On Aug 8, 2005, at 9:18 PM, William Robb wrote:
On Aug 8, 2005, at 4:50 PM, William Robb wrote:
Is an apple better than an orange?
Would you change your answer if the apple was rotten?
No. I'd prefer the orange in any case (keeping in mind that my
personal preference for oranges has nothing
Frankly, it seems to me that there are some of the unsual assumptions
here about what exactly constitutes fine art photography (as a
category - quality evaluations aside). Whose idea of fine art? As
opposed to what other kind of art? (This kind of bugs me in the same
way all those articles and
On Aug 8, 2005, at 4:50 PM, William Robb wrote:
Is an apple better than an orange?
Would you change your answer if the apple was rotten?
No. I'd prefer the orange in any case (keeping in mind that my personal
preference for oranges has nothing whatsoever to do with the question
of which is
Well, it's back. And I'm assuming the true meaning of the photo is
encoded in the inclusion of the delightfully cryptic Scoop Dispenser.
Locked, no less.
-Marco
On Aug 7, 2005, at 8:02 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Well that's two who apparently like it quite a lot and two who don't
like it
Taken a couple of months ago with an M150/3.5 Shel was kind enough to
let me play with (of course he had custody of my 77mm Limited at the
time):
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso19.html
Comments, as always, welcomed.
-Marco
Thanks Rick. And as a classic underachiver myself, much appreciated.
- Marco
On Aug 5, 2005, at 6:45 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
As both a student who was an underachiever until high
school, and as a parent, I FEEL this picture! Nice
shot! The fact that it makes some of us feel
uncomfortable
Back yet again.
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso18.html
Comments, as always, appreciated.
-Marco
grades folder.
Cory
what was said so often about his own grades can also be said about his
photography: Could have been better if he'd only applied himself.
- Original Message - From: Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax List pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 2
Thanks Bruce. Much appreciated.
-Marco
On Aug 4, 2005, at 12:01 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
Hello Marco,
You have a knack for capturing great moments. Well done!
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Wednesday, August 3, 2005, 11:13:13 PM, you wrote:
MA Back yet again.
MA
Thanks Boris. And yes, it was definitely cropped (no religious
prejudice here).
-Marco
On Aug 4, 2005, at 3:13 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
Marco, for some reason I did not see the original post.
Back yet again.
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso18.html
You definitely caught the
of the man - note
especially his nose and neck.
I like the overall tonality, and while it's an interesting photo, it
doesn't come across as strong or as interesting as some the other work
you've shown here.
Good to see you back ;-))
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Marco Alpert
http
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/dogs.html
- Marco
Been out of the proverbial loop for a few weeks, but, like it or not,
I'm back:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso17.html
Comments always welcome.
- Marco
. Pushes at the the
boundary of realist.
- Marco
On Jun 13, 2005, at 5:42 PM, frank theriault wrote:
On 6/13/05, Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso17.html
Cool shot!
I agree with Shel, cropping out some of the top would strengthen
Just in case you're not yet tired of hearing how stunning the BW
version is, I've got to say that the BW version is stunning. Beautiful
work.
- Marco
On Jun 13, 2005, at 4:27 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Some of you may recall a portrait I posted last year. It's a shot of
an older fellow
Hi Boris,
Thanks for the delightful comment. Rest assured that no one has ever
needed my permission to hate me (though I don't think for anything
having to do with photography). As far as being able to teach anyone
anything, just be sure that you are in the right place at the right
time. And
Hi Alan,
I'm about 10 miles south of downtown Santa Cruz, and down here we have
three different places (that I know of) that roast their own:
Pacific Coffee Roasting:
http://www.santacruzguide.com/page.cgi/pages/970192/97019211.html
Aptos Coffee Roasting:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso16.html
Comments (of any variety) welcomed.
-Marco
Hi Shel,
That was the 135 at 2.5 (thanks!).
-Marco
On May 16, 2005, at 9:49 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Hi Marco Was that the 135 or the 150?
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Marco Alpert
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso16.html
Comments (of any variety) welcomed.
-Marco
Hi Yuri,
Santa Cruz, California.
-Marco
On May 16, 2005, at 9:44 PM, Yuri Korobkov wrote:
marco,
where was that?
sharp, esp for wide open.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Marco Alpert
That was the 135 at 2.5 (thanks!).
-Marco
On May 16, 2005, at 9:49 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Hi Marco Was that the 135 or the 150?
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Marco Alpert
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso16
in that respect. Some of those K lenses are still hard to
beat ;-))
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Marco Alpert
[...] it's also pretty clear that it is much less inclined to
blooming
in high-contrast situations (a problem I've consistently had with the
FA 135).
-Marco
Looks like a great time. I *really* like the Tate Modern shot.
- Marco
On May 9, 2005, at 12:16 PM, Cotty wrote:
More pics from the weekend. It's all on one page, 23 pics about
averaging
40 kb (sorry dial-uppers - why not make a nice hot cup of tea while it
loads ;-)
Enjoy:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso15.html
Comments, as always, welcomed.
-Marco Mighty Lover Alpert
(The Wu-Tang thing was worth it just to hear my wife's laughter at
that.)
With spring and all the gorgeous flower shots posted on the list, I
thought I'd give it a try. I came upon these in a yard in downtown San
Jose. I don't know what species they are, but I imagine someone on the
list will know:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso14.html
- Marco
A few days ago our youngest daughter performed in her class play. While
waiting for the play to start, I noticed two young girls (who I assumed
to be sisters) sitting on the floor in front of the stage enacting
their own little drama:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso13a.html
, 2005, at 5:45 AM, frank theriault wrote:
On 5/3/05, Mark Stringer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Great shots. Your a photographer alert to what's going on around you.
Thanks for posting them.
- Original Message -
From: Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax List pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent
Thanks Godfrey!
-Marco
On May 3, 2005, at 6:56 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On May 3, 2005, at 1:07 AM, Marco Alpert wrote:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso13a.html
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso13b.html
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso13c.html
Great captures, and superb
a nice little series. Were there other shots that you didn't
post? If
so, I'd like to see them. No need to process them much or at all, just
some quick JPEG's would suffice.
Shel
On May 3, 2005, at 1:07 AM, Marco Alpert wrote:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso13a.html
http://www.alpert.com
On May 3, 2005, at 8:06 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What Frank said.
What I said to Frank. Thanks.
-Marco
I just went through all 77. Great work!
-Marco
On Apr 23, 2005, at 9:19 AM, Juan Buhler wrote:
http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
I love this one just the way it is.
I'd like to think that the two front passengers were simply the first
to notice the mothership descending.
-Marco
On Apr 23, 2005, at 12:08 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
One of a small series of pics made of passengers on the San Francisco
cable
cars.
Leica
Thanks Frank. There is definitely a lot of trial-and-error with this
thing, but I would imagine that as one gets more practice with it
(learns to play it, as it were), one could learn to get somewhat more
predictable results.
The subject of the photo is a piece by Hong Kong artist/designer
Hi Frank,
Didn't someone else post a very similar old dentist chair, backlit
just like that, or did you post that one before, like several months
ago.
That was me (and it is the same chair):
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/norcal2.html
(Thanks for remembering.)
-Marco
Playing around with a lensbaby:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso12.html
(At least there's little chance this one will be seen as too sharp.)
-Marco
Was it this?:
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-6463-7191
- Marco
On Apr 20, 2005, at 5:49 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
A few weeks ago someone posted a link to a fascinating article about
working with Kodak/Nikon's first DSLR (1.2 megapixels or something very
low, no LCD screen
Thanks Frank (and to all who commented).
This was shot with the FA 135 f/2.8, and while it's turning out to be a
really good focal length for me on the Ds, the lens itself has proven a
bit troublesome when it comes to bokeh and a strong tendency for purple
fringing in high-contrast transitions.
A straggler from the Norcal meet last month. Shot at the Japanese
Friendship Garden:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso11.html
Comments always welcome.
-Marco
(And, as a bonus, a couple of our list members):
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/godfrey_c.html
Here's a version that's a bit softer. I've also cloned out the water
drop Shel mentioned.
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso11a.html
Good suggestions. Thanks!
-Marco
On Apr 19, 2005, at 9:32 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
Great smile and nice timing with the water drops. I would really like
this
On Apr 10, 2005, at 9:34 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/abandoned.html
Really like this. For all the reasons Bruce mentioned (so I won't
repeat them).
-Marco
On Apr 7, 2005, at 9:21 AM, Frantisek wrote:
Try loading as much
photos as possible then hold down the back button for some fast ride
trough cat (un)consciousnes. Better than a trip ;-)
Or check this out:
http://www.infinitecat.com/movies/magnificat.html
- Marco
I got one of those (Maha MH-C204W) when I got my DS, and have no
complaints. The fact that it doesn't require one of those annoying wall
wart power transformers is a definite plus.
-Marco
On Apr 7, 2005, at 7:06 PM, Herb Chong wrote:
this is the one recommended the most from people at
I'm with Frank. It's a *much* stronger picture with the wires.
- Marco
On Apr 6, 2005, at 4:04 PM, frank theriault wrote:
http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1599.htm
Love it. I think it makes a statement (whether you intended it or
not) about humankind intruding on nature.
A stunningly
On Apr 5, 2005, at 12:04 AM, Simon King wrote:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~celsim/paw/stest08.htm
That is just too wonderful!
-Marco
Beautiful. (It's amazing how much Norway looks like California.)
- Marco
On Apr 5, 2005, at 9:31 AM, Peter Lacus wrote:
I must admit that this PESO was shamelessly inspired by Marco Alpert's
post few days ago (BTW very nice pic), anyway here is another picture
from my trip to Scandinavia:
Thanks Frank! And thanks as well to all who commented.
Speaking of which, is it just me, or does anyone else suffer from
seemingly random undelivered list messages? I often see responses to
original messages that I've never received and have to scurry off to
the archive to read them. It was
On Apr 3, 2005, at 5:32 PM, William Robb wrote:
Not very flattering of the dog, though.
Except, of course, to another dog.
-Marco
It's been like summer here this past week, but the week before we had a
series of storms come through. At my wife's behest, I took a few shots
from our front yard during a lull. Not my usual subject matter (color
and landscape and all), but anyway:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso10.html
On Mar 30, 2005, at 11:05 AM, Cotty wrote:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1381155
Oh my lord :-)
On the other hand, sometimes I agree with Cotty completely.
- Marco
On Mar 29, 2005, at 3:02 PM, Cotty wrote:
I like the one with all the lights in
Well, I like the other one.
- Marco
They are still available for order from BH. They quote 7-14 days to
get one in stock. (Although I don't know if Margus's location makes BH
an option.)
-Marco
On Mar 27, 2005, at 2:34 PM, Jens Bladt wrote:
Import companies often list products as long as they are still in
stock,
even though
Photoshop CS2, focused on enhanced RAW workflow, to ship in May:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/diginews.html
Seems odd that Adobe would choose a Sunday to make this announcement.
Even odder that the press release is dated April 4th and the link to
Adobe's site comes up File Not Found.
On Mar 27, 2005, at 6:14 PM, Peter Williams wrote:
Maybe someone slipped up and it was put on their website prematurely?
That's my guess. It's only on Steve's Digicams, none of the other
digital photography sites. Given the date on the press release, I
wouldn't be surprised to find out it was a
On Mar 27, 2005, at 7:40 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Good catch, Marco. The Photoshop User Forum is abuzz with chatter
about
this, although Adobe removed the press release from its site, a few
people
were able to grab it before it was taken down. Tomorrow might be
interesting over there as
On Mar 27, 2005, at 7:09 PM, David Oswald wrote:
24-90 offers a wide enough FOV that you can carry it as your only lens
without feeling such a strong need for a second wider lens.
I've been struggling with pretty much the same decision (a one-lens
walking-around option when I don't want to carry
On Mar 25, 2005, at 12:13 AM, Juan Buhler wrote:
Maybe the photo would be stronger with a subject for
her look, though.
On the contrary. Much better to leave it to each of our imaginations.
Great shot!
-Marco
An (inadvertent) self portrait. In color to boot.
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso9.html
Comments, as always, welcomed.
-Marco
Thanks Peter. I wish I could take credit for having planned it all that
way, but some times you just get lucky. (I didn't even notice that I
was in it until after the fact.)
-Marco
On Mar 25, 2005, Peter Williams wrote:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso9.html
Very nice Marco. I like the
Nice! And what were the broken rules?
-Marco
On Mar 23, 2005, at 8:17 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/bk09.html
Taken on Church Street in San Francisco, not far from my old studio and
darkroom. Broke a few rules with this one, and used the infamous
Bow-Wow
Not only great shots, but a great feature taken as a whole. I
particularly love http://fotof.wz.cz/selected3/_dsc7721.html (it
appears that the last mannequin on the right has turned to look at the
person in the foreground). Great stuff!
-Marco
On Mar 23, 2005, at 7:06 AM, Frantisek wrote:
On Mar 23, 2005, at 3:39 PM, Graywolf wrote:
It seems that many of us are so sensitive to perceived insults, and
weaknesses these days. Let's relax, no one says you have to read a
thread you object to. Skip it and go to the next. And, my personal
advice is quit letting the media tell you how to
On Mar 18, 2005, at 3:46 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Most of them are available as far as I know, but it seems you have to
wait. I just purchased a new FA 50/1.4. I have the FA 35/2 on
backorder at BH. I'll let you know if I get one.
Paul
I think just being willing to wait a bit is the key. I
Not one, not two, but three different mock ups:
http://www.digitalcamera.jp/
I'm thinking this thing is still pretty far away.
There also seems to be a chart with a lens development timeline, but
unfortunately there's no large version yet.
-Marco
OK, so it's settled. C it is. Who wants to tell Pentax?
-Marco
On Mar 16, 2005, at 7:10 PM, Alan Chan wrote:
--- John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
FWIW, I prefer design C.
So do I. I think the body shape of B looks really stupid, but it's
just me. G
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso8.html
Thanks for looking.
-Marco
On Mar 16, 2005, at 10:59 PM, Takehiko Ueda wrote:
Web master of the digitalcamera.jp (Kumio Yamada,
photographer) says that They will be in the market just
after the PMA2006., but I can't find out which of 645D,
DA12-24 and DA50-200 he refers to.
Thanks for the translation! They've already
Hope this isn't old news, but:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/pr/pentax_03152005_645d_pr.html
http://www.steves-digicams.com/pr/pentax_03152005_12-24mm_pr.html
- Marco
On Mar 15, 2005, at 12:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think the BW loses something, though I suppose some BW folks might
like
it better.
Well, just to be annoying, I'm a BW folk but really prefer the color
version as well.
- Marco
Not to mention the 22MP Mamiya ZD which is also rumored to be in the
$12K range.
- Marco
On Mar 15, 2005, at 5:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm guessing it will be much less. The digital market is still
evolving. To be successful, Pentax will have to price under the Canon
1DS Mark II. I
Fabulous!
- Marco
On Mar 14, 2005, at 5:46 PM, Frantisek wrote:
Found this man, with the strange thing he apparently bought, one late
Prague
evening. Shootng Cotty style from the hip.
http://www.frantisekvlcek.com/peso
Comments and critique welcome!
Good light!
fra
Thanks to all who commented on this one. Ambiguity and interpretation
it is.
- Marco
On Mar 15, 2005, at 3:45 PM, Keith Whaley wrote:
Thanks for showing that a number of scenarios might fit any given
scene!
Especially if you didn't see what led up to it, and were not privy to
anything
So, a few years ago, in the pursuit of a different hobby, I managed,
through a lot of trial-and-error, to get registered on Yahoo! Japan
Auctions (I speak no Japanese). Shortly after getting my DS I decided
to see what Pentax stuff was there. Oops! Within a week I had bid on
and won a
On Mar 15, 2005, at 11:07 PM, Peter Smekal wrote:
Hhhmmm ... how did you get registered? ... just curious
Persistence. For those interested in actually registering and bidding,
the following may be of help.
-Marco
===
- You do not have to live in Japan to
On Mar 12, 2005, at 11:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Five is very surreal, sort of like the idea of what a building
should be, rather than a real one -- like a child's drawing. Although
the dot
of reflection/light in the doorway bothers me a bit.
Thanks Marnie. That's exactly how I saw it
On Mar 11, 2005, at 10:47 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
You're BW rendering is excellent on all of them. The composition I
most like is norcal7.htm.
Thanks Godfrey. Much appreciated. This last week has really been a
crash course on the Channel Mixer.
-Marco
Thanks Kostas. I do think that the lines in 6 suffer from a bit of
over-sharpening. (I think my next challenge is working on selective
sharpening techniques.)
-Marco
On Mar 12, 2005, at 4:51 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
I like the composition, particularly of 6 and 7. I have a small
On Mar 13, 2005, at 5:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Both are very good Marco. I like the Norcal 4, and how the group seems
to wrap around.
Thanks Dave.
Someone does
not look happy though.:-)
More than just one, I think.:-)
-Marco
On Mar 12, 2005, at 5:40 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I like all of these. Love the first one. Very graphic. You have a
great eye.
Thanks. Much appreciated.
-Marco
On Mar 12, 2005, at 11:04 AM, Markus Maurer wrote:
Hi Marco
first: welcome from my side
second: nice b/w work, I like your style
Thanks for the welcome Markus. I'm flattered that you think I actually
*have* a style.:-)
-Marco
http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_untitledv.html
Really, really lovely. Beautifully done.
-Marco
Whoa! That may be the reddest thing I've ever seen on my monitor.
Wonderful story! Thanks for sharing it.
-Marco
Finally had some time to work on a few more from the NorCal outing:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/norcal5.html
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/norcal6.html
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/norcal7.html
Comments, as always, appreciated.
-Marco
Buydig.com currently has the kit for $795.89 and the body only for
$698.79, both with free (presumably domestic-only) shipping.
I ordered mine from them last month and all went smoothly (although
it's the only time I've done business with them, so I can't really
vouch for them beyond that).
Well, what laughingly passes for real life has finally afforded me
enough time to begin looking at what I shot last Saturday on the NorCal
outing.
As a brand new member of the ranks of Pentax users, DSLR users and this
list, I feel really lucky to have joined just in time to take part in
such
Thanks!
Both were taken with the FA 135mm f2.8. I'm finding it to be a bit
problematic. I got more examples of the blooming that was the subject
of my first post here (and not just with branches against burnt-out
sky). But the bokeh was much nicer on some of the other shots as well.
I'll have
A couple more from the NorCal outing:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/norcal3.html
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/norcal4.html
-Marco
Thanks! This is *really* fun.
-Marco
Nice! Very nice ;-))
Shel
Thanks Bruce. The first one was on the boardwalk just down from the
hotel at the SJ History Park. The other was at the western edge of the
Rosicrucian Museum grounds.
And BTW, thanks for organizing the outing. What a great intro to the
group.
-Marco
On Mar 9, 2005, at 10:27 PM, Bruce
On Mar 6, 2005, at 11:25 PM, John Celio wrote:
I'm curious where all the digital photos are. The majority of cameras
at the gathering were digital. Anyone got some good ones to post?
I'm waiting to see who pays up before making the final edit.
-Marco
On Feb 27, 2005, at 2:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here's a 100% crop of a high contrast area that would reveal any bloom:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3155211size=lg
Hmmm... and no bloom in sight. Now I'm wondering again if I have a
problem. Naturally, it was raining all day,
On Feb 28, 2005, at 7:51 AM, William Robb wrote:
All it means is that Paul didn't reproduce an artifact that you were
able to create.
Go out and take pictures with the darned thing and stop looking for
problems that don't exist. You have a one year warranty, if you really
think after taking
Is anyone using a Really Right Stuff mounting plate on a *ist DS, and
if so, which one? Their web site lists one for the *ist D, but no
mention of the DS. I gave them a call, but the person who answered
didn't know if any fit the DS (they recommended that I go to DPReview
and look at the
Thanks for the pointer to Kirk. They do, in fact, make a plate for the
DS. (The person I talked to at RRS stated that the plate they list for
the D wasn't actually designed for it, but a customer reported to them
that it fit so they added it to the list.)
- Marco
On Feb 28, 2005, at 4:20
On Feb 28, 2005, at 5:16 PM, Don Sanderson wrote:
Herb, do you have a URL for Kirk?
http://www.kirkphoto.com
On Feb 27, 2005, at 11:23 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
It's a typical, sharp high-contrast junction blooming that
happens with nearly any digital camera. Whited-out sky against
tree limbs is one of the most likely situations to cause this
effect.
So, if this is basically to be expected in this sort
I'm a brand new convert to Pentax, having just purchased an *ist DS as
my first DSLR and have been trying to acquire a few of the suddenly
oh-so-hard-to-get primes. Thursday evening I got home to find an FA
135mm f/2.8 had arrived from BH and yesterday morning shot a few quick
pictures of a
On Feb 7, 2005, at 1:21 PM, Pat K wrote:
Where abouts are the NorCal people situated? Sounds like
Bruce is in the Sacramento area and John somewhere in the South Bay?
Looks like I decided to buy an *ist Ds (and join the list) just in
time. I'm down in the Santa Cruz area and can vouch for the
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