, fast lens and about 30 second exposures. He was using f2.0 lens, ISO 50 and about four seconds! My friends digital camera had the right exposures at ISO 100, f2.8 and 8-15 seconds. Anything longer and the photo was blown out. And the aurora was supposedly on the faint side. Sorry for the long post. :] I would like to hear comments of experienced aurora photographers, anyone? Mike (http://skwid.wz.cz) Svetova kniznica SME - literarne klenoty 20. storocia - http://knihy.sme.sk
Re: PESO ('s) Ohio Cafe, etc... and notes on photo.net
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 01:19:35 -0500, Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Geez.. it should have been so hard to get an image up I started with just one... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2865228 I think you guys have seen that one before, but it is a NON Pentax I had to use the Save for Web thing in Photo shop to get it uploaded -- two or three other shots fell by the wayside until I got that straightened out - I thought there were other problems I presume you guys will know what this is and how I did it. http://users.rcn.com/annsan/notmyusualstyle.jpg and I needed a kitten for comfort. http://users.rcn.com/annsan/norasnewkitten2.jpg (with the digicam) Sadly, after I sent this picture out to some friends who have met the little guy, one of them wrote me that he had died at the vet under anasthesia where we was taken to be altered last week. I took the pictures in September - sure wish I had sent one to my friend before the kitty left us - but she really hates email so probably would not see it unless one of her daughters was there to retrieve it. I really babble when I'm sick, guys sorry ann achoo achoo san Hey, Ann, 1) Sorry to hear you're sick. Hope you get over your cold soon (but - and not to scare you or anything - there's a cold going around Toronto that just seems to hang on forever and ever) 2) I like the diner shot. Very moody. I like the composition: the angle of the table, the cool lighting from the window. It's just so ~ordinary~ and almost prosaic, but that's what I like about it. A slice o' life, something that most people would miss, but you didn't. Love it. 3) The one of the lights is interesting, but not really my thing. I am curious, though, how you did it. I haven't read the other comments or your replies, so if you've already answered it, don't bother again. 4) What a beautiful cat, and so beautifully captured! I love the chair leg in there - one can tell that the cat's in full stretch, even without seeing it's body below the neck. So sad to hear of its untimely demise, even sadder that it was due to such a routine operation. Poor Nora must be devastated; I'd be. All in all, some pretty cool shots there, Ann. get well soon, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: M42 Pentax history
Try this. There are a couple more but I don't have them bookmarked on this system. http://www.shmgo-zwolle.nl/spotmatic/index2.html Margus Männik wrote: Hi there, do we have any M42 Asahi web resource similar to mr. Dmitrov's K-mount page? Or at least any site where ALL (ok, more or less...) produced M42 bodies would be described? BR, Margus Tallinn, Estonia -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: eBay question
Bob Blakely wrote: No. Bidding AFTER the last moment is counterproductive. You can say that again... :) I have always found that bidding at the very last moment is MOST productive. 1.It keeps me from bidding again when I find that I've been out bid. 2.It keeps others from bidding again when they find that I've out bid them. Regards, Bob... From: David Zaninovic [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bidding before the last moment is counterproductive. :) -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: PAW: Big Brother
Thanks for the comments. I think I like my first version the best, finally. The open space draws you in, but later you notice the face. And perhaps even the small person if in a real print not screen. At least for me. It's hard to judge your own, especially regarding (editorial) framing. PAWs are good for this. I would love to do some more with more people action in this place, which there is (people action, as it's a busy suburb with such corners like this hosting lot of strange and nice people). Well, the skies are all gray with rain and snow now :-( I was glad I got a tiny bit of setting sun for a nearby thing I came to photograph originally. Same time, svetsky (sorry, I don't know of same conotation English word for circus people) were dismantling their things. Lot of nice pictures against the background of the concrete panels houses, but none of them turned out right. In the small DSLR viewfinder, I couldn't quite see if a man dismantling sort of mobile Russian wheel (ferris wheel for you across the pond(s)?) was looking at, although his face was quite detailed in the raw file. IstD would have helped a bit, but I am stuck with another system unfortunately. The best would have been an LX with SE60 screen ;-) Good light! fra
PDML Mini-FAQ
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