August PUG?

2009-08-18 Thread Toralf Lund
Just had to ask... - T This e-mail, any attachments and response string may contain proprietary information, which are confidential and may be legally privileged. It is for the intended recipient only and if you are not the intended recipient or transmission error has misdirected this e-mai

PESO -- After the Fall V

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Subtitle: He'll never get the deposit back on that Tux. http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20afterthefallv.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 Notes: B&W Conversion using Fotomatic B&W Plus, Red filter applied. Platinum tone for a phony attempt at class.

Re: First K-7 woes

2009-08-18 Thread Boris Liberman
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > And how about someone posting their pathological problem files? Godfrey, as soon as I get some odd looking files, I'll post them here. It is likely to happen by the weekend. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:/

PESO -- After the Fall IV

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm not sure this one will appear in the final essay, but here is is anyway http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20afterthefalliv.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- The free man owns himself. He

Re: OT: was Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: OT: was Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars Ken, You're in one of those Dem. states so maybe you know better than me. I see the disrupted townhall meetings as the Rep. right wingers

Re: First K-7 woes

2009-08-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 2:38 PM, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: First K-7 > woes > > >> I've requested before but no one seems to want to send me a K7 file or >> three to examine. ?? > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/WRK72079.DNG >

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread Ken Waller
I come here to lower my blood pressure, not raise it. Amen bro... Definitely an OT MARK ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" Subject: Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars TWT! This is not a politics list. There are a

Re: OT: was Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bill, I expect you'll be happy with our Presidents for the next 8 or 16 years, After that, who knows. They are politicians after all. And we can't seem to find many who can keep their pants zipped up or their hands out of the money pot. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 10:41 PM, William

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, I hear your whistle, but think differently. We know one another here and have some mutual respect. I'd hope we can share some differing opinions in a friendly environment and think about things in our lives. How boring and without growth would we be if we only did pictures of pretty landsca

Re: OT -- Instant pictures aren't quite dead yet.

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: OT -- Instant pictures aren't quite dead yet. The film exposes through the back like the Kodak system, the battery is separate from the film cartridge like the Kodak system. Then there's the traditional 3:2

Re: OT: was Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: OT: was Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars So the right wing Rep. minority in Illinois have managed over the last 10 years to get rid of the moderate voters in the party and hand over elections to the Dems. It's a sad time fo

Re: OT -- Instant pictures aren't quite dead yet.

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: OT -- Instant pictures aren't quite dead yet. The film exposes through the back like the Kodak system, the battery is separate from the film cartridge like the Kodak system. Then there's the traditional 3:2 image ratio. Now t

Re: First K-7 woes

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" Subject: Re: First K-7 woes I am =so= glad that you early adopters are out there ironing out the problems for us procrastinators. Interestingly, the only problem I had with the K-7 was solved with the firmware revision. Mind you, my stand

Re: OT -- Instant pictures aren't quite dead yet.

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: OT -- Instant pictures aren't quite dead yet. Looks more like a copy of Kodak's system than Polaroid's. http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003874.php I', pretty sure that Fuji is using Polaroid technology. A

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm sorry Rick, I didn't start this. Rick Womer wrote: TWT! This is not a politics list. There are a lot of those elsewhere. I come here to lower my blood pressure, not raise it. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 8/18/09, P. J. Alling wrote: Believe what you be

Re: OT: was Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Hum, the brown shirts wore uniforms, the Deme. supporters of Obama's policies are the ones wearing uniforms, you can tell them by their purple shirts with professionally printed signs. Those actually disrupting the town hall's seem to be pissed off taxpayer's or in some cases agents provocateu

Re: PESO: Yet more istDS IR

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
I really, really hate you. Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Another example, this time made of four frames stitched with Hugin. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/display/18224690 Enjoy, Ralf -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin hi

Re: It's a wrap.

2009-08-18 Thread Doug Brewer
paul stenquist wrote: Finally. My eighth and final dream cruise blog is up on the Times website. They also added some more photos to number 7 (accessible via a link). I'm pleased with the results but relieved that it's over. All eight appear in reverse order here: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.c

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread Rick Womer
TWT! This is not a politics list. There are a lot of those elsewhere. I come here to lower my blood pressure, not raise it. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 8/18/09, P. J. Alling wrote: > Believe what you believe, if the > Democrats continue to follow the course > t

Re: GESO Balamory (with one for Jostein)

2009-08-18 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice series, Mike! The shots of your daughter and the otter are especially enjoyable. You seem to have had a nice winter this summer in the UK. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 8/18/09, mike wilson wrote: > Took the sprog to Tobermory on the > Isle of Mull over the weeke

Re: PESO: Yet more istDS IR

2009-08-18 Thread paul stenquist
Interesting. I especially like the second one, the rail yard. On Aug 18, 2009, at 7:17 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Luiz Felipe wrote: Ralf, out of curiosity, did you ever try IR on those industrial sites you shoot now and then? Sure. Here are two examples: http://www.fotocommunity.fr/pc

Re: First K-7 woes

2009-08-18 Thread paul stenquist
I've shot about 6000 frames now. No problems. And ACR does a great job on conversions. On Aug 18, 2009, at 8:57 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I am =so= glad that you early adopters are out there ironing out the problems for us procrastinators. Thanks, folks! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -

Re: First K-7 woes

2009-08-18 Thread Rick Womer
I am =so= glad that you early adopters are out there ironing out the problems for us procrastinators. Thanks, folks! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 8/18/09, Boris Liberman wrote: > From: Boris Liberman > Subject: Re: First K-7 woes > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date:

Re: It's a wrap.

2009-08-18 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Let's see if we can dom a PDML dream cruise... reconvene in the spring - who knows, it could happen. I'd need to hire a decent car though (72 charger would be good :-) Even my husband said this sounds like fun! Let's definitely reconvene

Re: It's a wrap.

2009-08-18 Thread Christine Aguila
Great series, Paul--well written, well photographed--wonderfully covered! Big congrats! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "paul stenquist" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:05 PM Subject: It's a wrap. Finally. My eighth and final dream

Re: PESO: Yet more istDS IR

2009-08-18 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Luiz Felipe wrote: > Ralf, out of curiosity, did you ever try IR on those industrial sites > you shoot now and then? Sure. Here are two examples: http://www.fotocommunity.fr/pc/pc/mypics/841415/display/11081629 http://www.photosight.ru/photos/1544630/?from_member Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher

Re: OT: was Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ken, You're in one of those Dem. states so maybe you know better than me. I see the disrupted townhall meetings as the Rep. right wingers creating havoc. I've been a lifelong Rep. or at most independent. (My dad's middle name was Harding, after the Nov. 1920 Rep. nominating convention.) I've got t

Re: OT: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread Doug Franklin
P. J. Alling wrote: Now would use a 43mm limited at f5.6 on a K-7 to record the zombie apocalypse or go retro and use film in an LX? Personally, I'm putting the longest lens I can find on the camera to record the zombie apocalypse ... and welding an axe head to the monopod. -- Thanks, DougF

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread Doug Franklin
William Robb wrote: The are all politicians, by definition they are evil. And we have a winner! -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follo

Re: OT - odd sized frames at Ikea

2009-08-18 Thread Igor Roshchin
Tue Aug 18 13:58:05 CDT 2009 Adam Maas wrote: > 8.5x11 is a standard paper size, I'd expect that 11x19 was more likely > either 11x17 or 13x19 (both common paper sizes). The advent of inkjet > printing has changed default print sizes for many but the traditional > stores have not caught up with

RE: GESO Fortress Guernsey

2009-08-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
Thanks Bob It's partly because stone is more durable (they say that Guernsey is made up of some of the Earth's oldest rocks), but also partly because of the care that's taken looking after and renovating the 18th century and earlier stuff. There are still lots of mixed memories about the German oc

RE: GESO Fortress Guernsey

2009-08-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
Thanks Dave. The people here have done a good job of renovating the sites and finding suitable items to put in these historical places. Mostly self-funded too (V. little in the way of state funds available for the WW2 stuff; it mainly goes on the older things). Chris > -Original Message-

Re: PESO: Yet more istDS IR

2009-08-18 Thread Luiz Felipe
Ralf, out of curiosity, did you ever try IR on those industrial sites you shoot now and then? Very interesting shot, I only wish the plants a nudge darker - personal taste indeed. lf Ralf R. Radermacher escreveu: Another example, this time made of four frames stitched with Hugin. http://w

Re: First K-7 woes

2009-08-18 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 18, 2009, at 04:30 , David J Brooks wrote: This has been my K10D experience, chimp every shot with histogram turned on. This is something I should be doing as well. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com "Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus..." http://tinyurl.com/ndmfhb -- PDML

PESO: Yet more istDS IR

2009-08-18 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Another example, this time made of four frames stitched with Hugin. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/display/18224690 Enjoy, Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web :

Re: Pentax pictures are harsh and garish

2009-08-18 Thread Joseph McAllister
Audiophiles spent years writing about how the Compact Disc sound was harsh, grainy, gave them headaches, no way could this medium ever surpass the vinyl LP album for 'true' sound. They were correct, with the exception that it would never surpass the LP. The technology got better, the record

Re: OT: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob W" Subject: RE: OT: How Canada spends its tax dollars I'd need to bring my LX back from the dead... Send it to the headquarters of the Liberal Party of Canada. If they can revive themselves they can revive anything thats been dead for a while. Wil

Re: OT -- Instant pictures aren't quite dead yet.

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: OT -- Instant pictures aren't quite dead yet. Looks more like a copy of Kodak's system than Polaroid's. http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003874.php I', pretty sure that Fuji is using Polaroid technology. A number of years ag

Re: First K-7 woes

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: First K-7 woes I've requested before but no one seems to want to send me a K7 file or three to examine. ?? http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/WRK72079.DNG http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/WRK70137.DNG I'll leave t

OT: was Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread Ken Waller
This period will be marked in history as the time the Republicans destroyed their Party. Ahem you really meant to say Democrats Just look at the response of the Dems to the town hall meetings Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Bob Sull

Re: It's a wrap.

2009-08-18 Thread Walter Hamler
Paul, these articles need to be made into a book of some kind! Seriously, you need to think about putting it all together into a coffee table style book. I for one would sure buy one! Walt On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 1:05 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > Finally. My eighth and final dream cruise blog is u

OT -- Instant pictures aren't quite dead yet.

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Looks more like a copy of Kodak's system than Polaroid's. http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003874.php -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a

Re: Geso Some B&W shots from the thrashing demo day, now with links.

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Bob W wrote: That's threshing. Thrashing is a different thing altogether, usually involving middle-aged women, Bill Robb and several strips of wet leather. That is just way, way, way, too much information. http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2009-thrashing1/album/index.html On Tue, Aug 18,

Re: OT -- Leica S system

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Why be a piker? Tell them you won'tt buy both! John Sessoms wrote: I'm just wondering which one I should tell everyone I'm not buying? The $25,000 camera that doesn't even come with a kit lens or the $25,000 digital back that's not available for the medium format system I already own? -- P

Re: OT - odd sized frames at Ikea

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
They're IKEA they're Swedish, that's what they do... Igor Roshchin wrote: Yesterday, I had a chance of looking at frames (for photos and pictures) being sold at Ikea. While I found a few that were of more standard sizes (4"x6", 5"x7", 6"x6", 8"x10"), I saw quite a few of very unusual sizes, e.g.

Re: PESO -- After the Fall II

2009-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/17/2009 11:24:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jdavi...@yahoo.com writes: What he said. Marnie aka Doe :-) == Very much like your shooting angle. Imposing view. Jack --- On Mon, 8/17/09, P. J. Alling wrote: > From: P. J. Alling > Subject: PESO -- After th

Re: Geso Some B&W shots from the thrashing demo day, now with links.

2009-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/18/2009 10:06:13 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pentko...@gmail.com writes: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2009-thrashing1/album/index.html On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 12:32 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > Hi gang. > > This is from the roll of Kodak T-Max 120, ISO 400 using the Pen

Re: It's a wrap.

2009-08-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/8/09, paul stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >Finally. My eighth and final dream cruise blog is up on the Times >website. They also added some more photos to number 7 (accessible via >a link). I'm pleased with the results but relieved that it's over. All >eight appear in reverse order h

Re: Geso Some B&W shots from the thrashing demo day, now with links.

2009-08-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/8/09, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: > Marina Sirtis ... She likes a good beard ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:

Re: peso: red sox

2009-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/16/2009 8:13:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, sa...@asobol.com writes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3828075954/ I wish I will be able to wear such colorful and merry things when I am old... --Sasha = You can. Just do it. Nice shot. Good framing. Marnie aka

Re: OT - odd sized frames at Ikea

2009-08-18 Thread AlunFoto
Ikea carries a lot of odd sizes over here too. The square ones are pretty much the same, I guess, but it would be interesting to know if the rectangular ones are "adapted" to american paper formats. Jostein 2009/8/18 Igor Roshchin : > > Yesterday, I had a chance of looking at frames (for photos a

Re: GESO Fortress Guernsey

2009-08-18 Thread gldnbearz
Interesting bits of history. Thanks for sharing. - Pat On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: > Hope you find this of interest: > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Fortress/index.html > > K7, mostly with DA* 16-50 and some DA* 50-135 > > Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@p

Re: GESO Balamory (with one for Jostein)

2009-08-18 Thread AlunFoto
Wow, Mike. Great animals, otters. I'm also most impressed with you managing to get a passable wildlife shot with Katy struggling in your arms! I could never have done that... Neither with Katy or any of my own... :-) Jostein 2009/8/18 mike wilson : > After mooching (rough translation - avoiding

Re: Geso Some B&W shots from the thrashing demo day, now with links.

2009-08-18 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 01:06:03PM -0400, David J Brooks wrote: > http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2009-thrashing1/album/index.html How disappointing - it's just a bunch of threshing machinery :-( Now if it had been Faye Dunaway and Marina Sirtis ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.n

RE: OT: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread Bob W
I'd need to bring my LX back from the dead... > Just to illuminate this a bit further > > http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zomb > ie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html > > Now would use a 43mm limited at f5.6 on a K-7 to record the > zombie apocalypse or go retro an

Re: OT - odd sized frames at Ikea

2009-08-18 Thread ann sanfedele
8 1/2 x 11 is becoming a standard, I think, because of the printing papers .. not sure about the others ann Igor Roshchin wrote: Yesterday, I had a chance of looking at frames (for photos and pictures) being sold at Ikea. While I found a few that were of more standard sizes (4"x6", 5"x7", 6"x

RE: Geso Some B&W shots from the thrashing demo day, now with links.

2009-08-18 Thread Bob W
That's threshing. Thrashing is a different thing altogether, usually involving middle-aged women, Bill Robb and several strips of wet leather. > > http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2009-thrashing1/album/index.html > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 12:32 PM, David J > Brooks wrote: > > Hi gang. > > > >

RE: GESO Balamory (with one for Jostein)

2009-08-18 Thread Bob W
> > Took the sprog to Tobermory on the Isle of Mull over the weekend. > http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=56.623463&lon=-6.069414&z=13&r= > 0&src=msl > > It's the location for the filming of a children's programme, > so at least one person was happy. > http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/balamory/index.s

Re: OT - odd sized frames at Ikea

2009-08-18 Thread Adam Maas
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > Yesterday, I had a chance of looking at frames (for photos and pictures) > being sold at Ikea. > While I found a few that were of more standard sizes (4"x6", 5"x7", > 6"x6", 8"x10"), I saw quite a few of very unusual sizes, e.g. > 8-1/2" - 1

Re: OT -- Leica S system

2009-08-18 Thread John Sessoms
I'm just wondering which one I should tell everyone I'm not buying? The $25,000 camera that doesn't even come with a kit lens or the $25,000 digital back that's not available for the medium format system I already own? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/lis

OT - odd sized frames at Ikea

2009-08-18 Thread Igor Roshchin
Yesterday, I had a chance of looking at frames (for photos and pictures) being sold at Ikea. While I found a few that were of more standard sizes (4"x6", 5"x7", 6"x6", 8"x10"), I saw quite a few of very unusual sizes, e.g. 8-1/2" - 11" (or 11-1/2" ?), 9"x9", 11"x19", etc. Usually, at stores like

Re: First K-7 woes

2009-08-18 Thread Charles Robinson
On Aug 18, 2009, at 12:48, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I've requested before but no one seems to want to send me a K7 file or three to examine. ?? Regret to inform that when I got all my K-7 raw shots into my LR... they were all crap (poor focus, poor subject, weird colors) and I hastily tagg

Re: Geso Some B&W shots from the thrashing demo day.

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
No better than the back ground on my browser, hum, I see the problem no.link. It's exactly the same as the background on my browser... David J Brooks wrote: Hi gang. This is from the roll of Kodak T-Max 120, ISO 400 using the Pentax 6x7. CD scans seem very flat, not contrast. Could be due to

Re: First K-7 woes

2009-08-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I've requested before but no one seems to want to send me a K7 file or three to examine. ?? email to ramar...@yahoo.com or put 'em on a server where I can get them via http... -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listi

Re: First K-7 woes

2009-08-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! 1. Not shooting through glass of course. 2. No, I haven't tuned my LCD (yet). 3. I'd like to be told where is that checkbox that you mentioned can be found? 4. No, I am not *looking* for problems. I am just making all kinds of shots (time of day and my tiredness permitting) to see how t

Re: It's a wrap.

2009-08-18 Thread David J Brooks
Time for a beer.:-) Dave On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 1:05 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > Finally. My eighth and final dream cruise blog is up on the Times website. > They also added some more photos to number 7 (accessible via a link). I'm > pleased with the results but relieved that it's over. All eigh

Geso Some B&W shots from the thrashing demo day, now with links.

2009-08-18 Thread David J Brooks
http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2009-thrashing1/album/index.html On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 12:32 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > Hi gang. > > This is from the roll of Kodak T-Max 120, ISO 400 using the Pentax > 6x7. CD scans seem very flat, not contrast. Could be due to my > exposures, the Blacks developi

It's a wrap.

2009-08-18 Thread paul stenquist
Finally. My eighth and final dream cruise blog is up on the Times website. They also added some more photos to number 7 (accessible via a link). I'm pleased with the results but relieved that it's over. All eight appear in reverse order here: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/woodward/ Pa

Re: Geso Some B&W shots from the thrashing demo day.

2009-08-18 Thread mike wilson
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" Subject: Geso Some B&W shots from the thrashing demo day. Hi gang. This is from the roll of Kodak T-Max 120, ISO 400 using the Pentax 6x7. CD scans seem very flat, not contrast. Could be due to my exposures, the Blacks

Re: GESO Balamory (with one for Jostein)

2009-08-18 Thread mike wilson
AlunFoto wrote: Wow, Mike. Great animals, otters. I'm also most impressed with you managing to get a passable wildlife shot with Katy struggling in your arms! I could never have done that... Neither with Katy or any of my own... :-) Jostein Thanks but it hardly counts as wild life. I had the

Re: GESO Balamory (with one for Jostein)

2009-08-18 Thread mike wilson
Cotty wrote: On 18/8/09, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Took the sprog to Tobermory on the Isle of Mull over the weekend. http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=56.623463&lon=-6.069414&z=13&r=0&src=msl It's the location for the filming of a children's programme, so at least one person was

Re: Geso Some B&W shots from the thrashing demo day.

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" Subject: Geso Some B&W shots from the thrashing demo day. Hi gang. This is from the roll of Kodak T-Max 120, ISO 400 using the Pentax 6x7. CD scans seem very flat, not contrast. Could be due to my exposures, the Blacks developing or the ag

Geso Some B&W shots from the thrashing demo day.

2009-08-18 Thread David J Brooks
Hi gang. This is from the roll of Kodak T-Max 120, ISO 400 using the Pentax 6x7. CD scans seem very flat, not contrast. Could be due to my exposures, the Blacks developing or the age of the film. For exposures on the 6x7 i use a Minolta IVF hand meter and generally open up 1/2 a stop from that.

Re: Pentax pictures are harsh and garish

2009-08-18 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 12:04 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:22 AM, William Robb wrote: > >> Tell him to read DPReview tests. Don't they always say Pentax is kinda flat >> and soft? Pretty much all of the sites, including the doom and gloom forum say that. However, i have fo

Re: Pentax pictures are harsh and garish

2009-08-18 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:22 AM, William Robb wrote: > Tell him to read DPReview tests. Don't they always say Pentax is kinda flat > and soft? Only if used for wheel chalks. Dave > > William Robb > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.

Re: GESO Balamory (with one for Jostein)

2009-08-18 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Cotty wrote: My sister lives on Coll and we were up there last xmas :-) I hated being on Coll. Never know when the phone will ring. Dave > > -- > > > Cheers, >  Cotty > > > ___/\__ > ||   (O)  |     People, Places, Pastiche > ||=|    http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: GESO Balamory (with one for Jostein)

2009-08-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/8/09, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: >Took the sprog to Tobermory on the Isle of Mull over the weekend. >http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=56.623463&lon=-6.069414&z=13&r=0&src=msl > >It's the location for the filming of a children's programme, so at least >one person was happy. >http:

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars Oh go ahead, we need a little excitement here! But I've been so good for so long. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net t

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Oh go ahead, we need a little excitement here! Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:06 AM, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: How Canada > spends its tax dollars > > >> No Bill, >> Zombies know they are dead. >> The Republican party hasn't

Re: First K-7 woes

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Boris Liberman" Subject: Re: First K-7 woes No, I did not install Pentax converter. Also I saw distinct purple-magenta tint even on the screen of the camera itself, having taken that shot of a gray building across mine... That, I should say is something th

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars No Bill, Zombies know they are dead. The Republican party hasn't figured that out yet. I didn't think zombies knew much of anything. Much like. Sorry, I know better than this. William Rob

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Believe what you believe, if the Democrats continue to follow the course they're on, I would bet that in 2010 they'll see their present majority's in congress significantly reduced if not eliminated and Obama will be a lame duck for the rest of his Presidency, even if he's reelected for a secon

Re: PESO -- Ghost Town

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Well you obviously have our interest and attention. Keep going... Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:07 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > I'm writing something to go with a photo essay about the place so all will > be revealed in time.  (It's been a long time since I've done something like > that..

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars But the Deme's are undead, so it's even I guess. I'm sorry the Republicans aren't actually actively evil usually, just accidentally so, the Democrats on the other hand... The are all polit

GESO Balamory (with one for Jostein)

2009-08-18 Thread mike wilson
Took the sprog to Tobermory on the Isle of Mull over the weekend. http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=56.623463&lon=-6.069414&z=13&r=0&src=msl It's the location for the filming of a children's programme, so at least one person was happy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/balamory/index.shtml Collected

Re: Pentax pictures are harsh and garish

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Chris Stoddart" Subject: Pentax pictures are harsh and garish Now, I don't mind that he doesn't want it - that's fine and I am not entirely sure I want to sell it anyway, but I get the feeling he might be dissing my wee camera a bit too much here? :) H

Re: First K-7 woes

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Boris Liberman" Subject: Re: First K-7 woes No, I did not install Pentax converter. Also I saw distinct purple-magenta tint even on the screen of the camera itself, having taken that shot of a gray building across mine... That, I should say is something th

Re: PESO -- After the Fall II

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Use of the Fisheye complements this photo. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 12:40 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Some more suburban decay. > > http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20afterthefallii.html > > Equipment:  Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax 17mm f4.0 Fisheye > > Notes:  I was ab

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
This period will be marked in history as the time the Republicans destroyed their Party. Bob S. On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:12 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > But the Deme's are undead, so it's even I guess. > > I'm sorry the Republicans aren't actually actively evil usually, just > accidentally so, the

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
But the Deme's are undead, so it's even I guess. I'm sorry the Republicans aren't actually actively evil usually, just accidentally so, the Democrats on the other hand... Bob Sullivan wrote: No Bill, Zombies know they are dead. The Republican party hasn't figured that out yet. Regards, Bob

Re: PESO -- Ghost Town

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm writing something to go with a photo essay about the place so all will be revealed in time. (It's been a long time since I've done something like that...) Rick Womer wrote: This is a really good series, Peter, with very nice rendering. Where in CT is this? Rick http://photo.net/photos/

Re: GESO Fortress Guernsey

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Chris, Interesting story and photos. I love the stone forts outlasting the concrete. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: > I'm on holiday in Guernsey - the home of my wife Karin. Guernsey is one of > the Channel Islands (the other main ones are Jersey, Alderney

Re: Pentax pictures are harsh and garish

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
I know it's cemented optical glass on a gelatin filter, and all but Tiffen's #87 is less expensive and a real Wratten equivalent, which will supposidly give you better results. If you're looking for a screw in filter the 49 and 55mm mm sizes are half the price of any others at B&H.. David J

Re: PESO- this one missed PUG...

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bong, Like the 'triples' there and the texture in the plane's skin. Nice photo. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: > http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/ > > Took it while waiting around in the airport. > > Bong > -- > Bong Manayon > http://www.bong.uni.cc > > -- >

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
No Bill, Zombies know they are dead. The Republican party hasn't figured that out yet. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 8:18 AM, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - From: "Bob W" Subject: OT: How Canada spends > its tax dollars > > >> Some reassuring research from the Whit

Re: OT: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Just to illuminate this a bit further http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zombie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html Now would use a 43mm limited at f5.6 on a K-7 to record the zombie apocalypse or go retro and use film in an LX? Bob W wrote: Some reassuring research

Re: How Canada spends its tax dollars

2009-08-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob W" Subject: OT: How Canada spends its tax dollars Some reassuring research from the White Hell of the North: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8206280.stm That's code for Republican. I should go hide now. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mai

Re: oh, my gosh . . .

2009-08-18 Thread AlunFoto
2009/8/18 Doug Franklin : > A layered defense is essential. Absolutely. When having two or more machines available, that's easy to set up. And it's funny you should write it like that, because that's one more thing I did recently; to set up access to the old machine through RDP rather than using a

Re: Pentax pictures are harsh and garish

2009-08-18 Thread AlunFoto
2009/8/18 Chris Stoddart : > Now, I don't mind that he doesn't want it - that's fine and I am not > entirely sure I want to sell it anyway, but I get the feeling he might be > dissing my wee camera a bit too much here? :) Harsh and the colours not easy > on the eye? Has anyone ever come across that

Re: oh, my gosh . . .

2009-08-18 Thread Doug Franklin
AlunFoto wrote: The real question is whether UAC is good enough to deserve the faith you place in it. The irony is that I place no particular faith in it, but I leave it enabled to make me think before clicking "OK". :-) Microsoft has attempted to build security for people who know nothing

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