Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Fri, 07 Apr 2006 03:59:18 +0200 schreef David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 4/7/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/4/06, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php Thanks Shel :-) When it aired here a few years ago, it was simply

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread David Mann
On Apr 7, 2006, at 4:07 AM, graywolf wrote: Almost all Unix type software can be run on any of those if you can get the source code and compile it for your system. That's very simplified :) Writing portable Unix software is quite an undertaking as there are many little differences in

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread David Mann
On Apr 7, 2006, at 7:27 AM, Adam Maas wrote: BSD is both a kernel and some userspace tools (with some GNU tools, mostly the gcc toolchain also necessary), it's much more integrated than say Linux, which is an amalgam of a bunch of not necessarily related projects (Almost none of which are

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread David Mann
On Apr 7, 2006, at 6:21 AM, Bob W wrote: Apple seem to want to turn into a company that sells tin, rather than one that sells software. The OS is basically Unix, and now there's nothing different about the tin it runs on. I'd say they're getting out of the software business. Apple write a

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread David Mann
On Apr 7, 2006, at 1:30 AM, Perry Pellechia wrote: Call me crazy but I am someone who would be (and is) interested in this. I use Corel Draw to make figures with (NMR) data for scientific publications. I also use it for making drawings that I use in the class I teach. While there might be

Re: My first Epson. Please be gentle

2006-04-07 Thread David Mann
On Apr 7, 2006, at 1:28 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: My Epson 2200 has never clogged. I've owned it for about four years and have made at least 200 11 x 17 color prints. The longest it has sat unused has probably been about one week. However, it's probably sat three weeks at times without

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread David Mann
On Apr 7, 2006, at 1:59 PM, David Savage wrote: Much more interesting memorable than shots of a car driving through twisty coastal/mountain roads. Or in the case of a 4WD, getting 3 feet of air under it as it flies over a sand dune. How about footage of idiotic drivers being chased through

Re: 1.7x AF

2006-04-07 Thread Toine
When I say doesn't autofocus. The 1.7x does nothing. My conclusion is that the 1.7x can only autofocus when the contacts on the body are in use (like in a A lens) or short circuited (like in a M lens). My Tmount can't short circuit the contacts. A piece of conductive aluminium foil does the job,

RE: Micro PDML

2006-04-07 Thread Bob W
We were, however, accosted by a few young females in various stages of undress with certain requests (Take me photo, willya?) that we managed to resist. snip For decades I've been trying to use my various cameras to pick up lovely young ladies, and you have that opportunity

Re: 1.7x AF

2006-04-07 Thread Rob Studdert
On 7 Apr 2006 at 8:54, Toine wrote: When I say doesn't autofocus. The 1.7x does nothing. My conclusion is that the 1.7x can only autofocus when the contacts on the body are in use (like in a A lens) or short circuited (like in a M lens). My Tmount can't short circuit the contacts. A piece of

RE: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread Bob W
FWIW I think they've become a software company that uses its software to sell its hardware. When I bought my computer I bought it for the OS alone. I couldn't care less what's inside the shiny box, but I had to buy the shiny box with the Apple on the side as that's all that would run

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread Peter Lacus
Personally, I find using the keyboard in conjunction with a one button mouse easier and faster for most things. Here here! Here too! :-) Bedo.

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread John Coyle
We've got it in Oz too! But I think the mean b-s have cut half of it out. Must have taken hours to work it all out. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 5:49 AM

Re: PAW x 2

2006-04-07 Thread David Mann
On Apr 7, 2006, at 1:31 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm going the other way on this one. The bee is soft, and it's very similar to a lot of other shots I've seen. The sea and rocks is a very nice composition and a fresh vision, well executed. The second pic is a winner. The first one is

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread David Savage
Yep. We get it from when the muffler hits the tyre. Dave S. On 4/7/06, John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We've got it in Oz too! But I think the mean b-s have cut half of it out. Must have taken hours to work it all out. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -- All I ask is the chance to

Re: PAW x 2

2006-04-07 Thread David Mann
On Apr 7, 2006, at 1:20 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: Love the bumblebee. Beautyful colours, good comp ... The second one makes me seasick. The horizon is strait, but my stomach tells me it leans to the left. Is being seasick a good thing? For me... not. That photo was taken at an opening to Cook

Re: Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-07 Thread mike wilson
From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/07 Fri AM 12:08:28 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 11:20:13PM +0100, mike wilson wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: I ran a Win 98SE machine for a while, and had a USB card

Re: RE: 1.7x AF

2006-04-07 Thread mike wilson
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/07 Fri AM 01:04:52 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: 1.7x AF We may have been jumping to conclusions. A very intelligent question Mike. We have a mastermind among us. No irony. You _obviously_ don't know me. 8-) Anyway,

Sigma 70-200/2.8 compared to Bigma?

2006-04-07 Thread ing. David Lacina
Hi, I'd like to buy a bit lighter lenses and am thinking about the Sigma 70-200/2.8 APO EX DG. I owned the Bigma 50-500/4-6.3 and would like to ask someone for a comparison, are the images from the lighter lenses significantly better than those from bigma in the 70-200 range, besides that it

Re: RE: Micro PDML

2006-04-07 Thread mike wilson
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Re: Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
If I'm not mistaken, the original poster is located in Brazil, so US prices for computer gear may not be applicable. Shel From: John Francis Hardly. For the price of a DL I can get an HP Media Center PC with 1GB PCI3200 memory, 2.8GHz P4, 200GB SATA drive, and a DVD burner. That's far

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread Bob Shell
On Apr 6, 2006, at 6:02 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: There is a current suit over Apple selling music in its on-line store. When they settled the last suit, part of the deal was that they would not sell music. Looks like they're selling music to Apple Corps, and to me as well. I think

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film. Everything you see really happened in real time exactly as you see it. The film took 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually

Re: My first Epson. Please be gentle

2006-04-07 Thread Adam Maas
Epson Enhanced Matte is probably the best choice for test printing. It's no good for sale (paper yellows over time) but it's extremely close to Hahnemuhle Photo Rag, so you can use it for test printing for anything that would be printed on HPR. Moab Kayenta and Entrada are two of my favourites

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Rob Studdert
On 7 Apr 2006 at 11:11, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film. Everything you see really happened in real time exactly as you see it. The film

Re: My first Epson. Please be gentle

2006-04-07 Thread Steve Jolly
Dave Brooks wrote: What was the matte paper suggested.Just a regular Matte.?? I use Epson Enhanced Matte with the MIS inks and it comes out nice. Except when some of the nozzles are blocked, which happens quite regularly, but cleaning the heads before printing usually solves that. S

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Cory Papenfuss
It will still be dozens of times faster than processing, scanning, and printing 6x7 film. A good, automated RAW workflow makes it barely any more work to get standard JPEGs out of the process than capturing in JPEG format to begin with, but nets you the ability to go further when scene

Re: PESO - Peaking out

2006-04-07 Thread John Forbes
You're a master of these flower and light pics, Bruce. JOhn On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 05:21:34 +0100, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pentax *istD, Tamron 90/2.5 Macro, Handheld ISO 400, 1/180 sec @ f/8.0 Converted from Raw using Capture One LE

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread David Mann
On Apr 7, 2006, at 9:24 PM, Bob Shell wrote: No, the suit I am talking about was just reported on the news last week. The earlier settlement in which Apple agreed not to sell music was before on-line music sales were ever envisioned, and Apple is trying to say that it only applies to the

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread Cory Papenfuss
That's very simplified :) Writing portable Unix software is quite an undertaking as there are many little differences in APIs, even though the systems tend to operate in much the same way. I've even had problems with shell scripts, although GNU utilities help a lot if they're installed.

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 7 Apr 2006, Rob Studdert wrote: On 7 Apr 2006 at 11:11, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film. Everything you see really happened in real

Re: My first Epson. Please be gentle

2006-04-07 Thread Fred Widall
I'm using Epson Enhanced Matte with the MIS Eboni ink. Fifty sheets of 8.5x11 is CAD$24.99 at www.epson.ca (free shipping). I've only printing 25 images so far and clogging has not been an issue for far. I'm doing BO printing, and to my eyes (and all I've shown them to) they look very good

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 7, 2006, at 1:36 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: It simply sounds like you may have picked the wrong camera for the job, the hot pixel management implemented in the Pentax bodies obviously isn't working in your shooting scenario. Works fine in mine. Had mine performed as poorly as Dave

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 7, 2006, at 1:54 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You asked why/when one should use RAW Actually, no, I never did. I said that I wasn't shooting RAW, someone asked me why, and then a bunch of people told me I was wrong in my decision. I actually do want to know the answer to my

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 7, 2006, at 6:43 AM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: Well-said. I really don't understand the credibility of the anti-RAW argument that it adds a tremendous amount of work to the workflow. Even in my linux-land, I've got an automated script to dump RAW files from the card, apply auto

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 7, 2006, at 1:54 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You asked why/when one should use RAW By the way, the original post was asking for help for a friend taking a technical writing course who wanted to know what are the most common things you'd do to a RAW file in conversion. -Aaron

RE: PAW x 2

2006-04-07 Thread Tim Øsleby
Cool link. After reading the comments from Paul and Godfrey I had another look at the bumblebee. I have come to that it is the softness of the bumblebee that makes me like it. That and the simplicity is what make it work for me. Simple, elegant, and slightly different. But others are allowed

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Cory, did you read my post? I said NOTHING about anti-RAW, I said that FOR MY USE of the camera it was not the correct choice. Yes I did... my comment was more rhetorical to the large number of comments with that sentiment. Yours just happened to be the latest... :) I don't think anyone

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread David Savage
On 4/7/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 7 Apr 2006, Rob Studdert wrote: Precarious balance and counter weights? Thanks. Where are they? Inside the tyres? Kostas I think so. The way they roll just isn't quit right. Dave S -- All I ask is the chance to prove

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread John Forbes
On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:19:32 +0100, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 7, 2006, at 6:43 AM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: Well-said. I really don't understand the credibility of the anti-RAW argument that it adds a tremendous amount of work to the workflow. Even in my linux-land,

Re: My first Epson. Please be gentle

2006-04-07 Thread David Savage
On 4/7/06, Ryan K. Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave Brooks wrote: Quick service. My Epson R220 arrived Tuesday and my MIS black inks just showed up.Well the SO just gave me the package, they were here erlier.:-) Horse show with Jr tomorrow, so i;ll set it up Saturday and try some of

FS-Pentax 300mm M42 Mount

2006-04-07 Thread Walter Hamler
My shameless listing for a lens for sale. Pentax 300mm f/4 Manual M42 thread. It comes with a K mount adapter and a Ricoh KR-5 III body that works fine except the light meter is off by about a stop and the cable release threads are stripped. I am asking somewhere around 130.00 for the lens with

Re: PESO - Peaking out

2006-04-07 Thread Jack Davis
Big, fuzzy, intrusive, knob is just too much. The blossoms themselves, however, are shot at a great angle and with nice lighting. A worthy effort. Jack --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pentax *istD, Tamron 90/2.5 Macro, Handheld ISO 400, 1/180 sec @ f/8.0 Converted from Raw

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Jack Davis
Do anyone see this, in any way, as being a computer assisted sequence? Jack --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/7/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 7 Apr 2006, Rob Studdert wrote: Precarious balance and counter weights? Thanks. Where are they?

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread David Savage
On 4/7/06, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do anyone see this, in any way, as being a computer assisted sequence? Jack Possibly in the initial design of the setup, but IMO the video is genuine. Dave S. -- All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. - Spike Milligan

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread David Savage
On 4/7/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. Where are they? Inside the tyres? Kostas A brief explanation about the tyres here. http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm Dave -- All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. - Spike Milligan

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Rob Studdert
On 7 Apr 2006 at 21:23, David Savage wrote: On 4/7/06, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do anyone see this, in any way, as being a computer assisted sequence? Jack Possibly in the initial design of the setup, but IMO the video is genuine. I did have a video link to the making of

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: On 4/7/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. Where are they? Inside the tyres? A brief explanation about the tyres here. http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm Nice night-time panorama of Pittsburgh on that page... :)

Re: OT: Big Squirrel Problem

2006-04-07 Thread Norman Baugher
It's probably just Frank in a bear suit... Norm From: Cotty http://www.geekbase.org/squirrelproblem/ And that's just outside PDML Central, at GFM.

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/4/06, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed: Or do you REALLY never make an error with exposure? I never do :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: OT: Big Squirrel Problem

2006-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Norman Baugher wrote: From: Cotty http://www.geekbase.org/squirrelproblem/ And that's just outside PDML Central, at GFM. It's probably just Frank in a bear suit... I thought it was Dave Brooks without the flannel shirt.

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread pnstenquist
All commercials are computer assisted to a certain extent. The film is digitized before it's edited. Even the editing process performs digital modifications. I don't have specific knowledge of this spot, but Shel tells us it was shot live. Assuming that's true, I'm sure that some work was done

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 7, 2006, at 5:16 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: You asked why/when one should use RAW Actually, no, I never did. I said that I wasn't shooting RAW, someone asked me why, and then a bunch of people told me I was wrong in my decision. I still haven't seen the original post. I saw a

Re: My first Epson. Please be gentle

2006-04-07 Thread Adam Maas
It's $20-22 at most retail outlets. -Adam Fred Widall wrote: I'm using Epson Enhanced Matte with the MIS Eboni ink. Fifty sheets of 8.5x11 is CAD$24.99 at www.epson.ca (free shipping). I've only printing 25 images so far and clogging has not been an issue for far. I'm doing BO printing,

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Aaron Reynolds Subject: Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters Cory, did you read my post? I said NOTHING about anti-RAW, I said that FOR MY USE of the camera it was not the correct choice. Aaron, you are discussing a topic with zealots, every bit as

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I don't want to get into a debate about it, but I have the DVD that includes the advert and the making of film about it. The people who shot it produced it as an interaction of the objects, not the result of image manipulation. It was very difficult to produce and quite an achievement.

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Aaron, First off, I understand your position, and feel that your choice of shooting JPEG is a good choice for you, in the situation that you're shooting. To answer your question: I don't think it would be very time consuming. Last night I just started to read the chapter in Bruce Fraser's

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I read an article the described how it was done. Weights were placed strategically placed strategically inside the tires. Shel [Original Message] From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 4/7/2006 5:57:32 AM Subject: Re: OT - Honda UK Ad On 4/7/06, Kostas

RE: OT: Big Squirrel Problem

2006-04-07 Thread Tim Øsleby
Aah. I see. 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) -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 7. april 2006 04:33 To:

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I didn't say anything of the sort. I said that the person who sent me the link included some comments, and that I didn't know how accurate his comments were. There are at least two links to how the video was made that have been posted here. They make interesting reading. Shel [Original

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread graywolf
Well, I firmly have one boot in each camp. For serious images I use raw. For throw away images I use jpeg, not even the highest grade of jpeg. The trade off is some times simply the matter of how many images I can get on the card (68 raw or 400+ jpeg with my 5mp C-5050Z). That said one of the

Re: OT: Big Squirrel Problem

2006-04-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tim Øsleby Subject: RE: OT: Big Squirrel Problem Aah. I see. You should see our bears William Robb Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke,

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://www.snopes.com/autos/business/hondacog.asp Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All commercials are computer assisted to a certain extent. The film is digitized before it's edited. Even the editing process performs digital modifications. I don't have specific knowledge of

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread graywolf
Of course it is. However I was not trying to be a guru, I was just commenting on Shel's idea of one size fits all computing. However I never have had that much of a problem running something I had the source code for. Yeh, maybe it needed a tweek or two to run on the equipment I had. But tell

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread graywolf
I still think the little red eraser in the middle of Thinkpad keyboards is the quickest and easiest pointer device to use in conjuction with the keyboard, no need to move your hand back and forth between them. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread Adam Maas
As someone who uses Thinkpads daily, the nipple is better than a trackpad, but significantly inferior to a mouse. The mouse is simply more accurate and faster. Both my Thinkpads have USB mice attached. My Mac has a 4 button mouse. Right-clicking is faster than ctrl-clicking. -Adam

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I never suggested anything of the sort. The concept of one-size-fits-all computing was first proffered by ~you~. Shel [Original Message] From: graywolf Of course it is. However I was not trying to be a guru, I was just commenting on Shel's idea of one size fits all computing.

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film. Everything you see really happened in real time exactly as you see it. The film took 606 takes. On the first

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 7, 2006, at 8:54 AM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: The original theme was something like getting the most out of your DSLR. That's contrary to your suggested mode of operation. Uh, the original theme was 'can you help my technical writer friend by telling him what you do most often while

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 7, 2006, at 8:56 AM, John Forbes wrote: Or do you REALLY never make an error with exposure? The exposure has not changed inside the domed stadium in recent memory. Perhaps one day they will change the lights. But in the meantime, yes, I am pretty sure that I will not make an

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 7, 2006, at 10:07 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I've not timed the task specifically, but I know I've done case of 200-300 RAW files, set to output to a half-rez JPEG (1000x1500 pixels) 8bit sRGB file, on an iMac G4 20 with 1.25Ghz processor and a fast disk, and walked out of the room

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
This is what I do regarding RAW conversion in Capture One (C1) when there's a batch I want to pay attention to: 1) Create a new folder 2) Inside that folder create a new RAW folder 3) Move files to the folder 4) In C1 set root as destination folder 5) Select portrait style files and rotate 90

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Aaron, Even as a RAW shooter myself, I can fully understand why you would shoot jpg. In your situation, you can dial in the exposure you want, along with WB and be on your way. I think some venues can benefit by shooting jpg. -- Bruce Friday, April 7, 2006, 5:19:32 AM, you wrote: AR

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 7, 2006, at 8:06 AM, Ryan K. Brooks wrote: Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: How do the tyres climb up the ramp? The viewer doesn't actually know what is up. Up doesn't have to be perpendicular to the floor. True, but that would make other bits of the interaction very difficult to

RE: OT: Big Squirrel Problem

2006-04-07 Thread Tim Øsleby
Now I see why the new wide angle zoom is so popular over there. Because everything is soo big. 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) -Original Message-

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 7, 2006, at 11:21 AM, Fernando Terrazzino wrote: You stupid Aaron, you don't shoot raw. PS: sorry just kidding ;o) Hah! -Aaron

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Jack Davis
That sort of tweaking manipulation was assumed. The essential mechanics were really my point of wonderment. Thanks. Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All commercials are computer assisted to a certain extent. The film is digitized before it's edited. Even the editing process performs digital

Re: OT - Honda UK Ad

2006-04-07 Thread Jack Davis
Okay..I get your point and you'll get no debate from here. Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't want to get into a debate about it, but I have the DVD that includes the advert and the making of film about it. The people who shot it produced it as an interaction of

Re: PESO - Reviewing Life

2006-04-07 Thread Jack Davis
Beautifully rendered and perceived. The white seed sails could imply age. Like it! Jack --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like to think of this as viewing life from the perspective that I have now - late parenthood. So I take the viewpoint of the dandelion seed cluster. Looking

Re: PESO - Reviewing Life

2006-04-07 Thread pnstenquist
Well done. What I like most is that it can stand on its own without the explanation. A simple title, Life, would make it all quite clear. Nicely executed. But sorry to hear you've gone to seed :-))). Paul -- Original message -- From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL

Re: Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-07 Thread John Francis
In that case, US prices for cameras probably aren't applicable either. I'd still expect a good PC to be available for less than the price of a DS. On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 02:16:31AM -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: If I'm not mistaken, the original poster is located in Brazil, so US prices for

Re: OT Nother test

2006-04-07 Thread Doug Brewer
Gabriel Cain wrote: Most mailing lists have a feature called Receive-own-posts, and it usually defaults to false -- you know what you wrote. What you're experiencing is the typical behavior. :-) Gabriel Hi Gabriel, It's true some mailing lists are set up that way, but not this one.

Re: My first Epson. Please be gentle

2006-04-07 Thread wendy beard
On 4/7/06, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Epson Enhanced Matte is probably the best choice for test printing. It's no good for sale (paper yellows over time) So is that why they changed its name from archival matte? What matte papers do people use and like in their Epsons? -- Wendy Beard

Re: PESO - Peaking out

2006-04-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Big, fuzzy, intrusive, knob is just too much. The blossoms themselves, however, are shot at a great angle and with nice lighting. A worthy effort. Bruce, the light and execution are top notch... However I second Jack's comment about the knob... Boris

Re: PESO - Reviewing Life

2006-04-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I like to think of this as viewing life from the perspective that I have now - late parenthood. So I take the viewpoint of the dandelion seed cluster. Looking back to see the flower (my youth) and the bud (my childhood) and forward to the remains of the seed pod (late stages of life). I

Re: OT Nother test

2006-04-07 Thread Gabriel Cain
Hi Gabriel, It's true some mailing lists are set up that way, but not this one. I noticed that right after I posted. :D Welcome, by the way. Show us your photographs. Okay, I will. http://gabrielcain.com/ The pictures up there, however, are my Nikon 5400 pix. On the pentax side, I'm

RE: PESO - Reviewing Life

2006-04-07 Thread Don Sanderson
Simply outstanding Bruce. With, or without, the explanation. Don -Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 11:10 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Reviewing Life I like to think of this as viewing life from the

Re: My first Epson. Please be gentle

2006-04-07 Thread pnstenquist
Epson Velvet Fine Art is definitely the nicest of the Epson papers. And Epson's profiles are near perfect. Radiant White Water Color is my second choice. Not as much tooth as the aforementioned but considerably less expensive. Some of the Hannemuhle papers are very nice. Hannemuhle William

RE: F 35-135 NOT good in the aquarium

2006-04-07 Thread Mark Stringer
FA 28-105 f4-5.6 pz model was a favorite of mine for a film camera. I still have it. Very good lense, not much heavier than the 35-135 and nearly half the close focus. Still around, cheap $100-120 at KEH. Mark Stringer

Re: OT Nother test

2006-04-07 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Gabriel, Welcome to the list. I took a look through your gallery. You've got some nice shots in there. One that stood out to me as showing some creative vision is: sun-and-the-rocks-at-hole-in-the-wall-01.jpg -- Bruce Friday, April 7, 2006, 10:15:16 AM, you wrote: Hi Gabriel,

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Aaron, This was the question to which I was responding: Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 15:13:23 -0700 From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters On Apr 6, 2006, at 12:10 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: He's new. He will find the

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread John Forbes
On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:08:42 +0100, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 7, 2006, at 8:56 AM, John Forbes wrote: Or do you REALLY never make an error with exposure? The exposure has not changed inside the domed stadium in recent memory. Perhaps one day they will change the

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 7, 2006, at 8:15 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: I've not timed the task specifically, but I know I've done case of 200-300 RAW files, set to output to a half-rez JPEG (1000x1500 pixels) 8bit sRGB file, on an iMac G4 20 with 1.25Ghz processor and a fast disk, and walked out of the room

Re: OT Nother test

2006-04-07 Thread Gabriel Cain
Bruce Dayton wrote: Hello Gabriel, Welcome to the list. I took a look through your gallery. You've got some nice shots in there. One that stood out to me as showing some creative vision is: sun-and-the-rocks-at-hole-in-the-wall-01.jpg Thanks!

Re: My first Epson. Please be gentle

2006-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 7, 2006, at 9:52 AM, wendy beard wrote: On 4/7/06, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Epson Enhanced Matte is probably the best choice for test printing. It's no good for sale (paper yellows over time) So is that why they changed its name from archival matte? What matte papers do

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 7, 2006, at 2:38 PM, John Forbes wrote: The question was: Do you REALLY never make an error with exposure? If the answer is yes, then go on shootig JPEG. If, on the other hand, you are human, you might be better off with RAW. :-) In 22 games last season I did not change the

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread graywolf
Why don't you recommend that your friend buy a copy of Real World Camera Raw and crib his paper from there. It is the book most of the folks on the list learned from and it is only $25 from amazon.com. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof ==

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread graywolf
Ah, but the comment wasn't about which is better used by itself, but which was better used in in conjunction with the keyboard. I would not chose the eraser pointer to use with PhotoShop or browsing, but I would for word processing. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-07 Thread graywolf
Twas merely my translation of what you said in a paragraph or two. It is of course possible I read you wrong. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Shel Belinkoff wrote: I never suggested

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Aaron, This was the question to which I was responding: Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 15:13:23 -0700 From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters On Apr 6, 2006, at 12:10 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: He's new. He will find the

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