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Subject: PUG comments, part 1
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:20:54 +0100
First: I have been many posts behind for some time. Now I am looking at an
empty in-box. A wonderful feeling.
May I ask for a moment of list silence to let me celebrate the event? ;-)
Another way of celebrating
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/03/14 Tue AM 12:28:40 GMT
To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Photographers words - was: PUG comments, part 1
On 13/3/06, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed:
Roquefort.
Are Norwegians allowed to say
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
fra: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 13/3/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed:
God dag mann, økseskaft
Slikkepott!!!
Nå tøyser dere fælt!
My, the Klingons are chatty today!
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From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Roquefort.
Are Norwegians allowed to say that?
Sure. We just change the pronounciation to Råkkefår.
Cheese,
Jostein
On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:20:54 +0100, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I que es la veritat? by Lucas Rijnders. At first glanse this did say
much. When I notice the line that stands out, it changes. A pleasant
image.
Hi Tim,
Thanks for commenting. I'm glad you like the image. Just
On 13/3/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed:
Why don't you folks learn proper Norwegian? That would make list life a lot
easier.
Tommeltott,
Slikkepott,
Langemann,
Gullebrand,
og Lille Petter Spillemann.
Cheers,
Cotty
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Cotty wrote on 13.03.06 9:54:
Tommeltott,
Slikkepott,
Camelott? King Arthur came from Norway? :-P
--
Balance is the ultimate good...
Best Regards
Sylwek
Rijnders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13. mars 2006 09:05
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PUG comments, part 1
On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:20:54 +0100, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I que es la veritat? by Lucas Rijnders. At first glanse this did
say
much. When I notice
Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
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From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13. mars 2006 09:55
To: pentax list
Subject: Re: PUG comments, part 1
On 13/3/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed:
Why don't you folks learn proper Norwegian? That would
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:17:19 +0100, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah. There should be a not there.
Oh good.
The stand out thing is what makes it for me.
The stand out thing is what made me trip the shutter, so I'm glad it's
working :o)
On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:20:54 +0100, Tim
On 13/3/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed:
God dag mann, økseskaft
Slikkepott!!!
Cheers,
Cotty
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Dubej tlhlngan wo'
Dario
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From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: PUG comments, part 1
On 13/3/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed:
God dag mann, økseskaft
Slikkepott
fra: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 13/3/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed:
God dag mann, økseskaft
Slikkepott!!!
Nå tøyser dere fælt!
DagT
So, Slikkepot means the index finger.
What is going on...???
Jens Bladt
http://www.jensbladt.dk
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 13. marts 2006 09:55
Til: pentax list
Emne: Re: PUG comments, part 1
On 13/3/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed
In English: G'day, man axe handle!
Meaning talk at cross purposes.
Regards
Jens
http://www.jensbladt.dk
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 13. marts 2006 12:21
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: RE: PUG comments, part 1
That's good Cotty. Next
)
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
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From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13. mars 2006 16:25
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: PUG comments, part 1
So
On 13/3/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed:
Once Jostein learned Cotty this Norwegian jingle. For some reason Cotty
responded using this when I complained about my English. It was funny but a
bit out of context, so I replied with God dag mann, økseskaft.
In short; online farting.
underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
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From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13. mars 2006 17:53
To: pentax list
Subject: Re: PUG comments, part 1
On 13/3/06, Tim Øsleby
On 13/3/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed:
Nice photo. BTW. Your getting things on subject manoeuvre was very elegant.
Thanks. I have been called many things over the years - never elegant!
Being half-Klingon, I will take that as an insult and invite you to draw
blood in battle :-)
Norwegian)
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
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From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13. mars 2006 19:23
To: pentax list
Subject: Re: PUG comments, part 1
On 13/3/06, Tim
On 13/3/06, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
It's in daily use
here at the Greystones ranch.
The word, not the cake mixture ;-)
Cheers,
Cotty
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Hi Cotty
Which other words do photographers use all over the world to get such a nice
smile before shooting?
appelsine seems to be a good one too, Jens, do you use it?
Please post your best ones ;-)
greetings
Markus
'Slikkepott' *is an excellent word, when repeated continuously to an
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Emne: Photographers words - was: PUG comments, part 1
Hi Cotty
Which other words do photographers use all over the world to get such a nice
smile before shooting?
appelsine seems to be a good one too, Jens, do you use it?
Please post your best ones ;-)
greetings
Markus
Roquefort.
Jostein
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From: Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:54 PM
Subject: Photographers words - was: PUG comments, part 1
Hi Cotty
Which other words do photographers use all over the world to get
Markus Maurer wrote:
Hi Cotty
Which other words do photographers use all over the world to get such a nice
smile before shooting?
appelsine seems to be a good one too, Jens, do you use it?
Please post your best ones ;-)
greetings
Markus
Polish photography joke:
A photographer has to take
On 3/13/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Polish photography joke:
A photographer has to take the picture af a lady of a certain age who is
from a well-to-do family. He asks her to say Dzem (pronounced,
roughly, Jem, meaning Jam) so as to make her look as if she is smiling.
She
frank theriault wrote:
On 3/13/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Polish photography joke:
A photographer has to take the picture af a lady of a certain age who is
from a well-to-do family. He asks her to say Dzem (pronounced,
roughly, Jem, meaning Jam) so as to make her look as if
- Original Message -
From: Markus Maurer
Subject: Photographers words - was: PUG comments, part 1
Hi Cotty
Which other words do photographers use all over the world to get such a
nice
smile before shooting?
Hey gorgeous, lets go for a beer right after I shoot this picture
On 13/3/06, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed:
Roquefort.
Are Norwegians allowed to say that?
Cheers,
Cotty
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On Mar 13, 2006, at 17:39, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Markus Maurer
Subject: Photographers words - was: PUG comments, part 1
Hi Cotty
Which other words do photographers use all over the world to get
such a nice
smile before shooting?
Hey gorgeous, lets go
On 3/13/06, keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oui monsieur Frank, un marmalade, n'cest pas?
Jam, actually.
cheers,
frank
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Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
comments, part 1
Tim Øsleby wrote:
Marshal St, Scottsdale, Az by Ann Sanfedele. One more time Ann show
us
a very good eye for lines. The moon (or whatever it is) makes this
little
extra.
Think I'll stop here, I feel a bit negative. More to come, I hope.
Tim
Thanks Tim, and Tom C earlier.
Yes, I agree that something is missing. I was just too lazy to make
a new picture this time .-(
DagT
Den 11. mar. 2006 kl. 19.20 skrev Tim Øsleby:
Dew by Dag Thrane. The idea is good, but something is missing.
Something about the composition makes it
Tim Øsleby wrote:
Marshal St, Scottsdale, Az by Ann Sanfedele. One more time Ann show us
a very good eye for lines. The moon (or whatever it is) makes this little
extra.
Think I'll stop here, I feel a bit negative. More to come, I hope.
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
Norwegian)
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
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From: Ann Sanfedele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 12. mars 2006 23:38
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PUG comments, part 1
Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
-Original Message-
From: Ann Sanfedele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 12. mars 2006 23:38
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PUG comments, part 1
Tim Øsleby wrote:
Marshal St, Scottsdale, Az by Ann Sanfedele. One more time Ann
: 12. mars 2006 23:38
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PUG comments, part 1
Tim Øsleby wrote:
Marshal St, Scottsdale, Az by Ann
Sanfedele. One more time Ann
show
us
a very good eye for lines. The moon (or whatever
it is) makes this
little
extra.
Think I'll
First: I have been many posts behind for some time. Now I am looking at an
empty in-box. A wonderful feeling.
May I ask for a moment of list silence to let me celebrate the event? ;-)
Another way of celebrating is to comment the pugs. My favourites and almost
favourites are:
I que es la
Hi Gang.
Just thought i'd comment on a few PUG photo's from Sept.
As allways,i enjoyed them all,and i'll try and comment on them all,but here are just a
few
to start with.
Mystery
by Petr Pazour
Just stunning. What balance from the
It's considered impolite to point that out here in Virgina.
Steve (from Massachusetts)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/06/03 12:31AM
On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 16:30:41 -0500, Steve Desjardins wrote:
Stonewall Jackson is actually buried in that cemetery [...]
Yeah, but his arm is buried at, I think, the
I stopped paying attention to this thread and it just grew out of
control.
Thanks for the comments. I think my own taste in photos is more off
center than most. I also find cemeteries an irresistible subject,
especially old ones.
For the Americans in the group (and the trivia fans among the
On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 16:30:41 -0500, Steve Desjardins wrote:
Stonewall Jackson is actually buried in that cemetery [...]
Yeah, but his arm is buried at, I think, the Spottsylvania Court House
battlefield park.
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Cotty wrote:
On 3/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But, mostly, do what you think is best ~for you~.
I like what Michael Reichmann told me: The camera manufacturer has no
right in the world to tell me what height to width ratio to make my
Cotty wrote:
On 3/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But, mostly, do what you think is best ~for you~.
I like what Michael Reichmann told me: The camera manufacturer has no
right in the world to tell me what height to width ratio to make my
Cotty wrote:
Got Carrot?
by Pat Kong,
USA
A first PUG entry for Pat. Nice effort - that shot is crying out for a
just a head shot on the nag. Not easy as they move on a whim. Shoot
ASAP for the banker shot, then move forward trying again. If he moves, use
the first and crop in. Of
Border Delight
by Zoomshot,
UK
Another all digital capture, and what a stunner. Flowers on black background
always look great, the very direct light playing on the petals creating
interesting patterns. A closer square crop would add rather than detract,
for me.
A closer crop would look
on 02.11.03 19:18, Cotty at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bee...
by Sylwester Pietrzyk,
Poland
This one caught my eye the minute the PUG started spitting up thumbnails.
Striking composition with lots of parallels - the petals and greenery at
left, the curve of the bee's body with the soft
On 3/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
What I do think is that each of us must find his or her own way, and
believe in it. Then can be respected.
that's all sounding remarkably Zen, Cotty. Are you turning Japanese?
Zen and the Art of Macintosh Maintenance ;-)
No, just enjoying this
On 2 Nov 2003 at 18:18, Cotty wrote:
Water Lilies
by Katrin,
Germany
Katrin's first PUG submission and it's a serene study of water lillies
with some gorgeous blooms, shot on Kodak's first class emulsion
'Farbwelt ', apparently. I put that through Babel and pops out as
'colour
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Cotty's November PUG Comments PART 1
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 07:22:51 -0800
I
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But, mostly, do what you think is best ~for you~.
I like what Michael Reichmann told me: The camera manufacturer has no
right in the world to tell me what height to width ratio to make my
photographs!
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
I like what Michael Reichmann told me: The camera manufacturer has no
right in the world to tell me what height to width ratio to make my
photographs!
Nowadays that decision seems to be delegated to printer manufacturers :-)
Hi!
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MR frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But, mostly, do what you think is best ~for you~.
MR I like what Michael Reichmann told me: The camera manufacturer has no
MR right in the world to tell me what height to width ratio to make
Well, I was so impressed by this gallery that I thought it was time to
get down to it and do the old Cotty's Comments again.
The quality level is extremely high in the November gallery and in only a
few clicks there are some stunning shots. A few *ist Ds knocking about as
well! Plenty to choose
Thanks Cotty, I would like to claim some skill was involved but it was all
luck. There are many problems with modern cameras but TTL flash isn't one
of them. With this shot and the K1000 it was more of guess and pray.
Evan
From: Cotty
No Macro Required
by Evan Hanson,
USA
Beautiful
Hey, now there's an idea for a good theme one month: No Cropping.
-frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
snip
Actually that would be rather interesting if we all posted full
Thanks for the comments, Cotty. It's my picture, so I get to write the
title.
The orientation of the PUG entry is the way I took the shot. I was
leaning over the pool, and the otter was floating with his feet pointed
at me, so I used a vertical orientation to get as much of him in the
Hi!
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C On 2/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Oh, I did crop it when I printed it. I've just gotten into the habit of
posting my PUG entries full frame. Dumb I guess, but I feel more honest
that way.
C Would you buy a print from Honest
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