Re: raw format

2004-02-21 Thread Steve Jolly
I think you underestimate the problems. :-) Firstly you need to consider bit depth. Currently digital cameras are ~12 bits per pixel, but this is likely to increase. So to be completely general, your file format cannot make any assumptions about the size of the integers that represent the

PAW: Newly burst water main.

2004-02-21 Thread Malcolm Smith
First weeks picture from me then! This was taken 30m from my house, about a couple of minutes after it broke and started taking the road surface away. I had time to take this before a thunderstorm broke but I still got wet running back to the house. The road was closed for about three and a half

Re: my PAW

2004-02-21 Thread Steve Jolly
Isn't it the slit of the shutter repeatedly catching the propeller as the former moves down and the latter goes round? It's a very nice effect, whatever the cause :-) S graywolf wrote: I have seen a couple of similar photos. I am not sure, but would speculate that it a strobe effect of the

Re: pentax keepers - in practice

2004-02-21 Thread John Forbes
I'm dealing with this problem at the moment, having just bought two bodies on Ebay that I didn't want because they came with lenses that I DID want. Before buying them I had a Super A/Super Program and a Z1-P/PZ1-P, and am currently buying an *ist D. I had planned to sell the Z and keep the

Re: my PAW

2004-02-21 Thread Steve Jolly
Actually, forget I said that... I hadn't read what camera it was ;-) IT could still be some kind of analogous effect, I guess - I don't know how the CCD of those devices gets read out. S Steve Jolly wrote: Isn't it the slit of the shutter repeatedly catching the propeller as the former

Re: ME Super vs Super Program

2004-02-21 Thread Steve Jolly
A minor correction - the ME Super also has a top shutter speed of 1/2000. It's the ME that only goes up to 1/1000. S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Super Program/Super A is the more advanced camera taking A lenses. It has TTL flash metering (way ahead of it's time) and a 1/2000 shutter. It

Re: PAW #1 - Snow Pup

2004-02-21 Thread frank theriault
Thanks, Marnie, Like most (all? g) of my photos, there are major problems. In this case, it's the exposure. All that bright snow was making things very difficult for me that day, especially since the sun was brilliant. I've been setting the LX to +1 or +1.5 EV to compensate, but because the

Re: Color Management --was Re: Grain Surgery for PS

2004-02-21 Thread Herb Chong
graywolf insists on it but since i have had to read a huge number of RFCs and W3C standards documents for work, and i used to work on and build graphics applications on SGI, VAX, and other flavors of superminis with dedicated graphics processors in the 80's, he's blowing hot air. Herb -

Re: PAW #1 - Snow Pup

2004-02-21 Thread frank theriault
As Yosemite Sam might say: Puppies is sooo cute! vbg Shiba Inu to you, too. Thanks, Pat. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: P Kong [EMAIL PROTECTED] Awww, that pup is such a

Re: GFM

2004-02-21 Thread Lon Williamson
Neither you nor Frank is getting any younger. 10 paces. Cotty wrote: Ears at 20 paces !

RE: GFM

2004-02-21 Thread frank theriault
Boy, I really screwed that one up, eh? I guess I should have said, Hell hath no fury like a man with bunny ears scorned, or something like that. I couldn't remember the original quote. From whom was that badly paraphrased, Shakespeare? Sounds like something he'd say. I'm guessing Taming of

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread frank theriault
Back when I used to go to Mosport for F1 and CanAm races, the preliminary races were most entertaining. That's where I learned to love Bug Eye Sprites - they just looked so cool with no bumpers (made their smiles look bigger), with roll cages, fat tires and the odd one with flared fenders.

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread frank theriault
IIRC, the automobile that holds the record for most miles ever is a P1800. Owned by a guy in Vermont or New Hamshire or some such place, I think. I think that (until recently, at least) all he ever did for it was regular oil changes. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread frank theriault
It worked for the DeTomaso Pantera. What did they stick in there, a Ford Cleveland or something? There's no replacement for displacement. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Cotty [EMAIL

RE: *ist D, Compared to Reala with a Sharp Prime

2004-02-21 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Greg Lovern wrote: the film. That's 27 cents per shot, or $1.29 for my average keeper. Costco charges 19 cents to print a 4x6 print from digital, on the same snip better, and wait for people to start selling off their *ist D's. But it looks like that would cost more

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #331

2004-02-21 Thread Lon Williamson
What puts me off about the K2 is the ISO/Exposure ring. Even when you find one where these work, they seem fiddly. Just how hard are they to get used to? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote, in part: In general, the K2 is robust because of its old-style construction. The ISO-setting ring on mine is broken,

Re: my PAW

2004-02-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
A fascinating -- and quite beautiful -- image. Is it over the south island? The propeller effect is amazing. I can't imagine what could have caused it to form such an image. Nice pic. On Feb 20, 2004, at 11:29 PM, David Mann wrote: I might as well jump on this bandwagon.

Re: PAW Sherwood Island

2004-02-21 Thread Lon Williamson
One of the things I'm beginning to experiment with is Unsaturated, Uncontrasty subjects. In fact, my PUG wet picture is an example. I find that wall hangers are easier on the eyes if they do NOT scream Vivid Disney Velvia. Especially after a long time hanging. And yet, vivid does grab the eye

Re: PAW: The lemon returns

2004-02-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Tanya. It was lit with a single strobe firing through a snorkel from about two feet above the lemons. I normally use it as a hair light when shooting portraits, but I thought it would be fun to create a circle of light. On Feb 20, 2004, at 11:31 PM, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: I

RE: Honduras was RE: PAW - 2 weeks ago

2004-02-21 Thread frank theriault
Cesar, Looks like MLB baseballs (made by Rawlings) are manufactured in Costa Rica. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: PAWs

2004-02-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice shots. I like week two and week 7 best -- the hallway and the shoes. I find them to be the most interesting compositions. Paul On Feb 21, 2004, at 1:14 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, folks, the ladders and scaffolds are out of the way. No hard hat required to visit the site now.

Re: PAW: Winged Wheel

2004-02-21 Thread Mark Dalal
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Definitely #2 (the one you showed for PAW). The narrow dof somehow makes it look older to me - as if it's fading into the past (I know, it's corny, but it's what I think). The other one is technically sound, but doesn't have the feel that your paw

Re: some nice bird pics

2004-02-21 Thread Mark Dalal
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=007T05 Those are some impressive shots. Beautiful bokeh too! Mark

Re: Honduras was RE: PAW - 2 weeks ago

2004-02-21 Thread Steve Jolly
Frank, why the sudden obsession with where baseballs are manufactured? :-) S frank theriault wrote: Cesar, Looks like MLB baseballs (made by Rawlings) are manufactured in Costa Rica. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.

Re: my PAW

2004-02-21 Thread frank theriault
I would presume you're right, Steve. Question I then have, is what kind of shutter does this camera have? And, what's a Palm Zire? Am I right in thinking it's some sort of Palm Pilot, or maybe one of those cell phones with the built-in camera? What kind of shutters would either of those

Re: my PAW

2004-02-21 Thread Lon Williamson
I sure couldn't figure it out. frank theriault wrote: What a wild effect!! Anyone have any idea what causes that? I've never seen that before. Amazing. From: David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: my PAW Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 17:29:59 +1300 I

Re: PAW

2004-02-21 Thread Lon Williamson
I like this one better than the Pooch On Sofa shot from a recent PUG. Nice shot, Bill. Bill Owens wrote: Here's my first weekly PAW image. http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=66 Bill

Re: OT:Baseballs-was:Honduras was RE: PAW - 2 weeks ago

2004-02-21 Thread frank theriault
Steve, Not an obsession. When I saw Bob's scar, with the fresh stitching, it reminded me of the stitching on a baseball. Then I mentioned that maybe they should import those workers who stitch baseballs to US hospitals, as their work looked way better than what was on Bob's shoulder. Then I

Re: OT: Photo-criticism (was: Re: PAW - seated @ 1/4)

2004-02-21 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Cotty wrote: Art - and don't kid yourself: photography is art - is totally and utterly subjective. Photography is as much art as pottery. There is Ming pottery and ASDA plastic vases. My photography is ASDA plastic vases. There is a lot I can learn by studying Ming and

Re: Free space to post PAW Pics

2004-02-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Free space to post PAW Pics Hi, A few people have noted that they need space to post their PAW pics. OK, you've got it! I created a space on my server just for that purpose. Here's the deal: Pics can be no larger than 400 x

Re: Picture Posting (Picture a Week)

2004-02-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Mann Subject: Re: Picture Posting (Picture a Week) On Feb 21, 2004, at 05:55, graywolf wrote: I think that if one is going to discuss a photo, it should be that photo which is discussed, not some imaginary other possible, or maybe impossible,

Re: Honduras was RE: PAW - 2 weeks ago

2004-02-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Steve Jolly Subject: Re: Honduras was RE: PAW - 2 weeks ago Frank, why the sudden obsession with where baseballs are manufactured? :-) The Screwed Yays probably just bought themselves a hot player. William Robb

Re: PAWs

2004-02-21 Thread Lon Williamson
I rather like Week7: The pink sneakers. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/20/2004 10:15:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: OK, folks, the ladders and scaffolds are out of the way. No hard hat required to visit the site now.

Re: PAW Sherwood Island

2004-02-21 Thread frank theriault
Lon, I think you chose the appropriate film for the day. It was a grey day. The colours would have been muted to the naked eye. Your shot reflects that. By bleak, I was not refering to the colours, but rather the overall mood (which you captured quite well, BTW). I was just in a weird mood

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread Mat Maessen
Yes, Oxford. SFAIK they aren't built anywhere else. Makes the British half of me happy. :-) -Mat Cotty wrote: Matt, is that the Mini production line in England, or do they build them elsewhere? AFAIK, it's Oxford. Been in there a few times. The company is owned by BMW but built by good

Re: Honduras was RE: PAW - 2 weeks ago

2004-02-21 Thread frank theriault
Bill, I HATE the Blue Jays!! Bill, you forget that I was born and brought up in Montreal. It's my sworn duty do hate every Toronto sports team, even though I live here. I'm an (wait for it) Expos fan. Okay, you can stop laughing now... vbg cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best

Re: PAW Sherwood Island

2004-02-21 Thread Lon Williamson
Frank, I didn't take the bleak landscape you're referring to. My PUG shot was entirely different. I can understand the mixup. My post was the result of an association between the picture you commented on and an idea I've been evolving. I'm getting interested in soft, unscreaming, even boring (at

PAW: Keeping Warm

2004-02-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
All these winter scenes are making me, and my furry friends, very cold. This one was sent to me by a friend, and I just had to share it with everyone here. http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/keepwarm.html

Re: PAW Sherwood Island

2004-02-21 Thread frank theriault
Hey, Lon, My bad. Apologies to Butch, the photographer, for not properly identifying you as the culprit vbg Thanks for setting me straight, Lon. Appreciate it. And, I agree with your ideas. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it

Re: Honduras was RE: PAW - 2 weeks ago

2004-02-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Honduras was RE: PAW - 2 weeks ago I'm an (wait for it) Expos fan. I didn't think anyone was an Expos fan. William Robb

Re: K2 ISO ring

2004-02-21 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
John Mustarde wrote: What puts me off about the K2 is the ISO/Exposure ring. [...] Just how hard are they to get used to? Once you memorize the action needed to properly turn the ISO ring, it moves freely. Or moves more freely after spinning it a few times to loosen it up. John went on

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/2/04, DAVE MANN disgorged: Whoa! Ferraris? Zz ! That reminds me... the Ferrari-badged notebook computer is in stock down here. I must go and see if its really as ugly as it looks in the pictures. I guess Apple will have to do a black Lamborghini Powerbook G5. Steve

Re: glass

2004-02-21 Thread Nick Clark
Pentax do make high refractive index lenses for spectacles, which indicates they do make their own glass. Don't see why they wouldn't do the same for their photographic lenses too. Nick -Original Message- From: Rob Studdert[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21/02/04 01:18:37 To:

Re: Picture Posting (Picture a Week)

2004-02-21 Thread graywolf
It is interesting to read the opposing viewpoints. And, I am aware that some of us on the list have more, or less, experience than others. I learned what I know from looking, analyzing, pondering, trying. I usually shoot two very different kinds of photos (not counting snapshots of course): 1.

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars: List traffic handling - was OT: Netiquette

2004-02-21 Thread Mat Maessen
As opposed to the GT-6, which was a Spitfire with a hardtop and the TR6 engine. I have a friend who has a Triumph fetish. 3 GT-6's in various states of rust/disassembly, and a beautiful TR-6 in his garage. Oh yeah, and a Formula Vee as well... -Mat TR-250 was the body of a TR-4 with the

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/2/04, MINI MAT disgorged: Yes, Oxford. SFAIK they aren't built anywhere else. Makes the British half of me happy. :-) -Mat I'll bet your favourite film would be the Italian Job? The remake? Cheers, Cotty Self Preservation Society member ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: a generic raw format

2004-02-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
DJE wrote: The way things are going only the Canon format is going to matter in a few years. Can you tell who bought a Canon vbg?

Re: WAY,WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
Cesar, I believe you may be referring to the New Ford GT. The GT 40 is a mid 60's creation for Ford in their attempt to beat Ferrari after Henry the Deuce's offer to buy Ferrari was turned down by Enzio. The Ford GT will be for sale later this year. Sticker will be $139500. I don't think you'll

Re: PAW - seated @ 1/4

2004-02-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
Rob, I really like the feel/atmosphere of the this image. The blur in the lower LH corner is a bit of a distraction, but all in all a great shot. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW - seated @ 1/4 The pic contains all the EXIF data

RE: Grain Surgery for PS

2004-02-21 Thread David Miers
Herb Photoshop does not come stock with any decent noise tools. Grain Surgery is a plug-in that is used from within Photoshop to reduce grain. Used in combination with the Polaroid dust scratch removal plug-in you have a pretty good clean up package although I still have less clone work to do

Re: *istD for print photo

2004-02-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
I don't have the *istD (yet), but I can tell you that I can get totally acceptable 8X10's from my Optio S. I haven't compared the digital print with a wet print, but the people in my office are blown away by the output of my Optio S and my Epson Stylus Photo printer. For larger output, the

HELP! I erased my ist-D images

2004-02-21 Thread jerome
Hey guys and gals... ... I'm not sure what happened... I thought it said delete... but it must've said delete all... because the next thing I saw on the screen was No Images. Damn. so now it's all gone. what do I do? I remember someone mentioning a program or something that I can use to

RE: HELP! I erased my ist-D images

2004-02-21 Thread Aric
If DIY doesn't pan out, you might give these guys a try... http://www.tallyns.com/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 1:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: HELP! I erased my ist-D images Hey guys and gals... ... I'm

Re: POW/Very Little Pan

2004-02-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
Chris, a nice attempt to capture somewhat rare bird (at least in my neck of the woods). I find the softness and under exposure of the bird to be most distracting. The bands of light and dark in the background are minor points that would be overcome by proper\per exposure and focus. Kenneth Waller

Re: Picture Posting (Picture a Week)

2004-02-21 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/21/2004 9:16:48 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Without a lot more information than I have, I feel there is nothing more I could say about the photo that is meaningful. Which is my point, a critique to be meaningful has to be about the photo being

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars

2004-02-21 Thread Cotty
(sorry, my email app doesn't like long subject lines} On 21/2/04, STAN THE PORCH MAN disgorged: TR-250 was the body of a TR-4 with the engine of the soon-to-appear TR-6. Nice car. Fun car. Nice growl from the exhaust. It convinced me to move from my American Motors Rambler to a Porsche Ahh,

Re: WAY,WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Kenneth Waller wrote: Cesar, I believe you may be referring to the New Ford GT. The GT 40 is a mid 60's creation for Ford in their attempt to beat Ferrari after Henry the Deuce's offer to buy Ferrari was turned down by Enzio. The Ford GT will be for sale later this year. Sticker will be

Re: *istD for print photo

2004-02-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Kenneth Waller wrote: I don't have the *istD (yet), but I can tell you that I can get totally acceptable 8X10's from my Optio S. I haven't compared the digital print with a wet print, but the people in my office are blown away by the output of my Optio S and my Epson Stylus Photo

Review: FA 28-70 F4 vs FA* 28-70 F2.8

2004-02-21 Thread Mark Erickson
All, I picked up an FA 28-70 F4 from KEH this week to use as a lightweight travel lens on my MZ-S. The intent was to replace my FA* 28-70 F2.8, which is just too freakin' heavy for backcountry skiing and such. I got mine for $120 including shipping. Here's a comparison review between the two

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #331

2004-02-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What puts me off about the K2 is the ISO/Exposure ring. Even when you find one where these work, they seem fiddly. Just how hard are they to get used to? They work fine if kept properly lubricated (and I suspect much depends on how often their setting is

Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images

2004-02-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Lexar flash cards come with image recovery software. Paul On Feb 21, 2004, at 1:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys and gals... ... I'm not sure what happened... I thought it said delete... but it must've said delete all... because the next thing I saw on the screen was No Images. Damn. so

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars: List traffic handling - was OT: Netiquette

2004-02-21 Thread John Forbes
The GT6 had a 2 litre engine, whilst the TR6 had a 2.5. I don't remember if the latter was simply a larger capacity version of the former. It might well have been. John On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 12:20:17 -0500, Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As opposed to the GT-6, which was a Spitfire

Re: PAW: Keeping Warm

2004-02-21 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: All these winter scenes are making me, and my furry friends, very cold. This one was sent to me by a friend, and I just had to share it with everyone here. http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/keepwarm.html LOL! What a great shot. Marnie aka

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars: List traffic handling - was OT: Netiquette

2004-02-21 Thread Doug Brewer
I had a GT-6+ back in the day. Custom silver metal-flake paint job, leather interior/wood dash. It was a great, if temperamental, car for a little over a year until it became a victim of applied physics. Loved how I could tip open the hood/bonnet, sit on the tire, and have access to most of

Re: PAW - Neapolitan Shoeshine

2004-02-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
I like the way the subject's illumination makes him stand out from the background. The bright spot on the far RH side of the image detracts from the rest of the image. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW - Neapolitan Shoeshine Hi

Re: PAW, actually PAWs

2004-02-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
Good start! Week 1 - confusing/distracting background Week 2 - I like the composition Week 3 - Distracting background Week 5 - A vertical composition eliminating a third of the RH side would improve this image. Week 6 - Good shot. Week 7 - Cropping out the top quarter of the image improves it Only

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #331

2004-02-21 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd say that the extra features make the KX better than the K1000. That's why I've always wondered why the K1000 was such a classic and the KM and KX were not. The KM is probably the least common K body because most people either went for the premium KX or the

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But, the most entertaining races by far were the sedan races. There were on average about 1/2 dozen Mini Coopers in each race. We'd plant ourselves at Moss Corner, the sharpest corner on the track, and the fun would begin. Because they were so front

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
Frank, we probably saw some of the same races. I remember several Can Am F 1 races I viewed from Moss's corner, back in the late 60's and early 70's. Always enjoyed the preliminary races. The Canadians always seemed to favor the Mini and got them to go like hell. The original Mini's were still

Re: PAW

2004-02-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
You mean PAWS. A cute shot. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Bill Owens Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:45 PM Subject: PAW Here's my first weekly PAW image. http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID= 66 Bill

Re: my PAW

2004-02-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
Any explanation for the effect? I like the effect. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: David Mann Subject: Re: my PAW I might as well jump on this bandwagon. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/plane.html Unretouched, straight from the camera. Cheers, - Dave

Re: PAW #1 - Snow Pup

2004-02-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
What's not to like about this puppy shot! Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: frank theriault Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 5:15 PM Subject: PAW #1 - Snow Pup Since it's called PAW (I know Bill beat me to it), it had to be an animal with paws, right?

Re: PAW, actually PAWs

2004-02-21 Thread ernreed2
Comments inline. Kenneth Waller posted: Good start! Thanks! Week 1 - confusing/distracting background Yeah -- that blanket (gift from in-laws) has wrecked a lot of shots. Currently in the closet. Hope it gets to stay there. Week 2 - I like the composition Thanks. Week 3 - Distracting

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars: List traffic handling - was OT:

2004-02-21 Thread John Francis
As opposed to the GT-6, which was a Spitfire with a hardtop and the TR6 engine. Oh, it's a little more than that! I've ridden in both - one of my closest friends during college and post- college days had a GT-6. (While it's not *easy* to get three people into a GT-6, it *is* possible, if

Re: PAW: Keeping Warm

2004-02-21 Thread ernreed2
RE: http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/keepwarm.html Flexible little critter, ain't it?? ERN

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread Alan Kerr
Cotty wrote: On 21/2/04, DAVE MANN disgorged: Whoa! Ferraris? Zz ! That reminds me... the Ferrari-badged notebook computer is in stock down here. I must go and see if its really as ugly as it looks in the pictures. I guess Apple will have to do a black Lamborghini

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars: List traffic handling - was OT: Netiquette

2004-02-21 Thread Alan Kerr
Mat Maessen wrote: As opposed to the GT-6, which was a Spitfire with a hardtop and the TR6 engine. I have a friend who has a Triumph fetish. 3 GT-6's in various states of rust/disassembly, and a beautiful TR-6 in his garage. Oh yeah, and a Formula Vee as well... -Mat TR-250 was the body of a

Mine wasn't English Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars: List traffic handling - was OT: Netiquette

2004-02-21 Thread Bill Owens
My very first car was a real piece of crap. 1961 Renault Caravelle. Bill - Original Message - From: Alan Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 3:17 PM Subject: Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars: List traffic handling - was OT: Netiquette Mat

Re: WAY,WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Kenneth Waller wrote: Through the tunnel? And revving up for the waterfront section at high RPMs. . . Makes me want to go back and watch Grand Prix again! I DO have to get a copy of that! g keith Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images

2004-02-21 Thread Dr. Heiko Hamann
Hi jerome, on 21 Feb 04 you wrote in pentax.list: I remember someone mentioning a program or something that I can use to retrieve deleted images from CF cards even when they appear to be trashed. Any help / suggestions to offer... or am I just SOL? I have used this program:

Re: my PAW

2004-02-21 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/21/2004 2:52:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/ Jens Bladt Very nice. Good character study and good composition. I'd probably like it better though, if there was a tinge less shadow on the right guy's face. Burning in,

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars

2004-02-21 Thread Cotty
As opposed to the GT-6, which was a Spitfire with a hardtop and the TR6 engine. I have a friend who has a Triumph fetish. 3 GT-6's in various states of rust/disassembly, and a beautiful TR-6 in his garage. Oh yeah, and a Formula Vee as well... -Mat TR-250 was the body of a TR-4 with

Re: OT: Scotland

2004-02-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: My best advice is wool socks. Thickness should be adjusted after temperature, but wool will keep warm even when wet. It's an amazing fibre. In a pinch, they make nice dates, too. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

SV: my PAW

2004-02-21 Thread Jens Bladt
You are right. The sun was very hard - and I'm not used to the MZ-S: I should have corrected like + 2 (Very bright Scandinavian Winther sky). Maybe I overdid developing as well (Ilfotech). But I think, for pics like this, the newspaper look is kind of OK. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: is the MZ-S the FAltd camera?

2004-02-21 Thread Herb Chong
have you seen any yet? Herb - Original Message - From: Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:13 PM Subject: Re: is the MZ-S the FAltd camera? Produce a quality product and advertise. You get nothing if you hide your light under a

Re: OT: html suffixes (was Re: My Friend Puffy Cheeks)

2004-02-21 Thread Herb Chong
either one. the master config for your web site if you are using a multidomain or multihosted web server is in the root directory of the virtual domain and controls all pages and directories served in the domain. you can override in individual directory if the master config for your virtual domain

Question about Pentax MG

2004-02-21 Thread Mike
Did the Pentax MG come with a base plate cap for the winder/motor drive gear or was the gear meant to be exposed like some Nik*ns? Thanks, Gary

Re: PAW - seated @ 1/4

2004-02-21 Thread graywolf
Yes, sadly, they do not seem to have very high requirements for their intructors. Though some of them were very good. Of course as adults with a few of decades of life experience we tend to have different standards than 18 year olds just trying to get employable. -- Kenneth Waller wrote:

Re: Grain Surgery for PS

2004-02-21 Thread Herb Chong
i have all of the the named tools and i know which ones i paid for. the dust and scratch filters aren't noise tools in the way Grain Surgery nor any of the other filters listed in the web page i gave as reference. since i write Photoshop plugins, i know what they are too. Herb... - Original

Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images

2004-02-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 22 Feb 2004 at 23:59, Dr. Heiko Hamann wrote: I have used this program: http://www.goto.onlinehome.de/dsc/jpegdump.htm It isn't nice (no gui), it is slow, but it did a great job. With the *ist D? I thought it destructively erased files, well at least mine did. :-( It is very easy to

*ist-d - Help me decide....

2004-02-21 Thread Josh Goodman
Here's my situation. I am in the market for a dslr and the *ist-d is the natural choice for me since I have a collection of pentax glass for my Pz-1p and LX. I will be using this camera for wedding/portrait/headshot work. I have seen a rather consistent, albeit slow, price reduction in the

POW/Very Little Pan

2004-02-21 Thread Chris
Thanks Keith ,I agree with you.To ensure more gnashing of teeth,here is the full sequence. www.pbase.com/image/22717636 www.pbase.com/image/22717637 www.pbase.com/image/22717638 www.pbase.com/image/22717639 www.pbase.com/image/22717640 www.pbase.com/image/22717641 Or else hit the first link and

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread Mat Maessen
Irv Gordon. 1965 1800S. Over 2 million documented miles. He lives on Long Island. One heck of a nice guy, even if he does shoot Canon. -Mat frank theriault wrote: IIRC, the automobile that holds the record for most miles ever is a P1800. Owned by a guy in Vermont or New Hamshire or some such

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread Mat Maessen
Cotty wrote: I'll bet your favourite film would be the Italian Job? The remake? Oh no, the original is MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH better. Have both on DVD though... -Mat

Re: my PAW

2004-02-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Feb 2004 at 9:32, Stan Halpin wrote: The Palm Zire 71 is in fact a Palm PDA. Has a built in lens. Looking at mine, I see no evidence of a mechanical shutter of any kind. In David's shot, at least some of the visual phenomenon must be due to the multiple reflections in the double

Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images

2004-02-21 Thread Herb Chong
the first thing i did after getting my Nikon Coolpix 995 and 5000 cameras was to go through all of the setup menus to make sure that the camera worked the way i wanted it to. that included disabling digital zoom and all erase capability. only a full format is enabled. Herb - Original

Re: glass

2004-02-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Feb 2004 at 17:02, Nick Clark wrote: Pentax do make high refractive index lenses for spectacles, which indicates they do make their own glass. Don't see why they wouldn't do the same for their photographic lenses too. The question is do they actually fabricate the glass for their

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Feb 2004 at 17:02, Cotty wrote: factoid The man that designed the Porsche Boxster also designed the shape of the 1999/2000 G3 PowerBook. /factoid Har, no wonder I nearly gaged the first time I laid eyes on it, well not quite, but you must admit it's difficult to tell the front

More Shots(in focus)

2004-02-21 Thread Chris
I know I have probably overexposed this week,but this is the lst for a week at least. www.pbase.com/image/22604482 www.pbase.com/image/22717625 Regards Chris Kennedy

RE: my PAW

2004-02-21 Thread Mark Cassino
I missed the ealier discussion on this PAW thing - thought it was a pet photo thread. But Picture of the week, makes sense and a great idea. Not shot this week, but I finally got around to scanning it last week - http://www.markcassino.com/paw/082419_paw.jpg The Chicago Marina. Shot with an

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