Re: PESO - First Day of School

2007-02-06 Thread J and K Messervy
Thanks mate. I manage fine with my 50mm macro lens which is manual focus. What's bothering me with the 1.7 is the camera's focus indicator says the focus is right, but subsequent viewing on the computer shows a slightly oof shot. Hopefully practice will make perfect. - Original Message

RE: Holy Sureshot, I Actually Won Something...

2007-02-06 Thread Bob W
A really well-deserved win - that's an excellent shot, and a nice change from the bird-on-twig-with-catchlight cliché. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Sawyer Sent: 06 February 2007 02:44 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'

Re: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-06 Thread Cotty
On 5/2/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: You acted semi-rationally for about three messages so I turned it off, Fatal mistake! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ --

Re: combat photography

2007-02-06 Thread mike wilson
From: K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/02/06 Tue AM 12:52:31 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: combat photography On 2/05/07 7:32 PM, P. J. Alling, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You'd have thought 16 would have been big enough... K.Takeshita wrote:

Re: Holy Sureshot, I Actually Won Something...

2007-02-06 Thread mike wilson
From: Bill Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5010343 Well observed and excellently executed. I like it a lot. - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit

Re: Words, music and pictures

2007-02-06 Thread S J
On 2/6/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's some gut-wrenching stuff. http://www.tomstoddart.com/ indeed. thanks for the link subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread jim
As subject says. anyone use this Free app? Almost as powerfull as photoshop, in some ways, maybe more. Interested hearing from anyone who does. James -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread David Savage
Nope. HTH Cheers, Dave ;-) On 2/6/07, jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As subject says. anyone use this Free app? Almost as powerfull as photoshop, in some ways, maybe more. Interested hearing from anyone who does. James -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-06 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 06/02/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What has film got to do with the K10D's lack of ISO 3200? I can appreciate that in certain situations the advantages of having ISO 3200 available outweigh it's disadvantages. I've taken very usable printable ISO 1600/3200 shots with the

Re: Holy Sureshot, I Actually Won Something...

2007-02-06 Thread Mark Roberts
Bill Sawyer wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5010343 Fabulous shot Bill! You deserve the win. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Bio Diesel

2007-02-06 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 05/02/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I keep my cameras on daylight white balance all the time, even if I'm in a tungsten-lit room. I can't see any purpose in setting the camera for such things when shooting raw. The only settings that matter are shutter speed, aperture, ISO and colour

Re: K10D w/Tokina SD AT-X AF 400 F5.6

2007-02-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent. Amazingly detailed. Paul On Feb 5, 2007, at 11:44 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: I wasn't sure if this lens would have enough resolution for the 10 mp sensor. But I believe it does. This was shot at F8, and the lens's best aperture is actually F11:

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
Maybe you should have your camera checked out, David. I find that noise at 1600 with my K10D is quite minimal, less than with my *istD. This is shot at 1600, and it's cropped to about 60%. No noise reduction. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5247870size=lg Paul On 06/02/07, David

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Brian Walters
I have it installed on Win XP so that I can use UF Raw occasionally but like most people used to Windows, I find the GIMPs interface difficult. I really want to like it but I just don't. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting jim

PESO: The Greeting

2007-02-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
K10D and DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 @ 50mm: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5561054size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-06 Thread David Savage
Sweet shot Paul. I admit, I have got good results at 1600 with the K10D in decent light. But in really poor light the shots I have are quite noisy. Cheers, Dave On 2/6/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe you should have your camera checked out, David. I find that noise at 1600

Re: Bio Diesel

2007-02-06 Thread David J Brooks
Ya, but i had to explain it, so it does not count.:-) Thanks for the comments Ann. I have the filters installed on both computers now, and i'll play around toinight. Dave Dave On 2/5/07, ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey - who said you could take sign shots??? Harumph Looks fine

Re: OT Working with Gifs

2007-02-06 Thread David J Brooks
I'v got the link to work now Mark. Thanks Dave On 2/4/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: Thanks Mark. I'll give it a whirl. One question. I see sometime Gifs that have some action to them. I was toying with making the transmission part of the whistle seen

Re: K10D w/Tokina SD AT-X AF 400 F5.6

2007-02-06 Thread Bob Sullivan
Joe, Love the shot. Great detail. I see those here in Chicago, just not right now! Regards, Bob S. On 2/6/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent. Amazingly detailed. Paul On Feb 5, 2007, at 11:44 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: I wasn't sure if this lens would have enough

Re: combat photography

2007-02-06 Thread Adam Maas
The AK-47 (7.62x39 Russian) round is a low-power round. It will make anybody unhappy, but it doesn't penetrate well against anything tougher than human. It's more of a beefed up SMG round than a real rifle round, as it ist replacement (5.45mm in the AK-74 and siblings). If that had been

Re: Help wanted selling enlargers and other stuff

2007-02-06 Thread Adam Maas
If you want to get anything for them, head over to APUG.org and try selling them there, that's basicly your market. Frankly, darkroom equipment is damned near worthless today, as so many labs have been dumping theirs. Only something truly interesting will net any $$. There's just too many

Re: PESO: The Greeting

2007-02-06 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, That's a beautiful portrait shot of the woman. As we age, youth and beauty fade - but not here. The dog (puppy?) brings that spark and spontaneous expression of joy back. My only wish is that she wasn't wearing her sun glasses. Regards, Bob S. On 2/6/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]

A85 f1.4 and A135 f1.8 at www.fotoabro.nl

2007-02-06 Thread Frank Wajer
grab them while you can. 650 euro a piece. I already have both of them, they are awesome. They also have some other nice stuff. Click kleinbeeld and then Pentax at the left. Frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks. Maybe they're underexposed a bit? This shot was taken in very dim light. Just a bit of room tungsten lighting at night. But it's right on with exposure. I think it was something like f2 @ 1/8th second. On Feb 6, 2007, at 7:47 AM, David Savage wrote: Sweet shot Paul. I admit, I have

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 6, 2007, at 2:27 AM, jim wrote: As subject says. anyone use this Free app? Almost as powerfull as photoshop, in some ways, maybe more. Interested hearing from anyone who does. No. Primary difficulties with The Gimp are the lack of 16 bit editing and color management. For my work,

Re: PESO: The Greeting

2007-02-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
nicely done! G On Feb 6, 2007, at 4:29 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: K10D and DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 @ 50mm: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5561054size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - First Day of School

2007-02-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Form manual focus, if you have the viewfinder adjustment in sharp focus, the usual issue is wide-open contrast of a given lens. I find the focus indicator is right on the money for lenses in the f/ 2.8 to f/4 range, but isn't accurate enough to use it alone with an f/ 1.4-f/2 lens wide open.

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Adam Maas
Poor interface, no appreciable 16 bit support, no colour management. Give it a pass. Photoshop elements is dirt cheap, has almost enough 16 bit support and just barely enough colour management. Give it a try. -Adam jim wrote: As subject says. anyone use this Free app? Almost as powerfull

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-06 Thread K.Takeshita
On 2/06/07 8:15 AM, Paul Stenquist, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This shot was taken in very dim light. Just a bit of room tungsten lighting at night. That's amazing Paul. It looks as if it was under a full lighting. Perhaps you brightened it up a bit. I see no appreciable noise for 1600. BTW,

Re: The Greeting

2007-02-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: PESO: The Greeting K10D and DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 @ 50mm: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5561054size=lg I remember whan my puppy was small enough for that Nice picture Paul. It illustrates nicely why we keep dogs.

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Doug Franklin
jim wrote: As subject says. anyone use this Free app? Almost as powerfull as photoshop, in some ways, maybe more. Interested hearing from anyone who does. The Gimp is a great program, but IMO it's got some problems for general purpose photographic use. The most profound issue for me is that

Re: OT Working with Gifs

2007-02-06 Thread David Savage
Speaking of animated .gif's http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Master_GIF-Test.gif Dave On 2/6/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'v got the link to work now Mark. Thanks Dave On 2/4/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: Thanks Mark. I'll

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-06 Thread David Savage
Oh the under exposed shots are terrible (the K10D is less forgiving than the D when it comes to exposure IMO). But even the correctly exposed frames have this streaky blue channel noise through it. In the busy parts of the shot isn't so noticeable, but in the black areas it stands out like a sore

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread David Weiss
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb 6, 2007, at 2:27 AM, jim wrote: As subject says. anyone use this Free app? Almost as powerfull as photoshop, in some ways, maybe more. Interested hearing from anyone who does. No. Primary difficulties with The Gimp are the lack of 16 bit editing and color

RE: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-06 Thread Cory Papenfuss
all, but I really see FF digital, even from Pentax, as inevitable evolution, regardless of whether the Semiconductors (i.e. sensors) get MUCH more expensive to produce than the simple increase in area they occupy. Something like 10x-100x to produce FF as opposed to APS-sized IIRC.

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-06 Thread Boris Liberman
Paul, I suggest each time you describe the way you took a shot you insert a word steady somewhere ;-). On 2/6/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. Maybe they're underexposed a bit? This shot was taken in very dim light. Just a bit of room tungsten lighting at night. But it's

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Boris Liberman
Godfrey, the GIMP 2.3.xxx beta releases indicate that they support ICC-based color managed workflow. Also there are some words about 16-bit support as well. I am anxiously waiting for GIMP 2.4 to be finally released. It may be my savior in a way of speaking... On 2/6/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Cory Papenfuss
No. Primary difficulties with The Gimp are the lack of 16 bit editing and color management. For my work, there's little point to using an image editor that does not support [EMAIL PROTECTED] editing and color management. Some folks have found ways around these limitations, but why struggle

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-06 Thread pnstenquist
Yes, it's considerably brighter than the actual lighting. Quite a bit colder as well. But it seemed to look good that way. Paul -- Original message -- From: K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 2/06/07 8:15 AM, Paul Stenquist, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This shot

Re: The Greeting

2007-02-06 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Bill, Godders and Bob. This is one I overllooked when I first processed the shots from that day. I wasn't happy with the light. But some burning in and a BW conversion helped a lot. BTW, I used the BW Green Fotomatic conversion filter on this one. That's from the set that Peter

Re: PESO: The Greeting

2007-02-06 Thread David Savage
Nice one Paul. I think this shot may lend itself to a slight warm/sepia tone. Cheers, Dave On 2/6/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: K10D and DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 @ 50mm: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5561054size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-06 Thread pnstenquist
The blue channel streaking was reportedly fixed with the last firmware upgrade. We shall see. Paul -- Original message -- From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh the under exposed shots are terrible (the K10D is less forgiving than the D when it comes to

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-06 Thread pnstenquist
How about Shake Reduction? :-) Paul -- Original message -- From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul, I suggest each time you describe the way you took a shot you insert a word steady somewhere ;-). On 2/6/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Mat Maessen
On 2/6/07, David Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is Photoshop, Elements or otherwise, a 16-bit editior? I seem to remember that some features are and some features are not? Please clarify. If not, is your work around to shoot in raw and use raw editors and then save in what format? Are

Re: Pentax SMC P-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 AL (IF)

2007-02-06 Thread David J Brooks
Me to. It works fine on my PZ-1 but at the extreme ends,28 and 105 it hunts terribly. Move it a MM and its fine. I had reported this before. Its on my PZ-1 pretty much permenatly. Its my BW camera and the focal lentgh is good for 95% Dave On 2/5/07, Jaume Lahuerta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Good to hear they're finally getting close to 2002 functionality. ;-) I see no need to fight the tide on this. Want to work on Linux OS? GIMP and its derivatives are important. For anyone doing photography and using Windows or Mac OS operating systems, there are too many upsides to

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-06 Thread Boris Liberman
Yes, that would be in line with modern times... On 2/6/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about Shake Reduction? :-) Paul -- Original message -- From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul, I suggest each time you describe the way you took a

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread SJ
On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 09:56:58 -0500 Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: at this point). Photoshop does this all very close to seamlessly. I wish there were an OSS solution that would come close. I would look at it in a heartbeat. Maybe in the 2.4.x version of Gimp, that will get better. hi,

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Cory Papenfuss
For anyone doing photography and using Windows or Mac OS operating systems, there are too many upsides to Photoshop/Lightroom/other better developed photo editing tools to be worth wasting time with The Gimp. ... unless you're a cheap bastard. For many, it's a viable inexpensive

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread David Weiss
Mat Maessen wrote: On 2/6/07, David Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is Photoshop, Elements or otherwise, a 16-bit editior? I seem to remember that some features are and some features are not? Please clarify. If not, is your work around to shoot in raw and use raw editors and then save in

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 6, 2007, at 5:44 AM, David Weiss wrote: Okay, naive non-programming/non-electrical engineer question here: Is Photoshop, Elements or otherwise, a 16-bit editior? I seem to remember that some features are and some features are not? Please clarify. If not, is your work around to

Re: The Greeting

2007-02-06 Thread Jack Davis
Just saw this wonderfully rendered shot. Filter, etc. certainly produced a terrific image and moment. Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Bill, Godders and Bob. This is one I overllooked when I first processed the shots from that day. I wasn't happy with the light. But some burning in

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Godfrey, the GIMP 2.3.xxx beta releases indicate that they support ICC-based color managed workflow. Also there are some words about 16-bit support as well. I am anxiously waiting for GIMP 2.4 to be finally released. It may be my savior in a way of speaking... I've been following this

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread David Weiss
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: My workflow in PS CS2 or Lightroom starts from the RAW file ([EMAIL PROTECTED] capture) and is only rendered to an [EMAIL PROTECTED] RGB file when I output JPEGs for the web or tell whichever program I'm using to print ... the 16bit - 8bit conversion is done at

Re: A85 f1.4 and A135 f1.8 at www.fotoabro.nl

2007-02-06 Thread Peter Fairweather
Of course the hacksaw is an extra cost if you buy the A* 85 F1.4 Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread David Weiss
Cory Papenfuss wrote: For anyone doing photography and using Windows or Mac OS operating systems, there are too many upsides to Photoshop/Lightroom/other better developed photo editing tools to be worth wasting time with The Gimp. ... unless you're a cheap bastard. For many, it's a

Re: PESO: The Greeting

2007-02-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
Cute shot - the lens does seem to perform pretty well. -- Bruce Tuesday, February 6, 2007, 4:29:36 AM, you wrote: PS K10D and DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 @ 50mm: PS http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5561054size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - First Day of School

2007-02-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
I ignore it all the time. I have not found it's accuracy to the level that I require. It seems to have a wider range of acceptable focus than works for me. So I just focus manually as I always have. My preference is for a plain matte screen, so the supplied screen is not too bad for me. --

Re: Holy Sureshot, I Actually Won Something...

2007-02-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
Cool shot and a hearty congrats on the success! -- Bruce Tuesday, February 6, 2007, 12:13:28 AM, you wrote: BW A really well-deserved win - that's an excellent shot, and a nice BW change from the bird-on-twig-with-catchlight cliché. BW -- BW Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: Holy Sureshot, I Actually Won Something...

2007-02-06 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/5/2007 6:46:46 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And with a Pentax!! The Detroit Zoological Society publishes a quarterly glossy for it's 40,000 plus members called Habitat. Each issue has a themed photo contest and at the end of the year they award a

Re: OT Working with Gifs

2007-02-06 Thread P. J. Alling
My god, that's almost obscene. David Savage wrote: Speaking of animated .gif's http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Master_GIF-Test.gif Dave On 2/6/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'v got the link to work now Mark. Thanks Dave On 2/4/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL

Re: A85 f1.4 and A135 f1.8 at www.fotoabro.nl

2007-02-06 Thread P. J. Alling
I didn't think these were still available. In the Netherlands and me without any extra disposable cash. Crap :-( Frank Wajer wrote: grab them while you can. 650 euro a piece. I already have both of them, they are awesome. They also have some other nice stuff. Click kleinbeeld and then

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 6, 2007, at 8:00 AM, David Weiss wrote: Do you find yourself using PS CS2 much since the advent of Lightroom in your workflow? I find I'm doing the vast majority of my rendering work exclusively in Lightroom now, probably in excess of 90%. What Lightroom does not offer is layers,

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 6, 2007, at 7:41 AM, David Weiss wrote: Do you know if this subset includes sharpening, curves and levels? Those and cropping is what I use normally. Yes, CS/CS2 all support sharpening, curves and levels operations on full 16bit per channel files. Also layers, color space conversions,

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Mat Maessen
On 2/6/07, David Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mat Maessen wrote: I cannot speak for Elements, but both Photoshop CS and CS2 have extensive 16-bit support. Not all functions are 16-bit ready, but a very useful subset of them are. Do you know if this subset includes sharpening, curves and

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
Or try Picture Window Pro, which has full 16 bit support, full color management and costs about the same as Elements. -- Bruce Tuesday, February 6, 2007, 5:28:13 AM, you wrote: AM Poor interface, no appreciable 16 bit support, no colour management. AM Give it a pass. AM Photoshop elements is

Re: The Greeting

2007-02-06 Thread P. J. Alling
I struggled with various conversion methods for a while, and this is so, so easy. With good results, (or maybe I should say goo results), quite painlessly. Amazing isn't it, (especially for only 8bit software). By the way, I like the photo. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Bill, Godders

Enablement - SD/CF adapter

2007-02-06 Thread Jens Bladt
Dear list Sine the *ist D and the K10D use different memory cards, I bought a very nice adapter. It allows the SD card to get concealed inside the adapter. This makes it possible to use it in the *ist D. I have seen other adapters that couldn't be used in the camera. I actually got it in order to

PESO: Snow-covered Jack Pine

2007-02-06 Thread John Poirier
Hi. I'm a long-time lurker on the group. This is my first PESO posting as I've retired and now have time to do this sort of thing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnpoirier/381846004/in/set-72157594521239417/ I'm in the process of setting up my image management system and unpacking many, many

Re: Wanted: Germans (attempt 2)

2007-02-06 Thread Adam McKenty
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not a lot Germans seem to read the PDML, I know about 3 active members only? And those few live in other parts of the country. I tend to agree with former German chancellor Adenauer who insisted on installing the

Offensive photo!

2007-02-06 Thread Mark Roberts
;-) From a 10k race I photographed a couple of weeks ago... http://www.robertstech.com/run/graphics/pages/7d700259.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

K10D and Flash

2007-02-06 Thread Jens Bladt
I have no wish to get rid of my TTL flashes. Not yet, anyway. So, I keep on using my Metz 45's and 60's as well as smaller Pentax and Metz flashes. I dont like flash lioght a lot, so I bounce it off the ceiling or a refelctor screen. Shooting at places like this, high SIO values are really

Re: OT Working with Gifs

2007-02-06 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling wrote: David Savage wrote: Speaking of animated .gif's http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Master_GIF-Test.gif On 2/6/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'v got the link to work now Mark. My god, that's almost obscene. ALMOST??? Damn, I'm gonna have to try

Re: combat photography

2007-02-06 Thread Dave Kennedy
I was shooting (photographing) some paintball over Christmas. One of the players saw me in the corner of his eye, turned fired. Took it in the left hand. If it wasn't holding the lens, paint would have been all over my DS 50-200. Not quite combat, I know. dk On 2/3/07, Kenneth Waller

Re: PESO: Snow-covered Jack Pine

2007-02-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello John, Welcome to the list. Your name seems very familiar to me for some reason. Anyway, very nice shot. I really love the soft colors on the snow and the fine shadows involved. I look forward to more of your posts. -- Bruce Tuesday, February 6, 2007, 8:35:03 AM, you wrote: JP Hi.

Re: OT Working with Gifs

2007-02-06 Thread P. J. Alling
Well, it is a camera after all. Mark Roberts wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: David Savage wrote: Speaking of animated .gif's http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Master_GIF-Test.gif On 2/6/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'v got the link to work now Mark.

New Kodak printer

2007-02-06 Thread Mark Roberts
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2007-02-06-kodak-printer_x.htm?csp=34 Looks like the one predicted by my friend in Rochester a couple of weeks ago. Struggling photo giant Eastman Kodak is launching a new line of inkjet printers aimed at luring digital shutterbugs back to Kodak paper. The

Re: K10D and Flash

2007-02-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
Just finished shooting a wedding on Saturday afternoon. Previously I had been using my AF400T with Lumiquest softener on TTL with the *istD. For this round, I used the K10D and the AF400T with Lumiquest Promax Ultrasoft attachment. I used the flash on Auto setting and set the camera accordingly

Re: combat photography

2007-02-06 Thread Kenneth Waller
I would have thought an 18 naval gun would be longer than 7'! ;-) Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 7:32 PM Subject: Re: combat photography You'd have thought 16 would

Re: The Greeting

2007-02-06 Thread pnstenquist
Yes, it's very good. Experimenting with the various filters is entertaining and enlightening. Paul -- Original message -- From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] I struggled with various conversion methods for a while, and this is so, so easy. With good results,

Re: combat photography

2007-02-06 Thread K.Takeshita
On 2/06/07 12:52 PM, Kenneth Waller, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would have thought an 18 naval gun would be longer than 7'! ;-) That would be an amazing looking gun, wouldn't it? :-). Even more amazing is PDML's ability to elongate a BB gun pellet into a 7' long 1.6 ton cannon ball in a

Re: Offensive photo!

2007-02-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
Seems appropriate to me - the guy has to babysit instead of shoot since he brought a Canon. Nothing wrong with that grin. -- Bruce Tuesday, February 6, 2007, 9:35:05 AM, you wrote: MR ;-) From a 10k race I photographed a couple of weeks ago... MR

Re: PESO: Snow-covered Jack Pine

2007-02-06 Thread Jack Davis
Well seen and caught! What appears as low sunlight certainly adds to a pleasing visual impact. Nice exposure, as well. Glad you came out. ;-) Jack --- John Poirier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. I'm a long-time lurker on the group. This is my first PESO posting as I've retired and now have

Re: Holy Sureshot, I Actually Won Something...

2007-02-06 Thread Kenneth Waller
Way to go Bill - congratulations! A really nice image. Nice subject, colors composition. Well seen captured. As much as I enjoy my Pentax, its not the equipment, its the operator. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Bill Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Holy Sureshot, I

Re: Wanted: Germans (attempt 2)

2007-02-06 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Adam McKenty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting Ralf. I didn't know Berlin was considered so provincial. Nothing to do with provinciality. It's simply far away, at least by our standards. if anything, Bonn would be the quintessential small German province town. What would you say is the

Re: combat photography

2007-02-06 Thread P. J. Alling
I think that's the length of the shell... Kenneth Waller wrote: I would have thought an 18 naval gun would be longer than 7'! ;-) Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007

Re: Words, music and pictures

2007-02-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Intense. Very intense. thanks, Bob! G On Feb 5, 2007, at 3:12 PM, Bob W wrote: While surfing I came across Tom Stoddart's site again - I haven't looked at it for a while. Stoddart is an English photojournalist of the very highest calibre, and you're probably familiar with some of his

Re: PESO: Snow-covered Jack Pine

2007-02-06 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/6/2007 9:26:48 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi. I'm a long-time lurker on the group. This is my first PESO posting as I've retired and now have time to do this sort of thing:

Re: Holy Sureshot, I Actually Won Something...

2007-02-06 Thread Tom C
As much as I enjoy my Pentax, its not the equipment, its the operator. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - Heresy. Pure heresy. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Holy Sureshot, I Actually Won Something...

2007-02-06 Thread Tom C
Wow! Congratulations Bill. Quite a pretty bird. I hesitate to offer what might be construed negatively, but I might consider cropping slightly to remove the highlights at the bottom edge and the small portion of what might be one of the bird's legs. This image jumps out and grabs you with

RE: PESO: Snow-covered Jack Pine

2007-02-06 Thread Tom C
Hello John. I love the light quality and the resulting cool tone pinks and blues. Tom C. From: John Poirier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Snow-covered Jack Pine Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:35:03 -0700

PESO - Southwest Typical

2007-02-06 Thread Eactivist
I tend to show photos in batches, because of where my head is at the time and my free time at the time. Then I start feeling all guilty that I am showing too many at once and taking up bandwidth and all that jazz. However, when I look over the total number of photos I've shown since I've

Re: combat photography

2007-02-06 Thread Kenneth Waller
On a related matter - One of my brothers was stationed on the battleship Iowa for several years. The Iowa had 3 turrets of 16 guns. The projectile fired weights approximately the same as a VW bug. Around 2000# IIRC. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL

Re: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-06 Thread Norm Baugher
The big question is will they be compatible with tomorrow's HDTV systems. Norm J. C. O'Connell wrote: Its not moot because the thread evolved into discussion of future usability/performance of FF vs. DA lenses and having no K mount FF camera today does not preclude simple discussion of

Re: Snow-covered Jack Pine

2007-02-06 Thread Kenneth Waller
Welcome John. Its all about the light. Hope you worked the scene. I see possibilities of close ups of the snow covered branches. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: John Poirier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Snow-covered Jack Pine Hi. I'm a long-time lurker on the group.

Re: PESO: Snow-covered Jack Pine

2007-02-06 Thread pnstenquist
Very nice. I like the blue mood. Good light. Paul In a message dated 2/6/2007 9:26:48 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi. I'm a long-time lurker on the group. This is my first PESO posting as I've retired and now have time to do this sort of thing:

Re: Words, music and pictures

2007-02-06 Thread K.Takeshita
On Feb 5, 2007, at 3:12 PM, Bob W wrote: While surfing I came across Tom Stoddart's site again - I haven't looked at it for a while. Stoddart is an English photojournalist of the very highest calibre, and you're probably familiar with some of his photos, but if you haven't seen his website

Avis aux francophones: Depardon à la RTBF radio ce soir - others please ignore

2007-02-06 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Ce mardi, le 6 février, à 22h05 sur RTBF La Première: LES MARDIS DES ARCHIVES : RAYMOND DEPARDON (1980) Production: Pascale Tison C'est le photographe et cinéaste, Raymond Depardon, que nous retrouvons ici en compagnie de Michèle Cédric. Fils de paysans, c'est à la ferme familiale que Raymond

Re: The Greeting

2007-02-06 Thread David J Brooks
Great shot Paul. Expression says it all Dave On 2/6/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: PESO: The Greeting K10D and DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 @ 50mm: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5561054size=lg I remember whan

Re: Avis aux francophones: Depardon à la RTBF radio ce soir - others please ignore

2007-02-06 Thread Thibouille
Merci Ralf ! :) Le 06/02/07, Ralf R. Radermacher[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Ce mardi, le 6 février, à 22h05 sur RTBF La Première: LES MARDIS DES ARCHIVES : RAYMOND DEPARDON (1980) Production: Pascale Tison C'est le photographe et cinéaste, Raymond Depardon, que nous retrouvons ici en

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