Re: Copyright (Was: All pentax manuals on 1 CDROM)

2002-03-10 Thread Lasse Karlsson
for your own > reasons, decide that prosecution isn't appropriate. Whatever the reason, > despite the presence of the Copyright Law, and despite my obvious flouting > of that law, without your enforcement, my use of your image has no > consequence to me. > > I probably

Very sorry about multiple posts. Rights and police behaviour.

2002-03-09 Thread Lasse Karlsson
I am very sorry about the multiple posts. My email program told me the message hadn't been sent. It remained in my "out-box", why I pressed "send" till it left. Obviously the program played a trick on me. Lasse - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www

Copyright (Was: All pentax manuals on 1 CDROM)

2002-03-09 Thread Lasse Karlsson
frank Th. wrote: > Well, I'm not a "real" lawyer - anymore, anyway. And I never did > Intellectual Property Law, so I don't know much about copyright. I did, why I know a litlle about it. >BUT, you're right, Len, Copyright means nothing if it's not defended. But it does! Every now and then, es

Rights and police behaviour. (Was: Hello and a lens question)

2002-03-09 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Mike I. wrote: > On an unrelated topic: today I went shooting to check out these two lenses, > to Charlestown (I live in Boston area). There's quite a spectacular > industrial view: a multi-tier highway, a huge (almost finished) bridge, with > Boston downtown skyline as a background. I was taking

Rights and police behaviour. (Was: Hello and a lens question)

2002-03-09 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Mike I. wrote: > On an unrelated topic: today I went shooting to check out these two lenses, > to Charlestown (I live in Boston area). There's quite a spectacular > industrial view: a multi-tier highway, a huge (almost finished) bridge, with > Boston downtown skyline as a background. I was taking

Rights and police behaviour. (Was: Hello and a lens question)

2002-03-09 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Mike I. wrote: > On an unrelated topic: today I went shooting to check out these two lenses, > to Charlestown (I live in Boston area). There's quite a spectacular > industrial view: a multi-tier highway, a huge (almost finished) bridge, with > Boston downtown skyline as a background. I was taking

Hasselblad award goes to Canadian photographer

2002-03-08 Thread Lasse Karlsson
One of the most prestigious awards in photography, the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography, has this year been awarded the Canadian photographer Jeff Wall, Vancouver. More at: http://www.hasselbladfoundation.org/wall_eng.html Lasse - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: French film

2002-03-05 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Cyril, Thanks for asking. The intention of my message was a play with absurdity. Tom R. in his original message referred to the common notion of "French film" as "dirty movies", that is - movies of sexual or pornographic nature. On purpose I pretended not to fully understand this, but rather in

Re: Been away, am back.

2002-03-04 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Aaron wrote: > On Friday, March 1, 2002, at 05:34 PM, Lasse Karlsson wrote: > > Anyway, nice to be back on-list again. Haven't had time to check the > > messages for the time away, so if there has been anything out of the > > ordinary happening I wouldn'

Re: Been away, am back.

2002-03-04 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Norm Baugher wrote: > Welcome back Lasse! Thanks brother Norm! Always nice to hear from you. > BTW, do you own a 6x7? Noo, I own an old 6x9 Zeiss Ikon though (there is actually supposed to be an adapter for 6x7 to it, although I don't have it), but I don't seem to be using it much nowadays. I

Re: Model release?

2002-03-01 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Peter A. wrote: > I would have to check with a lawyer to make sure, (you can be sued for > anything these days), > but I don't think that model releases are necessary even for the commercial > use of photographs > of people or events that take place in public spaces. Unless that is you > plan som

Been away, am back.

2002-03-01 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi all, Got thrown off this list a couple of weeks back, but managed to sneak back in tonight... Just kidding. It seems that, while going away on an assignment and staying longer than planned, without unsubscribing, my mailbox at my server overflowed and started bouncing emails sent to me. On r

Re: Who owns a photo?

2002-02-05 Thread Lasse Karlsson
- Original Message - From: "Len Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 12:51 AM Subject: Re: Who owns a photo? > > (Disclaimer - I don't know the meaning of "joint property" > state. Does > > this mean she can smash my car, my camera, my gui

Re: Who owns a photo?

2002-02-05 Thread Lasse Karlsson
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 2:27 PM Subject: Who owns a photo? > Wendy's post (model release form) brought a question to mind. A friend took > some pictures of his (now ex-) wife for personal use. When she left

Re: which one to choose?

2002-02-01 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Shel, Your are one big piece of shit for giving Kathy those kind of comments, which she in no way was asking for. (Sorry all about my language.) Kathy, don't pay any attention to him. He is kind of... well, different in some respects. Lasse - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff"

Happy New Year's wishes from Stockholm

2001-12-31 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Just want to wish you all list members around the globe a very happy new year 2002. Stockholm is pretty as a picture. Temperature steady below zero. The snow is staying on the trees and on the ground like eiderdown, making things look a whole lot lighter too. (Lately I haven't posted much, but I

Dec PUG comments: Chris N.

2001-12-31 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Sorry Chris and all for being this late in commenting. (I was also assigned to comment on Andy Harbin's photo. However, no photo by Andy could I find in the December gallery.) "Synchronous Willow" by Chris Niesmertelny, First thought: The picture appears almost too small on my monitor. I think

PUG Comments: Stenquist, Buhler

2001-11-21 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi, These are the pictures that were assigned to me this month. (Mentally I am at least a week behind calendar time, so I am not really that late this month... :) ) "Home of the Ancient Gods" by Paul Stenquist Fascinating colors and scenery, indeed. The framing is well done, the shooting too.

PUG: D. Glenn A., Osojnik, Waller

2001-10-27 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi all, and the photographers commented on below. I am very, very sorry for being this late with my comments this month. I have had a very busy, and a rather stressful time for most of this month, and more or less been "off-list" most of the time. Had I known it would take this long I would of co

Rescue work ends Monday

2001-09-16 Thread Lasse Karlsson
I don't know it this is known already, but according to a Swedish newspaper the rescue work will Monday afternoon, local time, turn into primarily removal work. A Swedish engineer on site, assisting in measuring/determening the stability of the remaining constructions, says that this decision wa

Re: Massive Attack Seems Likely

2001-09-16 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Sorry, it got long. Mostly just ranting. Peter A. wrote: > What should we do if we don't respond I think it's an illusion to think that a miltary attack on Afghanistan, the overthrowing/destruction of the Talibans and the possible killing of Bin Laden (he would most likely not let himself be c

Re: OT. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings Part 2.

2001-09-16 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Bob wrote: > Actually, the suggestion is a good one. I don't see your point, Lasse. Hi Bob, I should have been more precise, I apologise for that. My words about trolling is not directed at the suggestion for the reading, but at the rest of the implications. I think that Dan is being completel

Re: OT. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings Part 2.

2001-09-15 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Dan M. wrote: > You want to believe the US is evil, and no one will talk you out of it. I still >invite you to read "Flags of our Fathers" or one of the other good accounts of the >battles at the end of the Pacific war, before you declare, from a safe distance, that >the US should have acted

Re: An apology to Lasse

2001-09-15 Thread Lasse Karlsson
ave tolerance for. Neither do I see any reason for any other list member having to adjust to your admittedly low level of tolerance. > Since you have assured us that you did not mean your posts that way, I apologise, I >was wrong. Apologies fully accepted. Lasse Karlsson - This message is f

Re: OT. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings Part 2.

2001-09-15 Thread Lasse Karlsson
almost certain that someone from your country or connected with someone from >your country died in this > atrocity. There seems to be one missing yes. Your concern is warming, and surprising Tom, considering the many agressive and hateful messages you have posted recently. I thank you for this.

Re: OT. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings Part 2.

2001-09-14 Thread Lasse Karlsson
William Robb wrote: > With all due respect, this sort of post has nothing to do with > the present situation that the world finds itself in, Who said it had? And what has this got to do with anything? > is not at all constructive, You've got thousands of other messages to write. > has nothing

Re: Vs: OT. WTC - Why no helicopters?

2001-09-14 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Chris wrote: > That being said, I'm surprised that there weren't more measures in place > to rescue people from skyscrapers quickly. Correct me if I'm wrong, but > they were able to do virtually nothing, right? Seems to me that with all > our current technology we should be able to come up with

Re: OT. WTC - Why no helicopters?

2001-09-14 Thread Lasse Karlsson
le" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 11:34 PM Subject: Re: OT. WTC - Why no helicopters? > The Helicopters would blow stuff all around, and there > isn't enough room for them down there, Lasse. It would be > very dangerous -

Message disappeared. Advice wanted.

2001-09-14 Thread Lasse Karlsson
I happened to post a rather lenghty message. However it has not appeared on the list, like later messages from me. Is there any formal maximum size or anything which may have prevented it from getting through? Also, what would be regarded as maximum lenght/size (in kb:s) for a (text) message to

OT. WTC - Why no helicopters?

2001-09-14 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Those of you who might know more than me. When the towers were hit, I never saw any helicopters even trying to make any rescue efforts. >From the beginning it was obvious that people were trapped. And it was not altogether >obvious that the towers would collapse. Would such an operation be deeme

Re: The WTC constructions

2001-09-12 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Mick M. wrote: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_154/1540044.stm > > explains the structure of the WTC towers and why/how they collapsed. Thanks a lot, Mike! This is exactly the kind of information I was looking for in my question. Lasse - This message is from the Pe

Re: Bombing Japan - private

2001-09-12 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Dan J. M. wrote: > Lasse: > I believe that, while the targets were not named, warnings of some sort were given. >Certainly, after Hiroshima the Japanese government knew what would happen if they did >not surrender, and did not take immediate action. > > Having been to Hiroshima and having visi

Re: Bombing Japan - private

2001-09-12 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Bob S. wrote: > > I guess it's a matter of definition of "warning", > > but by any reasonable use of the language, in > > the case of the two bombs on Hiroshima and > > Nagasaki respectively, there was no warning > > that would have given the civilians a chance > > to escape. More than 100 000 civ

Re: World Trade Center burning

2001-09-12 Thread Lasse Karlsson
is accurate. That's all. Lasse > Lasse Karlsson wrote: > > > > Tom R., in response to Nenad, wrote: > > > We may have done many things we can not be proud of, but we have never attacked >purely cilivian > > > targets without warning. > > > > I

Re: World Trade Center burning

2001-09-12 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Tom R., in response to Nenad, wrote: > We may have done many things we can not be proud of, but we have never attacked >purely cilivian > targets without warning. I guess it's a matter of definition of "warning", but by any reasonable use of the language, in the case of the two bombs on Hiroshi

Re: Problem with my NEW FA 35/2? Please advise.

2001-09-11 Thread Lasse Karlsson
- Original Message - From: "Peter Popp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax-discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 1:08 AM Subject: Problem with my NEW FA 35/2? Please advise. Peter P. wrote: > Hi all. I received my new FA 35/2 lens from B&H yesterday, and upon in

The WTC constructions

2001-09-11 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Is there anyone among you more technically (construction) egineered that to a layman can explain why the buildings actually collapsed. I mean constructionwise. Is the sheer weight, the pressure from the collapsed top floors falling down on the ones below, enough to cause the total collapse? Is t

Re: Terrorist reasoning.

2001-09-11 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Bob Harris wrote: > Lasse Karlsson wrote: > > > No mercy for the attackers, for their families, for their relatives, or for >their sympathizers! > > > Bob S. > > > > This is no doubt a reasoning very similar to the one made by the terrorists who >carried

Terrorist reasoning.

2001-09-11 Thread Lasse Karlsson
> No mercy for the attackers, for their families, for their relatives, or for their >sympathizers! > Bob S. This is no doubt a reasoning very similar to the one made by the terrorists who carried out today's attack. Lasse - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,

Re: Anybody heard from Annsan

2001-09-11 Thread Lasse Karlsson
As far as I recall she's already under way on her trip. I seem to remember she said she planned to be in Indiana on the 9th. Lasse - Original Message - From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 6:51 PM Subject: Anybody heard from An

Re: World Trade Center burning

2001-09-11 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Frank wrote: > Oh, I see, what you meant. > > WTC is mostly financial houses, stock brokerage houses and the like. It's the >"heart" of NYC financial district. 50,000 employees work there each day. Lord knows >how many got out... > -frank Thanks Frank, Anybody knows about how long it took

Re: World Trade Center-GONE

2001-09-11 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Frank wrote: > Arafat may not be involved. I can't imagine Arafat having anything to do with this. He's is obviously not fully in control even of minor Palestinian activist groups active in the Middle East. Lasse - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http:

Re: World Trade Center burning

2001-09-11 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Several other >terrorist attacks in the US, most around Washington. > > An unbelievable situation! > > -frank > > Lasse Karlsson wrote: > > > Yes, just like all over the world we are in chock. > > I was to meet a fellow photographer outside his work in the su

Re: World Trade Center burning

2001-09-11 Thread Lasse Karlsson
le, this is not an act by one certain people. Lasse > Lasse Karlsson wrote: > > > Yes, just like all over the world we are in chock. > > I was to meet a fellow photographer outside his work in the suburbs. He was late. >I thought it funny that, for this hour, surprisingly man

Lasse's picture (Was: Cory's comments (Was: My PUG Assignment.

2001-09-08 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Paul Stenquist wrote > Lasse Karlsson wrote: > I decided to try to pull them out by desaturate the colours around them. > > This was done in Photoshop > > Hi Lasse, > Did you select the runners and then go to the inverse? Did you use the > wand or the pen or both? I think

Re: August PUG - Larson, Cohen.

2001-09-08 Thread Lasse Karlsson
A few weeks ago John Cohen wrote: Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 6:48 PM > Lasse's comment on my picture (of my daughter) with the spectrum on her face > are exactly on target. I think I liked the picture because I like the > subject so well, and it was an unusual way of looking at her; plus, sh

Cory's comments (Was: My PUG Assignment.)

2001-09-08 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Thanks Cory. I appreciate your comments. Cory wrote: > "The Finish Line" -- Lasse Karlsson > I have to admit that on the first pass through the list I didn't notice > that the runners were the only things in color. Guess my mind disregarded > the obvious diffe

Re: PUG Commentary

2001-09-07 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Paul S. brought up an issue worth discussing or being pointed out: > I'm disappointed that less than half of the PUG commentators have posted > remarks. Well, so far it's only the 8th of this month. But I'd agree that the sooner the better. (How did the commentators do last month? Seem to remem

Indiana, along route 24 (Was: flash bracket wanted/needed and travel plans.

2001-09-04 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Ann S. wrote: > I got nary a response to my previous post and realized I had > lumped too many subjects into one post. Besides, 've been > such a blabber mouth lately > you guys may be deleting every thing I write :) Nah, don't worry Ann, you're no blabber mouth. I for one read your posts and e

Re: question re: Star-D 28mm lens and other stuff

2001-09-02 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Peter A.: wrote: > I've never used that lens however I did some quick research and > here's what I've found out. It was manufactured sometime between > 1960 and the early eighty's you don't mention the mount but if it's > k-mount then early eighty's by default Unless I've misunderstood something

Re: Please, stop all other topics, we must address the "Pal" issue.

2001-09-02 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Sorry Blob, not until I hit the "send" butt'n I realised that Djodee's name had gotten the spell too. I meant to write "Gyuodee" of course.. Very sorry about that. This is certainly getting absurd, isn't it? Galassee ----- Original Message - From: &quo

Re: Please, stop all other topics, we must address the "Pal" issue.

2001-09-02 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Grobert wrote: > Lasse Karlsson wrote: > > My first observation of the misspelled "Pel" was in a message from Jody some 21 >hours ago: > > You mean it must all be Judy's fault? Wonder who's name she will change > next. > > Bob Just to make su

Re: Please, stop all other topics, we must address the "Pal" issue.

2001-09-01 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Kevin wrote: > As nearly as I can tell, sometime between 10:30 am (US Central (GMT - 6:00)) > on 8/30/01 and 9:46 am on 8/31/01 "P*l" as we know him ceased to exist and his > alter ego, Pel, took over. Was some change to the server made during that > time interval? What time is that? (I'm not

Re: Not able to pay attention, sorry

2001-09-01 Thread Lasse Karlsson
- Original Message - From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 6:58 PM Subject: Not able to pay attention, sorry > Sorry, I've been so busy I haven't been able to keep up with the digests. > What was the question? > Hi Mike. R

Re: What is Pentax equipment?

2001-08-31 Thread Lasse Karlsson
ons and some "h's" and > "Aaaah's". > > Sit back, have a consultation with the Reverend Jack Daniel's, and let folks > have and state their opinions about the PUG. You continue to do the same, and let me state my opinion about bulls*t posted to the

Re: MZ-S Blah, blah, blah. Apology follows.

2001-08-31 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Jody wrote: > Also I was getting a wee bit annoyed with all these > long emails from Pel with lots and lots of propaganda > about the MZ-S. Is he a salesman in real life? He > seems to have the gift of the gab (not meaning to > offend here). Well, for one using a lot of list space for general OT

The revised new rules for PUG

2001-08-31 Thread Lasse Karlsson
As I write this Bill Robb hasn't yet reported to the list, but these are the latest submission rules, as I just now found them written on the PUG submission info page: "Submissions must have been made using Pentax K-Mount or M-42 screw mount camera equipment.Third party equipment is allowable a

Re: What is Pentax equipment?

2001-08-31 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Bob B. wrote: > I agree with you, Will. If yer going to be submitting to the gallery, why on > earth would ya submit photo's taken with other brand equipment? Maybe because the submission guidelines says that during open months pictures shot with non Pentax equipment are welcome... >Oh. yeah. I

What is Pentax equipment? (Was: More Yipping..."

2001-08-31 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Bill Robb wrote: > I have had another look at the PUG Gallery submission > guidelines, and after conferring with past maintainers have > changed the submission criteria slightly. We will no longer be > publishing submissions taken with non Pentax cameras and lenses. What is "Pentax equipment"? It

PUG: Cassel- and Thornsberry, Stenquist.

2001-08-31 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi all, these are my comments on the pictures that were assigned to me of the September gallery. Again, I want you to bear in mind that English is not my language. I also want to point out that the purpose of my comments is not to pass a judgement on whether you've been a good or a bad photogra

Furriners (Was: Asahi vs Honeywell.)

2001-08-22 Thread Lasse Karlsson
- Original Message - From: "Gianfranco Irlanda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 1:09 PM Subject: Re: Asahi vs Honeywell. > Hi Doug, > I'm not sure I understand what does "furriners" mean. > Could you please explain? > Thanks, > > Gianfranco

August PUG - Larson, Cohen.

2001-08-21 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Sorry for being so late in commenting. Busy and summer time.. I was also asked to comment on Dave Brook's picture. However I can't find any picture by him in the August gallery. Has there been some mix up? I happen to be somewhat critical in today's comments. Please remember that I am only rep

Re: If you could hang 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

2001-08-06 Thread Lasse Karlsson
If I could hang one PDML:er it would have to be (Saskatchewan) Bill (or any other Canadian volunteer). I would hang him (probably) on that big TDK-sign at the corner at the start of the finish in the Edmonton stadium where the World Cup in athletics (track and field) is taking place right now a

A Pentax link colllection (Was: Just joined the group.)

2001-07-31 Thread Lasse Karlsson
p://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html http://webhome.idirect.com/~spirop/pentlens.html http://www.photo.net/photo/pentax/index.html http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-one-category.tcl?topic=photo%2enet&category=Pentax&topic=photo%2enet&category=Pentax http://www.concentric

Re: Just joined the group.

2001-07-29 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Don W. wrote: > Hi Folks, > My name is Don White and I just joined this wonderful Pentax group. I just > wish I had known about it earlier. I know I will learn a lot from the group > and hope to contribute to it as well. I live in Moncton, New Brunswick in > Canada (60,000 people) and find it easy

Idea re comments on the PUG

2001-07-26 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Just because Collin reminded me about the July PUG I returned to the gallery and felt like adding a few comments too. However, you guys are simply too good! (Like usual nowadays) there are so many good photographs, that it feels almost impossible to pick out just a few. Anyway, doing like Collin

Re: July thoughts

2001-07-26 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Collin wrote: "Birds In The Sky " by Lasse Karlsson I don't really understand it. + + + + + Someone mentioned my picture! Someone mentioned my picture! :) Thanks Collin, for trying (to understand it). Actually, I can't help you a bit, unfortunately. Because there is

Re: I want soft images..

2001-07-26 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Norm wrote: > Or as Lasse would say, use a woman's stocking to cover the lens... Or, if it's a really bad case - use it to cover her head... Lasse (Ouch! Oh! Yeah! Pleeease... Hit me some more..) > Maciej Marchlewski wrote: > > > Take a cheap filter and spread butter on it > > > > Maciej > >

OT. Imagine? (was: Pentax AF speed)

2001-07-26 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Tom C. wrote: > Imagine how boring the list would be if we all agreed with each other! No, I won't. Lasse - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komk

Why 20mm? (Was: Ebay 20mm/4.5)

2001-07-26 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Mike J asked: > As an aside, why do people like 20mm lenses so much? Almost no photographer > I know of uses them well (I can think of only one photographer of the > hundreds if not thousands I know who works a lot with a 21mm lens and does > good work with it). They're unnatural and hard to shoo

Re: Aching Shoulders

2001-07-22 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Thanks for your report Glenn, nice reading. The atmosphere and the circumstances are familiar. D. Glenn A. wrote: > I think this > is the first time I've used a focal length wider than 50mm > shooting a concert. I have had some fun and nice shots shooting with my Cosina 19-35 zoom at it's wide

Re: test

2001-07-21 Thread Lasse Karlsson
jeepgirl wrote: > is the list down or is it just my unlucky day? Neither. In fact this is your LUCKY day, because today you get a reply from M. Hope you're doing fine! So what's on your mind jeepgirl? I just missed the august PUG btw, how about you? Lasse (Still waiting for the sound o

Re: A Harder Game

2001-07-19 Thread Lasse Karlsson
This one is easy. > > Which body and two lenses would you choose? MZ-S 77/1.8 50/1.4 > > Totally optional: name the subject and/or locales you'd choose to > > photograph. Nude ladies/the US. Lasse - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.n

Re: Ramblin' Man Keeps Ramblin' On

2001-07-19 Thread Lasse Karlsson
> Which totally clichéd subject really rubs you the wrong way? Glamour type nudes. > Which one do you have a weakness for, despite your > better judgment? This one is difficult. I don't have any better judgement. :( What the hell - nude women! Lasse - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss M

OT Re: UK copyright (exhaustive - anecdotal - and long!)

2001-07-17 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Cotty wrote: >HOWEVER, obviously if you go clambering through a neigbour's > bushes to get that all-time-great shot of Anna Kornickerova sunning > butt-neked by the pool Maan, you shouldn't have said "Kornickers". :) Lasse (Thanks for nice reading. (I used to be a TV reporter, and I just

Re: rubber stamp functionality of photoshop - OT

2001-07-04 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Anand D. wrote: > I am referring to this 'Shadows at Play' photograph. > On reading the technical things - rubber stamping - I believe it is > photoshop functionality. Would someone tell what it is. > > Thanks in advance. Hi Anand, The rubber stamp tool is simply the Photoshop version of wha

Re: My wonderful day, sort of OT

2001-07-03 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Jon Hope wrote: > Hi all > > I managed to catch up with my 84 year old aunt today, or is it yesterday > already? Whatever. :-) I haven't seen her for almost 5 years and haven't > visited her for the best part of twenty five years. (inspiring story snipped) Thanks Jon, for sharing. Here's to ho

Re: OT seeking advice on shooting a live music show in a bar.

2001-05-31 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Chaso wrote: > I normally shoot still life (broadly defined) and, one > might say, post-Modern architectural landscapes > (including such favorite subjects as dilapidated > industrial structures and transit vehicles), but I > have the opportunity to take some shots of a live > music performance as

Re: Use of Pentax Equipment

2001-05-21 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Conrad S. wrote: > What is the feeling about my using these cameras with Pentax > lenses (they are M42 mount cameras) when submitting pictures to > the PUG? I know that in open months concessions are made but > the rules seem a trifle ambiguous when discussing Pentax > equipment or lenses (qu

OT. A friend made it to the New York Times.

2001-05-17 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi all, I hope this is not regarded as a too inappropriate OT-message for the list, but I just can't help mentioning that a dear friend of mine has been featured in two articles in the New York Times. It's about this girl, Johanna Grüssner, now resident in New York, teaching music (an ex Berkl

Q on new Fuji, Agfa and Konica fast films

2001-05-12 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi all, Sorry if this have been discussed recently. There is a new (at least to me) Fuji Superia 1600 (negative colour). How does this one compare to the Fuji Press 800? There is also a new Agfa Vista 800 (negative colour) as well as a Konica Centuria 800 film. Any comments on how they one com

OT: Windows problem (slightly Pentax related)

2001-05-12 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi all, About a year ago ago I had a friend email me some photos (jpgs) of mine (shot by Pentax equipment btw. :) ). I left them in my Inbox without saving them to disk. I later upgraded my Outlook Express from v 4 to (v 5). I had made a back up of my OE folders, but I can't seem to be able to im

Sugimoto (Was: Japanese winner of the Hasselblad photo prize!)

2001-05-11 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi all, Since you're talking about Sugimoto, this message of mine from March may be of renewed interest to you. Lasse - Original Message - From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 3:39 PM Subj

Unusual 55/1,2..

2001-05-08 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Does anybody know anything, or have ever heard about a "55/1,2 Porst (Fujica) Reflex auto Pentax K-bayonet"? Thanks, Lasse - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery a

Re: Red Green abd Blue from B&W Negatives. Prokudin-Gorskii at Library of Congress.

2001-05-06 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Douglas E. H. wrote: > Hey guy's, > A link below I picked up off /. today. I've read about the RGB > projection of B&W negatives before and here's a modern printing of some of > those early samples. Of course to print they had to use a computer. That's > why this would show up on /.. Some of

Re: PUG Commentary - Lasse Karlsson's "Stockholm, August 1997. Nr 7"

2001-05-06 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Paul S. wrote: > Because I am currently overwhelmed with work, I hurried through the PUG > and, quite frankly, had not given your photograph the time or attention > it deserves. Shel's comments directed me to it, and upon further > scrutiny, I found it very compelling. There is a rather vivid sens

Re: PUG Comments (NEW IDEA)

2001-05-06 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Chris wrote: > On Sun, 6 May 2001, Lasse Karlsson wrote: > > ( I F we decide on any form of "release" from the PUG participants:) > > To me this seems like an unnecessary round of messages and extra work > > for you as well as for the submitter. Why not do it like t

Re: PUG Comments (NEW IDEA)

2001-05-06 Thread Lasse Karlsson
ould keep one foot in the stirrup". > > Len, who obviously lied when he said he wasn't going to say any > more on this topic. > -- > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > Lasse Karlsson > > Sent: Sunday,

Re: PUG Comments (NEW IDEA)

2001-05-06 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Chris, I'm really happy to hear that you haven't been discouraged by the recent debate. Let's hope that we will find a solution that will be acceptable to most members. I am only adressing one of your suggestions here. > We'll still have commentators to talk about photos, but only for the > phot

Colin McKie's photo in March!

2001-05-01 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Sorry I am rather late on this, but that's just the way I am sometimes. Earlier I was going to, but didn't come about to, comment on Colin McKie's picture "Gulls, New Brighton Pier, Christchurch, NZ " in the March gallery this year. Now that I have spent some time at the galleries I just want t

PUG: Larson, Althoff, Brendemuehl and Roberts.

2001-05-01 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi all, These are my comments to the pictures that were picked out for me to comment on this month. I hope I will do justice to the pictures, the techniques and the shooters in my comments. (If not, I don't mind at all, the shooters or anyone disagreeing with me...) Steve Larson: Wood Duck

Digitally colorizing black and whte (Was: Scanner fun)

2001-04-30 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Jody wrote: > And I tried to > colour my cheeks, but ended up looking like a > showgirl, or a porcelain doll. Well, that's all right too, as long as it's you... :) > The lips looked weird > too. They really did...? Hmm. I don't mind much... :) Anyway, I think that's fun too, trying to color b

OT. The Lasse Club (Was: PUG question)

2001-04-30 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Daphne: > oh, wel... guess I'l join the Lasse club then :-) Oh Daphne, finally... after I've been waiting and hoping for soo long... :) And since you are the very first one to apply, I hereby appoint you Lifetime Honorary Member (LHM) of the club. For those of you who haven't yet received infor

Re: PUG question,

2001-04-30 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Daphne asked: > what was the golden rule again- theme months are for Pentax gear, open > months are for other gear too or the other way round ? Yes, the first alternative. It s also spelled out at the PUG site (Submission info" or something similar). > can't remember.. and I've got these great

Re: Film improvement question (rhetorical)

2001-04-29 Thread Lasse Karlsson
William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Lasse Karlsson" < > Subject: Re: Film improvement question (rhetorical) > > > Shel wrote. > > > > > It can certainly be a problem at times, and to attach a > filter after > > >

Re: Comments on FA* 28-70 F2.8?

2001-04-28 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Pål wrote: The fact is that numerous members of this forum don't like dead honest opinions on lenses if they are not positive. Me: Yes, it seems that some people don't, but sometimes they simply do not agree, or the may not have done as thorough evaluations as you have. I do however think that

Re: some people

2001-04-20 Thread Lasse Karlsson
I think he was smart. He wasn't stupid at all, simply ignorant. He would have been stupid had he not asked. Now he knows. If you don't know, the smart thing is to ask. Lasse, Ken A. wrote: > I've been in sales of one kind or another most of my life and I have > come to realize there are two thin

Manners ( Was: Fairy pics)

2001-04-15 Thread Lasse Karlsson
any offense at what was said. To all who celebrate a holiday today, have a happy one. Paul Stenquist Lasse Karlsson wrote: > > Raimo K. wrote: > > >This is absolutely the best mail from you. Do it! Maybe you´ll bother some other >list afterwards. > > Now what kind of

Re: Fairy pics

2001-04-15 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Raimo K. wrote: >This is absolutely the best mail from you. Do it! Maybe you´ll bother some other list >afterwards. Now what kind of language is that!? You should be ashamed of yourself! This is against any protocol of civil manners for list participation. Assholes like you is what's bothering

OT. Pardon your French (Was: Film rewind with memory)

2001-04-15 Thread Lasse Karlsson
petit miam: > No, couchez is the conjugation of second person > plural/polite for the verb coucher. Yes, but when using a verb like "vouloir" (here in present tense, second person (polite) plural - "voulez") for an auxiliary, the "main" verb goes infinitive, like in "coucher". Chris is correct.

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