Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

Hi John, If I read you right, you exclude Apple on price, and a new Microsoft machine because of past experience with Win 10. But this Linux thing... Do you expect to reuse your existing hardware for that? Jostein Den 27.05.2017 16.09, skrev John: Haven't needed to use my current laptop

Re: Peso-Mt Hood Dawn

Those colours really make that, Jack. I like it. On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 10:06 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > Considered the attached for the June Pug, but ultimately > decided on a different image. Still not sure I made the right > choice.(??) > > Attaching a shot of Oregon's

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

If you think that selecting a new camera from scratch is hard -- so many choices with hundreds of tiny detailed differences between them -- just wait until you start selecting a Linux distro to run. Heh! Good luck. The Gimp is somewhere near Ps CS3 in ability lately. I expect it would suit you.

Re: Peso-Mt Hood Dawn

Pleased to read it, Bruce. Thanks very much! J Sent from my iPhone > On May 27, 2017, at 7:24 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Those colours really make that, Jack. I like it. > >> On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 10:06 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> >>

Peso-Mt Hood Dawn

Considered the attached for the June Pug, but ultimately decided on a different image. Still not sure I made the right choice.(??) Attaching a shot of Oregon's Mt Hood. Pink clouds not fully obvious til I mounted a polarizing filter. C? Thanks! ME Super/Pentax 28-80 J

Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

Haven't needed to use my current laptop since last October. I got it out to make sure I had all the Windoze 7 security updates installed before I head off to Grandfather Mountain next weekend. Things ain't looking so good. I got a BSD 01a the first time I tried to run the update. Second time

Re: WTB: long lens

I give the Tokina 400 f5.6 high marks. Excellent on APS C and also on the K1. I have the one with the red SD on it. IIRC about $350 on ebay for my current one. I bought one new in the late 90's for considerably more, but that lens developed fungus. On K3:

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

John wrote: So I'm thinking about a Linux laptop. Which means either GIMP for image editing or trying to run PhotoShop on WINE. There is also Corel aftershot, which used to be known as Bibble pro. Also, someone just posted a link to rawtherapee. I know there are some Linux users here,

Re: Peso-Mt Hood Dawn

So appreciated, Cotty! Thanks! J Sent from my iPhone > On May 27, 2017, at 8:18 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 27/5/17, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Attaching a shot of Oregon's Mt Hood. Pink clouds not >> fully obvious til I mounted a polarizing

Re: Peso-Mt Hood Dawn

On 27/5/17, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: >Attaching a shot of Oregon's Mt Hood. Pink clouds not >fully obvious til I mounted a polarizing filter. > >C? >Thanks! > >ME Super/Pentax 28-80 > >J > >http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?id=1220 Beautiful! -- Cheers, Cotty

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

I agree, Paul. That's why as a photographer, I use a Mac for all my computing needs. I have tried to run Linux as a desktop machine and it's a huge productivity killer and "world of hurt". I spent more time tweaking and twiddling things and trying to find out why stuff I took for granted in a

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

I don't expect EVERYTHING to be pre-configured; just the Operating System. I'm *BUYING* a package - laptop with OS installed. It doesn't matter which OS is installed, Windows, OS X or Linux. I expect "up and running" support. If the vendor doesn't supply that, I'll buy from a vendor who does. I

PESO The Mystery Bird

We all had a go at the a couple of weeks ago. I’ve since photographers a couple of these birds, quite possibly the same one, but have been unable to identify it. A clue emerged today, when I saw it digging insects or grubs out of the lawn and eating them. Not sure if it ever eats seeds or

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

No. If I have to replace the Toshiba I'm looking for new hardware with Linux already installed. If possible I want to be able to install & run my existing licensed copy of Photoshop CS5 on the new Linux machine. On 5/27/2017 10:26, Jostein wrote: Hi John, If I read you right, you exclude Apple

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

Pull the drives, stick them on a dock to extract any data that you need. Reinstall them and put on your distro. Put the data back. Kapow! A laptop that will run better than it ever did with W7 for the sum of, Oh! nothing! The bonus is freeing yourself from the Adobe yoke. George Melly said

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

Cheaper is a valid point. But I can't recall the last time I had a problem with my Mac systems. They're pretty much bullet-proof these days. Most disturbing for me would be trying to control color management workflow for printing. Paul via phone On May 27, 2017, at 5:22 PM, mike wilson

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

My primary concern was RAM requirements for WINE... :-) Jostein Den 27. mai 2017 23.09.48 CEST, skrev mike wilson : >If it ran W7, it should fly with UBUNTU. My laptop was sluggish with >XP and >works just fine under LINUX. > >> On 27 May 2017 at 15:26 Jostein

Re: OT - shooting in the dark with IR flash

Bruce Walker wrote: This will likely only interest one person here, whose name rhymes with "lair E". But it's pretty darned cool, and reveals that Weegee actually used IR film and special IR flash bulbs. I did not know that.

Re: PESO The Mystery Bird

God, I hate autocorrect. I wrote: We all had a go at this a couple of weeks ago. I’ve since photographed a couple of these birds. Sheesh. > On May 27, 2017, at 10:06 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > We all had a go at the a couple of weeks ago. I’ve since photographers a >

Re: Peso-Mt Hood Dawn

Lovely colors! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 10:06 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > Considered the attached for the June Pug, but ultimately > decided on a different image. Still not sure I made the right > choice.(??) >

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

John wrote: I may find a Linux laptop that meets my needs. I may bite the bullet and buy a MacBook. Note that with WWDC in about a week, it may be prudent to wait a couple of weeks to order a new mac, as they might announce new models, lower prices on old ones etc. However, with the

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

The only way I'd get a Linux laptop would be if they were giving them away. Why deal with the below outlined difficulties. I guess it's good choice for an open source developer, but I would think it's an awful choice for a photographer. Paul via phone > On May 27, 2017, at 12:12 PM, Larry

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

If it ran W7, it should fly with UBUNTU. My laptop was sluggish with XP and works just fine under LINUX. > On 27 May 2017 at 15:26 Jostein wrote: > > > Hi John, > If I read you right, you exclude Apple on price, and a new Microsoft > machine because of past experience with

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

Paul Stenquist wrote: Cheaper is a valid point. But I can't recall the last time I had a problem with my Mac systems. They're pretty much bullet-proof these days. Most disturbing for me would be trying to control color management workflow for printing. The lack of color management was

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

If I have to replace the Toshiba, I'm going to *BUY* a laptop that already has Linux installed from a vendor that will at least give me "up & running" support. I'll let them worry about the "distro". I'm trying to put some thought into it before I start spending my money. I need a web browser

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

If you want everything preconfigured and you don't want to do it yourself, I'm not sure Linux is the best choice for you. With that said, I think Dell sells computers with Linux preinstalled. I'd guess it's Red Hat Linux, but I haven't checked. I use and love Linux. I've also had good luck with

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

Memory upgradeability, for hungry apps, is probably the only real hardware issue for older appliances. My Aspire One netbook used to be "make a cup of tea, properly" slow from a cold start on XP. Now, it's about 40 seconds from pressing the button to opening Firefox. > On 27 May 2017 at 23:46

OT - shooting in the dark with IR flash

This will likely only interest one person here, whose name rhymes with "lair E". But it's pretty darned cool, and reveals that Weegee actually used IR film and special IR flash bulbs. I did not know that.

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

> On May 27, 2017, at 4:45 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > I have tried to run Linux as a desktop machine and it's a huge > productivity killer and "world of hurt". I spent more time tweaking > and twiddling things and trying to find out why stuff I took for > granted in a

Re: OT - shooting in the dark with IR flash

Just received that same link directly from B On 5/27/2017 21:56, Bruce Walker wrote: This will likely only interest one person here, whose name rhymes with "lair E". But it's pretty darned cool, and reveals that Weegee actually used IR film and special IR flash bulbs. I did not know that.

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

On 27/05/17 16:09, John wrote: [ .. ] So I'm thinking about a Linux laptop. Which means either GIMP for image editing or trying to run PhotoShop on WINE. I know there are some Linux users here, maybe even a Guru or two. I mostly use Linux; CentOS 6 and 7 distributions. It's where I do

Re: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?

> On 27 May 2017 at 20:17 Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > Why? 1. It's infinite orders of magnitude cheaper. (Not everyone can offset their computer-related purchases against tax) 2. You get more serious problems with Windows and Apple stuff anyway. And you've paid (mightily)

Re: OT - shooting in the dark with IR flash

Bruce Walker wrote: This will likely only interest one person here, whose name rhymes with "lair E". But it's pretty darned cool, and reveals that Weegee actually used IR film and special IR flash bulbs. I did not know that.