Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 4, 2010, at 9:57 AM, Kenton Brede wrote: Hi, I've been lurking for a few days here. I'm from the Midwest. I bought my first DSLR about two weeks ago, a K-x with the 18-55mm, 55-300mm lens kit. I've got a 50mm M f/1.7 on the way, as well as a polarizer and graduated filter. I also

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-05 Thread eckinator
Welcome, Kenton It's all been said except that the bleeding won't stop. Ask about CBA and LBA some time. Oh yeah, and about cormorants. Cheers Ecke 2010/12/4 Kenton Brede kbr...@gmail.com: Hi, I've been lurking for a few days here.  I'm from the Midwest.  I bought my first DSLR about two weeks

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-05 Thread Cotty
Watcha mate. Pull up a stool. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-05 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Kenton Brede kbr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I've been lurking for a few days here.  I'm from the Midwest.  I bought my first DSLR about two weeks ago, a K-x  with the 18-55mm, 55-300mm lens kit.  I've got a 50mm M f/1.7 on the way, as well as a polarizer and

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-05 Thread John Sessoms
From: Ken Waller Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: New to list / acronyms Welcome. Aside from equipment advice you'll be able to post pictures and get criticism. Lots of criticism. In your best

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-05 Thread mike wilson
eckinator wrote: Welcome, Kenton It's all been said except that the bleeding won't stop. Ask about CBA and LBA some time. Oh yeah, and about cormorants. The bleeding what won't stop? Drums? Puns? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-05 Thread Eric Weir
On Dec 5, 2010, at 1:14 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: or even PAWs Haven't figured that one out, yet. ...we're a gentle and friendly bunch... Being a newby myself, here and in photography, I can testify to that.

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-05 Thread eckinator
2010/12/5 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: The bleeding what won't stop? quote: I feel like I'm hemorrhaging money. cordovan leather wallet, what can I say... ;] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-05 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-12-05 11:35, Eric Weir wrote: On Dec 5, 2010, at 1:14 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: or even PAWs Haven't figured that one out, yet. Photo-A-Week, if I recall correctly. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-05 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/4/2010 9:47 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Kenton Brede Hi, I've been lurking for a few days here. I'm from the Midwest. I bought my first DSLR about two weeks ago, a K-x with the 18-55mm, 55-300mm lens kit. I've got a 50mm M f/1.7 on the way, as well as a polarizer and graduated

New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Kenton Brede
Hi, I've been lurking for a few days here. I'm from the Midwest. I bought my first DSLR about two weeks ago, a K-x with the 18-55mm, 55-300mm lens kit. I've got a 50mm M f/1.7 on the way, as well as a polarizer and graduated filter. I also picked up a cleaning kit with rocket blower and a

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Kenton Brede kbr...@gmail.com I feel like I'm hemorrhaging money. LOL It's sad but true. It's only the beginning!!! :-) I know next to nothing about photography. I've read Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson and The Digital Photography Book by

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Jack Davis
Welcome, Kenton! I'll leave any further enlightenment to those more plugged in. Jack --- On Sat, 12/4/10, Kenton Brede kbr...@gmail.com wrote: From: Kenton Brede kbr...@gmail.com Subject: New to list / acronyms To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, December 4, 2010, 9

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Walter Gilbert
Welcome aboard, Kent! First of all, you don't want that old M-50/1.7 -- let me take that off your hands. Secondly, with regard to editing software, you might give The Gimp a try. Being a WinXP guy, I don't know if it would be as much of a resource hog as Bibble, but I'm sure someone on

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Kenton Brede
On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: - Original Message - From: Kenton Brede kbr...@gmail.com snip It's excellent to read books for basic understanding and grounding with the equipment etc, and I support that but do try to start taking

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Kenton Brede
On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:   Welcome aboard, Kent! Thanks Walt. :) First of all, you don't want that old M-50/1.7 -- let me take that off your hands. snip Aside from that, just email me off-list and I'll give you a snail mail address where

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Kenton Brede wrote: I've taken over a thousand photos so far with the camera. 99.99% are crap and the rest are not quite crap. Congratulations, you just made The List. :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 04 Dec 2010 11:57 -0600, Kenton Brede kbr...@gmail.com wrote: I know next to nothing about photography. I've read Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson and The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby; both have been a good introduction I think. I'm currently reading Creative

RE: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Bob W
] On Behalf Of Kenton Brede Sent: 04 December 2010 17:57 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: New to list / acronyms Hi, I've been lurking for a few days here. I'm from the Midwest. I bought my first DSLR about two weeks ago, a K-x with the 18-55mm, 55-300mm lens kit. I've got

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread P N Stenquist
Welcome to the list. Controlling color temp with RAW shooting is fairly easy. I just shoot on auto white balance and adjust during conversion – either to my preference or, using the eyedropper, to a neutral color, like grey or white. Getting out of Linux and into PhotoShop elements, PhotoShop

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread drd1135
Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: New to list / acronyms Hi, I've been lurking for a few days here. I'm from the Midwest. I bought my first DSLR about two weeks ago, a K-x with the 18-55mm, 55-300mm lens kit. I've got a 50mm M f/1.7 on the way, as well

RE: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: Kenton Brede Hi, I've been lurking for a few days here. I'm from the Midwest. I bought my first DSLR about two weeks ago, a K-x with the 18-55mm, 55-300mm lens kit. I've got a 50mm M f/1.7 on the way, as well as a polarizer and graduated filter. I also picked up a cleaning kit with

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-12-04 21:47, John Sessoms wrote: You put your photos up on the web somewhere and post a URL to the list and we nit-pick them ad infinitum (or is it ad nauseaum?). Around here? Ad infinauseaum. -- Thanks DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Eric Weir
From: Kenton Brede I might have to break down and get a MAC at some point I did that two years ago -- after 10 happy years of MS-DOS, 12 miserable years of Windows, and one miserabler year of Linux. If I'd put Linux on better hardware I mighta stayed, but I didn't and now I'm glad I

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: New to list / acronyms Welcome. Aside from equipment advice you'll be able to post pictures and get criticism. Lots of criticism. In your best interest of course

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: New to list / acronyms Welcome. Aside from equipment advice you'll be able to post pictures and get criticism. Lots of criticism. In your best

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Boris Liberman
Welcome, Kenton. Greetings from a small country across the big pond and then a small pond... Now, that you have been explained the meaning of all these letter combinations, let me express my anticipation of your GESOs, PESOs or even PAWs if you decide to undertake the project. You're in for