On Sat, 04 Dec 2010 11:57 -0600, "Kenton Brede" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know next to nothing about photography. I've read "Understanding > Exposure" by Bryan Peterson and "The Digital Photography Book" by > Scott Kelby; both have been a good introduction I think. I'm > currently reading "Creative Nature & Outdoor Photography" by Brenda > Tharp. Next on the list is "The Photographer's Eye" by Michael > Freeman. If anyone has suggestions as to which other books I should > be reading, I'm all ears. > > I've never used any image manipulation type software other than > Picassa. I'm a Linux user and have evaluated Bibble 5 for a couple > evenings. It's crashed on me a few times and sucks all available > memory and some swap when it imports RAW and builds thumbnails. I > might have to break down and get a MAC at some point, if all Linux > image software is this crash prone. Bibble does have some cool tricks > though. I really like the heal/clone thing but I suppose other > software packages have something similar. > > OK, I do have a question: > > Is there a page defining the acronyms used here, like: PESO, GESO, > PAW? If not, could someone enlighten me?
Hi Kenton - welcome! Christine has explained the main acronyms - you might find the PDML FAQ useful. It was compiled some time ago but we tend to forget it's available: http://pdmlpug.org/?page_id=47 If you're on Linux, the GIMP plus the UFRaw plug in would be worth a try - certainly the price is right! As for other resources on digital photography, there are lots of good resources and tutorials on line; Eg: * Digital Photography Tutorials: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm * The Luminous Landscape: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/index.shtml * Photography BB - free online Photography Magazine: http://www.photographybb.com/magazine/ Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
