Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)
In front of the Art Institute on Michigan Ave., Chicago K10D, ISO 200, DA* 50-135mm-50mm, 1/320 sec @f4 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7927682size=lg Only just caught this one. Excellent pic! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Another Family Picture
On 1/10/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Thanks Paul, Frank, Joe, and Cotty for the kind comments. Joe, it really does involve getting on your belly. Ann, thanks for looking, and have a look here: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer/shrooms1.html Mike, those mushrooms were no more than two inches tall, so I was pretty close with a long lens. That scene is a few feet deep, and I wanted it all in focus, even if it meant giving up absolute sharpness. This is an uncropped photo, BTW. As an aside, I recently spent an hour in the woods in Hampshire with a TV - chef, filming him and the reporter finding and collecting wild mushrooms for one of his restaurants. I never knew the stunning variety that one could come across in such a short walk. The forest was thick, the light dim, with periodic and wonderful oases of brightness from the overcast sky forming literally pools of calm light through which I could filmed the subjects walking and talking. Learned about nightcaps (!) and sebs - he went mental when finding two of the most highly prized delicacies growing within inches of each other (not the nightcap ;) and filming it all was a pleasure. Later, after I had filmed him cooking them - we tried the simple dish and it was impressive, as was the lunch he gave us in the restaurant. But no such thing as a free lunch - the news service I work for has just confirmed well over 400 redundancies. I need to go back and collect some of those magic shrooms now :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - sad driver passing - was - sad celebrity passing
On Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 08:58:27PM -0400, Doug Franklin wrote: frank theriault wrote: When I was a teenager in the '70's I had a subscription to Road and Track and I remember every year some sponsor had a list of all the champs from the various SCCA classes. Sure enough, there's Paul Newman, champion in some production class or another. I did a double take - read the name then looked at the photo to see if it was the same Paul Newman, and sure enough it was. I had heard he raced cars, but had no idea he was ~that~ good. If I recall correctly, he was champion of the SCCA GT1 class, maybe more than once. In the mid-80s he had a kick-ass Datsun Maxima. It was a project car for one of the car mags, and they fitted the engine from a 280Z, and added a turbocharger (or supercharger). I know this because at the time we had an '83 Maxima wagon. It was quite capable off the showroom floor - it basically used the engine from a 240Z. I can only imagine what it would be like with a whole lot more power (and better suspenson brakes). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Sighting
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/10/01 Wed PM 08:46:00 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax Sighting On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:18 AM, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does he chimp after taking shots? Har! I brought out my Leica CL for the first time in a long long time a couple of weekends ago, and I caught myself trying to chimp a few times. The other thing I kept doing is ~not~ advancing the film with the thumb-lever. When I first started using the *istD some 18 months ago, I kept reaching for the phantom advance lever with my right thumb immediately after hitting the shutter release. I guess I've really gone over to the dark side, eh? Well, for someone who professes love of subtlety to be almost exclusively wedded to a system that has either on or off as its base functionality.. I metioned chimping because I have seen a few modern films where the gangs of paparazzi have obviously been issued with whatever old SLR the props department had in stock. Many of them had thumb winders that were being applied vigorously. The photographer would then gurn at the back of camera. I laughed out loud in one cinema. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure Curiosity
From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/10/02 Thu AM 12:42:45 GMT To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Exposure Curiosity Hi Everyone: While in a shady park downtown at around 6:35 p.m., I took these photos of my husband, Darrel. It was really shady in the park, so as you can see I bumped up the ISO and opened up the aperture. When I looked at these in Lightroom, I had to check to see if I had used the flash, but I didn't remember doing so, and the metadata showed I didn't. Doesn't it kinda look like I did? Or have my eyes just gone wonky? Anyway, fun to get a true white of my husband's beard. He started to turn gray in high school, but now his hair beard are white. Darrel 1: K10D, DA* 50-135mm 50mm, ISO 800, 1/13 sec @f2.8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7935227 Darrel 2: K10D, DA* 50-135mm 50mm, ISO 800, 1/30 sec @ f2.8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7935234 Explanations welcome :-) From reflections in the specs, it looks as if there is a large (sky-sized) bright light source behind you. As you have exposed correctly, the camera has produced an image that has, if you like, the standard amount of light to produce a good, bright image. The lighter clothes and beard have come out brighter than the darker background vegetation, as you would expect. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/10/02 Thu AM 12:44:20 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GFM sold - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: GFM sold Several good places in Boone, as a matter of fact :) Talking about Boone, has anyone heard from Tom lately? http://www.graywolfphoto.com/where.html - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: L' Shana Tovah
To all who are celebrate, I wish them a good year. I'm not involved personnaly but I doesn't prevent me from wishing you all the best :) -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Sighting
frank theriault wrote: On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:18 AM, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does he chimp after taking shots? Har! I brought out my Leica CL for the first time in a long long time a couple of weekends ago, and I caught myself trying to chimp a few times. The other thing I kept doing is ~not~ advancing the film with the thumb-lever. When I first started using the *istD some 18 months ago, I kept reaching for the phantom advance lever with my right thumb immediately after hitting the shutter release. I guess I've really gone over to the dark side, eh? cheers, frank You bought a Canon? -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
frank theriault wrote: On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Several good places in Boone, as a matter of fact :) Well, now that I've seen the light, I'll have to follow you, oh master. Wait. I don't have a car, so I probably don't have any choice. We'll have to have a nice feed of barbequed roasted veggies at the campsite. M! cheers, frank (still evangelical about eating cruelty-free) Plants have feelings too! -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
2008/10/2 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Plants have feelings too! For a certain value of feelings. Which is currently far less even than the value of certain financial institutions in the US. of A... :-) Jostein whose computer has just crashed in a bad way. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
2008/10/2 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: frank theriault wrote: cheers, frank (still evangelical about eating cruelty-free) Plants have feelings too! Yeah but they have no way to give voice to them, so who cares? Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
2008/10/2 Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]: David Savage wrote: I would have thought grits would be THE vegetarian dish. Man, I love grits! If they're made right, that is. Did you try them while you were here? I made the horrible mistake once of ordering grits at a Denny's restaurant in Oakland. I should have known better, what with having spent most of my life in the mid-west and south. ;) Never had the chance :-( I was in NC for so short a time I didn't notice them on the menu at either the hotel I stayed at overnight or at the GFM cafeteria. Next time :-) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
I wish my definition of a bad crash left me able to post email messages... Cory AlunFoto wrote: Jostein whose computer has just crashed in a bad way. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
2008/10/2 Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I wish my definition of a bad crash left me able to post email messages... The one at home suffers from an utterly failed BIOS upgrade. Bad enough to require a replacement of the motherboard. :-( Asu(ck)s. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Lens envy
I'm heading out to the venerable old race track Road Atlanta today to set-up camp for the Petit Le Mans. Old-timers here may remember some shots from me at that race a few years ago. Most will remember Doug's shots of the turn-one crash a year or two ago that nearly clobbered him save for that nice big concrete barrier. Anyway, I'm feeling big glass envy something fierce this morning. I'll be shooting mostly with my DA 50-200 when I really need a 70-200 2.8. Even better would be having a 1.7 or 2.0 TC to go with it. I suppose the race isn't good enough reason to spend so much of Master Card's money on a lens I won't use all that often. At least that's what she told me when I asked her for a grand or so to buy *another* lens. So, anybody wana put their big fast glass in the hands of the shippers overnight so I can pick it up at the house tomorrow? Yeah... oh well. Cory sad sack of bones, eh? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure Curiosity
I use Spyder2, and my monitor is a perfect match for my printer. I couldn't be more satisfied. It's a good, inexpensive tool. The Express version gives you the same sensor as the pro version. It just doesn't allow some of the software options, like setting up a second monitor. Paul On Oct 2, 2008, at 1:40 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks for the link, Boris. Greatly appreciated. I have a Pro Huey I'm aware of the Spyder. It's come down a bit in price. That's encouraging! Big cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Christine, if you haven't done so, I humbly yet firmly ;-) suggest that you buy a monitor calibration device, such as this: http://tinyurl.com/3s86dv (link to Amazon.com) which is the one I have. Or of course you can opt for more advanced and consequently more expensive option. Worth every penny. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
hmmm. That does sound bad. I've never been brave enough to do a BIOS update for fear of this very scenario. May the Force be with you J. CW AlunFoto wrote: 2008/10/2 Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I wish my definition of a bad crash left me able to post email messages... The one at home suffers from an utterly failed BIOS upgrade. Bad enough to require a replacement of the motherboard. :-( Asu(ck)s. Jostein No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1702 - Release Date: 10/1/2008 9:05 AM -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure Curiosity
I just checked out ColorVision's website, and it seems that they've introduced a Spyder 3 that's not available in the Express model. So what I said below about the sensor's being the same is no longer true. It also sounds like they've dumbed down the software on the Spyder 2 Express, and you can no longer choose gamma or color temperature. That's not good. What is good is that you can now buy the pro version of the Spyder 2 for only three bucks more than the Expess version. Look here: http://www.amazon.com/ColorVision-Spyder2-Suite-Win-Mac/dp/B000ES6K34/ ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8s=softwareqid=1222951154sr=1-2 However, if I were buying a ColorVision calibration tool today, I'd go with the Spyder 3 Elite and spend a few more bucks to get their most advanced unit. Paul On Oct 2, 2008, at 8:38 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I use Spyder2, and my monitor is a perfect match for my printer. I couldn't be more satisfied. It's a good, inexpensive tool. The Express version gives you the same sensor as the pro version. It just doesn't allow some of the software options, like setting up a second monitor. Paul On Oct 2, 2008, at 1:40 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks for the link, Boris. Greatly appreciated. I have a Pro Huey I'm aware of the Spyder. It's come down a bit in price. That's encouraging! Big cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Christine, if you haven't done so, I humbly yet firmly ;-) suggest that you buy a monitor calibration device, such as this: http://tinyurl.com/3s86dv (link to Amazon.com) which is the one I have. Or of course you can opt for more advanced and consequently more expensive option. Worth every penny. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
Thanks Cory! My main worry is to lose data, of course. I have backups of most, but it's gonna be a significant job to rip all those music CDs again and restore the TB of images. What I will miss, though, is my photoshop actions. Never thought of making a backup of them. :-( Jostein 2008/10/2 Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hmmm. That does sound bad. I've never been brave enough to do a BIOS update for fear of this very scenario. May the Force be with you J. CW AlunFoto wrote: 2008/10/2 Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I wish my definition of a bad crash left me able to post email messages... The one at home suffers from an utterly failed BIOS upgrade. Bad enough to require a replacement of the motherboard. :-( Asu(ck)s. Jostein No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1702 - Release Date: 10/1/2008 9:05 AM -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
2008/10/2 Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hmmm. That does sound bad. Btw, story here: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2008/10/bios-woes.html Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)
Thanks, Cotty. Much appreciated. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 1:17 AM Subject: Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders) In front of the Art Institute on Michigan Ave., Chicago K10D, ISO 200, DA* 50-135mm-50mm, 1/320 sec @f4 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7927682size=lg Only just caught this one. Excellent pic! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: book maiking with BLURB - anyone try it?
On Sep 29, 2008, at 9:33 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: I was browsing around smugmug stuff for their calendar prices (looks like they stopped offering those) and came up with a page on BLURB for making books - Anyone here try it? Ann: In the most recent PDN magazine, there is an article on this topic and BLURB is discussed in the article. Might want to check it out. The sRGB point was mentioned as has been mentioned on the list. HTH. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure Curiosity
- Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 935234 Explanations welcome :-) From reflections in the specs, it looks as if there is a large (sky-sized) bright light source behind you. As you have exposed correctly, the camera has produced an image that has, if you like, the standard amount of light to produce a good, bright image. The lighter clothes and beard have come out brighter than the darker background vegetation, as you would expect. If I remember correctly, that light source might be a street lamp behind me--though can't be sure, but you're right: there's light behind me coming from somewhere. Thanks, Mike. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lens envy
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 8:38 AM, Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, anybody wana put their big fast glass in the hands of the shippers overnight so I can pick it up at the house tomorrow? How soon can you get a Nikon .:-) I'll ship mine then, Dave Yeah... oh well. Cory sad sack of bones, eh? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure Curiosity
BTW, I like this shot. The light is normal from an open sky source when shooting in the shade. Good work. Paul On Oct 2, 2008, at 5:25 AM, mike wilson wrote: From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/10/02 Thu AM 12:42:45 GMT To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Exposure Curiosity Hi Everyone: While in a shady park downtown at around 6:35 p.m., I took these photos of my husband, Darrel. It was really shady in the park, so as you can see I bumped up the ISO and opened up the aperture. When I looked at these in Lightroom, I had to check to see if I had used the flash, but I didn't remember doing so, and the metadata showed I didn't. Doesn't it kinda look like I did? Or have my eyes just gone wonky? Anyway, fun to get a true white of my husband's beard. He started to turn gray in high school, but now his hair beard are white. Darrel 1: K10D, DA* 50-135mm 50mm, ISO 800, 1/13 sec @f2.8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7935227 Darrel 2: K10D, DA* 50-135mm 50mm, ISO 800, 1/30 sec @ f2.8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7935234 Explanations welcome :-) From reflections in the specs, it looks as if there is a large (sky-sized) bright light source behind you. As you have exposed correctly, the camera has produced an image that has, if you like, the standard amount of light to produce a good, bright image. The lighter clothes and beard have come out brighter than the darker background vegetation, as you would expect. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
What's the best way to go about this shoot
I don't do farm shoots, even though it says i do on my site, but i have agreed to do one after our Thanksgiving long weekend. The one lady is a friend, and the farm is right on the Vivian forest, so should have lots of colour to work with, and thats what they want. I'll be doing CD's for them, probably taking 20-30 shots minimum of each. I was thinking of the D200 and K10D, but shoot in Raw. Maybe not so much for the K10D, but raw for the D200, so i can get the best, sharpest photo out to them. What do you think would be the best way to convert to jpg, to make a web page, and do the adjustments for the CD's. Lightroom is what i'm thinking would be best, then if i only need to do a small change i can apply it to the batch,, i think i remember how to do that. Any ideas from the raw shooters on how you do your batch conversions and proccessing. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure Curiosity
Paul: Big thanks for the info on the Spyder. I don't know if the Spyder 3 is in my budget, but Spyder 2 could work. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 7:48 AM Subject: Re: Exposure Curiosity I just checked out ColorVision's website, and it seems that they've introduced a Spyder 3 that's not available in the Express model. So what I said below about the sensor's being the same is no longer true. It also sounds like they've dumbed down the software on the Spyder 2 Express, and you can no longer choose gamma or color temperature. That's not good. What is good is that you can now buy the pro version of the Spyder 2 for only three bucks more than the Expess version. Look here: http://www.amazon.com/ColorVision-Spyder2-Suite-Win-Mac/dp/B000ES6K34/ ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8s=softwareqid=1222951154sr=1-2 However, if I were buying a ColorVision calibration tool today, I'd go with the Spyder 3 Elite and spend a few more bucks to get their most advanced unit. Paul On Oct 2, 2008, at 8:38 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I use Spyder2, and my monitor is a perfect match for my printer. I couldn't be more satisfied. It's a good, inexpensive tool. The Express version gives you the same sensor as the pro version. It just doesn't allow some of the software options, like setting up a second monitor. Paul On Oct 2, 2008, at 1:40 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks for the link, Boris. Greatly appreciated. I have a Pro Huey I'm aware of the Spyder. It's come down a bit in price. That's encouraging! Big cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Christine, if you haven't done so, I humbly yet firmly ;-) suggest that you buy a monitor calibration device, such as this: http://tinyurl.com/3s86dv (link to Amazon.com) which is the one I have. Or of course you can opt for more advanced and consequently more expensive option. Worth every penny. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure Curiosity
Thanks, Paul. Much appreciated. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 8:38 AM Subject: Re: Exposure Curiosity BTW, I like this shot. The light is normal from an open sky source when shooting in the shade. Good work. Paul On Oct 2, 2008, at 5:25 AM, mike wilson wrote: From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/10/02 Thu AM 12:42:45 GMT To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Exposure Curiosity Hi Everyone: While in a shady park downtown at around 6:35 p.m., I took these photos of my husband, Darrel. It was really shady in the park, so as you can see I bumped up the ISO and opened up the aperture. When I looked at these in Lightroom, I had to check to see if I had used the flash, but I didn't remember doing so, and the metadata showed I didn't. Doesn't it kinda look like I did? Or have my eyes just gone wonky? Anyway, fun to get a true white of my husband's beard. He started to turn gray in high school, but now his hair beard are white. Darrel 1: K10D, DA* 50-135mm 50mm, ISO 800, 1/13 sec @f2.8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7935227 Darrel 2: K10D, DA* 50-135mm 50mm, ISO 800, 1/30 sec @ f2.8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7935234 Explanations welcome :-) From reflections in the specs, it looks as if there is a large (sky-sized) bright light source behind you. As you have exposed correctly, the camera has produced an image that has, if you like, the standard amount of light to produce a good, bright image. The lighter clothes and beard have come out brighter than the darker background vegetation, as you would expect. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO Garden Meditation
In the same garden as the Santa picture :-). In the spirit of full disclosure, I did clone out street images at the top of the frame, buildings and such. The black is a hedge; I just made the hedge taller. The street stuff was so distracting, so I got rid of it. K10D DA * 50-135mm @ 80mm, ISO 800, 1/50 sec @ f2.8. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7938331 comments welcome Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the best way to go about this shoot
I don't do batch conversions when I shoot RAW. The advantage of RAW lies in the fine tuning that it allows you. One size fits all doesn't give you any real advantage over shooting jpegs. I use ACR, so I do sometimes start with last conversion when tweaking a shot. But it's rare that any two are identical. I use an action to downsize for the web pics, convert to SRGB and save for web. Paul On Oct 2, 2008, at 9:41 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I don't do farm shoots, even though it says i do on my site, but i have agreed to do one after our Thanksgiving long weekend. The one lady is a friend, and the farm is right on the Vivian forest, so should have lots of colour to work with, and thats what they want. I'll be doing CD's for them, probably taking 20-30 shots minimum of each. I was thinking of the D200 and K10D, but shoot in Raw. Maybe not so much for the K10D, but raw for the D200, so i can get the best, sharpest photo out to them. What do you think would be the best way to convert to jpg, to make a web page, and do the adjustments for the CD's. Lightroom is what i'm thinking would be best, then if i only need to do a small change i can apply it to the batch,, i think i remember how to do that. Any ideas from the raw shooters on how you do your batch conversions and proccessing. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the best way to go about this shoot
I don't have Lightroom, so I'd make adjustments in ACR, which can be batched if the originals are fairly similar to each other, then batch the conversion to jpegs in BBPro or FastStone. Either BBPro or JAlbum would do a good job of generating a web album. FWIW -p David J Brooks wrote: I don't do farm shoots, even though it says i do on my site, but i have agreed to do one after our Thanksgiving long weekend. The one lady is a friend, and the farm is right on the Vivian forest, so should have lots of colour to work with, and thats what they want. I'll be doing CD's for them, probably taking 20-30 shots minimum of each. I was thinking of the D200 and K10D, but shoot in Raw. Maybe not so much for the K10D, but raw for the D200, so i can get the best, sharpest photo out to them. What do you think would be the best way to convert to jpg, to make a web page, and do the adjustments for the CD's. Lightroom is what i'm thinking would be best, then if i only need to do a small change i can apply it to the batch,, i think i remember how to do that. Any ideas from the raw shooters on how you do your batch conversions and proccessing. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the best way to go about this shoot
2008/10/2 David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I don't do farm shoots, even though it says i do on my site, but i have agreed to do one after our Thanksgiving long weekend. The one lady is a friend, and the farm is right on the Vivian forest, so should have lots of colour to work with, and thats what they want. I'll be doing CD's for them, probably taking 20-30 shots minimum of each. I was thinking of the D200 and K10D, but shoot in Raw. Maybe not so much for the K10D, but raw for the D200, so i can get the best, sharpest photo out to them. What do you think would be the best way to convert to jpg, to make a web page, and do the adjustments for the CD's. Lightroom is what i'm thinking would be best, then if i only need to do a small change i can apply it to the batch,, i think i remember how to do that. Any ideas from the raw shooters on how you do your batch conversions and processing. Ligthroom is definitely the way to go. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the best way to go about this shoot
And wear good boots. (I'd put a smiley, but I mean it.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the best way to go about this shoot
David J Brooks wrote: What do you think would be the best way to convert to jpg, to make a web page, and do the adjustments for the CD's. Lightroom is probably best for everything but the web page output. Everything I've seen of its HTML is godawful. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: iMac question
It looks as though we will be upgrading to an Intel-based iMac, as my wife needs to use software that won't run on a PowerPC G5. (I know, it's a terrible thing...) The question: How much does the video card affect photo processing? Will a faster video card with more memory make Lightroom run better? We don't use our computer for games. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: iMac question
The Video card affects UI responsiveness in OS X, but is only used for photo processing by Aperture and iPhoto. The only way a faster video card will affect Lightroom is by improving the responsiveness of the overall GUI. -Adam On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks as though we will be upgrading to an Intel-based iMac, as my wife needs to use software that won't run on a PowerPC G5. (I know, it's a terrible thing...) The question: How much does the video card affect photo processing? Will a faster video card with more memory make Lightroom run better? We don't use our computer for games. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An interesting site...
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:56 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 1, 2008, at 6:13 PM, Adam Maas wrote: I'd disagree on the R8/R9, I find them to be among the worst handling pro SLR's I've tried (the older R's are worse, but really are mid-range bodies, not Pro bodies), the RTSIII is much nicer IMHO. Matter of opinion for sure. The R8-R9 fits my hands perfectly and I never needed to even look at a manual to understand every control. I had an RTS III for a short bit and never got friendly with it. I'd agree, it's always opinion with this level of camera. The F3 handles very well, but the HP finder is an issue for non-glasses wearers when compared to the non-HP or F2 finders and the meter readout is awful compared to any of the F2 prisms. I wear glasses, I don't care about non-glasses wearers. ;-) Most of the supposedly wonderful viewfinders ... like the MX and OM-1... have too much magnification and too little eye relief for glasses wearers. The HP finder is the *best* viewfinder on any SLR I've own, except for the R8/R9, other than the fact that it's 100% coverage vs the 97% coverage of the Leica. The F3's in-finder meter readout isn't my favorite ... the FM2n's meter readout remains my favorite of all of my SLRs, just enough info and nothing more ... but it never really bothered me. Again, all a matter of opinion. It's great there are so many good choices out there. Godfrey I agree on the MX and OM-1, not nearly enough eye relief even for non-glasses wearers. The F2 and F3 non-HP finders are about perfect for me. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: book maiking with BLURB - anyone try it?
FIrst - thanks to everyone who has given me some input on BLURB... the scariest one being the production run comments David Savage mentioned even more so than the PITA kinda stuff you mention below, Paul. Stan Halpin wrote: I find their templates too restrictive, their text handling to be primitive (in short, it hoovers), and many of the details like backgrounds and borders and captions and headers/footers are somewhere between a royal pain and totally impossible to work with. sounds very annoying... What I've done for making calendar pages for cafepress was to make the jpg file the size of the printed page - the photo and the caption for it sized in photoshop - I used that technique for Lulu as well. I'm very happy with the poetry and photo book from Lulu but that is because I broke all the rules - it was something of a PITA too. I didn't use Lulu's photo book making stuff which sounds a lot like what you guys are talking about with BLURB. Having said that, the quality is good. If your project doesn't demand too much, it is a good source. If you like everything to be just right, all of the text to line up, etc., you'll do a lot of fiddling. Guess I wouldn't be using it for everything I want to publish... On balance, I will continue to use it for the several projects on my to-do list. stan Well Walt and others have commented favorably on the quality overall... I downloaded the software but havent even fiddled with it at all... other fish need frying first. Christine - I don't know about PDN magazine... hope the article is on the web for free...:-) Sounds Like I should investigate. Except for the ARRP rag and Berkely wellness letters I don't get any magazines or newspapers anymore. so much to do so little time! Thanks everyone for input ! ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: iMac question
- Original Message - From: Rick Womer Subject: OT: iMac question It looks as though we will be upgrading to an Intel-based iMac, as my wife needs to use software that won't run on a PowerPC G5. (I know, it's a terrible thing...) The question: How much does the video card affect photo processing? Will a faster video card with more memory make Lightroom run better? Probably not. Do try to find a card that has good support for things like colour management though. FWIW, I'm not really happy with my Asus video card (NVidea) at the moment, as it just really doesn't seem to like me telling it what profiles I want for my monitors. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: iMac question
Adam Maas wrote: The Video card affects UI responsiveness in OS X, but is only used for photo processing by Aperture and iPhoto. ... until (if) you get Photoshop CS4. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Niece's wedding
Thanks Paul. Your wedding photos are good and full of poses for me to remember. I suppose I could shoot some weddings, but the post processing of the ones I shot in the dim church were a headache. The incandescent lights gave everything a yellow tint that I had trouble removing. It took me quite a while to get 60 photos together that I was happy enough to give away. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:10 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You've both done some very nice work. I love the dance floor shot on Rick's gallery and this one on Bob's: http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/DianaEricWeddingPhotos#5252234006687202210. Lots of other good ones as well. If you have the time to spare, you should both consider getting out there and making some money shooting weddings. It can easily pay for some lenses and bodies. I've posted 72 of the 357 pics I converted and delivered from my last wedding. This was a tough one, because I was prepared to shoot an outdoor wedding but heavy rain forced the ceremony inside -- in the banquet hall where the reception would be held. Very few options for portraits and a tight venue for the ceremony. But everyone had fun, and they are happy with the pics. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=862803 I shot weddings quite a few weddings thirty years ago but had long ago given it up. I'm doing some now because it's money there for the plucking, and it's a good photographic exercise. Of course the first time a mother beats me up, I'm out of there:-). But so far, it's been good. On Oct 1, 2008, at 4:33 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Rick, You've inspired me to show some wedding photos that I shot 9/6/08. They were of the neighbor's daughter - same age as my own daughter who was a bridesmaid. The deal was the same as yours. I sat in the 3rd row and just shot quietly. A gift of sorts... I used the K20D and the A85/1.4 in the dark...think focusing problems. I later added the AF540 flash with that light sphere at the reception. It makes a good addition to a flash package, thanks Paul S. for the recommendation. Here are a few of the keepers. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/DianaEricWeddingPhotos# Comments and observations are welcome! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:21 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our niece got married a month ago, and of course I brought my camera along. My shooting position was limited to the aisle seat in the third row of the chapel, but I got some reasonable shots anyway. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=865503 K10D and FA 24-90, ISO 560-800, RAW via LR. The 16-45 didn't give me the reach I needed, and the 24-90 worked nicely for the purpose. That is still my favorite lens. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the best way to go about this shoot
Paul Stenquist wrote: I don't do batch conversions when I shoot RAW. The advantage of RAW lies in the fine tuning that it allows you. One size fits all doesn't give you any real advantage over shooting jpegs. Me too -- I shoot raw, bring into photoshop elements, tweak exposure sometimes before I actually open the file, then adjust size in elements... always saving one tweaked file as TIFF to fiddle with later without going back to the raw file. Then I adjust res to 72 ppi and save file to srgb - I DONT use the 'save for web' option ever because I noticed if I use that feature in elements the exif data gets clobbered... ann ' I use ACR, so I do sometimes start with last conversion when tweaking a shot. But it's rare that any two are identical. I use an action to downsize for the web pics, convert to SRGB and save for web. Paul On Oct 2, 2008, at 9:41 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I don't do farm shoots, even though it says i do on my site, but i have agreed to do one after our Thanksgiving long weekend. The one lady is a friend, and the farm is right on the Vivian forest, so should have lots of colour to work with, and thats what they want. I'll be doing CD's for them, probably taking 20-30 shots minimum of each. I was thinking of the D200 and K10D, but shoot in Raw. Maybe not so much for the K10D, but raw for the D200, so i can get the best, sharpest photo out to them. What do you think would be the best way to convert to jpg, to make a web page, and do the adjustments for the CD's. Lightroom is what i'm thinking would be best, then if i only need to do a small change i can apply it to the batch,, i think i remember how to do that. Any ideas from the raw shooters on how you do your batch conversions and proccessing. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the best way to go about this shoot
You should definitely shoot raw with the K10D as well as the D200. The camera-generated jpgs from the K10D aren't very sharp. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu, 10/2/08, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: What's the best way to go about this shoot To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 9:41 AM I don't do farm shoots, even though it says i do on my site, but i have agreed to do one after our Thanksgiving long weekend. The one lady is a friend, and the farm is right on the Vivian forest, so should have lots of colour to work with, and thats what they want. I'll be doing CD's for them, probably taking 20-30 shots minimum of each. I was thinking of the D200 and K10D, but shoot in Raw. Maybe not so much for the K10D, but raw for the D200, so i can get the best, sharpest photo out to them. What do you think would be the best way to convert to jpg, to make a web page, and do the adjustments for the CD's. Lightroom is what i'm thinking would be best, then if i only need to do a small change i can apply it to the batch,, i think i remember how to do that. Any ideas from the raw shooters on how you do your batch conversions and proccessing. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure Curiosity
Christine, I guess our spouses get tired of posing for us. :-) They are nice portraits, but the folded arms are a hostile body language signal. I like #2 better as his kinder face and eyes are more prominent. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 1, 2008, at 19:42, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: While in a shady park downtown at around 6:35 p.m., I took these photos of my husband, Darrel. It was really shady in the park, so as you can see I bumped up the ISO and opened up the aperture. When I looked at these in Lightroom, I had to check to see if I had used the flash, but I didn't remember doing so, and the metadata showed I didn't. Doesn't it kinda look like I did? Or have my eyes just gone wonky? Great light. Great! Doesn't look like a flash, though. Anyway, fun to get a true white of my husband's beard. He started to turn gray in high school, but now his hair beard are white. Darrel 1: K10D, DA* 50-135mm 50mm, ISO 800, 1/13 sec @f2.8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7935227 Darrel 2: K10D, DA* 50-135mm 50mm, ISO 800, 1/30 sec @ f2.8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7935234 For whatever reason, I prefer Darrel 1 to Darrel 2 Explanations welcome :-) Subject is receiving more light than the dark background??? How's that? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the best way to go about this shoot
Just do it all in LR. It's good enough. Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Oct 2, 2008, at 7:04 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: What do you think would be the best way to convert to jpg, to make a web page, and do the adjustments for the CD's. Lightroom is probably best for everything but the web page output. Everything I've seen of its HTML is godawful. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the best way to go about this shoot
You can do all the same stuff.. One at a time or in big batch groups. Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Oct 2, 2008, at 8:03 AM, ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: I don't do batch conversions when I shoot RAW. The advantage of RAW lies in the fine tuning that it allows you. One size fits all doesn't give you any real advantage over shooting jpegs. Me too -- I shoot raw, bring into photoshop elements, tweak exposure sometimes before I actually open the file, then adjust size in elements... always saving one tweaked file as TIFF to fiddle with later without going back to the raw file. Then I adjust res to 72 ppi and save file to srgb - I DONT use the 'save for web' option ever because I noticed if I use that feature in elements the exif data gets clobbered... ann ' I use ACR, so I do sometimes start with last conversion when tweaking a shot. But it's rare that any two are identical. I use an action to downsize for the web pics, convert to SRGB and save for web. Paul On Oct 2, 2008, at 9:41 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I don't do farm shoots, even though it says i do on my site, but i have agreed to do one after our Thanksgiving long weekend. The one lady is a friend, and the farm is right on the Vivian forest, so should have lots of colour to work with, and thats what they want. I'll be doing CD's for them, probably taking 20-30 shots minimum of each. I was thinking of the D200 and K10D, but shoot in Raw. Maybe not so much for the K10D, but raw for the D200, so i can get the best, sharpest photo out to them. What do you think would be the best way to convert to jpg, to make a web page, and do the adjustments for the CD's. Lightroom is what i'm thinking would be best, then if i only need to do a small change i can apply it to the batch,, i think i remember how to do that. Any ideas from the raw shooters on how you do your batch conversions and proccessing. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: iMac question
Very little effect if any at all. The iMac 24 is an excellent photo workstation. Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Oct 2, 2008, at 7:08 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks as though we will be upgrading to an Intel-based iMac, as my wife needs to use software that won't run on a PowerPC G5. (I know, it's a terrible thing...) The question: How much does the video card affect photo processing? Will a faster video card with more memory make Lightroom run better? We don't use our computer for games. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: gatherings
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 20/8/08, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: It seems this year has been rather short on PDML gatherings. What's up with that? And who wants to invite me over for dinner? I fancy an NYPDML - anyone keen? Dates I can make: week of October 13 week of November 17 Hey, is there still going to be an NYPDML this month? Cotty? Scott? Amita -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure Curiosity
Anyone know of the difference between Spyder2 Photocal? I've been using Photocal for 5 years have been very happy with the results. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Exposure Curiosity I use Spyder2, and my monitor is a perfect match for my printer. I couldn't be more satisfied. It's a good, inexpensive tool. The Express version gives you the same sensor as the pro version. It just doesn't allow some of the software options, like setting up a second monitor. Paul On Oct 2, 2008, at 1:40 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks for the link, Boris. Greatly appreciated. I have a Pro Huey I'm aware of the Spyder. It's come down a bit in price. That's encouraging! Big cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Christine, if you haven't done so, I humbly yet firmly ;-) suggest that you buy a monitor calibration device, such as this: http://tinyurl.com/3s86dv (link to Amazon.com) which is the one I have. Or of course you can opt for more advanced and consequently more expensive option. Worth every penny. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Garden Meditation
Nice image, but I find the background white spots distracting. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO Garden Meditation In the same garden as the Santa picture :-). In the spirit of full disclosure, I did clone out street images at the top of the frame, buildings and such. The black is a hedge; I just made the hedge taller. The street stuff was so distracting, so I got rid of it. K10D DA * 50-135mm @ 80mm, ISO 800, 1/50 sec @ f2.8. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7938331 comments welcome Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - It's Mommy!
Several weeks ago Judy (the GF) and I were asked to shoot something called the Green Culture Festival. Of course it was for free, but we had fun anyway and shot lots of piccies. Part of the festival was a fashion show of environmentally friendly clothes - made of hemp, non-irritating dyes, that sort of thing. The shots (due to horrendous backgrounds and the like) were nothing to write home about for the most part. There were kids' fashions being shown, and when this little girl got on stage, she saw her mother and got quite excited: http://tinyurl.com/4w8feg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SOTW1evUBJI/DPI/pn4f16cEmCI/s1600-h/sept_19_08+004.jpg Hope you enjoy! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: iMac question
Rick Womer wrote on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:08:32 -0700 It looks as though we will be upgrading to an Intel-based iMac, as my wife needs to use software that won't run on a PowerPC G5. (I know, it's a terrible thing...) The question: How much does the video card affect photo processing? Will a faster video card with more memory make Lightroom run better? We don't use our computer for games. The iMac comes with a built-in video card so you don't have any choices as to which card you use. However, as Godfrey says, the built-in cord in the 24 iMac is very good for photo processing work; I'm sure that you won't be disappointed if you get this model. However, the 20 iMac has a less capable LCD screen than the 24, so get the latter if you can. Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the best way to go about this shoot
I just looked at BBpro to see what files from the K10D it liked and it read the DNG files ok. I forgot to see if it will read the Nikon Nef files, i have an older version. I can do my web pages that way, but i wwas just wondering what would be best for doing alll of the adjustments and jpgs for the final CD. Sounds like the Lightroom program is my best option here, for that. I can do the batch adjustment from it. I;m just not that good with PS's batch stuff.:-) Thanks all, and Rick, i'll do that. Dave On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just do it all in LR. It's good enough. Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Oct 2, 2008, at 7:04 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: What do you think would be the best way to convert to jpg, to make a web page, and do the adjustments for the CD's. Lightroom is probably best for everything but the web page output. Everything I've seen of its HTML is godawful. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Niece's wedding
Good stuff there Paul. Are you using that Gary Fong thing on these. If so, it works well. What do you find, if any, you need to adjust on the flash. Dave On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:10 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You've both done some very nice work. I love the dance floor shot on Rick's gallery and this one on Bob's: http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/DianaEricWeddingPhotos#5252234006687202210. Lots of other good ones as well. If you have the time to spare, you should both consider getting out there and making some money shooting weddings. It can easily pay for some lenses and bodies. I've posted 72 of the 357 pics I converted and delivered from my last wedding. This was a tough one, because I was prepared to shoot an outdoor wedding but heavy rain forced the ceremony inside -- in the banquet hall where the reception would be held. Very few options for portraits and a tight venue for the ceremony. But everyone had fun, and they are happy with the pics. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=862803 I shot weddings quite a few weddings thirty years ago but had long ago given it up. I'm doing some now because it's money there for the plucking, and it's a good photographic exercise. Of course the first time a mother beats me up, I'm out of there:-). But so far, it's been good. On Oct 1, 2008, at 4:33 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Rick, You've inspired me to show some wedding photos that I shot 9/6/08. They were of the neighbor's daughter - same age as my own daughter who was a bridesmaid. The deal was the same as yours. I sat in the 3rd row and just shot quietly. A gift of sorts... I used the K20D and the A85/1.4 in the dark...think focusing problems. I later added the AF540 flash with that light sphere at the reception. It makes a good addition to a flash package, thanks Paul S. for the recommendation. Here are a few of the keepers. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/DianaEricWeddingPhotos# Comments and observations are welcome! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:21 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our niece got married a month ago, and of course I brought my camera along. My shooting position was limited to the aisle seat in the third row of the chapel, but I got some reasonable shots anyway. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=865503 K10D and FA 24-90, ISO 560-800, RAW via LR. The 16-45 didn't give me the reach I needed, and the 24-90 worked nicely for the purpose. That is still my favorite lens. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Niece's wedding
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:22 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Paul! I have plenty of stress from my day job, though; I don't know about adding to it with paid weddings on the weekends! Same here. It takes all weekend to get that bus screaming out of my head.:-). Its hard enough to plan one let along shoot one, plus give daughter away with camera slung over shoulder. LOL Dave Rick --- On Wed, 10/1/08, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You've both done some very nice work. I love the dance floor shot on Rick's gallery and this one on Bob's: http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/ DianaEricWeddingPhotos#5252234006687202210. Lots of other good ones as well. If you have the time to spare, you should both consider getting out there and making some money shooting weddings. It can easily pay for some lenses and bodies. I've posted 72 of the 357 pics I converted and delivered from my last wedding. This was a tough one, because I was prepared to shoot an outdoor wedding but heavy rain forced the ceremony inside -- in the banquet hall where the reception would be held. Very few options for portraits and a tight venue for the ceremony. But everyone had fun, and they are happy with the pics. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=862803 I shot weddings quite a few weddings thirty years ago but had long ago given it up. I'm doing some now because it's money there for the plucking, and it's a good photographic exercise. Of course the first time a mother beats me up, I'm out of there:-). But so far, it's been good. On Oct 1, 2008, at 4:33 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Rick, You've inspired me to show some wedding photos that I shot 9/6/08. They were of the neighbor's daughter - same age as my own daughter who was a bridesmaid. The deal was the same as yours. I sat in the 3rd row and just shot quietly. A gift of sorts... I used the K20D and the A85/1.4 in the dark...think focusing problems. I later added the AF540 flash with that light sphere at the reception. It makes a good addition to a flash package, thanks Paul S. for the recommendation. Here are a few of the keepers. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/DianaEricWeddingPhotos# Comments and observations are welcome! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:21 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our niece got married a month ago, and of course I brought my camera along. My shooting position was limited to the aisle seat in the third row of the chapel, but I got some reasonable shots anyway. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=865503 K10D and FA 24-90, ISO 560-800, RAW via LR. The 16-45 didn't give me the reach I needed, and the 24-90 worked nicely for the purpose. That is still my favorite lens. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: iMac question
Let us know how you like it Rick. If and when i need to upgrade, the imac is what i'v been looking at. Good to know about the 20-24 screens Dave On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Jim King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick Womer wrote on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:08:32 -0700 It looks as though we will be upgrading to an Intel-based iMac, as my wife needs to use software that won't run on a PowerPC G5. (I know, it's a terrible thing...) The question: How much does the video card affect photo processing? Will a faster video card with more memory make Lightroom run better? We don't use our computer for games. The iMac comes with a built-in video card so you don't have any choices as to which card you use. However, as Godfrey says, the built-in cord in the 24 iMac is very good for photo processing work; I'm sure that you won't be disappointed if you get this model. However, the 20 iMac has a less capable LCD screen than the 24, so get the latter if you can. Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - It's Mommy!
Now thats a great facial expression. Dave On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 12:50 PM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Several weeks ago Judy (the GF) and I were asked to shoot something called the Green Culture Festival. Of course it was for free, but we had fun anyway and shot lots of piccies. Part of the festival was a fashion show of environmentally friendly clothes - made of hemp, non-irritating dyes, that sort of thing. The shots (due to horrendous backgrounds and the like) were nothing to write home about for the most part. There were kids' fashions being shown, and when this little girl got on stage, she saw her mother and got quite excited: http://tinyurl.com/4w8feg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SOTW1evUBJI/DPI/pn4f16cEmCI/s1600-h/sept_19_08+004.jpg Hope you enjoy! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Anyone got an 18-55 kit lens (or similar) to sell?
I'm turning over my ist-D to my parents and need a basic lens to put on it. I'd rather deal with PDML folks than eekBay... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT? Insurance
For any of you out there shooting weddings, action etc, do you carry additional insurance over and above what your home insurance rider would cover.?? Mostly curious if you have seperate liability. I'm finding that 45-48% of my expenses are insurance. Looking for a work around if is keep shooting equine or do any weddings. Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Garden Meditation
Good angle on this one. Dave On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the same garden as the Santa picture :-). In the spirit of full disclosure, I did clone out street images at the top of the frame, buildings and such. The black is a hedge; I just made the hedge taller. The street stuff was so distracting, so I got rid of it. K10D DA * 50-135mm @ 80mm, ISO 800, 1/50 sec @ f2.8. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7938331 comments welcome Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure Curiosity
Its grey until you get it, then its SILVER.:-) I thing the exposure is good. Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An interesting site...
Of course it's $2000 better, it says Leitz Wetzlar on it, doesn't it? John Sessoms wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't know if you know this site: http://www.leitax.com/index.html But I found it really interesting... Sharp Leica lens on Pentax K? Sounds really promising to me :) It is interesting, but I'm not sure I see any advantage. It's 68 Euros for the adapter, which I understand permanently attaches to the lens so it will fit the K-bayonent, so I could then do stopped down metering with the lens mounted. Looking at eBay for Leica R lenses as suggested, I found a Leica Elmarit-R 24mm F/2.8 Lens for $1,199.00 ... but I already have a Pentax 24mm F/2.8 SMC A lens that seems to me to be excellent glass, AND it doesn't require stop down metering with my K10D. If I didn't have that lens, I could have it in two days from KEH EX+ for $325. Ok, I'll grant Leica made a better lens, but is it $2000 better? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
John Sessoms wrote: From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] frank theriault wrote: On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 8:45 PM, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip All of the special programs at Grandfather Mountain, including the photography weekends, mean a lot of money to NC; more than just the few dollars you spend inside the park. Yeah, like when me and Chainsaw buy biscuits and gravy at local greasy spoons. Oops, I don't do biscuits and gravy any more. I'll have to try the local vegan delicacy next year... ;-) cheers, frank I think a Vegan delicacy in back country NC is fried squirrel... Okra, squash turnip greens. Fried in rendered pork fat... -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Anyone got an 18-55 kit lens (or similar) to sell?
I got a rather nice one a few weeks back from KEH. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Anyone got an 18-55 kit lens (or similar) to sell? I'm turning over my ist-D to my parents and need a basic lens to put on it. I'd rather deal with PDML folks than eekBay... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
David Savage wrote: 2008/10/2 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: frank theriault wrote: cheers, frank (still evangelical about eating cruelty-free) Plants have feelings too! Yeah but they have no way to give voice to them, so who cares? Cheers, Dave Psionics... -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - It's Mommy!
Excellent shot; and it was most cooperative of her to wear a colorful dress! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu, 10/2/08, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - It's Mommy! To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 12:50 PM Several weeks ago Judy (the GF) and I were asked to shoot something called the Green Culture Festival. Of course it was for free, but we had fun anyway and shot lots of piccies. Part of the festival was a fashion show of environmentally friendly clothes - made of hemp, non-irritating dyes, that sort of thing. The shots (due to horrendous backgrounds and the like) were nothing to write home about for the most part. There were kids' fashions being shown, and when this little girl got on stage, she saw her mother and got quite excited: http://tinyurl.com/4w8feg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SOTW1evUBJI/DPI/pn4f16cEmCI/s1600-h/sept_19_08+004.jpg Hope you enjoy! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - It's Mommy!
That one made me chuckle...she's literally excited from head to toe. -p frank theriault wrote: Several weeks ago Judy (the GF) and I were asked to shoot something called the Green Culture Festival. Of course it was for free, but we had fun anyway and shot lots of piccies. Part of the festival was a fashion show of environmentally friendly clothes - made of hemp, non-irritating dyes, that sort of thing. The shots (due to horrendous backgrounds and the like) were nothing to write home about for the most part. There were kids' fashions being shown, and when this little girl got on stage, she saw her mother and got quite excited: http://tinyurl.com/4w8feg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SOTW1evUBJI/DPI/pn4f16cEmCI/s1600-h/sept_19_08+004.jpg Hope you enjoy! cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure Curiosity
From: Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone know of the difference between Spyder2 Photocal? I've been using Photocal for 5 years have been very happy with the results. Kenneth Waller Photocal is the calibration software that came with the Spyder calibration device I bought several years ago. Don't know about Spyder2; I've got the first generation device. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Pine Creek Rail Trail
This weekend Christie is dropping me and 'Bone' http://bonius.com/blog/ off at the northern terminus of the Pine Creek Rail Trail, which runs through the bottom of the Pine Creek Gorge (aka The Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania). We'll depart around noon and ride south to Black Walnut Bottom, camp there, and then finish the ride Sunday afternoon-ish in Jersey Shore, PA. About 65 miles total. Should be a fun time, weather looks good (low of 32F Saturday night!), and now I just have to decide whether to bring a digital PS or the PZ-1 and a ton of chrome. Decisions, decisions.. Anyway, the bike's almost ready to go. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PineCreekRailTrail#5252629545110545138 -- Scott Loveless New Cumberland, PA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Anyone got an 18-55 kit lens (or similar) to sell?
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm turning over my ist-D to my parents and need a basic lens to put on it. I'd rather deal with PDML folks than eekBay... You might try KEH. They're showing several 18-55 F3.5-5.6 SMC DA AL Priced $39 (BGN) to $65 (LN) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Garden Meditation
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the same garden as the Santa picture :-). In the spirit of full disclosure, I did clone out street images at the top of the frame, buildings and such. The black is a hedge; I just made the hedge taller. The street stuff was so distracting, so I got rid of it. K10D DA * 50-135mm @ 80mm, ISO 800, 1/50 sec @ f2.8. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7938331 Very calming and placid photo. She looks so serene! Well caught, nice conversion. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - It's Mommy!
Terrific catch, Frank. Worth the free piccies. Jack --- On Thu, 10/2/08, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - It's Mommy! To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 9:50 AM Several weeks ago Judy (the GF) and I were asked to shoot something called the Green Culture Festival. Of course it was for free, but we had fun anyway and shot lots of piccies. Part of the festival was a fashion show of environmentally friendly clothes - made of hemp, non-irritating dyes, that sort of thing. The shots (due to horrendous backgrounds and the like) were nothing to write home about for the most part. There were kids' fashions being shown, and when this little girl got on stage, she saw her mother and got quite excited: http://tinyurl.com/4w8feg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SOTW1evUBJI/DPI/pn4f16cEmCI/s1600-h/sept_19_08+004.jpg Hope you enjoy! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
AlunFoto wrote: 2008/10/2 Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I wish my definition of a bad crash left me able to post email messages... The one at home suffers from an utterly failed BIOS upgrade. Bad enough to require a replacement of the motherboard. :-( Asu(ck)s. Bummer. It worked perfectly for me - you can even do it using the OS. Can't the importer send you a new bios chip? Or is that too simple a solution? It's not that old, is it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Anyone got an 18-55 kit lens (or similar) to sell?
Mark Roberts escribió: I'm turning over my ist-D to my parents and need a basic lens to put on it. I'd rather deal with PDML folks than eekBay... I have got two 18-55 lenses, and only need one. I can sell you a boxed, like new 18-55. On the other hand, I don't know how much it would be a reasonable price, and shipping from Spain to the US might be expensive. Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Anyone got an 18-55 kit lens (or similar) to sell?
John Sessoms wrote: From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm turning over my ist-D to my parents and need a basic lens to put on it. I'd rather deal with PDML folks than eekBay... You might try KEH. They're showing several 18-55 F3.5-5.6 SMC DA AL Priced $39 (BGN) to $65 (LN) Thanks! It's been so long since I visited their site I hadn't thought of checking KEH - they're selling that lens for less than it goes for on eBay! And on the other hand, they're asking $645.00 for a DA 12-24 when that lens sells for just 70 bucks more NEW at BH! Go figure... BTW: I got at least one of the Army Corps of Engineers contracts I mentioned a couple of weeks ago. I'll know about the other soon. A lens like the 12-24 could come in handy (I did the first shoot for the job this morning). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
2008/10/2 mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bummer. It worked perfectly for me - you can even do it using the OS. Can't the importer send you a new bios chip? Or is that too simple a solution? It's not that old, is it? Just a year old, but out of production. I talked to someone today who told me warranties would actually apply, but it will take like 3 weeks to have it honored. The EPROM chip is soldered onto this particular motherboard so there's no other way than to send the whole thing away for replacement, and I'll probably get a corresponding model for replacement. But hey, this is thread hijacking... I just used it as an excuse for a bit of bashing. How about you coming to GFM next year, Mike? :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
mike wilson wrote: Bummer. It worked perfectly for me - you can even do it using the OS. Can't the importer send you a new bios chip? Or is that too simple a solution? It's not that old, is it? Any recent motherboard probably has the BIOS on a surface-mount chip soldered to the board. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax service question...
On Sep 17, 2008, at 12:22, Charles Robinson wrote: Failing that - are there human beings who can be reached on the other end of a phone line to make sure this problem is actually addressed? Seems to me that the repair notes which came back with the lens in July: ...All function have been returned to factory specifications ..adjust autofocus circuit and test with AF body and ..Adjust focus and test for all proper operation Should have done the trick, but it didn't. I'm wondering if I'm wasting $20 on shipping to get the same (defective) lens back again and I'm looking for any way to be more sure that something is actually fixed this time. Lens came back today: ..adjust autofocus circuit and test with AF body ..Adjust focus and test for all proper operation ...But this time, it really WORKS. Yay! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] John Sessoms wrote: From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] frank theriault wrote: Oops, I don't do biscuits and gravy any more. I'll have to try the local vegan delicacy next year... I think a Vegan delicacy in back country NC is fried squirrel... Okra, squash turnip greens. Fried in rendered pork fat... All right! Now you're talkin' down home cookin'! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 8:19 AM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/10/2 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Plants have feelings too! For a certain value of feelings. Which is currently far less even than the value of certain financial institutions in the US. of A... :-) Jostein whose computer has just crashed in a bad way. Well, many plants ~want~ us to eat them. Fruits, anyway, and seeds like legumes and the like. We eat them, poop them out, spread the seeds as it were. It makes them happy. My computer crashed too. Okay, it didn't so much crash as it was dropped, but it says it can't find an operating system. I believe that's not a good thing. I've got a few things I can try before bringing it for servicing, but I sure have a lot of pix on that hard drive that haven't been backed up yet. :-( Plus, it's the only computer I have that has PS on it. :-( Wish me luck (as I wish you luck with your crash). cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Leica S2 flyer from BH
Just got an email flyer from BH about the S2. It says you can get up to 400 RAW images on a 32 GB card. For some reason, that amuses me. ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
frank theriault wrote: Well, many plants ~want~ us to eat them. Fruits, anyway, and seeds like legumes and the like. We eat them, poop them out, spread the seeds as it were. It makes them happy. Someone once said, I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a vegetarian because I hate plants! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Leica S2 flyer from BH
So the Raw images are roughly 4 times the size of the ones from my K20D (300+ on an 8 GB card) Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just got an email flyer from BH about the S2. It says you can get up to 400 RAW images on a 32 GB card. For some reason, that amuses me. ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Garden Meditation
Very calming image! The bright spots on the background distract from the main image - they could possibly be toned down a bit. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 08:45:54 -0500, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: In the same garden as the Santa picture :-). In the spirit of full disclosure, I did clone out street images at the top of the frame, buildings and such. The black is a hedge; I just made the hedge taller. The street stuff was so distracting, so I got rid of it. K10D DA * 50-135mm @ 80mm, ISO 800, 1/50 sec @ f2.8. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7938331 comments welcome Cheers, Christine -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
AlunFoto wrote: 2008/10/2 mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bummer. It worked perfectly for me - you can even do it using the OS. Can't the importer send you a new bios chip? Or is that too simple a solution? It's not that old, is it? Just a year old, but out of production. I talked to someone today who told me warranties would actually apply, but it will take like 3 weeks to have it honored. The EPROM chip is soldered onto this particular motherboard so there's no other way than to send the whole thing away for replacement, and I'll probably get a corresponding model for replacement. But hey, this is thread hijacking... I just used it as an excuse for a bit of bashing. How about you coming to GFM next year, Mike? :-) Off to the fourth wedding this year next weekend, with another before Christmas. At the moment, I can hardly afford to go to work. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
On Oct 2, 2008, at 6:15 PM, mike wilson wrote: Off to the fourth wedding this year next weekend, with another before Christmas. At the moment, I can hardly afford to go to work. you should probably stop getting married. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Anyone got an 18-55 kit lens (or similar) to sell?
Mark: Good news: I have this lens to sell. It has a Quantaray UV 52mm filter as well, which I'd sell with it. Lens came with K10D, which I purchased in April of 2007. It's been hardly used. Bad news: I don't have the original box. Let me know off list if your interested. I'm in Chicago. You'll get my spam blocker thingy, but don't worry; I'll look for you and add your email address. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 12:46 PM Subject: Anyone got an 18-55 kit lens (or similar) to sell? I'm turning over my ist-D to my parents and need a basic lens to put on it. I'd rather deal with PDML folks than eekBay... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - It's Mommy!
On 2/10/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: There were kids' fashions being shown, and when this little girl got on stage, she saw her mother and got quite excited: http://tinyurl.com/4w8feg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SOTW1evUBJI/DPI/ pn4f16cEmCI/s1600-h/sept_19_08+004.jpg Hope you enjoy! I rather like that Frank. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Garden Meditation
Hi Brian, Frank, David, and Ken: Big thanks for the feedback. I wanted to clone out the bright spots, but I thought I'd toss the pic out there to see if there were any objections, which there were, so I'm gonna deal with them. Groovy! Thanks again. Much appreciated. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 4:45 PM Subject: Re: PESO Garden Meditation Very calming image! The bright spots on the background distract from the main image - they could possibly be toned down a bit. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 08:45:54 -0500, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: In the same garden as the Santa picture :-). In the spirit of full disclosure, I did clone out street images at the top of the frame, buildings and such. The black is a hedge; I just made the hedge taller. The street stuff was so distracting, so I got rid of it. K10D DA * 50-135mm @ 80mm, ISO 800, 1/50 sec @ f2.8. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7938331 comments welcome Cheers, Christine -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - It's Mommy!
Great shot, Frank! Great timing, good color, great composition. It's a doosey! :-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:50 AM Subject: PESO - It's Mommy! Several weeks ago Judy (the GF) and I were asked to shoot something called the Green Culture Festival. Of course it was for free, but we had fun anyway and shot lots of piccies. Part of the festival was a fashion show of environmentally friendly clothes - made of hemp, non-irritating dyes, that sort of thing. The shots (due to horrendous backgrounds and the like) were nothing to write home about for the most part. There were kids' fashions being shown, and when this little girl got on stage, she saw her mother and got quite excited: http://tinyurl.com/4w8feg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SOTW1evUBJI/DPI/pn4f16cEmCI/s1600-h/sept_19_08+004.jpg Hope you enjoy! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM sold
From: Doug [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Oct 2, 2008, at 6:15 PM, mike wilson wrote: Off to the fourth wedding this year next weekend, with another before Christmas. At the moment, I can hardly afford to go to work. you should probably stop getting married. LOL. You know this reminds me of a guy I knew once who had just resolved his 4th divorce so that he could marry for the 5th time. You sure you want to do that? I asked. Christine, he said, it's only a hobby. :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT? Ink Jet Ink
Time to get some more ink for the Epson 2880. Anyone have favorite vendors? thanks -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure Curiosity
Thanks, Bob. Normally I'd agree with you about the body language, but that's a typical pose for Darrel. Also, he'll pose for me any time, but he rarely smiles--but his clever one-liners do keep everyone around him in giggles and smiles. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 10:11 AM Subject: Re: Exposure Curiosity Christine, I guess our spouses get tired of posing for us. :-) They are nice portraits, but the folded arms are a hostile body language signal. I like #2 better as his kinder face and eyes are more prominent. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 1, 2008, at 19:42, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: While in a shady park downtown at around 6:35 p.m., I took these photos of my husband, Darrel. It was really shady in the park, so as you can see I bumped up the ISO and opened up the aperture. When I looked at these in Lightroom, I had to check to see if I had used the flash, but I didn't remember doing so, and the metadata showed I didn't. Doesn't it kinda look like I did? Or have my eyes just gone wonky? Great light. Great! Doesn't look like a flash, though. Anyway, fun to get a true white of my husband's beard. He started to turn gray in high school, but now his hair beard are white. Darrel 1: K10D, DA* 50-135mm 50mm, ISO 800, 1/13 sec @f2.8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7935227 Darrel 2: K10D, DA* 50-135mm 50mm, ISO 800, 1/30 sec @ f2.8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7935234 For whatever reason, I prefer Darrel 1 to Darrel 2 Explanations welcome :-) Subject is receiving more light than the dark background??? How's that? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT? Ink Jet Ink
Doug: I've been buying ink at Calumet Photo in Chicago, but they sell it on line as well: http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/IM53496%20/ Amazon was about $17 something a cartridge the last time I looked. Maybe it's gone down. I really haven't done any research on line for something cheaper than Calumet. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Doug [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 6:08 PM Subject: OT? Ink Jet Ink Time to get some more ink for the Epson 2880. Anyone have favorite vendors? thanks -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the best way to go about this shoot
Dave: The only thing I'd add is don't forget about the copy and past settings feature. Say you batch process, then say you want to tweak say 5 shots of the batch that might be under similar light conditions etc, tweak one shot, copy the settings, then paste those settings to the other 4 shots. Just another tool to cut down on post-processing time. Just an idea I thought I'd throw out there. HTH. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 8:41 AM Subject: What's the best way to go about this shoot I don't do farm shoots, even though it says i do on my site, but i have agreed to do one after our Thanksgiving long weekend. The one lady is a friend, and the farm is right on the Vivian forest, so should have lots of colour to work with, and thats what they want. I'll be doing CD's for them, probably taking 20-30 shots minimum of each. I was thinking of the D200 and K10D, but shoot in Raw. Maybe not so much for the K10D, but raw for the D200, so i can get the best, sharpest photo out to them. What do you think would be the best way to convert to jpg, to make a web page, and do the adjustments for the CD's. Lightroom is what i'm thinking would be best, then if i only need to do a small change i can apply it to the batch,, i think i remember how to do that. Any ideas from the raw shooters on how you do your batch conversions and proccessing. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Photoshop Disasters
http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/2008/10/lexar-8gb.html I love the Photoshop Disasters blog, and I thought this particular post might be appropriate for this group of frequent memory card users. Somewhere, a graphic designer is hanging his head in shame. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT? Ink Jet Ink
http://www.atlex.com Ink carts for the 2880 are $11.72 apiece. I have been buying ink and paper from them for a year or two. Very reliable, fast service. G On Oct 2, 2008, at 4:08 PM, Doug wrote: Time to get some more ink for the Epson 2880. Anyone have favorite vendors? thanks -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the best way to go about this shoot
I do nearly 100% of my work entirely in Lightroom 2. Individual edits, edits on groups of photos, export to finals, web pages, printing. It's good enough for the whole job. I don't bother wasting time switching tools unless I have to. G On Oct 2, 2008, at 10:37 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I just looked at BBpro to see what files from the K10D it liked and it read the DNG files ok. I forgot to see if it will read the Nikon Nef files, i have an older version. I can do my web pages that way, but i wwas just wondering what would be best for doing alll of the adjustments and jpgs for the final CD. Sounds like the Lightroom program is my best option here, for that. I can do the batch adjustment from it. I;m just not that good with PS's batch stuff.:-) Thanks all, and Rick, i'll do that. Dave On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just do it all in LR. It's good enough. Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Oct 2, 2008, at 7:04 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: What do you think would be the best way to convert to jpg, to make a web page, and do the adjustments for the CD's. Lightroom is probably best for everything but the web page output. Everything I've seen of its HTML is godawful. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: book maiking with BLURB - anyone try it? [Workflow note]
Thanks Paul. However: FotoFusion photo layout software is currently not available for the Mac. Oh well. stan On Oct 1, 2008, at 11:58 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Stan - You may want to look at FotoFusion, by LumaPix. http://lumapix.com/ Create your pages, including text and single or multiple images they way you want the layout to look, with the canvas sized for the full BookSmart page size. Save the pages in native format if you think you may need future editing, then export the page to a jpg file. Then pull that jpg into BookSmart using a full page template. You can create unique layouts then that you can't get in BookSmart, with probably less work and anxiety than the workflow you outlined below. There are three versions of FotoFusion (and three price points). Unless you need output larger than about 13 x 19 (inches) the mid version (Enhanced) should work well. -p Stan Halpin wrote: Some more info on working with Blurb... I imagine you'll get better quality if you size the photos in good photo-processing software rather than let Blurb do it for you. That is what Blurb says, and it makes sense. So you have a bunch of 3000x2000 images on your hard drive or maybe 1500x1000 images on SmugMug. But they need to be re-sized... My work flow working with photos on my drive: a. Decide on the general content of the next page or two as the story unfolds. b. Go into Lightroom, find the 3-8 images I'll be using next. E.g, next I need one of the better hummingbird shots, one or two butterflys, maybe a shot of one of the group members in the butterfly farm. [Images previously appropriately sorted into order and rated 1-5 stars; thus, related images are together, and I don't need to revisit the question of which of several similar shots I should use.] Note whether vertical or horizontal, deserve full page/full bleed, a 1/9th of the page, or somewhere in between. c. Go back to BookSmart. Spot a template that allows me to use my one good vertical and a couple of moderately good horizontals on the next page. Mutter about the fact that the template puts the vertical near the fold, the two horizontals on the outside, and I had wanted something the other way around. Mutter some more. Decide to live with it. Make a note to fire off a note later to Blub asking once again for increased flexibility in their templates, such as the ability to flip them horizontally or vertically. Recall their forum discussion on this issue where they basically said: live with it. Move note about firing off a note to Blurb into the Don Quixote file. d. Note that the Vertical is 1113x1630 pixels and the Horizontals are 1113x680. [You do this by mousing over the page template, a popup window appears for three seconds with the ideal size information.] e. Go back to Lightroom. Crop, sharpen etc. as required. Export to file with a resize to 1113x1630 or 1113x680. f. Go back to BookSmart. Import the pictures from file. [If using Smugmug, I expect this step will take longer than reading from your local disk.] g. Drag-and-drop the photos into the template. Note that one dimension or another will be cropped (since my original aspect ratio does not equal 1113:1630). Zoom and or slide the image so that the 1113x1630 window frames an appropriate part of the image. h. Note that the aspect ratio of the 1113x1630 template just doesn't allow me to crop/compose the image the way I would like. i. Find another template for the vertical shot. How about 1488x2475? Just use it on its own and save the horizontals for another page? j. Go back to Lightroom, re-export with new resizing parameters k. Repeat 1-3 times for each of the other pages. It really is not as bad as it sounds, flipping back and forth between Lightroom and Booksmart. But if the images were on Smugmug, do you need to pull them back down to our system to work on them? Then export back to Smugmug after you've resized? Then import from Smugmug into Booksmart? Unless you have a very good strong fast connection, I can see lots of coffee break time. On the other hand, what I am describing is a book where the pages vary quite a bit, partially on the theory that better shots deserve more space (but the less good shots may still be required to tell the story), partially on the theory that some variety in formatting from page to page makes it less like an old-time photo album with four or six same-size photos on each page, over and over... If you have one consistent size photo, then much of the processing/resizing can be done in batch. stan On Oct 1, 2008, at 9:51 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: I did one (my Venice shots), helped my wife put one together (her step-mother's 70th Barnard College reunion), and have just finished editing a third (120 pages total, 375 images plus a bunch of text to document our church's trip to Costa Rica
RE: Exposure Curiosity
Great light as I see it. The dark background, being foliage, often goes dark in a BW conversion unless you raise the green channel luminance (analogous to using a green filter with BW film). OTOH, overly strong green filtration produces skintones that resemble a bodybuilder's fake tan, so you need to use some caution. Regards, Anthony -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila Sent: Thursday, 2 October 2008 10:43 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Exposure Curiosity Hi Everyone: While in a shady park downtown at around 6:35 p.m., I took these photos of my husband, Darrel. It was really shady in the park, so as you can see I bumped up the ISO and opened up the aperture. When I looked at these in Lightroom, I had to check to see if I had used the flash, but I didn't remember doing so, and the metadata showed I didn't. Doesn't it kinda look like I did? Or have my eyes just gone wonky? Anyway, fun to get a true white of my husband's beard. He started to turn gray in high school, but now his hair beard are white. Darrel 1: K10D, DA* 50-135mm 50mm, ISO 800, 1/13 sec @f2.8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7935227 Darrel 2: K10D, DA* 50-135mm 50mm, ISO 800, 1/30 sec @ f2.8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7935234 Explanations welcome :-) Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
