Re: Keeping a lens level
Thanks Jostein The 80-320 changes length still this is the best solution there is. Cheers, Gautam On 3/30/06, Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I use this device for macro rigs. It's a good help when you need to balance a heavy rig. However, if the lens change lenght when you zoom, as I suspect the 80-320 does, you may have to readjust the support each time you change the focal length.
Re: PAW - Solitary Protester
Nicely caught. He looks slightly ridiculous, as perhaps he should, given that he's chosen one of the least of Man's cruelties to get upset about. John On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:25:02 +0100, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4285748 Thanks for looking and commenting! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: OT - Eiffel Tower
On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 02:35:36 +0100, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Apr 02, 2006 at 09:55:36AM +1000, Derby Chang wrote: John Forbes wrote: On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:18:44 +0100, Gautam Sarup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's right here for people who haven't seen it: Thank you. The two buildings shown are roughly a hundred years apart. Have those years brought any improvements in architecture? Have the last two thousand years? Save for the Taj Mahal, can any later building compare with the Parthenon? John http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Sydney_Opera.html Quite possibly. I'd also suggest some of the great gothic cathedrals (including Notre Dame and Westminster Abbey), and some of the European castles. King's College Chapel (Cambridge) is pretty impressive, too. Then there's the main Bombay (now Mumbai) railway terminal building ... And how about Grand Central Terminal, New York? I reckon it's still Bombay, in English. People who use Mumbai should also, to be consistent, say Koln rather than Cologne, Roma, rather than Rome, and Bharat rather than India. Liege causes a problem, as there are two versions of the name even within Belgium. I don't generally disagree that your nominations are pretty good examples of architecture, though I personally find Notre Dame rather ugly. Give me, Chartres, any day. I always thought, but wrongly, that Bombay's Victoria Terminus had the same architect as the Natural History Museum in South Ken, to which it bears surely a more than coincidental resemblance. It's a bit of a shock to see what looks like its sister transplanted to Maharashtra. But it's a fine building. John -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: OT - Eiffel Tower
On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 05:03:53 +0100, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 1, 2006, at 3:48 PM, John Forbes wrote: Thank you. The two buildings shown are roughly a hundred years apart. Have those years brought any improvements in architecture? Have the last two thousand years? Save for the Taj Mahal, can any later building compare with the Parthenon? I think I might find the Parthenon a touch drafty as a domicile or office, eh? Perhaps. But there's more to architecture than domiciles and offices. John -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: Puppy Luv
On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 04:39:01 +0100, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thought about that. But I wanted to preserve the young lady's legs:-). Quite right, too. One of many things I really like about this picture is the splendid contrast between the generally muted colours and the bright orange of the sweater. Did this occur naturally, or did it require considerable tweaking? John Paul On Apr 1, 2006, at 10:17 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: PESO: Puppy Luv http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4285825 Also, it could stand a tighter crop. William Robb -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
RE: LONDON PDML SPRING 2006
Did I? -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 April 2006 07:52 To: pentax list Subject: Re: LONDON PDML SPRING 2006 On 1/4/06, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed: What date does your replicant have in mind? The Bob W replicant can answer that as he first mooted the the thought.
RE: OT - Eiffel Tower
The Museo Picasso is in a wonderful building. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 April 2006 05:06 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - Eiffel Tower Personally, having been to both many times, I prefer the Museo de Orsay across the river from the Louvre. But the Museo Picasso is my favorite. Godfrey On Apr 1, 2006, at 7:15 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Amazing ... ! Shel [Original Message] From: Cesar Went to the Louvre, never went in,
RE: OT - Eiffel Tower
-Original Message- From: John Forbes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. The two buildings shown are roughly a hundred years apart. Have those years brought any improvements in architecture? Have the last two thousand years? Save for the Taj Mahal, can any later building compare with the Parthenon? er, Yes. The Royal Naval College and Queen's House: http://www.greenwichfoundation.org.uk/ and almost anything else by Inigo Jones or Wren. My sister's house, by Decimus Burton. Lalibela. Tippu Sultan's palace. ...and that's just a few from the places I've been to. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: OT - Eiffel Tower
On 4/2/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I reckon it's still Bombay, in English. People who use Mumbai should also, to be consistent, say Koln rather than Cologne, Roma, rather than Rome, and Bharat rather than India. Liege causes a problem, as there are two versions of the name even within Belgium. A guy from India (Bharat...I didn't know this one) I work with says that most of the locals still call it Bombay. Dave -- All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. - Spike Milligan
Re: Puppy Luv
Thanks John. No tweaking. Just normal RAW conversion adjustments. On Apr 2, 2006, at 4:39 AM, John Forbes wrote: On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 04:39:01 +0100, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thought about that. But I wanted to preserve the young lady's legs:-). Quite right, too. One of many things I really like about this picture is the splendid contrast between the generally muted colours and the bright orange of the sweater. Did this occur naturally, or did it require considerable tweaking? John Paul On Apr 1, 2006, at 10:17 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: PESO: Puppy Luv http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4285825 Also, it could stand a tighter crop. William Robb -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: OT: Why big negs
On Apr 1, 2006, at 12:05 AM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: There are flatbeds which will do 4x5. But you can end up with moire because of the glass. I have a flatbed which will do 4x5 without glass, but it's only 1200ppi and the shadow detail isn't too good. Actually I've never tried it on anything bigger than 6x7cm so far, and likely never will :( - Dave
Re: LONDON PDML SPRING 2006
On Apr 1, 2025, at 10:24 AM, Cotty wrote: So you wanna come along? Yes, but I'm afraid I turned up a couple of years early. - Dave
Re: LONDON PDML SPRING 2006
On Apr 1, 2025, at 6:54 PM, Cotty wrote: Didn't anyone tell you that I retired ages ago? The last time it was not me, one of my replicants. There's quite a few of us trundling around the country. Cotty is The Stig! - Dave
Re: OT - Eiffel Tower
On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 10:43:14 +0100, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/2/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I reckon it's still Bombay, in English. People who use Mumbai should also, to be consistent, say Koln rather than Cologne, Roma, rather than Rome, and Bharat rather than India. Liege causes a problem, as there are two versions of the name even within Belgium. A guy from India (Bharat...I didn't know this one) I work with says that most of the locals still call it Bombay. Indeed. And the Times of India runs articles in which both words appear in the same piece. Same with Kolkata/Calcutta. John -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: OT - Eiffel Tower
On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 10:05:16 +0100, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: John Forbes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. The two buildings shown are roughly a hundred years apart. Have those years brought any improvements in architecture? Have the last two thousand years? Save for the Taj Mahal, can any later building compare with the Parthenon? er, Yes. The Royal Naval College and Queen's House: http://www.greenwichfoundation.org.uk/ An impressive pile, certainly. and almost anything else by Inigo Jones or Wren. Yes, but even two thousand years later, their work was largely inpired by the same Greek architecture which was exemplified by the Parthenon. My sister's house, by Decimus Burton. Fortunate sister. Lalibela. Wonderful. But great architecture? Tippu Sultan's palace. I've only seen Tippu's Tiger. So far... ...and that's just a few from the places I've been to. -- Cheers, Bob -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: PESO: Queen For A Day
I really like the coney's I almost miss them. It was the one thing I craved when I came back home from detroit. Well maybe not. But I was 8months pregnant. :) sandy http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/698154 From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Queen For A Day Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 23:17:46 -0500 This is a crop, so it's actually shot from about a meter further away than it appears to be. I'll have to look at it again, but it felt better tight when I was processing it. Paul On Apr 2, 2006, at 12:07 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Thanks for looking, Frank. Maybe you had to be there :-). Actually, she's preening, patting her hair in place before I shoot. The menu is partly visible in the foreground, but including more of it seemed to disturb the balance of the shot. It's not working for me. For one thing, she looks like a beautiful young woman, but that's not a particularly flattering photo of her. Also, I'm not sure what she's doing with her right arm behind her head. Is she winding up to throw something? It's really hard to tell, especially in the context of a restaurant. Paul, I am with Frank here... A question for you, Paul... Did you have a chance to take a shot from, say a meter further away from the lady? Boris
Re: OT - Eiffel Tower
All three are wonderful laces to visit and spend time in. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Personally, having been to both many times, I prefer the Museo de Orsay across the river from the Louvre. But the Museo Picasso is my favorite. Godfrey On Apr 1, 2006, at 7:15 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Amazing ... ! Shel [Original Message] From: Cesar Went to the Louvre, never went in,
D'oh
Has this ever happened to you? Sportin' a new Hoya Super HMC Pro UV filter. Walk around town doin' stuff, hoping for some good street shots, but none eventuate. Come home, and find the lens sans filter. Screw those filters on tight, kids. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc
Re: Daylight Savings, Aussie (well, NSW and VIC) digital cameras
I noticed last week that my camera was never re-set from daylight savings time. Well, it is correct now! Regards, Bob S. On 4/2/06, Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My first lot of images for the day are downloading as I read this and I thought, Yes I should change the time. I sometimes think I should set it to UTC and just leave it there. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Derby Chang wrote: Don't forget to change the clock on your digicams
Re: D'oh
Darn... Has this ever happened to you? Sportin' a new Hoya Super HMC Pro UV filter. Walk around town doin' stuff, hoping for some good street shots, but none eventuate. Come home, and find the lens sans filter. Screw those filters on tight, kids. I noticed few times that a filter would almost come off the lens... So far no lost filters for me, but now I'll be more aware of that possibility... -- Boris
Re: OT: Why big negs
My Epson 3200 has a film holder for 4x5, so moire is not a problem. I'm sure the newer Epsons come similarly equipped. I've scanned 4x5 at 3200 dpi, and the results are superb. Paul On Apr 2, 2006, at 6:10 AM, David Mann wrote: On Apr 1, 2006, at 12:05 AM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: There are flatbeds which will do 4x5. But you can end up with moire because of the glass. I have a flatbed which will do 4x5 without glass, but it's only 1200ppi and the shadow detail isn't too good. Actually I've never tried it on anything bigger than 6x7cm so far, and likely never will :( - Dave
Re: PESO: Queen For A Day
I hadn't had a coney in almost a year, but I had two yesterday. I think I'll wait at least another year before indulging again. But they were good in that sloppy coney way. Of course the truly good ones are too messy to pick up and eat and require a fork :-). Paul On Apr 2, 2006, at 6:47 AM, Sandra Hermann wrote: I really like the coney's I almost miss them. It was the one thing I craved when I came back home from detroit. Well maybe not. But I was 8months pregnant. :) sandy http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/698154 From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Queen For A Day Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 23:17:46 -0500 This is a crop, so it's actually shot from about a meter further away than it appears to be. I'll have to look at it again, but it felt better tight when I was processing it. Paul On Apr 2, 2006, at 12:07 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Thanks for looking, Frank. Maybe you had to be there :-). Actually, she's preening, patting her hair in place before I shoot. The menu is partly visible in the foreground, but including more of it seemed to disturb the balance of the shot. It's not working for me. For one thing, she looks like a beautiful young woman, but that's not a particularly flattering photo of her. Also, I'm not sure what she's doing with her right arm behind her head. Is she winding up to throw something? It's really hard to tell, especially in the context of a restaurant. Paul, I am with Frank here... A question for you, Paul... Did you have a chance to take a shot from, say a meter further away from the lady? Boris
Re: OT: Why big negs
Having seen one neg scanned on both a Heidelberg drum scanner and on an Epson, I'd suggest that a 4x5 neg scanned on a high-end drum scanner would deliver ~superb~ results, and that results from an Epson are a few steps below superb. Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist My Epson 3200 has a film holder for 4x5, so moire is not a problem. I'm sure the newer Epsons come similarly equipped. I've scanned 4x5 at 3200 dpi, and the results are superb.
Re: PESO: Queen For A Day (a different frame)
Hi Boris, As I said in an earlier reply, I cropped the shot, because it looked unbalanced. Here's the next frame. She's posing now. Perhaps not as much fun as when she was preening. But she does still show that big toothy grin. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4288507 On Apr 2, 2006, at 12:07 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Thanks for looking, Frank. Maybe you had to be there :-). Actually, she's preening, patting her hair in place before I shoot. The menu is partly visible in the foreground, but including more of it seemed to disturb the balance of the shot. It's not working for me. For one thing, she looks like a beautiful young woman, but that's not a particularly flattering photo of her. Also, I'm not sure what she's doing with her right arm behind her head. Is she winding up to throw something? It's really hard to tell, especially in the context of a restaurant. Paul, I am with Frank here... A question for you, Paul... Did you have a chance to take a shot from, say a meter further away from the lady? Boris
OT: Website Help Needed
I'm hoping to take advantage of those on the list who know much more about html and web design than do I. (Which means just about everone:-). My daughter made a website for my advertising portfolio. I'm hoping to show it to some headhunters next week, but I'm not sure if it works on PC browsers, etc. I already know that the opening frame sound effect (a typewriter of sorts) doesn't work on my version of Safari, although it does work on Explorer. The mpg commercials and jpg print ads seem to open on both browsers. I'd appreciate any feedback in regard to the way it works and anything that doesn't seem to work. Design comments are okay as well, although my daughter did it for free, so the price was right :-). I will eventually assign a new url, buti t's here for now: http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Sorry. Should have mentioned that this is NOT dial-up friendly beyond the opening page. On Apr 2, 2006, at 8:53 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm hoping to take advantage of those on the list who know much more about html and web design than do I. (Which means just about everone:-). My daughter made a website for my advertising portfolio. I'm hoping to show it to some headhunters next week, but I'm not sure if it works on PC browsers, etc. I already know that the opening frame sound effect (a typewriter of sorts) doesn't work on my version of Safari, although it does work on Explorer. The mpg commercials and jpg print ads seem to open on both browsers. I'd appreciate any feedback in regard to the way it works and anything that doesn't seem to work. Design comments are okay as well, although my daughter did it for free, so the price was right :-). I will eventually assign a new url, buti t's here for now: http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm
Re: OT: Why big negs
I would agree with that. Although compared to even a drum scan of a 6x7 neg, the Epson scan of a 4x5 is superior. Paul On Apr 2, 2006, at 8:40 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Having seen one neg scanned on both a Heidelberg drum scanner and on an Epson, I'd suggest that a 4x5 neg scanned on a high-end drum scanner would deliver ~superb~ results, and that results from an Epson are a few steps below superb. Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist My Epson 3200 has a film holder for 4x5, so moire is not a problem. I'm sure the newer Epsons come similarly equipped. I've scanned 4x5 at 3200 dpi, and the results are superb.
Doll House (some houses are way too pink)
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20060331154927 The second I saw this disturbing PINK house I knew I gotto do something about it. I'm not a demolition expert, although I aim and shoot and practice street shooting allot... The actual reason was testing for lense performance at f/8.0 that is optimal according to this SMC 28-90mm lense. One, -- home http://roman.blakout.net/
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
On 4/2/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm hoping to take advantage of those on the list who know much more about html and web design than do I. (Which means just about everone:-). My daughter made a website for my advertising portfolio. I'm hoping to show it to some headhunters next week, but I'm not sure if it works on PC browsers, etc. I already know that the opening frame sound effect (a typewriter of sorts) doesn't work on my version of Safari, although it does work on Explorer. The mpg commercials and jpg print ads seem to open on both browsers. I'd appreciate any feedback in regard to the way it works and anything that doesn't seem to work. Design comments are okay as well, although my daughter did it for free, so the price was right :-). I will eventually assign a new url, buti t's here for now: http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm G'day Paul, Works fine for me, though on a 256/64 ADSL connection (i know slow in this day and age) some of those pages, eg. the resume page or even just your contact details, took an unusually long longtime to download. 250-360kb per page seems a bit much IMO, but considering who it's aimed at that's probably not an issue. My major nit pick is in regards to navigation. Before I knew it I had 5-6 browser windows open. Personally, I find websites that open each link in a new browser window frustrating. Maybe think about adding forwards and backwards navigation buttons (in the form of a typewriter backspace key perhaps?) Aside from that, I like the graphic design of the site. Dave -- All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. - Spike Milligan
Re: D'oh
Not since disposing of an early A-28~80 one-touch with plastic lens barrel and limited filter threads. Attaching a filter was a constant threading frustration. Lost a couple through impatience, mainly. Jack --- Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has this ever happened to you? Sportin' a new Hoya Super HMC Pro UV filter. Walk around town doin' stuff, hoping for some good street shots, but none eventuate. Come home, and find the lens sans filter. Screw those filters on tight, kids. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: PAW - Solitary Protester
It's a nice shot indeed, but the funniest thing is that I was wondering the same thing, and plus the possibility of duck feathers jacket! Manuel -Mensagem original- De: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada: sábado, 1 de Abril de 2006 21:38 Para: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Assunto: Re: PAW - Solitary Protester Interesting shot. Lonely crusade. Was he wearing leather shoes? g On Apr 1, 2006, at 3:25 PM, frank theriault wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4285748 Thanks for looking and commenting! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Hi Paul. Opening page loaded fine. No typing sound. I'm using the ibook OSX right now though i'll check it on windows a bit later. However, and maybe i didi not wait long enough, but the contact, portfolio and resume pages did not load. A sub window popped up then nothing. As a say after seeing Dave's reply maybe i did not wait long enough. Dave B Quoting Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sorry. Should have mentioned that this is NOT dial-up friendly beyond the opening page. On Apr 2, 2006, at 8:53 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: ugh my daughter did it for free, so the price was right :-). I will eventually assign a new url, buti t's here for now: http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm Equine Photography in York Region
Re: OT: Why big negs
On Apr 2, 2006, at 9:01 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I would agree with that. Although compared to even a drum scan of a 6x7 neg, the Epson scan of a 4x5 is superior. Yow -- that must've been a lousy drum scan! My biggest issue with the 3200 is image noise. Like I said before in this thread, if you're not pixel peeping you can make a very good print from a 4x5 scan on a 3200 (and a 2450). You can make a good 8x10 from 6x7, and a very good 11x14 from 4x5. But the results from my Sprintscan 120 so clearly outclass it for 6x7 work, especially once you get up to 16x20 and bigger. It also depends on what and how you shoot -- if you're not doing images with a lot of detail down in the blacks, for example, many of the deficiencies of the 3200 are hidden. And, of course, much depends on what you do to it once you have the scan. -Aaron
Mark Roberts
Apparently both of your accounts are bouncing mail from me now. Got any more? -Aaron
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Paul, No sound with opening page here on microsoft internet explorer. Most of the stuff played fine on my DSL line, only a few had pauses. You really are a car guy! Regards, Bob S. On 4/2/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm hoping to take advantage of those on the list who know much more about html and web design than do I. (Which means just about everone:-). My daughter made a website for my advertising portfolio. I'm hoping to show it to some headhunters next week, but I'm not sure if it works on PC browsers, etc. I already know that the opening frame sound effect (a typewriter of sorts) doesn't work on my version of Safari, although it does work on Explorer. The mpg commercials and jpg print ads seem to open on both browsers. I'd appreciate any feedback in regard to the way it works and anything that doesn't seem to work. Design comments are okay as well, although my daughter did it for free, so the price was right :-). I will eventually assign a new url, buti t's here for now: http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Thanks for the input. I don't know why the opening sound is so flaky. Can any of you web gurus guess why a sound effect would play on some browsers/systems and not on others? Car guy? Yes, I'm afraid so. Although it was a good thing at one time, it can be a negative, particularly when the car biz is down. Paul On Apr 2, 2006, at 10:55 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Paul, No sound with opening page here on microsoft internet explorer. Most of the stuff played fine on my DSL line, only a few had pauses. You really are a car guy! Regards, Bob S. On 4/2/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm hoping to take advantage of those on the list who know much more about html and web design than do I. (Which means just about everone:-). My daughter made a website for my advertising portfolio. I'm hoping to show it to some headhunters next week, but I'm not sure if it works on PC browsers, etc. I already know that the opening frame sound effect (a typewriter of sorts) doesn't work on my version of Safari, although it does work on Explorer. The mpg commercials and jpg print ads seem to open on both browsers. I'd appreciate any feedback in regard to the way it works and anything that doesn't seem to work. Design comments are okay as well, although my daughter did it for free, so the price was right :-). I will eventually assign a new url, buti t's here for now: http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Looks good on Firefox 1.5. Everything opened as it should - sound on the opening page OK, all the Quicktimes that I played worked well. I echo Dave's feelings on the navigation. I don't like to have a lot of windows open and would prefer navigating the site with forward/back buttons and direct links to other pages opening in the same window. If I want a page open separately, with Firefox I can open it in another tab. The Neon thumbnail in the upper left of the Print Gallery opens the Quicktime commercial not a print ad. Does this link need to be changed to go to a print ad? I'm on cable so no problem with loading time. -P David Savage wrote: G'day Paul, Works fine for me, though on a 256/64 ADSL connection (i know slow in this day and age) some of those pages, eg. the resume page or even just your contact details, took an unusually long longtime to download. 250-360kb per page seems a bit much IMO, but considering who it's aimed at that's probably not an issue. My major nit pick is in regards to navigation. Before I knew it I had 5-6 browser windows open. Personally, I find websites that open each link in a new browser window frustrating. Maybe think about adding forwards and backwards navigation buttons (in the form of a typewriter backspace key perhaps?) Aside from that, I like the graphic design of the site. Dave -- All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. - Spike Milligan
Re: D'oh
- Original Message - From: Derby Chang Subject: D'oh Has this ever happened to you? Sportin' a new Hoya Super HMC Pro UV filter. Walk around town doin' stuff, hoping for some good street shots, but none eventuate. Come home, and find the lens sans filter. Rejection. It happens all the time with transplants. William Robb
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Paul Stenquist wrote: http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm I get a nice (large) opening image, but no sign of links to anything else (and nothing happens if I click on the main image).
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm hoping to take advantage of those on the list who know much more about html and web design than do I. (Which means just about everone:-). My daughter made a website for my advertising portfolio. I'm hoping to show it to some headhunters next week, but I'm not sure if it works on PC browsers, etc. I already know that the opening frame sound effect (a typewriter of sorts) doesn't work on my version of Safari, although it does work on Explorer. The mpg commercials and jpg print ads seem to open on both browsers. I'd appreciate any feedback in regard to the way it works and anything that doesn't seem to work. Design comments are okay as well, although my daughter did it for free, so the price was right :-). I will eventually assign a new url, buti t's here for now: http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm NS7.2, Win ME. Home page loads fine, with the (teletype, it sounds like to me) But, after the third new page opened in as many clcks, I stopped looking. I hate that. YMMV. mike
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: OT: Website Help Needed But, after the third new page opened in as many clcks, I stopped looking. I hate that. YMMV. I did that with the PUG, on the theory it encourages browsing the entire gallery using the image page navigation buttons, but I think in this gallery, a new page off the index page link is good, but after that, everything opening in the same window would be better. William Robb
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
On Apr 2, 2006, at 7:53, Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm hoping to take advantage of those on the list who know much more about html and web design than do I. (Which means just about everone:-). My daughter made a website for my advertising portfolio. I'm hoping to show it to some headhunters next week, but I'm not sure if it works on PC browsers, etc. I already know that the opening frame sound effect (a typewriter of sorts) doesn't work on my version of Safari, although it does work on Explorer. The mpg commercials and jpg print ads seem to open on both browsers. I'd appreciate any feedback in regard to the way it works and anything that doesn't seem to work. Design comments are okay as well, although my daughter did it for free, so the price was right :-). I will eventually assign a new url, buti t's here for now: http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm Opened fine for me (Firefox 1.5 on Mac OSX) and I got the typing sound. (Also, it's a 1.5M/896K DSL line) I agree with someone else's comment that it would be best if it didn't load a new instance of the browser each time I click a link. Would be better if it just changed the page and there was a forward/back button somewhere on the page. All of the links (for example, on the Portfolio Print Gallery) have the following tag on the end: target=_blank That statement is the one that says don't load the new page in this window - make another one. If you had those all changed to either REMOVE the target statement part of the link entirely, it should then load in the same page (but people would have to use their own back buttons on their browsers to return unless each and every page has some sort of navigation buttons added to it). As for why the typing sound works for some and not others...? Heck, I thought I'd be able to see it in the code, but I can't see where/ what is loading the sound. I can see that there is a pause/play button in the lower left-hand corner after the page loads that lets me replay the sound, so that's something. I can see that it is a WAV file (typing.wav). 4 seconds long, 96k in size. Must be a Javascript thing that is not working for some people - but that is a wild guess. -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Maybe I'm just an old fogey, Paul, but I find web sites with sound effects just annoying. I'm usually listening to music when I'm browsing. I'd prefer a button to turn the sound off. I don't like the main page at all, since I can't tell what it's supposed to be. The photos in your portfolio are excellent, but this just doesn't fit with them at all. No, I didn't get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning! ;-) Bob
Re: Daylight Savings, Aussie (well, NSW and VIC) digital cameras
On Apr 2, 2006, at 11:20 AM, William Robb wrote: Har!!! In Saskatchewan, we don't play those silly games with the time. Good to know you do one thing right there. ;-) Bob
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: OT: Website Help Needed But, after the third new page opened in as many clcks, I stopped looking. I hate that. YMMV. I did that with the PUG, on the theory it encourages browsing the entire gallery using the image page navigation buttons, but I think in this gallery, a new page off the index page link is good, but after that, everything opening in the same window would be better. William Robb The PUG works excellently because it oonly opens the one new window, which continuously loops the images. It feels like it has been designed. Sites that open window after window, on the other hand, seem to have just happened. m
Re: OT: Why big negs
Actually, I'll probably have the same image scanned on a 3200 and on my Sprintscan from bw 6x7 in a few weeks. I'll ask the photographer if I can use samples to demonstrate the difference between the two machines. (He has a 3200 that he uses to proof his work, and then I do the scans for the final prints on my Sprintscan.) -Aaron On Apr 2, 2006, at 10:16 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: On Apr 2, 2006, at 9:01 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I would agree with that. Although compared to even a drum scan of a 6x7 neg, the Epson scan of a 4x5 is superior. Yow -- that must've been a lousy drum scan! My biggest issue with the 3200 is image noise. Like I said before in this thread, if you're not pixel peeping you can make a very good print from a 4x5 scan on a 3200 (and a 2450). You can make a good 8x10 from 6x7, and a very good 11x14 from 4x5. But the results from my Sprintscan 120 so clearly outclass it for 6x7 work, especially once you get up to 16x20 and bigger. It also depends on what and how you shoot -- if you're not doing images with a lot of detail down in the blacks, for example, many of the deficiencies of the 3200 are hidden. And, of course, much depends on what you do to it once you have the scan. -Aaron
PAW - Cruizin' By
Please forgive if this already came through. I didn't see it show up or in the archives. Shot at Monterey Aquarium - not sure how I'd feel in open water having one of these guys swimming so close. Pentax *istD, DA 16-45/4 @ 16mm, Handheld ISO 3200, 1/10 sec @ f/4.0 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_2938.htm Comments welcome -- Bruce
Re: D'oh
On 2/4/06, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: Has this ever happened to you? Sportin' a new Hoya Super HMC Pro UV filter. Walk around town doin' stuff, hoping for some good street shots, but none eventuate. Come home, and find the lens sans filter. Screw those filters on tight, kids. Better solution - don't do filters ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: LONDON PDML SPRING 2006
On 2/4/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Did I? It came to me in a dream ! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: LONDON PDML SPRING 2006
On 2/4/06, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty is The Stig! You *are* joking. I'm at least a foot too tall to be a racing driver. And I have more intelligence. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
RE: OT: Website Help Needed
Hi Paul I agree with Dave's comment about navigation, a close button and home button should be added at least to each subsite. The background picture starts repeating itself here at a resolution of 1280x960, which does not look good. The grey text looks nice but is hardly readable on high resolution display against the white background. Making the text bigger depending on the detected resolution would be nice. Click thumbnails... should be placed on top or on the left side to be visible without scrolling. The main page should be renamed to index.hmtl to be found automatically by browsers when entering your site. Contact should include a clickable email adress. So far my first impressions, the website as such looks promising and if you add a better navigation it will be fine imho. Feel free to present the changes again ;-) greetings Markus -Original Message- From: David Savage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 3:40 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Website Help Needed On 4/2/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm hoping to take advantage of those on the list who know much more about html and web design than do I. (Which means just about everone:-). My daughter made a website for my advertising portfolio. I'm hoping to show it to some headhunters next week, but I'm not sure if it works on PC browsers, etc. I already know that the opening frame sound effect (a typewriter of sorts) doesn't work on my version of Safari, although it does work on Explorer. The mpg commercials and jpg print ads seem to open on both browsers. I'd appreciate any feedback in regard to the way it works and anything that doesn't seem to work. Design comments are okay as well, although my daughter did it for free, so the price was right :-). I will eventually assign a new url, buti t's here for now: http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm G'day Paul, Works fine for me, though on a 256/64 ADSL connection (i know slow in this day and age) some of those pages, eg. the resume page or even just your contact details, took an unusually long longtime to download. 250-360kb per page seems a bit much IMO, but considering who it's aimed at that's probably not an issue. My major nit pick is in regards to navigation. Before I knew it I had 5-6 browser windows open. Personally, I find websites that open each link in a new browser window frustrating. Maybe think about adding forwards and backwards navigation buttons (in the form of a typewriter backspace key perhaps?) Aside from that, I like the graphic design of the site. Dave -- All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. - Spike Milligan
RE: OT: Website Help Needed
Hi Paul forgot to say that I have no sound as well here with Avant Browser (based on IE 6) under Windows XP. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: David J Brooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 4:13 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Website Help Needed Hi Paul. Opening page loaded fine. No typing sound. I'm using the ibook OSX right now though i'll check it on windows a bit later. However, and maybe i didi not wait long enough, but the contact, portfolio and resume pages did not load. A sub window popped up then nothing. As a say after seeing Dave's reply maybe i did not wait long enough. Dave B Quoting Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sorry. Should have mentioned that this is NOT dial-up friendly beyond the opening page. On Apr 2, 2006, at 8:53 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: ugh my daughter did it for free, so the price was right :-). I will eventually assign a new url, buti t's here for now: http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm Equine Photography in York Region
RE: LONDON PDML SPRING 2006
-Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 April 2006 17:16 To: pentax list Subject: Re: LONDON PDML SPRING 2006 On 2/4/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Did I? It came to me in a dream ! I dreamt the other night that I was walking down Piccadilly from Green Park and everybody except me was wearing Regency costume, periwigs and all. I was embarrassed and kicking myself for forgetting that it was a special national day when we all dress like fops and dandies, and peer at each other through lorgnettes. So, anyway, a PDML. I will mull over a suitable place and time. Is anybody up for a weekend one, or do you prefer a weekday evening? We have a number of bank holidays on the horizon - one of those might be suitable. The location needs to be reasonably centrish with photogenic stuff around and a wide selection of eateries and drinkeries. How about one of the markets? We've done Camden Lock before. What about Notting Hill or Portobello Road or similar. Or perhaps Brick Lane, Whitechapel and Spitalfields? Period dress is optional. Cheers, Bob
Re: D'oh
Even better solution - use the problem as an excuse to buy a new lens, with metal filter threads, and be careful not to screw them on too tightly. Jack --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/4/06, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: Has this ever happened to you? Sportin' a new Hoya Super HMC Pro UV filter. Walk around town doin' stuff, hoping for some good street shots, but none eventuate. Come home, and find the lens sans filter. Screw those filters on tight, kids. Better solution - don't do filters ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OT: Why big negs
Even film scanner vs Epson 2450 flatbed scanner shows the film scanner to be superior, as can be seen by clicking on this comparison of scanning a Minox 8x11mm negative with Minolta Scan Dual II vs Epson 2450: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/scannercmp/ The question is, how much resolution do you need for your output print? The few 4x5 negs I've scanned on the Epson make very nice 16x20 inch prints. I'm sure quality drum scans would be even better, but there is a point of diminishing returns from the effort. If you're making 8x10 to 11x14 prints, the difference can be difficult to see. Godfrey On Apr 2, 2006, at 6:01 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I would agree with that. Although compared to even a drum scan of a 6x7 neg, the Epson scan of a 4x5 is superior. Paul On Apr 2, 2006, at 8:40 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Having seen one neg scanned on both a Heidelberg drum scanner and on an Epson, I'd suggest that a 4x5 neg scanned on a high-end drum scanner would deliver ~superb~ results, and that results from an Epson are a few steps below superb. Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist My Epson 3200 has a film holder for 4x5, so moire is not a problem. I'm sure the newer Epsons come similarly equipped. I've scanned 4x5 at 3200 dpi, and the results are superb.
Re: LONDON PDML SPRING 2006
On Apr 2, 2006, at 9:17 AM, Cotty wrote: Cotty is The Stig! You *are* joking. I'm at least a foot too tall to be a racing driver. And I have more intelligence. Hmm. Dan Gurney was taller than you are, I think he's done all right. And he's pretty smart too... Godfrey
Re: OT: Why big negs
On Apr 2, 2006, at 12:53 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The question is, how much resolution do you need for your output print? The few 4x5 negs I've scanned on the Epson make very nice 16x20 inch prints. I'm sure quality drum scans would be even better, but there is a point of diminishing returns from the effort. If you're making 8x10 to 11x14 prints, the difference can be difficult to see. ...which is why, when my maximum print size at the lab was 24x36, I bought a dedicated film scanner for 35mm and 120, but just bought a flatbed for 4x5. I'm not happy with the 16x20s from it, but stepping back from them they're fine and I never had a customer complaint about them. They're just not as good as the 16x20s from medium format from the film scanner, and they shouldn't be -- one scanner was like $800 and the other was like $4000. The $4000 one should damn well be better. -Aaron
Re: D'oh
On Apr 2, 2006, at 9:15 AM, Cotty wrote: Has this ever happened to you? Sportin' a new Hoya Super HMC Pro UV filter. Walk around town doin' stuff, hoping for some good street shots, but none eventuate. Come home, and find the lens sans filter. Screw those filters on tight, kids. Better solution - don't do filters ;-) I was about to say this too. Godfrey
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
I'm with Bob on this. I never want sound from a web page unless I request it specifically. The animation graphics here are cute once but tiresome. Imagine a prospective client going to the site several times in the course of discussing you with colleagues and having to sit through the simulation of typing your name each time. The slow performance is a significant detraction, the graphics and animation don't add anything substantive to the presentation of your resume or work. IMO, clean, snappy performance, even over a telephone line (I was browsing it over 802.11g wireless, connected by high-speed aDSL and it was sluggish) is essential to a professional quality web page. Godfrey On Apr 2, 2006, at 8:54 AM, Bob Shell wrote: Maybe I'm just an old fogey, Paul, but I find web sites with sound effects just annoying. I'm usually listening to music when I'm browsing. I'd prefer a button to turn the sound off. I don't like the main page at all, since I can't tell what it's supposed to be. The photos in your portfolio are excellent, but this just doesn't fit with them at all. No, I didn't get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning! ;-) Bob
Re: D'oh
Cotty wrote: On 2/4/06, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: Has this ever happened to you? Sportin' a new Hoya Super HMC Pro UV filter. Walk around town doin' stuff, hoping for some good street shots, but none eventuate. Come home, and find the lens sans filter. Screw those filters on tight, kids. Better solution - don't do filters ;-) Don't do *UV* filters. Couldn't get by without the occasional polarizer, myself...
Re: D'oh
Still shooting only film. I'd have difficulty doing without a polarizer or ND graduated. I have, forever, removed the UV/daylight when the light angle made it seem like a good idea or if the scene were special to the point where I didn't want two additional dispersion surfaces in the way. Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 2, 2006, at 9:15 AM, Cotty wrote: Has this ever happened to you? Sportin' a new Hoya Super HMC Pro UV filter. Walk around town doin' stuff, hoping for some good street shots, but none eventuate. Come home, and find the lens sans filter. Screw those filters on tight, kids. Better solution - don't do filters ;-) I was about to say this too. Godfrey __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: D'oh
Is is time for the filters/no filters argument again? man, I gotta pay more attention to the schedule. On Apr 2, 2006, at 1:45 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty wrote: On 2/4/06, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: Has this ever happened to you? Sportin' a new Hoya Super HMC Pro UV filter. Walk around town doin' stuff, hoping for some good street shots, but none eventuate. Come home, and find the lens sans filter. Screw those filters on tight, kids. Better solution - don't do filters ;-) Don't do *UV* filters. Couldn't get by without the occasional polarizer, myself...
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Hello Paul, When I launched it on XP and Firefox 1.5 - the sound didn't come on like you described. It turns out that I didn't have a quicktime plugin - that is probably the cause of the sound issue. I thought it loaded a bit slow even over DSL and was kind of surprised how big the page was for so little on it. I got a scroll bar appearing even though I was running full screen on a 1400 X 1050 screen. Not quite sure why that is necessary. I also was a bit surprised by the launching of new windows as I drilled in rather than just staying in the same window - I prefer to use the history navigation rather than opening and closing a bunch of windows. The presentation came across and neat and professional, however. HTH, Bruce Sunday, April 2, 2006, 5:53:34 AM, you wrote: PS I'm hoping to take advantage of those on the list who know much more PS about html and web design than do I. (Which means just about PS everone:-). My daughter made a website for my advertising portfolio. PS I'm hoping to show it to some headhunters next week, but I'm not sure PS if it works on PC browsers, etc. I already know that the opening frame PS sound effect (a typewriter of sorts) doesn't work on my version of PS Safari, although it does work on Explorer. The mpg commercials and jpg PS print ads seem to open on both browsers. I'd appreciate any feedback in PS regard to the way it works and anything that doesn't seem to work. PS Design comments are okay as well, although my daughter did it for free, PS so the price was right :-). I will eventually assign a new url, buti PS t's here for now: PS http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
I agree. But I don't know if my daughter knows how to fix that:-). You know what they say about free help :-)) Paul On Apr 2, 2006, at 11:50 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: OT: Website Help Needed But, after the third new page opened in as many clcks, I stopped looking. I hate that. YMMV. I did that with the PUG, on the theory it encourages browsing the entire gallery using the image page navigation buttons, but I think in this gallery, a new page off the index page link is good, but after that, everything opening in the same window would be better. William Robb
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Thanks Charles! That's the kind of help we need. On Apr 2, 2006, at 11:53 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Apr 2, 2006, at 7:53, Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm hoping to take advantage of those on the list who know much more about html and web design than do I. (Which means just about everone:-). My daughter made a website for my advertising portfolio. I'm hoping to show it to some headhunters next week, but I'm not sure if it works on PC browsers, etc. I already know that the opening frame sound effect (a typewriter of sorts) doesn't work on my version of Safari, although it does work on Explorer. The mpg commercials and jpg print ads seem to open on both browsers. I'd appreciate any feedback in regard to the way it works and anything that doesn't seem to work. Design comments are okay as well, although my daughter did it for free, so the price was right :-). I will eventually assign a new url, buti t's here for now: http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm Opened fine for me (Firefox 1.5 on Mac OSX) and I got the typing sound. (Also, it's a 1.5M/896K DSL line) I agree with someone else's comment that it would be best if it didn't load a new instance of the browser each time I click a link. Would be better if it just changed the page and there was a forward/back button somewhere on the page. All of the links (for example, on the Portfolio Print Gallery) have the following tag on the end: target=_blank That statement is the one that says don't load the new page in this window - make another one. If you had those all changed to either REMOVE the target statement part of the link entirely, it should then load in the same page (but people would have to use their own back buttons on their browsers to return unless each and every page has some sort of navigation buttons added to it). As for why the typing sound works for some and not others...? Heck, I thought I'd be able to see it in the code, but I can't see where/what is loading the sound. I can see that there is a pause/play button in the lower left-hand corner after the page loads that lets me replay the sound, so that's something. I can see that it is a WAV file (typing.wav). 4 seconds long, 96k in size. Must be a Javascript thing that is not working for some people - but that is a wild guess. -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org
Re: Daylight Savings, Aussie (well, NSW and VIC) digital cameras
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: Daylight Savings, Aussie (well, NSW and VIC) digital cameras I noticed last week that my camera was never re-set from daylight savings time. Well, it is correct now! Regards, Bob S. Har!!! In Saskatchewan, we don't play those silly games with the time. William Robb Okay. What do you save your silly game time for? keith
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: OT: Website Help Needed I agree. But I don't know if my daughter knows how to fix that:-). You know what they say about free help :-)) Take the target =_blank tag out of subsequent page links will do it. I think Charles mentioned that too. William Robb
Re: D'oh
On Sun, Apr 02, 2006 at 08:59:56PM +1000, Derby Chang wrote: Has this ever happened to you? Sportin' a new Hoya Super HMC Pro UV filter. Walk around town doin' stuff, hoping for some good street shots, but none eventuate. Come home, and find the lens sans filter. Screw those filters on tight, kids. I've had to retrieve a polarizer from a lake (just at the edge). And on the PDML Blue Angels trip I managed to lose a battery tray from my D-BG1 grip.
Re: Daylight Savings, Aussie (well, NSW and VIC) digital cameras
- Original Message - From: keith_w Subject: Re: Daylight Savings, Aussie (well, NSW and VIC) digital cameras Okay. What do you save your silly game time for? I like taunting foreigners over the internet... William Robb
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Hi Bob, No problem. Thanks for the kudos on the photos, but they're not mine. This is my advertising website, not photography. (In real life, I'm an advertising hack.) The site is aimed at a very narrow audience of headhunters and creative directors. They will know exactly what it is. They appreciate gimmicks like sound effects. But I appreciate the input. Paul On Apr 2, 2006, at 11:54 AM, Bob Shell wrote: Maybe I'm just an old fogey, Paul, but I find web sites with sound effects just annoying. I'm usually listening to music when I'm browsing. I'd prefer a button to turn the sound off. I don't like the main page at all, since I can't tell what it's supposed to be. The photos in your portfolio are excellent, but this just doesn't fit with them at all. No, I didn't get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning! ;-) Bob
Re: PESO - Minimalism
Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=12858 What do you say? I'd say you succeeded in making a very cool image. Nicely done. I'd really like to see the original if that's possible. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net
Re: D'oh
Ditto. A UV filter to protect a lens is counterproductive. On Apr 2, 2006, at 12:57 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Apr 2, 2006, at 9:15 AM, Cotty wrote: Has this ever happened to you? Sportin' a new Hoya Super HMC Pro UV filter. Walk around town doin' stuff, hoping for some good street shots, but none eventuate. Come home, and find the lens sans filter. Screw those filters on tight, kids. Better solution - don't do filters ;-) I was about to say this too. Godfrey
Re: Daylight Savings, Aussie (well, NSW and VIC) digital cameras
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: keith_w Subject: Re: Daylight Savings, Aussie (well, NSW and VIC) digital cameras Okay. What do you save your silly game time for? I like taunting foreigners over the internet... William Robb Like Chris Matthews* says, Tell me something I don't know. (*) http://www.thechrismatthewsshow.com/ keith
Re: PESO - Cruizin' by
keith_w wrote: Bruce Dayton wrote: Shot at Monterey Aquarium - not sure how I'd feel in open water having one of these guys swimming so close. Pentax *istD, DA 16-45/4 @ 16mm, Handheld ISO 3200, 1/10 sec @ f/4.0 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_2938.htm Comments welcome Mako shark? At first I thought Lemon, but then remembered I don't know what a Lemon looks like! Not really! Good catch to not get it blurred... Pretty sure it's a nurse shark. I've been in open water with these guys They are more afraid of you then you are of them. Once I was descending and as I looked down I realized I was about to land on a good six footer. I saw it, it saw me, and we both took off in opposite directions around a coral head only to bump into each other again on the opposite side! Nice grab, Bruce. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net
Re: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California
Thanks for all the advice and tips! Dan
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Paul, I know, when asked for comments, I tend to provide more criticism than accolades. So, sorry for this in advance, and I hope it will be helpful to you. 1. When I first opened the web-site, - I only saw the background image and I was able to scroll down to where the background image was starting to repeat itself (someone already mentioned - this doesn't look good), - there was a control for a plugin (Quick Time). That's it, - there was no text (Stenquist; 2006 I).., II).., III)..) I tried it on Windows XP: IE6, Firefox 1.5, Opera 8.53 I had to disable protection from the pop-up/pop-under and animated adds in my 3rd party (i.e. non-Windows) firewall. Yes, I know that most of the people don't use such software, but on the other hand, most of good websites do not present a problem when this function is in use. Yours essentialy doesn't work with it. 2. As for the sound, - Probably the reason why I had control visible is that (under IE6) I had disabled playing sounds automatically. As several people have already said, - sounds that start playing automatically are annoying. When that happens, unless I really need some information from the page, I usually close that window. 3. You resume is there as a gif. I don't know what is the goal of the resume - only to show who and what you are to those who came to your web-site? Do you want people to come to your web-site based on resume search? - if so, - this will not happen. Gif is not readable and so the information will not become a part of the search engines. If this is what you want - it's fine. Just be aware. However, what looks a bit weird is that it's width is 850, and on the screen wider than that - there is a well visible edge between this gif and the background. 3a. Your other words/menus are also gifs. So, your web-site will not be found based on searches in Google, Yahoo, etc. If you want attention to your web-site, or even if you want somebody (e.g. who wants to hire you, or buy your work) to find your portfolio by searching for key-words, or even simply your name, - it will not happen. (Yes, you can insert keywords, and play a few other tricks to improve your visibility in different searches, but that's another, and more difficult game). Today, many people when they want to check out who you are, - go to Google and type in your name, expecting to see references to your professional appearance (especially if it is related to the web). 4. multiple new windows - people have commented on this already. 5. (very-very subjective and optional) If I were creating a page that would be Windows and Mac (as well as other platforms) -friendly, I would probably consider a few different options with respect to the video-file format. E.g.: having two - QT either WMV (Windows Media Video) or RealVideo or MPEG. The latter two are more platform-independent, in the sense that people using various flavors of Unix (Linux, SGI Irix, SunOS, FreeBSD, etc) can also see you videos. I am not sure how important this for you, as probably most of your visitors will be Mac and Windows users. Though, QT is still common enough that you can disregard this comment.
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Thanks for the comments. I don't want accolades. i didn't build the site :-). Your comments are very helpful. I'll pass them along to my web designer/daughter/supplier of free labor. Generally, this site will be used only by potential employers and clients who have the url through other communications. However, it wouldn't hurt if it turned up on searches. For my audience, I think sound effects are a plus. At worst, they're probably a wash. I agree that they're generally annoying, but this is a very limited and specialized application. Again, great input. Thanks. Paul On Apr 2, 2006, at 4:25 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Paul, I know, when asked for comments, I tend to provide more criticism than accolades. So, sorry for this in advance, and I hope it will be helpful to you. 1. When I first opened the web-site, - I only saw the background image and I was able to scroll down to where the background image was starting to repeat itself (someone already mentioned - this doesn't look good), - there was a control for a plugin (Quick Time). That's it, - there was no text (Stenquist; 2006 I).., II).., III)..) I tried it on Windows XP: IE6, Firefox 1.5, Opera 8.53 I had to disable protection from the pop-up/pop-under and animated adds in my 3rd party (i.e. non-Windows) firewall. Yes, I know that most of the people don't use such software, but on the other hand, most of good websites do not present a problem when this function is in use. Yours essentialy doesn't work with it. 2. As for the sound, - Probably the reason why I had control visible is that (under IE6) I had disabled playing sounds automatically. As several people have already said, - sounds that start playing automatically are annoying. When that happens, unless I really need some information from the page, I usually close that window. 3. You resume is there as a gif. I don't know what is the goal of the resume - only to show who and what you are to those who came to your web-site? Do you want people to come to your web-site based on resume search? - if so, - this will not happen. Gif is not readable and so the information will not become a part of the search engines. If this is what you want - it's fine. Just be aware. However, what looks a bit weird is that it's width is 850, and on the screen wider than that - there is a well visible edge between this gif and the background. 3a. Your other words/menus are also gifs. So, your web-site will not be found based on searches in Google, Yahoo, etc. If you want attention to your web-site, or even if you want somebody (e.g. who wants to hire you, or buy your work) to find your portfolio by searching for key-words, or even simply your name, - it will not happen. (Yes, you can insert keywords, and play a few other tricks to improve your visibility in different searches, but that's another, and more difficult game). Today, many people when they want to check out who you are, - go to Google and type in your name, expecting to see references to your professional appearance (especially if it is related to the web). 4. multiple new windows - people have commented on this already. 5. (very-very subjective and optional) If I were creating a page that would be Windows and Mac (as well as other platforms) -friendly, I would probably consider a few different options with respect to the video-file format. E.g.: having two - QT either WMV (Windows Media Video) or RealVideo or MPEG. The latter two are more platform-independent, in the sense that people using various flavors of Unix (Linux, SGI Irix, SunOS, FreeBSD, etc) can also see you videos. I am not sure how important this for you, as probably most of your visitors will be Mac and Windows users. Though, QT is still common enough that you can disregard this comment.
RE: PESO: Greenhouse in infrared
Thanks for all the kind comments. I was out shooting some more infrared this morning. This time I used the DA18-55mm lens in autofocus mode. I was a little surprised that autofocus worked, but it sure makes life easier when the viewfinder is almost completely dark. It was a cloudless morning so the sky is not as dramatic as yesterday, but very still very pleasant IMHO. For those who are interested I've uploaded another couple of examples here http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/122089223 (ISO 400,F4,1/6s,@20mm) http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/122089205 (ISO 400,F4.5,1/4s,@35mm) This is fun !!! Extra points for spotting the squirrel :) -- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall --
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Paul, probably I repeat something as I haven't read all the replies, my bed is calling for me, nevertheless just a few thoughts. Nothing weird on Mozilla 1.7.12, but I have sound never on, so I don't know if it works. Unnecessary anyway, IMHO. I hate windows subsequently popping up. If it was't you, I had not waited for the second one to load. What's the use of all those cookies the site wants to set, I see no need for that? Annoying. Design is nice. The pics with the text are very large, probably you (or your daughter) let the background as it is, and convert the text to gif images with transparent background, and a greyscale colour palette, with something like 4 bit colourt depth. That should do it as well, and take less time to load. Any good reason for using images instead of text? Brutally sincere today, Pancho Paul Stenquist schrieb: I'm hoping to take advantage of those on the list who know much more about html and web design than do I. (Which means just about everone:-). My daughter made a website for my advertising portfolio. I'm hoping to show it to some headhunters next week, but I'm not sure if it works on PC browsers, etc. I already know that the opening frame sound effect (a typewriter of sorts) doesn't work on my version of Safari, although it does work on Explorer. The mpg commercials and jpg print ads seem to open on both browsers. I'd appreciate any feedback in regard to the way it works and anything that doesn't seem to work. Design comments are okay as well, although my daughter did it for free, so the price was right :-). I will eventually assign a new url, buti t's here for now: http://www.stenquist.com/Paul/Paul.htm
Re: D'oh
On 2/4/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Don't do *UV* filters. Couldn't get by without the occasional polarizer, myself... Yah, I'll give you that. Some guys did some tests over on a Canon list recently and the shots with filters on were not as sharp as those without. I'd like to see some Pentax lens tests with and without filters, especially on some decent long glass. Any takers? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Daylight Savings, Aussie (well, NSW and VIC) digital cameras
On 2/4/06, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: I like taunting foreigners over the internet... Is that why you bait the yanks? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: D'oh
Yep, been there, done that! I've lost two or three Hoya filters that way, and a couple of times it's been because the retaining ring has unscrewed through friction with my clothing (I always carry the camera with the lens pointing into my body - it feels better balanced that way), and the first I've known is hearing the tinkle of expensive optical grade glass smashing on the pavement. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 8:59 PM Subject: D'oh Has this ever happened to you? Sportin' a new Hoya Super HMC Pro UV filter. Walk around town doin' stuff, hoping for some good street shots, but none eventuate. Come home, and find the lens sans filter. Screw those filters on tight, kids. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
On Sun, 2 Apr 2006, mike wilson wrote: The PUG works excellently because it oonly opens the one new window, which continuously loops the images. Not on IE6 over XP SP2. I get as many windows as clicks. Kostas
Re: Doll House (some houses are way too pink)
Roman wrote: http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20060331154927 The second I saw this disturbing PINK house I knew I gotto do something about it. I'm not a demolition expert, although I aim and shoot and practice street shooting allot... The actual reason was testing for lense performance at f/8.0 that is optimal according to this SMC 28-90mm lense. One, First of all, I dont think you finished your message! Second, the pink is ghastly, but if you have to have pink, it's well chosen. The dark dusky pink on top, the lighter pink below, all features outlined in purest white. Well done. Still ghastly! Says me, with a slate blue house with white trim! I think the color enhances the deep green of the fir trees beside the house. The colors are complementary, from a descriptive standpoint... Anyhow, I think the lens did well! keith
Re: D'oh
Cotty wrote: On 2/4/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Don't do *UV* filters. Couldn't get by without the occasional polarizer, myself... Yah, I'll give you that. Some guys did some tests over on a Canon list recently and the shots with filters on were not as sharp as those without. I'd like to see some Pentax lens tests with and without filters, especially on some decent long glass. Any takers? Cheers, Cotty I think it's fair to mention, as many times as necessary, to get the point across. Just because it's a photographic filter, does NOT mean it's a parallel flat disc, and will not introduce abberations! Within reason, the more you pay for a good filter, the less chance it will do anything but color your image. On the other nand, a *cheap filter is a crap shoot. Nobody knows it it's optically benign or not until you use it. keith whaley
Re: LONDON PDML SPRING 2006
On 2/4/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: So, anyway, a PDML. I will mull over a suitable place and time. Is anybody up for a weekend one, or do you prefer a weekday evening? We have a number of bank holidays on the horizon - one of those might be suitable. The location needs to be reasonably centrish with photogenic stuff around and a wide selection of eateries and drinkeries. How about one of the markets? We've done Camden Lock before. What about Notting Hill or Portobello Road or similar. Or perhaps Brick Lane, Whitechapel and Spitalfields? I'm working the 29th May, free the 1st. In fact, here are those free weekends and Bank Hols in full: April 9 all of Easter 22/23 May 1 (BH) 7 13/14 28 June 3/4 10/11 17/18 July 2 8/9 Markets are fine - maybe with access to the river? I lurve the boats :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: D'oh
On Sun, Apr 02, 2006 at 10:41:51PM +0100, Cotty wrote: On 2/4/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Don't do *UV* filters. Couldn't get by without the occasional polarizer, myself... Yah, I'll give you that. Some guys did some tests over on a Canon list recently and the shots with filters on were not as sharp as those without. I'd like to see some Pentax lens tests with and without filters, especially on some decent long glass. Any takers? What sort of test did you have in mind? I've got the Pentax 77mm and 112mm filters, and one prime and one zoom that take those filter sizes. But I probably don't have a tripod that's good enough to produce meaningful test results.
Re: D'oh
On 2/4/06, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: What sort of test did you have in mind? I've got the Pentax 77mm and 112mm filters, and one prime and one zoom that take those filter sizes. But I probably don't have a tripod that's good enough to produce meaningful test results. Basically, on a tripod with a cable or remote release, lens with filter, focus, mid-range aperture (5.6 or 8) shoot. Remove filter, *don't* adjust focus, shoot. Compare results. Uh, I think. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: D'oh
...mirror up and enough light for a sorta fast shutter. J --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/4/06, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: What sort of test did you have in mind? I've got the Pentax 77mm and 112mm filters, and one prime and one zoom that take those filter sizes. But I probably don't have a tripod that's good enough to produce meaningful test results. Basically, on a tripod with a cable or remote release, lens with filter, focus, mid-range aperture (5.6 or 8) shoot. Remove filter, *don't* adjust focus, shoot. Compare results. Uh, I think. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: D'oh
On Apr 2, 2006, at 4:24 PM, Cotty wrote: What sort of test did you have in mind? I've got the Pentax 77mm and 112mm filters, and one prime and one zoom that take those filter sizes. But I probably don't have a tripod that's good enough to produce meaningful test results. Basically, on a tripod with a cable or remote release, lens with filter, focus, mid-range aperture (5.6 or 8) shoot. Remove filter, *don't* adjust focus, shoot. Compare results. Not adjusting focus isn't sensible as a filter will almost always shift the best point of focus ... it's two more air-glass surfaces, regardless of whether it is flat or not, which is going to change the light path. The key thing with a test is to see whether it has any other degrading effect on the lens' performance. I did these tests 20 years ago and won't spend the time to do them again. I only use filters when I feel they are necessary ... with a digital camera, a polarizer and an ND are pretty much all that's needed, and them relatively infrequently, unless you're doing special things like IR. Godfrey
PESO: Remake - Aristocrat in red
I have done a makeover on the Aristocrat in red picture. http://www.foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=228580 This is a sandwich of three different exposures, all from the same standpoint, and from the same session. The result is a new head ;-) and a improved(?) composition. This is the first time my hands have become dirty from working in PS. So I would really appreciate some comments on the result. Whatdoyuahthink? What about the photoshoping, anything I could have done better or different? Does it look real? And is it an improvement? Or could I have saved me the trouble? (The original is at a thumb below the picture for reference.) A lot of questions, but isn't that what life is, questions? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
Re: PAW - Solitary Protester
On Apr 1, 2006, at 12:25 PM, frank theriault wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4285748 Good shot, Frank. Full of character and expression. Godfrey
Re: PESO - Minimalism
On Apr 1, 2006, at 10:14 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=12858 What do you say? Nicely done. Godfrey
RE: PESO - Minimalism
Don't listen to Bob, he is full of it ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Bob Sullivan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 2. april 2006 00:37 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Minimalism Boris, You are getting too damned good! Stop showing us these great photos. Regards, Bob S. On 4/1/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=12858 What do you say? Boris
Re: Bailing out.
Bob W wrote: Don't forget Mill either. Well, dammit, I guess I'm going to have to post the whole thing. :-) Immanuel Kant was a real pissant who was very rarely stable. Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar who could think you under the table. David Hume could out consume Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, [I verified that this line is presented as Schopenhauer and Hegel in at least one case, so maybe they did it a little differently in some presentations] And Wittgenstein was a beery swine who was just as sloshed as Schlegel. There's nothing Nietzsche couldn't teach ya 'bout the raisin' of the wrist. Socrates himself was permanently pissed. John Stuart Mill, of his own free will, after half a pint of shandy was particularly ill. Plato, they say, could stick it away, 'alf a crate of whiskey every day! Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle, and Hobbes was fond of his Dram. And Rene Descartes was a drunken fart: I drink, therefore I am. Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed; A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed. -- Monty Python -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ)
Another one bites the dust
T.V. having left us a while ago, I guess I feel the need to take over his roll as chief Pentax equipment destroyer. In today's episode, we again featured the *ist D but this time with a different leading lady. My SMC-F 35-80 lens was actually broken in half! The D suffered a dislodged flash and a chip in the body right at the front of the flash. I was able to get the flash tucked back in and everything appears to be working right so far. The camera was on the kitchen counter (sort of a bar-type counter with some high stools on one side) when Kid-2 managed to tip over the stool. In her effort to keep herself from falling she reached out and grabbed for the stability, only managing to snatch the camera off the counter. I did not witness this. Wife, looking rather sheepish, not knowing how I would react, called me to the garage for consultation away from our various house guests. It was ok. I'm bummed but at least it wasn't a 77 Limited or something expensive. And the camera has managed to survive again. Cory Be careful out there.
Re: PESO: Remake - Aristocrat in red
I think it is much better. Nice work - EXCEPT - the white line around the bottom of the wings and body has to go! Not sure how it got there. If you can't get rid of it by changing your PS technique then go to 400% and clone it out with a small brush. Powell I have done a makeover on the Aristocrat in red picture. http://www.foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=228580 This is a sandwich of three different exposures, all from the same standpoint, and from the same session. The result is a new head ;-) and a improved(?) composition. This is the first time my hands have become dirty from working in PS. So I would really appreciate some comments on the result. Whatdoyuahthink? What about the photoshoping, anything I could have done better or different? Does it look real? And is it an improvement? Or could I have saved me the trouble? (The original is at a thumb below the picture for reference.) A lot of questions, but isn't that what life is, questions? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
Re: Rebate posted today
US only. Sigh I was hoping that that the DA14/2.8 might be a little sooner than originally expected. Pentax Canada doesn't seem to be big on rebates. dk On 4/1/06, Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Savage wrote: On 4/2/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aaaagh! Just what I needed. More temptation. Just buy it. It's only money. Give in to temptation. Dave :-) I agree with Dave. They got me too. I have a silver 43 on order. It is good that they extended the rebate since they could not get my lens to me before the old deadline passed. Not that I need a 43 now, but later? César Panama City, Florida
Re: Another one bites the dust
I remember the time my cat - suffering from a bladder infection - took a leak on top of my camera bag. The contents survived. The bag did not. -- Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Rebate posted today
From; Dave Kennedy Sun, 02 Apr 2006 18:37:21 -0700 Pentax Canada doesn't seem to be big on rebates.They figure they have me, and that's enough.William Robb
