Re: PAW: Exciting Career Opportunities

2007-04-17 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
You can always mask the red carafe, then convert the rest to BW. I think that would result in an excellent image. Maris frank theriault wrote: Thanks, but you know what? I actually audible gasp from the assembled crowd think I prefer the colour version. For some reason I really like that

Re: PAW: Exciting Career Opportunities

2007-04-17 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I like this better than Frank's all BW, but frankly (no pun intended) I like the original color image best. Maris P. J. Alling wrote: Hope you're not offended by this but I did a quick conversion incorporating Maris' suggestion.

Re: GESO - Ryan Oliver Sextet at the Rex

2007-04-17 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Very well done indeed! I especially like the second one - Tim Hamel What settings did you use? Maris frank theriault wrote: Okay, I've posted a crapload today, but it's been a while, right? I figure I'm entitled. My buddy Tim Hamel has his own group, but like most jazz guys, plays with

Re: Way OT: new toys

2007-04-17 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Sound to me like you'll have to start working again :-) Maris Scott Loveless wrote: After the ice fell three stories from the roof of our home and totaled our car, we were left with some disposable cash. We decided to get something old and cheap to replace it, since it hardly rolled out of

Re: PESO 2007 - 19a - GDG

2007-04-17 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Impressionist? I kind of like it. Maris Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Something about this one appealed to me as I was poking through my files this morning. Thot I'd toss it out there for comments. Positively Theriaultiran... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/19a.htm Comments and

Re: Paw LV-2

2007-04-17 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
What color space are you using as your working space in PS? If something different from sRGB, you should convert to sRGB before saving for the internet or 'saving as' Maris David J Brooks wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5863227 Elephant rock from the Valley of Fire tour.

Re: PESO -- Pirelli Building Detail

2007-04-17 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Composition and BW conversion look very good. For me, it appears oversharpened. Maris P. J. Alling wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~morephotos/pirellibuildingdetail.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax 43mm f1.9 Limited Notes: BW conversion in using BW plus yellow filter applied.

Re: PESO -- Pirelli Building Detail

2007-04-17 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
effect, no afterglow, no crispiness. Where do you see evidence of oversharpening. Not trying to be argumentative, just curious. Paul On Apr 17, 2007, at 9:54 PM, Maris V. Lidaka Sr. wrote: Composition and BW conversion look very good. For me, it appears oversharpened. Maris P. J. Alling

Re: PESO -- Pirelli Building Detail

2007-04-17 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
added my copyright and done. Maris V. Lidaka Sr. wrote: Composition and BW conversion look very good. For me, it appears oversharpened. Maris P. J. Alling wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~morephotos/pirellibuildingdetail.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax 43mm f1.9 Limited Notes

Re: Image quality of Pentax K100D

2007-04-16 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I can't compare the 2 but rely on Rod Studdert's (Digital Image Studio) post. My only comment is financial - if you positively plan to get the K10D, get that now rather than buying the K100D or Olympus now and than having to buy the K10D later - you can get the body and basic zoom lens for

Re: Enablement -- Bad PMDL, Good PDML

2007-04-15 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Since April 15th falls on a Sunday (today), tax returns would normally be due on Monday. But Monday is a holiday in Washington D.C., which makes it a 'national holiday' - meaning tax returns are due on Tuesday, April 17th (or file the Automatic Extension of Time to file Form 4868).

Re: New gallery and PESO page - comments

2007-04-15 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Comes out fine under Firefox on my Dell PC - 19 LCD monitor @ 1280 x 1024 pixels. Maris Brendan MacRae wrote: You're right, Boris. The index page is goofy on Firefox. Mine shifts the index view all the way to right. The detail view is fine. I'll see if I can mess with it. Thanks again

Re: PESO -- Fishin' at Sunset

2007-04-15 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
EarthLink reports Page Not Found :-( Maris P. J. Alling wrote: Not me but I did make the image. http://www.home.earthlink.net/~morephotos/PESO_--_fishinatsunset.html Technical Data: Pentax *ist-Ds ISO 800 % 1/5 sec. smc Pentax 43mm f1.9 Limited @ f3.5 Notes: Hand held braced

Digital 14mm F2.8 or 12-24mm F4.0?

2007-03-17 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Amateur here - which lens do you think preferable? I understand that a fixed lens is generally sharper, but 12-24mm is tempting. Maris Digital 14mm F2.8 or 12-24mm F4.0? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax Rep. Cutbacks.

2006-10-21 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Shel, Are you planning to get the 10D? I haven't had time to check the reviews yet. Maris Shel Belinkoff wrote: Maybe we should delay speculating on a rumor about a delay based on Pentax being sold. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Blast From the Past

2006-10-21 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Well done indeed! Your're into color now, rather than BW? Maris Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Tim, Thanks for your comments and observations. I wasn't sure how well the pic would be received here. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Chinatown Abstract

2005-09-18 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Doesn't do anything for me. Maris frank theriault wrote: I don't know why, but I kind of like the flow of this one: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3739186size=lg Feel free to comment even if you don't like it; you won't hurt my feelings, really vbg

Re: PAW PESO - Lotus

2005-09-17 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I don't see that any spots are blown out, but a small adjustment in the highlights on the fender tops using the shadows/highlights Adjustment might help. Maris Bruce Dayton wrote: Shel, It looks pretty good. This is a tricky subject that has a wide range from black to white - looks like you

Re: Another France photo

2005-09-17 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
All things considered, you did a very neat and nice job. I like the pano! Maris Mark Roberts wrote: 5-shot stitched pano taken from the top of the tower in the crumbling ruin of Montrichard Chateau on the river Cher. They let you ascend the tower only if you agree to do so at your own risk.

Re: PAW PESO - Lotus

2005-09-16 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Very good picture - I like the tight compososition. Looks like you've mastered digital exposure and white-point setting. What do you mean by how the conversion looks? Maris Shel Belinkoff wrote: On the way to a friend's house early this evening this bright yellow jewel stopped me in my

Re: It's Here and It Works!

2005-09-15 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Shel Belinkoff wrote: The other thing I want to master is the metering. It seems odd and strange to me as whenever I use the in camera meter, the readings jump all over the place as the camera is moved. There's a way to mitigate that, but I'm net yet comfortable with it. It's slow and

Re: Film for my digital camera

2005-09-14 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
All SD cards are more or less equal - Sandisk is good. Yes, once the disk fills up (or, really, at any time if you want a new blank disk for a series of shots which would not fit on the partially-filled disk) just remove it and insert a new one. You can just re-insert the partially-filled disk

Re: PESO: Lisa's Legs - 2nd Variation

2005-09-14 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I think both versions are a bit over the top - statues are not this color at all, and many of the 'stone' lines are too thick. Try, try again IMHO. Maris Glen wrote: At 02:33 PM 9/14/2005, frank theriault wrote: I suspect I would love the bw version (tell Lisa she has lovely legs, next time

Re: What's the difference ...

2005-09-13 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Not very much. John Shaw's most excellent book Closeups in Nature covers it all and is well worth reading. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0817440526/qid=1126618451/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-2451736-3237536?v=glances=books a/k/a http://tinyurl.com/d3h8t Maris Shel Belinkoff

Re: What's the difference ...

2005-09-13 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I don't think there is. But from John Shaw's Closeups in Nature: Let me give a broad definition of a macro lens as the term is normally used. A macro lens close focuses all by itself. That's all there is to it. A macro does not have any special properties except for its ability to close focus

Re: Some Posting Suggestions

2005-09-13 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I agree - I always include both. Maris John Francis wrote: On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 12:45:46PM -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: LONG URL's: Perhaps those posting messages with long URL's can use Tiny Url to shorten these addresses Please: http://tinyurl.com/ Only if you also include the

Re: PESO -- Front Door

2004-12-21 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
No snow? Maris Peter J. Alling wrote: I thought I'd do something seasonal, so here it is. http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_Front_Door.html As usual comments are welcome but may be completely ignored.

Re: PAW PESO - Rural Snapshot

2004-12-11 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
You have a good eye, Shel. Maris Shel Belinkoff wrote: While driving I spotted this scene, and asked my friend, Ron, who was driving, to stop the truck, and got out to make this photograph. I'd have loved to have gotten closer, but Ron was being a pill and urged me to hurry, and this was

Re: Epson Printer

2004-12-07 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Photoshop Elements 3.0 - just came out and has gotten excellent reviews. Maris Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Jack ... Thanks for jumping in. By QD I don't mean printer speed, just that I want to make proofs quickly and simply before finalizing the image - checking crop, grain structure, and so

Re: OT - Epson Printer

2004-12-07 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
The metallic look thing is called Bronzing, which is a problem on many occasions. Metamerism is when a print's colors look different under different lighting conditions - daylight v. tungsten for example. B W printing is problematic - you can set the printer driver to print black ink only, and

Re: OT - Epson Printer

2004-12-07 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Yes, but only some brands. Alternately consider a program called Qimage http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage It will resize and print image in the size of your choice - thumbnails to 13 x 19 or more - on the paper of your choice, which you can then cut as needed. Maris Shel Belinkoff wrote:

Re: Strange Bird

2004-12-05 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
That is gorgeous, Paul. Maris Paul Stenquist wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2934874size=lg

Re: a wild hair?

2004-11-25 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
How about a cotton swab with rubbing alcohol? Maris cbwaters wrote: I have a hair on my sensor. I tired blowing it off with a squeeze puffer to no avail. I couldn't tell if it moved at all. What can I do to get rid of it?

Re: PESO - more red (bonus pink and yellow!)

2004-11-01 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Wonderful colors, but nothing's in focus? Maris David Nelson wrote: Just shot today - haven't done a lot lately. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/red.jpg Comments much appreciated as always.

Re: November PUG is open and themes 2005

2004-10-31 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Here you go, Frank: http://pug.komkon.org/general/themes.html Maris frank theriault wrote: Praytell, what might the themes for 2005 be? At this point, I wouldn't dream of asking you to change them, I'm just curious as to what they are, since I didn't see them on PUG.

Re: CD burners

2004-10-31 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
As is the US Government's publication Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs at http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/carefordisc/CDandDVDCareandHandlingGuide.pdf Maris William Robb wrote: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-05-09-04.shtml A good read for those using compact disks for storage.

Re: Question for owners of FA 80-320/4.5-5.6

2004-10-30 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I've had one for over a year - you received a defective lens. The 'flop' you are experiencing is not normal. Maris Don Sanderson wrote: -Original Message- From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 5:49 PM To: PDML Subject: Question for owners of

Re: CD burners

2004-10-30 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Since your results are fine, the CD burner is fine and problem-free. You would visibly notice image quality factors immediately. Maris Jack Davis wrote: Are there performance considerations to weigh when it comes to CD burners? Just started using new DELL which includes: 16x DVD-ROM and 48x

Re: zx-10 scratching film

2004-10-30 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
FWIW it looks more like a fingerprint, on the right hald of the image only, than a scratch, but then you've looked at the film itself. I recall a similar scratching problem being discussed several years ago, but I don't recall the solution. I think the camera is worth fixing, but then talk to

Re: PAW PESO - Breakfast in Bed

2004-10-29 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Good photo, Shel - your photos are often a wake-up call to those of us more fortunate. Maris Shel Belinkoff wrote: Some people have lives of comfort and luxury, and can be entertained by breakfast in a warm, comfortable bed: juice, toast, coffee, the morning paper, all delivered and presented

Re: Getting a 75 Kb jpeg for PUG

2004-10-19 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Rely on PS's figure - when it gets to the desktop (open the file?) it expends to make up for the interpolation compression. If you're still having problems, post the image somewhere and we can take a look at it and experiment and help. Maris Andre Langevin wrote: Actually at 200 pixels wide I

Re: Best place to buy new Pentax Lenses online?

2004-10-15 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
, Maris V. Lidaka Sr. wrote: I don't know who's the cheapest, but they probably sell snake oil, too. Watch out in this area - buy from a reputable online dealer. Maris J. C. O'Connell wrote: What is the latest and greatest model of a pentax 50mm F1.4 prime AF lens, FA? Who sells them

Re: PAW?

2004-10-15 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Graywolf's mini-FAQs are at http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html He just forgets to remind us once in a while :-) Maris Nick Wright wrote: Okay, I've searched the achives... I've checked the PDML FAQ... What does PAW stand for?

Re: Best place to buy new Pentax Lenses online?

2004-10-14 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I don't know who's the cheapest, but they probably sell snake oil, too. Watch out in this area - buy from a reputable online dealer. Maris J. C. O'Connell wrote: What is the latest and greatest model of a pentax 50mm F1.4 prime AF lens, FA? Who sells them the cheapest brand new online?

Re: Taxi

2004-10-13 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I don't have time to work on it right now, but increasing tonal range should help. Then for the sky perhaps select it and make it bluer using levels. If you want to put some clouds in the sky, try Mura's Cloud 2.2 filter plug-in at http://www.geocities.com/murakuma/mmplugins.html Maris -

Re: Jazz Violinist

2004-10-12 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I like it very much - his pose, his expression, and your capture of it. As Amy indicated, the bow indicates a slow shutter speed. Can you give us some specs as to film used, lens, shutter speed and aperture? And the lighting - was he on stage? Flash or no flash? The pitch-black background

Re: PESO - All played out.

2004-10-11 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Wonderful photo, Fred! I loke the same things you do - the vivid blanket colors (US spelling :-) and that peaceful, restful little face. Maris Fred Widall wrote: On Saturday we took our grandson to a local farm to pick up some Halloween pumpkins. In addition to a large pumpkin patch the farm

Re: Comments on Tokina AT-X 28-70mm F2.8 AF lens?

2004-10-11 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
A great lens, and it's my standard lens. Beware though - it's heavy! Plus it's a fantastic price. Maris Don Sanderson wrote: I've seen one of these at $200.00, has anyone had experience with this lens? Good? Bad?

Re: a really big lens

2004-10-10 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
But will it fit on the istD? :-) Maris Mishka wrote: from a different list http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3842947706category=30076

Re: Photo Tips from Pentax

2004-09-25 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Good find, Shel. Thank you. Maris Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.pentax.co.uk/hints_tips/index_slr.shtm http://www.pentax.co.uk/hints_tips/index_digital.shtm

Re: PESO - Yosemite

2004-09-25 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
A good tale, and some good shots! Looking forward to seeing more, Maris Fred Widall wrote: Down in the valley the snow had changed to rain and the tops of the moutains were still shrouded in cloud. At least the visiblity was much improved. Ah well, it gives me an incentive to get back

Re: SP with the Pentax H Optical

2004-09-25 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
And an amazing photo! Thanks, Juan Maris Juan Buhler wrote: Via tinyurl, so the ampersand doesn't get filtered: http://tinyurl.com/4w323 (ist D, H 60/8, made monochrome via the channel mixer in PS) Note the exquisite use of the bokeh on demand feature, unique to the H 60mm. This was

Re: Annother panorama

2004-09-24 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
And another fantastic photo! Thank you once again. Maris Jens Bladt wrote: Here's a photograph I took this morning, right after sunrise (7:30 AM). I enjoy making panoramas for my employer/work. I shot these (25 shots) in RAW format with the *ist D and my SMC M*4/300mm. Then converted them

Re: PESO: Annother panorama

2004-09-24 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Click on the Full Size button at the bottom-right of the screen (not on Previous or Next) and you'll see the full monti! Maris frank theriault wrote: On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 23:08:50 +0200, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a photograph I took this morning, right after sunrise (7:30

Re: OT - Canon mailing list?

2004-09-15 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I'm not prejudiced, so here it is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CanonFD Lots of OT messages, as there are here :-) Maris Christian wrote: A friend with a 300D (who is too lazy to do a google search) wants to know if anyone is familiar with a good Canon (general or DSLR) mailing list. Any

Re: Woodward Dream Cruise

2004-08-20 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
So it will be over by the time I make it up that way next week? I'm sorry to miss it :-( Maris Paul Stenquist wrote: The Woodward Dream Cruise is an annual celebration of what we do here in Southeast Michigan. And what we do here is make cars. Whether you're a baker who bakes bread for the

Re: theater photographs

2004-08-18 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
It works, and it's very interesting. Theater of the absurd, maybe? Maris fra wrote: Sorry, but my host is having some problems with upload. Only part of the images was uploaded. So here is the alternate location: http://fotof.wz.cz/paw/hronov2004/Antigona1/index.html Hope the damn

Re: The istD brotherhood needs a name!

2003-11-08 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Do you mean The istDerhood? Maris Cotty wrote: The Sisterhood ;-)

Re: CLA

2003-11-08 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
- Original Message - From: Tom Ivar Helbekkmo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Maris V. Lidaka Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 10:02 AM Subject: Re: CLA Maris V. Lidaka Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I seem to recall a list of reliable repair/CLA sources

Re: CLA

2003-11-08 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Thank you, Tom. I've got it all printed out and I've bookmarked The Wayback Machine - excellent reference! Maris Tom Ivar Helbekkmo wrote: Maris V. Lidaka Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Shel says the webpage disappeared when he changed his e-mail address (he probably changed ISP's and had

Re: CLA

2003-11-07 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Tom Ivar Helbekkmo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Maris V. Lidaka Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 10:02 AM Subject: Re: CLA Maris V. Lidaka Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I seem to recall a list

Total Lunar Eclipse Nov. 8-9 (cross-posted)

2003-11-06 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Weather permitting, on the night of November 8 in the U.S. and very early in the morning on November 9 in other parts of the world, there will a lunar eclipse that is visible over most of North America, Europe and Africa. In the U.S. the entire event will be visible to viewers on the east coast.

Teleconverter suggestions

2003-11-06 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I have a Pentax ZX-5N. Any suggestions (or links to reviews) for a decent teleconverter, price range preferably $100 or less? Maris

Re: Teleconverter suggestions

2003-11-06 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I guess I'll start a special fund for a special lens :-) Maris Alan Chan wrote: That zoom at the tele-end is pretty much reachs its limit. Adding another TC won't do any good imho. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Only the Pentax FA 80mm f/4.5 - 320mm f/5.6, primarily at the 300mm

Re: CLA (was MX Shutter Release Problem)

2003-11-06 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I seem to recall a list of reliable repair/CLA sources somewhere. Can anyone point me to it? Maris Alan Chan wrote: Sounds like it's time for a complete CLA. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Just took an MX out for some exercise and the shutter relase jammed and became sticky :-((

Re: Selling on eBay

2003-11-04 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Probably U.S. dollars - if you lived in Europe, I would suggest Euros as an alternative, but since you don't you may as well make it U.S. $ Maris Leon Altoff wrote: Hi all, Well, I'm back to selling off unused equipment. However, due to the changes in currencies and exchange rates, I'm

Re: PUG November is open

2003-11-02 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Among other things, Konica Impressa 50 scans extremely well - no grain to speak of. I have found no better-scanning negative film. Maris Steve Larson wrote: Hi Pat, Thank you very much! Yes, I did crank the polarizer on full blast to get the water really blue. I wish I had more time at the

Re: PUG November is open

2003-11-02 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
is it with reds? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Maris V. Lidaka Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 7:49 AM Subject: Re: PUG November is open Among other things, Konica Impressa 50 scans extremely well

Re: Sears branded 135mm f2.8 lens

2003-11-01 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -- -- -Original Message- From: Maris V. Lidaka Sr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 3:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sears branded 135mm f2.8

Re: Comparison of BW film

2003-09-01 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I don't use BW film, but FWIW there is an article by Kai Yamada in the August/September issue of Camera Arts where he reports he uses Tri-X Pro and learned of the change in emulsion. He reports that whatever tweaking they have done to the film, it hasn't affected the look of the prints . . .

Re: Mars Photo

2003-08-28 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
It is, but Elephant Rock is more interesting in the picture :-) Maris Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Interesting shot of Mars at: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Re: before I waste my time, advise requested (printing from low res digicam)

2003-08-23 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I would use Genuitne Fractals to rez it up for printing. And I'm sorry to hear of the death. Maris Lon Williamson wrote: My wife's sister died suddenly, and I am in receipt of a passle of JPEGS from which to select pictures to print and pass out at a service in her memory. My wive is asking

Re: semi OT : I got a CD burner but, but, but.... Help!

2003-08-14 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
You can indeed. Ann, the GUI should be able to walk you through itself. As another message indicated just open Nero and tell it to create a Data CD (as opposed to a music CD). From there you may drag-and-drop, or double-click a folder or file, or click a folder or file and click Add in the menu

Re: Used PS question

2003-08-14 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Or an Olympus Stylus Epic. I've read nothing about the IQzoom or the Espio so don't know about them at all. Maris Mat Maessen wrote: If you can find a non-zoom Yashica T4 at that price, buy it. Excellent PS camera, even if it's a fixed-focal-length lens. -Mat Steve Desjardins wrote: I

Re: October PUG

2003-08-11 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I take it to mean professional is the subject of the photo - I'm sure contributors are not limited to professional photographers. Maris Steve Desjardins wrote: question: The theme for the October PUG is professional. Anyone care to elaborate on that? Does that mean I have to have sold the

Re: Quiet list - taking pictures!

2003-08-07 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
What town, Brother Pat? I need to go there :-) Maris - Original Message - From: Pat White [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 6:17 PM Subject: Re: Quiet list - taking pictures! Welcome to the Brotherhood, Brother Bob. Sounds like you did well.

Re: Best telezoom

2003-08-06 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Pentax's own FA80 f4.5 - 320 f5.6 - I think it was about $350 US Maris (Arthur D. Grokhovski) wrote: Dear colleagues! What a telezoom (70-200, 100-300 or 80-400) with a good optical quality but cheaper as 900 US $ (if new) for Pentax do you can consider to me? Sincerely

Re: My Son...

2003-07-07 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I feel for you, Bob, and especially for your son. I am hoping for him to return to airborne duty next year. Maris Bob Blakely wrote: After a first surgery to clean and inspect the damage did to my son's feet, my son and his doctors have agreed to remove what is left of his left foot. He

Re: Color correction

2003-07-04 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Vuescan has a Restore fading filter. It works - I've used it on occasion. http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html Maris collinb wrote: We were going through some old slides. A lot of the E-6 stuff faded. Do the slide scanners have s/w to fix that to any degree? If so, which ones/models? TIA,

Re: Cutting roll of film

2003-07-01 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
they slip, I can claim that the effect was intended... DagT Fra: Maris V. Lidaka Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, but I don't think so - we're talking about one (1) roll of film and no more. I think I'll use the scissors, maybe barber's shears - sharp and narrow and straight. Maris P.S

Re: Little photo essay on tobacco shacks

2003-07-01 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I like them! Maris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If anyone is interested. We have these tobacco shacks about an hour away from where I live. They are particularly photogenic and I have a little collection of images scanned in. They are used for drying the Tobacco before shipping it out. The are

Re: Beta testers needed for my web site

2003-07-01 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Looking good, Mark. On a PC running Win98SE the site works fine under IE 6.0, Mozilla Firebird 0.5, Opera 7.11, Netscape 4.8, and Netscape 7.0 The photos are wonderful BTW! Maris Mark Roberts wrote: I've just done a revision of my web site but I've only been able to test it on the PC

Re: Barebones Darkroom

2003-06-30 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Get some sleep, then go down to your local library and check out a book on darkroom developing - it will have the list. Maris Christopher Comer wrote: Hey everyone, I ordered a film scanner on the cheap and I would like to put together a pseudo darkroom. I'd like to be able to develop

Cutting roll of film

2003-06-30 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I have an uncut roll of film that I want to scan, but of course my scanner will only take a strip of 6 frames maximum. How can I best cut it into sections, without damage to the film? Maris

Re: Way OT, help translate Japanese

2003-06-25 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Don't know, but you might try running the page through Babelfish translating. Maris Steve Larson wrote: Hi, Could anyone tell me where the email or contact link on this page is: http://www.rakuten.co.jp/4wd-tuhan/ Thanks, Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California

Re: Way OT, help translate Japanese

2003-06-25 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
in english at the bottom of the page. Thanks again! Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Maris V. Lidaka Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 6:47 AM Subject: Re: Way OT, help translate Japanese Don't know

Re: OT: The problems of E.T. (was Re: pentax smc 15mm A turned into Star Trek Thread)

2003-06-06 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I've put it on another, more appropriate list :-) Maris Peter Alling wrote: I'd love to see the methodology. (And yes I'm sure Frank will see a dirty joke here as well, just to combine another thread). At 04:19 AM 6/3/03 -0500, you wrote: I have studied this matter thoroughly while

Re: For Sale

2003-06-04 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Barking up the wrong tree here: My daughter needed braces (I was supposed to pay only 1/2), my ex-wife needed jaw surgery first and then braces (guess who paid?), and the kid just had foot surgery. I hope you find a healthy family :-) Maris frank theriault wrote: It pains me greatly to do

Re: Pentax Macro/pix for the web question

2003-06-03 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Considering his/her lack of experience and equipment, and budget, he/she might scan it, then enlarge it for the web. At 72 ppi screen resolution the resulting size won't be a problem, though I don't know how well it will scan. Maris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone help this customer:

Re: OT: The problems of E.T. (was Re: pentax smc 15mm A turned into Star Trek Thread)

2003-06-03 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I have studied this matter thoroughly while keeping silent. The number of planets that can possibly produce life turns out to be 69. (No joke in there - it's a scientific fact) Maris T Rittenhouse wrote: Literally! The equation probably would give us a relatively precise indication of the

Re: Scratches on developed film

2003-06-03 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Statistically, it sounds like the lab. Bring all ten rolls back and you'll get your (normally) wauranteed free roll. Then shoot 2 rolls of cheap film and bring it in to see the results. I changed photo labs because of that, but then almost all of my rolls had been scratched, so if you're

Re: Epson 1280 Owners

2003-04-03 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
I have heard nothing but praises for the 1280. You might want to joint the EPSONx7x group for a while and check their archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EPSONx7x_Printers/ Maris David Chang-Sang wrote: Hi Folks.. I just noted that the Epson 1280 has a $100 US rebate still in effect

Re: OT: OK, how do some people send HTML links to PDML, and I can't??

2003-03-25 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
To supplement Ryan: links will still show up underlined and hot-linked in plain text. Maris Ryan K. Brooks wrote: Sid Barras wrote: HI, I tried sending a post just then with a web site link, and it got bounced back for having enriched text. I assume the bounce was talking about the link

Re: New Toy

2003-03-18 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
It is an excellent scanner and you got a good price. You'll enjoy it. Maris - Original Message - From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 10:47 AM Subject: New Toy Hi, I have finally acquired film scanner - Nikon Coolscan III

Re: Cowboy Photographer

2003-03-12 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Thank you, Dan. A fascinating exhibit of photos. Maris Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Although several in the PDML could be described as Cowboy photographers, this is a site about Erwin E. Smith that some may find interesting: http://www.cartermuseum.org/collections/smith/ Dan

Re: OT - Money transfer from England to US of A

2003-02-22 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Be sure to use an envelope. ;-) But seriously, a credit or debit card is the easiest. Maris Kenneth Waller wrote: Any advice from list members on sending money from England to the US of A? Thanks in advance... Kenneth Waller

Re: dumb film Q

2003-02-20 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Yes, many do. But be sure to the the lab or mini-lab that you did. Maris CBWaters wrote: This may be a dumb gaggle of questions but I'm feeling like taking a risk so I'll ask anyway: If a person had a roll of Fuji Superia X-Tra 800 and really needed a bit more speed, could said person who

Re: Available Moonlight

2003-02-15 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
You did well! Maris J. C. O'Connell wrote: Got bored last night and tried a little night photography: http://jcoconnell.com/temp/nightpool01cs.jpg There are three light sources here. Building lights, pool light, and near full moonlight (overhead). I metered off one of the buildings

Re: Best Photoshop 7 book?

2003-02-09 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Professional Photoshop by Dan Margulis, or Real World Photoshop by Blatner and Fraser, or Katrin Eismann's Photoshop Restoration and Retouching. Maris Bob Keefer wrote: My wife, bless her, managed to finagle a new and wonderful computer for our home from her company. It comes with PS7, which I

Re: My Exciting Evening

2003-01-26 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Congratulations, and good luck to you! Maris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ,snipped] Looks like I've got my first public showing lined up several months from now! Big step for me.

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