Re: Lightroom 3 first beta available (+ list of changes)

2009-10-26 Thread Thibouille
Ralf, as much as I understand your problems with k7 wb, I fear you will get same problems with any other brand. In this situation your only viable option is indeed to use your k10d, unfortunately. Btw, did you contact Adobe to report your problems? On Thursday, October 22, 2009, Ralf R.

Re: OT: Dinner and a show...

2009-10-26 Thread Brian Walters
Thanks for posting that. Spectacular stuff! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:50 +, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: ...whale-style:

Re: PESO: Nails nails nails

2009-10-26 Thread Brian Walters
I really like the first one although, obviously, it doesn't convey the fact that the nails are on a lightpole. No matter, I think it works well. I like the rendering too. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: PESO - Twister in the Streets

2009-10-26 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:38 -0400, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Another one taken back in the summer at the Blackout Anniversary street party: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/twister-in-street.html It was a fun night... Hope you enjoy. Comments always

Re: OT PESO - Chocks Away

2009-10-26 Thread Anthony Farr
2009/10/24 Bob W p...@web-options.com: He's a fighter pirate. In a Mitsubishi Zero? regards, Anthony -- 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 follow the directions.

Hardest question

2009-10-26 Thread Derby Chang
Have a fellow colleague at work who is fed up with Olympus. He's had a sentimental attachment to OMs (and their Zuiko primes) from way back when. So he bought into the E series when he decided to go digital. But it's not doing it for him. Manual focus shortcomings mostly, and I sympathise.

Re: Hardest question

2009-10-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 08:10:42PM +1100, Derby Chang wrote: So, tomorrow, I'm going to let him play with * 31mm ltd * 35mm DA mac * 21mm DA * 14mm DA but for good measure, even though they are longish * 77mm ltd * 43mm ltd * 40mm DA * 70mm DA This should be interesting to

Jane Brown

2009-10-26 Thread Derby Chang
I hope I didn't come off sounding like I dissed Olympus in my last bit. I love that zuiko feeling. As does Jane http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/oct/18/jane-bown-photographer-retrospective-exposures D -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML

Re: GESO - Tina

2009-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 25/10/09, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Please explain how you did it so that I can steal it. Gotta be a Mark! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Hardest question

2009-10-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Hmmm, Derby, beware ;-)... On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Have a fellow colleague at work who is fed up with Olympus. He's had a sentimental attachment to OMs (and their Zuiko primes) from way back when. So he bought into the E series when he decided

Re: GESO - Tina

2009-10-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Bruce, I am thinking that the first and the last are the best images of the lot. The rest being very good but these two (in my eyes) are the best. On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 1:43 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: My model is Tina Hung, an aspiring actor/singer/dancer. Tina is

Re: Hardest question

2009-10-26 Thread paul stenquist
If he can only afford one, a zoom would make the most sense, probably the DA* 16-50/2.8. It's almost as fast as most of those and probably the equal of most in resolution and contrast. Paul On Oct 26, 2009, at 5:10 AM, Derby Chang wrote: Have a fellow colleague at work who is fed up with

Re: GESO - Tina

2009-10-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Doug Brewer wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: Shots from my very first modeling photoshoot on Saturday. http://is.gd/4Bt4X Comments gratefully received. -bmw Pretty good, Bruce. Something to keep in mind is matching the scene to the mood. In general you want to use a darker background for more

Re: GESO - Tina

2009-10-26 Thread Bruce Walker
eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 10/25/2009 4:43:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bruce.wal...@gmail.com writes: My model is Tina Hung, an aspiring actor/singer/dancer. Tina is practicing her serious look here. :-) Makeup styling: Tina and Louise Peacock Camera: Pentax K20D, DA*

Re: OT PESO - Casey

2009-10-26 Thread mike wilson
David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/10/26 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: David Savage wrote: G'day All, Now we move onto the swimwear section of last weekends workshop: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4039475415/ Direct link (~160kb)

Re: GESO - Tina

2009-10-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Bruce: I like the last two very much. Nicely moody. I like the 2nd one too--boy, she's pretty--lovely eyes. Also, the 3rd one is nice, but I wonder if it's too busy around the face with the lighting scheme and the hair. Probably just my uneducated studio eye.

Re: OT: Dinner and a show...

2009-10-26 Thread mike wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: ...whale-style: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8318000/8318182.stm Scroll down the page for a glimpse of how they filmed it. Plus the unwittingly indelicate comment about the males 'jostling for pole position behind her'... As

OT PESO - The Evil of Drink!

2009-10-26 Thread Brian Walters
Going through the archives tonight I came across this one. It gave me a chuckle - maybe it will give you one too. http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/176193/The_Evil_of_Drink.html No retouching - that's how it emerged from the bottle. (OT because this is pre-Pentax DSLR. Taken with a 3 MP

Re: OT -- Computer Hell.

2009-10-26 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: Tom Cakalic wrote: My 18-yr old son told me several weeks ago that he was interested in vinyl. It is usually leather at that age, with an occasional latex thrown in. Thanks Mike. I knew you would let the PDML down! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO - Future food, future wine

2009-10-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Derby Chang wrote: we were so very fully degusted, we couldn't have eaten one more spaniel. Dog tired, in other words? -- 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 follow

Re: OT -- Computer Hell.

2009-10-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts wrote: mike wilson wrote: Tom Cakalic wrote: My 18-yr old son told me several weeks ago that he was interested in vinyl. It is usually leather at that age, with an occasional latex thrown in. Thanks Mike. I knew you would let the PDML down! Excuse me. That should be *wouldn't*

Re: OT -- Computer Hell.

2009-10-26 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Mark Roberts wrote: mike wilson wrote: Tom Cakalic wrote: My 18-yr old son told me several weeks ago that he was interested in vinyl. It is usually leather at that age, with an occasional latex thrown in. Thanks

Re: Hardest question

2009-10-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
You didn't say which Olympus DSLR body he's not happy with. If he's not happy with the E-3 viewfinder, the K7 will be no better. If he wants a better manual focusing experience than either, and wants to keep using his favorite Olympus OM prime lenses, buy a Panasonic G1 and an Olympus OM to

Re: OT FS - Canon G10

2009-10-26 Thread wendy beard
Add another endorsement for the G10 from me too :-) Wendy On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 1:11 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: Ditto what Tom said. The G10 is the camera I always have with me. DS 2009/10/24 Tom Cakalic caka...@gmail.com: I already have one as you know, but for someone

Re: PESO: Pup Parking

2009-10-26 Thread P N Stenquist
Thanks to all who had a look or commented. Paul On Oct 25, 2009, at 11:00 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 10/25/2009 1:04:42 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: Processed this one on my laptop while watching football, so no guarantees on the

Re: Hardest question

2009-10-26 Thread Mat Maessen
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 5:18 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: That's a pile of glass that does not suck. MARK! I have a co-worker who is having the same dilemma. Unfortunately, I don't have a pile of Limited lenses I can have him try out. :-( -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Jane Brown

2009-10-26 Thread P N Stenquist
Thanks for this. An interesting article. However, it's okay to dis Olympus here:-). Paul On Oct 26, 2009, at 5:21 AM, Derby Chang wrote: I hope I didn't come off sounding like I dissed Olympus in my last bit. I love that zuiko feeling. As does Jane

Ricoh going mirrorless camera? Interesting IMO (micro K-mount?)

2009-10-26 Thread Thibouille
Might be interesting :) http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/23501/system-camera/ -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO - Tina

2009-10-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Boris Liberman wrote: Bruce, I am thinking that the first and the last are the best images of the lot. The rest being very good but these two (in my eyes) are the best. Appreciate your comments, Boris. Thanks! -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT PESO - Casey

2009-10-26 Thread David Savage
2009/10/26 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/10/26 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: David Savage wrote: G'day All, Now we move onto the swimwear section of last weekends workshop:

Re: OT PESO - The Evil of Drink!

2009-10-26 Thread David Savage
LOL 2009/10/26 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: Going through the archives tonight I came across this one.  It gave me a chuckle - maybe it will give you one too. http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/176193/The_Evil_of_Drink.html No retouching - that's how it emerged from the bottle. (OT

Re: Hardest question

2009-10-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Derby, You're an enablement pro! If the 31 or 21 don't blow his sox off, he's blind. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:10 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Have a fellow colleague at work who is fed up with Olympus. He's had a sentimental attachment to OMs (and their Zuiko

RE: Hardest question

2009-10-26 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Does the K7 allow enlarged MF using LV? -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:35 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Hardest question You didn't say which Olympus DSLR body

Re: GESO - Tina (lighting how-to)

2009-10-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Larry Colen wrote: On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 07:43:03PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: My model is Tina Hung, an aspiring actor/singer/dancer. Tina is practicing her serious look here. :-) A very attractive young lady. Makeup styling: Tina and Louise Peacock Camera: Pentax K20D, DA* 50-135mm

Re: Hardest question

2009-10-26 Thread Thibouille
Yes. On Monday, October 26, 2009, Desjardins, Steve desjard...@wlu.edu wrote: Does the K7 allow enlarged MF using LV? -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:35 AM To:

GESO: Fall colors and elk shoot on my blog.

2009-10-26 Thread tbeilby
Just posted a group of photos on my blog from the PSNWA shoot this weekend. CC welcomed. Not too many elk visible, it was foggy and dark while they were out. The colors were amazing when the sun burned off the fog. It was sort of like driving around in Yellowstone because of all the traffic on

Re: Jane Brown

2009-10-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Derby Chang wrote: I hope I didn't come off sounding like I dissed Olympus in my last bit. I love that zuiko feeling. As does Jane http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/oct/18/jane-bown-photographer-retrospective-exposures Thanks for that pointer, Derby. A great read! -bmw -- PDML

Re: PESO - Twister in the Streets

2009-10-26 Thread John Sessoms
From: Brian Walters On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:38 -0400, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Another one taken back in the summer at the Blackout Anniversary street party: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/twister-in-street.html It was a fun night... Hope you enjoy.

Re: Jane Brown

2009-10-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Great article, marvelous gallery! Thanks On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:21 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I hope I didn't come off sounding like I dissed Olympus in my last bit. I love that zuiko feeling. As does Jane

Re: PESO - Local Curiosity

2009-10-26 Thread ann sanfedele
I like it Frank -- but after your cop snap, everything else looks just, well, ok, nice shot... The police lined-up photo is a hard act to follow, even if you are you... my pick of the week ann frank theriault wrote: We don't see many folks in these parts (Canada, that is) decked out in

Re: GESO: Fall colors and elk shoot on my blog.

2009-10-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ted, Lovely stuff. I particularly like the barns and the boxley valley shots with the fog burning off. And those waterfalls aren't too shabby either... :-)Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 9:41 AM, tbei...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Just posted a group of photos on my blog from the

Re: Jane Brown

2009-10-26 Thread David Savage
Thanks for posting that Derby. I thoroughly enjoyed it. DS 2009/10/26 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: I hope I didn't come off sounding like I dissed Olympus in my last bit. I love that zuiko feeling. As does Jane

Re: OT PESO - Casey

2009-10-26 Thread John Sessoms
From: David Savage 2009/10/26 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/10/26 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: David Savage wrote: G'day All, Now we move onto the swimwear section of last weekends workshop:

Re: PESO - ...With Two Cats in the Yard?

2009-10-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Charles Robinson wrote: On Oct 20, 2009, at 10:34, ann sanfedele wrote: So I searched for some reference to tagging here and on Frank's blog... cant find it. Scratching head... Explain please... the only thing I could think of is people are now calling graffiti tags Of course I don't

Re: OT PESO - Casey

2009-10-26 Thread David Savage
2009/10/26 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: From: David Savage 2009/10/26 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/10/26 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: David Savage wrote: G'day All, Now we move onto the swimwear

Re: PESO - A Bike in the Window

2009-10-26 Thread ann sanfedele
yeah - right on with this one... it's even, um, Theriaultian! ann frank theriault wrote: While out taking the room mate's dog for a walk I looked up and saw this in a neighbour's window: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2009/10/bike-in-window.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome.

Re: OT PESO - Casey

2009-10-26 Thread mike wilson
David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/10/26 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: From: David Savage 2009/10/26 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/10/26 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: David Savage wrote:

Re: OT -- Computer Hell.

2009-10-26 Thread mike wilson
Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: mike wilson wrote: Tom Cakalic wrote: My 18-yr old son told me several weeks ago that he was interested in vinyl. It is usually leather at that age, with an occasional latex thrown in. Thanks Mike. I knew you

PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Quite unspectacular, more of a demonstration of what can be done with the K-7's fast multi-exposure function. The sky in the background was so bright that no picture would have been possible without either a hopelessly washed-out sky or a totally black ship's hull. Five exposures at f8 with 1/500

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 26, 2009, at 10:49, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Quite unspectacular, more of a demonstration of what can be done with the K-7's fast multi-exposure function. The sky in the background was so bright that no picture would have been possible without either a hopelessly washed-out sky or a

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Quite impressive considering that it is hand-held...I don't see the 'artificial' HDR effect, at least with this size. - Mensaje original De: Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de Para: Pentax Mailingliste pdml@pdml.net Enviado: lun,26 octubre, 2009 16:49 Asunto: PESO: M/V Avendre

Re: Hardest question

2009-10-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 7:33 AM, Desjardins, Steve desjard...@wlu.edu wrote: Does the K7 allow enlarged MF using LV? I'm sure it does. But that's not what I meant: I was referring to the eye level viewfinder. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Thibouille
VERY impressive Ralf :) Makes me wanna try that as well with mine (K7). 2009/10/26 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: Quite unspectacular, more of a demonstration of what can be done with the K-7's fast multi-exposure function. The sky in the background was so bright that no picture would

Re: Jane Brown

2009-10-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 2:21 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I hope I didn't come off sounding like I dissed Olympus in my last bit. I love that zuiko feeling. As does Jane http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/oct/18/jane-bown-photographer-retrospective-exposures An

Re: Jane Brown

2009-10-26 Thread John Sessoms
Derby Chang wrote: I hope I didn't come off sounding like I dissed Olympus in my last bit. I love that zuiko feeling. As does Jane http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/oct/18/jane-bown-photographer-retrospective-exposures For some reason the interactive gallery keeps

OT Lumix LX3 acquisition

2009-10-26 Thread Thibouille
Sooo bad Pentax doesn't produce such pro small cameras.. :( Well, I'm very very happy with this little camera, taking into account it is a PS. Sensor is small (although bigger than conventional PSes) so noise is definitely quite more present than on a DSLR. Size is just the max I'd agree for a

Re: OT PESO - The Evil of Drink!

2009-10-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great image, and great grab! Dan On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Going through the archives tonight I came across this one.  It gave me a chuckle - maybe it will give you one too. http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/176193/The_Evil_of_Drink.html No

Re: OT PESO - The Evil of Drink!

2009-10-26 Thread P N Stenquist
Well seen and executed. But the cork is smiling, so it's the pleasures of vino! :-)) Paul On Oct 26, 2009, at 12:56 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Great image, and great grab! Dan On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Going through the archives tonight

PESOs: Fall color in the backyard

2009-10-26 Thread P N Stenquist
A couple of snaps from my yard. Ordinary but colorful. An early freeze gave us some good gold. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9966634 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9966632 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: OT PESO - Casey

2009-10-26 Thread John Sessoms
From: David Savage 2009/10/26 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: From: David Savage Well I didn't take any photos, but I did get a good enough look at said lovelies to know that they are very real. This is a situation where the right choice of top has complemented her assets rather

Re: OT PESO - The Evil of Drink!

2009-10-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Brian Walters wrote: Going through the archives tonight I came across this one. It gave me a chuckle - maybe it will give you one too. http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/176193/The_Evil_of_Drink.html No retouching - that's how it emerged from the bottle. (OT because this is pre-Pentax DSLR.

Re: OT -- Computer Hell.

2009-10-26 Thread Luiz Felipe
Parted Magic Linux is under 100mb, works from cd or usb/ sd cards, reads and writes fats and ntfs alike. Bart PE gives better interface (it's windows on cd), but is larger. lf Paul Sorenson escreveu: Or build a Knoppix CD and boot to Linux. If there's anything readable on the HD you can

Re: GESO: Fall colors and elk shoot on my blog.

2009-10-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 09:41:11AM -0500, tbei...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Just posted a group of photos on my blog from the PSNWA shoot this weekend. CC welcomed. You've got some great shots there. I like the way that when you couldn't control her, you gave her a puppy to play with. Very clever.

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Christian
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Quite unspectacular, more of a demonstration of what can be done with the K-7's fast multi-exposure function. The sky in the background was so bright that no picture would have been possible without either a hopelessly washed-out sky or a totally black ship's hull.

Re: PESO: Pup Parking

2009-10-26 Thread Christian
paul stenquist wrote: Processed this one on my laptop while watching football, so no guarantees on the rendering:-). K7D and DA* 16-50/2.8, f5.6, 1/320th, ISO 400 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9961253 Nice! Very fun shot. What made it more fun is that on my screen I saw only

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
Good work, Ralf. Like it a lot! Jack --- On Mon, 10/26/09, Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote: From: Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de Subject: PESO: M/V Avendre To: Pentax Mailingliste pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, October 26, 2009, 8:49 AM Quite unspectacular, more of a

Re: PESOs: Fall color in the backyard

2009-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
Enjoyed these, Paul. Believe I prefer the first a bit. Jack --- On Mon, 10/26/09, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESOs: Fall color in the backyard To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, October 26, 2009,

Re: GESO: Fall colors and elk shoot on my blog.

2009-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
I have a common weakness for barns, but enjoyed them all. Weather conditions were well used and added to the drama. Jack --- On Mon, 10/26/09, tbei...@sbcglobal.net tbei...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From: tbei...@sbcglobal.net tbei...@sbcglobal.net Subject: GESO: Fall colors and elk shoot on my

Re: Heard from Ed about boat photos

2009-10-26 Thread Luiz Felipe
Well, there are some able to earn money in lots of situations. Larry, I differ from Ed in just one point - I'd do boat photos too - so try those driving photos, some boats, would-be models, dog shows... whatever you think you can do well, or at least well enough. On-site printing should get

Re: OT FS - Canon G10

2009-10-26 Thread gldnbearz
Lots of endorsements =). Does anyone want to buy it? ;o) - Pat On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 6:44 AM, wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com wrote: Add another endorsement for the G10 from me too :-) Wendy On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 1:11 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: Ditto what Tom said.

RE: GESO: Fall colors and elk shoot on my blog.

2009-10-26 Thread Bob W
Just posted a group of photos on my blog from the PSNWA shoot this weekend. CC welcomed. Not too many elk visible, it was foggy and dark while they were out. The colors were amazing when the sun burned off the fog. It was sort of like driving around in Yellowstone because of all the

RE: Hardest question

2009-10-26 Thread Bob W
That sounds like the sort of combo that should appeal to him quite strongly. I find the manual focusing very good on the Pro and Top Pro lenses. The Standard lenses are sub-prime, so to speak. The main issue with manual focussing is that the viewfinder is very much smaller than he's probably

RE: OT -- Computer Hell.

2009-10-26 Thread Bob W
Tom Cakalic wrote: My 18-yr old son told me several weeks ago that he was interested in vinyl. It is usually leather at that age, with an occasional latex thrown in. Thanks Mike. I knew you would let the PDML down! Excuse me. That should be *wouldn't* let the PDML down!

RE: OT Lumix LX3 acquisition

2009-10-26 Thread Bob W
Lovely camera isn't it? I went looking at compacts yesterday with a friend who was in the market for one. She bought a Lumix TZ7, but while I was looking at everything I was very impressed by the LX3, the Canon G10/11 and the Nikon P6000. I suspect if I was in the market for that sort of thing

RE: OT: Dinner and a show...

2009-10-26 Thread Bob W
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: ...whale-style: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8318000/8318182.stm Scroll down the page for a glimpse of how they filmed it. Plus the unwittingly indelicate comment about the males 'jostling for pole position behind

RE: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Bob W
Quite unspectacular, more of a demonstration of what can be done with the K-7's fast multi-exposure function. The sky in the background was so bright that no picture would have been possible without either a hopelessly washed-out sky or a totally black ship's hull. Five exposures at

Re: Hardest question

2009-10-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: I find the manual focusing very good on the Pro and Top Pro lenses. The Standard lenses are sub-prime, so to speak. The main issue with manual focussing is that the viewfinder is very much smaller than he's probably used to. If he wants a big bright viewfinder and a fantastic manual

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I hope someone's going to point out that A Vendre means 'For Sale'. It's not the boat's name. Oh, really? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio :

Re: Hardest question

2009-10-26 Thread Tom C
I have the DA14, the FA 31/1.8 LTD, and the FA 43/1.9 LTD. If I had to pick one from that bunch to be my only lens it would be the FA 31/1.8 LTD. I definitely love the DA 14, but it' simply too wide sometimes and the main item of interest recedes into the background. The 43/1.9 is fabulous, I

OT: hear ye hear ye... my 3 new wall calendars in my cafepress store... and more stuff

2009-10-26 Thread ann sanfedele
http://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff I know this is kinda bringing coals to Newcastle in terms of the wall calendars - most of you are probably making youw own... However -- there are now 10 wall calendar designs - the first 3 up there are the new ones As Seen in New York, Available

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ralf, Like Jaume says, that is a very nice conversion/composite. I don't see it looking like a HDR photo. Good work! Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: Quite impressive considering that it is hand-held...I don't see the 'artificial' HDR

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Sullivan wrote: On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: De: Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de Five exposures at f8 with 1/500 to 1/30 sec, no tripod, exposure blending with ImageFuser, a Mac OS front-end for Enblend.

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Is it, in fact, HDR? Does ImageFuser do HDR or does it merely work by blending layer transparency the way you can do yourself manually in Photoshop? It is indeed a blending technique. ImageFuser itself is a mere graphical front-end: ImageFuser is a

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Is it, in fact, HDR? Does ImageFuser do HDR or does it merely work by blending layer transparency the way you can do yourself manually in Photoshop? It is indeed a blending technique. ImageFuser itself is a mere graphical

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread steve harley
On 2009-10-26 15:51 , Mark Roberts wrote: Cool! I much prefer this kind of thing to HDR. i like this image more than most HDR too, but i think it's still high dynamic range, just a different technique -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Cool! I much prefer this kind of thing to HDR. Actually, there's nothing wrong with HDR per se. It's all those people who are using tonemapping as some kind of effect filter who've given this brilliant technique such a bad name. Sooner or later, they

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 04:11:30PM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote: Ralf, Like Jaume says, that is a very nice conversion/composite. I don't see it looking like a HDR photo. The only are that looks in any way unnatural is the bow area, where it is silhouetted against the bright sky. -- PDML

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread mike wilson
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I hope someone's going to point out that A Vendre means 'For Sale'. It's not the boat's name. Oh, really? Painted where it is, only the fish could read it. Or maybe whale sprogs whilst mummy is out entertaining. -- PDML

Re: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Painted where it is, only the fish could read it. Or maybe whale sprogs whilst mummy is out entertaining. But why would fish want to buy a boat? Ralf ...tongue still firmly planted in cheek. -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne,

Re: PESO: Great Sand Dunes NP

2009-10-26 Thread Anthony Farr
You need a Pro Flickr account to display the full resolution, even if you uploaded full rez. Free accounts can only display pictures up to 1024 pixels. Nice pano, John, because of the interesting cloud play on the hills. I do think it would benefit by earlier or later light raking across the

Re: GESO: Fall colors and elk shoot on my blog.

2009-10-26 Thread paul stenquist
Some very nice pics of a beautiful location. Thanks for sharing. Paul On Oct 26, 2009, at 3:21 PM, Bob W wrote: Just posted a group of photos on my blog from the PSNWA shoot this weekend. CC welcomed. Not too many elk visible, it was foggy and dark while they were out. The colors were amazing

Re: OT -- Computer Hell.

2009-10-26 Thread P. J. Alling
Mark Roberts wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: mike wilson wrote: Tom Cakalic wrote: My 18-yr old son told me several weeks ago that he was interested in vinyl. It is usually leather at that age, with an occasional latex thrown in. Thanks Mike. I knew you would let

RE: PESO: M/V Avendre

2009-10-26 Thread Bob W
mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Painted where it is, only the fish could read it. Or maybe whale sprogs whilst mummy is out entertaining. But why would fish want to buy a boat? Because they can't drive cars - their tails don't reach the pedals Ralf ...tongue

Re: PESO: Great Sand Dunes NP

2009-10-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Anthony Farr wrote: You need a Pro Flickr account to display the full resolution, even if you uploaded full rez. Free accounts can only display pictures up to 1024 pixels. Nice pano, John, because of the interesting cloud play on the hills. I do think it would benefit by earlier or later light

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-26 Thread David J Brooks
talked to my computer repair guy tonight. Can't find any hard ware problems. Suggested a rebuild, but its 8 years old, so we both agreed not to. Now, he can build me a nice new PC for around $700, but i'm not sure i want a PC, but it is a lot cheaper than the imac. Ar. I'll run this on for a

OT PESO - NSFW Apparently!

2009-10-26 Thread David Savage
G'day All, This shot was booted out of one of my Flickr groups for contravening their safe image rules: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4046339515/ Direct link (~130kb): http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2723/4046339515_98f01c5b1f_o.jpg I can't understand why. :-) Enjoy. Cheers, Dave

RE: OT PESO - NSFW Apparently!

2009-10-26 Thread Bob W
G'day All, This shot was booted out of one of my Flickr groups for contravening their safe image rules: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4046339515/ Direct link (~130kb): http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2723/4046339515_98f01c5b1f_o.jpg I can't understand why. :-)

Farewell to...

2009-10-26 Thread Doug Brewer
GeoCities, which once housed the PUG: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/26/geocities.closing/index.html -- 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 follow the directions.

PESO - On the Longboard

2009-10-26 Thread frank theriault
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/on-longboard.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: OT PESO - NSFW Apparently!

2009-10-26 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 7:38 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Probably because it encourages piracy Aaaar, mateys! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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