Re: Backing Up and Storing Files

2005-08-01 Thread Cotty
On 31/7/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: I think Bill Robb's over quota for this year, Cotty. Mark! (well we can't leave you out, can we?) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Storing 120 film after shooting

2005-08-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What a neat idea! They'll go great with my Hershey's chocolate syrup and Jelly Belly jelly bean lens hood caps that I use. Shel [Original Message] From: David Mann Go to the supermarket and look for MM minis. The plastic canisters are very good for holding exposed 120 and you can

Re: shooting bands in the dark

2005-08-01 Thread Cotty
On 31/7/05, Amita Guha, discombobulated, unleashed: A friend of mine is playing drums in a band on Tuesday night, and he gave me permission to shoot them. I have never tried to do this with serious gear. I believe the space will be pretty small and dark. I'm planning on taking the FA 50mm f/1.4

Re: August PUG is open

2005-08-01 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sun, 31 Jul 2005, Bob Sullivan wrote: Pussinova by Cotty Good Lord, what are we in for... Kostas (should I check this at work?)

RE: Backing Up and Storing Files

2005-08-01 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Mishka You should think again about how RAID storage works: Raid 1 writes/deletes simultaneous on 2 mirrored drives, so it is *not* the same as having two separate copies of a file. The more drives you involve in a system, the higher the possible error rate gets. A fail of 2 drives in a Raid

RE: BW Conversion

2005-08-01 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Jack The most important point for me is what you would like the picture to tell me and in what mood it should be. The color version pleases me more and the b/w version depresses a bit more. So what did you want it to be? greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Jack Davis

RE: PESO Black Bear

2005-08-01 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Scott I agree that the story makes it this time and the photo is just the prove! We just had a brown bear coming from Italy over the border to the Swiss alps in the last days causing a lot of attention and confusion in the newspaper and on television here. We have wolves but no bears for a

RE: PESO: Summer Sprinkle

2005-08-01 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Paul I saw your fist post and yes, the picture and the idea behind are refreshing. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 5:24 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Summer Sprinkle I apologize if this

RE: shooting bands in the dark

2005-08-01 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Amita ISO 400-800 should work imho with the lenses you mentioned if they do not move too much. A monopod would be useful here. I would mostly use the Tamron 90mm for it's quality and the FA 31mm for group shots. I hope you post the results. greetings Markus -Original Message-

Re: Zoo Adventures

2005-08-01 Thread Tom Reese
Jerome Reyes wrote: puzzled look Either that funny looking antelope thing has the same tripod and 300mm lens as I do... or my whole rig just fell two stories into the Bongo habitat. http://www.exposedfilm.net/lensdrop/ Hmmm... Interesting. Never a dull day. Dull is good if that's the

Re: shooting bands in the dark

2005-08-01 Thread Tom Reese
Cotty wrote: On 31/7/05, Amita Guha, discombobulated, unleashed: A friend of mine is playing drums in a band on Tuesday night, and he gave me permission to shoot them. I have never tried to do this with serious gear. I believe the space will be pretty small and dark. I'm planning on taking

Re: Tripod heads

2005-08-01 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Bill, On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 09:25:43 -0600, William Robb wrote: I've had a quick peek at the Wimberley, and at the Manfrotto geared heads. I like the looks of the Wimberley a lot, but I am drawn a bit to the geared head, as it can be used with my 4x5. And the 6x7 :-) This is handy, since I

Re: shooting bands in the dark

2005-08-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
Great advice from Cotty. I have one thing to add: If the performers are under spotlights, you should get a meter reading for that light, not an average of the entire stage. Use the spotmeter on your *istD and get a reading off of an illuminated face. If the performer is light skinned, add one

Re: Zoo Adventures

2005-08-01 Thread cbwaters
OMG! Get him to post a PESO or PAW and see if he's seen the PUG! Cory feels your pain, mostly. - Original Message - From: Jerome Reyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 12:11 AM Subject: Zoo Adventures puzzled look Either that funny

Re: Zoo Adventures

2005-08-01 Thread Jerome Reyes
OMG! Get him to post a PESO or PAW and see if he's seen the PUG! ROTFL!

Re: BW Conversion

2005-08-01 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nicely captured - but it looks over sharpened to me. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: BW Conversion Bob, Am furnishing a new link to a larger version of the color Teton Aspen image. May be a better comparison. Pls take a look and I'd

Re: Backing Up and Storing Files

2005-08-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gads, so much paranoia. Perhaps my drives don't fail because I'm not paranoid about them... g Here's a sample from the 2005 PDML quotation list: A little paranoia is good. A lot makes life hell. - Graywolf This thread has proved both parts of

Re: BW Conversion

2005-08-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice color, nice composition. It's a little difficult to appreciate a shot like this when viewing a small web image. There appears to be a lot of detail that's difficult to see as posted. Paul Bob, Am furnishing a new link to a larger version of the color Teton Aspen image. May be a better

Re: Zoo Adventures

2005-08-01 Thread Jerome Reyes
How much damage was done to the rig? Well... in case anyone was wondering, hmmm... This lens takes nice photos, but I wonder if it will survive a two story fall and a fight with a bongo... consider my adventure a public service... g Believe it or not, with the exception of some fresh scraps

Re: Tripod heads

2005-08-01 Thread Kenneth Waller
What length of QR plate would be best suited to the A600/5.6? I'm not familiar with that lens and I believe the plate for my 600mm probably wouldn't work. You can get a rough idea by finding the balance point for that lens/camera body combo and noting where it is relative to the lens's tripod

Re: Backing Up and Storing Files

2005-08-01 Thread Tom Reese
Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gads, so much paranoia. Perhaps my drives don't fail because I'm not paranoid about them... g Here's a sample from the 2005 PDML quotation list: A little paranoia is good. A lot makes life hell. Why is everyone always talking

Re: BBC WIldlife Photographer competition

2005-08-01 Thread Kenneth Waller
As soon as they saw Pentax, they probably disqualified you for being too pro. Yeah, you're probably right and my camera bodies are all black! -Original Message- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: BBC WIldlife Photographer competition - Original Message -

Re: Backing Up and Storing Files

2005-08-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gads, so much paranoia. Perhaps my drives don't fail because I'm not paranoid about them... g Here's a sample from the 2005 PDML quotation list: A little paranoia is good. A lot makes life

Re: shooting bands in the dark

2005-08-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Just remember: All stage photography must be done with grainy BW film ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: BBC WIldlife Photographer competition

2005-08-01 Thread Jerome Reyes
Well, I guess, I won't be going to London this fall! Sorry that the competition didn't work out as planned. However, as a side note, I'd love to see more shots from your Denali trip, if you're so inclined to share. I'm just looking to get a little vicarious living going on since I'm guessing it

Re: shooting bands in the dark

2005-08-01 Thread Scott Loveless
Hey! I resemble that remark. :P On 8/1/05, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just remember: All stage photography must be done with grainy BW film ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to

Re: shooting bands in the dark

2005-08-01 Thread Scott Loveless
Amita, I asked a similar question not too long ago and received some very insightful suggestions. Listers are wonderful, aren't they? http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-discuss@pdml.net/msg264322.html On 7/31/05, Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A friend of mine is playing drums in a band

Re: August PUG is open

2005-08-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/8/05, Kostas Kavoussanakis, discombobulated, unleashed: Pussinova by Cotty Good Lord, what are we in for... Kostas (should I check this at work?) Actually it should be 'Pussanova' but I can't spel. Hey Addy, can you change that for me? xxx Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: August PUG is open

2005-08-01 Thread David Savage
All very good as usual. The ones that jump out at me: Pussanova - Cotty Horizontal dancing? g About a energetic as older cats get. Love the colours textures. Dancing in Oslo's Harbour - Jaume Lahuerta Lots of energy colour. Fun shot. Tango! - Gianfranco Irlanda My fave of the lot. Classy

Re: August PUG is open

2005-08-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/8/05, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Pussanova - Cotty Horizontal dancing? g About a energetic as older cats get. Love the colours textures. Thanks Dave. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: shooting bands in the dark

2005-08-01 Thread Rick Womer
New memo recently received from the Photographic Rules Committee: Digital capture is also permissible with the ISO set to 3200, so that there is noise to simulate grain. Deej Ital Photographic Rules Committee Secretariat --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just remember: All stage

Re: August PUG is open

2005-08-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Tango! by Gianfranco Irlanda is my favorite. Shel

RE: BW Conversion

2005-08-01 Thread Jack Davis
Marcus, Basically, pleasing natural symmetry. The BW, however, conveys to me a quieter less complex mood. Jack --- Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jack The most important point for me is what you would like the picture to tell me and in what mood it should be. The color version

Re: shooting bands in the dark

2005-08-01 Thread David Savage
VBG On 8/1/05, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: New memo recently received from the Photographic Rules Committee: Digital capture is also permissible with the ISO set to 3200, so that there is noise to simulate grain. Deej Ital Photographic Rules Committee Secretariat --- Mark

Re: Fw: BBC WIldlife Photographer competition

2005-08-01 Thread brooksdj
Thats to bad Ken. Your stuff is great. Best of luck in your generates next year. Dave Well, I guess, I won't be going to London this fall! I just received news from the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest that none of my seven submitted

Re: BW Conversion

2005-08-01 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Bruce, The image certainly isn't a study in perspective and the entire scene is the one predominate feature. I do sort of like the larger Aspen side-boards which bounce my eyes back to the center. I agree with your point that it would be less harsh if contrast were reduced somewhat. Jack

Re: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay - won by warobb

2005-08-01 Thread brooksdj
Congratulations, Bill. Does anyone have the url? I can'd find it in the completed listings. Thanks, Joe I could not find it even when the auction was on. I'd be curious to see the link myself. Dave

Re: PESO Black Bear

2005-08-01 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Markus Maurer Subject: RE: PESO Black Bear Just when people agreed that this bear could be a tourist attraction and should be left alive, he managed to kill a calf. I fear he will not survive that action To bad. He is a bear after all. They do

Re: PESO: Summer Sprinkle

2005-08-01 Thread Jack Davis
Paul, Silhouettes and spray pattern very nice. Has a cooling sort of fragrance to it. Jack --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I apologize if this is a duplicate for anyone. The message never showed up in my mailbox, so I'm resendingt it. Shot this yesterday on my evening walk. I

Re: PESO Black Bear

2005-08-01 Thread brooksdj
- Original Message - From: Markus Maurer Subject: RE: PESO Black Bear Just when people agreed that this bear could be a tourist attraction and should be left alive, he managed to kill a calf. I fear he will not survive that

Some minor Enablement, or, I suck just a tad.LOL

2005-08-01 Thread brooksdj
Took advantage of Henrys corporate sale this past week and picked up the DA 16-45 F4 and the Sigma 500 Super flash. With the % off i saved all the taxes. I'm happy.:-) Now hopfully i can try out the lens today.(daughter was showing yesterday. She vaulted into 1st place in her division)

Re: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay - won by warobb

2005-08-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Do an eBay search on the bidder's ID - warobb - and include completed auctions. I found it last night using that technique. Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Congratulations, Bill. Does anyone have the url? I can'd find it in the

Re: PESO Black Bear

2005-08-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I agree with Bill ... maybe the Swiss should stick to making chocolate and leave wildlife management to nature. Perhaps the bear can be captured and moved to a less populated area, one in which there's sufficient habitat for it. Shel [Original Message] From: William Robb From: Markus

Re: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay - won by warobb

2005-08-01 Thread William Robb
Enough of this shit already. I bought a fucking lens. It was expensive. Mind your own god damned business. Regards William Robb - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay - won by warobb Do an eBay search on the bidder's ID - warobb - and include

Re: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay - won by warobb

2005-08-01 Thread Rob Studdert
On 1 Aug 2005 at 8:22, William Robb wrote: Mind your own god damned business. Register an eBay ID in Germany if you don't wish your history to be visible. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay - won by warobb

2005-08-01 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, William Robb wrote: Mind your own god damned business. Come on William, there is only one known (to me) picture of the lens (http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/primes/extreme-tele/A600f5.6.html) and none of the trunk. There are 2K hits on that page. Are you saying that it's

Re: PESO Black Bear

2005-08-01 Thread P. J. Alling
Shel, there is probably no place in Switzerland that's less populated, that doesn't already have more than enough bears. Shel Belinkoff wrote: I agree with Bill ... maybe the Swiss should stick to making chocolate and leave wildlife management to nature. Perhaps the bear can be captured and

Re: PESO Black Bear

2005-08-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Well then, shoot a few Swiss to make room for the bear LOL The bear could be moved elsewhere. It's a big world. Shel [Original Message] From: P. J. Alling Shel, there is probably no place in Switzerland that's less populated, that doesn't already have more than enough bears. Shel

Re: PESO Black Bear

2005-08-01 Thread P. J. Alling
The Swiss are well armed they might shoot back... Shel Belinkoff wrote: Well then, shoot a few Swiss to make room for the bear LOL The bear could be moved elsewhere. It's a big world. Shel [Original Message] From: P. J. Alling Shel, there is probably no place in

Re: PESO Black Bear

2005-08-01 Thread Scott Loveless
Uh, is it too late to change my story? Bigfoot's chasin' us! g On 8/1/05, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is that a bear? Looks like Bigfoot getting up from his afternoon nap to me g It's not that great a photo but, the story that went along with it is. Dave On 8/1/05, Scott

Re: PESO Black Bear

2005-08-01 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks for all the comments. I'm glad you enjoyed the narrative. I do wish there were a better photo for you. The whole experience went from nerve wracking to exhilarating to just plain fun. One thing I observed about the bear was that he (or she) didn't like the sound my camera makes. The

Re: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay - won by warobb

2005-08-01 Thread Fred
Come on William, there is only one known (to me) picture of the lens (http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/primes/extreme-tele/A600f5.6.html) and none of the trunk. There are 2K hits on that page. Are you saying that it's unhealthy for people (particularly in this group) to go looking for more

PAW PESO - Jill's Greeting Cards

2005-08-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Just a little snap and an exploration in trying to work with color. http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/jills_cards2.html Shel

Re: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay - won by warobb

2005-08-01 Thread Gonz
LOL! William Robb wrote: Enough of this shit already. I bought a fucking lens. It was expensive. Mind your own god damned business. Regards William Robb - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay - won by warobb Do an eBay search on the bidder's

Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://beckycarter.com/color.html This is absurd! Shel

PESO: animal shots

2005-08-01 Thread Jerome Reyes
A handful of new photos from Friday Saturday @ the zoo: http://www.exposedfilm.net/vaz0285.htm http://www.exposedfilm.net/vaz0328.htm http://www.exposedfilm.net/vaz0311.htm http://www.exposedfilm.net/vaz0298.htm http://www.exposedfilm.net/g1_nbg01.htm The last is actually from a few weeks ago @

Re: PAW PESO - Jill's Greeting Cards

2005-08-01 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: PAW PESO - Jill's Greeting Cards Just a little snap and an exploration in trying to work with color. http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/jills_cards2.html Add someone wearing lederhosen and carrying a musket and the image is

Re: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay

2005-08-01 Thread William Robb
I's saying that this thread has gone on long enough. Discuss the lens if you like, take my name off the thread. There. I've done it for you.

Re: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay - won by warobb

2005-08-01 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, Fred wrote: OK, maybe this will hold ya - Fantastique, many thanks. http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/a60056/a600f5610.jpg What is the round knob with the amber line? Kostas

Re: A* 600 f5.6 pictures

2005-08-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks for the pictures, Fred. I put together a simple web page to display them: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/PentaxA600.html Godfrey

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/8/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: http://beckycarter.com/color.html This is absurd! ROTFL! A sort of portrait digital Kincaid! That's not absurd, it's hilarious! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Gonz
Wow. How horrific can you make a face look? They look like they belong in the recycle bin. rg Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://beckycarter.com/color.html This is absurd! Shel

Re: PAW PESO - Jill's Greeting Cards

2005-08-01 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Shel, The low key lighting works pretty well. On my calibrated monitor, the colors look reasonable. Rather nice, overall. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, August 1, 2005, 8:37:39 AM, you wrote: SB Just a little snap and an exploration in trying to work with color. SB

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
They all look like Barbie dolls - not a human in the bunch -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://beckycarter.com/color.html This is absurd! Shel

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Christian
WTF is that! My first thought was it's shots of a Barbie or something. Then I tried to estimate the ages, and got sick to my stomach Christian - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 11:49 AM

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Christian
this is even worse: http://beckycarter.com/winners.html Christian - Original Message - From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 12:15 PM Subject: Re: Excessive Photoshopping? WTF is that! My first thought was it's shots of a Barbie

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Bruce Dayton
There is a high end photographer in my area that does mostly portrait work. He has his own 3 acre outdoor studio along with his inside studio. I was talking to someone who had their family portrait done by him. He is meticulous about posing and such and very good at it. However, much like you

Re: A* 600 f5.6

2005-08-01 Thread Jerome Reyes
http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/a60056/a600f5610.jpg What is the round knob with the amber line? Kostas It's the housing for the drop-in filter. Turn the knob and you can pull the housing (i.e., filter holder) out.

Re: PESO: animal shots

2005-08-01 Thread Jack Davis
You were rewarded with an absolutely great elephant shot. Stance and ear position couldn't be better. Zoo feed might be worked with to make it less obvious..or not. Others have a zoo snapshot appearance (Lion, also, since she is looking at the camera), but ones most of us would shoot. Jack ---

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread pnstenquist
That's what they said about Dali! :-). Seriously, It's surreal, not absurd. It's that artist's vision, and is a legitimate form of expression. In fine art photography, there's no such thing as excessive photoshopping. One should be free to create whatever type of image that one can imagine. I

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread John Francis
Why shoot the messenger? That's the look that gets you on the podium in beauty pageants. That's the look you want in your model portfolio if you're trying to get on the short list by submitting an 8x10 to a casting agent. So why blame the photographer for spotting a business opportunity? It's

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! http://beckycarter.com/color.html This is absurd! Yes, Shel, this is absurd. Boris

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Gonz
How do they do that anyway? Its a strange effect. Is it the healing brush or something? Its not blurry, just plasticky. rg Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://beckycarter.com/color.html This is absurd! Shel

Re: PESOs - Greece in Alaska

2005-08-01 Thread Tom C
Thanks to all who commented on the photos. I appeciated the comments and the additional background. Tom C. From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESOs - Greece in Alaska Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 08:49:42 -0400 Scott

RE: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Malcolm Smith
http://beckycarter.com/color.html These are scary. Is it legal to stuff people for display purposes? Malcolm

Re: PESO Black Bear

2005-08-01 Thread Kenneth Waller
Either we're getting closer to them or they are reclaiming land. From what I've read, its a combination of land being developed the bears being displaced along with the bears going where they find food (raiding backyard bird feeders). Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread E.R.N. Reed
John Francis wrote: It's no more ridiculous, in its way, than wedding photography; I don't see too many women in day-to-day life in off-the-shoulder white dresses complete with veils and trains. *Thank God!!*

Re: A new poll: Your first pentax?

2005-08-01 Thread Larry Levy
It's a little late, but hey, I'm supposed to be retired and I'm working 2 jobs while trying to redo a bathroom. In '68, shortly before the birth of our first child, my brother-in-law got me a deal on a Spotty with a 50mm 1.4 for $100. I had seen previous versions in a PX in Heidelberg, so I

Re: Backing Up and Storing Files

2005-08-01 Thread Alan P. Hayes
At 8:04 AM -0400 8/1/05, Mark Roberts wrote: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gads, so much paranoia. Perhaps my drives don't fail because I'm not paranoid about them... g Here's a sample from the 2005 PDML quotation

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread P. J. Alling
Just love that deer in the headlights look, don't you? Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://beckycarter.com/color.html This is absurd! Shel -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread John Francis
I must admit I wondered if the eyes were all photoshopped in, with just a change of colour - they all look practically identical, and seem a bit too large to be quite right. On Mon, Aug 01, 2005 at 01:51:03PM -0400, P. J. Alling wrote: Just love that deer in the headlights look, don't you?

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread William Robb
http://beckycarter.com/images/c12.jpg Looks eerily like the Martian who infiltrated the White House in Mars Attacks... It's not a look I like, but one could see it coming. William Robb

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: Excessive Photoshopping? How do they do that anyway? Its a strange effect. Is it the healing brush or something? Its not blurry, just plasticky. Neat Image on full throttle. William Robb

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Tom Reese
Subject: Re: Excessive Photoshopping? There is a high end photographer in my area that does mostly portrait work. He has his own 3 acre outdoor studio along with his inside studio. I was talking to someone who had their family portrait done by him. He is meticulous about posing and such

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Butch Black
Bruce wrote: There is a high end photographer in my area that does mostly portrait work. He has his own 3 acre outdoor studio along with his inside studio. I was talking to someone who had their family portrait done by him. He is meticulous about posing and such and very good at it. However,

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom Reese Subject: Re: Excessive Photoshopping? Takes all kinds, I guess. Portraits are a tough way to make a living. There are a lot of people who don't like the way they look and they won't be happy with their portrait no matter what you do. The

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Plastic Fantastic Lover © Jefferson Airplane Her neon mouth with a bleeding talk smile Is nothing but electric sign You could say she has an individual style She's a part of a colorful time Super-sealed lady, chrome-color clothes You wear 'cause you have no other But I suppose no one knows

Re: Some minor Enablement, or, I suck just a tad.LOL

2005-08-01 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Took advantage of Henrys corporate sale this past week and picked up the DA 16-45 F4 and the Sigma 500 Super flash. I don't know about the lens, Dave (I probably could have borrowed one to try out at GFM...) but I think you're going to *love* that flash. Take the time

Re: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay - won by warobb

2005-08-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, maybe this will hold ya - http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/a60056/a600f5601.jpg http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/a60056/a600f5602.jpg http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/a60056/a600f5603.jpg http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/a60056/a600f5604.jpg

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find this person's work interesting, albeit strange and unnerving. I'm with you there. But that was probably the artist's intention. Hmm... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do they do that anyway? Its a strange effect. Is it the healing brush or something? Its not blurry, just plasticky. I suspect it's a Photoshop plug-in made specifically for this (kind of) effect. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: PESOs - Greece in Alaska

2005-08-01 Thread Tom C
Actually, I find some of the reactions quite surprising... The context photo was merely a snap shot, with no compositional effort or intent other than to capture the scene. Nor did I find the building an eyesore. I found it to be a unique and intriguing edifice. I romanticized it in my

Question for computer geeks

2005-08-01 Thread Mark Roberts
I just upgraded my CPU from an AMD Athlon XP 2400+ to the XP 3200+ and immediately had problems with intermittent (and increasingly recurring) screen blackouts. I have solved the problem by slowing my FSB frequency (the automatic setup in BIOS wanted 200Mhz and I manually overrode it to run at

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Shel, what I find most scaring are the eyes. It is not normal to look like this, either it's excessive training, or the girls took some pills... The way they look they could do well for a movie like return of the zombie dolls, or so. When I look at teenage young ladies in the street many of

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread keithw
Pancho Hasselbach wrote: Shel, what I find most scaring are the eyes. It is not normal to look like this, either it's excessive training, or the girls took some pills... The way they look they could do well for a movie like return of the zombie dolls, or so. When I look at teenage young

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

2005-08-01 Thread Bruce Dayton
A while back, I tried out a Kodak plug-in for blemish cleanup. It was quite easy to do something along these lines, just by pushing it too far. I ended up not buying it because I felt that it made the skin look to plastic along with attacking everyone in the picture. Basically it would find the

Re: Question for computer geeks

2005-08-01 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Hi Mark, maybe it's not the video card but the memory, is it specified for running at a FSB of 200? Does your mainboard's BIOS support XP3200+, maybe you need an update? pancho Mark Roberts schrieb: I just upgraded my CPU from an AMD Athlon XP 2400+ to the XP 3200+ and immediately had

Re: BBC WIldlife Photographer competition

2005-08-01 Thread Mark Cassino
Bummer, Ken - but you never know what the judges are looking for. If it is a different panel of judges next year, don't hesitate to re-submit some of your picks for this year (and of course, rockin' new stuff!) - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo,

interior photography

2005-08-01 Thread Vic Mortelmans
Hello, next week, I'm going to make some photo's of a house interior for a friend. The house is to be sold and the pictures are to be used as illustration for the sales announcement. Does any of you have experience with that? Some idea's of myself: - using my widest-angle lens (24mm

Re: Going back to the nine seconds for advise

2005-08-01 Thread Mark Cassino
Is the whole frame wacked out, or just a blue band? (Having a hard time visualizing this.) When I was shooting swim meet photos, from time to time I'd get a shot where the white balance was totally wonked - like everything was ember red or mono chrome lavender. Maybe one or two shots out of

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