The lottery

2006-10-28 Thread graywolf
My wife got home today and told me, Honey.. get packed, I just won the lottery. I said, whoopeewhat should I pack, beach clothes or city clothes? She repliedDoesn't matter..as long as you are out of here in the next thirty minutes. Ran across this from a couple of years ago on

OT - Mr Robb out for a Sunday afternoon

2006-10-28 Thread Cotty
http://dump.geenstijl.nl/mediabase/5602/69b0cf38/index.html -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: what does a dirty lens or filter lead to?

2006-10-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/10/06, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: That makes me think of this one: What's brown sticky? A brown stick. ROFLMAO. I crack me up. vbg Dave :-) Dave, mate. You're out to lunch pal. Can I have whatever you're drinking?? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: GESO Lemk musicians

2006-10-28 Thread John Forbes
Thanks to both of you. If you want to live and learn, read the PDML. It's like a free and dumbed-up version of National Geographic. Good pics, too, Mike. John On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 06:03:49 +0100, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike: Nice photos. Thank you very much for

Re: OT - Mr Robb out for a Sunday afternoon

2006-10-28 Thread David Savage
That's impressive. I kept waiting for the moment when he stacks it. Dave On 10/28/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://dump.geenstijl.nl/mediabase/5602/69b0cf38/index.html -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: what does a dirty lens or filter lead to?

2006-10-28 Thread David Savage
On 10/28/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 28/10/06, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: That makes me think of this one: What's brown sticky? A brown stick. ROFLMAO. I crack me up. vbg Dave :-) Dave, mate. You're out to lunch pal. Can I have whatever

Re: Marine Corps Marathon

2006-10-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Stan, I've been successful with stationing myself at 12-13 km from the start. It still gives you a bunch of runners (10-15), but clears out the riff-raff. I don't know where you are on the route, but shooting from a fixed vantage point is not so bad. Regards, Bob S. On 10/27/06, Stan Halpin

Re: OT: the leap to mac

2006-10-28 Thread keith_w
Jerome Reyes wrote: For those who use mac (or at least have some knowledge of the systems)... any last words of advice for a first time purchaser? I've zoomed in on 20 iMac, 2GB RAM, 2.16Ghz Intel, and think I'm ready to pull the trigger. The only question I can muster after all of the

Re: GESO: fall colors in the Eastern Sierra

2006-10-28 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Mark, On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:17:40 -0700, Mark Erickson wrote: Took my summer vacation a little late this year. We spent a week on the east side of the Sierra Nevada range in California. This was a family vacation with my wife and 14 month old daughter, so I had to take grab shots when I

Re: The Cameras of National Geographic

2006-10-28 Thread Bob Shell
On Oct 27, 2006, at 5:10 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: The National Geographic has some great photos in every issue, never more evident today while I was perusing a back issue. Is there a way to find out whether a photo was taken with film or digital, and maybe even information on the

Re: GESO Lemk musicians

2006-10-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
Fascinating story. Nice pics too. Is this restaurant in Eastern Slovakia? Paul On Oct 28, 2006, at 1:03 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Mike: Nice photos. Thank you very much for posting this portfolio and the great explanation of the Lemko people and their sad fate. Lemko or Lemk is the

Re: OT - Mr Robb out for a Sunday afternoon

2006-10-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
Reminds me of the old Joey Chitwood thrill shows of the 1960s. They did similar stunts with Chevy sedans. Paul On Oct 28, 2006, at 3:59 AM, Cotty wrote: http://dump.geenstijl.nl/mediabase/5602/69b0cf38/index.html -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: OT Travelling heads-up

2006-10-28 Thread Rick Womer
Flew from PHL to FRA last night on Lufthansa. Nothing unusual at all. We'll see what happens on the way back. Rick --- Lucas Rijnders (Privé) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Op Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:49:16 +0200 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: but the security agent couldn't figure out

Pentax 645 ultrawide ... (was Re: The Cameras of National Geographic)

2006-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Speaking of Pentax 645 ... someone has offered me a Pentax 645 with 35mm lens at a very low price. I'm tempted ... seems like a 645 analogue of my Hassy SWC. Always liked 645 and 6x6 with a wide lens. How good is the 35mm lens for the 645? anyone have any experience with it? Godfrey On

PESO: Sunset

2006-10-28 Thread Boros Attila
Hello PDML, Last night we had a beautiful sunset, and I couldn't resist taking a photo, even knowing that it may turn out to be kitsch. Here it is: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5130569 Click on the Larger button if you'd like to see it larger (1467x1024, 101.81 KB). The

RE: Support your Local Camera Shop (was: Re: Price of K10D in Oz)

2006-10-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
I could not agree more John. Support your community, and all that. That's all good shit. But unfortunately that's all it is, shit. In my little community I have a local photo store. Right there, 100 meters away from my house. But no Pentax gear. When I go there, the boss is never in, and those

RE: PESO: Sunset

2006-10-28 Thread Jens Bladt
Attila wrote: The inclusion of the lamppost was intentional, I wanted to get a silhouette in the foreground, and it seemed to be a good candidate. Some people told me that it breakes the harmony of the susnset, but I tend to disagree with that. Both would have been nice. Regards Jens Bladt

PESO: Star Aspen

2006-10-28 Thread Jack Davis
Have traveled eastern Sierra Hwy 395 several times in the fall. Always find it a worthwhile leaf search. This was taken, as I remember, just north of Conway Summit, in a valley off to the west of the hwy. One in the valley, we meandered down a tire track lane for a ways and came upon a hastily

PAW 2006 - 29 - GDG

2006-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Another trip picture ... I stayed on the Isle of Man an extra day or two to catch the motorcycle racing at Jurby Airfield (now a road racing circuit). My friends Keith and Janice were involved in both the sidecar and the four hour endurance events ... For Janice, this was her debut in a

Re: Pentax 645 ultrawide ... (was Re: The Cameras of National Geographic)

2006-10-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Speaking of Pentax 645 ... someone has offered me a Pentax 645 with 35mm lens at a very low price. I'm tempted ... seems like a 645 analogue of my Hassy SWC. Always liked 645 and 6x6 with a wide lens. How good is the 35mm lens for the 645? anyone have any experience

Re: OT: the leap to mac

2006-10-28 Thread Evan Hanson
I recently bought a MacBook, and for about three days I thought I had made a big mistake. But after I got used to OS X I can't imagine going back to an XP machine. Evan On Oct 27, 2006, at 10:01 PM, Jerome Reyes wrote: For those who use mac (or at least have some knowledge of the

Re: PAW 2006 - 28 - GDG (revision)

2006-10-28 Thread Tom C
Yes sir. Much improved and quite nice. Tom C. Original Message Follows From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net,DUG [EMAIL PROTECTED],SeePhoto Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED], PAW [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pentax 645 ultrawide ...

2006-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 28, 2006, at 7:32 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Speaking of Pentax 645 ... someone has offered me a Pentax 645 with 35mm lens at a very low price. I'm tempted ... seems like a 645 analogue of my Hassy SWC. Always liked 645 and 6x6 with a wide lens. How good is the 35mm lens for the 645?

Re: OT: Snowflake

2006-10-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: graywolf Subject: Re: OT: Snowflake Should not comment, but while some things in nature seem to be cleverly designed, others are so silly they defy the concept of intelligent design. Of course somehow those get overlooked by those who want their faith

Re: PAW 2006 - 28 - GDG (revision)

2006-10-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
So where's the link to the revised photo? Shel [Original Message] From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Date: 10/28/2006 8:20:33 AM Subject: Re: PAW 2006 - 28 - GDG (revision) Yes sir. Much improved and quite nice. Tom C. Original Message Follows From: Godfrey

Re: Support your Local Camera Shop (was: Re: Price of K10D in Oz)

2006-10-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tim Øsleby Subject: RE: Support your Local Camera Shop (was: Re: Price of K10D in Oz) I could not agree more John. Support your community, and all that. That's all good shit. But unfortunately that's all it is, shit. In my little community I have a

Re: OT: the leap to mac

2006-10-28 Thread David J Brooks
Let us know how you like it when you get it. Especially if you will work between systems I'm just debating with my self, wither to get the same computer of the K10D. Dave Quoting Jerome Reyes [EMAIL PROTECTED]: For those who use mac (or at least have some knowledge of the systems)... any

RE: Support your Local Camera Shop (was: Re: Price of K10D in Oz)

2006-10-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Tim, I think most of us on the list have similar experiences. It's a shame how retail service has fallen off in so many instances, yet there are still retailers that thrive and grow and maintaining many, many happy customers over the years. There's a camera store across town from where I live,

RE: PESO: Sunset

2006-10-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I like the tower, but I could like it without the tower as well. Did you take more pictures, maybe some without the tower? Shel [Original Message] From: Boros Attila Last night we had a beautiful sunset, and I couldn't resist taking a photo, even knowing that it may turn out to be

Re: PESO: Sunset

2006-10-28 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:31:27 +0300, Boros Attila wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5130569 Click on the Larger button if you'd like to see it larger (1467x1024, 101.81 KB). I like it, best viewed large :-) The inclusion of the lamppost was intentional, I wanted to get a

RE: my Greece photos are online

2006-10-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thank you for taking me to Grease. A nice collection from a nice hollyday. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amita Guha Sent: 24. oktober 2006 05:05 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: my

Re: my Greece photos are online

2006-10-28 Thread P. J. Alling
I know English isn't your first language, but I just can't help it... Maybe, she'll take you to Oil next time. Tim Øsleby wrote: Thank you for taking me to Grease. A nice collection from a nice hollyday. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: my Greece photos are online

2006-10-28 Thread Tom C
You lard! Tom C. Original Message Follows From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: my Greece photos are online Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:13:34 -0400 I know English isn't your first

Re: Support your Local Camera Shop (was: Re: Price of K10D in Oz)

2006-10-28 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Oct 28, 2006 at 09:08:28AM -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Here in my area there are a number of retail shops that are pure winners. One thing that all have in common is that the owners are on the premises all or most of the working day. They are able to answer questions and explain

RE: PESO - Simple Macro

2006-10-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
Another good one Bruce. Not your best backlit flower, but still, darn good. Let me first state the obvious. You have done two manipulations here. First, fixing the background. This is IMO ok, because you haven’t altered the motif it self. Here, you have just altered the way the motif is

RE: my Greece photos are online

2006-10-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
You are forgiven P.J. My guess is that I wrote Greese, and then my spellchecker altered it. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: 28. oktober 2006 19:14 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: Pointless Family Photo

2006-10-28 Thread Bob W
That appears to be a Croatian passport, and to the best of my knowledge people there have never worn the burka, so I suspect it's a fake. I shouldn't think even the Taliban would go with that either, come to that - they may be nasty but they're not stupid. Either no passports for women, or face

Re: PAW 2006 - 28 - GDG (revision)

2006-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
At the bottom of Tom's post, in the section which you elided. (I replaced the original with the revision, you might need to refresh your browser cache.) Godfrey On Oct 28, 2006, at 8:41 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: So where's the link to the revised photo? On Oct 28, 2006, at 8:20 AM, Tom C

Re: Pointless Family Photo

2006-10-28 Thread David Savage
Because I'm bored and not very tired I've had a bit of a look around the web. I think it may be a mock up of some type of international drivers licence, as it mentions Kirkuk, Irak. Also the phrase Kategorije Vozila za koje vrijedi dozvola translates to Categories Vehicle for which time license

Re: Pointless Family Photo

2006-10-28 Thread Jack Davis
Woke me up this morning with a good laugh. Thanks! Jack --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Something along the same line: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/Passport%20photo.jpg I can't remember where I got it from, or even if it's real, but it makes me laugh and shake

Re: Shake Reduction Query

2006-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I've had four cameras with image stabilization features: Canon 10D + 300mm f/4L IS, Panasonic FZ10, Panasonic LX1, Konica Minolta A2. In all cases, I just shot with them as I would according to the rules of exposure. The image stabilization allowed hand holding at longer exposure times

Re: Takane Minesix Super 66 - made by Ahahi Opt. Co.

2006-10-28 Thread Margus Männik
http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki?title=Mine_Sixredirect=noprintable=yes BR, Margus Jens Bladt wrote: Does anyone have experiences with this old folder, made by Pentax? http://www.geocities.com/antjam65/TakaneSuper66.html Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85

RE: Way OT: How I spent my summer

2006-10-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
I don't think I have an author in me, but this is interesting. Please keep us posted on the processes, both on finalising the book, and the struggle to get published. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: GESO Lemk musicians

2006-10-28 Thread mike wilson
Paul Stenquist wrote: Fascinating story. Nice pics too. Is this restaurant in Eastern Slovakia? Paul It's in Krakow, right next to the Radisson hotel. It looks completely different on the outside.. On Oct 28, 2006, at 1:03 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Mike: Nice photos. Thank

Re: GESO Lemk musicians

2006-10-28 Thread mike wilson
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Mike: Nice photos. Thank you very much for posting this portfolio and the great explanation of the Lemko people and their sad fate. Lemko or Lemk is the Polish name for the Rusyn ethnic group. Rusyns never had a nation of their own, and lived in eastern

Re: GESO Lemk musicians

2006-10-28 Thread mike wilson
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Great set of pics, Mike and thanks for the cover story. Shel Thanks. Just the briefest outline, on both counts. There's a lot more to tell, I'm sure. [Original Message] From: mike wilson The Lemk (pronounced Wemk in Polish) is an ethnic group from

Re: TGPA

2006-10-28 Thread mike wilson
David Mann wrote: On Oct 28, 2006, at 3:44 AM, mike wilson wrote: Excellent. Thank you very much. As I mentioned in a previous post, we have a negative formation here of cannonball limestone. You remind me of the Moeraki Boulders:

Re: OT - Mr Robb out for a Sunday afternoon

2006-10-28 Thread mike wilson
Cotty wrote: http://dump.geenstijl.nl/mediabase/5602/69b0cf38/index.html Skillful. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax 645 ultrawide ... (was Re: The Cameras of National Geographic)

2006-10-28 Thread mike wilson
Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Speaking of Pentax 645 ... someone has offered me a Pentax 645 with 35mm lens at a very low price. I'm tempted ... seems like a 645 analogue of my Hassy SWC. Always liked 645 and 6x6 with a wide lens. How good is the 35mm lens for the 645?

How to - Recover corrupted NDG

2006-10-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
I had a couple of crashes while testing Lightroom. File structure ended up corrupted and some files was corrupted. No problem, I have a backup, I thought. But now I've realized the backup wasn’t complete. So I have about 50 corrupted DNG files. They are part of my unsorted photodoc project on

Shake Reduction Query

2006-10-28 Thread Joseph Tainter
For the K10D, Pentax is claiming 2.5 to 4.5 steps of shake reduction effectiveness. I have been wondering whether there are general conditions when one can get more shake reduction and when one can get less. For example, when I am in Europe I like to shoot inside cathedrals and other

Re: PAW 2006 - 29 - GDG

2006-10-28 Thread mike wilson
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Another trip picture ... I stayed on the Isle of Man an extra day or two to catch the motorcycle racing at Jurby Airfield (now a road racing circuit). My friends Keith and Janice were involved in both the sidecar and the four hour endurance events ... For

RE: How to - Recover corrupted DNG

2006-10-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
Typo in subject line. Arg. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Øsleby Sent: 28. oktober 2006 22:54 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: How to - Recover corrupted NDG I had a couple of

Re: PAW 2006 - 29 - GDG

2006-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 28, 2006, at 1:50 PM, mike wilson wrote: ... I caught this grin as the sidecars were getting ready to head out onto the track ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/29.htm Doesn't say grin to me. More like I think I've just wet myself Grin. LOL ... I bet Janice would

Re: Pointless Family Photo

2006-10-28 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: That appears to be a Croatian passport, and to the best of my knowledge people there have never worn the burka, so I suspect it's a fake. I shouldn't think even the Taliban would go with that either, come to that - they may be nasty but they're not stupid. Either no passports

Re: How to - Recover corrupted DNG

2006-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I dunno how you can recover the DNG files if they're corrupted. You might try loading them with Bridge if you have Photoshop CS2, or ACR if you have PS CS2 or PSE 3-5. But please remember the first rule of software development: NEVER trust pre-release software. ALWAYS back up all data files

Re: PESO: Star Aspen

2006-10-28 Thread Mark Erickson
That's a nice shot. The blue sky and star effect don't pop quite as much as I have seen in other images, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Is it generally true that the more you stop down the bigger the star effect? --Mark Jack Davis wrote: Have traveled eastern Sierra Hwy 395 several

Re: PESO: Star Aspen

2006-10-28 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Mark. I was careful not to pop this image. Was tempted to sharpen it a little and do a small amount of saturation, but chose, for whatever reason, to leave it alone. Slide was scanned on a small Epson flatbed and is, also, a tiny bit soft for me. Jack --- Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Support your Local Camera Shop

2006-10-28 Thread graywolf
No, Bill, it has been going on for a lot longer than that. There were some neat stores about when I was a kid. I remember my dad saying that there were some neat stores around when he was a kid. Ditto, my granddad. The bazaar at Babylon has disapeared, in fact Babylon has disapeared...

Re: RE: How to - Recover corrupted DNG

2006-10-28 Thread Juan Buhler
Hi Tim, Some questions about your corrupted files: Are they about the size you would expect? Are they corrupted all in the same way? What do you mean by a bluish screen? Do you see the images? Your best hope is that the corruption is in the non-image data tags. As I understand it, a DNG is a

Re: Pentax 645 ultrawide ... (was Re: The Cameras of National

2006-10-28 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: I've used the manual focus 35mm f/3.5 with my 645 (I borrowed it from Tom Van Veen at GFM one year) AND FOUND IT TO BE EXCELLENT. The newer AF version is supposedly one of the best med format lenses ever made, with resolution very close to the best

Re: Re: OT: Finally, Epson R2400

2006-10-28 Thread Juan Buhler
Thanks Paul for the offer. Godfrey's settings gave the results I was expecting, so I'm good for now. I love the prints the R2400 produces. I haven't done much yet, but they are very nice. The BW on Epson Enhanced Matte is very neutral, which is good, although I'll need to explore a bit to get the

Re: PESO: Sunset

2006-10-28 Thread Brian Walters
Very spectacular. I loaded the image into Elements and did a quick and rough cloning job to remove the light tower. I prefer the image with the tower included. I think it adds a focal point and provides more balance to the image. Cheers Brian ++ Brian

RE: Support your Local Camera Shop

2006-10-28 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of graywolf Sent: 28 October 2006 22:51 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Support your Local Camera Shop No, Bill, it has been going on for a lot longer than that. There were some neat stores

Re: Boxes of photographs

2006-10-28 Thread pnstenquist
I think matted prints wold make a nicer presentation. However, it's a cost/benefit relationship. If you wanted to sell unmatted prints, I would just insert a very thin sheet between each print. Epson used to provide sheets that were inteded for just that purpose, but the have disappeared since

Re: Re: OT: Finally, Epson R2400

2006-10-28 Thread pnstenquist
Good to hear. The Epson printers are very good. Godders is the expert. I just fumble around until I get something that works-). But you can't go wrong with his setup. When I upgrade to the 2400, I'll be adapting his workflow. Paul -- Original message -- From:

Re: Re: RE: How to - Recover corrupted DNG

2006-10-28 Thread Juan Buhler
I wrote: This of the tags I talk about as chapters inside a tiff or dng file. I meant *Think* of the tags... Sorry for the dyslexia. j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com a book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Boxes of photographs

2006-10-28 Thread Juan Buhler
Hi all, I'm considering making an edition of some prints in a box. Do you guys have thoughts on what are the best ways to present such a thing? I'm thinking one of these boxes: http://pinazangaro.com/html/boxes.html They are aluminium (or aluminum, since they are made in America :), archival,

Re: JCO

2006-10-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Do you really feel that the rest of us are wrong and you are the only one that is right. It is true that a few have over-reacted to your bad behavior and started acting like you do, but that does not change the fact that you are the main source of poison on this great forum. On 10/24/06, J. C.

Re: JCO

2006-10-28 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 1:52 AM Subject: Re: JCO Do you really feel that the rest of us are wrong and you are the only one that is right. It is true that a few have over-reacted to your bad behavior

Re: PESO: Star Aspen

2006-10-28 Thread Jack Davis
Mark, I re-did the Star Aspen shot more to my taste, and perhaps yours.(?) Better? Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=195 --- Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's a nice shot. The blue sky and star effect don't pop quite as much as I have seen in other

Another GESO: Bodie Ghost Town October 2006

2006-10-28 Thread Mark Erickson
On our summer vacation in the eastern Sierra we made a day trip over to the ghost town of Bodie. We were there for the first snow flurries of the winter season. The iron skies and flurries punctuated by occasional bursts of cold sun added a desolate ambience to the place. I made a gallery (see

Re: OT: the leap to mac

2006-10-28 Thread Jerome Reyes
Thanks to all who replied. The information shared was very helpful and much appreciated. Evan, thanks for the personal testimony. I will keep that in mind as I get through what will surely be an up and down transition from PC to Mac. Keith, I'm going to go with 2GB of RAM. The next tier (3GB) is

RE: JCO

2006-10-28 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I never start with the personal attacks and Name calling, I much rather prefer to stick To the subject matter, but when It starts I am certainly going to volley back swiftly And strongly. That's the way it works with me, you attack Me first, I attack back. Like it or don't Start. jco

Re: Another GESO: Bodie Ghost Town October 2006

2006-10-28 Thread J and K Messervy
I really like these! Some fabulous shots in there, you certainly captured the desolation and abandonment. Would you mind explaining the digital lith effect and how it is acheived? I really like the effect on these images. James - Original Message - From: Mark Erickson [EMAIL

Re: PESO: Star Aspen

2006-10-28 Thread Mark Erickson
That version is good, too. On a side note, my last set of pics convinced me that converting slide film to digital and preserving bright yellows is really hard. My *ist-Ds pics came out more with cleaner yellows than I was ever able to get with a Minolta Dimage slide scanner, Epson 2450 flat

Re: PESO: Star Aspen

2006-10-28 Thread Jack Davis
Didn't work with yellow at all. Back light would likely render a deeper tone anyway. Thanks for looking and very generous remarks. Jack --- Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That version is good, too. On a side note, my last set of pics convinced me that converting slide film to

Re: Another GESO: Bodie Ghost Town October 2006

2006-10-28 Thread Jack Davis
Overlay/toning process certainly suits the scene. Well rendered. Jack --- Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On our summer vacation in the eastern Sierra we made a day trip over to the ghost town of Bodie. We were there for the first snow flurries of the winter season. The iron skies

Re: Another GESO: Bodie Ghost Town October 2006

2006-10-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Erickson Subject: Another GESO: Bodie Ghost Town October 2006 http://www.westerickson.net/bodiefall2006/ WOW William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: JCO

2006-10-28 Thread pnstenquist
You're out of your friggin' mind. Why is this back on the list? GROW UP, BOY. -- Original message -- From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I never start with the personal attacks and Name calling, I much rather prefer to stick To the subject matter, but when

RE: JCO

2006-10-28 Thread pnstenquist
I shouldn't have responded, sorry. I thought JCO was reviving this, but it was actually someone else. My bad. Let's not go back to this. Paul -- Original message -- From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I never start with the personal attacks and Name

Re: JCO

2006-10-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: JCO I never start with the personal attacks and Name calling, I much rather prefer to stick To the subject matter, but when It starts I am certainly going to volley back swiftly And strongly. That's the way it works with me,

Re: PESO: Sunset

2006-10-28 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- Boros Attila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The inclusion of the lamppost was intentional, I wanted to get a silhouette in the foreground, and it seemed to be a good candidate. Some people told me that it breakes the harmony of the susnset, but I tend to disagree with that. I think it's

Re: Another GESO: Bodie Ghost Town October 2006

2006-10-28 Thread pnstenquist
Fascinating. Escellent photos. It's interesting to think what life must have been like in this town before it was abandoned. I've often wondered if these towns are protected. What if someone wanted to move In? Of course there are no utilities or services, but could someone buy a building and

Digital lith (was Another GESO: Bodie Ghost Town October 2006)

2006-10-28 Thread Mark Erickson
The process I use is based on the one for monochrome images described here: http://www.pauck.de/marco/photo/lith/digital_lith/digital_lith.html I do a few things differently in a couple of spots. The exact steps vary depending on the properties of the incoming image. Doing a more detailed

Re: Another GESO: Bodie Ghost Town October 2006

2006-10-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Erickson wrote: http://www.westerickson.net/bodiefall2006/ All good. But this one really knocked my socks off: http://www.westerickson.net/bodiefall2006/pages/house02.htm Outstanding! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: JCO

2006-10-28 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Oh Screw you. I didn't restart this, Daniel Matloya did, restarting the thread again at 6:54 pm This evening. You all are too quick to Post the blame on me... P.S. I am gonna respond when attacked, If you don't want nasty responses, than Don't start with nasty attacks. jco -Original

Re: Digital lith (was Another GESO: Bodie Ghost Town October 2006)

2006-10-28 Thread J and K Messervy
Thanks mate. I'll check out the links. James - Original Message - From: Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 11:19 AM Subject: Digital lith (was Another GESO: Bodie Ghost Town October 2006) The process I use is based on the one for

RE: RE: How to - Recover corrupted DNG

2006-10-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
The size of the files is normal. All seem to be corrupted in the same way. It is hard to describe what's displayed. It has nothing to do with a picture. It's just a blue grey colour, getting darker at the top of frame, almost like traces of vignetting. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain

RE: JCO

2006-10-28 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Not true, I do not consider opposing Viewpoints or opinions personal attacks And I don't start retaliational personal attacks based On that alone. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 8:03 PM

Re: USA tour 2004 now online

2006-10-28 Thread ann sanfedele
You guys are just baying at the moon - but I've been racking my brains horsing around to come up with another appropriate pun. annsan William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Subject: Re: USA tour 2004 now online I've stud - ied this thread for a while couldn't re-mane

RE: How to - Recover corrupted DNG

2006-10-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
I was expecting somebody to say this, and you was among my candidates ;-) I know Godfrey. I should have made a backup. In fact I did, but it turned out not to be complete. I've already slapped myself. I'm also going to wet my bed before going to bed. Before that I am going to listen to some

Re: USA tour 2004 now online

2006-10-28 Thread Mark Roberts
ann sanfedele wrote: You guys are just baying at the moon - but I've been racking my brains horsing around to come up with another appropriate pun. Really? I would have thought with a little Work you would have been able to Draft something within about a Quarter of an hour and bring this whole

Re: USA tour 2004 now online

2006-10-28 Thread Stan Halpin
On Oct 28, 2006, at 9:05 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: ann sanfedele wrote: You guys are just baying at the moon - but I've been racking my brains horsing around to come up with another appropriate pun. Really? I would have thought with a little Work you would have been able to Draft something

Re: How to - Recover corrupted DNG

2006-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I think the Straus waltzes would be enough punishment. The rest you do for your own enjoyment... Godfrey On Oct 28, 2006, at 6:05 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I was expecting somebody to say this, and you was among my candidates ;-) I know Godfrey. I should have made a backup. In fact I did,

RE: PESO: Moulton Barn

2006-10-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
Now you have managed to get on my hate list. This is a mighty fine photograph! Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Davis Sent: 24. oktober 2006 22:46 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Moulton

Re: Marine Corps Marathon

2006-10-28 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks for the suggestions Bob. I got up about 6:00, saw it was still raining, went back to bed for a few hours. Got up in plenty of time to get to the near-by section of the course (about 22 mile mark I think). Turned out I was about 24 hours too early. The marathon is tomorrow. I did get the

RE: PESO: The Alien

2006-10-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
What did you drink before leaving the restaurant Bob? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Shell Sent: 25. oktober 2006 00:33 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: The Alien I was

Re: Another GESO: Bodie Ghost Town October 2006

2006-10-28 Thread John Coyle
Really like these, Mark, the Overlay/Toning process adds a beautiful quality to them, and they were great photos anyway! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 9:29 AM Subject:

Re: Star Aspen at Conway Summit

2006-10-28 Thread Bill Lawlor
I traveled 395 myself last weekend on a leaf pilgrimage that included Hope Valley, Markleville, HWY 395, the aspen grove at Conway Summit, Mono Lake, Tioga Pass, and Yosemite Valley. I shot slide film and can agree it is hard to bring out the brilliance of the transmitted light through the leaves

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