Re: Seeking advice on photographing cyclists

2006-02-22 Thread John Francis
I'd have preferred it without the idiot in the road, myself. But that was the only opportunity I had. I chose the spot (on the outside of the curve, contrary to some suggestions) so that I could get the riders in sunlight - the tall buildings meant that a lot of the downtown stuff was in

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 10:53:24PM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I'm going to try to take some time off and head down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for some R n R. Photographing the jellyfish exhibit has been on my to do list for a while. Has anyone photographed the exhibit - any suggestions?

RE: Seeking advice on photographing cyclists

2006-02-22 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 February 2006 06:37 To: John Francis Subject: Re: Seeking advice on photographing cyclists Hey John, Rather nice shot. I'm trying to decide if the person in the yellow adds or detracts from the shot.

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Shel, Just got back from there on Saturday. I can tell you two things not to do. 1) Don't go with the kids - mine were constantly wanting to move on. 2) Don't go when the aquarium is jam packed (like Saturday). The crowds make it difficult to shoot. So for me not really being prepared

Re: Sigma 170-500 APO

2006-02-22 Thread John Whittingham
The two low points for the lens is the slow max aperture and the length it extends when zoomed. It is not a lens that can be used handheld (over 300mm), nor is it very useful for sporting events (due to the speed). I find that I get more use from my APO 300/F4. When I need the extra

Pentax K2 stuck shutter anyone?

2006-02-22 Thread John Whittingham
Hi all I recently acquired a Pentax K2 in prisine condition cosmetically but with the shutter stuck and mirror up. I have a fresh set of batteries in and the meter is working but I can't get the shutter to trip even on the manual speeds, unfortunately I don't have the users handbook for

Re: Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread mike wilson
From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/02/22 Wed AM 08:24:03 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Photographing the Jellies On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 10:53:24PM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I'm going to try to take some time off and head down to the Monterey Bay

Re: RE: Seeking advice on photographing cyclists

2006-02-22 Thread mike wilson
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/02/22 Wed AM 08:31:56 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Seeking advice on photographing cyclists -Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 February 2006 06:37 To: John Francis Subject:

hotbuyselectronics.com

2006-02-22 Thread Bob Shell
A friend found a lens he has been looking for on this company's web site. Anyone here know anything about hotbuyselectronics.com ? They have prices that seem to be too good to be true and claim to have stock of things no one else has. My gut feeling is that they are probably scammers.

Re: Religoon, Christ vs. the Other Guy

2006-02-22 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 21, 2006, at 11:07 PM, Gonz wrote: Thinking that the universe must have a beginning is a very narrow and human construct. We live trapped in time, so we have a problem with something like God that exists outside of time. Outside of time, the terms beginning and end are

Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-22 Thread Patrick Genovese
Hi everyone, Interesting comments and quite illuminating with respect to what's really important. I've been shooting some of this stuff with my MZ-S with varying success rates. for example. Jumps are a no brainer you can easily pre-focus. panning action is tougher espeically if you're up close

Re: hotbuyselectronics.com

2006-02-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A friend found a lens he has been looking for on this company's web site. Anyone here know anything about hotbuyselectronics.com ? They have prices that seem to be too good to be true and claim to have stock of things no one else has. My gut feeling is

Re: Graphic Tablet Recommendations?

2006-02-22 Thread Patrick Genovese
I have a wacom Intuos 3 and have recently used the graphire 3 model. While both are good products I do not regret shelling out the extra cash for the intuos. The tactile feel of the intuos is so much better. Its the little stuff like the weight and balance of the pen the friction on the active

Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/21/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and polish your skin... Now that's just *weird*. You ~do~ know to whom I was referring, don't you? The man with the shiniest skin in history: http://www.kenrockwell.com/about.htm cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri

Re: Seeking advice on photographing cyclists

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/21/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice shot. That must be Frank leading the pack, no? I wish... LOL -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Graphic Tablet Recommendations?

2006-02-22 Thread Doug Franklin
Patrick Genovese wrote: 1. Normal operations with the pen (such as using winddows apps) will require big sweeping arm movements. This is because the tablet maps to the screen area. This means that the top left corner of the tablet maps to the top left corner of your screen. Actually, at

RE: Pentax K2 stuck shutter anyone?

2006-02-22 Thread Don Sanderson
Hi John, I have one behaving the same way. I can force it to cock but it locks up every time. I'm convinced it's electronic but haven't had time to dig deeper. The owners manual can be found here: http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/K2.pdf Don -Original Message- From: John

Re: hotbuyselectronics.com

2006-02-22 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 22, 2006, at 7:47 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Well this certainly doesn't look good: http://www.resellerratings.com/seller_info.pl?seller_id=1938 Only 112 ratings, but an average score of 1.12 out of 10 is worrying to say the least! Read the comments and be afraid... Thanks. I'll

RE: Question: Should I buy an ist D?

2006-02-22 Thread Jens Bladt
For panoramas, WB should not be in Auto. If it is, the WB may very well change from shot to shot, and you'll never the the same value/WB in all the frames of a sequence. Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: John Coyle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bruce, Well, I won't be taking any kids, and my schedule allows mid-week visits. I'd probably go on a Tuesday or Wednesday, and try to get in as close to opening time as possible. Not sure if I'll have replaced the digi by then, although I'd like to try it for this project. Your shot's quite

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi John, Thanks for your input. I believe that I can make better photos than the fellow who put up that gallery, and that I'll be able to get better shots, and better quality shots. Nothing like a little hubris first thing in the AM, eh LOL Do you think digital would have helped you get better

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Christian
Bruce Dayton wrote: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_2912.htm That's an awesome shot, Bruce. Well done! The best way to photograph jellies is under controlled studio lighting in small aquariums that limit the animal's movement. Obviously not possible in a public place. I think Bruce

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
At the Monterey Bay Aquarium, you can get right up to the glass on most of the Outer Bay exhibits. Bring a monopod with a ball head or flex head on it. A tripod is unwieldy in the often crowded, dimly lit areas, but a monopod will be fine. Light levels are low and you need something to

Re: Seeking advice on photographing cyclists

2006-02-22 Thread David Savage
On 2/22/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice shot. That must be Frank leading the pack, no? Paul Frank's the one in the bright top leading the charge to the pub across the street. All of a sudden these yahoos on treadlies got in the way. Dave g

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread David Savage
That's a cool shot Bruce. Dave On 2/22/06, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pentax *istD, DA 16-45/4, Handheld ISO 1600, 1/60 sec @ f/4.0, 45mm http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_2912.htm

Re: Another pre-PMA rumour...

2006-02-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=83611forum_id=80 This year's Pentax + Samsung booth on PMA fair is about as big as Canon's one so who knows? ;-) This is pretty much what I and a couple of others said to expect as a PMA announcement

Re: Another pre-PMA rumour...

2006-02-22 Thread Thibouille
Maybe it will just be announced now, just like the 645 Digital has been annonced with couple basic specs but would be ready later? Maybe lenses? 2006/2/22, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Looking for a mechanical K Pentax body

2006-02-22 Thread Thibouille
MX preferably but KM/KX also accepted. Make me an offer I can refuse ;) Note: shipping would be to Belgium. -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...

RE: Pentax K2 stuck shutter anyone?

2006-02-22 Thread John Whittingham
Hi Don Hi John, I have one behaving the same way. I can force it to cock but it locks up every time. I'm convinced it's electronic but haven't had time to dig deeper. The owners manual can be found here: http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/K2.pdf Sorry to here it. I've noticed that

Re: Poll: Best Photo Ever

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/20/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great shot. What a look and very well executed. I've been looking at all these wonderful photos that people have been posting over the last week or so, and I have to say that I'm most impressed with all of them. I understand that favourite and

Re: Question: Should I buy an ist D?

2006-02-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For panoramas, WB should not be in Auto. Only if you're shooting JPEGs. If it is, the WB may very well change from shot to shot, and you'll never the the same value/WB in all the frames of a sequence. Unless you're shooting in RAW mode, in which case you

SV: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-22 Thread Jens Bladt
Patrick. You are not mentioning the speed of the lenses below. The speed is crucial. Anything slower than F. 2.8 is not suitable for action photography IMO. Sports photographer Jerry Lodriguss recommendations regarding equipment focuses on lenses faster than or equal to F. 2.8, and I tend to

Re: Another pre-PMA rumour...

2006-02-22 Thread Jack Davis
Mark, I'm pleased to read that there seems to be a general feeling that the rumor is true. It may be due to an expected significant pixel count jump as a reward for our long wait. Jack --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: PESO - My Lonely Ass (On the Way to Work)

2006-02-22 Thread Tom C
Thanks to Boris, Paul, Mark, Ken, Frank, Rick and others who took the time to provide feedback on the photo. Much apprciated. Tom C. From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - My Lonely Ass (On the Way to Work)

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Shel, You can get right up to the glass if you want. The shot I showed was not against the glass. One of the biggest problems you are going to have is that the jellies are always moving. You can't have too slow of a shutter speed. This is where digital would do way better than film.

Re: PESO - Pura Reserve (4)

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/22/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank, you over-compliment me ;-). There is very little to this shot. This time of year in Israel one can walk by the road and collect very nice flower shots by the dozen. First of all, Boris, just because there may be thousands of

FS: K24/3.5

2006-02-22 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
Excellent glass mechanics. User condition externally. $200 shipped. Collin He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott

Question re: K24/3.5

2006-02-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Is the 3.5 a better lens than the 2.8? Shel

It's fixed - Re: How to remove ME winding lever?

2006-02-22 Thread Jon Myers
Finally got it apart. Found a stray scrap of metal of some sort - no idea what it broke off of. It's in the shape of a thin tab with a bump like a contact of some sort in the end. It had gotten in the works in the bottom of the body, jamming the mechanism. Removed it and the camera functions

Re: Peso Tiger Woods meet Chainsaw in the woods

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:20:09 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey troops. First Raw proccessing from the Snow Golf. http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/Wagg%20Road%20Open%202006/?action=viewcurrent=chainsaw-woods.jpg This is me, Frank can verify, and this was

PAW - Shy

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
Yet another to add to my public payphone collection. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4112142size=lg Comments are always appreciated. cheers, frank, who's going to be with children this weekend, so this is actually next week's PAW a bit early... -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.

Re: PESO - Fall Morning at a Michigan Lake

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/14/06, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html All comments solicited Yeah, nay, and/or otherwise What would you do differently? I could have sworn that I commented on this one already, but I don't see my reply

SMC K 30mm/2.8 vs. FA 35/2.0 lens

2006-02-22 Thread akozak
Hi All, I own SMC K 30mm/2.8 lens and use it for slides. But consider dslr so 45m angle would be very nice indeed. But...what about FA35/2.0 as standard lens?What about optical performance between two?Which one is sharper and has better bokeh?What about color rendition?Has anyone had both and

Re: PAW - Shy

2006-02-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Mildly amusing. I'm not much of a fan of the hand in the face shot - probably because I have so many of them of my wife. -- Bruce Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 9:03:23 AM, you wrote: ft Yet another to add to my public payphone collection. ft

Re: PESO series: Piedmont - Salisbury

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/14/06, Jon Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amtrak's Piedmont making a very quick stop in Salisbury, NC - Dec 31, 2005. Three shots in the dark. Pretty good for guesswork regarding shutter time, I think... A3000 with A50/2. http://slacky.railyakuza.com/peso/ Very cool shots! cheers,

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread John Francis
Digital is at it's best when dealing with large, uniform expanses such as the blue of the jellyfish tanks; the noise from high-ISO film shows up rather too much for my liking. On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 07:02:11AM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi John, Thanks for your input. I believe that I

Re: PAW - Shy

2006-02-22 Thread pnstenquist
Nice. The shadow and resonse of the subject make it interesting. Did said subject complain? Paul -- Original message -- From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yet another to add to my public payphone collection.

Re: PESO - Fall Morning at a Michigan Lake

2006-02-22 Thread Kenneth Waller
Frank, thanks. You did comment on the previous PESO of mine, similar but not the same image. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO - Fall Morning at a Michigan Lake On 2/14/06, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check

Re: PAW - Shy

2006-02-22 Thread Kenneth Waller
Frank, was this what you were looking for (person in image) or did he/she just happen to walk into your scene? I'm not sure I get this one. The emphasis here seems to be on the pedestrian, not the phone. I guess that's the TOLL we have to pay. BG Kenneth Waller - Original Message -

RE: Peso Tiger Woods meet Chainsaw in the woods

2006-02-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
With a lie like that, I'd have used a mashie niblick ... Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/Wagg%20Road%20Open%202006/?action =viewcurrent=chainsaw-woods.jpg This is me, Frank can verify, and this was the shot

Re: PAW - Shy

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/22/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice. The shadow and resonse of the subject make it interesting. Did said subject complain? No, I was actually quite surprised; he didn't say a thing. I was sitting by the payphone just waiting for people to pass by, so I could get a few

Re: SMC K 30mm/2.8 vs. FA 35/2.0 lens

2006-02-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 22, 2006, at 10:09 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I own SMC K 30mm/2.8 lens and use it for slides. But consider dslr so 45m angle would be very nice indeed. But...what about FA35/2.0 as standard lens?What about optical performance between two?Which one is sharper and has better

Re: PESO - My Lonely Ass (On the Way to Work)

2006-02-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 22, 2006, at 8:16 AM, Tom C wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4147790 Hadn't had time to look at this before ... nice! I particularly like the very simple composition. Godfrey

Re: Another pre-PMA rumour...

2006-02-22 Thread Scott Loveless
http://www.pmai.org/xpma2006/exhibitors/pdf/floor_plan.pdf Pentax/Samsun, second booth on the left from the entrance. Not quite as big as Canon's or Fuji's, but still sizeable compared to most. On 2/21/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: PAW: People Portraits 2005 - #50 - GDG

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/14/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just two more after this and the 2005 set will be complete... :-) http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/50.htm All comments and critique appreciated. I like this one! Is she merely soaking up some warm winter sun, is she

Re: It's fixed - Re: How to remove ME winding lever?

2006-02-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Jon Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Only problem I see now is the winding lever and cap are rather badly gashed up. I got impatient and used a bit of an industrial strength tool on the cap that put a deep gash in it as well as some scratches on the lever. I'd like to find replacements for these,

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread jtainter
Here's one of my efforts: http://pug.komkon.org/04aug/jllyfsh1.html I've never tried this, but I understand the best results are obtained by (1) lens against the glass and (2) flash against the glass. Joe

Re: a dog or two

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/13/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You'd like the 77 more... http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/thats_not_a_dog.html Is that the full-sized dachshund, then? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: SMC K 30mm/2.8 vs. FA 35/2.0 lens

2006-02-22 Thread akozak
Hi Godfrey, Thank you and sorry for the same questions. Yes I like angle of 24mm lens and plan to buy A24 to have for PZ1 and dslr when I buy it. So thank you for commnents on the lens! I own 30mm lens very happy but just wondered if FA is better. So either new FA 35mm is really better or you have

RE: It's fixed - Re: How to remove ME winding lever?

2006-02-22 Thread Don Sanderson
I don't have any levers or caps but the piece of metal you found is the spring that holds the wind lever in the home (as vs stand off) position. Works fine without it, just a bit annoying when the lever wanders out of position, I'm a left eyed shooter and the lever pokes me in the right eye when

Re: SMC K 30mm/2.8 vs. FA 35/2.0 lens

2006-02-22 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
I've got the A35/2, not the FA, as well as the K30/2.8. So a comparison here is not specifically to your question, but may be useful to some. On film the K30/2.8 is significantly better than the A35/2. On digital the results are similar. It seems that the white balance abilities of the

Opinions wanted: CaymanCamera shop

2006-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! What can you tell me about www.CaymanCamera.net? Are they reputable enough to justify a rather expensive deal with them? Thanks. Boris

Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-22 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/21/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and polish your skin... Now that's just *weird*. You ~do~ know to whom I was referring, don't you? The man with the shiniest skin in history: http://www.kenrockwell.com/about.htm Eeek! I'm gonna

Re: Peso Tiger Woods meet Chainsaw in the woods

2006-02-22 Thread brooksdj
On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:20:09 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey troops. First Raw proccessing from the Snow Golf. http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/Wagg%20Road%20Open%202006/?action=viewcurrent=chainsaw-woods.jpg

Re: Poll: Best Photo Ever

2006-02-22 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been looking at all these wonderful photos that people have been posting over the last week or so, and I have to say that I'm most impressed with all of them. I understand that favourite and best are completely different, and I also understand

RE: Peso Tiger Woods meet Chainsaw in the woods

2006-02-22 Thread brooksdj
It was in the shop getting a new nib. Had to use the 5 iron.:-) Dave With a lie like that, I'd have used a mashie niblick ... Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PAW - En Masse

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/14/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4107177size=lg Frank, I deliberately did not read the rest of the comments. Knowing that I am late I could do that, but I chose not to. I think it is fine photo, but the leftmost part of the

Re: PAW - En Masse

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/22/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your comments, Boris. You may have been late commenting, but I was even later getting back to you (I'm just now catching up after having fallen behind over the past week or so). As far as the distractions on the left, well,

RE: PAW - Shy

2006-02-22 Thread Bob W
I think the person is shielding their eyes from the sun, not hiding from the camera. -- Cheers, Bob We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further. -- Richard Dawkins -Original Message- From: frank theriault

Re: PAW - Shy

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/22/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the person is shielding their eyes from the sun, not hiding from the camera. You know, you could be right. I thought the fellow looked my way, saw me, then covered his face, but maybe I imagined it, and he was just shading his face from the

Re: PAW - Shy

2006-02-22 Thread Gonz
frank theriault wrote: On 2/22/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice. The shadow and resonse of the subject make it interesting. Did said subject complain? No, I was actually quite surprised; he didn't say a thing. I was sitting by the payphone just waiting for people to

Re: PAW - Shy

2006-02-22 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further. -- Richard Dawkins Is that the same Richard Dawkins who used to be on Hogans Heroes, and then hosted

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
There's a sameness to all the jellie-pix I've seen, no matter how nice they may be. I really want something different. Flash? What's that? Shel [Original Message] From: jtainter Here's one of my efforts: http://pug.komkon.org/04aug/jllyfsh1.html I've never tried this, but I

GESOs: Soft

2006-02-22 Thread Derby Chang
I'm on a bit of a soft focus kick at the moment. Don't worry, I'll get over it soon. Real SF - this is one fun lens. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/index7/06_02_soft/index.htm Photoshop SF http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/index7/06_02_slowhand/index.htm comments welcome as always D

Re: PAW - Shy

2006-02-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further. -- Richard Dawkins Is that the same Richard Dawkins who used to be on Hogans Heroes, and then

RE: GESOs: Soft

2006-02-22 Thread Jens Bladt
Awesome photographs, Derby! All of them. Especially the ones with the band. Well done. Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Derby Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 22. februar 2006 22:12 Til: Pentax Discuss Emne: GESOs: Soft I'm on a bit of

Re: PESO - February Sunrise

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/10/06, George Sinos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I picked up the DA 40mm a few days ago. Here's a sunrise I captured on the way to work yesterday. http://georgesphotos.net/gallery/781336/1/55859051/Large Wow! Now ~that's~ a dramatic sunset. I like the wires in there; they actually do a

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Gonz
I have, the light is very low, so you have to use high iso or the movement will show up as blur. Of course it goes without saying that a tripod is mandatory. Shel Belinkoff wrote: I'm going to try to take some time off and head down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for some R n R. Photographing

DS White Balance

2006-02-22 Thread dick graham
I'm getting familiar with my newly arrived DS and tried out the white balance settings. The problem is that no matter what setting I put the white balance on the result, review on LCD screen, all appear to have the same color cast. I compared these results with my Canon A-70 compact digital

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/22/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's a sameness to all the jellie-pix I've seen, no matter how nice they may be. I really want something different. snip Shel, I'm offended. That's a very specieist comment. The pix to which you refer don't look the same to other

Re: Opinions wanted: CaymanCamera shop

2006-02-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/2/06, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Hi! What can you tell me about www.CaymanCamera.net? Are they reputable enough to justify a rather expensive deal with them? Thanks. Boris I smell a 31 Ltd !!! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: Weekend crop: A gallery of jazz photos

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/13/06, Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Friday night I shot a concert by young Danish jazz band Jazz Kamikaze who played the Mariehamn Jazz, Roots Blues Festival 2006. They were really, I mean really, good. (Maybe Jens B. knows about them?) Anyway I uploaded a

Re: SV: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/2/06, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed: Most professional sports photographers have the following set of equipment: 3 top-of-the-line digital camera bodies, such as the Canon 1D or Nikon D2H ($3,000 each) 6 Extra batteries ($100 each) Extreme wide angle 14mm f/2.8 ($1,400) Wide

RE: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 February 2006 21:09 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Photographing the Jellies There's a sameness to all the jellie-pix I've seen, no matter how nice they may be. I really want something

Re: GESOs: Soft

2006-02-22 Thread Holly Hegeman
On 2/22/06 3:12 PM, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm on a bit of a soft focus kick at the moment. Don't worry, I'll get over it soon. Real SF - this is one fun lens. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/index7/06_02_soft/index.htm Photoshop SF

Re: GESOs: Soft

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/22/06, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm on a bit of a soft focus kick at the moment. Don't worry, I'll get over it soon. Real SF - this is one fun lens. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/index7/06_02_soft/index.htm Photoshop SF

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread frank theriault
On 2/22/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it's an exhibition, isn't it? Nail them to the wall! I thought many of the pictures shown were quite nice, but as you say, a bit samey. But isn't that in the nature of jellyfish? I mean, what else are they going to do all day but float around?

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 22 Feb 2006 at 10:23, Christian wrote: The best way to photograph jellies is under controlled studio lighting in small aquariums that limit the animal's movement. Obviously not possible in a public place. I think Bruce made the best of the situation: High ISO and wide open. Use as

Re: SV: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 22/2/06, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed: Most professional sports photographers have the following set of equipment: 3 top-of-the-line digital camera bodies, such as the Canon 1D or Nikon D2H ($3,000 each) 6 Extra batteries ($100 each) Extreme wide

Re: DS White Balance

2006-02-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
New DS models likely still have firmware revision 1.0 installed out of the box. If you are using Auto Picture or any of the program presets (scene modes), the white balance setting is defined by the preset. In firmware revisions 1.x (all of them), the camera would allow you to select a

Re: SV: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/2/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Licensing photos from Ken Rockwell when yours turn out like crap $50,000 LOL. Cheap at twice the price! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Christian
Rob Studdert wrote: Big rubber hoods Did we change the subject? ooh I hope so! :-) -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Christian
frank theriault wrote: So, another anti-medusite, eh? -frank That depends frank... Stinging or stingless? Rightside up or upside down? Where do you stand on the issues? eh? These Cnidarians are a divisive bunch. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net

Re: SV: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-22 Thread Christian
Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 22/2/06, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed: Most professional sports photographers have the following set of equipment: 3 top-of-the-line digital camera bodies, such as the Canon 1D or Nikon D2H ($3,000 each) 6 Extra batteries

re: GESOs: Soft

2006-02-22 Thread herb greenslade
Hi I just want to know where you find a club that you can shoot ISO 200 and still have 1/125 second wide open My last club shoot, I rated my film between 6400 and 12800 and still could only shoot at about 1/15 at f2.8. Maybe the conditions here in this province are much worse than the media

Re: PESO - Angry Sea

2006-02-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Many thanks to those who have commented on this shot. I have taken a stab at BW conversion: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_2788bw.htm Original: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_2788.htm -- Bruce Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 7:33:12 PM, you wrote: JT

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, I guess I should have mentioned that I've seen the exhibit several times, so I know about the light. A tripod isn't mandatory, although, for some shots, it could be useful. Blur might be nice, BTW ... On a separate note, your Mitch Hedberg sig got me to rent one of his DVD's. Thanks! Shel

Re: PESO - Waiting....

2006-02-22 Thread Christian
Bruce Dayton wrote: This was taken the same day as the Angry Sea shot, but we had moved to a different beach. Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, Handheld ISO 200, 1/500 sec @ f/9.5 Converted from Raw using Capture One LE http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_2878.htm Comments welcome Nice one, Bruce.

RE: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Perhaps some creative or innovate techniques might enhance the photographic viewing experience. They don't just float around. Some are quite capable of initiating and maintaining movement on their own. Shel [Original Message] From: Bob W I thought many of the pictures shown were quite

Re: Photographing the Jellies

2006-02-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Shel, One thought I had was to take a multi exposure or perhaps just cover the lens while on bulb - first shot, then some movement, then another image and so on. Sort of showing a directional move, rather than just a blurred move. -- Bruce Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 4:09:33 PM, you wrote:

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