Re: PESO: Testerday

2007-12-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Exactly. The L1 supports 4x and 10x focus assist magnification, the E-3 5x, 7x and 10x. MUCH easier to see what I'm doing for critical focus than with *any* right-angle finder. Not quite as easy to see as with the Nikon F/F2/F3's high-magnification head, but even with that you have to get

Re: GESO - In praise of the Pentax Optio -10,000+ clicks

2007-12-20 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brendan MacRae wrote: Cheers! (image size ~150Kb, best viewed by hitting f11 for full frame web page views in IE and Firefox) http://www.primelensphoto.com/watches2007/index.html Wow, that Optio W10 does an awesome job! -- Thanks,

Re: GESO - In praise of the Pentax Optio -10,000+ clicks

2007-12-20 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very nice Gallery, Brendan. That W10 does a great job. I've been thinking about a digital compact as a 'go anywhere' camera and the W10 has now come in to serious consideration. Thanks for posting the images. Cheers Brian My

Re: PESO - A view of Denali

2007-12-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/19/2007 9:06:31 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Please check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Taken with PZ1P, 70-210mm SCMP F, Velvia @ 50. Comments appreciated. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f

Re: GESO - In praise of the Pentax Optio -10,000+ clicks

2007-12-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/19/2007 3:33:46 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Cheers! (image size ~150Kb, best viewed by hitting f11 for full frame web page views in IE and Firefox) http://www.primelensphoto.com/watches2007/index.html -Brendan PS - I'm throwing the Leica

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
That's it geek boy, you are a complete shit. I was withholding judgment but now I don;t care. Keep this up and you're going be in everyone's kill file and you can have fun talking to yourself. Plonk! Polyhead wrote: On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:46:46 -0500 graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Old News Photo

2007-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Seems to be gone again. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Forgot the link.. http://www.pbase.com/joe_dixon_photography/image/90546448 - Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ok here is a new link on PbaseJoe -- Original

Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help!

2007-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Personally, I'd rather see the large image. 600 pixels tall is rather tiny for a vertical. I would rather have them at about 900 pixels on the long side. I would ike 783 on the long side please. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O)

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Adam Maas wrote: On 12/19/07, Polyhead [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:11:13 -0800 John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also refuse to use jpeg, png or nothing. Wow. That's bizarre. Hardly, jpeg is lossy compression. It grabs a square of

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
I think he's a lost cause. But then that's me. It took me weeks to killfile Dobo and years to killfile Rubinstein. This idiot managed to piss me off in less that two days, a new world record. Mark Roberts wrote: Doug Brewer wrote: Ken Waller wrote: If you want to try to appear

RE: Let us now praise famous eBay rules?

2007-12-20 Thread Malcolm Smith
Scott Loveless wrote: Tonight, a French bicycle with less than a day to go. Currently at $50. It's a mere 45 or 50 miles from my home. And it was outed a few minutes ago. Basically, I have no chance in hell of buying this bicycle anymore. One group has a couple of so called experts

Re: PESO 2007 - 52b - GDG

2007-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Welcome to the PDML, I think... Paul Dunderdale wrote: On 19 Dec 2007, at 21:20, Cotty wrote: On 19/12/07, Paul Dunderdale, discombobulated, unleashed: Paul Hobnob. Great, now we need a spam filter on the PDML. When it gets to Mr Ognebeybeha offering us his

Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help!

2007-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Counter Clock Wise. But I'm late and someone has probably already told you this... Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks, Cotty, but what is a CCW? Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Now Bob, remember your blood pressure The flame war is still in the preliminary stages. I'm thinking that flame war isn't enough for this twit. But a Flame Thrower, now we're talking. Bob Blakely wrote: This is boring and purile! Do I have to butt in and show you fellas how to have an

Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help!

2007-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
I'd ask who's A** you pulled that number out of but you might tell me. Cotty wrote: On 20/12/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Personally, I'd rather see the large image. 600 pixels tall is rather tiny for a vertical. I would rather have them at about 900 pixels on the

Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help!

2007-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
It works but it'll screw up threading on some mail clients. Are you absolutly sure that you have the address correct? I doesn't take much for a delivery failure and not every server will bounce back a delivery failure. The shot is interesting I think it would look better converted to

RE: GESO - In praise of the Pentax Optio -10,000+ clicks

2007-12-20 Thread Henk Terhell
Impressive quality (meanwhile gently tapping on the W20 in the side pocket of my trousers). What light set-up do you use? Henk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brendan MacRae Sent: 20 December, 2007 12:05 AM To: pdml Subject: GESO -

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread Polyhead
On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:07:46 -0500 Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/19/07, Polyhead [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:11:13 -0800 John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also refuse to use jpeg, png or nothing. Wow. That's bizarre. Hardly, jpeg is

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread Polyhead
On Dec 19, 2007, at 1:24 PM, Polyhead wrote: I'll do whatever I want with it. You can shove it up your ass if you so desire, I certainly don't care. heh, unix sex Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread Polyhead
On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:29:12 -0800 Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is boring and purile! Do I have to butt in and show you fellas how to have an artful flame war? It stopped being about art from the first reply! Regards, Bob...

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread Polyhead
On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:22:20 +0900 David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 20, 2007 5:34 AM, Polyhead [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:46:46 -0500 graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, a large percentage of the people here on the list are computer

Re: PESO - A view of Denali

2007-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very pretty. Nicely composed. Paul On Dec 20, 2007, at 12:04 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Please check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/ id2.html Taken with PZ1P, 70-210mm SCMP F, Velvia @ 50. Comments appreciated. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f . --

PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
This was a paying job. A neighbor asked me to photograph his friend's house. He's giving him a framed 18 x 12 print for Christmas. I used the DA 12-24 at 12mm. f6.3, 10 seconds, ISO 100. Print looks very good. Client happy. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6753936size=lg -- PDML

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread David Savage
Nice Paul This type of shot just proves to me that you really need snow to make a Christmas light display pop. The lights around here look pretty ordinary in comparison. Cheers, Dave On Dec 20, 2007 8:49 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was a paying job. A neighbor asked me

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
Lovely winter/Christmas scene. I can see a black line and what looks like dust over by the big spruce tree on the left.?? Dave On Dec 20, 2007 6:49 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was a paying job. A neighbor asked me to photograph his friend's house. He's giving him a framed

Re: PESO - A view of Denali

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
Great landscape shot Ken. Love the mix of red and yellow. The mountains look so nice. I'll get there one day.:-) Dave On Dec 20, 2007 12:04 AM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Taken with PZ1P, 70-210mm SCMP F,

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Dave. You're right about the snow. I was scheduled to do this shot last year, but we didn't get a good snowfall, so the client took a pass. Paul On Dec 20, 2007, at 7:02 AM, David Savage wrote: Nice Paul This type of shot just proves to me that you really need snow to make a

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Dave. I don't see what you're referring to. Paul On Dec 20, 2007, at 7:16 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Lovely winter/Christmas scene. I can see a black line and what looks like dust over by the big spruce tree on the left.?? Dave On Dec 20, 2007 6:49 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL

Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help!

2007-12-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Christine Aguila wrote: I've been lurking a bit, enjoying the talent humor of the list, and thought I'd finally submit a PESO. Comments critique welcome. Chicago Night Snow: K10D http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6748022 Cool photo. Did you apply some toning or is that just the effect

Re: GESO - Classical Consort at Trinity College Chapel - The Whole Deal

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
Just curious Frank. Are you giving them all as BW conversions or both. Asking just in case i ever shoot anything other than horses one day. Dave On Dec 19, 2007 8:34 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yesterday's was a mini, today's is a full sized GESO. I'll start with the two

Re: PESO - A view of Denali

2007-12-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 19, 2007, at 23:04, Ken Waller wrote: Please check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Taken with PZ1P, 70-210mm SCMP F, Velvia @ 50. Very pretty... The texture on the side of the mountain is very subtle - and the blue almost-but-doesn't blend into the

Re: Let us now praise famous eBay rules?

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
On Dec 19, 2007 10:12 PM, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So anyway, I'd like to thank the PDML for not being a bunch of dicks. You left out Tom and Harry. Dave -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help!

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
Hi Christine and welcome to the list. I love your Peso. Shows winter very well. I'm not going to comment on the vertical, 'cause it looks fine to me, but you'll find out later, i'm a bit tilted anyway.:-) Drove around Chigago in November on the way to Janesville Wi, but over nighted in La

Re: PESO: Testerday

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
I have the D200, so i doubt i'll even look at a D300. Its a good camera, does pop up flash very well, more consistant than my two Pentax cameras, but i have noticed that with landscapes, the sharpness is fine. In action, like my equine stuff, they tend to have a slight softness to them.(using

Re: A few PESO catchups - nephew, pano and salsa

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
I have to agree with Bill and Cotty, i really like this one. The subtle lines and the glass.:-) Dave On Dec 19, 2007 8:21 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: A few PESO catchups - nephew, pano and salsa On 20/12/07, Derby

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
It may just be something at Photo.net after their service update, but at the top of the spruce tree, on the right, i see what looks like a magic marker streak about 1/2 on either side, and some lighter streaks in the sky. Two dust looking dots to the right of the spruce tree. Dave On Dec 20,

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread David Savage
I had to tilt the laptop, but I can see what you're refering to. Cheers, Dave On Dec 20, 2007 9:49 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It may just be something at Photo.net after their service update, but at the top of the spruce tree, on the right, i see what looks like a magic

Re: A few PESO catchups - nephew, pano and salsa

2007-12-20 Thread David Savage
On Dec 20, 2007 10:21 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: A few PESO catchups - nephew, pano and salsa On 20/12/07, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/07_12/07_12_hkb/01.htm That is

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks for your good eyes, Dave and Dave. I see the streaks now, but I had to crank up the brightness. I fixed it. They were remnants of electrical wires that I had cloned out. (Taking them out of the trees was a big job. ) The dots are stars. They can stay:-). On Dec 20, 2007, at 8:09 AM,

Re: A few PESO catchups - nephew, pano and salsa

2007-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
I agree. It's a shot that really holds one's interest. Paul On Dec 20, 2007, at 8:14 AM, David Savage wrote: On Dec 20, 2007 10:21 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: A few PESO catchups - nephew, pano and salsa On 20/12/07,

GESO - More Longhair Music Stuff

2007-12-20 Thread frank theriault
I clearly lied yesterday when I said I wouldn't show more from my weekend concert shoot. I was fiddling around on some of the images last night, and kind of like two of these, and have a question on the third. Here, wunderkind conductor (the kid's only 25!) Ashiq Aziz is in action, with the

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Jack Davis
Very successful shot, Paul. Jack --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was a paying job. A neighbor asked me to photograph his friend's house. He's giving him a framed 18 x 12 print for Christmas. I used the DA 12-24 at 12mm. f6.3, 10 seconds, ISO 100. Print looks very

Re: PESO - A view of Denali

2007-12-20 Thread Jack Davis
Worth a yes vote. Jack --- Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Taken with PZ1P, 70-210mm SCMP F, Velvia @ 50. Comments appreciated. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f . -- PDML

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread frank theriault
On Dec 20, 2007 6:49 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was a paying job. A neighbor asked me to photograph his friend's house. He's giving him a framed 18 x 12 print for Christmas. I used the DA 12-24 at 12mm. f6.3, 10 seconds, ISO 100. Print looks very good. Client happy.

Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help!

2007-12-20 Thread frank theriault
On Dec 19, 2007 4:58 PM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone: I've been lurking a bit, enjoying the talent humor of the list, and thought I'd finally submit a PESO. Comments critique welcome. Chicago Night Snow: K10D http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6748022

Re: PESO - A view of Denali

2007-12-20 Thread frank theriault
On Dec 20, 2007 12:04 AM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Taken with PZ1P, 70-210mm SCMP F, Velvia @ 50. Comments appreciated. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f Wow! -frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: Let us now praise famous eBay rules?

2007-12-20 Thread Scott Loveless
David J Brooks wrote: On Dec 19, 2007 10:12 PM, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So anyway, I'd like to thank the PDML for not being a bunch of dicks. You left out Tom and Harry. Sorry, Tom. Who the hell is Harry? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ --

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread John Bailey
Nice achievement. Difficult to get good shadow detail and still get some detail in the lights. John --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was a paying job. A neighbor asked me to photograph his friend's house. He's giving him a framed 18 x 12 print for Christmas. I used the

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Scott Loveless
Paul Stenquist wrote: This was a paying job. A neighbor asked me to photograph his friend's house. He's giving him a framed 18 x 12 print for Christmas. I used the DA 12-24 at 12mm. f6.3, 10 seconds, ISO 100. Print looks very good. Client happy.

Re: PESO - A view of Denali

2007-12-20 Thread John Bailey
Nice balanced composition. I particularly like the light and shadow contrast in the mtns. John --- Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Taken with PZ1P, 70-210mm SCMP F, Velvia @ 50. Comments appreciated.

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Scott. He probably would go for a bigger print, but 13 x 19 is as large as I can go with my R2400 Epson. 18 x looks good in a 16 x 20 frame and precut mats are available in that size. I suppose I could go outside for larger prints, but it's very hard to get good work. Paul

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
Any time.:-) Dave On Dec 20, 2007 8:18 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your good eyes, Dave and Dave. I see the streaks now, but I had to crank up the brightness. I fixed it. They were remnants of electrical wires that I had cloned out. (Taking them out of the trees

Re: PESO - A view of Denali

2007-12-20 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Very impressive shot. Did you win the lottery to drive into the park? How long were you there before you got a clear shot? I gotta get back there to try to see it clear sometime... -Cory On Thu, 20 Dec 2007, Ken Waller wrote: Please check out

Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help!

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
I used to be able to do that on the mac, with gmail, but after i up loaded all the new updates for the OS X. and safari etc, i cannot type in the first letter and get the drop down windows any more. I can using the PC though. Dave On Dec 20, 2007 9:06 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: GESO - More Longhair Music Stuff

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
First shot really shows he's into what he does. Second one is great composition, i like how the front players are clear and the back lady is just slightly oof. Third one, hummm, i don't know. Its murky to me. Dave On Dec 20, 2007 8:47 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I clearly lied

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Doug Franklin
Paul Stenquist wrote: A neighbor asked me to photograph his friend's house. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6753936size=lg I really like that shot, Paul, even though I'm a little ambivalent about the amount of foreground. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Doug. Yeah, I might have cropped some out of there, but I had to size it for a precut mat. Paul -- Original message -- From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul Stenquist wrote: A neighbor asked me to photograph his friend's house.

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread graywolf
Heck if we want to go that way, I wrote an Z-80 assembler/disassembler (remember when those kinds of programs cost thousands of dollars) in machine code once upon a time, and did it as as hobby thing at that. Actually I wrote the Disassembler first, then it was real easy to do the assembler.

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Doug Franklin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Doug. Yeah, I might have cropped some out of there, but I had to size it for a precut mat. Yeah, the tyranny of the fix-size mat. :-) I /hate/ when I have to crop something to fit a presentation format instead of fitting the content. :-( -- Thanks, DougF

RE: GESO - In praise of the Pentax Optio -10,000+ clicks

2007-12-20 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- Henk Terhell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Impressive quality (meanwhile gently tapping on the W20 in the side pocket of my trousers). What light set-up do you use? Henk Thanks, Henk. The lighting setup is fairly basic: Two(2) Lowel Pro Lights lamped at 250W on stands through white

Re: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Paul: Lovely, just lovely. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 5:49 AM Subject: PESO: Holiday House This was a paying job. A neighbor asked me to photograph his

Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help!

2007-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Mark: Thanks, and just street light, no toning. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 6:35 AM Subject: Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help! Christine Aguila

Re: GESO - More Longhair Music Stuff

2007-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/07, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: http://tinyurl.com/2legdb http://bp0.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/R2pt5Y8j2QI/BK4/_TA_kw42l9s/ s1600-h/dec_20+001.jpg That looks like the conductor has constipation. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: GESO - More Longhair Music Stuff

2007-12-20 Thread frank theriault
On Dec 20, 2007 12:30 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 20/12/07, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: http://tinyurl.com/2legdb http://bp0.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/R2pt5Y8j2QI/BK4/_TA_kw42l9s/ s1600-h/dec_20+001.jpg That looks like the conductor has constipation.

Re: A few PESO catchups - nephew, pano and salsa

2007-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
What a lovely blue, spot on composition, a delight to gaze upon. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 7:25 AM Subject: Re: A few PESO catchups - nephew, pano and

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/07, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: This was a paying job. A neighbor asked me to photograph his friend's house. He's giving him a framed 18 x 12 print for Christmas. I used the DA 12-24 at 12mm. f6.3, 10 seconds, ISO 100. Print looks very good. Client happy.

Re: GESO - In praise of the Pentax Optio -10,000+ clicks

2007-12-20 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (Couple of those watches I wouldn't mind having.) Marnie aka Doe ;-) Tell me about it! So far I've resisted enough to purchase only one watch from him (for practically nothing). But I've seen many others that I'd like to keep, especially the older military

Re: GESO - In praise of the Pentax Optio -10,000+ clicks

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
Excellent shots and lighting. That camera looks quite sharp. Dave On Dec 19, 2007 6:05 PM, Brendan MacRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello gang. I thought I'd share my thoughts on my great pocket digital. My little birthday/fathers day gift from my wife, the Pentax Optio W10, has proved to

Re: PESO: I Want a Goose!

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
On Dec 19, 2007 8:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/19/2007 10:34:58 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Speaking for the unknown hunter..of course! 8-O Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=275 == Fun photo, Jack.

Watch that white balance, folks!

2007-12-20 Thread Mark Roberts
I was just doing some peer judging in the Pentax Gallery, getting a bit depressed over the stuff that had been submitted, when I came upon one rather dismal image that made me think, I wonder what would happen if I tweaked this in Photoshop? All that was really wrong with it was that the white

Re: Let us now praise famous eBay rules?

2007-12-20 Thread Bob Sullivan
Scott, You are going to have to evelop other sources. Try Craig's List, which someone just pointed out to me. Regards, Bob S. On Dec 19, 2007 10:35 PM, Bran Everseeking [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:12:54 -0500 Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a confession to

Re: Watch that white balance, folks!

2007-12-20 Thread Scott Loveless
Mark Roberts wrote: I was just doing some peer judging in the Pentax Gallery, getting a bit depressed over the stuff that had been submitted, when I came upon one rather dismal image that made me think, I wonder what would happen if I tweaked this in Photoshop? All that was really wrong

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Jack Davis
Paul, I don't know if anyone has asked this, but did you try a cooler version? Has a sepia look on my monitor.(?) I like this..as I mentioned earlier. :) Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Doug. Yeah, I might have cropped some out of there, but I had to size it for a precut mat. Paul

Re: PESO: I Want a Goose!

2007-12-20 Thread Scott Loveless
David J Brooks wrote: He's trying to figure out where to walk, and wishing he brought a hat.:-0 A few weeks ago I took a ride through the local park. The Canada geese run the place. Nobody does nothing in the park without those damn geese getting their cut. Apparently, the climate here is

Re: PESO - A view of Denali

2007-12-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Very nice. There's a certain lack of detailing/saturation clipping on this web rez rendering that gives it something of an abstract look. Godfrey On Dec 19, 2007, at 9:04 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Please check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/ id2.html Taken with PZ1P,

Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help!

2007-12-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Welcome from the Middle East where it almost never snows, though occasionally it does ;-). This is really nice photo and there is certain hmmm sens of Potter'ness here. I can almost feel that a lone cat would suddenly turn into a professor of Magic who'll walk down that snow path! Boris

Re: PESO: I Want a Goose!

2007-12-20 Thread Jack Davis
LoL He's actually astride an ATV, but a broad brim hate is a top idea. :) I might have chosen a more appropriate title for this shot. Maybe..Shopping for a Christmas Goose. (?) Thanks for commenting, Dave Jack --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 19, 2007 8:13 PM, [EMAIL

Re: GESO - In praise of the Pentax Optio -10,000+ clicks

2007-12-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Very very nice, Brendan. I've always enjoyed looking at watches ... the range of styles and designs is just amazing. Very nicely captured. The little Optio has done you well. :-) Godfrey On Dec 19, 2007, at 3:05 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: Hello gang. I thought I'd share my thoughts on my

Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help!

2007-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Boris: Big thanks, and by the way, I want to say I thought your lovely giraffe photo was terrific. It was a shot meant to be; you were in the right place at the right time, and all it needed was just the right eye to catch the shot-- you did-- did it very well!!! My husband I got great

Re: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Christine. -- Original message -- From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul: Lovely, just lovely. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent:

Re: Watch that white balance, folks!

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
Was it my head stone shot. I have noticed it looks way different on my laptop, which processed it, and my PC which is calibrated and set at 6500. Dave On Dec 20, 2007 1:21 PM, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: I was just doing some peer judging in the Pentax

Re: PESO - Snow Shovelling 101

2007-12-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Frank, you're at your best element here! frank theriault wrote: http://tinyurl.com/2g5a75 http://bp2.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/R2Z7yYtZlGI/BHo/uAsv-oy_RYI/s1600-h/dec_18.jpg When shovelling snow, sensible footwear is most important: look for that combination of water resistance,

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks for the feedback. I did try some cooler looks, but it didn't seem to result in as pleasant a look. Most of the warmth is caused by the color of the lights. Paul -- Original message -- From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul, I don't know if anyone has

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread Adam Maas
Lossless formats are not suitable for web display of images. They're far too bandwidth intensive, unless both server and client are connected via a truly high-bandwidth connection. There is an easy fix for your problem. Use a file format designed for this sort of use. PNG is NOT designed for the

Re: Watch that white balance, folks!

2007-12-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless wrote: How valuable that advice would be to the submitter. It's really too bad that the judging/submitting is anonymous. You, as a judge, should really have the option of telling the submitter why you did or did not vote for the photo. In the long run that sort of thing might

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Nice job! G On Dec 20, 2007, at 3:49 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: This was a paying job. A neighbor asked me to photograph his friend's house. He's giving him a framed 18 x 12 print for Christmas. I used the DA 12-24 at 12mm. f6.3, 10 seconds, ISO 100. Print looks very good. Client happy.

Re: PESO: I Want a Goose!

2007-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
On Dec 20, 2007 1:18 PM, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: Only later did I realize I had forgotten the number 1 rule about chasing geese: Don't! I had goose poop on my tires, spokes, pedals, frame, shoes, pant legs and probably my hat. Next time I'll just wait.

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread Scott Loveless
Adam Maas wrote: ...your site is an exercise in how not to present your images online. Mark! -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Godders. -- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nice job! G On Dec 20, 2007, at 3:49 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: This was a paying job. A neighbor asked me to photograph his friend's house. He's giving him a framed 18 x

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread Polyhead
On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:53:53 -0500 Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lossless formats are not suitable for web display of images. They're far too bandwidth intensive, unless both server and client are connected via a truly high-bandwidth connection. There is an easy fix for your problem.

Re: A few PESO catchups - nephew, pano and salsa

2007-12-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
A very nice bunch o pictures! G On Dec 19, 2007, at 1:27 PM, Derby Chang wrote: Hi everyone, Haven't posted for a while, so here are some catchup PESOs My nephew http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/07_12/07_12_actingclass/index.htm Non-pentax. The 65mm has rather noticeable light

Re: Let us now praise famous eBay rules?

2007-12-20 Thread Bob Blakely
You didn't give the vintage, but German or not, back in the day there were only two serious sources of tubing in the world, Renyolds (English) Columbus (Italian ) - in English, Italian ('bout the same as English) and French tubing sizes. You could get them with either in English, Italian

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 20, 2007, at 11:08 AM, Polyhead wrote: It IS suitible, IF you remember to switch from RGB to Greyscale, which i did not!! Thats why there were so big. You can have greyscale images in png format and end up not any bigger than a jpeg, as jpeg does NOT support anything other than

Re: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Ken Waller
Well done Paul. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Holiday House This was a paying job. A neighbor asked me to photograph his friend's house. He's giving him a framed 18 x 12 print for Christmas. I

Re: Portland Fountains

2007-12-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless wrote: Adam Maas wrote: ...your site is an exercise in how not to present your images online. Mark! Ooh, good one! Only 11 days to go! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Let us now praise famous eBay rules?

2007-12-20 Thread Ken Waller
Sorry, Tom. Who the hell is Harry? He's the guy with all the hair. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Let us now praise famous eBay rules? David J Brooks wrote: On Dec 19, 2007 10:12 PM, Scott

Re: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Ken. -- Original message -- From: Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well done Paul. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Holiday House This was a paying

Re: Let us now praise famous eBay rules?

2007-12-20 Thread graywolf
Ah, Paramounts, they were the thing, then they became old fashioned junk, and now they are insanely valuable antiques, especially the track bike with the wood rims. We used to make good stuff here in America. That was before the MBA's took over the world. I had a Raleigh Technium at one

Re: GESO - In praise of the Pentax Optio -10,000+ clicks

2007-12-20 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very very nice, Brendan. I've always enjoyed looking at watches ... the range of styles and designs is just amazing. Very nicely captured. The little Optio has done you well. :-) Godfrey Thanks, Godders. The variety definitely keeps

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Brendan MacRae
Good job. Striking image. I like that there is still a hint of blue in the sky. -Brendan --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was a paying job. A neighbor asked me to photograph his friend's house. He's giving him a framed 18 x 12 print for Christmas. I used the DA 12-24 at

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