Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Marco Alpert
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

Re: PESO: NO PASSARAN

2005-08-09 Thread Michael Spivak
Thanks Boris (again) :-) It's the same one you've seen yesterday... i didn't change anything On 8/9/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Sorry for a typo in spanish (if there is any) in the name :) This was shot with my new baby SMC M 35mm F/2.8 that i've got just yesterday

Re: Yet more Philly PDML

2005-08-09 Thread Michael Spivak
I Like this one very much http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=111 On 8/9/05, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/7/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/6/05, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip All my color photos are from Sunday morning. It was

Re: Bob Shell?

2005-08-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/8/05, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.nrvtoday.com/content/view/650/56/ It whined at me for not being a subscriber. I had to paste the URL into Google and look at the cached version. Interesting, it let me straight in. It's possible I may have visited the site before

RE: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Gautam Sarup
From: Jack Davis Esthetics apply only until displaced by emotions. The decisions then made in framing chance elements, becomes the art. Whatever does that mean? Are the decisions the art or is the art the art? Regards, Gautam

Re: PESO: Carlos' Grin

2005-08-09 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, keithw, discombobulated, unleashed: Except for Cotty, almost everyone can be a bit of an Adam Henry at times... ;-) I had to Google that one. Please call me Adam. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO: Countdown to the Dream Cruise

2005-08-09 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I do have ~some~ friends on this list, Cotty! Mark! (no I mean, er I don't mean, er i mean, er i don't mean, er) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

RE: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Gautam Sarup
Cotty wrote: You see a big butt. I see a Volvo. And a Leicaphile would see the bokeh on the Volvo.

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, when you get right down to it, Fine is an adjective and Art is a noun. So is Rubbish. However, don't ask me what Fine Art is (as opposed to any other type of art. Now that I think of it, don't ask me what Art is, as I have no

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: I've got a couple of beer in the fridge. You could all come over to my place... Love to; it's a bit of a drive from San Jose, however. Do you know the way? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-09 Thread Toralf Lund
Cotty wrote: On 8/8/05, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed: Yes, that's what I really want, but it won't just fit on any old camera, right? Unless you really bring out the tools... Has anyone tried that? I mean, modify other bodies so that the LX viewfinders will fit. Har!!!

Re: PESO: NO PASSARAN

2005-08-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Thanks Boris (again) :-) It's the same one you've seen yesterday... i didn't change anything You got me, dude :-). -- Boris

PESO: In da city

2005-08-09 Thread Michael Spivak
In continue of the previous photo, that was taken with the SMC M 35 MM , here are some more :-) (i wish i'd open the diaphragm some more to make the B/G not to be that sharp) http://mishka.site.co.il/gallery/albums/August08_TelAviv/94510028_G.jpg Here is one with Takumar 135 2.5

Re: PESO: NO PASSARAN

2005-08-09 Thread keithw
[...] On 8/9/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Sorry for a typo in spanish (if there is any) in the name :) This was shot with my new baby SMC M 35mm F/2.8 that i've got just yesterday (MANY THANKS TO BORIS)

FWIW: used Pentax 15/3.5mm available at Adorama

2005-08-09 Thread Tom Reese
I have no idea whether anyone is looking for one. Adorama has a used 15mm/3.5 lens for $774. Tom Reese

Re: PESO: In da city

2005-08-09 Thread keithw
Michael Spivak wrote: In continue of the previous photo, that was taken with the SMC M 35 MM , here are some more :-) (i wish i'd open the diaphragm some more to make the B/G not to be that sharp) http://mishka.site.co.il/gallery/albums/August08_TelAviv/94510028_G.jpg That is one beat up

Re: OT- Kodak Ektra Sold on eBay.

2005-08-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Beautiful camera. Is it Leica thread mount? Paul On Aug 9, 2005, at 1:36 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Ok so I should read these things. It ended without a bid. So it still ended for less than I would have expected. P. J. Alling wrote: In case anyone is interested this camera, probably the most

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
The Volvo was actually the one thing that I didn't like about this shot, until others focused on the heiny :-). I actually considered photoshopping the Volvo out of there, but I got lazy. Paul On Aug 9, 2005, at 3:48 AM, Gautam Sarup wrote: Cotty wrote: You see a big butt. I see a Volvo.

Re: PESO: In da city

2005-08-09 Thread Michael Spivak
Why disappointed? I mean, what is it about the image you don't like? Or is it an overall thing, where you just can't make up your mind if you like the lens or not? It's just it's VERY not sharp and i can really see the difference in the quality between the 50 or 35mm and this one...

Re: OT- Kodak Ektra Sold on eBay.

2005-08-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At the local collector's club auction this past Memorial Day a complete Ektra outfit went for about ... wait ... memory failing ... was it $5k or $10k. Anyway, a bunch. All as new in boxes. Really a nice outfit. Collin

Re: OT- Kodak Ektra Sold on eBay.

2005-08-09 Thread Scott Loveless
Nope. Not a thread mount. This is the first google result: http://www.cameraquest.com/ektra.htm Very nifty camera, indeed. On 8/9/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Beautiful camera. Is it Leica thread mount? Paul On Aug 9, 2005, at 1:36 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Ok so I should

RE: Yet more Philly PDML

2005-08-09 Thread Amita Guha
http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=111 You would, wouldn't you? And yes, that is Amita having ANOTHER drink. g Yes, to make my total for that evening...a whoppingtwo. (Or was it three?) VBG Nice job with the fisheye! Amita

Re: web presentation of photographs (was: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes)

2005-08-09 Thread David Savage
No problems at all, I like simple presentations without too much clutter or razzel dazzel. Dave On 8/9/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip What I am curious about is whether any of the folks on this list have difficulties viewing the pages I present. Godfrey snip

Re: PESO - Splittin Image (My Street Shot)

2005-08-09 Thread Kenneth Waller
Furthermore, I would suggest that my 'derisive attitude' has no bearing on the merits or perceived quality of my own photographs Yeah, I agree. I was chewing on that since I read Shel's post. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO - Splittin

In A Jazz Club With No Flash

2005-08-09 Thread Tim Øsleby
There have been some threads on low light shooting lately. I just came over this article http://194.100.88.243/petteri/pont/Photography_lessons/h_Lesson_7/a_Availabl e_light_situationals.html at Petteri's Pontifications titled In A Jazz Club With No Flash. Very to the point. As I read it, it's

sad news

2005-08-09 Thread David Sládek
SAD NEWS!! PENTAX announced today that prices of 67II and 645II and all medium format lenses will grow from 21st September. See Japanese site. David

Re: PESO: In da city

2005-08-09 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Michael, to me, the backgroud is OK and part of the image. I like the framing ou chose, with that big nothing in the lower right corner, it's one of the pictures where I think everything in the frame is at it's correct place. Very nice, and of course a cool scooter! Pancho Michael Spivak

RE: PAW: People Portraits #25 - GDG

2005-08-09 Thread Tim Øsleby
Simply a first class photo. How bout the title Dancing with Seagulls? ;-) In my mind that’s what the people in centre do. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian.) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread E.R.N. Reed
frank theriault wrote: However, don't ask me what Fine Art is (as opposed to any other type of art. It's what the F.A. stands for in certain university degrees. ERNR always happy to help

Re: OT- Kodak Ektra Sold on eBay.

2005-08-09 Thread japilado
What was the name of the 35mm camera that also featured interchangeable backs like the Ektra? Jim A. At the local collector's club auction this past Memorial Day a complete Ektra outfit went for about ... wait ... memory failing ... was it $5k or $10k. Anyway, a bunch. All as new in

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Kenneth Waller
It's what the F.A. stands for in certain university degrees You mean the Pentax FA lenses are not Fine Art lenses! BG Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: E.R.N. Reed [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: Great Expectations frank theriault wrote: However, don't ask me what Fine Art

Re: First attempt with auto focus

2005-08-09 Thread Gonz
Another great flash system was used by the inventor of flash, Doc Edgerton. He once took a picture of Cambridge, MA at night from a plane. The power was so great it melted the giant quartz xenon tube he had made for that purpose. The tube and the picture are on display down the hall at MIT

Re: OT- Kodak Ektra Sold on eBay.

2005-08-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Kodak apparently created their own locking thread mount. I've never seen one in person but there are features on supported by the Kodak mount that are very different from the Leica. Paul Stenquist wrote: Beautiful camera. Is it Leica thread mount? Paul On Aug 9, 2005, at 1:36 AM, P. J.

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: RAF Brize Norton this morning. Snapped through a bus window by friend and colleague Barry Clack, a freelance photographer from Oxford, on his Nikon D2X, so this is OT I suppose ;-) I'm a big bloke, but *that's* a big plane! Boeing C-17. Waiting for air crew to

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/8/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare5.html That shot looks like a prime candidate for an alternate caption contest! Any takers? This keyless entry sucks... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread Bruce Dayton
Little pig, little pig, let me come in! -- Bruce Tuesday, August 9, 2005, 8:45:03 AM, you wrote: C On 9/8/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare5.html That shot looks like a prime candidate for an alternate caption contest! Any takers? C This

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread Steve Jolly
Mark Roberts wrote: That shot looks like a prime candidate for an alternate caption contest! Any takers? British shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missile fails to work over long distances? S

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread pnstenquist
Cool pic. The crew doesn't have a chance. Nail em Cottster! RAF Brize Norton this morning. Snapped through a bus window by friend and colleague Barry Clack, a freelance photographer from Oxford, on his Nikon D2X, so this is OT I suppose ;-) I'm a big bloke, but *that's* a big plane!

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread Tom C
After heroic submarine rescue, door must be cut off plane to free British flight crew. Tom C. From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Another day at the office Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:53:20 -0400 Cotty [EMAIL

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread Gonz
Size does matter rg Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: RAF Brize Norton this morning. Snapped through a bus window by friend and colleague Barry Clack, a freelance photographer from Oxford, on his Nikon D2X, so this is OT I suppose ;-) I'm a big bloke, but *that's* a big

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread Tom Reese
- Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 11:45 AM Subject: Re: Another day at the office On 9/8/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare5.html That shot

Re: OT- Kodak Ektra Sold on eBay.

2005-08-09 Thread Andre Langevin
What was the name of the 35mm camera that also featured interchangeable backs like the Ektra? Jim A. There was a Mamiya single-lens RF that did. Andre

Re: web presentation of photographs (was: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes)

2005-08-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks for the feedback, David! Godfrey On Aug 9, 2005, at 4:32 AM, David Savage wrote: No problems at all, I like simple presentations without too much clutter or razzel dazzel. Dave On 8/9/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip What I am curious about is whether any of

Re: OT- Kodak Ektra Sold on eBay.

2005-08-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Various Zeiss Ikon models (I think the Contarex or Contaflex) supported interchangeable backs. Also, in a more modern era, Rollei made a 35mm SLR system with interchangeable backs ... the 3003? or something like that. Godfrey On Aug 9, 2005, at 7:07 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What was

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread Powell Hargrave
Please... Let me come too! http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare5.html That shot looks like a prime candidate for an alternate caption contest! Any takers?

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Powell Hargrave
However, don't ask me what Fine Art is (as opposed to any other type of art. Now that I think of it, don't ask me what Art is, as I have no satisfactory, all-encompassing definition. That's easy. Fine art is very expensive and usually done by some old dead guy. :) They teach courses on that

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Powell Hargrave
- Original Message - From: Marco Alpert 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

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Tom C
Warning - Juvenile politically incorrect joke follows... Q: What do you call a man with no arms or legs hanging on the wall? A: Art Tom C. From: Powell Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Great Expectations Date: Tue,

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Powell Hargrave
The Volvo was actually the one thing that I didn't like about this shot, until others focused on the heiny :-). I actually considered photoshopping the Volvo out of there, but I got lazy. I like the picture Paul. A nice intimate moment between friends. Sure it could be improved or ruined by:

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Jack Davis
No way to control this, I know, but I suspect it would be revealing if there were some way to control image critiques, wherein any who would care to, would rate or grade an image prior to reading what others think. Suspect there would be much guessing as to how others might rate it. The real

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread keithw
Powell Hargrave wrote: Please... Let me come too! http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare5.html That shot looks like a prime candidate for an alternate caption contest! Any takers? Yeah. I send the shot to my wife, and all she said, Cotty has a wonderful job! Got any comments, Cot? ;-)

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread Kenneth Waller
alternate caption You locked the keys where? Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Another day at the office - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Kenneth Waller
Warning - Juvenile politically incorrect joke follows... Q: What do you call a man with no arms or legs floating in the water? Bob Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Aug 9, 2005 2:04 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Great

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-09 Thread brooksdj
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3611289 cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson Well that DOES explain the border xing thingy last month.LOL Seriously, its a good portrait shot with some nice

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread keithw
Powell Hargrave wrote: The Volvo was actually the one thing that I didn't like about this shot, until others focused on the heiny :-). I actually considered photoshopping the Volvo out of there, but I got lazy. I like the picture Paul. A nice intimate moment between friends. Sure it could

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Christian
Warning - Juvenile politically incorrect jokes follow... Q: What do you call 5 men with no arms or legs and one woman floating in the water? Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob and Ann Q: What do you call a man with no arms or legs at the front door? A: Matt Christian - Original Message - From:

RE: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Bob W
It's ArtSpeak! And a good example, too. http://www3.sympatico.ca/manideli/Artsp.htm http://www3.sympatico.ca/manideli/FebArtspeak.htm -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Gautam Sarup [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Jack Davis Esthetics apply only until displaced by

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Children s ChorusMrs. Wilson, Mrs Wilson, Can Billy come out and play Baseball? Mrs. Wilson Children, you know Billy doesn't have any arms or legs. Children s Chorus That's all right Mrs. Wilson, we want him to be second base. Kenneth Waller wrote: Warning - Juvenile politically

RE: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Bob W
Hah! Easily a third of the people posting here would love it if you could put one of those TV obscurers such as a rectangle of badly out-of-focus mottled gray, over the offending part. Gasp! I don't think so. Based on my reading of the thread, I'd say at most one person might have been

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 9, 2005, at 12:13 PM, Bob W wrote: ... I also think it detracts from the picture, which captures a nice moment, but I have no objection in principle to looking at a woman's nether regions. No sir. I presume this means you have no objections in principle to looking at men's nether

Spot Metering W/P-TTL Flash?

2005-08-09 Thread jtainter
Need advice, gang. My wife has set up a bird feeder that is the most popular thing (for birds) since day-old bread. Every time I try to approach with my camera on monopod, though, off they fly. I don't have time to wait for them to get used to me. But I can shoot them in the mornings from our

RE: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread pnstenquist
I think Bob is right. But, on the other hand, the very fact that this tiny heiny is a distraction may say something about the way we react to body parts. It seems that if we were not programmed to react in a certain way to a bent-over woman, it wouldn't distract??? If she were facing forward,

Re: Spot Metering W/P-TTL Flash?

2005-08-09 Thread pnstenquist
I assume you're going to be using a fairly long lens? That flash isn't going to be powerful enought to have much affect on the exposure outdoors. I'd try shooting at ISO 400. Set exposure manually to one stop under a spot meter reading on the bird feeder at as large an aperture as possible.

Photoshop Bridge - update to 1.0.2 (Was: Work Flow Question)

2005-08-09 Thread Igor Roshchin
On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 10:38:53 +0100, David wrote: Here's my problem: For my business (read hobby) I process 1500-2000 jpgs from one day into web galleries and most of the images need to be rotated. Before I switched to CS2 I used Photoshop's file browser to rotate the images so when the

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Tom C
Warning - Juvenile politically incorrect joke follows... I can't help it... Q: What do you call a man with no arms and no legs water skiing? A: Skip Tom C. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Great

RE: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Bob W
It seems that if we were not programmed to react in a certain way to a bent-over woman, it wouldn't distract??? If she were facing forward, the composition would apparently be okay??? No, not as far as I'm concerned. It's not the botty, or the fact that it's a woman, it's the compositional

Re: OT- Kodak Ektra Sold on eBay.

2005-08-09 Thread Raimo K
Zeiss Contaflex and Contarex come to mind. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 7:47 PM Subject: Re: OT- Kodak

PESO:A basement rock image

2005-08-09 Thread Tim Øsleby
Hope you don't get bored with my rock images. Positive feedback on previous photos, has made me hungry for more feedback So, you have only yourself to blame ;-) The name of the band is King Midas. Still from Malakoff Rockfestival. This time I've made my first serious(?) attempt to convert a

Re: interior photography

2005-08-09 Thread Vic Mortelmans
Thanks for all the suggestions, all of you! Oh my god, in the end, I was urged to use my digital camera instead (limited to focus of 35mm eq.), because there was no time. Anyway, the results are here: http://users.pandora.be/vicmortelmans/fts/caroline/index.html The vertical lines are not

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/8/05, keithw, discombobulated, unleashed: Yeah. I send the shot to my wife, and all she said, Cotty has a wonderful job! Got any comments, Cot? ;-) Very occasionally it's boring as hell. It's always sweaty. It's 30,000 miles a year in the car. It's lunch on your lap while driving. It's as

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/8/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Anyway, we've probably milked this for all it's worth. Oh for goodness' sake Paul, you *must* be joking. This is the PDML. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

RE: PESO - The Pyramid

2005-08-09 Thread Tim Øsleby
This is a nice shot, IMHO. I like the haze (adds perspective), I love the colours, and I do like the general composition. But I dislike the sky in top of frame, distracting, doesn't add anything to the image. Emotionally, it makes me feel humble towards Mother Nature. Tim Mostly harmless (just

RE: MZ-s Rubber caps

2005-08-09 Thread Manuel Magalhães
Andre, Thanks for your kind attention. I have been trying to contact Kennedy's but I am getting the emails returned. Is there any other option? Thanks again, Manuel -Mensagem original- De: Andre Langevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada: segunda-feira, 8 de Agosto de 2005 22:49 Para:

Re: PESO: Countdown to the Dream Cruise

2005-08-09 Thread Gonz
Paul, that pic is simply outstanding. Thanks for sharing. rg Paul Stenquist wrote: Two weeks to the Dream Cruise and traffic is building on Woodward Avenue. Must have been several thousand enthusiast type cars of various genres out tonight. In two weeks there will be 50,000 or so. But there

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Bob W wrote: It seems that if we were not programmed to react in a certain way to a bent-over woman, it wouldn't distract??? If she were facing forward, the composition would apparently be okay??? No, not as far as I'm concerned. It's not the botty, or the fact that it's a woman, it's

Re: OT- Kodak Ektra Sold on eBay.

2005-08-09 Thread Jim Apilado
Forgot about the Rollei. I considered getting one of those, but they were pretty expensive. Jim A. From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 10:03:51 -0700 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT- Kodak Ektra Sold on eBay.

Re: PESO - The Pyramid

2005-08-09 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks, Tim. I did try cropping the sky off, but didn't like the loss of finality to the mountains in the rear. It lost the perception of the size of the mountain because you couldn't see the top. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, August 9, 2005, 2:44:46 PM, you wrote: TØ This is a nice shot,

RE: In A Jazz Club With No Flash - PESO:Swiss national holiday

2005-08-09 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Tim a big advantage of digital cameras versus analog for me is the freely changeable iso setting. I had ISO 200 film in both bodies at the Swiss national holiday to take photos of fireworks, when I saw these friends with their Chinese lanterns. Of course the film was to slow in the night for

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Tom Reese
Cotty wrote: On 8/8/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, when you get right down to it, Fine is an adjective and Art is a noun. So is Rubbish. However, don't ask me what Fine Art is (as opposed to any other type of art. Now that I think of it, don't ask me what Art is, as

RE: PESO:A basement rock image

2005-08-09 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Tim I liked the Rock festival shots you showed before. I do not see what the artificial grain would be good for here. The photo seems to be to bright as well. I do not like this b/w conversion... greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

RE: interior photography

2005-08-09 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Vic I do not think that the house is shown in a good way overall. Inside it is much too crowded with some things laying around and the photos have a yellow cast. The outside shoots are not a lot better. sorry for my harsh critic. greetings Markus Anyway, the results are here:

Re: Spot Metering W/P-TTL Flash?

2005-08-09 Thread Igor Roshchin
I guess since Joe sounds sure about the powerfullness of his flash, it is probably not _that_ far, so he can still use it. Joe, I don't know the exact answer to your original question (I hope somebody will respond soon). The manual says that with P-TTL it uses multi-segment metering (with

RE: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Paul Being one of the last to respond, count me to the ones who like the content of your photo a lot despite some understandable shortcomings in the composition. greetings Markus

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Sorry, I forgot. We could digress into a Volvo discussion. Has the brand suffered since Ford acquired it? Do white Volvo wagons retain their value better than black sedans? Paul On Aug 9, 2005, at 5:22 PM, Cotty wrote: On 9/8/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Anyway, we've

Re: PESO: Countdown to the Dream Cruise

2005-08-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thank you, Gonz. On Aug 9, 2005, at 6:15 PM, Gonz wrote: Paul, that pic is simply outstanding. Thanks for sharing. rg Paul Stenquist wrote: Two weeks to the Dream Cruise and traffic is building on Woodward Avenue. Must have been several thousand enthusiast type cars of various genres out

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Cotty wrote: On 8/8/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: I've got a couple of beer in the fridge. You could all come over to my place... Love to; it's a bit of a drive from San Jose, however. Do you know the way? Seems so -- he got there

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Cotty. And thanks to all who responded to this thread, both negative and positive. I frequently shoot with wide lenses on the street. In fact, the 16-45 is my most common choice, followed closely by the 35/2. I do like to use a long lens from time to time. It is an effective way of

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: keithw Subject: Re: PESO: Great Expectations Who can find unwanted suggestiveness in a set of wrinkled shorts stuffed with someone's behind, who just happens to be a woman? Un-damned-believable! Interestingly, none of the people whose posts I read

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Tom C
William Robb wrote: I see this as a case of if you repeat a lie often enough, it somehow becomes the truth. OK. Let's test that out. Bill's a great photographer. Bill's a great photographer. Bill's a great photographer. Bill's a great photographer. Bill's a great photographer.

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't think it's working... Tom C wrote: William Robb wrote: I see this as a case of if you repeat a lie often enough, it somehow becomes the truth. OK. Let's test that out. Bill's a great photographer. Bill's a great photographer. Bill's a great photographer. Bill's a great

Re: PESO: In da city

2005-08-09 Thread P. J. Alling
The Takumar Bayonet is not know for being a stellar performer. Some like it but the general consensus is that it's a dog. Some might attribute this to a certain amount of snobbery, but I've learned to believe in the wisdom of the list, in most cases. Michael Spivak wrote: In continue of

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread Butch Black
No we don't want to buy any cookies Butch Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: RAF Brize Norton this morning. Snapped through a bus window by friend and colleague Barry Clack, a freelance photographer from Oxford, on his Nikon D2X, so this is OT I suppose ;-) I'm a big bloke,

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Bill is correct. I can't recall anyone who said specifically that they were offended by the woman in the middle. I misinterpreted a comment that included the word offensive. Another may have said that the shot was in some way objectionable,. again without being very specific about the nature of

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
You have to give it time. On Aug 9, 2005, at 8:39 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I don't think it's working... Tom C wrote: William Robb wrote: I see this as a case of if you repeat a lie often enough, it somehow becomes the truth. OK. Let's test that out. Bill's a great photographer.

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread Scott Loveless
Former cameraman play 'chicken' with jumbo jet. On 8/9/05, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: RAF Brize Norton this morning. Snapped through a bus window by friend and colleague Barry Clack, a freelance photographer from Oxford, on his Nikon D2X, so this is

Re: PESO: In da city

2005-08-09 Thread keithw
P. J. Alling wrote: The Takumar Bayonet is not know for being a stellar performer. Some like it but the general consensus is that it's a dog. He didn't say he was using a Bayo Takumar. He said Takumar 135 2.5. I interpreted that to mean the Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 1:2.5/135 like I

PESO: Avanti

2005-08-09 Thread Jon M
I went to the Studebaker museum in downtown South Bend, IN over the weekend while on a trip through IN and OH. I've always liked the Avanti, and I thought this photo came out rather well. http://jon.beigetower.org/misc/midwesttrip/60v6/avanti.jpg LX, M50/1.4 (I forget what f-stop it was

Re: PESO: In da city

2005-08-09 Thread P. J. Alling
He said Thanks Boris, maybe I'm jumping to conclusions, but that's what Boris had, and I have both the SMC Tak and the SMC Pentax version of this lens and haven't seen anything to be disappointed about by either of them. keithw wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: The Takumar Bayonet is not know for

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: PESO: Great Expectations I don't think it's working... Its not working. William Robb

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-09 Thread Boris Liberman
RAF Brize Norton this morning. Snapped through a bus window by friend and colleague Barry Clack, a freelance photographer from Oxford, on his Nikon D2X, so this is OT I suppose ;-) I'm a big bloke, but *that's* a big plane! Boeing C-17. Waiting for air crew to pop out for a chat. Looks like

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