Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread AlunFoto
Morn, Thomas. :-) I'm not a mac user, but I agree with Godfrey. Aperture can be a good place to start and seem to be a lot of software for the money. The other alternatives mentioned are good programs too; Lightroom and Photoshop Elements. There are others too. Like LightZone

Re: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten

2011-04-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/4/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: you wouldn't recognise great photography if it crawled out of the toilet and bit you on the haemorrhoids... This is true! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/4/11, Krisjanis Linkevics, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-medium-format-645-6x7-645d/ 139755-my-final-thoughts-645d.html He gets about! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PDML 2011 photo book

2011-04-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/4/11, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Cormorants Ahh. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread AlunFoto
2011/4/19 Krisjanis Linkevics krisjanis.linkev...@exigenservices.com: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-medium-format-645-6x7-645d/139755-my-final-thoughts-645d.html So do I, Kris. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread AlunFoto
If you look at the seascapes where the horizon is broken by foreground (eg. #3), you can see how the foreground gets progressively darker upwards. This guy is making extensive use of gradient gray filters. But quite successfully I'd say. :-) One image I really like for its technical quality is

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread AlunFoto
2011/4/19 Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com: So, he complains about DOF issues, then provides these images with these astounding laws-of-physics-defying insane depth-of-field... wondering what he would think of as *good* DOF?  -T He says you might want to consider focus stacking. He's right, for

Re: Truly magnificent time-lapse video from on top of Spain

2011-04-20 Thread AlunFoto
NBC interviews him about the recording here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/42646343#42646343 Jostein 2011/4/19 Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com: http://nearwalden.com/blog/2011/04/1346/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread Tim Bray
What's focus stacking? -Tim On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:30 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/4/19 Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com: So, he complains about DOF issues, then provides these images with these astounding laws-of-physics-defying insane depth-of-field... wondering what he

RE: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
What's focus stacking? -Tim That's making a bunch of images focused at different distances and then combining them either by hand or with special software like Helicon Focus. Especially useful for those deep DOF macro shots. kris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Apr 19, 2011, at 1:42 PM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-medium-format-645-6x7-645d/139755-my-final-thoughts-645d.html You hate him? Judging by the half dozen shot he posted at places I've bicycled to from my house, he lives in my neighborhood and

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Apr 19, 2011, at 11:55 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Apr 19, 2011, at 1:42 PM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-medium-format-645-6x7-645d/139755-my-final-thoughts-645d.html You hate him? Judging by the half dozen shot he posted at places I've

Re: Photo from yesterday's marathon

2011-04-20 Thread David Mann
On Apr 20, 2011, at 12:26 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: The Boston Marathon yesterday had reasonably cool weather and a 20 mph tailwind on the point-to-point course. Needless to say, there were some very fast times run. American Ryan Hall finished in 2:04: 58 and only got 4th place! Here he is at

Another K-5 lesson learned

2011-04-20 Thread Larry Colen
I was doing some studio work today of some jewelry. I noticed a bit of darkening towards the bottom of the frame, figured that it was the lights, but sort of liked the effect. When I changed from shooting horizontally to shooting facing down, I noticed that the dark at the bottom of the frame

Re: Happy Passover!

2011-04-20 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/19/2011 19:48, Larry Colen wrote: Next year at Boris's, or something like that. :-) What I catch you by the word, Larry? Notice, there is plenty of witnesses here to support my case... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: What do you use your camera to produce?

2011-04-20 Thread Bruce Walker
I'm with Ken. I shoot RAW exclusively, even when I don't need to. I want the most dynamic range possible plus the flexibility. Lightroom and or Photoshop are always part of my workflow. I have programmed the K20D's RAW button to stay in RAW because I've accidentally bumped it in the past and

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread AlunFoto
2011/4/20 Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com: What's focus stacking? -Tim When you can't get enough DOF with one shot, you can take more shots with different focus plane, and stack them together in software, using only the parts in focus from each exposure. The technique originated with

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread AlunFoto
2011/4/20 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: Godfrey and Sasha, you're closest to him, you could you drop by his house and kneecap him for me? Break his shutter finger too, while you're at it. :-) -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread AlunFoto
2011/4/20 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: With landscapes it's different of course... :-) Sorry, forgot something there. I believe that when shifting the focus of a lens, one _might_ also change the magnification, distortion, etc. depending on the lens design. So stacking shots may be more tricky

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've tried Lightroom, but I still prefer PhotoShop. I use Bridge as an organizer, and it works fine with my system. In terms of rendering, I prefer the two-step ACR/PhotoShop process to Lightroom, and I find it just as quick. Plus, almost all car photography requires some Photoshop work, in

Re: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten

2011-04-20 Thread Tom Ivar Helbekkmo
Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com writes: It's always been a question mark to me ... Why does a camera costing $1500+ need a green mode? Well, if a non-technical everyday Joe is going to use a camera for point-and-shoot snapshot photography, and rely totally on the camera to do its job

Re: peso: bird

2011-04-20 Thread John Sessoms
Tovarishch !! 8-D From: David J Brooks A nice photo. If only the bird was a tad more to the left. Dave On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 4:19 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5628146092/in/set-72157626518097630/lightbox/ cc very welcome. Thanks,

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread Stan Halpin
On Apr 20, 2011, at 12:39 AM, Tim Bray wrote: . . . until Aperture suddenly got cheaper with the arrival of the App Store. -T What is the App store that you and Godfrey have mentioned? I know and use the Apps Store via iTunes for iPhone stuff. But what does that have to do with software

RE: PESO - 2 of Grete Waitz

2011-04-20 Thread John Sessoms
From: Ann Sanfedele Grete Waitz died today, awfully young... 57. She won the New York City Marathon 9 times. I got these two shots in 1980 - that year was her 3rd win and the second time she broke a world record.

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 7:40 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: What is the App store that you and Godfrey have mentioned? I know and use the Apps Store via iTunes for iPhone stuff. But what does that have to do with software for computers? I just checked the Apple site, in

Re: PESO - 2 of Grete Waitz

2011-04-20 Thread John Sessoms
From: P. J. Alling Exercise, eat right, eschew alcohol and tobacco, die anyway. Sad but not surprising. I've had a lot, or so it seams, of younger, (in their 30's, 40's and 50's), friends die recently. My personal theory is that you are born with a certain allocation of running miles.

Re: PDML 2011 photo book

2011-04-20 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On Apr 18, 2011, at 2:17 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Well. It was just this morning Blurb sent me an email saying my book had been shipped, and guess what showed up at my door, just as i was leaving for my afternoon run. Mine arrived this morning. Order Shipment

RE: Truly magnificent time-lapse video from on top of Spain

2011-04-20 Thread John Sessoms
From: Tim Bray http://nearwalden.com/blog/2011/04/1346/ I thought it was nice, but why does every video/time-lapse taken with a DSLR have to be Amazing? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:49 -0400, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I've tried Lightroom, but I still prefer PhotoShop. I use Bridge as an organizer, and it works fine with my system. In terms of rendering, I prefer the two-step ACR/PhotoShop process to Lightroom, and I find it just

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread John Sessoms
I notice that the text on Pentax Forums does not wrap to the window width. Even with my browser maximized, I still have to scroll horizontally to read his comments. Makes it hard for me to figure out. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PDML 2011 photo book

2011-04-20 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:03 -0400, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Larry Colen On Apr 18, 2011, at 2:17 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Well. It was just this morning Blurb sent me an email saying my book had been shipped, and guess what showed up at my door, just as i was

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
With great megapixels comes great responsibility. Oh, MARK . . . On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: It seems that, like with most breakthrough products, there is great potential for evil as well as good. stan Is this Stan Halpin or Stan Lee?

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread Pete McIntosh
I've never used any Adobe photographic software. Photoshop seemed to have lots more than I thought I'd need, and I couldn't justify the cost then. I still can't justify that cost. I did try The Lightroom evaluation at one point but didn't like the interface and it was too much for my little

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread Stan Halpin
On Apr 20, 2011, at 7:54 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 7:40 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: What is the App store that you and Godfrey have mentioned? I know and use the Apps Store via iTunes for iPhone stuff. But what does that have to do with

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
Ah, Larry, I was raised in the Northeast. Kneecap him makes me feel so nostalgic. On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 2:57 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Apr 19, 2011, at 11:55 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Apr 19, 2011, at 1:42 PM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote:

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread Thomas Bohn
Moin, Thank you for all your advice and comments. I really appreciate it. As I said, I downloaded the trial version of Aperture and I will test it, so far I like the concept and die ideas of it. I also read texts about people who went back to iPhoto. And then I realized why I need something

Re: I really hate this guy 'smiley face'

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
I think the mental process becomes all the time and effort I take to make good photos and if I only had a 645D to record the image at the end. . . Unless I suddenly went back to school and became an orthodontist, however, it's no the kind of money I can really justify. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
Ask not for whom is Aperture really; it is for thee. On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Thomas Bohn thb...@gmail.com wrote: Moin, Thank you for all your advice and comments. I really appreciate it. As I said, I downloaded the trial version of Aperture and I will test it, so far I like the

Re: How to take low light pictures

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
Good advice for those who have never thought about it. Whenever I grab my tripod my family and friends act like I'm trying to bring a band saw. I've switched to a monopod because it makes a better weapon and now they're afraid to comment. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 9:35 PM, David Parsons

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:27 +1000, Pete McIntosh peter...@gmail.com wrote: I've never used any Adobe photographic software. Photoshop seemed to have lots more than I thought I'd need, and I couldn't justify the cost then. I still can't justify that cost. I did try The Lightroom evaluation at one

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-04-20 6:02 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/4/20 AlunFotoalunf...@gmail.com: With landscapes it's different of course... :-) Sorry, forgot something there. I believe that when shifting the focus of a lens, one _might_ also change the magnification, distortion, etc. depending on the lens design.

Sharpening with a high pass filter

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
I was directed to this site yesterday: With great megapixels comes great responsibility. I couldn't quite get the process to work. I think when I initially select all I only have one layer so I can't do exactly what they say. also, I just end up with the high pass results and no overall

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread AlunFoto
Nice cake, Bruce. What was your working distance on this one? ... And the PDML enablement gremlins has charged again. While Bruce wrote the below, I was out buying this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/554343-REG/Manfrotto_454_454_Micrometric_Positioning_Sliding.html Though not at BH...

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread AlunFoto
2011/4/20 Thomas Bohn thb...@gmail.com: P.S. If you still wondering what the hell Moin means, you will find the answer here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moin :-) just for the record, morn is a short form of good morning in Norwegian. :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/

PESO: Almost Spring

2011-04-20 Thread Charles Robinson
We've had 60-degree weather... the ice is off of the lakes, I've been biking every day this month... but this is what greets me this morning: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2011/IMGP9423.jpg -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks, Jostein. Plus, I was able to take my cake and eat it too! (And it was delicious.) As I recall I was about 3-4 feet away. I couldn't have been too far because my office/studio isn't very wide. -bmw On 11-04-20 9:28 AM, AlunFoto wrote: Nice cake, Bruce. What was your working

During my absence ...

2011-04-20 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Some new terminology has been coined. What's with this MARK language? I need some context. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: During my absence ...

2011-04-20 Thread Stan Halpin
Mark Roberts started collecting interesting snippets from PDML messages. Often items that may have made sense originally but sound a bit off when pulled out of context. Then he started publishing his collection on his web site at the end of each year. Then he included the collection as part of

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 5:29 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Thanks - I had not heard anything about this. It seems very strange to me that they sell the same software for two very different prices. If I had stumbled across the App Store and seen Aperture for $79 I would

Re: Sharpening with a high pass filter

2011-04-20 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-04-20 9:13 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I was directed to this site yesterday: With great megapixels comes great responsibility. I couldn't quite get the process to work. I think when I initially select all I only have one layer so I can't do exactly what they say. also, I just end up

Photo book competition

2011-04-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
Are we entered in the Photography Book Now competition? http://photographybooknow.blurb.com/ -p -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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

Re: During my absence ...

2011-04-20 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Mark Roberts started collecting interesting snippets from PDML messages. Often items that may have made sense originally but sound a bit off when pulled out of context. Then he started publishing his collection on his web site at the end of each year. Then he included the collection as part of

Re: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten

2011-04-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Except that's the sales pitch, in pretty much any advert. that I can remember anyway. On 4/19/2011 8:33 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: On Apr 19, 2011, at 7:50 PM, David J Brooks wrote: There are a lot of people at the horse shows now, and i suppose other sport events, that do not rely on me for

Re: Truly magnificent time-lapse video from on top of Spain

2011-04-20 Thread P. J. Alling
On 4/20/2011 8:09 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Tim Bray http://nearwalden.com/blog/2011/04/1346/ I thought it was nice, but why does every video/time-lapse taken with a DSLR have to be Amazing? Because it's possible at all? -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an

Re: I really hate this guy 'smiley face'

2011-04-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I loved most of the photography -- but my 'I really hate you has an eliment of.. How did you get that great job??? wouldn't it be wonderful to have a car, a fine camera, an expense account and 6 months to do nothing but shoot? I guess he is getting paid by Pentax? ann Bob Sullivan wrote:

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread P. J. Alling
On 4/20/2011 8:16 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I notice that the text on Pentax Forums does not wrap to the window width. Even with my browser maximized, I still have to scroll horizontally to read his comments. Makes it hard for me to figure out. So you're saying that Pentax forums is coded by

Re: How to take low light pictures

2011-04-20 Thread P. J. Alling
I really can't tell if the comments are sarcastic or not. My failing I guess. I know what mine would be. On 4/19/2011 8:04 PM, David J Brooks wrote: http://heartifb.com/2011/03/31/five-tips-for-taking-photos-in-low-light/ Seems i need to shoot in burst mode and use a flash. Dave --

Re: Photo book competition

2011-04-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Does a bear...? well , you know ... ann Paul Sorenson wrote: Are we entered in the Photography Book Now competition? http://photographybooknow.blurb.com/ -p -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: During my absence ...

2011-04-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Yeah but he gets a tad snippy if you MARK one that is too obviously something he would quote , something that is so obviously a gem. So then MARKing becomes a more subtle art. ann Stan Halpin wrote: Mark Roberts started collecting interesting snippets from PDML messages. Often items that

Re: During my absence ...

2011-04-20 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:  So then MARKing becomes a more subtle art. That's what our cats always said, but I failed to appreciate the nuances. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

RE: Another K-5 lesson learned

2011-04-20 Thread SV Hovland
This is a problem with radio triggers. They need some time to transfer the signal and create a small delay which is enough for the shutter to close a little bit. Stig Vidar Hovland -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen

Re: PESO - 2 of Grete Waitz

2011-04-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
thanks JOhn -- Mark pointed out, having see THIS post earliest, that the first photo had nothing to do with the marathon... but now reading what I wrote just before the first link, that still could have applied... but it aint true. the buildings were taken very much later and certainly didnt

RE: Another K-5 lesson learned

2011-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
Is the delay because the signal merely travels at the speed of light? --- On Wed, 4/20/11, SV Hovland pdml...@heime.org wrote: This is a problem with radio triggers. They need some time to transfer the signal and create a small delay which is enough for the shutter to close a little bit.

Sunshine Story

2011-04-20 Thread Jens
Hello list Just a small Pentax story from real life: Yesterday I received a phonecall. The guy at the other end said Hello, I am a homeless photographer. It' turned out he was exclusivly photographing homeless people in the streets etc. He just published a book called The Street Kings (Gadens

Re: Photo book competition

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
Sit in the Hood? On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Does a bear...? well , you know ... ann Paul Sorenson wrote: Are we entered in the Photography Book Now competition? http://photographybooknow.blurb.com/ -p -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Sharpening with a high pass filter

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
These awesome powers certainly do come from being bitten by the photography bug. ;-) I have never heard of this method, so i was just curious if this is a sensible approach. On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On 11-04-20 9:13 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote:

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
You know, Jostein, I think I hate you more than this other guy. Your pictures manage to look normal and fabulous at the the same time. On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:31 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/20/2011 8:16 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I notice that the text on Pentax

Re: During my absence ...

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
Yeah but he gets a tad snippy if you MARK one that is too obviously something he would quote , something that is so obviously a gem.  So then MARKing becomes a more subtle art. MARK! On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Yeah but he gets a tad snippy if you

Re: I really hate this guy 'smiley face'

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
Actually, he get's paid by his wealthy supermodel wife because she so loves his work. On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I loved most of the photography -- but my 'I really hate you has an eliment of.. How did you get that great job??? wouldn't it be

Re: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
OK, here's a question: in 10, 25, 50 years, whatever, do you think that cameras will have enough intelligence to focus and expose better than humans, even experienced photographers? I'll assume that composition is left to the person (for now). Of course, it's also possible that the cameras will

Re: Sharpening with a high pass filter

2011-04-20 Thread Bruce Walker
I was expecting an URL where the great megapixels quotation is. The sharpening with highpass filter technique certainly does work, but has been made mostly obsolete by PS Sharpen and Smart Sharpen filters. The idea is that when you sharpen you want to slightly increase the slope of rapid

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread AlunFoto
2011/4/20 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: You know, Jostein, I think I hate you more than this other guy.  Your pictures manage to look normal and fabulous at the the same time. Awww. That's got to be the nicest hate mail ever. Thanks Steve! :-) Jostein --

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread AlunFoto
2011/4/20 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: As I recall I was about 3-4 feet away. I couldn't have been too far because my office/studio isn't very wide. That's interesting. Checked the figures with a DOF calculator... If you got the max DOF out of each shot with no overlap, it's still a

Re: Sharpening with a high pass filter

2011-04-20 Thread AlunFoto
I've never tried that, but I think it looks interesting. It reminds me of another alternative sharpening technique, to convert the image to LAB colour space, and do sharpening on the A or B channel. Conversely, blurring in the same channels is a trick to remove moiré. Jostein 2011/4/20 Steven

Re: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten

2011-04-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Sure you could program in an aesthetic sense ability but it would pretty much follow rules, so either you'd get the general rules that make a good photograph, which you can find in any discussion of the rule of thirds and the golden section in a beginning to intermediate book on art or

Peso - Life is Dandy

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1259206204_hQbnGtj-O-LB Center crop (about 1700x 1200) from the Optio I-10 set on super macro. I adjusted the curves but not the sharpness. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
The last option would be for serious types and shift almost everything to the PS stage, e.g., control your DoF, etc. The ultimate RAW file. On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 12:39 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Sure you could program in an aesthetic sense ability but it would pretty

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread Bruce Walker
I *can* tell you its size: 7.5 diameter and roughly half that high. It was baked in a crockpot, inside a metal liner that I just measured. It's a small cake 'cause there's just the two of us. And that's the largest liner we could find. :-) -bmw On 11-04-20 12:27 PM, AlunFoto wrote:

Re: Peso - Life is Dandy

2011-04-20 Thread Jack Davis
Wow! Really nice image, Steve. I'll suggest you crop a small amount from the right side in order to balance it with the left, etc.. :) Jack --- On Wed, 4/20/11, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Peso - Life is Dandy To:

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's well done. I would never have guessed it was a composite. On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On 11-04-20 6:02 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/4/20 AlunFotoalunf...@gmail.com: With landscapes it's different of course... :-) Sorry, forgot something

Re: Sharpening with a high pass filter

2011-04-20 Thread Bruce Walker
Sharpening the L channel in LAB space is a great method that prevents any colour shifts. (This is effectively what the sharpening controls in ACR and LR do now apparently.) I've always found that filtering that you apply to the A or B channels has only really subtle effects. I don't think

Re: Peso - Life is Dandy

2011-04-20 Thread Bruce Walker
Ditto Jack's remarks. You've nicely retained the detail which can be tough in bright yellow flowers I've found. -bmw On 11-04-20 1:07 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Wow! Really nice image, Steve. I'll suggest you crop a small amount from the right side in order to balance it with the left, etc.. :)

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-20 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Steven. -bmw On 11-04-20 1:11 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: That's well done. I would never have guessed it was a composite. On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On 11-04-20 6:02 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/4/20 AlunFotoalunf...@gmail.com:

RE: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten

2011-04-20 Thread John Sessoms
On Behalf Of Larry Colen I'm willing to bet that people like that even buy Leicas. Level of experience or knowledge has nothing to do with how much someone spends on something. Look at how long sports cars have been available with automatic transmissions, even before the modern ones that

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread steve harley
On 2011-04-20 06:35 , Thomas Bohn wrote: And then I realized why I need something different. When I sorted my photos just on my file system, I didn't sorted them chronologically but mostly after the general theme of the photos. For example places, events, friends or family. Something I can't

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread steve harley
On 2011-04-20 04:49 , Paul Stenquist wrote: I've tried Lightroom, but I still prefer PhotoShop. I use Bridge as an organizer, and it works fine with my system. In terms of rendering, I prefer the two-step ACR/PhotoShop process to Lightroom, and I find it just as quick. Plus, almost all car

Re: PESO: Almost Spring

2011-04-20 Thread drd1135
What's wrong with red flowers? --Original Message-- From: Charles Robinson Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Almost Spring Sent: Apr 20, 2011 9:48 AM We've had 60-degree weather... the ice is off of the lakes, I've

Reports: War Photographer Tim Hetherington Caught in Libya Attack

2011-04-20 Thread Gonz
http://abcnews.go.com/International/war-photographer-tim-hetherington-caught-libya-attack/story?id=13418813 -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- 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

Re: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten

2011-04-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Apr 20, 2011, at 10:25 AM, John Sessoms wrote: On Behalf Of Larry Colen I'm willing to bet that people like that even buy Leicas. Level of experience or knowledge has nothing to do with how much someone spends on something. Look at how long sports cars have been available with

Re: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten

2011-04-20 Thread steve harley
On 2011-04-20 10:39 , P. J. Alling wrote: Sure you could program in an aesthetic sense ability but it would pretty much follow rules, so either you'd get the general rules that make a good photograph, which you can find in any discussion of the rule of thirds and the golden section in a

RE: Reports: War Photographer Tim Hetherington Caught in Libya Attack

2011-04-20 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Gonz http://abcnews.go.com/International/war-photographer-tim-hetherington- caught-libya-attack/story?id=13418813 that's a real shock. He was a regular at one of the galleries I visit, and a great photographer. I went

Re: PDML 2011 photo book

2011-04-20 Thread Ken Waller
Mine arrived this AM - ordered on 4/13 - sent from San Francisco - can't complain about delivery time I didn't pay for premium shipping. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: PDML

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread Ken Waller
My process also. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really I've tried Lightroom, but I still prefer PhotoShop. I use Bridge as an organizer, and it

Tokina AF 35-70mm on K-5

2011-04-20 Thread Roman Melihhov
I got my Tokina 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 today from eBay and it's seem to be quite nice lens, despite of its enormous barrel distortion at 35mm I like the way it handles light and very little, close to no TCA, absolutely no vignetting. I'd noticed one thing. K-5 thinks it is PENTAX-F 35-70mm f3.5-4.5

Re: Tokina AF 35-70mm on K-5

2011-04-20 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Roman Melihhov ro...@blakout.net wrote: I got my Tokina 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 today... I'd noticed one thing. K-5 thinks it is PENTAX-F 35-70mm f3.5-4.5 lens. How are you determining this (i.e. with what software)? I ask because Pentax does not include a textual

Re: Photo book competition

2011-04-20 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: Photo book competition Does a bear...? well , you know ... ann Yes I've almost stepped in it on several occasions Paul Sorenson wrote: Are

Re: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten

2011-04-20 Thread Ken Waller
In the future when you purchase you camera, you won't have to travel to capture your images or worry about the light or the composition - the 'camera' will come with all possible images already captured and stored in the memory. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

Re: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten

2011-04-20 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: In the future when you purchase you camera, you won't have to travel to capture your images or worry about the light or the composition - the 'camera' will come with all possible images already captured and stored in the

PDML Annual coincidence.

2011-04-20 Thread kwaller
I was reading my latest copy of Road Track (May 2011) this AM when my copy of the PDML Annual arrived. I opened the annual was thumbing thru it, when I arrived at page 31, (Illinois Barn Cadillac by Chris Mitchell) I realized I had recently seen that image in the issue of Road Track I was

RE: Photo book competition

2011-04-20 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ken Waller Does a bear...? well , you know ... ann Yes I've almost stepped in it on several occasions Yogi Bear's a catholic. Blame the Pope for what you nearly stepped in. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

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