Re: PESO - On the Canal
Took a look at this on the big screen. Nice shot of a pretty scene. The lifesaver mounts are definitely tri-stars, they're not four-spoke peace signs. Could be Daimler logos. Wouldn't be surprised to see that in Berlin. On the other hand, they could be just three-point mounts for the lifesavers. But I'd guess their logos. Paul - Original Message - Thanks, Mark. They're peace symbols. The spokes of the Mercedes Benz trademark are pointed. Rick On Nov 29, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Mark C wrote: Pleasant scene - nice light on the foliage to the right of the frame. Is it my imagination or are the life savers in the boat displaying the Mercedes Benz logo? On 11/25/2014 8:45 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I crossed this twice a day, at least, walking between my hotel and the meeting venue in Berlin. The scenery was reliable; the boat was dumb luck. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17906462size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Rick --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - On the Canal
Doh...I'd guess They're logos. I hate it when I do that. :-) - Original Message - Took a look at this on the big screen. Nice shot of a pretty scene. The lifesaver mounts are definitely tri-stars, they're not four-spoke peace signs. Could be Daimler logos. Wouldn't be surprised to see that in Berlin. On the other hand, they could be just three-point mounts for the lifesavers. But I'd guess their logos. Paul - Original Message - Thanks, Mark. They're peace symbols. The spokes of the Mercedes Benz trademark are pointed. Rick On Nov 29, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Mark C wrote: Pleasant scene - nice light on the foliage to the right of the frame. Is it my imagination or are the life savers in the boat displaying the Mercedes Benz logo? On 11/25/2014 8:45 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I crossed this twice a day, at least, walking between my hotel and the meeting venue in Berlin. The scenery was reliable; the boat was dumb luck. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17906462size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Rick --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re:�
Salute! I'm quite happy with the results. And what about you? http://akashgroups.biz/beeth.php?sshowtopic=a9od7 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Order
Ill take the drink. - Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 4/1/11, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: I owe them a LOT of drinks when/if we ever meet up. I'll be happy to take the cash now ;) -- 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 PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the advantage of DNG?
- drd1...@gmail.com wrote: You can sing raw files to the tune of Rawhide. ;-). I believe that's the most important point yet raised in this thread. All together now! Paul I'm currently trapped in a hotel in Lawrence, KS awaiting a wedding so it's getting kind of weird. -Original Message- From: eckinator eckina...@gmail.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:32:53 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: What's the advantage of DNG? 2010/11/25 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: And since Panasonic uses .RAW as their raw file extension, all .RAW files are raw files, but not all raw files are .RAW files. Which goes to show you all raw files are raw but some are more raw than others... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso: Flower Calendar Pix complete
It's an excellent calendar, Ann. Well done! Paul - Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Jack Davis wrote: All highly professional shots extremely well presented, Ann. 2011 in Bloom Jack oooh, Thanks Jack ! my frisky side thinks of Just another bloomin' calendar ann --- On Tue, 9/21/10, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Geso: Flower Calendar Pix complete To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:04 AM http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/Flora-for-Calendar/13821296_i9dWt#1012572838_sVBSa I am pretty sure I'm just going to use the Red lilies for the cover shot - instead of doing the style with all 12 I've done with others. any opinions on that are welcome... (insert the usual P.J. A. tag line) Now to think of a name beyond just flowers ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Semi-OT: Advice for a beginner?
- John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Walter Gilbert Hi all, So, here's my situation. I ran into an old high school friend who's coaching several athletic teams. He's seen some of my photography and asked if I'd be interested in doing some team photos for them -- soccer and basketball. I told him I'd be interested in doing it, but I've never done that sort of thing before. He essentially said the main thing the kids' parents are concerned about is pricing, and feels pretty confident that I'm competent enough to handle the task based on what he's seen. Thing is, given my lack of experience, I'm not sure how much to charge these parents. I can go through Walmart for the prints, which seem to be pretty reasonably priced -- the standard sports package being $15.00. I don't know if any of you have any experience in this type of work at all, but any guidance would be much appreciated. I've never done any sort of professional work at all, so I'm at a bit of a loss as to how much I can fairly charge these people for my work. But, I'd like to be able to make a buck or two someday, if only to subsidize my photography addiction. Are there any rules of thumb or standard formulas that I could go by, aside from asking other local photographers what they're charging? According to my Portrait instructor at school, your prices should be between 4 and 7 times your cost. Figure your time at whatever rate you want to pay yourself. Say there are 20 team members and you spend 2 hours shooting. At $50 an hour that's a hundred bucks. Split 20 ways, that's $5 per team member. Package from Walmart is $15, so your cost per package is $20. Your price should be between $80 and $140 per package. Go higher or lower based on what you think is fair market value. Way too much for that kind of photography. The parents will hang you from the rafters in the gym if you ask $80. Figure you're going to sell at least a dozen packets. Price them at $20 over cost, and you'll make $240. Not bad for a couple hours of work. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PC thingies
I have an iMac 24, a 2009 model. With the brightness turned all the way down and the monitor calibrated with my Spyder 2, the prints on both my R2400 and R2880 are a virtual perfect match for the monitor. And the publishers I shoot for find the levels of my files spot on -- as does the histogram. Perhaps I got lucky, but I have no brightness issue with the iMac. Paul - Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Sep 5, 2010, at 10:19 , David J Brooks wrote: One reason i am hesitant on the iMac over a new PC is, the calibration for photo work. I am comfortable using the PC and get great results with may antiquated set up as is. I'm just not sure about the Mac settings on my iBook for prints, they are off, and would be/will be, worried about the calibration on the iMac. One thing you will learn about the iMac screen is that it is too bright under normal just turned on and booted conditions to make screen matching prints. As an example I boot my iMac, turn the brightness all the way down with the OS software, then adjust the Graphics card's separate brightness to 60% of the iMac's native dimmest brightness using a free piece of software devised just for that purpose. Then I calibrate it using DataColor Colorvision Spyder 2, not the newest hardware they sell, but good enough for anything other than Pro Print reproduction. In real world terms what that means is my images from my K-7 look a stop to two stops too dark. Once I adjust them to look correct on my monitor, they will print perfectly on my Epson 1800, and (to me anyway) look fine on my Gallery.me.com/jomac. I do not adjust the K-7 exposure in the camera or when I shoot other than slight adjustments in exposure depending on the subject. If I tried to, the whites in all images would be blown. I don't wish to get involved in the PC/Window discussion other than to say that many of the arguments proffered are in some ways minor and major, incorrect. It's really the good old my car's better than your car bullsh*t that the boys throw around in the locker room. What's best in the long run is what fits your lifestyle, makes you comfortable, and doesn't tax your mind-space on a daily basis. Main thing is the price, PC 1/2 that of a Mac, and now that i don't do a lot of shows and prints, may not need the Mac. Maybe true. In both cases, determine what features you need in hardware and software and get that priced out either online or by visiting a few stores before you buy. The quoted price is usually quite a bit lower than the out the door price. My $1800 iMac (the prices have come down a lot and the upgrades less expensive) cost me $2500 by the time I added twice the memory, twice the hard drive size, and the best Graphics card they offered at the time. Historically speaking, every Apple system I ever purchased directly from Apple, from my Apple ][+ in 1979 through my Mac Plus in 1985, my ||fx, my G3, G4, and this iMac, have all cost me $2500. And I've always kept them long enough that they had no intrinsic value, so were thrown away (after stripping them). The iMac model I have can only be upgraded by Apple, other than RAM. The newer versions can, I believe, have the hard drive swapped out by the consumer. Prior to the iMac, the desktop Macs were as configurable as any PC. Apple feels that their current designs are trouble-free enough to be a sealed unit. And I cannot argue that they were wrong from my experience. Rather than pay an Apple tech $100 to install a 1 or 2 TB hard drive in my iMac, I just keep adding external drives as needed. Current count is eight drives, all USB, varying in size from 500 GB to 1 TB. Sometime this week I'll receive a 2 TB drive via UPS to bring the count to nine drives. Many of these drives are used for backing up the other drives. A trick I read about a year ago or so was how to install my OS X onto a keychain type solid state USB dongle of from 4 to 8 GB in size. I've never had to use it, but if my iMac won't boot some day, I plug it in and turn on the Mac. On a 8 GB version, there is plenty of room for a bevy of troubleshooting apps. One last point in favor of Apple. When I have a software problem, they answer the phone, and a very qualified employee helps me get unconfused. 95% of the time, it's the user, ME, who is being stupid. Because, David, they make and support a capable but limited line of high end machines, and they write reasonable software to run on it. Which steps over the gazillion variations of components and software that the PC user must master themselves, 'cause no one else knows what's in there. Aren't you glad I didn't delve into the PC/Windows debate? :-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail
Re: OT : Bran Everseeking
Darn. Hope you're back on your feet soon, Bran. Best, Paul - Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: I will. Get well soon Bran. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/8/23 Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com: Seems our buddy Bran has had a heart attack and is hospitalized. He reports from his bed that he is OK. I know you'll join me in wishing him a quick recovery. Doug -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame
I generally use the far outside points to avoid having to reframe excessively. Works well for me. Paul - William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame Are you using selective autofocus? I use a single point for focus exclusively. When shooting model, it goes on the eye of course. I haven't had any problem getting good focus with the DA* 60-250 or the FA 50/1.4. I'm generally using one of the off center cross points as the far outside points are virtually useless. Put point on eye, push button, pray. If I'm stopped down than this works, but wider than f/2.8 it is really hit or miss, more often miss, with the miss ratio going up as the aperture opens. And yes, I have my AF tuned to the lens. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: k-7 Owners
I'd say the K7 autofocus is a wee bit better than the K20D in terms of rapid lock in, but not a major difference. And while I haven't tested fully, it seems more accurate in terms of no front focus or back focus right out of the box. In terms of mechanics, I would say the metering is much better, much more accurate. The build quality is also a major step up IMO. In other words, it's not a game changer, but it's a definite improvement. Paul - Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 14/07/2009, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: I was thinking the same thing until I got my K-7. Unlike it's predecessors, it's like a real camera only smaller. Encouraging, I have a love hate relationship with the K20D and I had a pure hate relationship with my poor AF, 1 degree skewed K10D which was in the service joint more than it was in my hand. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC +10 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Off-List: got the K7 in my hot little hands
Of course the synch speed isn't a deal breaker, and I'm looking forward to the new camera. But I couldn't control my inner curmudgeon, and felt obligated to add a contrarian note to the symphony of praise:-). Paul - Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: paul stenquist wrote: On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: For a few hours on Saturday I did my best to find something to dislike about the K7, but I was unsuccessful. Let me help: The 1/180th synch speed. Paul OK, you got me. I suppose that could be an issue if I ever used that feature. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 2000 mm reflex lens
BH started showing the 2000 reflex a couple of months ago I believe. The last version of this lens was an M, and it was in production from 1982 to 2004. An earlier K version was produced from 1979 to 1982, and I think it was identical. Perhaps Pentax told BH that they had enough parts to assemble a couple of them. At one time BH promoted the FA 600/4 in the same manner. They're probably considered a good clearing house for limited-production specialty items. Or maybe BH found some NOS glass in the back room. It's anybody's guess. Paul Paul - Steve Desjardins desjard...@wlu.edu wrote: I was poking around the BH website and noticed that they had the Pentax 2000mm f13.5 reflex lens. First I thought it was used but it's just special order. When did that appear? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Smoking at Queen and Ossington Part I
Interesting shot. The cigarette kind of ruins the imagery that the fur suggests, doesn't it? But you can tell she's really enjoying that cigarette. Good one. Paul - frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I was going to post this tomorrow, but since it looks like I might not be on a computer for a while, I'll do it now: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/06/smoking-at-queen-and-ossington-part-i.html Shot from the hip, no cropping (I was pleasantly surprised at the framing, all things considered...). If I have a chance I'll post part II (there's not part three yet) later... Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Feet
Thanks Luiz. And thanks to all who had a look. Paul - Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: Good moment, Paul. Very interesting... LF Paul Stenquist escreveu: DA* 60-250, f6.7 @ 1/1500, ISO 400, 60mm. Continuous autofocus on K20D. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9278935size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax K7
I like it. I just want to be sure that it's the best we'll get for a while before I buy one. Paul - John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 01:26:53PM -0500, Nick Wright wrote: Good Lord! After months of torturing us with rumors and speculation about the camera they've JUST ANNOUNCED TODAY, you all are ALREADY yabbering about the NEXT camera! Does it ever end!?!!?! *winkwink* Never. Where would we be without something to complain about? So far I've seen people who think the camera is underwhelming, and others who think the price is out of consideration. (Perhaps this means Pentax are doing it right - it's better this way than if all the complaints are in agreement as to just what is wrong). But, mostly, people (especially here) seem to like what we see. Sure, there are a handful of minor upgrades that could be handy (1/250 flash sync, 8fps, 1080p video, 2nd SD card slot, ...), but in general it looks close to the camera people seem to want. I look forward to hearing the reports from the folks at GFM, but I'm already pretty certain that I'll be ordering a K-7 + D-BG4 as soon as BH start taking orders. They've got a page for the camera, but at present there's no button to place an order). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: New Jersey Drivers (Was nutty Norwegians)
I've had the rare pleasure of commuting to work in LA, Chicago, Detroit and New Jersey/NYC, so I feel obliged to correct Scott's disparaging remarks regarding New Jersey drivers. While I'm on the subject, I might as well rank the drivers that populate the expressways of these fair and not-so-fair metropolitan areas. My Jersey to New York commute took me down 40 miles of the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. Of the four above-named commutes, New Jersey was by far the best. For one, New Jersey drivers know what the left lane is for, a bit of knowledge that is completely foreign to drivers in many other cities.. The left lane on the turnpike moves at a steady 80 mph, and those who don't want to go that fast have sense enough to get out of the way. What's more, they know where they're going. You don't see a lot of four-lane crossovers in a last desperate attempt to get to an exit ramp. Detroit is second best. Primarily good drivers here, and not too many slowpokes. But there's the occasional wreck being driven by a brain-dead wretch, so Jersey is better. What's more, the roads here are the worst in the nation, so drivers sometimes have to swerve to avoid being swallowed up by a canyon-sized pothole. That kind of maneuver can spoil a nice driving style. LA is pretty bad. A lot of people drive well there and use common sense, but you can run into lane monitors on the LA freeways. They drive Volvos and camp out in the left lane at 55 mph, sneering all the while. They feel it's there civic duty to impose some kind of bizarre go-slow moral code on those of us who hustle along. Combined with just way too much traffic on the 10 and 405 in particular, the strange behavior of Angelenos makes driving there a nightmare. But nothing is as bad as Chicago. Chicago drivers don't have a clue regarding the purpose of the left lane. And they change lanes constantly. Plus, there are so many wrecks on the road in Chi-Town, the expressways look like junkyards come to life. No one knows where they're going, and no one cares. If there's an expressway in hell, it probably includes the Edens/Kennedy junction. And that's all I have to say about that. Paul - Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: And we all give them a wide berth and expect strange things... Bob S. I have a few I'd like to see implemented here in the States. Anyone who owns a mini-van should be required to display a V sticker on all their other vehicles. Vehicles licensed in New Jersey should be required to display a taxi-like marquis on the roof with a flashing NJ that must be illuminated whenever the vehicle leaves New Jersey. Just so the rest of us get fair warning. (License plates are too hard to see 1/4 mile away.) Those people who commute to work alone in a Hummer, bitch about gas prices and then refuse to get a minivan to haul their 6 kids around should have DH permanently tattooed on their foreheads. And they should have to get the flashing NJ sign even if they're not from NJ. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: New Jersey Drivers (Was nutty Norwegians)
- Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 1:42 PM, pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I've had the rare pleasure of commuting to work in LA, Chicago, Detroit and New Jersey/NYC, so I feel obliged to correct Scott's disparaging remarks regarding New Jersey drivers. While I'm on the subject, I might as well rank the drivers that populate the expressways of these fair and not-so-fair metropolitan areas. My Jersey to New York commute took me down 40 miles of the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. Of the four above-named commutes, New Jersey was by far the best. For one, New Jersey drivers know what the left lane is for, a bit of knowledge that is completely foreign to drivers in many other cities.. The left lane on the turnpike moves at a steady 80 mph, and those who don't want to go that fast have sense enough to get out of the way. What's more, they know where they're going. You don't see a lot of four-lane crossovers in a last desperate attempt to get to an exit ramp. For the record, I have never been to New Jersey. My experience with the Jersey Jackass is when they're out of their natural habitat. Ah, they're probably frustrated by the slow-moving traffic. Give them a turnpike with six lanes in each direction, and they'll b fine. Paul -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - River of Boats
What Cotty said. I like this one a lot. Paul - Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 6/5/09, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: Punts awaiting punters below the Magdalen Bridge in Oxford a couple of weeks ago: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9121567 (K10D, DA 50-200) Perhaps a bit of a cliche... Very nice Rick. -- 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 PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: fashion photography startout
Some imaginative poses. Nice framing for the most part. I'm not wild about the hard light on the girl in jeans, but I know some pros are using similar techniques. Well done overall. Paul - Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, this is a collection of recent shots, some digital, some on film (yashicamat and spotmatic), that I took hoping to emulate the style(s) of fashion photography. Any cc will be highly appreciated. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamoneki/sets/72157617701802994/ Cheers, Luka -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO; Key West lady
Thanks Ken. I would have gone with a tad less brightness if I had been able to light her eyes with a reflector. As it is, I dodged them a bit and compromised some on the overall look. Paul - Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Maybe a tad too bright but still a wonderful capture ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO; Key West lady I returned from my Key West, Florida video production job yesterday. I was booked on this gig as the writer and director, not as a shooter. But I brought my K20D and DA* 16-50 and shot some stills of the production. I also had some walkaround time, so I shot a bit of the island. Of course, we were shooting the video during the hours of good light, so I generally shot either at night or mid day. I'll post some pics when I have time. I also shot a few pics of our single actor: a young lady from Orlando who conducted this video tour of a nice Key West resort. She's a real runway type: 5'11, size 4. She was also capable of delivering several sentences of copy at a time without error. That's important on a low-buck, fast and dirty shoot. We had a bathing suit scene in the piece, and I snapped a pic of her. Needs a reflector or flash fill, but I like the pose, and she's a pretty girl: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9033392 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO; Key West lady
Thanks Derby. Paul - Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I returned from my Key West, Florida video production job yesterday. I was booked on this gig as the writer and director, not as a shooter. But I brought my K20D and DA* 16-50 and shot some stills of the production. I also had some walkaround time, so I shot a bit of the island. Of course, we were shooting the video during the hours of good light, so I generally shot either at night or mid day. I'll post some pics when I have time. I also shot a few pics of our single actor: a young lady from Orlando who conducted this video tour of a nice Key West resort. She's a real runway type: 5'11, size 4. She was also capable of delivering several sentences of copy at a time without error. That's important on a low-buck, fast and dirty shoot. We had a bathing suit scene in the piece, and I snapped a pic of her. Needs a reflector or flash fill, but I like the pose, and she's a pretty girl: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9033392 Can't stop looking at her. Lovely. D -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO; Key West lady
Thanks Bill. I did send it to her. Seems she just had a request from her agent for a bathing suit shot, so she was pleased. Paul - William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 7:40 PM Subject: PESO; Key West lady http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9033392 Thats beautiful. Send her a copy. She'll be hard pressed to get a better picture of herself. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Film is not dead
- Paul Sorenson allarou...@earthlink.net wrote: According to the web site of one local wedding shooter. He says... *Film or Digital? Don't be fooled - newer isn't always better. Digital is wonderful in the studio - under controlled lighting and from short distances - but definitely is not suitable for weddings. Digital is finicky and requires precision exposure that is difficult to attain under the wide variety of conditions and involved in wedding coverage. Basically, digital wedding photographers are always adjusting their cameras and reviewing their work when they should be taking pictures. At this point, digital simply is too risky. Many studios have switched to digital for one reason - to save money - whereas we don't mind paying a little extra for the quality and consistency of film. We can provide you with all of the special effects and retouches being touted by digital wedding photographers.* He does admit that MF is dead 'cause all his shooters use 35mm. Food for thought... Bologna -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: formatting cards between every use
How can you format the car without deleting the last file written?? I reformat as soon as I've transfered the files to a hard drive. (Or to two hard drives if they're important shots.) Haven't had any card problems recently other than a born-dead Transcend. The only other problems I've ever had were due to physical damage to SD cards, usually the lock. Paul - Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Per the advice from this list, I picked up the lightroom book by Resnick and Spritzer (not to be confused with Resnick and Halliday). They make a big deal that you should format the card in your camera after every use, and that you shouldn't delete the last file written to the card. I've never had any sort of problems just treating my SD cards like hard drives, and only occasionally reformatting. The only card I've had problems with is a Patriot 16GB I recently picked up that worked a charm in the K100, but is spastic in the K20. Is their advice valid? Valid, even though problems are rare, valid on CF, used to be valid, but no longer a problem? -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I like the light, but don't know what I did
Here's what you did: You shot at 7pm. That's probably less than an hour before sundown at this time of year, so it's magic hour. The sun is coming from the horizon, and it's filtered by a lot of atmosphere. So the color is golden. You caught a bit of light spill from open sky in the shade. That's like shooting with the ball down in an open area. That's the best light you'll ever find. The quantity and quality are partly dependent on atmospheric conditions and the presence or absence of clouds, but it's the kind of light that the best location shooters look for. Paul - Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 07:23:02PM -0400, David J Brooks wrote: It may be me, but nothing looks in focus other than the back ground. Yeah, that's why I didn't post it as a show off shot. There's just something about the light/color that I really like. Unfortunately, I can't quite place what it is. Apparantly nobody else sees it, to tell me what I did. I've heard it said that the only thing worse than making a mistake, is getting something right and not knowing why. So I quit horse show photography and whats the first paw/peso i see.:-) :) -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Toughts... Pentax and Professional Photography
- John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: William Robb - Original Message - From: Timbah! Subject: Toughts... Pentax and Professional Photography One of the main problems is I've Pentax. Not kidding. An agency will never talk with someone who has Pentax. The minimum is Full Frame, which Pentax not planning to release. With a Nikon D700 or Canon EOS 5D (MK1) I could start with luck :) I take it that agencies no longer care about the quality of the photographs so much as some of the less than important aspects of the technology of taking them? William Robb Most of 'em never did. I've been told they don't care what kind of camera I use, as long as I provide the images in either Nikon or Canon RAW format. The biggest advantage of shooting Cakon is third party support. Plus, if you don't have exactly the lens you need, you can rent it just about anywhere. The availability of rental equipment is an obvious plus for Canon and Nikon shooters. But in regard to providing RAW files in those formats, that's a non-issue. I work for a lot of different pubs, agencies, stock houses and other clients, and no one has ever requested RAW files. If they did, I'd tell them no. Controlling the transition from RAW to tiff is part of the photographer's job, his signature if you will. I would never turn over the coarse data that is a RAW file. And I know of no working pro who would. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO; Key West lady
I returned from my Key West, Florida video production job yesterday. I was booked on this gig as the writer and director, not as a shooter. But I brought my K20D and DA* 16-50 and shot some stills of the production. I also had some walkaround time, so I shot a bit of the island. Of course, we were shooting the video during the hours of good light, so I generally shot either at night or mid day. I'll post some pics when I have time. I also shot a few pics of our single actor: a young lady from Orlando who conducted this video tour of a nice Key West resort. She's a real runway type: 5'11, size 4. She was also capable of delivering several sentences of copy at a time without error. That's important on a low-buck, fast and dirty shoot. We had a bathing suit scene in the piece, and I snapped a pic of her. Needs a reflector or flash fill, but I like the pose, and she's a pretty girl: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9033392 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Toughts... Pentax and Professional Photography
- John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: pnstenquist If you find the jobs, you can do some professional work, regardless of equipment brand. But there are far more good photographers than there are paid shoots, so you have to dig. There are some imbeciles out there who specify brand, but who wants to work for imbeciles? Paul Well . FWIW, imbeciles often pay well. I haven't found that to be the case. It's that ol' A fool and his money ... thingy I guess. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: geso - flora and fauna
Nice gallery. I LOVE prisoners of Tompkins Square Park. Paul - ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/7966405_39Ccx -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: the war on photography
- William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: the war on photography Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Bruce Schneier has a link to an amusing story: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/04/funny_war_on_ph.html Fitness standards have obviously gone up in the Met. Someone called in to report people taking photos in a suspicious manner about twenty minutes ago. ... We wonder if it was those guys we chatted to earlier. We are miles away. Not even on bicycles, never mind in a black and white. Impressive. I figured that since Britain is like a scale model of a country, the mile would be equally scaled down. William Robb I've been living out of a suitcase and rarely have time to follow most threads here, but sometimes I'm tempted to dive in late and read one of Robb's replies. I'm rarely disappointed:-)) Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A Show!
Congratulations Frank. That's quite an honor, and I know you'll put on a good show. Paul - frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Looks like I'll have about 20 photos up in Toronto's City Hall from May 13 to 21. Something to do with Bike Week here in the city. They'll be contributing an amount toward printing and will provide mounting (no dirty jokes, please). I'm told that I can put prices on them. I'm kind of stoked. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Spring in the Park
The couple makes it more than a bike pic. Good one. Paul - frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Being so excited (as I am) about my Bike Week show, I can't help but show you this one, which I will very likely be exhibiting: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2009/04/trinity-bellwoods-park.html Scroll down and click on image to see full-screen version. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DA*60-250/4 shipping to a couple resellers.
Still 749.95 at BH. They haven't listed the DA* 60-250. Paul - Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Adam Maas wrote: On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:38 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: I waited for so long for this lens for the horse shows, now its not really needed, and kept putting off the 50-135, which is now more useful but more expensive. I am my father.:-0 Dave Dave, Herny's outlet has one 50-135 open box going for the old price ($899). And McBain's still lists it for $999 brand new -- $1059 after GST and shipping. -bmw They must have leftover stock. Pretty much everywhere else has it going for $1799CDN now. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Private: Bluebell
Sorry to hear about your mishap. Hope you feel better soon. Paul - John Whittingham jo...@carmel.ac.uk wrote: Hope you both recover fully and quickly. Best regards, John From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan [rf.sulli...@gmail.com] Sent: 20 April 2009 19:35 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Private: Bluebell Dave, I left turned in front of a Honda on the way to Easter dinner at my sisters. Never saw the Honda. It's totaled. My van is in for $8,000 in repairs. Lynn and I both banged our right knees, but the seatbelt (and maybe airbag) got me. I look like a crossing guard with a bright 'purple' (not orange) belt on. The purple is starting to fade into yellows, but the chest still hurts - sternum in particular. Funny, nothing but the knee hurt on the scene, not to the touch or anything. Now, I've got a string of lumps under my breast and a sore breastbone. Not a good week here in Chicago... Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 12:59 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, the question was for Ken. I didn't mean to clutter the list. (Feeling a little cranky today as I still hurt from the auto crash on Easter.) Regards, Bob S. Everything ok Bob. Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO = Jackie Perkins
Nice pics. I think 11 is my favorite. Paul - Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Oh, and here are some songs, to get an idea: http://www.myspace.com/perkinsjackie Dario Together with Exotique Band, she performed in a small theater in Meldola, not far from here. Few spectators, and it was a true pity as the show was very nice. http://www.dariobonazza.com/jpe.htm Comments always welcome. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Meet Dovile :)
Nice work. I like the mix of earthtone wardrobe and background with flat light. Good stuff. Paul - Timbah! tim...@clancode.hu wrote: Hi list, I had a quite terrible friday but it turned to be good in the end. I had my first girl-photo-shoot :) A lituanian girl asked me to do some photos of her and this friday in heavy rain we went out (thanks for Pentax Weather Sealing) and took some pictures. Well... long story short: We had a good time and in the end I think we had a few good shots. http://www.flickr.com/photos/timbah/3452600674 More on my stream. Regards, .timber -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Toughts... Pentax and Professional Photography
If you find the jobs, you can do some professional work, regardless of equipment brand. But there are far more good photographers than there are paid shoots, so you have to dig. There are some imbeciles out there who specify brand, but who wants to work for imbeciles? Paul - Timbah! tim...@clancode.hu wrote: One of the main problems is I've Pentax. Not kidding. An agency will never talk with someone who has Pentax. The minimum is Full Frame, which Pentax not planning to release. With a Nikon D700 or Canon EOS 5D (MK1) I could start with luck :) Also my equipment really lacks many things to become a professional. All the shots with Dovile was made with the FA 50 f1.4 and I had some bad experience with the focusing speed and accuracy of the K20D. It also made me think about Pentax and Professional Photography. Pentax is the very best amateur level camera and so far I know they always were in the 35mm market. The Pentax K20D is a fantastic camera, but it has some serious downs. The AF is really a pain in the rear sometimes, not to mention the focus feedback with MF lenses. For Nature it's very good since you have time, but for sport and fashion it's kinda weak. I did 'journalist' photographies with a 40 years old Carl Zeiss lens (f4/300) and it was way better than the other guy with a Canon EOS 40D + 70-200 f4 L (said the editor :P), but I often feel the need of something quicker. I did live performance photography yesterday (a dutch band called Kraak Smaak played at Trafalgar Square) and many of my shots seems to be just a little OOF. The main problem is (I believe) that in this 'running' world you need to keep the tempo or you will fail (Minolta is one of the best examples). Also Samsung seem to be getting independent from Pentax as the EVIL system was developed alone and they don't want to share it with Pentax. Without Samsung I wonder how well Pentax will suceed, but I am afraid it might have difficulties. So all in all I wonder what Pentax will do... but they need something BIG :) .t Ps I can't do professional photography work because I lack the two E-factor: Experience and Equipment :D Christine Aguila wrote: Wow! Stunning! You've picked some gorgeous women to photograph. Your style is so distinct, Timber--really great! Sorry to hear about Friday--what was it about last week? Anyway--I'd follow Cotty's suggestion and get your work out there and to the London agencies! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Timbah! tim...@clancode.hu To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:18 AM Subject: GESO: Meet Dovile :) Hi list, I had a quite terrible friday but it turned to be good in the end. I had my first girl-photo-shoot :) A lituanian girl asked me to do some photos of her and this friday in heavy rain we went out (thanks for Pentax Weather Sealing) and took some pictures. Well... long story short: We had a good time and in the end I think we had a few good shots. http://www.flickr.com/photos/timbah/3452600674 More on my stream. Regards, .timber -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Channeling Christine Aguilare --or some such
Yep. Some fun pics there. - William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 11:29 AM Subject: RE: My friend Lyndsaye wanted to do a themed shoot. She wanted to emulate an entertainer named Christine Aguilare or some such. Gads, did I really forget to include a subject line? William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: regards PESO 2009 - 052 ...
The negative reaction to Shel's critiques erupted after he said a photo was so bad that the poster should be ashamed for presenting it here. Most here have no problem with negative criticism, and debating the points of a critique shouldn't be seen as a bad reaction to the same. - Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I actually miss Shel's critiques. I learned something. Yes, even though I got hopping mad at him (at least once, maybe more than once.) I throw out more negative criticism than lots do, but I am feeling more and more funny about it, because it seems we have just gotten down to good shot. Over and over and over. Saying more seems more and more unwelcome. Good post. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How to test a 16-50
The serious 16-50 fault was an uneven focal plane. Shoot a textured wall at f2.8 and f4. Try to keep the camera parallel to the wall. Do several exposures to lessen the chance of operator error. Check the results to see if the focus is even across the frame. If one side of the frame is in focus and the other side is soft, it's probably a bad copy. Paul - Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: Since prices are going up I'm warming up for a 16-50. Would it be possible to do some quick tests in the shop to check if it's ok? What do I look for? Would a quick test of a wall at f/2.8 and maybe 2-3 meters distance reveal a lemon? Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Mad as Hell.....
Excellent. Sharp, great color. Paul - Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html A different view of a familiar bird. He posture says it all. Taken with a K20D, 600mm f4.0 SMC FA, Gitzo 3520 tripod, Kirk King Cobra head. 1/400, f8.0 400 ISO All comments appreciated - good ;-), bad ;-(, or indifferent ;-| Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Trading resolution for depth of field
That is fun. How did it end up in this awful thred! :-) Paul - Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com Me the camera were set up on the roof, the on camera flash was in wireless master mode and the flashes that the models were holding were in wireless slave mode (ie the on camera flash triggered the flashes below) Because we were using a mix of Nikon, Canon Minolta flashes, Nkon CLS optical triggers, we couldn't get the to all go off at the same time. The final shot was still fun: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3406984942_4162539cb9_b.jpg I'm the one in red on the left with the radio shutter release in hand :-) This is one cool shot! What fun! I want to got to Australia! :-) Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: License
I like it. Interesting subject, well rendered. Paul - Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote: Here's one I took this afternoon. I'm really really liking the colors that K100D Super makes. http://www.nickdavidwright.com/2009/04/license.html -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: so that I don't have to reinvent the wheel
You could print a negative digital image on clear acetate with an inkjet printer and then make a contact print on photographic paper. Of course you could make a better print with the inkjet printer. What's your objective here? You might achieve an interesting result, but I doubt that it would be a high quality image. Paul - John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Does anyone know of a product that will allow you to project [negative] digital images onto paper for traditional BW development? I'm thinking of something like an enlarger with digital taking the place of the condenser and negative holder. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Blossoms and Bridge
The first shot works for me. The softness of the rear blossoms gives way to the out of focus arches. I like the look. The second is good as well, but the first is a unique perspective. Paul - Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Hi Rick: For me, the 2nd is just fine as shot. That's very nice. cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 3:43 PM Subject: PESO - Blossoms and Bridge Two more from Wallingford. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8922537size=lg and http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8922538 It bugs me a little that the central blossoms in the first pic are behind the plane of focus, but it was either them or the closer blossoms... Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Proud Parents
I like the framing of this. Well done. Paul - Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Nice one, Frank. Rendering and composition is great. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:13 AM Subject: PESO - Proud Parents Sunday was a beautiful spring day (unlike today when we awoke to freaking snow on the ground!). I wondered if this was baby's first spring day out to the Market? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/04/proud-parents.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank ps: note the circle of confusion and dof which is from the camera only... ;-) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO boy chases girl
Well seen. A fun shot. Paul - Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a little constructions site whimsy ;-). http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/boygirl/content/caisson_drilling_5_large.html comments welcome, cheers Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: And the mouse said to the elephant...
Fun stuff. Well seen. Paul - 27...@comcast.net wrote: Ralf, that photo planted a smile on my face, Thanks Joe www.photo.net/photos/pjjdxn - Original Message - From: Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de To: Pentax Mailingliste pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 6, 2009 4:30:20 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: PESO: And the mouse said to the elephant... http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/16612744 Enjoy, Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany NEW! Blog: http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com NEW! Homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Tarke Homestead
I like this persective. A fascinating scene, well recorded. Paul - Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks for commenting, Bruce. I just like contemplating the history of such remnants. How many families under what circumstances for how many years and could the answer be somehow recorded within? No, I don't believe in the super natural and am not going to spend the night there in case the ghosts are friendly. shudder Jack --- On Mon, 4/6/09, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: From: Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com Subject: Re: PESO: Tarke Homestead To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, April 6, 2009, 3:26 PM Looks like lots of possibilities here. The light seems to be a bit strong - this looks like it could be a little more spooky with all the overgrown weeds and old fence. Certainly something worth exploring more with different light and more perspectives. A good start, for me. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, April 6, 2009, 3:07:23 PM, you wrote: JD Beautiful calm 78F afternoon. Had to get out and around for awhile. JD Am including a link to a long since abandoned homestead on Tarke Rd. JD So completely overgrown and impenetrable from the front that I JD had no option but this side view. JD Seems I can't resist such remnants of the past. JD Jack JD K10, DA60~45 JD http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=403 JD JD -- JD PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JD PDML@pdml.net JD http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net JD to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Triangulation Four
Thanks for looking. I don't know that I'd call it abstract. Undefined perhaps. I'm trying to utilize a variety of aproaches in this series. Interesting that my original post hasn't apeared in my mailbox. Others hve aparently gotten it. - Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Paul, That's certainly abstract. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Had some time to get back to this today. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8896639 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Triangulation Four
Thanks Christine. I agree. And I reserve the right to delete some of them down the road:-). It's an experiment. Paul - Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Hi Paul: of the 4 so far, I think I like this one best. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 3:15 PM Subject: PESO: Triangulation Four Had some time to get back to this today. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8896639 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Haircut
Thanks much. A fortuitous shot: the barber saw me on the sidewalk and invited me in. Paul - Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: I love it, Paul! That's great! Composition is just perfect! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 3:54 PM Subject: PESO: The Haircut http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8896834 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Triangulation Four
Hmmm. It's there Dave. - David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: No can see. Dave On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Had some time to get back to this today. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8896639 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Haircut
Thanks Marnie. It was hard to tell if he was conscious:-). Paul - eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 4/4/2009 1:58:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8896834 === Very nice! The kid certainly looking like he is anxious about the haircut. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare0003) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Triangulation Four
I like that! - Fernando fer.p...@gmail.com wrote: I had a how-the-heck-is-that-triangle-suspended-in-the-sky moment On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Had some time to get back to this today. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8896639 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Haircut
Thanks Fernando. - Fernando fer.p...@gmail.com wrote: I like it Paul, a nice candid, great composition, crisp and timeless. On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8896834 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Triangulation Four
Thanks for looking. I'll settle for interesting:-) Pau - eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 4/4/2009 1:16:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: Had some time to get back to this today. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8896639 = Interesting shot, but doesn't do a lot for me. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare0003) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PP question, sharp and unsh
Sometimes. Although they shouldn't. Most digital images require a certain amount of sharpening. Unsharp Mask is a good tool. It provides some edge contrast to give the apearance of more sharpness. You should apply it to images while viewing at 100%. If you see too much edginess and sparkle in highlights, you may have gone too far. If you see halos, you definitely went too far. Later versions of PhotoShop also offer Smart Sharpen. This tool allows you to correct sharpness in different ways. It recognizes that lens blur, our of focus, and motion blur are different situations, and sharpening is applied in different ways. Experimentation is your friend here. Paul - Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote: Do all threads eventually go down the toilet like this one? ;;) On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 6:49 PM, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote: One thing that I haven't been able to find yet is a good description of the mechanism of sharpening, unsharp mask and what all the various knobs, dials and variables do. in general, your PP shouldn't be sharp. If it is, urine trouble. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/calemp http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Bird of Paradise
Nice, colorful flower pic. Well composed. Paul - Dan Matyola danmaty...@verizon.net wrote: From the National Botanical Garden: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8779007 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: point and shoot
How strange. Did I really need a smiley? Paul - William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: point and shoot Yes, relying on technology sucks completely. The true purist would disable all the features of his camera with a sledgehammer. He could then draw his pictures, unburdened by any assistance from mechanical or electronic devices. What could be more pure? Mr no gray areas in my world Stenquist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Dame Helen
Nice work. A good set that should represent her well. Paul - Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Bit late but hey, busy weekend. A friend and colleague is leaving to set up her own production company and I did her a set of publicity stills from her commercial TV days. Good brownie points as she will hopefully be giving me some work, so did it for expenses. Pleased with the results - here's a gallery of 23 pics - I shot about a hundred. All with Pentax *ist Ds and 18-55 lens. You can guess which were shot with the A*85/1.4 ! http://gallery.me.com/cottycam#100027 -- 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 PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Portrait
Thanks for looking. Yes, it's all about the photographer, not the kid. I made sure the kid was slightly out of focus. Paul - Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 05:10:18PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8850893 I love the composition of that shot. I might have tried focusing on the kid rather than her booty, but I certainly understand the choice. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Product shot
Nicely composed. I might prefer a bit more DOF, but it works well as shot. Paul - Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Thanks, Christine. Christian Christine Aguila wrote: Neat, Christian. Love the colors. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 2:16 PM Subject: PESO - Product shot Just playing around with a 55/1.8 SMC Takumar on the 20D. I was going for a commercial or product kind of shot. http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2009/03/classic-cosmo.html Light was from a window as well as a bit of flash bounced off the ceiling. Enjoy. Comments always appreciated. Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com httP://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bit the bullet
This advice flies in the face of what i've experienced with other Pentax digital cameras. Correct exposure at the chosen ISO has always proved less noisy than an underexposed RAW at a lower ISO tht was pumped up in conversion. ISO 1600 was decent quality on the *istD, so I suspect it will be useful on the 100D as well. The K20D is about a stop or so better. Paul - Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote: Would someone care to explain a little further about the 800 iso thing? On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 01:36:41PM -0500, Nick Wright wrote: What have I done? What have I done! You made a great decision. I just placed an order for a k100d super from keh. Of the pentax DSLRs I've handled my two favorites are the 100Ds and the 20D. There are a lot of things I like about the 2000, but the 100 feels a lot more comfortable in my hand. I bought mine about 16 months ago and have shot a bit over 42,000 frames. The one quirk that I learned about them is that the analog circuitry only goes up to ISO 800, so rather than shooting 1600 or 3200, you're better off leaving it in 800 and underexposing your raw files. Oh no! Oh noes! I can haz dijitel. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bit the bullet
You'll find that 3200 is noisy, but the noise is no more obtrusive than the grain of 35mm Kodak TMZ or Delta 3200 at ISO 3200. Probably better overall. Paul - Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote: That makes me feel better. Was kinda getting a little worried that I'd chosen the wrong camera. I will use both 1600 and 3200 iso probably fairly regularly. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 6:05 PM, pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: This advice flies in the face of what i've experienced with other Pentax digital cameras. Correct exposure at the chosen ISO has always proved less noisy than an underexposed RAW at a lower ISO tht was pumped up in conversion. ISO 1600 was decent quality on the *istD, so I suspect it will be useful on the 100D as well. The K20D is about a stop or so better. Paul - Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote: Would someone care to explain a little further about the 800 iso thing? On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 01:36:41PM -0500, Nick Wright wrote: What have I done? What have I done! You made a great decision. I just placed an order for a k100d super from keh. Of the pentax DSLRs I've handled my two favorites are the 100Ds and the 20D. There are a lot of things I like about the 2000, but the 100 feels a lot more comfortable in my hand. I bought mine about 16 months ago and have shot a bit over 42,000 frames. The one quirk that I learned about them is that the analog circuitry only goes up to ISO 800, so rather than shooting 1600 or 3200, you're better off leaving it in 800 and underexposing your raw files. Oh no! Oh noes! I can haz dijitel. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bit the bullet
As I said, I get far more noise pushing a shot two stops that was exposed at
800 than I do when shooting at 3200. In my experience, almost everything on
dreview should be taken with a grain of salt.
Pau
- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 05:58:13PM -0500, Nick Wright wrote:
Would someone care to explain a little further about the 800 iso
thing?
If you do some research on the dpreview pentax slr forum, Marc
Sabatelle pointed out that someone had written a raw converter (I
foreget his name, it's in my archives someplace) and he had
discovered
that above ISO 800 the circuitry doesn't change, the raw values are
just multipled by 2 or 4.
ISO real binary hexdec raw file values
200 00010110 0x016 22 00010110 0x016 22
400 00101100 0x02C 44 00101100 0x02C 44
800 01011001 0x059 89 01011001 0x059 89
1600 10110011 0x0B3 179 10110010 0x0B2 178
3200 000101100111 0x167 359 000101100100 0x164 354
You'll see that at ISO 1600 and 3200 that data in the last bit, or
two
bits is just lost. Mind you, there's a lot of noise in the analog
signal anyways, so the actual information you're losing at the bottom
end isn't that much.
The problem is if you have a pixel that is close to full scale at
800:
800 1000 0x800
at 1600 and 3200 it just goes to
and clips
So when you increase the ISO above 800, not only do you not get any
more information from the lowest bits on the darkest pixels, but you
clip the information on the brightest pixels.
But, don't take my word as gospel, try shooting in some very low
light
situations, with the camera in manual exposure mode. Assume that at
3200, the correct exposure is 1/10 second f/4.0. Shoot at f/4.0 at
ISO 800 1/2.5 1/5 1/10
ISO 1600 1/5 1/10
ISO 3200 1/10
And compare the quality of the shots. I've found that I get as good
of a shot at 1/10 f/4 in ISO 800 as I do ISO 1600 and ISO 3200.
Given the choice, it's better to expose properly, but if you're
shooting dancers or musicians, people who are moving, you may get
better results trading noise for shutter speed.
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Re: Bit the bullet
I haven't used a k100, but I had two *istDs, which are the same sensor. I also have a K10D and a K20D. All displayed less noise when shots were exposed correctly for the indicated ISO Pu - Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:39:36PM +, pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: As I said, I get far more noise pushing a shot two stops that was exposed at 800 than I do when shooting at 3200. In my experience, almost everything on dreview should be taken with a grain of salt. Pau Interesting. Do you shoot with a K100? I found that pushing 800 worked for me on the K100. Of course the K20 was different. As I said, the best thing is to try it for yourself and see what works. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Three boys, WAS: Film is dead
Well done. Beautifully rendered, great looks. Paul - Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: DagT wrote: And why do companies like Ilford still sell lots of film? Some of us still use it: J: http://foto.no/linkeddata/bildekritikk/images/443000-443999/443614_1280x1024.jpg T: http://foto.no/linkeddata/bildekritikk/images/445000-445999/445718_1280x1024.jpg L: http://foto.no/linkeddata/bildekritikk/images/444000-444999/444154_1280x1024.jpg Bronica SQ-A, PS 180mm 1:4.5, Ilford HP5+ 120, Epson V700 .-) *Really* nice portraits, Dag! J is my fave. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ouch
The release levers on all my Manfrotto QRs are very tight and won't release without lifting the safety catch. I have no problem with them. However, I always make sure that the camera is actually looked into the head before releasing it. I frequently hang the strap around my neck while installing he camera in the QR bracket. Paul - Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com Yuck. That's an expensive pain. :-( This is why I stopped using Manfrotto QR clamps. I had two near misses at doing the same thing by accidentally hitting the release lever, and I found they didn't hold the gear rigidly enough for precision in positioning it. Hear, Hear! I'm a bit disappointed with my release lever on the Manfrotto head, but I probably should have looked at it closer when I was in the camera shop. Larry: Sorry to hear about your Ouch. Probably best to get the gear in the shop as soon as possible. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wedding photography, starting price?
I agree. I don't mind doing high volume jobs as long as the dollar per hour figure works for me. Similarly, a single shot that requires extensive setup may bring in the same amount of revenue as 500 shots that are the result of mass production shooting. Without film and processing costs to consider, it all comes down to getting paid for your time. Paul - Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: These days, I am seeing the value of the 'image' really going down. I tend to charge for my time up front whenever possible rather than trying to charge for the image, as most people now just aren't willing to pay anything for it. They seem somewhat ok with paying for a service provided, however. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, March 20, 2009, 9:49:49 AM, you wrote: WR I just ask them what they do for a living and immediately start pumping them WR for information. WR It usually gets the point across. WR But it doesn't generate sales. WR William Robb WR - Original Message - WR From: ann sanfedele WR Subject: Re: Wedding photography, starting price? The panel moderator asked if he could have the wonderful photo I took of him for his website... I said if he wanted the photo on his site he could buy a jpg file from me on a pay what you will' basis , but he could also just include a link on his web site to the photo on my web site for no fee. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Epson premium ICC profiles
The premium ICC profiles are great. I've been using them for years, but it doesn't hurt to remind folks. Paul - Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: Last year I installed a new PC. I don't print very often and today I did print and didn't like the result. A little too dark in the midtones, highlights and skintones. Searching the epson site I (re)discovered epson has premium ICC profiles for the R2400. The ICC profiles included with the printer driver are generic for one papertype. The premium profiles includes papertypes and different driversettings (best photo, photo RPM etc) http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supAdvice.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yesnoteoid=100129type=highlights Most likely old news. It solved my problem. Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One more scanner question
This is a good example of why megapixels alone aren't an accurate gauge of photo quality or even detail resolution. Based on a lot of experience, I can tell you tht a flatbed scanner of that type can resolve enough detail for a nice 8x10. If your film is perfectly flat and the scanner focuses very accurately, you might get a nice 11x14. It is a good flatbed scanner, but it can't work miracles. Paul - Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote: Really? Wow. I had no idea. I found some web site saying that would just be enough for an 8x10, and I thought that's definitely more resolution than just and 8x10. Didn't realize it was that much more. Thanks. On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 6:47 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 06:31:38PM -0500, Nick Wright wrote: Okay, one more scanner question. The Epson v300 says that it scans 35mm film at 4800 dpi. What does that equate to in terms of megapixels? Well, a frame of 35mm film is 36 x 24 mm. At 25.4mm per inch, that's (36/25.4)*4800 * (24/25.4)*4800 = near enough 30 megapixels. That's 90MB at 24 bits/pixel, or a whopping 180MB at 48 bits per pixel. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: **
Sorry to hear that Jim. I hope you feel better real soon. Paul - Jim Apilado japil...@pacifier.com wrote: I HAD A STROKE. Jim A. On Mar 12, 2009, at 2:47 PM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: - Mensaje original De: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Jaume Lahuerta wrote: Well, now I 'have' to do it...at least to correspond somehow your effort ! ;-) Thanks for your time on it...actually, in my case it has been somehow reassuring. I feared that my 'bricks' picture was too small to let appreciate colors and textures, but you proved me wrong. (For some reason I always think that, regarding prints, bigger is always better...maybe I should start questioning it) I think you should, I felt your stunning photo really outshone the opposite page... :-) Nah, but yours is bigger than mine... ;-) (just applying for the out-of-context-mark!-(speck!)-of-the-month) Regards, Jaume, proud to be your book neighbor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One more scanner question
I've found that with flatbed scanners, I get the best results by scanning at the highest resolution possible, then downsizing to the dpi at which I want to print, genereally 300 or 360. - John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: It all depends on the dpi at which you want to print. A 35mm frame is pretty close to 1 x 1.5. So if you scan at 4800dpi you're going to be able to print an 8x12 print at 600dpi, a 16x24 at 300dpi, or a 24x36 at 200dpi. On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 06:50:35PM -0500, Nick Wright wrote: Really? Wow. I had no idea. I found some web site saying that would just be enough for an 8x10, and I thought that's definitely more resolution than just and 8x10. Didn't realize it was that much more. Thanks. On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 6:47 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 06:31:38PM -0500, Nick Wright wrote: Okay, one more scanner question. The Epson v300 says that it scans 35mm film at 4800 dpi. What does that equate to in terms of megapixels? Well, a frame of 35mm film is 36 x 24 mm. ?At 25.4mm per inch, that's ?(36/25.4)*4800 * (24/25.4)*4800 = near enough 30 megapixels. That's 90MB at 24 bits/pixel, or a whopping 180MB at 48 bits per pixel. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ethics of Manipulation (was: Re: Perspective control, (was:PESO:Church tower))
- John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 07:12:48PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: There's a continuum of purpose for photographic images. That purpose matters in so far as the ethics of manipulation. Context is important. At the PJ end, manipulation of the image is UN-ETHICAL, although most images will be tweaked to some degree - levels, contrast, curves - to make up for the deficiencies of the camera or the photographer's nerve. It makes the image more viewable. I'm cool with that as long as nothing is removed or added that wasn't in the original scene. Photojournalism should be reportage, not editorial comment. The image should be as true as possible to the scene the photojournalist was attempting to capture. That's too dogmatic for me (even though I'm at the PJ end of the scale). I'll edit an image to remove distracting elements as long as they are only peripheral to the story being told - telegraph wires, a garish item in the background, an extraneous hand visible at the edge of the frame .. In other words I might edit to achive the image I was *attempting* to capture, even if I didn't actually achieve that image in-camera. I had to shoot three men for a magazine article the other day. It was just one of numerous shots I had to take, and I was in a hurry, so I exposed only two frames. One guy had his eyes closed in the first. In the second, another guy looked at a different photographer. So I replaced his head after copying it from the other image. I can't think of any valid reason why I wouldn't do that. It was undetectable, BTW:-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Feeding the LBA
We long go decided that great ebaby deals should go to those willing to work for them. That policy is the result of many extended debates. It's not worth revisiting. Paul - Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:24:11PM -, Bob W wrote: There's also an FA31 on ebay, The long-established convention here is that you don't mention Pentax goods on auction sites unless you are the seller. The aim of this is not to spoil the price for people who've taken the trouble to search out and find the auction and bid on it for themselves. My apologies. I would have expected that the convention when someone found something that seemed like a good deal would be to mention it, but if someone was bidding on it for them to pipe up and say something. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Watcher
What Ken said. And I like the composition as well. The figure at left of frame looking toward the empty part of the frame makes it a story. Paul - Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Nice capture. I really like the lighting the posture of the subject. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: tim...@clancode.hu To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:34 PM Subject: PESO: The Watcher http://www.flickr.com/photos/timbah/3348802155/ I was brave enough to take out the cam today :D Cheers, .t -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Boston walkaround
Nice collection. Church 2 is my favorite. Paul - Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: A few snaps from my Boston trip last week. Some odd stuff because I was in an odd mood. I was drawn to shiny, reflective objects for some reason. Fortunately, there were quite a few to be found. http://www.robertstech.com/blog/photos/gallery11/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ethics of Manipulation (was: Re: Perspective control (was: PESO: Church tower))
Your photo is honest in that from the place the photo was taken and with the lens that was used, that's the way it is recorded. But it doesn't matter a lick. I assume you weren't photograhing the church to document its appearance for a buyer or even record it as historical record. If, as I believe, you were simply trying to create an attractive phooto, you are ethically free to alter it in any way you please. In the pursuit of an artful image, there should not be any rules. Rendering an image in pixels or film shouldn't be any more bound by arcan rules than is rendering an image in oil paints. Artists, and those who aspire to art, should be free to experiment. If not, photography becomes a mere recording device rather than a true art form. Paul - Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, it is. But somewhere along the line I came to view one as honest and the other as dishonest. Not that it's that simple though. Because I think that a straight photo can be dishonest as well. Which is something that I've also been thinking about in regards to my original photo. I like my shot quite a bit, but I cycled past that church again the other day and I realized that it is not an honest photo. The reason I believe that is because in the photo the tower appears to be much taller than the rest of the building, when in reality the roof line to the right of the tower in the photo is higher. I didn't think about it when I shot it, and then I didn't think about it when I got the negs back. So what do you all think about that? On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Isn't just changing the lens or the angle that you take the shot, changing the perspective? It would seem that if altering the photo after the shot bothers you, then altering the photo before the shot should to. Just different methods of accomplishing the same basic thing. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 5:06:20 AM, you wrote: NW Thanks to all the folks who took time to comment on this last PESO of NW mine. I do appreciate the critiques. NW One item I'd like to touch on is the concept of software perspective NW control. I'd been thinking about this recently before I'd posted my NW PESO and then Brian brought it up in his critique of my image. NW I'm just amazed at how fast technology changes. The last time I was an NW active member of this list (granted that was 8 years ago) the only way NW to achieve perspective control was with a view camera or shift lens. NW Now you can get something of the same effect using photoshop. NW I don't currently have any software with the ability to correct NW perspective, but an older laptop of mine had Elements 2 which did. I NW played around with it a bit but never could really get my heart into NW it. NW I think it mainly has to do with all those years at the newspaper. Any NW alteration of a photograph like that just makes me cringe. NW I'm curious to hear more of you all's opinions on the process? NW On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 10:30 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Nice composition but the tower gets a bit lost in the background sky. Also, I'd try a bit of perspective correction to make the verticals vertical and the horizontals, er...horizontal. It may not be an improvement but worth investigating. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:52 -0500, Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote: Here's another PESO: http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/church-tower-2/ Comment welcome and appreciated. -- ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I can't afford it, but...
This one may fall into the unusual and probably no one wants it ebay gaff exclusion category. Paul - Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Joseph McAllister wrote: for sale on eBay is a lens that someone's tax refund may allow them to. Or I would consider going in on a group purchase with anyone in the Pacific Northwest... http://cgi.ebay.com/smc-PENTAX-A-600mm-f-5-6-ED-IF-Exc-K20D-K10D-K100D_W0QQitemZ400033452823QQihZ027QQcategoryZ3323QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Copy and paste the entire url or just go to eBay and search for a Pentax A* 600mm. (The hideous Green one.) uh oh -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental?
I have never rented a lens, so I can't answer your question, but why would you want a fisheye to shoot a wedding? Perhaps it might be okay for a few effects photos, like a church exterior or something on that order. But you definitely don't want to use it as your main wide. Can you rent a 16-50 or if you already have a medium wide to normal, maybe a 12-24? I bring my 12-24 when shooting a wedding but rarely use anything wider than the 16=50 Paul - Allison Trueman allisontrue...@mac.com wrote: Hello Everyone, So I am shooting a wedding on March 21, and I am going to need to rent two lenses: the 10-17 fisheye and the 50-135. I am going to rent from cameralensrentals.com, but I am not sure on the damage waiver. Has anyone used them before? And if so, did you get the damage waiver? Thanks! Allison PS - for everyone who gave advice on if I should buy the fishy or the 50 1.4, I got the 50 1.4...and I think it is the best lens I own. It doesn't ever leave the camera for very long! Thanks!! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K20D batteries
I have two Pentax batteries and four aftermarket ones (the kind BH sells)for my K20D and K10D. They all seem to perform about the same, although I never rarely them all the way down. au - John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: It might have been money well spent. I've got one of each (original and third party), and keep one in the BG-2 grip, and one in the main camera. I found out last week that the cheap battery now only holds enough charge for a couple of hundred shots before it shows up as empty on the camera display. I'm wondering whether to go for another cheap battery, or to spend the extra on one with the Pentax name. Admitedly the cheap battery gets the most use - it's the one in the grip, and I have the camera set up to use that one first, and only to switch to the one in the camera when the first battery is exhausted. On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 07:04:19PM -0500, Miserere wrote: Don't ask me, I'm one of those idiots who paid $45 for an original Pentax battery when I bought the K10D. Been smacking myself in the head ever since. I keep telling myself that I did my bit to help increase the K20D RD budget (you're welcome)...but I'm not sure I believe myself. Enjoy the Camera! --M. On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: Enjoy your new camera! I've used no-name Li-Ion rechargeables from bestbatt.com for years now and never had any issues whatever with them. They last as long as the OEM batteries I've compared them to. I also use the travel chargers they sell. The one for the K20D is $14: http://www.bestbatt.com/Pentax_D_LI50_Li_Ion_Rechargeable_Battery_p/bbdli50.htm Godfrey On Mar 3, 2009, at 3:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I broke down and pulled the trigger on ?K20D over lunch. San Jose camera was willing to sell me the body for $730, vs $700 with shipping on Amazon. I decided that I was willing to pay $30 to support the one shop in Northern California that stocks Pentax and $60 to support the state. The battery is charging. The manual doesn't say anything about charging for 8 hours the first time, so my camera should be usable, right around sunset. What's the best deal on a second battery? I've seen one on line that's supposed to be 1700mAH rather than 1500, and it's quite a bit cheaper than stock. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso #006 (Dune on Earth)
Unique and interesting shot. Paul - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 6:52:36 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: Peso #006 (Dune on Earth) Wow, both are very Dune--but that 2nd one is wonderfully Dune--it's my fav. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 11:09 AM Subject: Peso #006 (Dune on Earth) Hi! About two weeks ago we had the strangest weather. Well, at this very moment it rains heavily outside, but that day it was indeed very reminiscent of Dune the movie. Have a look: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/02/peso-2009-006.html Have your say as well, as usual, brutal and honest. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Teagan's Braids
Nice set. 07 and 95 are my favorites. Paul - Original Message - From: Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:11:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: GESO - Teagan's Braids Thanks, Christine, and to all others for your comments. 13 is my fave, too. Got that one with the 85. Cheers. -Brendan --- On Sat, 2/28/09, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: GESO - Teagan's Braids To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 3:56 PM Hi Brendan: Cute! Cute! Cute! and those last 2 (12 13) are even cuter :-). Great work. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com To: pdml pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 3:13 PM Subject: GESO - Teagan's Braids I haven't posted anything in a while so when my daughter got her hair braided this morning I took the opportunity to shoot a few. She got a little shy by the end of the process. I decided against using flash and just went with the natural light from the nearby windows. K20, 31 Ltd., A 85 f1.4. http://www.primelensphoto.com/teagans_braids/index.html - Brendan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: on paper (was: Re: Our Book and other book pictures)
- Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com The mistake you're making, Mark, is thinking that reading a novel, or even a recipe book, is a utilitarian activity like getting from A to B. It isn't. Reading a classic book is like looking at a Rembrandt painting. There is a world of difference between looking at an original oil painting and looking at a reproduction, and it encompasses not just the act of looking, but also everything that goes around it, such as the gallery, the place, the people, the other pictures in that place, and many other factors. Reading a printed book is a similar experience and goes beyond the words themselves to encompass the book itself, your surroundings and so on. It's a long way from being utilitarian. If you (and more importantly the producers of e-readers) don't understand that then these devices are doomed to fail. Bob Now there's a false analogy. The translation from painting to print alters the essence of the art. The paint, the texture, even the color, they're all changed and seriously degraded. But the personality of literture lies in the words, not the medium that presents them. Literary art isn't created at printing plants or binderies, it's born in the mind of the writer. How it's conveyed is somewhat irrelevant. There is, of course, some art involved in bookmaking, but its secondary to the written word. On the other hand, the artistry of the painting is a function of the medium. But you knew that, you just want to argue:-). Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: on paper (was: Re: Our Book and other book pictures)
You snipped the meat of my message and responded to the sauce. The words are the art. The paper is only a tool for presenting it. Hell, until well into the renaissance almost all literature was oral. The paper and binding are just a tool. And an analogy that attempts to compare a book and reading device with a painting and a print is fallacious. - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:41:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: on paper (was: Re: Our Book and other book pictures) In a message dated 2/28/2009 5:39:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: How it's conveyed is somewhat irrelevant. But you knew that, you just want to argue:-). Paul - Not for me. And obviously not for a lot of others too. Of course, you don't. Marnie ;-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **You're invited to Hollywood's biggest party: Get Oscars updates, red carpet pics and more at Moviefone. (http://movies.aol.com/oscars-academy-awards?ncid=emlcntusmovi0001) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: on paper (was: Re: Our Book and other book pictures)
- Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:14:48 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: on paper (was: Re: Our Book and other book pictures) In a message dated 2/28/2009 5:52:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: You snipped the meat of my message and responded to the sauce. The words are the art. The paper is only a tool for presenting it. Hell, until well into the renaissance almost all literature was oral. The paper and binding are just a tool. And an analogy that attempts to compare a book and reading device with a painting and a print is fallacious. = Sure, I was being flip. I often am. Trying to be humorous and lighten the mood. :-) No, I think print books are convenient and a reader often wouldn't be. Also unless they can come up with a mat background very paper-like I will not be comfortable reading a screen. One is soft to the touch and one is hard and one is reflective and one is not (even non-reflective screens are reflective), and one is tangible and the other is more ethereal. Also, you know, I like flipping through books rapidly and looking for stuff. In many cases, having to look things up by index would actually take me longer, a lot longer. I also just enjoy flipping through books and looking at things quickly. And I enjoy all the tactile things Godfrey and others mentioned. I also worry very much that all of us going to an electronic reader would mean we would in the end lose information, because there would be no back up copies. And I worry that it will take information more and more out of the hands of people that can't afford it, can't afford readers. Just as so much information on the Net now is out of the hands that can't afford computers. I see this last as a major concern. Education and information only for those who can afford it. While used books can be had for pennies. If we do see (I don't think I will in my lifetime) the demise of the book someday then I think the world will be much sorrier for it. Well, this discussion might get unpleasant if carried on longer, probably already has gone on too long. Overall, I've enjoyed it and I think it has been thought provoking. But I want you to know if I don't reply more, it doesn't mean I agree with you and that I thought you won -- we disagree. But I did win:-) No one wins if books disappear. While readers might have some advantages, they, like digital cameras, would have a lot of disadvantages too. Nothing is ever ideal. But, for me, books have been pretty ideal. I admit I am an unabashed book lover. And I'm a lover of literature. The medium is of less importance. I am fond of well made books, but I realize they're secondary to the art of the word. Okay, you win:-) Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: hats
Intriguing and well composed. I enjoyed this photo. Nicely done. Paul - Original Message - From: Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:58:50 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: hats thx christine, glad you liked it luka On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 12:50 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Luka, I love it. That's a great photo. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 4:20 PM Subject: PESO: hats hi everyone, i present you with a recent (just before last dawn) photo i seem to like: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamoneki/3316939092/ specifics: k10d, zeiss 35 2.4, iso 400, 1/8 i think (can't remember) hope some of you enjoy it as well :) luka -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso Possible photos for our Chamber of Commerce Map.
I'd suggest a price in keeping with royalty free stock, perhaps 500 U.S. dollars for the lot. Paul - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:48:22 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: Geso Possible photos for our Chamber of Commerce Map. Got an email from them Tuesday. They want four shots, the swan, the cabin, the straw tractor and the shot of the people and animals walking back to the barn. Now to price. Dave On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 12:43 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: So you gonna charge them US$600+ for using it on 10,000 brochures? Bob S. I have not heard back from them yet as far as number of photos. Our phone operator takes lunch from 1-2. I'm one long-two short BTW. Dave Dave On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:30 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to every one who commented, and your kind words and encouragement. Much appreciated Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Sip Local and Beloved
Both are nice. I especially like the portrait. Were it mine, I'd lone out the dark band in the middle of the background, replacing it with some of the lighter colored background elements, but very nice as presented. Paul - Original Message - From: Nick David Wright pedalingpr...@yahoo.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:51:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: PESO: Sip Local and Beloved Here are a couple of PESOs. Sip Local: http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/sip-local/ Beloved BW: http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/beloved-bw/ Beloved was shot with the Pentax M 135/3.5 lens that I am purchasing from a list member. Very nice lens. I was so dead set against anything with a max aperture less than 2.8 that I never gave it a thought until you all started talking it up. When I had a chance to consider it, I figured that it would probably be perfectly fine for my needs and that I'd give it a try. I'm glad I did. I'm especially enamored with how tiny it is. ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: My Unapologetic Review Of The PDML Photo Annual 2008-2009
Yes, well done sir. Paul - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 8:46:18 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: My Unapologetic Review Of The PDML Photo Annual 2008-2009 Nicely written review, Godfrey--love the quote at the end. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com To: SeePhoto Talk seeph...@micapeak.com; PAW Picture-A-Week project p...@micapeak.com; PDML List pdml@pdml.net; DUG digitalusersgr...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 4:56 PM Subject: My Unapologetic Review Of The PDML Photo Annual 2008-2009 Gawd dang, this is an excellent book! --- I have many excellent photo books on my bookshelf these days and I spend hours meandering through them. Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Ernesto Sellario, Fan Ho, Juan Buhler, Michael Kenna ... and many others. They are works that capture and recapture me, inspire me to keep thinking, keep experimenting, keep pushing in my photography. This year on the Pentax Discuss Mailing List ... a large, diversely dysfunctional but friendly family of Pentax camera junkies ... the notion came up of doing a Blurb.com photo book with proceeds to go to CureSearch, the National Childhood Cancer Foundation (http://www.curesearch.org ). The idea got traction, a plan developed. I was late submitting a photo but the editor allowed me in at the last moment. I'm so glad! I've just received my copy. The book is a delight. There is a huge pool of talent shown, a diversity of photos that span the world. Hats off to the editors and to all the other photographers for a stunning effort: I'm proud to have my photograph represented with such good work, and delighted to promote the book for the sake of its cause. And it fits right in with the other great books on my bookshelf. As one of my best friends from college once said, If you can only afford to buy food, spend half of your money on art. Your mind needs to eat more than your body. So Really: order a copy. You'll be doing the cause some good and you'll get a great photo book to enjoy in return. PDML Photo Annual http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/ Mark Roberts, Editor Foreward by Doug Brewer To order from Blurb.com: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/573542 premium paper option http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/575601 --- Godfrey www.gdgphoto.com www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - They Love Pictures - GDG
Fun stuff. It's interesting to see the way they're reactions evolved through the frames. I especially like the second from the left of the woman. Handsome lady. Paul - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 8:35:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: PESO - They Love Pictures - GDG Godfrey these are really great--fun, playful, great series of pics for each subject. Excellent work. I wish I had had too much fun today. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com To: SeePhoto Talk seeph...@micapeak.com; PAW Picture-A-Week project p...@micapeak.com; DUG digitalusersgr...@yahoogroups.com; PDML List PDML@pdml.net; baphotoshoot...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 2:15 PM Subject: PESO - They Love Pictures - GDG Sometimes you can have too much fun. At breakfast with friends this morning ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/theylovepictures.jpg They Love Pictures - Mountain View 2009 Panasonic G1 + Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 Comments always appreciated. enjoy ]'-) Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - updated goldfinch and help with PS and the web
Use save for web after resizing and setting color space to SRGB. When you see the save for web bos, make sure preserve color space is checked.If your PS version is recent, you can convert to SRGB at the same time you do the save for web. Paul - Original Message - From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 6:00:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: PESO - updated goldfinch and help with PS and the web I'm having issues with Photoshop and posting images to the web. I convert to SRGB and everything looks fine in PS CS3. Then I upload to the web and everything looks washed out with the wrong color balance. So, to test, I did a fresh install of PS on my work laptop and edited the same raw file I did before with the same settings starting out as 16 bit prophotoRGB. Converted to 8 bit sRGB and uploaded. Here is the new file: http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2009/02/american-goldfinch-carduelis-tristis.html Here is the original: http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2009/02/bird-feeder.html What's wrong with the original? What settings in my original install of PS do I need to check? Thanks for any help. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Animated Discussion
Good catch. You got the right moment. Telling Her Like It Is - Original Message - From: Fernando fer.p...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List p...@pdm.net Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 5:19:27 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: PESO - The Animated Discussion Can't help with the title but the moment and the tones are great. On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:19 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Okay, so I seriously need a better title for this one, but I'm just not coming up with it. Any advice WRT the title would be most appreciated. http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/02/animated-discussion.html Comments on the photo would be okay, too. Taken at the party after the Ice Race (you can see an Icycle '09 announcement card tacked to the board behind Tif, on the right). cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Old photograph, new PESO
Nice shot. Great mood. Paull - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 5:25:55 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: Old photograph, new PESO Joseph McAllister wrote: On Feb 24, 2009, at 13:24 , Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d406406.htm A black white medium format shot from GFM. I tried lightening it up a bit, but decided I liked this dark look better. I wish I could display it *really* big - the detail is really marvelous - but we have to deal with bandwidth and monitor size limitations :) It's pitiful at that diminuitive size. What could be detail looks like it's been over sharpened. Nope. Almost no sharpening applied (and that, before resizing down). Buck up to the rail and give us a couple thousand pixels wide! About 1400 x 1900 is what I have at the moment. My MF scanner is only 1125 dpi. I'm a member of Pittsburgh Filmmakers, though, and have access to their 4000 dpi MF film scanner. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Close your eyes and hope for the best.
I just checked. It'a there and accessible. Paul - Original Message - From: Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 6:59:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: PESO: Close your eyes and hope for the best. All I get is: 403 Forbidden Request forbidden by administrative rules. --Sasha On 2/23/09, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Skins vs. shirts on the courts at Venice Beach, 2004: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8622884 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: turning my 50mm macro into a 100mm macro
You can sometimes find a Vivitar Series 1 90/2.5 for less than $150 if you shop around. That's as good as any macro lens you can own. And autofocus is useless on a macro. - Original Message - From: Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca To: Pentax-Di. scuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 7:13:20 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: turning my 50mm macro into a 100mm macro On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 7:08 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I've got a DFA 50/2.8 macro and it works great. But, I find myself wanting the 100mm macro. I can't really justify shelling out the money for a new one right now. I see a few possibilities: Act like a grownup and just wait until I have the money. Put my macro focusing 2X TC on my PFA50/1.4 for a longer macro. Put my 1.4X TC on my FA 77 for 108mm f/2.5 portrait lens Sell my 50, and use the proceeds to buy a 100. Find someone selling the 100 used. Sell the 50 and buy a used 100. So, I just thought I'd check out the level of interest in the 50 and see if anyone as a 100 that they're thinking of selling. Buy a Kiron/Lester Dine or Vivitar 105mm f2.8 in KA form for much cheaper? -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: film scanners
I don't know how good the Canoscan is, but I know the Epson flatbed photo scanners are quite good. The latest version is the Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner. It retails for $149. I have a Perfection 3200, and it does a good job on 35mm negs and transparencies. The 4990 is better. Paul - Original Message - From: Nick David Wright pedalingpr...@yahoo.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:25:05 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: film scanners Has anyone any experience with the Canoscan 4400? It's only about $100. I know the quality probably wouldn't be the greatest, but the primary purpose of this scanner would be low-res scans for the web that look better than what Wal-Mart does. ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exploded K20D
You'd have to get a higher res sample to have a chance at decent reproduction. And given the comlexity, it would still be problematic for a t-shirt. Paul - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 3:17:32 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: Exploded K20D I like it. Of course, I almost always like cutaways and exploded view diagrams of mechanical things. It would make a cool tee shirt ... hint hint, nudge nudge. G On Feb 15, 2009, at 4:53 AM, Derby Chang wrote: I don't know how useful an exploded view like this is as an actual assembly instruction, but it sure is impressive to see what goes into one of these things. http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/48973-k20d-exploded-view-parts.html http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/attachments/pentax-dslr-discussion/26879d1233241110-k20d-exploded-view-parts-k20d-parts-listing.pdf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
