Re: OT: Vuescan or Nikon Scan Software

2004-03-29 Thread P Kong
At 08:23 AM 3/29/2004, Mike Wilson wrote: Seriously, this is one piece of software that you really need to rtfm. Carefully. Then again. The Vuescan on-line manual isn't particularly helpful either. I spent the better part of a week twiddling w/ the software have decided I'm not qualified to

Re: OT -- Lawyers, seriously; formerly Re: something weird...

2004-03-28 Thread P Kong
At 01:56 PM 3/28/2004, you wrote: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd By Stephen Sondheim Ahhh, the memories of my last high school musical program. The outfits make up were truly grusome. Pat in SF

Re: May PUG

2004-03-23 Thread P Kong
At 02:38 AM 3/23/2004, Jostein wrote: You can find all the agreed themes by using the drop-down list for selecting gallery in the AutoPug submission form: http://oksne.net/autopug/pugform.asp Thanks for the pointer! Pat in SF

RE: USA shopping list...

2004-03-23 Thread P Kong
At 08:03 PM 3/23/2004, Tanya wrote: I also just discovered that Pentax has a Pentax SMCP-FA 28-70mm f/2.8 AL and a Pentax SMCP-FA 80-200mm f/2.8 ED (IF) but at USD$979 and USD$1349, I am sad to say that they are out of my reach. Does anyone know anyone who is trying to sell any versions of these

May PUG

2004-03-22 Thread P Kong
What is the May PUG category? Thanks. Pat in SF

Re: April PUG procedure

2004-03-18 Thread P Kong
At 04:36 PM 3/18/2004, Herb Chong wrote: so how do we submit if the gallery site is down? i don't have a link to the submission form saved. Try this: http://oksne.net/autopug/pugform.asp Pat in SF

Re: Photographer a Week: Chernobyl

2004-03-11 Thread P Kong
At 12:10 PM 3/11/2004, Amita wrote: http://www.phule.net/mirrors/chernobyl-kiddofspeed/chernobyl-page01.html Wow. Haunting photos. Pat in SF

Re: Vuescan

2004-03-08 Thread P Kong
At 02:07 AM 3/5/2004, Alin wrote: Are there people on this list still scanning!? I thought film dried out in the digiland... ;o) Call me slow to modernize. =) As everyone is jumping into digi-land, I'm getting into inexpensive scanner land. I still like prints too much and can't afford to

Re: PAW: Shattuck Avenue

2004-03-07 Thread P Kong
At 09:30 PM 3/5/2004, you wrote: Here's where the guy is sitting, taken from across the street: http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/shattuck2.jpg Glad to know that my memory hasn't started to fail me yet. That's the place as I recall it. Pat in SF

Re: PAW: Shattuck Avenue

2004-03-07 Thread P Kong
At 06:38 PM 3/6/2004, Shel wrote: Wll, the pic is telling a story, but just a different one than one of social commentary. Look at the shops across the street. Notice their names ... maybe it's all to subtle... Hmm, the message I'm getting is the Quality Photo Lab is closed locked up while

Re: What gear is on your lust list ?

2004-03-07 Thread P Kong
At 11:18 AM 3/7/2004, Robert Leigh Woerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (Whew)maybe after graduation??? That's been my motto for the last 4 years. Photography is a bad hobby to delve into when you're in pharmacy school. Thankfully, it'll be over in under a month. My goals are to turn my 3rd

Re: What gear is on your lust list ?

2004-03-07 Thread P Kong
At 10:11 AM 3/7/2004, Boris wrote: So here goes. My lust list currently is almost empty. I am after 28-70/4 so that I can sell my Sigma zoom. The only reason I want that lens is because of its size and because unlike Sigma zoom that I have it can work with built-in flash of my MZ-6. You could

Re: What gear is on your lust list ?

2004-03-07 Thread P Kong
At 04:58 PM 3/7/2004, Petter J. Alling wrote: I'll give you a straight up trade, FA 20-35 for a K 200-600mm. :) I wrote: My goals are to turn my 3rd party lenses into Pentax lenses: FA 20-35 and something in the tele end of things. Hmmm, I'd still need to get something in the tele-end, namely a

Re: Not PAW: QuikSnap from Yesterday

2004-03-05 Thread P Kong
At 09:23 PM 3/5/2004, Shel wrote: Got some with moving trains, too. I wanted moving trains on both tracks, but BART wouldn't reschedule the trains on such short notice LOL http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/bart2.html Nifty. I think you'd have to be at on of those stations w/ timed transfers

Re: PAW - Enjoying the game

2004-03-05 Thread P Kong
At 09:42 PM 3/5/2004, shel wrote: See what your think: http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/bruce-son.jpg Ditto what Shel said. Bruce's crop doesn't tell me why this cute little boy is sitting by himself. The original full shot has a distracting person on the left edge, but is a more telling

Re: PAW: Shattuck Avenue

2004-03-04 Thread P Kong
At 10:43 AM 3/4/2004, Shel wrote: Just a little experiment on a couple of levels ... http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/shattuck1.html comments, as always, welcome ... Let me guess... Shattuck Allston? A block or so either side of Center Street? Both the guy and the photo lab across the

Re: Testing the QuikSnap® Page

2004-02-28 Thread P Kong
At 06:46 PM 2/28/2004, Shel wrote: Mostly I want to be sure the pics come up when the t-nails are clicked, and, of course, if you have any problems viewing the pics I'd like to know - whatever they may be. Shel, all the thumbnails are working in IE 6. Pat in SF

Re: OT - I WILL GET BROADBAND!

2004-02-22 Thread P Kong
At 04:55 AM 2/22/2004, Cotty wrote: Wow - I can FINALLY join the list properly instead of the steenkin' digest Cotty, you'll be in heaven.You'll be able to send your witty replies in real time now. All the PAW links (and the PUG) will open up in a snap as well as being able to download a

Re: OT-Drumed out of PDML-was: Lunch with Wendy

2004-02-22 Thread P Kong
At 06:04 PM 2/22/2004, William Robb wrote: This list has wreaked havoc on my wallet. I think that should be list list's motto! How many folks have *not* succumbed to some sort of Pentax purchase after joining the PDML? Pat in SF

Re: PAW #1 - Snow Pup

2004-02-20 Thread P Kong
At 02:15 PM 2/20/2004, Frank wrote: Since it's called PAW (I know Bill beat me to it), it had to be an animal with paws, right? http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2148154 Awww, that pup is such a sweetie. Shiba Inu, I think. Pat in SF

Re: PAW: The lemon returns

2004-02-20 Thread P Kong
At 03:17 PM 2/20/2004, you wrote: I modified my lemon photo, and I'm now somewhat happier with the result. So I've restored it along with two other lemons that I shot at the same time. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2148375 I've already liked this one in the past.

Re: PAW - 2 weeks ago

2004-02-20 Thread P Kong
At 04:37 PM 2/20/2004, Bob S. wrote: I hope to be able to lift the PZ-1p with the big zoom by GFM in June. If you're good, maybe you can get ENReed I to show you our scars. :-) This list should be very afraid. There will be plenty of Pentax gear there to document this show tell. Pat in SF

Re: My Friend Puffy Cheeks

2004-02-19 Thread P Kong
These guys are so ubiquitous. See http://itsa.ucsf.edu/~patkong/index.htm Pages were assembled using the automated photo gallery option in Photoshop Elements. It's a quick dirty way of assembling a web page, but I'm not sure I like it yet. At 11:03 PM 2/18/2004, you wrote: No, that furry

OT: html suffixes (was Re: My Friend Puffy Cheeks)

2004-02-19 Thread P Kong
I'm finding this w/ and w/o l business a bit frustrating too. The main page (ie Index) *has* to use .html as an extension, otherwise it won't open. Other pages feeding off of it can use .htm as an extension. I don't know if there is a setting somewhere that dictates this. At 03:03 AM

Re: PAW: When life gives you lemons...

2004-02-19 Thread P Kong
At 10:59 AM 2/19/2004, Paul wrote: You shoot them. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2145098size=lg Paul, I really like this image. The red napkin sets off the yellow of the lemons from the wooden countertop. There's an almost 3D-ness to this image in the sense that I can see the

Re: PAW - 2 weeks ago

2004-02-19 Thread P Kong
Hey, folks Ewww. These posts need to come w/ a warning for the weak of stomach. =) At 06:29 PM 2/19/2004, ERN wrote: Shel, You asked :-) Here you go... Sony S85 shot that my wife took of me http://www.members.aol.com/rfsindg/Paw2-5.jpg Regards, Bob S. Good grief, that's way worse

Costly eyecup

2004-02-17 Thread P Kong
After much discussion on this list, my Zx-5n eye cushion has also up and wandered off. I'm wondering whether I am better off getting a replacement from BH or just do without. What say the list? Pat in SF

February PUG feedback

2004-02-16 Thread P Kong
I am slowly making my way through this months PUG. Comments in no particular order: Good Morning! by Amita Guha, This is very vibrant and would no doubt be gleaming in the sun were the theme not wet. It seems just the slightest bit tilted to me. I had no idea what the name of the truck

Re: PUG deadline - when?

2004-02-16 Thread P Kong
At 11:27 AM 2/16/2004, Jostein wrote: Deadlines are the 20th each month. For March PUG, the website says deadline is Feb. 18th. (http://pug.komkon.org/general/themes.html) Is this an anomaly? Pat in SF

RE: February PUG feedback

2004-02-16 Thread P Kong
At 07:43 PM 2/16/2004, frank wrote: With coffee, Pat. Don't forget the coffee. But of course! What was I thinking??? ;o) Pat in SF

Weekend photography objectives

2004-02-16 Thread P Kong
Busy life took a minor break this weekend (only to be interrupted by rain). Before the rain hit, I was able to head outside for a Valentine's Day of shooting. The objective was to finish a roll of film left in the body since shortly after Xmas and not to start another roll that I couldn't

Re: FA 24-90 flash coverage

2004-02-13 Thread P Kong
At 02:02 AM 2/13/2004, Kostas wrote: Okay, since I only got one response, may no one is using this lens-body combination. So I'll expand the question: has anyone using the FA 24-90 on an AF body w/ on-body flash experienced vignetting? Did you get my posting about reading the manual? If the

Re: FA 24-90 flash coverage

2004-02-12 Thread P Kong
At 09:36 PM 2/10/2004, you wrote: For those Pentaxians who use the FA 24-90 w/ the built-in flash on the Zx-5n, do you experience vignetting? I don't have a 24-90 (yet) to try for myself. And yes, I do have the ability to use an accessory flash, but thought I'd toss out the question. Okay,

FA 24-90 flash coverage

2004-02-10 Thread P Kong
For those Pentaxians who use the FA 24-90 w/ the built-in flash on the Zx-5n, do you experience vignetting? I don't have a 24-90 (yet) to try for myself. And yes, I do have the ability to use an accessory flash, but thought I'd toss out the question. Thanks. Pat in SF

Re: extended warrantees

2004-02-04 Thread P Kong
That's pretty much the same vein of conversation when a sales rep tried to push a $19.95 warranty/service plan for a $70 computer motherboard CPU. Should the items purchased go wonky, the same amount of money will get me something much, much better in the future. Now if the warranty covered

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread P Kong
At 06:00 PM 1/23/2004, Shel wrote: More and more the photographs we see have a generic look about them ... so many people are using slower zoom lenses, 400 speed film, lab processing, and relying on cameras with meters that do the thinking, that it's becoming rare to find photographs that are

Re: OT: Street Car

2004-01-22 Thread P Kong
At 03:08 PM 1/22/2004, Frank wrote: I suppose in other cities they call them Trams or Trolleys. Here in Toronto we call them Street Cars, or sometimes just Cars (I'll hop on the College Car and be right over). This one is likely vintage 50's - no longer in service, it's sitting in the Transit

Re: Some more photos from work

2004-01-11 Thread P Kong
At 10:20 PM 1/10/2004, Cory wrote: Here are some shots I took last night (still awake but it *was* last night) at work. I dare say, I DO have some interesting clients ;) http://community.webshots.com/album/110437403puIOyr Cory, can I ask what kind of work you do that's not as fun as this? Pat in

Re: PUG Submissions for 2004

2004-01-06 Thread P Kong
At 12:27 PM 1/5/2004, Bob wrote: Hi, Also, noticed that August is for BW submissions. Is that for real BW, or does C-41 BW get included as well as desaturated color? it's for pictures of zebras, nuns, penguins, waiters and skunks. Too bad I didn't get a photo of the skunk that skunked my car

Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)

2004-01-05 Thread P Kong
At 04:00 AM 1/5/2004, Lon wrote: I've Got My Eye on You by Pat Kong I want this one to work, and it almost does for me, but there's some blown out highlights, and the busy background detracts from the raptor. I can well understand why you took this city shot; I wish something was there that

Re: Photographic New Years Resolutions?

2004-01-04 Thread P Kong
At 05:02 PM 1/2/2004, Tanya wrote: WHAT a fantastic way to wake up in the morning, I came to my 'puter and literally laughed my way through breakfast. You guys are so hilarious, and have just increased my motivation to get to GFM about 10-fold... This one of the reasons I hang around this list.

RE: PUG January is open

2004-01-04 Thread P Kong
At 02:57 AM 1/4/2004, JCOwrote: someone please refresh my memory of the url for the pug please? It's at http://pug.komkon.org/ Pat in SF

Re: January PUG Comments Part III

2004-01-04 Thread P Kong
At 08:12 AM 1/4/2004, Frank wrote: I've Got my Eye on You by Pat Kong: Sharpness seems an issue here, too, but noticing that you caught this one in the wild makes me cut you a ~bit~ of slack. vbg I'm thinking you don't have many chances to grab one of a bird of prey. Also, using a 105mm (I'm

Re: It's Stopped Raining

2004-01-03 Thread P Kong
At 10:39 AM 1/2/2004, Frank wrote: It's stopped raining. The sun is now out. It's 8 degrees celsius. It's about that cold here in San Francisco. It's something in the 40's Fahrenheit. We've just gotten about 4 inches of rain since last Monday. I see blue skies today. Woo hoo. Time to bundle up