http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43432865/ns/local_news-detroit_mi/
Bill Sawyer
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From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John
Sessoms
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:09 PM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Public Photography
From: Matthew Hunt
That's truly frightening. I've been questioned by parents when I'm at the park
taking pictures of Grace. We were at Firefighters Park, which is named in the
article, last week. I've considered shooting some baseball games, because I
enjoy that. I guess I'll have to shelve that plan.
Paul
On
Glad it all worked out, Derby! Cheers, Christine
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From: Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 6:39 PM
Subject: Scary 200mm story
First time shooting the DA*200mm lens last night at the Museum of
On 13/6/09, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed:
This morning, I took a quick look at the lens. Three of the five screws
on the mount were missing! And the other two were loose but still
holding on.
Welcome to the world of Pentax-Canon conversion ;-)
--
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O)
And Pentax should get a nasty letter re: QC.
On Jun 12, 2009, at 16:39 , Derby Chang wrote:
Luckily I have a collection of 50mm f2 body caps that I never use.
Pentax use the same screws on the mount after all these years, so
now the 200mm is securely mounted. Phew. The angels must have
A little clear nail polish should prevent this from recurring.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
- Original Message -
From: Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au
Subject: Scary 200mm story
First time shooting the DA*200mm lens last night at the Museum of
Contemporary Art. It
I can't blame Pentax. I should have mentioned, the lens was 2nd hand
from KEH. But it is unusual for KEH not to see that before sending it
out. I'm off to buy a lottery ticket.
D
Joseph McAllister wrote:
And Pentax should get a nasty letter re: QC.
On Jun 12, 2009, at 16:39 , Derby
[mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Ken Waller
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 7:55 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Scary 200mm story
A little clear nail polish should prevent this from recurring.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
- Original Message -
From: Derby
Perhaps Pentax does have someone reading this list, read of my problems
trying to disassemble a F 70-210 and decided to remedy the situation in
future products.
Derby Chang wrote:
First time shooting the DA*200mm lens last night at the Museum of
Contemporary Art. It was dark, crowded, and I
I've had generally good experience with KEH, as have many on the
list. But they do screw up sometimes. My first LX was from them.
Nicely packages, nestled in a goodly quantity of styrofoam
peanuts. However, since they had not included any lens cap, the
inside of the camera was also
- Original Message -
From: Rob Studdert
Subject: Re: Scary Condoleezza Eyes
On 15 Jan 2006 at 1:10, P. J. Alling wrote:
If you believe that I have a really lovely bridge I could sell you. Low
down payment and you can pay off the ballence out of your toll income.
It's definitely
-Original Message-
From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://fromthepen.com/condi_usatoday_scandal.html
You are scaring me with the websites you find.
That is one wild ass moron.
William Robb
Finding nutters on the internet isn't too terribly hard.
I've got to
Sat, 14 Jan 2006 23:43:45 -0800
David Mann wrote:
On Jan 15, 2006, at 7:10 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
If you believe that I have a really lovely bridge I could sell you.
Low down payment and you can pay off the ballence out of your toll income.
Excellent... my property backs onto a
It seems, if the party election forecasts go to plan, that the next
British General Election will be between Menzies and Gordon. Menzies is
pronounced Minges, usually shortened to Ming.
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I doubt that she'll be the next president. She'll succeed John McCain in
2016.
On
On Jan 14, 2006, at 8:31 AM, mike wilson wrote:
It seems, if the party election forecasts go to plan, that the next
British General Election will be between Menzies and Gordon.
Menzies is pronounced Minges, usually shortened to Ming.
The start of a new Ming Dynasty?
Bob
Bob Shell wrote:
On Jan 14, 2006, at 8:31 AM, mike wilson wrote:
It seems, if the party election forecasts go to plan, that the next
British General Election will be between Menzies and Gordon. Menzies
is pronounced Minges, usually shortened to Ming.
The start of a new Ming Dynasty?
Where;s Flash Gordon when we need him?
On Jan 14, 2006, at 9:05 AM, mike wilson wrote:
Bob Shell wrote:
On Jan 14, 2006, at 8:31 AM, mike wilson wrote:
It seems, if the party election forecasts go to plan, that the next
British General Election will be between Menzies and Gordon.
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Where;s Flash Gordon when we need him?
He's there, if you look carefully enough..
On Jan 14, 2006, at 9:05 AM, mike wilson wrote:
Bob Shell wrote:
On Jan 14, 2006, at 8:31 AM, mike wilson wrote:
It seems, if the party election forecasts go to plan, that the
On Jan 14, 2006, at 6:03 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I looks to me like the eyes were especially sharpened. To get that
effect you would make the rest of the image look over sharpened or
completely mushed up..
It's quite easy to selectively sharpen just the eyes. I've seen this
done with
If you believe that I have a really lovely bridge I could sell you. Low
down payment and you can pay off the ballence out of your toll income.
David Mann wrote:
On Jan 14, 2006, at 6:03 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I looks to me like the eyes were especially sharpened. To get that
effect you
On 15 Jan 2006 at 1:10, P. J. Alling wrote:
If you believe that I have a really lovely bridge I could sell you. Low
down payment and you can pay off the ballence out of your toll income.
It's definitely over-sharpened but it's also been doctored and poorly
On Jan 15, 2006, at 7:10 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
If you believe that I have a really lovely bridge I could sell you.
Low down payment and you can pay off the ballence out of your toll
income.
Excellent... my property backs onto a river. Might start my own
bungy business.
- Dave
True, there are no absolutes. But for news photography, alterations
should be restricted to those that make the photo reproduce well:
curves adjustments, BW conversion, etc. No cloning should be allowed
and no modification of details to produce a different look. In this
case, the eyes were
On Jan 13, 2006, at 6:59 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
True, there are no absolutes. But for news photography, alterations
should be restricted to those that make the photo reproduce well:
curves adjustments, BW conversion, etc. No cloning should be
allowed and no modification of details to
It's obviously far more than that. The sharpening and contrast increase
are far more exaggerated in the area of the eyes, and the pupils appear
to have been made smaller. Look at the difference in the white level
in the eyes between the two photos. Then look at the skin tones. The
contrast
I looks to me like the eyes were especially sharpened. To get that
effect you would make the rest of the image look over sharpened or
completely mushed up.. Though to be honest it's difficult to compare a
couple of jpegs when one is four times larger than the other., but just
for kicks I
- Original Message -
From: P. J. Alling
Subject: Re: Scary Condoleezza Eyes
I looks to me like the eyes were especially sharpened. To get that effect
you would make the rest of the image look over sharpened or completely
mushed up.. Though to be honest it's difficult to compare
On Jan 13, 2006, at 12:17 PM, William Robb wrote:
I looks to me like the eyes were especially sharpened. To get
that effect you would make the rest of the image look over
sharpened or completely mushed up.. Though to be honest it's
difficult to compare a couple of jpegs when one is
Which explains why you're not in the news business.
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling
Subject: Re: Scary Condoleezza Eyes
I looks to me like the eyes were especially sharpened. To get that
effect you would make the rest of the image look over sharpened
Some people have no respect for the next president of the United States.
;)
rg
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47066
Journalism at its best ...
Shel
--
Someone handed me a picture and said, This is a picture of me when I
was younger.
I doubt that she'll be the next president. She'll succeed John McCain
in 2016.
On Jan 13, 2006, at 5:29 PM, Gonz wrote:
Some people have no respect for the next president of the United
States.
;)
rg
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47066
God help us all ...
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Paul Stenquist
I doubt that she'll be the next president. She'll succeed
John McCain in 2016.
On Jan 13, 2006, at 5:29 PM, Gonz wrote:
Some people have no respect for the next president of
the United States.
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought the picture on the right was the normal Condoleeza, and the one on
the left was toned down for public consumption.
I thought *all* photos of Condoleeza were faked in Photoshop because she
doesn't show up on film or in mirrors.
--
Mark Roberts
Or Rudy Giuliani.
rg
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I doubt that she'll be the next president. She'll succeed John McCain in
2016.
On Jan 13, 2006, at 5:29 PM, Gonz wrote:
Some people have no respect for the next president of the United States.
;)
rg
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Scary Condoleezza Eyes
God help us all ...
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Paul Stenquist
I doubt that she'll be the next president. She'll succeed
John McCain
in 2016.
On Jan 13, 2006, at 5:29 PM, Gonz wrote:
Some people have
the deficit for
another 18 years.
--
Cheers,
Bob
-Original Message-
From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13 January 2006 23:22
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Scary Condoleezza Eyes
God help us all ...
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Paul Stenquist
- Original Message -
From: P. J. Alling
Subject: Re: Scary Condoleezza Eyes
Like a democrat ever willing lowered the deficit...
I just love how the party of big spending became deficit hawks since
they lost power...
They just spend in different ways.
William Robb
No, they spend the same ways, and more, as well as different ways. They
just spend...
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling
Subject: Re: Scary Condoleezza Eyes
Like a democrat ever willing lowered the deficit...
I just love how the party of big spending
Paul,
I agree, but then there are two related philosophical question
(although the second is related to a very practical one):
1. What do you consider an accurate photography?
and
2. What changes to the image are acceptable?
A few thoughts aloud about each of these two questions.
1. Strictly
Juan Buhler wrote:
She actually looks evil enough to me in the original...
What he said! :-)
--
Christian
http://photography.skofteland.net
Interesting. The New York Times won't permit any PhotoShop alterations
whatsoever. Even background clutter must remain in the photo. Before I
could sell photos to the Times I had to sign documents pledging that I
would provide only unaltered photos. The photo editors carefully
examine all
: Re: Scary Condoleezza Eyes
Interesting. The New York Times won't permit any PhotoShop alterations
whatsoever. Even background clutter must remain in the photo. Before I
could sell photos to the Times I had to sign documents pledging that I
would provide only unaltered photos. The photo
the way it should be. Considering the number of photos
they
receive, assuming they receive a lot, is there enough time to look
carefully at each pic?
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Date: 1/11/2006 3:35:56 AM
Subject: Re: Scary
Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47066
Journalism at its best ...
Associated Press has removed the original from their website.
Collegial hedging?
Jostein
I'm sure the AP wants to disassociate themselves from this mess as quickly and
fully as possible.
-- Original message --
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47066
On 1/11/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47066
Journalism at its best ...
Shel
Sing the SL to the tune of Betty Davis Eyes... LOL
cheers,
frank
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Most people are used to slanted news. (and no one expects the
photographs to look natural any more anyway).
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/10/2006 9:58:54 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
She actually looks evil enough to me in the original...
j
On
@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Scary Condoleezza Eyes
IMO, that's the way it should be. Considering the number of
photos they receive, assuming they receive a lot, is there
enough time to look carefully at each pic?
She actually looks evil enough to me in the original...
j
On 1/10/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47066
Journalism at its best ...
Shel
--
Juan Buhler
http://www.jbuhler.com
photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
In a message dated 1/10/2006 9:58:54 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
She actually looks evil enough to me in the original...
j
On 1/10/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47066
Journalism at its best ...
Meaning the photog just blew a few hundred dollars (or passed it on
to the client) to make up for poor lighting. For that price he/she
could have bought better lights.
And still charged a few more dollars. :-)
--jc
On Aug 30, 2005, at 12:38 PM, John Francis wrote:
That was my first
I suspect this guy is a frustrated plastic surgeon. Lotsa' boob jobs,
tummy tucks butt lifts.
A good example of not getting it as right as possible in camera,
then fixing it later in PS. I think a lot of those original shots
would have turned out better if they had been properly lit in the
first
It is interesting, but when I view it, the thumbnails don't match the
photo that comes up when you click the thumb.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 08:10:37PM +0800, David Savage wrote:
I suspect this guy is a frustrated plastic surgeon. Lotsa' boob jobs,
tummy tucks butt lifts.
A good example of not getting it as right as possible in camera,
That was my first impression - on a lot of those original shots the
other clever guy)
-Original Message-
From: John Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 30. august 2005 18:39
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Scary photoshopping
On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 08:10:37PM +0800, David Savage wrote:
I suspect this guy is a frustrated plastic
-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Scary photoshopping
On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 08:10:37PM +0800, David Savage wrote:
I suspect this guy is a frustrated plastic surgeon. Lotsa' boob jobs,
tummy tucks butt lifts.
A good example of not getting it as right as possible in camera,
That was my first impression
- Original Message -
From: Pancho Hasselbach Subject: Re: Scary photoshopping
And, this explains why perfect bodies appear always in magazines but
never near a swimming pool.
Obviously, you've never seen Cakalic in his BVDs
WW
Message-
From: Pancho Hasselbach [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 31. august 2005 00:37
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Scary photoshopping
Tim,
as far as I know human beings breathe with their chest - the strange
things some of the woman perform with their chests doesnt't look
And neither has William Robb, to my knowledge. Are you the guy that was
lurking around our hotel at 2 AM?
Tom C.
Obviously, you've never seen Cakalic in his BVDs
WW
- Original Message -
From: Tom C
Subject: Re: Scary photoshopping
Are you the guy that was
lurking around our hotel at 2 AM?
Couldn't sleep.
WW
I agree Derby, I like almost all of the befores better.
The guy/girl who retouched this one:
http://glennferon.com.nyud.net:8090/portfolio1/portfolio18.html
should be keelhauled!
Turned a beautiful woman into a comic strip character. ;-(
Don
-Original Message-
From: Derby Chang
You're absolutely right, the after is just creepy.
Derby Chang wrote:
A bunch of before and after glamour shots. In almost all cases, I
prefer the before version. The after-versions creeps me out. But it is
still interesting to see the work done.
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:07:32 -0500
From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I agree Derby, I like almost all of the befores better.
The guy/girl who retouched this one:
http://glennferon.com.nyud.net:8090/portfolio1/portfolio18.html
should be keelhauled!
Turned a beautiful woman into a
I'll certainly say that his skin tones make Velvia look like portrait
film. I'm not quite sure why he needed to start with real images...
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Monday, August 29, 2005, 6:20:41 PM, you wrote:
PJA You're absolutely right, the after is just creepy.
PJA Derby Chang wrote:
A
Ricoh is not the only one. A former lurker called me once in a very
frantic voice. She had a third-party lens she got via e-bay stuck on an
MZ-5. I will have to ask her the brand.
Anyway, I methodically and calmly and eventually got the lens off. It
was by using gravity, a feeler gauge and a
Don Sanderson wrote on 11/12/2004, 2:39 PM:
I put an old 135/2.8 KA/R lens on the D just now and 1/2 way it got
stuck!
Had a devil of a time getting it off.
Had to take a thin piece of plastic and slide it in between to release
the
stupid Ricoh contact from where it was firmly stuck
AFAIR reading Tanya had similar or worse trouble with a Ricoh lens at GFM:
Don't put Ricoh lenses on the *ist D!
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 12. november 2004 20:39
Til: PDML
It is a known problem but not well known.
It'll never be a problem on an MF camera but all Pentax AF camera exhibits this
problem.
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/trucs/trucs.htm for the french version.
Thibouille
- Message Initial -
De
: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Envoyé
:
On 12/11/04, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed:
I put an old 135/2.8 KA/R lens on the D just now and 1/2 way it got stuck!
Had a devil of a time getting it off.
Had to take a thin piece of plastic and slide it in between to release the
stupid Ricoh contact from where it was firmly stuck
- Original Message -
From: Don Sanderson
Subject: Scary Ist D moment!
I put an old 135/2.8 KA/R lens on the D just now and 1/2 way it got
stuck!
Had a devil of a time getting it off.
Had to take a thin piece of plastic and slide it in between to
release the
stupid Ricoh contact from
That 135 is now a Ka/MinusR mount! (KA/R-not?)
Works great. (R bad! Dremel good!) ;-)
Don
-Original Message-
From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 6:22 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Scary Ist D moment!
- Original Message
Or any other auto focus Pentax camera...
Jens Bladt wrote:
AFAIR reading Tanya had similar or worse trouble with a Ricoh lens at GFM:
Don't put Ricoh lenses on the *ist D!
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Don Sanderson
Ta Ryan...
tan.
- Original Message -
From: Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: scary stuff with win 98...
Tanya, I think you meant to post this to the list but you only replied to
me. Here's forwarding
Sounds like you have Explorer set, via ViewFolderOptionsView,
to show invisible files. A file marked invisible will appear faded
so that you can see, at a glance, the difference. The c:\ and windows
directory are both common places for such files to be put.
This therefore may not be a problem
G'day Tanya.
Usually the icons and folders appear faded: when they have been
Edit...Cut or if they are hidden or system files.
You didn't press something by mistake did you?
Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor
Grafton
OZ
-Original Message-
From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Is your computer overheating?
Anyway, try rebooting...let us know how it goes.
On my old computer, running my scanner software always did this - needed a
reboot to clear it up.
--
Robert
- Original Message -
From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
.
- Original Message -
From: Trevor Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 11:36 AM
Subject: RE: scary stuff with win 98...
G'day Tanya.
Usually the icons and folders appear faded: when they have been
Edit...Cut or if they are hidden or system files.
You
This one time, at band camp, Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am scared - this looks like virus-like activity to me, but I am totally up
to date with all of my virus definitions and only just last night did a full
system scan that came up all clear...
Does not sound a big
The point is Capa brushed up against death every day he was on the job.
That is what made him great. He refused to let danger come between
him and a great photograph. But when danger becomes you friend, it can
also become your downfall.
On Sunday 16 September 2001 20:29, Peter Alling
I like the shot of Lee Van Cleef.
Doug
At 4:18 PM -07009/5/01, Juan J. Buhler wrote, or at least typed:
Last night I was batch scanning some rolls (this is how I do proofs)
and for a few frames didn't realize that the selection in Silverfast
was limited to a thin vertical part of the image,
Wow Juan, is it really random?
That's the solution for my boring slides!! Any idea of
how can I do that with my HP Photosmart S20? :-)
Maybe the conclusion is that there is an interesting
picture hidden in each frame... scary enough since I
don't have enough time to discover it !
Jaume
The
On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Jaume Lahuerta wrote:
Wow Juan, is it really random?
It is, since the subwindow was selected already and there was no
correlation between it and the frames scanned. It's the same subwindow
for all images, of course.
That's the solution for my boring slides!! Any idea of
There is an old photographic adage that says, If your pictures aren't
interesting, you aren't close enough. So maybe you have come to the correct
conclusion. :)
Len
---
Or maybe the conclusion is that I have to get closer :-(
j
--
On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Paris, Leonard wrote:
There is an old photographic adage that says, If your pictures aren't
interesting, you aren't close enough. So maybe you have come to the correct
conclusion. :)
I think it was Robert Capa who said that.
j
--
On Thu, 6 Sep 2001 13:03:36 -0500, Paris, Leonard wrote:
[...] If your pictures aren't
interesting, you aren't close enough. [...]
I've seen that quotation attributed to Robert Capa.
TTYL, DougF
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And who would know better. He is my all-time greatest war
photographer. Unfortunately, he got too close to a land mine.
On Thursday 06 September 2001 19:12, you wrote:
On Thu, 6 Sep 2001 13:03:36 -0500, Paris, Leonard wrote:
[...] If your pictures aren't
interesting, you aren't close
On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Ken Archer wrote:
And who would know better. He is my all-time greatest war
photographer. Unfortunately, he got too close to a land mine.
Yep. He's also one of my all-time favorite photographers.
j
--
Could well be. I don't remember where I read it.
Len
---
On Thu, 6 Sep 2001 13:03:36 -0500, Paris, Leonard wrote:
[...] If your pictures aren't
interesting, you aren't close enough. [...]
I've seen that quotation attributed to Robert Capa.
TTYL, DougF
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