Re: PAW PESO - Pool on a Monday Afternoon

2005-07-18 Thread Bruce Dayton
At least for this shot, I don't care for it. It made me feel like my contacts were dirty. I kept blinking hoping the picture would clear up a bit grin. -- Bruce Sunday, July 17, 2005, 8:15:31 PM, you wrote: SB http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/mistypool.html SB Just an experiment using

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-18 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 02:44:37PM +1000, Anthony Farr wrote: Interesting concept, John. Providing the evidence that proves my claim. Perhaps you should have done the math yourself before you offered an opinion. The biggest CoC that is perceived as sharp is 1/100in, and the standard print

Re: PAW PESO - Pool on a Monday Afternoon

2005-07-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I'm not sure the filter was used to best advantage here, so more experiments are in order. Shel [Original Message] From: Bruce Dayton At least for this shot, I don't care for it. It made me feel like my contacts were dirty. I kept blinking hoping the picture would clear up a bit

Re: OT: Darkroom temperature control.

2005-07-18 Thread Scott Loveless
Don, Why not get a small refrigerator to keep your chemicals in? Perhaps it's possible to rig a thermostat that will keep the box at about 60F, which should make it easy enough to mix your working solutions with tap water. You could even keep them at 68F along with a few gallons of water just

Re[2]: PAW PESO - Pool on a Monday Afternoon

2005-07-18 Thread Boros Attila
Hello Shel, Monday, July 18, 2005, 9:16:57 AM, you wrote: SB I'm not sure the filter was used to best advantage here, so more SB experiments are in order. SB Shel I was thinking the same. It looks like soft focus to me, the effect is interesting but I don't like it with this particular

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-18 Thread Herb Chong
why do you think everyone shoots RAW and sharpens as part of their post processing? they really ought to be using a proper deblur filter instead of Unsharp Mask, but until Photoshop CS2, you had to pay extra for one. Herb... - Original Message - From: Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: GESO

2005-07-18 Thread Cotty
On 17/7/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: We had an Agility trial this weekend. It was fairly nice on Saturday, and I was able to shoot a half thousand pictures of the cavorting dogs. Here then is a small gallery of the ones that I'm not embarrassed to show.

Re: OT:PS E 3 frustration!

2005-07-18 Thread David Savage
LOL I hate it when that happens! g Dave On 7/18/05, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Never mind..the 'number lock' light was off. Thanks, Jack --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone, Something I've never run into before. When attempting to resize an image, the

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-18 Thread Rob Studdert
On 18 Jul 2005 at 3:40, Herb Chong wrote: why do you think everyone shoots RAW and sharpens as part of their post processing? they really ought to be using a proper deblur filter instead of Unsharp Mask, but until Photoshop CS2, you had to pay extra for one. I've also found that

Re: PAW PESO - Pizza Sign

2005-07-18 Thread David Savage
I like it Shel. I love the smooth OoF background, which makes the sign pop out. I have to ask, so please don't yell at me if you find my question blasphemous / insulting g. Has the shot been reworked in PS using the lens blur filter?. If not I'm really impressed with the bokeh. Neat shot. Dave

Is there a new Canon FF??

2005-07-18 Thread Feroze
Rumors from a demo held this weekend by Canon SA was that there's a new full fame entry level body and a new pro body to be released shortly. If canon sold F/F base line models at a competative price I could be very tempted. Anyone heard anything similar Feroze

Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture

2005-07-18 Thread Feroze
I agree with you 100%, I still can't figure out why they would sue him, If I was coke I would try and make it go away quietly instead of calling the worlds attention to it. What pisses me off is that water is cheap, we pay about $1 for 1000 litres of good clean water, drinkable straight from the

Re: PAW PESO - Pool on a Monday Afternoon

2005-07-18 Thread David Savage
I've seen the same result when my UV/Skylight filters has fogged up in humid conditions g Dave On 7/18/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/mistypool.html Just an experiment using a Tiffen Pro Mist 3 filter. First time I tried it. K body

Re: PAW PESO - Pool on a Monday Afternoon

2005-07-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Y'mean I spent too much for the filter, is that it? LOL Shel [Original Message] From: David Savage I've seen the same result when my UV/Skylight filters has fogged up in humid conditions g Dave On 7/18/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture

2005-07-18 Thread mike wilson
From: Feroze [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/18 Mon AM 09:49:48 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture I agree with you 100%, I still can't figure out why they would sue him, If I was coke I would try and make it go away quietly instead of

Re: Dual Flash with *istDS

2005-07-18 Thread Jostein
Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: What distances are you working from? Anything from 40 cm and downwards. My recent pic of ants and aphids, for example, was taken at 3-4 cm working distance for focus. Flash to subject distance ca. 5 cm. Jostein

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-18 Thread Herb Chong
i go to double dimensions, 25.1 MP, but it's clear that is past the point of any real detail gain. it just simplifies my workflow and lets me downsample when i need smaller without having to redo any adjustments. Herb - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Jostein
Quoting Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: PS. My 31 is not for sale... A-ha... Do I sense some fear in the steady tone of mighty Norwegian? ;-) hehe. No fear. Just fierce protectionism. Btw, where the heck did you get mighty from?!? :-) Cheers, Jostein

RE: PESO - Herding Livestock

2005-07-18 Thread Tim Øsleby
I've been reading the whole thread, and one thing strikes me. What is wrong with this picture? I'll answer myself: Nothing really. It is a very interesting picture, showing me the life of the ants. There are some reflections, yes, but... My point is: If you take a look at the ants in real life

Re: Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread mike wilson
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/18 Mon AM 11:01:11 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Major Enablement :-) Quoting Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: PS. My 31 is not for sale... A-ha... Do I sense some fear in the steady tone of mighty Norwegian? ;-)

More on in-camera stabilisation (AS)

2005-07-18 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
A few words on in-camera stabilisation (AS in this case) usability by Mike Johnston, who has been using this technology for a few months :-) http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-july10-05.shtml -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek

Re: Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Mike, if my memory is still working, it was dishwasher... Anyone who can fit a washing machine into a hole that is too small has got to be at least mighty. -- Boris

Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! hehe. No fear. Just fierce protectionism. Isn't it the same basic emotion? Btw, where the heck did you get mighty from?!? Hmmm, let me think... Episodes with taking the shoes off prior to entering the water and few similar ones come to mind... Or was that a rhetorical question? ;-) --

Re: Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture

2005-07-18 Thread David Savage
It's also quite good at cleaning oil stains on concrete. Dave On 7/18/05, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wrom: JMVRESKPNKMBIPBARHDMNNSKVFVWRK Date: 2005/07/18 Mon AM 09:49:48 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture I agree with you

Re: GESO

2005-07-18 Thread keithw
William Robb wrote: We had an Agility trial this weekend. It was fairly nice on Saturday, and I was able to shoot a half thousand pictures of the cavorting dogs. Here then is a small gallery of the ones that I'm not embarrassed to show.

Re: OT:PS E 3 frustration!

2005-07-18 Thread brooksdj
Humm. I have El3, but not here at work. Someone may chime in, but if not i'll have a look tonight. Is this after adding something to the photo. Maybe merge layers Dave Anyone, Something I've never run into before. When attempting to resize an

Re: Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread mike wilson
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/18 Mon AM 11:41:42 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Major Enablement :-) Hi! Mike, if my memory is still working, it was dishwasher... Anyone who can fit a washing machine into a hole that is too small has got

Re: Is there a new Canon FF??

2005-07-18 Thread Herb Chong
heard nothing at all other than Canon's firm commitment to 5 DSLR announcements this year. the Rebel XT uses up one. the worldwide release of 20Da might be another, depending who you talk to. Herb - Original Message - From: Feroze [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net

Re: Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture

2005-07-18 Thread mike wilson
From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/18 Mon AM 11:47:17 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture It's also quite good at cleaning oil stains on concrete. Dave Thanks. I'll have to try that. Except, if I do that, I'll be

Re: PAW PESO - Pool on a Monday Afternoon

2005-07-18 Thread David Savage
VBG Pretty much. ;-) Dave On 7/18/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Y'mean I spent too much for the filter, is that it? LOL Shel [Original Message] Wrom: JPHSCRTNHGSW I've seen the same result when my UV/Skylight filters has fogged up in humid conditions g Dave

Re: PAW PESO - Pool on a Monday Afternoon

2005-07-18 Thread frank theriault
On 7/17/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/mistypool.html Just an experiment using a Tiffen Pro Mist 3 filter. First time I tried it. K body camera, K24/2.8 lens, Fuji Superior 100 I like the composition - all that geometry comes together in

Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread frank theriault
On 7/17/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! It arrived, finally! Now I am happy owner of 43 Lim black and 77 Lim silver... Ken, they are just gorgeous!!! I have envy. g Good on you, Boris. I know you'll use them well. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: PESO - Herding Livestock

2005-07-18 Thread frank theriault
On 7/14/05, Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.oksne.net/paw/herdingants.html Those little critters are hard to keep in focus when working hand held. It's pretty much hit and miss, and this is the best I've managed so far. One particular problem with ants is that their hide is

RE: Sigma 500mm f7.2 MF

2005-07-18 Thread Tim Øsleby
Lucas: I don't really know about the D, but at my Ds this depends on the Custom Setting on the camera. You can choose between 1/2 steps and 1/3 steps. Most likely you have already read this between the lines from other posts. John: I haven’t been here long myself (somebody might think/say that

Re: PAW - People Portraits #23 - GDG

2005-07-18 Thread frank theriault
On 7/17/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Getting into the people category I've made from the UK-IOM trip pictures ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/23.htm Comments etc always appreciated. enjoy, Godfrey I must admit, this one sort of makes me shrug my

Re: K1000 meter inaccuracy

2005-07-18 Thread frank theriault
On 7/17/05, Jon M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just dug out my K1000 the other day and thought I'd shoot a roll. Was looking it over when I discovered it's metering differently than my other two bodies. Looking at a given light source, at f/8 it wants me to use 1/60th sec, my other two bodies

Re: GESO

2005-07-18 Thread frank theriault
On 7/18/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We had an Agility trial this weekend. It was fairly nice on Saturday, and I was able to shoot a half thousand pictures of the cavorting dogs. Here then is a small gallery of the ones that I'm not embarrassed to show.

Re: Wow, Canvas is dead (Was maybe film *is* dead!)

2005-07-18 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Silver imaging is going to take a 100 year turn for the worse very soon, to the point if you want to shoot the stuff, you'll be coating your own. I suggested this about a year ago and was scoffed at, I kinda look forward to

Re: Dual Flash with *istDS

2005-07-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
What distances are you working from? Anything from 40 cm and downwards. My recent pic of ants and aphids, for example, was taken at 3-4 cm working distance for focus. Flash to subject distance ca. 5 cm. No wonder you're getting so much overexposure. Back the lighting off... Godfrey

Re: K1000 meter inaccuracy

2005-07-18 Thread Fred
What are your other two bodies? IIRC, the K1000 meters the whole frame. Maybe your others have centre-weighted or spot or matrix metering? Frank has a good point. You might get around this a bit if you check the metering with an evenly-lit sky, for example - something for which

Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I have envy. g Good on you, Boris. I know you'll use them well. Yet another reason for you to come. You would be able to use it while here... evil grin -- Boris

Re: Is there a new Canon FF??

2005-07-18 Thread Rob Studdert
On 18 Jul 2005 at 11:33, Feroze wrote: Rumors from a demo held this weekend by Canon SA was that there's a new full fame entry level body and a new pro body to be released shortly. If canon sold F/F base line models at a competative price I could be very tempted. I'd cry. Rob Studdert

Re: PAW PESO - Pool on a Monday Afternoon

2005-07-18 Thread Jack Davis
Shel, I'd like to try this filter on a portrait of a very young baby..or a self portrait of a very old person. Nice mood. Jack. --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/mistypool.html Just an experiment using a Tiffen Pro Mist 3 filter. First time

RE: OT - UK Air Tattoo

2005-07-18 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Cotty I should not have forgotten to put a smiley, I was just pulling your leg... ;-) greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 10:27 PM To: pentax list Subject: Re: OT - UK Air Tattoo On 17/7/05, Markus Maurer,

Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture

2005-07-18 Thread Butch Black
Photography is a funny thing, you could use a camera to record pics of your newborn and the very same camera to take one of worlds largest companies. What I still haven't found out what happens to all the cocaine that's a byproduct of making coke, must be a couple million tons by now. Feroze

Re: Dual Flash with *istDS

2005-07-18 Thread Jostein
Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: What distances are you working from? Anything from 40 cm and downwards. My recent pic of ants and aphids, for example, was taken at 3-4 cm working distance for focus. Flash to subject distance ca. 5 cm. No wonder you're getting so much

RE: PAW PESO - Pool on a Monday Afternoon

2005-07-18 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Shel I like the effect here. Does this filter also add a warm reddish tone or only mist? I would like to see some other samples if you have any. greetings Markus On Jul 17, 2005, at 8:15 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/mistypool.html Just an experiment using a

Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture

2005-07-18 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: Feroze [EMAIL PROTECTED] What I still havn't found out what happens to all the cocaine that's a byproduct of making coke, must be a couple million tons by now. Coke used to hvae extract of coca leaves but no longer does.

Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Jostein
Quoting Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Btw, where the heck did you get mighty from?!? Hmmm, let me think... Episodes with taking the shoes off prior to entering the water and few similar ones come to mind... Or was that a rhetorical question? ;-) Oh, well. Mighty from getting sand

Re: GESO

2005-07-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Best in show ;-) http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/agility/pages/_IGP8342.html Thanks for sharing. Thanks Cotty. I have a bunch of files on my HD from another photographer (a Ds user), if i get permission, perhaps I'll put up some of

Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture

2005-07-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Feroze Subject: Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture What I still havn't found out what happens to all the cocaine that's a byproduct of making coke, must be a couple million tons by now. The war on drugs has been going on for a couple of decades

Re: GESO

2005-07-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: keithw Subject: Re: GESO William Robb wrote: We had an Agility trial this weekend. It was fairly nice on Saturday, and I was able to shoot a half thousand pictures of the cavorting dogs. Here then is a small gallery of the ones that I'm not embarrassed

Re: GESO

2005-07-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: GESO I should post some I took at the cat agility trials I recently went to. g Thanks Frank. We had a local cat fancier group ask is they could use our building for a cat agility trial. We politely refused. William Robb

RE: GESO

2005-07-18 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi William I mostly do not comment on GESO because there are often just too much pictures at a time for me to watch and give an honest opinion. As such a single picture has a much greater chance to get a review ;-) So I just looked at some of your photos but liked what I saw :-) The expression on

Re: Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread Jostein
Quoting mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Anyone who can fit a washing machine into a hole that is too small has got to be at least mighty. :-) Thanks Mike. I can't spoil it by disclosing how I solved it now, can I. Jostein the secretive

RE: PESO - Herding Livestock

2005-07-18 Thread Jostein
Thanks for commenting, Tim. I agree with you that Tom's solution probably is the right way to go. The light diffusion will largely be determined by the translucence of the plastic. Jostein Quoting Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've been reading the whole thread, and one thing strikes me. What

RE: More on in-camera stabilisation (AS)

2005-07-18 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Sylvester I really liked the first picture with the puzzle in his article. thanks for sharing it. Markus -Original Message- From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 1:40 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: More on in-camera stabilisation (AS)

Re: Dual Flash with *istDS

2005-07-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 18, 2005, at 6:52 AM, Jostein wrote: If that is no wonder, then please tell me why I get correct exposures with the AF500FTZ at the same flash to subject distances. :-) Can't tell you that, I have no idea. My theory was that this must be caused by some change in the way Pentax

RE: PAW - People Portraits #23 - GDG

2005-07-18 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Frank and Godfrey no Frank it is not just you here :-) I agree with your comments. The man is shown in a unpleasant way, and the interesting part with the two helmets does not compensate that for me... greetings Markus -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture

2005-07-18 Thread John EW
- Original Message - From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 12:47 PM Subject: Re: Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture It's also quite good at cleaning oil stains on concrete Will it clean my sensor, do you think? - I know

Re: OT:PS E 3 frustration!

2005-07-18 Thread Jostein
Quoting Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thanks, Dave, I sent a follow-up to this message wherein I said, never mind. I found the number lock light out. DU! Jack Don't worry, Jack. Happens to all of us, sooner or later. :-) I think the best one I've heard on the subject of typing is

Re: Sigma 500mm f7.2 MF

2005-07-18 Thread Lucas Rijnders
(P.s. what is an LX wink?) Cotty: A, well my boy, it's the sort of, feeling, you know? You get when you are the owner of the Pentax LX. It is just such an amazing camera that actually having one means that, like, the woes of the world are put to restand...noithing's too much

RE: PAW - People Portraits #23 - GDG

2005-07-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
You can add my 1/2 cent to the comments about this photo - image - as well. Shel [Original Message] From: Markus Maurer Hi Frank and Godfrey no Frank it is not just you here :-) I agree with your comments. The man is shown in a unpleasant way, and the interesting part with the two

Re: OT:PS E 3 frustration!

2005-07-18 Thread Jack Davis
Jostein, I feel much better now! grin Thanks, Jack --- Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thanks, Dave, I sent a follow-up to this message wherein I said, never mind. I found the number lock light out. DU! Jack Don't worry, Jack.

Re: PAW PESO - Pool on a Monday Afternoon

2005-07-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Ditto on the geometry. That's why I tried the filter on it. However, taking my own advice, there are a few snaps made without the filter ... the filter shot is too soft LOL Squint harder or turn off your monitor. When's the Tour de France over? Shel [Original Message] From: frank

Re: Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture

2005-07-18 Thread Kenneth Waller
It's also quite good at cleaning oil stains on concrete Works like a charm removing paint from a car Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: John EW [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture - Original Message - From: David Savage [EMAIL

Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture

2005-07-18 Thread Feroze
You guys talking about using coca cola right?:) mike wilson wrote: From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/18 Mon AM 11:47:17 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture It's also quite good at cleaning oil stains on concrete. Dave

Re: K1000 meter inaccuracy

2005-07-18 Thread Jon M
Other two bodies are LX and A3000. It may just be contacts in the shutter speed dial. I worked it back and forth a few times and it seems to have gotten close to what the other two bodies are reading. Where does one find this grey card? What is it, how's it used? Thanks. :) --- frank

Re: OT:PS E 3 frustration!

2005-07-18 Thread brooksdj
No problem Jack. For the longest time with PS my brushes would either look proper(ie the circles would change size when modified) or just the tiny cross that would not change. One day fine, next day not so. I finally asked this on the Photoshop Discuss board. Answer,turn off your caps

Re: K1000 meter inaccuracy

2005-07-18 Thread brooksdj
Other two bodies are LX and A3000. It may just be contacts in the shutter speed dial. I worked it back and forth a few times and it seems to have gotten close to what the other two bodies are reading. Sounds like a CLA may be inorder, as you say it

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
why do you think everyone shoots RAW and sharpens as part of their post processing? they really ought to be using a proper deblur filter instead of Unsharp Mask, but until Photoshop CS2, you had to pay extra for one. I've also found that over-sampling provides more detail as such I rarely

Re: K1000 meter inaccuracy

2005-07-18 Thread Jon M
Where could I get that done and how much would it set me back? --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds like a CLA may be inorder, as you say it was inactive for a while. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection

Re: The EBay refund story (part II)

2005-07-18 Thread Graywolf
Well, I really want to thank you guys. Awhile back (about a month) I ran across a real bargain BIN. It was so good that I, remembering all these kind of posts here on the list, had to check that the guys feedback was real. While I was doing that someone else got the bargain. (True story told

DS now available at Futureshop.ca (Canada).

2005-07-18 Thread Dave Kennedy
Cheapest price I've seen yet ($989 Cdn), with 18-55. Rule of thumb : Never look at technology prices after you've made the purchase. http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10059185logon=langid=EN

Re: OT - UK Air Tattoo

2005-07-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/7/05, Markus Maurer, discombobulated, unleashed: I should not have forgotten to put a smiley, I was just pulling your leg... ;-) Thanks Markus. Without knowing the exact level of English (and yours is very good), it's sometimes difficult to know if a comment is humourous or genuine. As it

Re: Sigma 500mm f7.2 MF

2005-07-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/7/05, Lucas Rijnders, discombobulated, unleashed: except I sold mine so I can't actually wink the LX wink. So it's not addictive? Or are you one of the very few to break the habit? I'll pick one up again sometime, maybe a beater for my dust-collecting collection... Cheers, Cotty

Re: London PDML

2005-07-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/7/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Another couple of pictures in the PDML folder, this time bluebells at Kew on the Sunday. The slides are little jewels - the scans are not representative but I rather like the dreamy look that has emerged.

PAW: People Portraits #24 - GDG

2005-07-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thank you all for your comments on #23. Here's what I think might be one of my better hip shots ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/24.htm comments, critique, flames all happily appreciated. enjoy, Godfrey

Re: What is the August PUG theme

2005-07-18 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Hi all, On a related note: does anyone have the entry details (size resolution, mail adress) somewhere? Komkon is still down... Thanks in advance, -- Regards, Lucas Rick Womer: Dance. Personally, I'm kinda stuck for a photo... --- Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Guys What is

Re: K1000 meter inaccuracy

2005-07-18 Thread jtainter
I once had a used K1000 that had in inaccurate meter. When I brought it in for service, I was told that later K1000s built in China sometimes had welds that were too cold. The welds could break, messing up an electrical contact or making it intermittent. I never knew what to make of this

Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread mike wilson
Jostein wrote: Quoting mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Anyone who can fit a washing machine into a hole that is too small has got to be at least mighty. :-) Thanks Mike. I can't spoil it by disclosing how I solved it now, can I. Jostein the secretive If it was anything like the way

Re: Major Enablement :-)

2005-07-18 Thread mike wilson
Jostein wrote: Quoting Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Btw, where the heck did you get mighty from?!? Hmmm, let me think... Episodes with taking the shoes off prior to entering the water and few similar ones come to mind... Or was that a rhetorical question? ;-) Oh, well. Mighty from

Re: Is there a new Canon FF??

2005-07-18 Thread Rick Womer
Mild, bitter, special, or stout? (we don't serve no stinkin' British lager!) --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 18/7/05, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: What if Pentax announced a $1500 (or $2K) successor to the istD with 12mp on an APS-sized sensor, but in-camera image

Re: London PDML

2005-07-18 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A final one. 8-) http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3407/display/3555157 Brilliant! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread Bruce Dayton
Ok, so it is not really a matched pair, but the same mitten twice. These were both taken near the same time. I'm trying to decide which I like better. It would be nice to get opinions on what you like, if any. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0318.htm

Re: The EBay refund story (part II)

2005-07-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/7/05, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, I really want to thank you guys. Awhile back (about a month) I ran across a real bargain BIN. It was so good that I, remembering all these kind of posts here on the list, had to check that the guys feedback was real. While I was doing that

Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture

2005-07-18 Thread Norman Baugher
Didn't Bush cancel the War on Euthanasia? He couldn't see why the US should be after kids in Asia Norm William Robb wrote: The war on drugs has been going on for a couple of decades now. It's success has been about as dismal as the war on terrorism's is likely to be. There's always gotta

RE: The EBay refund story (part II)

2005-07-18 Thread Malcolm Smith
Graywolf wrote: Well, I really want to thank you guys. Awhile back (about a month) I ran across a real bargain BIN. It was so good that I, remembering all these kind of posts here on the list, had to check that the guys feedback was real. While I was doing that someone else got the

Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread Jack Davis
0321, by far. A bit too bad the tree stump shows having been cut. You, however, did all it was possible to do with the scene. Excellent composition and DOF. Don't like the peek-a-boo limb in upper right of 0318. Needs to be connected. Jack --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, so it

Re: PESO - Pair of Mittens

2005-07-18 Thread John Forbes
I'm for No 2, too. I like the way that there appears to be a succession of simialr outcrops, standing guard over something to the left. John On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:22:25 +0100, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: #2 gets my vote. The framing with the overhanging branch in #1 doesn't

Re: Coke bubbles in anger over picture

2005-07-18 Thread Bob Blakely
The war on drugs is like what the war on alcohol was back during prohibition. All it did then was make gangsters rich and that's all it does now. The generation of the '20's learned it's lesson and repealed prohibition. We've got to stop trying to interfere with natural selection. It's like

Re: OT:PS E 3 frustration!

2005-07-18 Thread Jack Davis
Yeah, I've been there too. Have you ever experienced the Clone tool not turning off after releasing the mouse click? It has happened with me several times and can thoroughly mess up your work if you don't notice and move the mouse. Usually takes awhile in cloning for it to occur. Extended dust

Re: Enriched Text??

2005-07-18 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks!! I'll copy the link and type it in an email.(?) I'm such a helpless anti-nerd. Jack --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Send the link as plain text. Don't paste it into your message as a link. A link will at best include the text twice at worst will be seen by the list

PESO - Crack, Boom, Splash

2005-07-18 Thread Tom C
From a trip to Alaska 2 weeks ago. This is Holgate Glacier calving in the Kenai Fjords National Park. The name describes the sounds as it occurs. Imagine the crack of a lightning bolt with no flash. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3552323 Tom C.

RE: PESO - Crack, Boom, Splash

2005-07-18 Thread Tim Øsleby
Very good timing. The bird in the lower third puts things into perspective. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian.) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Tom C

Re: London PDML

2005-07-18 Thread mike wilson
Jostein wrote: - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3407/display/3555157 ROTFL! Unfortunately, I can't show this to Vera until Sunday. Link stored! Has the English wife acknowledged this? :-) You don't think I'm going

Re: London PDML

2005-07-18 Thread mike wilson
Cotty wrote: On 18/7/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Another couple of pictures in the PDML folder, this time bluebells at Kew on the Sunday. The slides are little jewels - the scans are not representative but I rather like the dreamy look that has emerged.

Monument AM

2005-07-18 Thread Jack Davis
This is an attempt to depict the grand sweep and sweltering intensity of this place. Soft detail gladly allowed in this case. http://www.photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=48 Comments please. Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?

RE: PESO - Crack, Boom, Splash

2005-07-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I've been there, done that - and you got it right! The blue looks right on my monitor as well. Shel [Original Message] From: Tom C http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3552323 Tom C.

Re: PESO - Crack, Boom, Splash

2005-07-18 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very cool to see. Seems that you caught a good moment! My wife and I would like to take an Alaskan cruise. Sights like this really get me interested. -- Bruce Monday, July 18, 2005, 2:42:21 PM, you wrote: TC From a trip to Alaska 2 weeks ago. This is Holgate Glacier calving in the TC Kenai

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