Re: Amazon buys dpreview.com [Meow]

2007-05-17 Thread David Savage
ROTFLMAO Thanks for that Norm. Cheers, Dave On 5/17/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom C wrote: If running around the house at warp speed all day and night means she's broken, then yes she's broken.:-) Dave Star Cat, it's five year mission to, to seek out new rodents

Re: Amazon buys dpreview.com [Meow]

2007-05-17 Thread David J Brooks
On 5/16/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded; must try this at the top of the stairs. So, you have seen our cat Lucy in action then. So far she has managed only to make me spill a

Re: Amazon buys dpreview.com [Meow]

2007-05-16 Thread Norm Baugher
Tom C wrote: If running around the house at warp speed all day and night means she's broken, then yes she's broken.:-) Dave Star Cat, it's five year mission to, to seek out new rodents and new litter boxes, to boldly go where no feline has gone before. Excerpts From The Dog's

Re: Amazon buys dpreview.com [Meow]

2007-05-16 Thread Kenneth Waller
Hilarious ! Were you a dog then a cat in your former lives ? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Amazon buys dpreview.com [Meow] Tom C wrote: If running around the house at warp speed all day and night means she's broken, then yes

Re: Amazon buys dpreview.com [Meow]

2007-05-16 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 17/05/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excerpts From The Cat's Daily Diary Day 283 Of My Captivity. My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me

Re: MEOW

2004-09-01 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Caveman, Another shot with strong colors and patterns. I rather like this. The angle of the kayaks from one corner to the other and the patterns they form are captivating. Good eye. Thanks for sharing your 'cat' picture VBG. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, August 16, 2004, 9:23:19 PM,

Re: MEOW

2004-08-17 Thread ernreed2
Actually I just wanted to show you a pic: http://www.pbase.com/image/32673950 but didn't knew what PAW WOW PESO etc are and which one should have been used. PAW=Picture A Week PESO=Picture Every So Often (not as regular as PAW) and WOW=Workshop Of the Week (or something similar; an

Re: MEOW

2004-08-17 Thread frank theriault
--- Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually I just wanted to show you a pic: http://www.pbase.com/image/32673950 but didn't knew what PAW WOW PESO etc are and which one should have been used. Vibrant colours (that's what jumped out at me first). Strong composition. It would make

MEOW

2004-08-16 Thread Caveman
Actually I just wanted to show you a pic: http://www.pbase.com/image/32673950 but didn't knew what PAW WOW PESO etc are and which one should have been used.

Re: MEOW

2004-08-16 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Caveman wrote: Actually I just wanted to show you a pic: http://www.pbase.com/image/32673950 but didn't knew what PAW WOW PESO etc are and which one should have been used. Hey, no fair - those aren't cats ! I got sucked in under false pretenses! pretty colors tho annsan

RE: MEOW

2004-08-16 Thread Tom C
Hi V... While I wouldn't personally hang it on my wall... lovely colours and composition! Tom C. From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MEOW Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:23:19 -0400 Actually I just wanted to show you a pic: http://www.pbase.com

Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture)

2003-09-29 Thread Herb Chong
, 2003 9:58 PM Subject: Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture) Do all Photo CDs come on a CD that has a Kodak label?

Re: Meow - cat picture

2003-09-29 Thread Feroze Kistan
every light on, at 2 in the morning, on a Sunday...I don't teach cats tricks anymore Feroze - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 5:38 PM Subject: Re: Meow - cat picture - Original Message

Re: Meow - cat picture

2003-09-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele
, September 28, 2003 5:38 PM Subject: Re: Meow - cat picture - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Meow - cat picture But seriously, I knew exactly what those cats were doing. As I said, we had one that climbed up the screen, then sharpened his claws

Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture)

2003-09-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
: Sunday, September 28, 2003 9:58 PM Subject: Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture) No, I'm not. The CD itself is generic. Right now it won't appear on my desktop, so all I have is the jpegs from when I first uploaded them to a folder on my HD. Asking for get info on the image icon, it says

Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture)

2003-09-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
] Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 6:38 AM Subject: Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture) yes. as Peter says, it is a Kodak trade mark and on top of which, they license the software that creates the PCD files to only a few places. it's not generally available. Herb - Original

Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture)

2003-09-28 Thread Keith Whaley
Hi Butch. Finally someone who believes me and has seen the effect before! Butch Black wrote: I took a bunch of film (Pentax MG) from my vacation trip to the local photo shop, and asked for a set of prints plus a Photo CD so I could put some online. Looking closely at the prints, most

Re: Meow - cat picture

2003-09-28 Thread Keith Whaley
Hah! What I thought was a pattern of artifacts, was in fact, as you pointed out - the screen itself... Of course! And when I said you were lucky, I assumed you had 'frozen' them jumping in the air by catching their antics with a high shutter speed! And skill in anticipating what they were going to

Re: Meow - cat picture

2003-09-28 Thread Keith Whaley
frank theriault wrote: Ya can't weasel out of it now, Whaley. You said she was lucky. Now you realize that she used years of experience to capture exactly what she wanted, and you're backtracking, eh? vbg tongue firmly planted in cheek But seriously, I knew exactly what those cats

Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture)

2003-09-28 Thread Herb Chong
sounds like their JPEG compression is set too high. Herb - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 3:39 AM Subject: Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture) Yes it does. That pretty well describes it. I

Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture)

2003-09-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Herb Chong Subject: Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture) sounds like their JPEG compression is set too high. The machine we use for Picture CD's scans the prints at about 300 dpi, and ends up making a jpeg file anywhere from 500kb to just over

Re: Meow - cat picture

2003-09-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Meow - cat picture But seriously, I knew exactly what those cats were doing. As I said, we had one that climbed up the screen, then sharpened his claws on the screen (quite loud on an aluminium door) in order to be let out

Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture)

2003-09-28 Thread Keith Whaley
: Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture) Yes it does. That pretty well describes it. I couldn't come up with the mental image, but that about does it. Not just one shot. All of them had it. The 4x6 prints from the film did not have it. The images on the CD did... I used Kodak Royal

Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture)

2003-09-28 Thread Herb Chong
] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 11:50 AM Subject: Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture) One of the jpegs that breaks down on enlargement shows, according to GraphicConverter: Size: 1486 x 1024 pixels, 212 kb, 72 x 72 ppi, 1:28 compression. (that seems to be a lot!)

Re: Meow - cat picture

2003-09-28 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Keith Whaley wrote: Hah! What I thought was a pattern of artifacts, was in fact, as you pointed out - the screen itself... Of course! And when I said you were lucky, I assumed you had 'frozen' them jumping in the air by catching their antics with a high shutter speed! And skill in

Re: Doggies and screens - was Meow - cat picture

2003-09-28 Thread Ann Sanfedele
wendy beard wrote: At 11:57 AM 28/09/2003 -0400, you wrote: We had a cat that used to jump onto the screen to be let in. I got so tired of replacing screens that I decided to cut her front claws off one day. Ah yes, screen doors. I remember those...

Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture)

2003-09-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
Are you sure you got a photo CD and not a picture CD? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 3:39 AM Subject: Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture) Hi Butch. Finally someone who believes me

Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture)

2003-09-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
JPEG compression from a Photo CD? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 9:38 AM Subject: Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture) sounds like their JPEG compression is set too high. Herb

Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture)

2003-09-28 Thread Herb Chong
PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 8:18 PM Subject: Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture) JPEG compression from a Photo CD?

Re: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture)

2003-09-28 Thread Keith Whaley
: OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture) Hi Butch. Finally someone who believes me and has seen the effect before! Butch Black wrote: I took a bunch of film (Pentax MG) from my vacation trip to the local photo shop, and asked for a set of prints plus a Photo CD so I could

Meow - cat picture

2003-09-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I actually got a request to post this - so you dog lovers must forgive me. I'm linking just to the jpg file - but it is the shot I've already got a bid on on ebay. http://users.rcn.com/annsan/kittensonscreen.jpg it won me a few bucks back in 1979 (of course I took it with a Pentax (KX) annsan

Re: Meow - cat picture

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Whaley
Okay! Fine shot, Ann... Being a cat person, I appreciate how lucky getting precisely that pose must be... A serendipity is, it displays a 'fault' I'd have trouble describing, but here's proof it's not just me. See all the faint patches, made up of very light horizontal hash marks, like tiny claw

Re: Meow - cat picture

2003-09-27 Thread frank theriault
That's a great shot, Ann! I had a cat that announced his wish to enter and exit the house exactly the way those two kittens are. Needless to say, we went through a lot of screens, and had lots of bugs in the house near the end of each screen-cycle. g As far as the dog-lovers/cat-haters go,

Re: Meow - cat picture

2003-09-27 Thread Eactivist
http://users.rcn.com/annsan/kittensonscreen.jpg it won me a few bucks back in 1979 (of course I took it with a Pentax (KX) annsan Great pic! And I don't even particular LIKE cats. Marnie aka Doe :-)

OT: Hash marks (was Meow - cat picture)

2003-09-27 Thread Butch Black
I took a bunch of film (Pentax MG) from my vacation trip to the local photo shop, and asked for a set of prints plus a Photo CD so I could put some online. Looking closely at the prints, most of them have almost exactly those background marks, all over it. Who can tell me what causes these