Re: laptop question...

2004-01-05 Thread ernreed2
Vic posted: But don't all you Window users wonder why 99 per cent of those who use a Mac absolutely adore them? Having used Macs in the college newsroom for a couple of years, YES I wonder why so many Mac users absolutely adore them. I personally don't see the appeal. Comfort with what's

Re: OT: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Alan Chan
Thx everyone! :-) Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE*

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Ryan Lee
Hi Alan, Not a CPL expert, but just attempting a brief analysis. To compare, I clicked each link in succession, opening them in the same window in IE. I don't think there's much colour difference in the blue saturation really; solely based on these two examples, I think it's too subtle to warrant

Introductions ...

2004-01-05 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Hi all! I have been hanging around here for a very long time - and because I travel I have to unsubscribe from time to time - and sometimes I also re-introduce myself - but my site tells it all. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho

Re[2]: laptop question...

2004-01-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Vic, I will say that you are perhaps right in that Mac users adore their machines. Most PC users just think of computers as machines - something to get their work done. Doesn't it seem odd to you that only 5-10% of the Micro marketplace can only see Macs as the only machine for them? Every

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Alan Chan
Actually I did some comparsions again this afternoon against the blue sky and found there was about 1/3EV difference between the 2 filters when they were turned to provide the deepest blue sky. The difference was significant enough for the A80 to pick up. So it is quite possible the two

Re: AW: *ist D finder magnification

2004-01-05 Thread Sylwek
on 04.01.04 18:03, graywolf at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: High magnification finders have a low-viewpoint (your eye has to be very close to it). Nikon started all this lower magnification stuff with the HP (high-viewpoint) finder for the F3, and suddenly eyeglass wearers could see the whole

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Herb Chong
unless the filters were rotated identically and all of the camera's settings were locked, you don't know if the differences are because of the filters or the camera. Herb - Original Message - From: Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 2:40

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Alan Chan
Actually I did use M mode and locked focus, aperture shutter. It was mounted on tripod too. However, since there is no marking on the B+W filter, adjusting the filter could only be done to my best ability. But I re-did the test this afternoon and the B+W shots also appeared darker so it should

Re: hello again

2004-01-05 Thread Cotty
On 4/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I live in Australia Oh God. Nobody referred to me that way yet! Thank you! :-D Amen. G'day Robert, Cotty here, been aboard for 3 years I think. Always stirring it. I'm in Oxford, England. I like Aussie's, really. Especially after the last rugby

Re: hello again

2004-01-05 Thread Sylwek
on 04.01.04 8:50, mapson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After a long absence on the list (several years), I'm back. ;-) Since then I've gained more experience and Pentax equipment. Surprise, surprise. I could only find a couple of names of the old users, so let's start from new. I live

Re: A Few Comments on my Comments

2004-01-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Hot damn! I just counted, and there are like 65 images this month. This must be the biggest PUG in a while, no? Come on Frank, the last one I did was over 70 pics. Mind, I didn't do them all, just the ones that took my fancy. Still never mind. Do some

Re: Pentax Advertising?

2004-01-05 Thread John Coyle
Frank, my wife and I went with a couple of friends in their thirties (yeah, I know, but she's beautiful!) and we all enjoyed it. Bill gives a very subtle, wry performance, and Scarlet Johansson is a good foil as the young woman. Not schmaltzy, hilarious in parts, and a valid commentary on modern

Re: Epson 1640 SUP scanner prob ?

2004-01-05 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Did you give Vuescan a try? http://www.hamrick.com I use it with my scanners, it has a lot of options and built in colour corrections for a lot of negative film types, and works very well. On Mon, 2004-01-05 at 04:12, Juey Chong Ong wrote: On Sunday, Jan 4, 2004, at 01:27 Asia/Singapore, Ann

Re: AW: *ist D finder magnification

2004-01-05 Thread Alin Flaider
keller.schaefer wrote: ks I still wonder, why they don't make those finders a bit larger. Would this ks really require a very large prism - or do the manufacturers just find it ks unimportant? I suspect larger viewfinders are perfectly possible within the current prism dimensions (the prism

Re: hello again

2004-01-05 Thread mapson
At 02:14 PM 5/01/2004 +1000, you wrote: Welcome back Robert - anywhere near Brisbane? 20km from Adelaide CBD ;-) (*)o(*) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pentax ist-D AC Adapter

2004-01-05 Thread Harri Haavisto
I tried the adapter for the Olympus C-3000 after reading below and it was not compatible...FYI At 12:27 PM 1/2/2004 +0200, you wrote: With *Ist I've used Olympus AC -adapter (C-6AC?) purchased same time as my old Camedia C-2020z with succes(though I havent actually checked if it uses

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Herb Chong
you didn't lock white balance and similar settings. Herb - Original Message - From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 3:43 AM Subject: Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why? Actually I did use M mode and locked focus,

JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)

2004-01-05 Thread Lon Williamson
I notice that Frank has decided to comment on all PUG entries for January, so I'm gonna do it, too. Not critique, but comment. I'm doing this for three reasons. First, I like to get comments from this crowd on my own work. To twist the New Testament a tad, If you want to receive, give. Second,

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

2004-01-05 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Mon, 2004-01-05 at 13:00, Lon Williamson wrote: Autumn 2002 by Frits J. Wüthrich We should all hire Frits to make family album photographs. This kind of shot, rather than the usual posed group stuff, is excellent remember when stuff. Nice job. Wow, you are too kind. Actually, that

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

2004-01-05 Thread Ryan Lee
Completely with you on the eye, some fill flash would have been good but I only had the RTF which wouldn't have covered the lens with the hood. About the colours, nope. Cross-processing does that to the colours.. love it or hate it :-) Looks quite alright (to me at least) on AdobeRGB. I think I

Re: Homonym, rather than PUG January is open

2004-01-05 Thread Lon Williamson
Which reminds me of a joke. Can anyone use the word Momonym in a sentence? Anwer: Momonym's all down at the feed store. On 4/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I think that word is homonym, but I *have* been known to be wrong on occasion...

Re: GFM Panoramic

2004-01-05 Thread Bill Owens
Thanks, Charles I was hoping to duplicate Mr. Morton's shot of Charlotte, but not quite clear enough Saturday. I've been wanting to try a panoramic landscape using PT Assembler, so I took advantage of the clear air to give it a try. Bill - Original Message - From: Charles Braswell Jr

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

2004-01-05 Thread Lon Williamson
Jeeze, I missed the cross-processing that you described under the shot. I am on the hate side of the fence. Too conservative, I am, maybe. Ryan Lee wrote: Completely with you on the eye, some fill flash would have been good but I only had the RTF which wouldn't have covered the lens with the

OT: Loving an image you really hate

2004-01-05 Thread Ryan Lee
I was just wandering around the net and chanced upon this, which I'm sure at least some of you have seen before. I am NEVER tossing a seagull scraps again. http://forums.naturephotographers.net/6/ubb.x?a=tpcs=8306088241f=7086090941m=7221014 Sigh. Ryan

Re: GFM Panoramic

2004-01-05 Thread Bill Owens
That is making me long to be there sooner than June You should see the 8x34 print! Though it is probably a bit rough up there in the winter! It can be, but it's North Carolina's skiing area, so the roads usually get cleared pretty quick. Bill

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

2004-01-05 Thread Mark Stringer
Thanks for the comments. Regarding closest focus, I probably shot that with the Pentax AF1.7x adapter on the 300, resting on the window with the engine off. -Original Message- From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 6:00 AM To: PDML Pentax Discuss

RE: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #53

2004-01-05 Thread Ian bromehead
Charles Thanks for the welcome, glad you liked some of my work Best Ian Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 23:44:29 -0500 From: Charles Braswell Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New kid in town : Introductions .. again Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain;0

Re: Homonym, rather than PUG January is open

2004-01-05 Thread Doug Franklin
On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 08:15:06 -0500, Lon Williamson wrote: Which reminds me of a joke. Can anyone use the word Momonym in a sentence? Anwer: Momonym's all down at the feed store. We's goin' ta momonym's for Christmas. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

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

2004-01-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Lon: First, Thanks for commenting on all the gallery entryies. I alway find comments on my own shot, as well as on the other shots, to be most useful. Second, I like your peacock quite a bit. Nice colors. I don't notice the background problem to which you refer at all, even after you called

RE: Homonym, rather than PUG January is open

2004-01-05 Thread Naomi van der Lippe
Hi Doug Looking at the way you end your mail, I assume that KG4LMZ would be a Radio Ham call sign? Regards Naomi -Original Message- From: Doug Franklin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 3:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Homonym, rather than PUG January

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

2004-01-05 Thread Dowell,Jackie [Burlington]
Thanks for commenting. Actually I did not use the panorama setting for this one. Like an idiot, I have been taking these pictures for three years, and only recently have I realized how much easier it would be if I used panorama! The only problem is that I cannot find any panorama format

Re: My first *ist D gallery

2004-01-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Be warned the gallery contains images of flowers Jees mate, any homonyms in there as well? [snip] Comments and unbridled criticism welcome. http://www.home.aone.net.au/audiobias/wildflowers/ Nice stuff Rob. I'd be interested to read a few paras about

Re: laptop question...

2004-01-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: mean, they're just computers. How can you fall in love with a computer? They're not cameras! It's quite possible. Good job we're all different Eleanour - the world would be a very boring place if we were ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

RE: Loving an image you really hate

2004-01-05 Thread Len Paris
That'll just make them hunt baby ducks more. More scraps will make them dependent on you and they won't need to hunt baby ducks. Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 -Original Message- From: Ryan Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 7:19 AM To: PDML

Re: Thanks for the Welcome!

2004-01-05 Thread Chris Brogden
Their V1 (and I think earlier models like the S85) can do that as well. It's a good idea... the laser pattern is pretty clear. chris On Sun, 4 Jan 2004, Herb Chong wrote: they've had such a camera for more than 2 years now. Sony 707, 717, and now the 828. Herb... - Original Message

RE: Homonym, rather than PUG January is open

2004-01-05 Thread Doug Franklin
Hi Naomi, On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 16:13:21 +0200, Naomi van der Lippe wrote: Looking at the way you end your mail, I assume that KG4LMZ would be a Radio Ham call sign? Yep, it sure is. I haven't been very active for the past few months because I've been distracted by other things, like

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

2004-01-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: The Eyes Have It by Cotty We have a cat here at home that is this one's twin, but I don't have a shot of our Melba as nice as this one. Well titled. Cat eyes are arresting, and that seems to be the main point of this shot. Hi Lon, Thanks for the very

Nice Website

2004-01-05 Thread Robert Leigh Woerner
Hey gang, Check this website out. It rocks. www.brphoto.net Regards, Robert

Down off my high-horse... with a thump.

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Hi all, well, it is 2.12am here and I am heading for bed after a long night of invoicing, contracts, photoshopping files for ftp'ing etc. I just wanted to tell you all about my rollercoaster of a day. Just when I thought I might have been getting somewhere with this whole charging what i'm

Re: Techniques [Was: Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)]

2004-01-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Kostas, This is a link to my niece's site. She is a working Wedding/portrait photographer. http://www.camilynne.com If you look through a bunch of her stuff you will note that many shots are very tight (cropping into the head, etc) and that many are shot on an angle. It is certainly a

Re: Re[2]: PUG January is open

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
You are most very welcome Bruce, credit where credit is due I say, and that little girl of yours is adorable too... tan. Bruce D: Thanks for noticing. Means alot when a people photographer notices. That hair is fun at times, but can be a real pain when she doesn't want to cooperate (seems

Re: Loving an image you really hate

2004-01-05 Thread Ryan Lee
I once heard someone say in a radio interview oh yeah, I love animals.. they taste good.. But yes seriously I suppose the gull's doing what it's got to do. I'd imagine it'd be just heartwrenching for the mother duck though. Call me a pansy, but if I was the one taking the shot, I don't know how

Re: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

2004-01-05 Thread Steve Desjardins
I moved the batteries from the camera to the grip. I have been using the CR-V3 variety. As mentioned, I think the important part was the rebooting that occurred when I removed the batteries entirely. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450

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

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Bruce and Lon observed: Bruce: ...I'm not a huge fan of cropping out part of the head Lon: I wouldn't change a thing, and this violates one rule I've heard of never to crop a person's head in a portrait. Fairygirl says: The best thing to do with rules is to learn them really well, and then to

Re: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
My question is, have you since tried it again WITHOUT the grip? And if so, did it revert to not working with those lenses again, or did it keep on keepin' on? tan. 2) My lens problem with my *ist D has gone away. FYI, I had three FA lenses (50 1.4, 100 macro 2.8 and 135 2.8) that could not

Re: Homonym

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
very cool idea!! tan. - Original Message - From: mapson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 12:26 AM Subject: Homonym Seeing the popularity of the word, maybe we should change one of the PUG themes to : H O M O N Y M ? This would test

Re: Loving an image you really hate

2004-01-05 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was just wandering around the net and chanced upon this, which I'm sure at least some of you have seen before. I am NEVER tossing a seagull scraps again.

Re: Nice Website

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
omg, that is one phenomenal photographer, check this it for a fantastic shot... it is totally unique... http://www.brphoto.net/pageimages/Normal/New/yellowtulip.htm thanks for posting that link Robert! tan. - Original Message - From: Robert Leigh Woerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Cropping Heads

2004-01-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I don't know where that rule came from, but it's truly too broad. Cropping the head in many situations adds a tremendous impact to a portrait, allowing the viewer to focus on the facial features. Tanya, that crop of your middle son is most creative. Good work! shel Tanya Mayer Photography

RE: Down off my high-horse... with a thump.

2004-01-05 Thread Len Paris
The only thing it proves is that a lot of people are shopping more for best price than for best quality. It's always that way. You're going to have to get used to that. Shoot what you can and let your reputation grow. There is no substitute for word of mouth advertising. You will begin to get

RE: Loving an image you really hate

2004-01-05 Thread Len Paris
You are assuming a lot more mental power in ducks than they really have. Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 But yes seriously I suppose the gull's doing what it's got to do. I'd imagine it'd be just heartwrenching for the mother duck though.

RE: Down off my high-horse... with a thump.

2004-01-05 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Just goes to show that I am not worth as much as you all seem to think... No, it just goes to show that some people won't be able to afford you. That's ok, other people will. Do you want to work for people

Re: Techniques [Was: Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)]

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
OMG, WHAT a beautiful site!! Your niece is more talented than I could ever be Bruce... Must be in the genes in your family! lol. tan. - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 2:47 AM Subject:

RE: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

2004-01-05 Thread Len Paris
It could have been, of course, but are you 100% sure that you actually removed all battery power? Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 I moved the batteries from the camera to the grip. I have been using the CR-V3 variety. As mentioned, I think the important part was the rebooting that

Re: Nice Website

2004-01-05 Thread Robert Leigh Woerner
Glad you like it. Nice gentleman and great photographer. Robert - Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 12:06 PM Subject: Re: Nice Website omg, that is one phenomenal photographer, check this it for a

Re[2]: Techniques [Was: Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)]

2004-01-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Need to proofread better. That would be : Master Posing Guide for Portrait Photographers What is a Master Post anyway? :) Bruce Monday, January 5, 2004, 8:47:57 AM, you wrote: BD Hello Kostas, BD This is a link to my niece's site. She is a working Wedding/portrait BD photographer. BD

Re: Down off my high-horse

2004-01-05 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Tanya wrote: ... imagine what he would've said had I shown him my new improved, fairygirl charging for what she is apparently worth list?!!? Just goes to show that I am not worth as much as you all seem to think... No - it only proves that people in general will be as tight

RE: Re[2]: Techniques [Was: Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)]

2004-01-05 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Need to proofread better. That would be : Master Posing Guide for Portrait Photographers What is a Master Post anyway? :) It's one of those PDML posts you file away for future reference. tv

RE: Down off my high-horse... with a thump.

2004-01-05 Thread Rob Brigham
What this really says to me is: A) You don't want clients like the first couple that mess you around and don't care about your work only your price. B) You understandably feel badly let down by the Kids Clothing lady. This is a problem in all walks of life and for all professions when you

Re: Down off my high-horse

2004-01-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
This comment reminds me of my Bar Mitzvah photographs. For years our family (my folks, their folks) would have a professional photographer come in for special occasions and portraits, apart from the regular seashore snaps. We have many, many professionally done photos of our family that go back

Re[2]: Techniques [Was: Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)]

2004-01-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
She started about when you did. One time she was out visiting us, I handed her my camera and FA *85/1.4 portrait lens and gave her two of my kids. She went out in the backyard and shot a couple of rolls. We got them processed and WOW! She has both a way of seeing and also interacting with the

Re[4]: Techniques [Was: Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)]

2004-01-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
So maybe I did type that on purpose:) Bruce Monday, January 5, 2004, 9:31:18 AM, you wrote: -Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Need to proofread better. That would be : Master Posing Guide for Portrait Photographers What is a Master Post

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

2004-01-05 Thread Jostein
Eiderduck is a kind of duck. :-) Traditionally, supplier of the softest filling you can get for your pillow; eiderdown. Nesting many places in Europe, including Norway, Scotland and Iceland. http://www.tringa.no/pages/gallerier/galleri-fugler/aerfugl.html There's a couple of North American

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

2004-01-05 Thread Jostein
Uh... yeah. Well why not? :-) A friend of mine did a PhD on feeding behaviour in mallards. As it turned out, they flew a distance of 15 km from the nesting place to the center of the city where breadcrumbs were more plentiful...:-) Cheers, Jostein - Pictures at:

Re: Loving an image you really hate

2004-01-05 Thread John Francis
Bumper sticker: If we're not supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat? Yet another good bumper-sticker slogan butchered (sic) by the sub-editor. The right slogan: If we're not supposed to eat *people*, why are they made of meat? Or, in the Flanders Swann version (which

RE: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

2004-01-05 Thread Steve Desjardins
I tried what Tanya suggested, and the camera/lens works without the grip. I also waited a while before re-inserting the batteries inot the body. Since there is not little button battery hiding somewhere that I know of, the camera should have been completely powered down. Steven Desjardins

RE: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

2004-01-05 Thread bucky
There's a CR-Something-or-other (2026?) in there. Quoting Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I tried what Tanya suggested, and the camera/lens works without the grip. I also waited a while before re-inserting the batteries inot the body. Since there is not little button battery hiding

Re: Down off my high-horse... with a thump.

2004-01-05 Thread Doug Brewer
Tanya, You know, I've stayed out of all of your threads, since I figured if you didn't catch on to the idea of charging a proper amount for your work a couple of years ago, you weren't going to catch on. But for some reason I feel compelled to give you a little wake-up call. Please understand

RE: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

2004-01-05 Thread Len Paris
There is a button battery on mine. It resides under a not so little circular cover that unscrews. The button battery is a CR2016. The battery cover is on the bottom of the camera body. Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 -Original Message- From: Steve Desjardins [mailto:[EMAIL

FS: Vivi 1.5x TC

2004-01-05 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
Excellent condition, in case in box with papers. K/M interface. $40 + shpg. PayPal preferred. Collin

GRENVILLE TURNER signed poster - anyone???

2004-01-05 Thread Ann Sanfedele
It is a panoramic shot of the Durack Ranges and under his name is WILDLIGHT . I've mislaid the shot I took of it but it was not very good anyway. I can give more details if anyone is interested There is no date on it, it is rolled up and has some damage around the edges and some creases.

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

2004-01-05 Thread Familie Scheffler
Lon Williamson wrote: Bear by Bernd Scheffler I tried crossing my eyes for about 5 minutes and got a headache. Didn't see the super stereo. Anyone else have more luck than me? I thought it would be worth to remind of stereoscopis photography and picked the pic of this old teddy matching

Re: Loving an image you really hate

2004-01-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I once heard someone say in a radio interview oh yeah, I love animals.. they taste good.. There's a bumper sticker on a guy's car locally that reads: 'I like cats - they taste like chicken' Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: Cropping Heads

2004-01-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I don't know where that rule came from, but it's truly too broad. Cropping the head in many situations adds a tremendous impact to a portrait, allowing the viewer to focus on the facial features. Tanya, that crop of your middle son is most creative. Good

Re: Down off my high-horse... with a thump.

2004-01-05 Thread Keith Whaley
Doug has some excellent advice. I speak as a small businessman. One who usually charged less than most others, in spite of my work being better in most instances. I've finally learned, way too late in the game. If you lose customers because they refuse to pay a reasonable wage, that's their loss.

Re: Down off my high-horse... with a thump.

2004-01-05 Thread Kevin Waterson
To the delight of all Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote this: Hi Tan, bad day hunh? You will get those, its part of life. The trick is to make the good ones out-weigh the bad ones :) Just goes to show that I am not worth as much as you all seem to think... I hate to play the

Re: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Yeah Steve, I get that, :-) but what I wanted to know is - have you tried it again without the grip? And if so, did the lenses continue to work? Or does it now ONLY work whilst using the grip? tan. I moved the batteries from the camera to the grip. I have been using the CR-V3 variety. As

Re: Down off my high-horse... with a thump.

2004-01-05 Thread John Coyle
Tanya I feel for you - they might at least have done you on different days! Don't get too depressed, it happens to all of us in business for ourselves some time, and at least they didn't let you do the work first and then refuse to pay, as has happened a couple of times to me (but only in twice in

Re: Cropping Heads

2004-01-05 Thread Bill Owens
Also add another o to to. Bill - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 4:53 PM Subject: Re: Cropping Heads On 5/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Sorry, but I gotta do it, I gotta quote one of my hero's

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
In Australia, an eiderdown IS a blanket that is stuffed with said filling. And in the typical, Australian way, we have shortened it to be doona... a word that I always thought was funny for some reason! ;-) tan. - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Loving an image you really hate

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Bumper sticker: If we're not supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat? Yet another good bumper-sticker slogan butchered (sic) by the sub-editor. The right slogan: If we're not supposed to eat *people*, why are they made of meat? Or, in the Flanders Swann version (which

Re[2]: Cropping Heads

2004-01-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Tanya, Another way to look at it, is that the subject is very close and personal when a tight cropping has occurred. When the subject warrants it, I will crop in tighter too. It really makes for a more intimate, personal photo. Anytime a photo challenges our perspective a bit, we tend to

Re: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Oops, please disregard my last post, as I just saw this: Quoting Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I tried what Tanya suggested, and the camera/lens works without the grip. I also waited a while before re-inserting the batteries inot the body. Since there is not little button battery

Re: My first *ist D gallery

2004-01-05 Thread Ramesh Kumar
Nice images and colors look natural. Did you do any tonal correction, color correction, sharpening? Thanks Ramesh --- Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Team, I finally managed to get out in the bush for a few hours yesterday to test shoot with my new *ist D and I've just finished

Re: Cropping Heads

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Cotty wrote: Sorry, but I gotta do it, I gotta quote one of my hero's again here, Jenloup Sieff: I make picture for myself, if someone else likes them, to bad!! Great quote Cotty! Mark, are you taking notes for next year's hall of fame? ;-) tan.

Re: Techniques [Was: Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)]

2004-01-05 Thread Lon Williamson
Kostas, look at the last shot on the current PUG. Bruce nailed it.-Lon Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, Bruce Dayton wrote: the slight angle type shots Could you elaborate on this a little bit please? What are these shots? BTW, could anybody recommend a book on

Re: Loving an image you really hate

2004-01-05 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Anyways, I have discovered that chicken mince makes THE yummiest lasagne... Try turkey. 8-) mike

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Alan Chan
White balance was manually set to Sun as well. As I said before, all setting were identical except the filters themselves. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan you didn't lock white balance and similar settings. _ MSN 8

Re: Cropping Heads

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
lol! Spot on Bill! tan. - Original Message - From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:00 AM Subject: Re: Cropping Heads Also add another o to to. Bill - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list

Re: Cropping Heads

2004-01-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cotty wrote: Sorry, but I gotta do it, I gotta quote one of my hero's again here, Jenloup Sieff: I make picture for myself, if someone else likes them, to bad!! Great quote Cotty! Mark, are you taking notes for next year's hall of fame?

Re: PUG Submissions for 2004

2004-01-05 Thread Lon Williamson
Y'all taking it too serious. I've submitted color shots before that wind up in the BW section. They didn't have much saturation. Relax and shoot. The PUG is precious because of two things: a) You don't get turned away, ..and especially: b) comments are NOT posted on PUG. They're

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

2004-01-05 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] In Australia, an eiderdown IS a blanket that is stuffed with said filling. And in the typical, Australian way, we have shortened it to be doona... a word that I always thought was funny for some reason! ;-) :-)

Re: A few questions

2004-01-05 Thread Lon Williamson
I hope you got this right, graywolf. I thought of it too, but Jasmine's original post made me think of other things, too. graywolf wrote: Frank answered most of these for you, so I will just speculate on item 4. If I am understanding you correctly I would guess that you did not get the end of

Re: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

2004-01-05 Thread Lon Williamson
I want never ever EVER to have a camera that can crash. God bless the KX. -Lon, who looks at DSLRs like he looks at 14 year old girls, to wit: It's new, but BRRRr.

RE: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-05 Thread Bill Sawyer
Ken, Great trip - I'm jealous! Bring some great shots back with you, I'd like to see some. -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 04, 2004 11:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:January PUG Comments Part IV I'll be spending

Re: Late Thoughts on December PUG

2004-01-05 Thread Kenneth Waller
Just getting around to responding as I was out of the country for 9 days - returned to 1968 emails from the PDML! Frank, I'm really flattered by your choice of my image as best of the month (December). This image and numerous other keepers were the result of 2 evenings and 1 morning at White

Re: Cropping Heads

2004-01-05 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Mark Roberts wrote: Yeah. I've already snagged this one from you: The best thing to do with rules is to learn them really well, and then to learn how to break them even better... What THAT 'ole thing? - it was just something that I copied out of that same book I plaguarised from for the

RE: Loving an image you really hate

2004-01-05 Thread Bob Blakely
A whole lotta chickens gotta die to equal one steer! Regards, Bob... There are rotten people in the world that cannot be cured by magical hippy love. -- Lynda Barry From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] j/k, - my family tend to

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

2004-01-05 Thread Alan Chan
Thanks for the comment, particular for the K-mount part. vbg Did I mention my 33WR was refunded due to AF error? Oh boy... Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Giant Bug! by Alan Chan Apparently Alan has so much K-mount trouble he's switched to digital PS. Grin. Perfectly competent

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