Re: PESO: Bird shot with Canon

2006-03-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/3/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: So now, my plan A is to build a gapahuk - a primitive hide in English. I will make it using some branches and some old curtains. The gapahuk will scare them off at first, but after a while they will get used to it and come back. That's the time

Re: POTS (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Cotty
On 27/3/06, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Any time I try to phone my friend in Birmingham, I wonder if there is a phone system at all in Britain. It's a well-known fact that Brummies are not fussy who they befriend. That would be why one of them married a Canadian girl..

If it looks to good to be true:-then it probably is

2006-03-28 Thread Peter Jordan
Amazing how this person has gone from selling clothes in Texas to expensive lenses in Barnsley overnight. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PENTAX-smc-P-FA-300mm-F2-8-ED-IF-Telephoto-Lens-NEW_W0QQitemZ9503841218QQcategoryZ102955QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Re: PESO: Telegraph Road

2006-03-28 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: P.S. Why you chose photosight for displaying of your work? German www.fotocommunity.de has turned into an awful place where the admins watch on while a bunch of free-member trolls indulge in insults and racism. So, I deleted my pictures there. Photosight

Re: Totally OT... the virtual cat

2006-03-28 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.broenink-art.nl/maukie2.swf Very nice. :-) -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount

Re: More about birds on a budget

2006-03-28 Thread John Whittingham
Here is a 300/4 with 1.4x extender AND 2x extender for a total of 840mm f11 equivalent. I used a Sigma flash with Kirk flash x-tender for a bit of extra light. The bird was about 50 feet away and this is quite a crop and resized for the web, etc, etc. (It's crappy composition; I hate

Re: PESO: Bird shot with Canon

2006-03-28 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Totally abstract question - are all excellent English photographers masochists? ;-) Well, you just admitted to be one of the latter and I am of very strong opinion that you also one of the former... I wouldn't say that I enjoy pain, but I do seem to attract it. Now Bill's wife,

OT - no more Leicas in Berlin

2006-03-28 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
We first thought this was a joke but it's all over the press now: Leica have terminated all agreements with Berlin photo dealers including the renowned KaDeWe department store. Leica sales manager Steffen Keil explained that they want Leica to be perceived as a luxury brand like Gucci or Marco

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 28, 2006, at 1:42 AM, Kevin Waterson wrote: allow me to finish If you paint with light.. you use an enlarger. The painting with light does not finish with the camera exposure. Mudh more is done in the darkroom. This is what digital removes. Yes, you can fiddle with pixels all

Re: PESO: Speaking of March Madness...

2006-03-28 Thread cbwaters
Boris, At home you haven't paid anything for the privilege of watching (save maybe your television service provider). Beer is 1/16 as expensive. You have the benefit of a truck full of graphics and stats guys, you can actually understand the announcers, you can properly whack somebody if

Re: PESO: The Pond

2006-03-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
I agree. I do find that there is a sense of mystery about IR shots, particularly those taken in winter with no leaves on the tree. With the light foliage that the method produces in warmer months, the effect may be different. Paul On Mar 28, 2006, at 12:58 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! I

Re: OT - no more Leicas in Berlin

2006-03-28 Thread Jostein
Interesting. Leica terminates partnership with 3rd party distributors, and takes to doing it themselves. Pentax lay off their distribution offices and form partnerships with 3rd party distributors. hmmm... :-) Jostein Quoting Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED]: We first thought this

Re: Workflow

2006-03-28 Thread Leon Altoff
Hi All, Work flow is not a digital term. It's a process and product management term. It's simply a term used for how one gets to the end product. There are a lot of ways to produce an image. The people who made tapestries complained about the upstarts who used oil paints. And the trend

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I understand the feeling of people who work with computers all day that they don't want to work with computers on their free time, but the feeling is the same for those who work in the darkroom all day. The darkroom is

Re: PESO: Bird shot with Canon

2006-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman Subject: Re: PESO: Bird shot with Canon Totally abstract question - are all excellent English photographers masochists? ;-) Well, you just admitted to be one of the latter and I am of very strong opinion that you also one of the

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-28 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Rob Studdert wrote: On 27 Mar 2006 at 23:11, Cotty wrote: When I was in training (nearly 30 years ago :-( we used many terms and acronyms but it is pointless me repeating them here as they would mean nothing to someone not involved in film production. I have never been in the telephone

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Sorry for the misunderstanding, Kevin -- I mistakenly understood painting with light vs. binary to be another one-is-art, one-is-tech statement. You really meant more like painting with pixels vs. stripping out sensitized grains of silver embedded in resin... right? -Aaron -Original

RE: OT - no more Leicas in Berlin

2006-03-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What a bunch of idiots! Leica used to be a very well respected marque, and now it seems to have become a designer camera. The long slide into oblivion continues ... 'tis a shame. Glad I got mine while they were still cameras, not jewelry. Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Workflow

2006-03-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 28, 2006, at 7:16 AM, Leon Altoff wrote: The dark room may not be an inherently magical place, but it is a place of ritual more than any computer. What the darkroom lacks is an undo button. One wrong step, one incorrect movement in the ritual and you have to start again. I don't

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 28, 2006, at 7:45 AM, E.R.N. Reed wrote: And, I don't know about the majority of the general US public, but I never encountered the term until it showed up in this thread. Not a clue what it meant until translated. I'm not in the U.S. and I'm not in I.T. and I didn't know what it

Re: Anyone have experience with this Slik Tripod

2006-03-28 Thread Lon Williamson
I have the 300 DX pro, which is quite similar to the 400Dx. There is an optional short centerpost, which I purchased, and the centerpost is reversible. I consider the 300 to be a much better tripod than the Bogen 3001, which I've also used. I currently own a 3021, but use the Slik much more

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Aaron, you, and others, don't get it. It's about personal perception and feeling, which doesn't have to conform to ~your~ logic. There are those who take a very pragmatic view of the digital world and what it offers/doesn't offer, and there are others who feel things more emotionally or

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-28 Thread Scott Loveless
On 3/28/06, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mar 28, 2006, at 7:45 AM, E.R.N. Reed wrote: And, I don't know about the majority of the general US public, but I never encountered the term until it showed up in this thread. Not a clue what it meant until translated. I'm not in

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm in the US. I'm not in IT, but I am somewhat of a techy. But I didn't know what POT means other than cookware in uppercase. Paul On Mar 28, 2006, at 8:07 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: On Mar 28, 2006, at 7:45 AM, E.R.N. Reed wrote: And, I don't know about the majority of the general US

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Ahhh ... that's what IT means. Thanks been trying to figure it out, or remember it, for a few days now, since I saw it used on a billboard. Shel [Original Message] From: E.R.N. Reed (Yes, I know IT stands for Information Technology. Been married to him long enough to learn that

Re: Anyone have experience with this Slik Tripod

2006-03-28 Thread Lon Williamson
Oh, one thing I forgot: the 300/400 locks the centerpost with TWO adjustments, making post extension much more secure. My 3021 is very bouncy with even an inch of extension. David J Brooks wrote: Just pondering over the Slik Pro 700DX or the 400Dx models. They both have adjustable multi

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
Actually, Aaron gets it completely. As do the others who've done enough darkroom work to realize that , like processing pics on the computer, it's just work. Both can be rewarding, both can be difficult and tedious. On Mar 28, 2006, at 8:11 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Aaron, you, and others,

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 28, 2006, at 8:11 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Aaron, you, and others, don't get it. It's about personal perception and feeling, which doesn't have to conform to ~your~ logic. Shel, I'm sorry that I feel insulted when people say what you do is not art, it is binary, it is product, it

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 28, 2006, at 8:19 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Actually, Aaron gets it completely. As do the others who've done enough darkroom work to realize that , like processing pics on the computer, it's just work. Both can be rewarding, both can be difficult and tedious. Yes, thank you. -Aaron

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-28 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28 Mar 2006 at 8:14, Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm in the US. I'm not in IT, but I am somewhat of a techy. But I didn't know what POT means other than cookware in uppercase. POT is what Clinton didn't inhale. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Don Williams
Aaron Reynolds wrote: On Mar 28, 2006, at 8:19 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Actually, Aaron gets it completely. As do the others who've done enough darkroom work to realize that , like processing pics on the computer, it's just work. Both can be rewarding, both can be difficult and tedious.

Re: Good Price on 80X 1GB SD Card

2006-03-28 Thread Sunny Chung
I have never heard of transcend before. Is this a reliable brand? I don't want it to crap out on me after a whole week in Europe or anything like that.

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Methinks you're taking this too personally. No one said that what ~you~ do is or isn't art, and so what if they did. It's just one person's opinion, one person's perception, one person's feeling about how something (in this case the digital workflow and process) effects him. If you drove a Ford

Re: Good Price on 80X 1GB SD Card

2006-03-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Transcend has been around for a while. Friends have been using them for years, and that's why I bought mine + the price was nice for the features. IMO, they're as good as Lexar, Sandisk, or Kingston. Comes with a five year warranty. Shel [Original Message] From: Sunny Chung I have

Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Motorcycle racing stuff from last weekend's grand prix in Spain: http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2006/mgp/jerez/3/index.htm With the usual bizarre but entertaining captions! Don't know who the photographer is but he was definitely in the right place at the right time.

OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

2006-03-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
At the end of next week, I will be flying to Anaheim, CA, to join mywife, who will be at a conference there most of that week. I willhave a day or so in Anaheim, then we will drive down to San Diego tospend a few days with my wife's uncle. Can anyone give me advice on interesting places to

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I have no great personal attachment to my car or my TV. But what I do for a living is a great passion of mine. It largely defines who I am. It's not a hobby for me. Wouldn't you feel insulted if people took shots at what you do for a living? Sorry, Shel, call me sensitive but I just can't

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts wrote: Motorcycle racing stuff from last weekend's grand prix in Spain: http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2006/mgp/jerez/3/index.htm With the usual bizarre but entertaining captions! Don't know who the photographer is but he was definitely in the right place at the right time.

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Heh, Are there any women who shoot MotoGP -- I've only seen a female sports photographer once, and she was part of the Japanese media contingent following Hideki Matsui's consecutive games played streak. -Aaron -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: Re: Sorta

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread Mat Maessen
I watched that race on TV. Rossi is one lucky guy... And that photographer had his finger on the button at the right time too. :-) -Mat On 3/28/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Motorcycle racing stuff from last weekend's grand prix in Spain:

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On 3/28/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Methinks you're taking this too personally. No one said that what ~you~ do is or isn't art, and so what if they did. It's just one person's opinion, one person's perception, one person's feeling about how something (in this case the digital

Re: PESO: Bird shot with Canon

2006-03-28 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Totally abstract question - are all excellent English photographers masochists? ;-) Well, you just admitted to be one of the latter and I am of very strong opinion that you also one of the former... Boris, English men actually pay money to be spanked by middle aged women. HTH

Re: More about birds on a budget

2006-03-28 Thread Christian
John Whittingham wrote: http://ww2.xian.us:8080/flicker_IMG_4798.jpg Hi I'm amazed at how good the image is considering the use of two TC's, did you have to correct for CA? Nope. I did a little web sharpening after the crop and re-size and that's about it. I was more than happy

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread Jack Davis
Looks like another Canon magazine ad. Terrific sequence! Jack --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Motorcycle racing stuff from last weekend's grand prix in Spain: http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2006/mgp/jerez/3/index.htm With the usual bizarre but entertaining captions! Don't

OT My new rule...

2006-03-28 Thread David J Brooks
...is to NOT go on the internet after a funeral. Sorry for being snarky last night. Dave Equine Photography in York Region

Re: PESO - Tel Aviv (some more)

2006-03-28 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Hi Boris, Excellent shot, golden hour light, great composition, birds flying into the frame; I like it very much. Usually I agree with Kenneth, but cropping in VF would leave the birds out of the picture, so wouldn't touch a thing. On 3/27/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Tel

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Bob Shell
On Mar 28, 2006, at 9:27 AM, frank theriault wrote: However, every time I say how I'm more than satisfied with film, that I like the results it produces, and that I like the process (at least my involvement in the process - or lack of involvement as the case may be), someone jumps in to tell

Re: PESO: The Pond

2006-03-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
When you're working in IR, you're seeing a scene with light that human eyes generally cannot see. It is often other-worldy, removed from life as we know it. I like this scene, although I feel the landing at the bottom is a little too much of the composition. The composition is unsettling:

Re: More about birds on a budget

2006-03-28 Thread John Whittingham
Nope. I did a little web sharpening after the crop and re-size and that's about it. I was more than happy with the results. I'm even more inpressed now, the combination really is very good. I've never used more than one converter with the 300 APO. Thanks, John John Whittingham

Re: GESO: Editing my show

2006-03-28 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Juan I won't be useful, just want to tell you that I had a great time looking at them ;o) On 3/27/06, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a very first pass at editing the photos I will show at the end of next month: http://www.jbuhler.com/html/sp3.html The final edit will have to

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Frank, more than one person in this thread has said that the wet darkroom has soul and the digital darkroom doesn't. I'd be as quick to jump on someone arguing digital's inherent superiority as a process. 99% of what you see is what the person brings to the process, not the process itself.

Re: Good Price on 80X 1GB SD Card

2006-03-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I have one Transcend 1G SD card, rated at 60x. it's been reliable but is not as fast a performer as the Sandisk Ultra II 1G SD card, also rated at 60x. The difference is noticeable but not that huge a difference. It was about 20% less expensive. Godfrey On Mar 28, 2006, at 5:51 AM, Shel

Re: More about birds on a budget

2006-03-28 Thread Christian
John Whittingham wrote: Nope. I did a little web sharpening after the crop and re-size and that's about it. I was more than happy with the results. I'm even more inpressed now, the combination really is very good. I've never used more than one converter with the 300 APO. When I had the

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread Doug Brewer
Mark Roberts wrote: Motorcycle racing stuff from last weekend's grand prix in Spain: http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2006/mgp/jerez/3/index.htm With the usual bizarre but entertaining captions! Don't know who the photographer is but he was definitely in the right place at the right time.

Re: More about birds on a budget

2006-03-28 Thread John Whittingham
This shot of the woodpecker was the GASP! Canon EF 300/4 IS and Canon TCs. Ah, must have missed part of the thread. Still very inpressive. Regards, John John Whittingham Technician you can't be optimistic with a misty optic -- Original Message --- From: Christian [EMAIL

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On 3/28/06, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's meaningless to say one is better than the other without including the all important for what?. snip Exactly!! g cheers, frank the luddite (and proud of it) g -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On 3/28/06, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank, more than one person in this thread has said that the wet darkroom has soul and the digital darkroom doesn't. I'd be as quick to jump on someone arguing digital's inherent superiority as a process. 99% of what you see is what the

Re: Good Price on 80X 1GB SD Card

2006-03-28 Thread Patrice LACOUTURE
For my info, can someone give an idea of write times for such a 80x card with a *ist DS? I only have cheap/slow cards now, and I'm wondering if I should invest in at least a few fast ones, as I shoot RAW. Regards Patrice 2006/3/28, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have one Transcend 1G SD

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Of course this is a waste of time. But you are the one not getting it. The fact that you have an opinion and feel a certain way about various photographic processes is not the issue. Expressing your person perception and feeling in such a way as to disparage other people's passion and

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 28, 2006, at 9:57 AM, frank theriault wrote: It's meaningless to say one is better than the other without including the all important for what?. snip Exactly!! g cheers, frank the luddite (and proud of it) g It's my favourite argument: which is better, the hammer or the

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
Interesting shot of the photographers. Only two are chimping:-). Almost all are using fill flash. Lenses appear to be in the 300mm range. I'm surprised that none of the flashes have Xtenders mounted. Paul On Mar 28, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: . Mark Roberts wrote: Motorcycle

Re: PESO: The Pond

2006-03-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Godders. I debated whether I ought to frame up a bit, but the imposing pier felt best in the viewfinder. Of course, when shooting with the IR filter, what you see in the viewfinder isn't what you get :-). Paul On Mar 28, 2006, at 9:40 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: When you're working in

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Aaron Reynolds wrote: Heh, Are there any women who shoot MotoGP -- I've only seen a female sports photographer once, and she was part of the Japanese media contingent following Hideki Matsui's consecutive games played streak. There was a female photographer shooting at the Mid-Ohio Superbike

Re: Good Price on 80X 1GB SD Card

2006-03-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
It's hard to be precise without more precise data, Patrice. Basically, an 80x card has the potential of transferring data at about twice the speed of a 32x card, but that potential is constrained by how fast the camera's data bus can support. The *ist DS body can just about use the full

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Mat Maessen wrote: On 3/28/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Motorcycle racing stuff from last weekend's grand prix in Spain: http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2006/mgp/jerez/3/index.htm With the usual bizarre but entertaining captions! Don't know who the photographer is but he was

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Intense stuff. That could have been bad... Godfrey On Mar 28, 2006, at 6:00 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Motorcycle racing stuff from last weekend's grand prix in Spain: http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2006/mgp/jerez/3/index.htm With the usual bizarre but entertaining captions! Don't know who

Re: PESO: Bird shot with Canon

2006-03-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/3/06, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: However I do insist - please answer my initial question VBG. Which was 'are all excellent British photographers masochists?' - the true answer is, and it pains me to say this, but I don't know. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Anyone have experience with this Slik Tripod

2006-03-28 Thread Dave Brooks
Humm. Nether of your two post's made it to my inbox, so i cut this from the archives. Thanks for the info Lon. I wonder if i have an older brouchere, as i only see one lock on the 300. I wonder if the 700 has it to. Thats good to know anyway. I might go with the 700 and not have to worry

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Adam Maas
Bob Shell wrote: On Mar 28, 2006, at 9:27 AM, frank theriault wrote: However, every time I say how I'm more than satisfied with film, that I like the results it produces, and that I like the process (at least my involvement in the process - or lack of involvement as the case may be), someone

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-28 Thread wendy beard
On 3/27/06, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: one of my equine services is a CDof a show nature. I make it quite cleaer that i am giving them a CD with unadjusted files. Sofarc no comlaints\\Dave A lot of photographers who shoot dogsports do this too. I can't bring myself to do it

Re: If it looks to good to be true:-then it probably is

2006-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On 3/28/06, Peter Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amazing how this person has gone from selling clothes in Texas to expensive lenses in Barnsley overnight. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PENTAX-smc-P-FA-300mm-F2-8-ED-IF-Telephoto-Lens-NEW_W0QQitemZ9503841218QQcategoryZ102955QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem This

Re: Bag Question

2006-03-28 Thread Derek
Thanks Aaron for your suggestion. The laptop is about 15 diagonally across, so the Kipling does sound like it would work. I'll definitely take a look at it. Thanks again, Derek -- Original message -- From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is it a

Re: Bag Question

2006-03-28 Thread Derek
Godfrey, Thank you for both of your replies. As usual, they will help a lot. Thanks again, Derek -- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a Timbuk2 Commute XL that does this duty for me. It's not the most convenient camera

Re: PESO: Bird shot with Canon

2006-03-28 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! However I do insist - please answer my initial question VBG. Which was 'are all excellent British photographers masochists?' - the true answer is, and it pains me to say this, but I don't know. Hmmm... I expected you would thank me for an odd compliment... After all you admitted to be

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread mike wilson
Mark Roberts wrote: Mat Maessen wrote: On 3/28/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Motorcycle racing stuff from last weekend's grand prix in Spain: http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2006/mgp/jerez/3/index.htm With the usual bizarre but entertaining captions! Don't know who the

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread mike wilson
Aaron Reynolds wrote: Heh, Are there any women who shoot MotoGP -- I've only seen a female sports photographer once, and she was part of the Japanese media contingent following Hideki Matsui's consecutive games played streak. -Aaron There's certainly one who shoots ocean yacht racing.

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/3/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: BTW: Looking at that crash sequence I get the impression that the photographer was taking single shots, not getting a sequence by holding she shutter button down. At more than 8 fps there's little that is missed ! Cheers, Cotty

Re: Workflow

2006-03-28 Thread Don Williams
Adam Maas wrote: Bob Shell wrote: On Mar 28, 2006, at 9:27 AM, frank theriault wrote: However, every time I say how I'm more than satisfied with film, that I like the results it produces, and that I like the process (at least my involvement in the process - or lack of involvement as the case

Re: PESO: The Pond

2006-03-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If you like the imposing nature of the pier, I would try a more square cropping to reinforce its geometry. I played around with it some and found it interesting. Godfrey On Mar 28, 2006, at 7:17 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Thanks Godders. I debated whether I ought to frame up a bit, but

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/3/06, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: Let's wrap this up and move on to a subject from which we can learn and grow as photographers and equipment fondlers ;-)) Yeah, have a heart dude!! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO: Bird shot with Canon

2006-03-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/3/06, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Hmmm... I expected you would thank me for an odd compliment... After all you admitted to be masochists, you're known to be British and I added Excellent to the mix... ;-) Sorry Boris, I can't see the wood for the trees sometimes. Thank

Re: Good Price on 80X 1GB SD Card

2006-03-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, I don't have the exact numbers here, although I did test the cards and record the figures. The Transcend was about 25% faster across the board than the slower PNY card that I first bought. I made 54 exposures in 160 seconds with the Transcend shooting RAW in the istDS. There is a very

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Bruce Dayton
Aaron, I think you have every right to be proud of your work and your methodologies. One thing that has not been directly said here is that digital has opened up a new direction for photography - that is - event photography. This includes speculation shooting of various events along with

Re: PESO - Tel Aviv (some more)

2006-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On 3/27/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Tel Aviv is indeed very interesting city... Here is one of my first (one thousand) shots with *istD: http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=12772 As usual, please click on the image in order to have it open in full size. Thanks.

Re: Bag Question

2006-03-28 Thread Perry Pellechia
FYI, I just ordered a Timbuk2 Commute (non XL) from http://www.sierratradingpost.com for $60. This is $40 off retail (and the timbuk2 web site). They had limited colors but I was tired of carrying around a black bag anyway. It is a couple of inches smaller than the XL. I only carry a 14

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 09:53:02PM +1000, Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I understand the feeling of people who work with computers all day that they don't want to work with computers on their free time, but the feeling is

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread David J Brooks
Good point Bruce. I still do event work, but no more on site printing. I had a young lad do that for me an i just shot the pictures. Now, with me having to do both, by the time the season gets near the end, i'm pretty much fed up with the proccess.I tend to put of doing prints till the last

Re: PESO: Speaking of March Madness...

2006-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On 3/27/06, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had some time before the game began to crawl around the Metrodome looking for photo opportunities. The stands were still only about half full as the prior game in D.C. hadn't finished and everyone was out in the hall watching the TVs.

Re: Bag Question

2006-03-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I hope you find it as useful as I find mine. That's an excellent price. My laptop is a PowerBook G4 15, a little wider than the average 14 due to the 10:16 format screen, and fits in the XL with room to spare. My real reason for going with the XL was that it handles my most commonly used

Re: OT - Apartment Buildings with Names

2006-03-28 Thread Powell Hargrave
Better invest in a view camera, so I can move the focusing board about to get rid of that distortion. frank sacrilege or scan and PhotoShop. /sacrilege Powell

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: On 28/3/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: BTW: Looking at that crash sequence I get the impression that the photographer was taking single shots, not getting a sequence by holding she shutter button down. At more than 8 fps there's little that is missed ! Actually, he

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread John Francis
Many of the lenses I see there are shorter than 300mm. But that's what I'd expect - by the looks of it, this is a posed photo-op. My guess would be that it's the group shot of all the riders at the start of the season. On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 10:10:26AM -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote:

Re: PESO: Speaking of March Madness...

2006-03-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
Boris, I'll apply your question to my experience with watching auto racing. is it right that except the general atmosphere of *being there* there is no reasonable difference between sitting at home in front of big TV screen and sitting on those top rows? Sitting at home watching on TV is so

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread John Francis
There are a few that I know. LAT (official photographers of Champ Car) have Lesley Ann Miller on their strength, and one of National Speed Sports News' photographers is female. And if you can bring yourself to watch Drivel^Hn, you'll see another one (whose name escapes me at present). The most

Re: GESO: Editing my show

2006-03-28 Thread David J Brooks
Juan. They are all VERY VERY GOOD. I don't see any frame numbers but the middle two, top row, are my favorites. Good job and best of luck with your show. Very good conversions BTW Dave B Quoting Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Here is a very first pass at editing the photos I will show at

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.) Actually, Aaron gets it completely. As do the others who've done enough darkroom work to realize that , like processing pics on the computer, it's just work. Both can be rewarding, both can be

Re: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

2006-03-28 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 09:12:21AM -0500, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: At the end of next week, I will be flying to Anaheim, CA, to join mywife, who will be at a conference there most of that week. I willhave a day or so in Anaheim, then we will drive down to San Diego tospend a few days with my

Re: Sorta OT: A reason for big buffers and high frame-rates

2006-03-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/3/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Actually, he *could* have been shooting at 8 fps and just picked out the best ones.. You're a snapper with your lens trained on the star rider as he is tumbling down the track - it all happens in what? less than 5 seconds or so. Do you shoot

Re: Bag Question

2006-03-28 Thread Perry Pellechia
I have been looking for a bag to replace the one I have been carrying to work every day. The one I am using now was a freebie I got at PittCon (analytical chemistry conference/trade show) and is getting raggy. I mostly use the bag for carrying lunch. I have a second bag that I use for carrying

Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.)

2006-03-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
If you paint with light.. you use an enlarger. Or a floodlight, flashlight etc. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Workflow (was: Bailing out.) This one time, at band camp, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For

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