Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation On Nov 23, 2007 10:02 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave. The one thing the teacher of the basic portriat class i took this spring kept saying, was that when taking ones portrait, it

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 23, 2007 11:38 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find it's best to treat blemishes or wrinkles individually. A very soft brush set at 30% opacity with a 30% fill rate can soften nicely. The color, of course, is picked up from a directly adjacent part of the face. That

OT: Black Friday

2007-11-23 Thread Jim Apilado
Just curious. Is there a Black Friday in Canada? It's called Black Friday because U.S. retailers hope their sales year will get into the black by having lots of shoppers buying their presents early the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. I think it's crazy to flock to a store

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread Stan Halpin
I am loosely involved with some research being done at the Institute for Creative Technology - in one line of work (not my project) they are trying to develop the technique for ultra-realistic computer- generated avatars for use in training films, etc. If you use anything more than a

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Sullivan wrote: You can always fuzz them up a bit. Try some gausian blurr. You can't ever make them sharper... Two possible Photoshop techniques: One: Make a duplicate layer Brighten it up a lot Apply gaussian blur - a lot (20-30 pixel radius) Change blend mode to overlay Adjust opacity to

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Stan Halpin wrote: All of which is to say that, while I agree with Mark that we do recognize and observe others at a grosser level of detail, it is also true that we recognize and are uncomfortable at some unconscious level when there is less detail than we are able to discern in real

RE: attractive mineral

2007-11-23 Thread Bob W
looks like they were wrong about diamonds being a girl's best friend. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ann sanfedele Sent: 23 November 2007 15:05 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: attractive mineral Here is the link

RE: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread Bob W
Queen Victoria asked her miniaturist, Alfred Chalon, whether photography was a threat to the painter. No, Ma'am, he replied. The photograph cannot flatter. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: 23 November 2007

Re: PESO: Bath time ;-)

2007-11-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Lovely shot, Mark! I've visited Bath. The architecture is very impressive. One of these days I'll get back there and photograph it... G On Nov 22, 2007, at 8:16 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d005607.htm PZ-1p, FA*24mm f2.0 and Kodak E100SW -- PDML

Re: PESO: Bath time ;-)

2007-11-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: On 22/11/07, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: There is a possibility of a meeting in Bath next fall, though. Keep us up to dat. 90 mins from me. 60 mins if Cotty's driving. ;) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can think of a good example of overdoing the lack of detail in portraits: Remember those scary-looking Photoshop jobs of girls with big eyes, unnaturally plastic-looking skin, etc? Discussed on the list some time ago. Anyone got the

Re: PESO: Dad's Move correct link

2007-11-23 Thread ann sanfedele
Paul Stenquist wrote: Sorry, it's here: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6669938size=lg hmmm - Either the kid knew you were taking the shot or his dad is about to make a losing move :) Nicely framed, but the kid smiling bothers me... it makes it look posed. ann On Nov 23, 2007,

Re: PESO: Starbucks Portrait

2007-11-23 Thread Bong Manayon
Hi Paul, Is this candid? Or did your subject pose for you? Or something in-between? Bong On Nov 24, 2007 6:07 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The cold weather is upon us, so I'm back to shooting Starbucks patrons. It's my winter weather diversion. I liked the look of this guy.

Re: SMC Takumar vs Takumar

2007-11-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Single coated Takumars are labled Super Takumar, multi coated Takumars are labled Super Multi Coated or SMC, this is for the M42 screw mount lenses. Takumar Bayonet lenses are all single coated. .timbercode wrote: Is there any real, visible differenc between the multi coated SMC-Takumars

Re: PESO, PEOW etc

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 24, 2007 12:20 PM, Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 23, 2007, at 4:55 AM, David Savage wrote: PEOW: Picture/Photo Every Other Week (not widely used) I thought PEOW was Picture Every Once in a While Well there you go :-) Seems kinda' redundant though with the more

Re: PESO: Sun Princess (YABP)

2007-11-23 Thread Stan Halpin
Where is Fremantle? (referring to caption on the shot...) stan On Nov 22, 2007, at 8:59 AM, David Savage wrote: (YABP: Yet Another Bloody Panorama) G'day All, One of the bigger cruise ships (Sun Princes) that sails the seven seas is in port for a couple of days. I headed down this evening

Re: PESO, PEOW etc

2007-11-23 Thread Stan Halpin
On Nov 23, 2007, at 4:55 AM, David Savage wrote: PEOW: Picture/Photo Every Other Week (not widely used) I thought PEOW was Picture Every Once in a While stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT: The Cormorant Cure

2007-11-23 Thread P. J. Alling
I'll bet the ham was tasty too... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Speaking of cormorants (don't we always:-), some Wisconsin fisherman came up with the ultimate solution: Three Little Pigs. Seems there was a huge cormorant population on an island in Lake Michigan, and they were wreaking havoc on

Re: PEOW: Cormorant II

2007-11-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually it's the unofficial Official Bird of the PDML... Jay Taylor wrote: Some of you may have seen the head shot of my Cormorant that Mark pointed out (posted on DPreview). Godfrey was correct in that I don't usually exclude much of the context in my bird images, but I guess I was

Re: OT: Microsoft Access

2007-11-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Call Microsoft and swear at them. Mark Roberts wrote: Having a software problem and hoping someone can offer help. I have a photo database in Microsoft Access 97 which I wrote years ago and have still been using. When I bought a new computer this summer I reinstalled Microsoft Office from

Re: PC problem??????/

2007-11-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: PC problem??/ All important photos, downloaded setup for PS, Lumipix etc and documents are on CD/DVD and or the external Maxtors. In your opinion Bill, should i look at getting the HD replaced(its only a 80 gig at the

Re: Black Friday

2007-11-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jim Apilado Subject: OT: Black Friday Just curious. Is there a Black Friday in Canada? Nope, but we had some Black Donnellys once. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Schwinn Continental

2007-11-23 Thread P. J. Alling
What? Your wife couldn't find the fireplace poker? Cotty wrote: On 21/11/07, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: You guys with your fancy workshops I rebuilt my old Takara on the basement floor! Oh how I wished for a basement floor. I once brought a stripped down V8

Re: PESO: Sun Princess (YABP)

2007-11-23 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks. Too lazy to Google for information... I knew you were in that general quadrant but had lost track of which coast you are on. stan On Nov 23, 2007, at 9:38 PM, David Savage wrote: On Nov 24, 2007 12:23 PM, Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where is Fremantle? (referring to

OT: Go Riders

2007-11-23 Thread William Robb
While the Americans are thinking that their little Thanksgiving whatever is something to be thankful for and happy about, and Europe can't figure out how to make balls that aren't round, the city at the center of the universe is hosting a game that is destined to bring east and west together.

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Charles Robinson Subject: Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation http://beckycarter.com/ Oh god, that's depressing to look at. Does ANYbody think that looks good? Ken Rockwell might.. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Stan Halpin Subject: Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation All of which is to say that, while I agree with Mark that we do recognize and observe others at a grosser level of detail, it is also true that we recognize and are uncomfortable at some unconscious

Re: Rumours continued... 24th january we will know if this is all correct (or not)

2007-11-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Maybe one of Kodaks newish low noise designs. Thibouille wrote: Mmm reading betwwen the lines of various forum posts, some are hinting at a new sensor tech which wouldn't be Foveon nor Bayer. Now it really becomes interesting :) Thibault Massart aka Thibouille --

Re: PESO: Bath time ;-)

2007-11-23 Thread John Coyle
Cotty, if you do get to go to Bath, you've gotta have tea in the Pump Room! It's famously old-fashioned in everything, including the service, and you can get a bottle of the spa water there too. Not cheap though My brother actually lives in Bath, so it was a no-brainer to stay there on

Re: PESO: Starbucks Portrait

2007-11-23 Thread pnstenquist
It's candid. I'm sitting in a corner of the coffee shop, picking 'em off one by one:-). Paul -- Original message -- From: Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Paul, Is this candid? Or did your subject pose for you? Or something in-between? Bong On Nov 24,

Re: PESO: Starbucks Portrait

2007-11-23 Thread pnstenquist
In truth, he seemed very gentle. But that may not come through in the photo. Paul -- Original message -- From: ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul Stenquist wrote: The cold weather is upon us, so I'm back to shooting Starbucks patrons. It's my winter

Re: PESO: Dad's Move correct link

2007-11-23 Thread pnstenquist
No, he didn't see me. I have some others where he's not smiling. But I liked this frame. Smiles are good:-). Paul -- Original message -- From: ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul Stenquist wrote: Sorry, it's here:

PESO -- Sunset Rubdown

2007-11-23 Thread Mike Hamilton
http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2007/11/23/sunset-rubdown/ Just split second glance at a pane of glass as I walked by it in the alley. The sunset was nice, but the reflection gave a different view, something I barely noticed until I went back for a second look. Comments/critiques welcome!!

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread P. J. Alling
EEEKKK! Cotty wrote: On 23/11/07, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: I can think of a good example of overdoing the lack of detail in portraits: Remember those scary-looking Photoshop jobs of girls with big eyes, unnaturally plastic-looking skin, etc? Discussed on the list

Re: PESO: Sun Princess (YABP)

2007-11-23 Thread P. J. Alling
I've seen that button on Flicker, but it doesn't appear on this page. David Savage wrote: On Nov 24, 2007 2:20 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/23/2007 2:27:34 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/2054247879/ Yes,

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread P. J. Alling
that should be your, not you're, damn spell checker... P. J. Alling wrote: Think of it as the perfect tool to facilitate a break up with you're wife/girlfriend/etc... David Savage wrote: I did some portraits of my parents this evening I have to say that the 77 Ltd., for all it's good

Re: PESO: Sun Princess (YABP)

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 24, 2007 1:59 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've seen that button on Flicker, but it doesn't appear on this page. Hmm... Sorry about that. I'm always logged in to Flickr so I didn't realise the all sizes option wasn't available: Here's the cropped version, larger: Medium

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 24, 2007 2:03 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that should be your, not you're, damn spell checker... I knew what you meant :-) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT: Microsoft Access

2007-11-23 Thread Doug Franklin
David J Brooks wrote: The font name is hatten. I have also had problems with a font hattensomething. Man hatten?? Hattenschweiler (spelling may be off) -- Thanks DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT: Go Riders

2007-11-23 Thread Scott Loveless
William Robb wrote: While the Americans are thinking that their little Thanksgiving whatever is something to be thankful for and happy about, and Europe can't figure out how to make balls that aren't round, the city at the center of the universe is hosting a game that is destined to bring

Re: PESO: Sun Princess (YABP)

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 24, 2007 12:23 PM, Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where is Fremantle? (referring to caption on the shot...) G'day Stan, Fremantle is the city at the mouth of the Swan River. It's about 15km (as the crow flies) south west of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia:

Re: PESO: Bath time ;-)

2007-11-23 Thread pnstenquist
I remember the Pump Room. It's below the Roman baths. The architecture dates to 43 AD. Longleats Estate is another must see. It's a fabulous Victorian residence. I shot a commercial there in the mid eighties. I was working with a crew from London, and they were a very festive lot. We went bar

Re: OT: Black Friday

2007-11-23 Thread P. J. Alling
It's also known as black Friday by retail employees, because they are trampled by hoards of shoppers, to them the profits secondary at best... Jim Apilado wrote: Just curious. Is there a Black Friday in Canada? It's called Black Friday because U.S. retailers hope their sales year will get

Re: PESO, PEOW etc

2007-11-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Let's just hope he hasn't wandered off to play in traffic... Bob Sullivan wrote: And where is Frank? Have we misplaced him? Who's turn was it to watch him? Regards, Bob S. On Nov 23, 2007 5:42 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also PDLTCorF Please don't listen to Cotty or

RE: PESO: Dad's Move correct link

2007-11-23 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Bob. Yeah, I agree about the thing coming out of dad's forehead. I think I'll fis that. Paul -- Original message -- From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] that's a nice shot, only slightly let down by the elbow growing from Dad's forehead. -- Bob

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 23, 2007, at 16:52, David Savage wrote: On Nov 24, 2007 2:50 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stan Halpin wrote: All of which is to say that, while I agree with Mark that we do recognize and observe others at a grosser level of detail, it is also true that we recognize

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 24, 2007 8:03 AM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 23, 2007, at 16:52, David Savage wrote: On Nov 24, 2007 2:50 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remember those scary-looking Photoshop jobs of girls with big eyes, unnaturally plastic-looking skin, etc?

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 24, 2007 2:50 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stan Halpin wrote: All of which is to say that, while I agree with Mark that we do recognize and observe others at a grosser level of detail, it is also true that we recognize and are uncomfortable at some unconscious level when

Re: Leopard testing (was: Microsoft Access problems)

2007-11-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 22, 2007, at 5:47 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's only one Mac expert here, and I think he's already addressed this issue. When I have a problem, I know where to go for help. Yea, he's the one who, on list, advised against upgrading to Leopard until the

RE: OT: Microsoft Access

2007-11-23 Thread Bob W
Hattenschweiler. I think it's named after one of Bill Robb's dogs. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David J Brooks Sent: 23 November 2007 13:04 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Microsoft Access On

Re: OT: Black Friday

2007-11-23 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 07:54:03AM -0800, Jim Apilado wrote: Just curious. Is there a Black Friday in Canada? It's called Black Friday because U.S. retailers hope their sales year will get into the black by having lots of shoppers buying their presents early the day after the U.S.

Re: PDML photographers: You guys are good!

2007-11-23 Thread Ken Waller
I found myself scratching my head over why the photographer even submitted the shot in the first place. I do the same with a good number of those submitted. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PDML

FS Black Friday: Sigma EX 70-200 F2.8

2007-11-23 Thread Joseph Tainter
Give yourself a present. This is the older, non-DG version. It is also the non-macro version (which means that it is better at 200 mm than the current macro version). I will part with it sadly, but just acquired the FA* 80-200 F2.8. This one is a classic: Sharp across the zoom range and a very

Re: PC problem??????/

2007-11-23 Thread David J Brooks
On 11/23/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: PC problem??/ The thing fired up ok this morn. I ran disk checker, had to restart to run, and it restarted ok. I don';t see any errors report anywere. Hopfully it was

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread David J Brooks
On 11/23/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave, as a long time portrait shooter, I am going to go out on a limb here and say that your instructor was full of manure. Only manure Bill. You must be in a good mood today. LOL The regular instructor was unavailable for the class, and

Re: PESO: Sun Princess (YABP)

2007-11-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/23/2007 2:27:34 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Nov 23, 2007 7:11 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice, Dave, but I think it tries to do a bit too much. To hold the reflections on the right (which are very nice) you've had to let the

Re: SV: One shot a week for 6-8 years

2007-11-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/21/2007 8:41:59 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Godfrey, I wouldn't want to rely on a digtial camera to be operational over this long period of time - eight years is a long time. Can I still get battteries for it in 8 years? If it dies, can I

Re: Thanksgiving

2007-11-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/22/2007 8:07:36 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For all of those who celebrate, And all you who do not, I hope your day was good And that dinner was hot. Godfrey === Good poem, ditto. Marnie :-)

Re: OT: Black Friday

2007-11-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/23/2007 7:57:03 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just curious. Is there a Black Friday in Canada? It's called Black Friday because U.S. retailers hope their sales year will get into the black by having lots of shoppers buying their presents

SuperA (and programA ?) handgrip

2007-11-23 Thread Thibouille
I'm in need of a SuperA handgrip. If anybody has a spare I'm interested. Thank you -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb wrote: On Nov 23, 2007 10:02 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The one thing the teacher of the basic portriat class i took this spring kept saying, was that when taking ones portrait, it is about the face, the look. Any imperfections should be there in the photo.

attractive mineral

2007-11-23 Thread ann sanfedele
Here is the link - not my photo - read my note before linking... http://tinyurl.com/277hfl I listed a chunk of rough lepidolite on ebay last night - mentioning it came from what I always referred to as the Newry mine in Maine but asking the potential buyers or browsers to fill in the blanks

Re: PESO: Autumn morning

2007-11-23 Thread Rick Womer
Timber, I like the idea and the composition. On the web, though, the leaves don't stand out very much from the ballast. If you're shooting raw, you might try boosting the saturation. I took some similar pics yesterday, actually, that I may get around to posting this weekend. Cheers, Rick

Re: PESO: B-17 at Orlando Executive

2007-11-23 Thread Anthony Farr
The thanks go to you, Walter, for providing a great shot for me to mess around with. I suspected that you were having an off-day with your conversions, as you've confirmed. That's something I've also experienced, not getting a handle on things and chasing my tail around the colour wheel but

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
I find it's best to treat blemishes or wrinkles individually. A very soft brush set at 30% opacity with a 30% fill rate can soften nicely. The color, of course, is picked up from a directly adjacent part of the face. That technique seems to work better than the healing brush. Paul On Nov 23,

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 23, 2007 10:49 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree, but my models bitch moan about looking old (to which I reply You are old :-) If you are doing pictures for yourself, then do what you want These are purely lighting technique test photos. The resultant portraits of

For Sale Friday: SF-1 and Super Program

2007-11-23 Thread David J Brooks
Hi Gang. I have, half heartedly, offered these up in the past and am doing so again. SF-1: KEH has one in bargin condition for $35.00. I think mine is in that range and will sell for this. I have not used it for several years, but it worked fine up until storage. Super Program: KEH has on in Ex

Re: PESO, PEOW etc

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 23, 2007 10:03 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was away for two weeks, sorry, i'll start looking.:-0 Here Frank, here Frank. I hope you left out a big bowl of water for him. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

GESO 2007 - Ode To A Funny Lookin' Bird - GDG

2007-11-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/stickleg/ enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO, PEOW etc

2007-11-23 Thread David J Brooks
I was away for two weeks, sorry, i'll start looking.:-0 Here Frank, here Frank. Dave On 11/23/07, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And where is Frank? Have we misplaced him? Who's turn was it to watch him? Regards, Bob S. On Nov 23, 2007 5:42 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread David J Brooks
Dave. The one thing the teacher of the basic portriat class i took this spring kept saying, was that when taking ones portrait, it is about the face, the look. Any iomperfections should be there in the photo. Thats who they are. Made sence to me. However its is a sharp lens is'nt it.:-) Dave

Re: PESO, PEOW etc

2007-11-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
And where is Frank? Have we misplaced him? Who's turn was it to watch him? Regards, Bob S. On Nov 23, 2007 5:42 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also PDLTCorF Please don't listen to Cotty or Frank.:-) :-) Note all the smily face lads. Dave On 11/23/07, David Savage

Re: Flash Shadows

2007-11-23 Thread Vic Mortelmans
As the semi-washed-out-shadow is actually lit by one flash, and the rest of the wall by two flashes, the shadow is still one stop (= half the amount of light) darker than the wall (not taking into account ambient light). Groeten, Vic Jack Davis wrote: Only for the sake of discussion

Re: PESO, PEOW etc

2007-11-23 Thread David J Brooks
Also PDLTCorF Please don't listen to Cotty or Frank.:-) :-) Note all the smily face lads. Dave On 11/23/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PESO: Picture/Photo Every So Often PAW: Picture/Photo A Week GESO: Gallery Every So Often PUG: Pentax Users Gallery http://pug.komkon.org/

PESO: Autumn morning

2007-11-23 Thread .timbercode
This is my first PESO :P Comments/critics are welcomed :P This morning I was waiting for the tram and I was impressed by the colors of autumn. So I took the cam and made a shot. I hope you like it :D http://timber.clancode.hu/e107_plugins/coppermine_menu/displayimage.php?pos=-233 Pentax K10D +

PESO, PEOW etc

2007-11-23 Thread .timbercode
Could anyone tell me what does these P-words mean? :D So far I saw PESO, PEOW and PUG. So far I know Peso is a money, PUG is for Pick Up Group in MMORPGs and PEOW sounds like firing a bullet :D Thanks, .t -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Thanksgiving Foliage

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 23, 2007 4:06 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not from Seattle this time; from here at home in Philly. I took my newly-acquired FA 50-200 zoom (thanks, Dave S.!) for a walk this morning. The colors we used to enjoy in late October have waited until late November this year.

Re: PESO: Sun Princess (YABP)

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 23, 2007 1:12 AM, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Savage wrote: (YABP: Yet Another Bloody Panorama) G'day All, One of the bigger cruise ships (Sun Princes) that sails the seven seas is in port for a couple of days. I headed down this evening to have a look. Here's

Re: PESO - classical nude

2007-11-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Was there supposed to be a link or was it just a way to get us to look at the message. Scott Loveless wrote: Made you look. PUG deadline is two days away and I have two photos. See, Dave? That's how it's done. And quote some John Denver, damnit. That's always good motivation. Goodbye

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Think of it as the perfect tool to facilitate a break up with you're wife/girlfriend/etc... David Savage wrote: I did some portraits of my parents this evening I have to say that the 77 Ltd., for all it's good points, is a very unflattering lens for shooting people with a less than perfect

RE: PESO: Dad's Move correct link

2007-11-23 Thread Bob W
that's a nice shot, only slightly let down by the elbow growing from Dad's forehead. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: 23 November 2007 22:33 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Dad's Move

Re: PESO: Bath time ;-)

2007-11-23 Thread Cotty
On 22/11/07, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: There is a possibility of a meeting in Bath next fall, though. Keep us up to dat. 90 mins from me. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 23, 2007 10:30 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every wrinkle, pore, blemish etc. is rendered in razor sharp detail. Yup. I noticed that when I bought my first 77mm LTD. I still use softening filters to knock the lenses doen a bit since there is no Photoshop effect that

Re: OT: Microsoft Access

2007-11-23 Thread David J Brooks
On 11/23/07, Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Mark, I don't know if you have gotten the solution yet - there are a lot of messages around the place. This is a known bug and it got me a long time ago. the problem is actually with a font which Access can't find a license for ans so

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, You can always fuzz them up a bit. Try some gausian blurr. You can't ever make them sharper... Regards, Bob S. On Nov 23, 2007 6:38 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did some portraits of my parents this evening I have to say that the 77 Ltd., for all it's good points, is a

Re: Thanksgiving

2007-11-23 Thread David J Brooks
Although our Thanksgiving, up here, has come and gone, i just want to say that I'm thank full to have a wonderful wife and daughter, who are supportive during my Lets try this job this week phase and put up with me on a daily basis. I'm also thankful for the comradary on this list and the friends

Re: PESO, PEOW etc

2007-11-23 Thread .timbercode
Thank you, Dave! .t David Savage wrote: PESO: Picture/Photo Every So Often PAW: Picture/Photo A Week GESO: Gallery Every So Often PUG: Pentax Users Gallery http://pug.komkon.org/ PEOW: Picture/Photo Every Other Week (not widely used) More info in the Mini FAQ:

Re: PESO: Sun Princess (YABP)

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 23, 2007 1:18 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It gives a great idea on how big that ship is. Nicly done. Dave Thanks Dave. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO: Sun Princess (YABP)

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 23, 2007 7:11 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice, Dave, but I think it tries to do a bit too much. To hold the reflections on the right (which are very nice) you've had to let the ships blow out, especially the one on the left. You're right. I have another version where I

Re: PESO, PEOW etc

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
PESO: Picture/Photo Every So Often PAW: Picture/Photo A Week GESO: Gallery Every So Often PUG: Pentax Users Gallery http://pug.komkon.org/ PEOW: Picture/Photo Every Other Week (not widely used) More info in the Mini FAQ: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html Cheers, Dave On Nov

Re: A 70-210 F4 assistance.

2007-11-23 Thread David J Brooks
On 11/22/07, John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David, it's the rubber grip you roll back, not the ring itself: on my copy, it's quite flexible, although I had to use a tiny screwdriver to lift the edge to get a start on it. Yes, i think i'll need to do that as well. Thanks Dave John

Re: PESO: B-17 at Orlando Executive

2007-11-23 Thread Walter Hamler
Your PS skills are obviously far greater than mine. Well done. My origonal attempt at those images were in Lightroom from raws. I then had to export into PSE5 to make a jpg small enough for the web. It was a dreary day and I was having problems with my monitor calibration. All that has changed

FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
I did some portraits of my parents this evening I have to say that the 77 Ltd., for all it's good points, is a very unflattering lens for shooting people with a less than perfect complexion. Every wrinkle, pore, blemish etc. is rendered in razor sharp detail. :-) Cheers, Dave /observation

Re: PC problem??????/

2007-11-23 Thread David J Brooks
The thing fired up ok this morn. I ran disk checker, had to restart to run, and it restarted ok. I don';t see any errors report anywere. Hopfully it was a one time thing. Dave On 11/22/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Mark and Charles. I'll try the scan after i get back

Re: PESO, PEOW etc

2007-11-23 Thread David J Brooks
Maybe thats the problem, i have never seen him drink water.:-) I'll switch the bowl to beer. Dave On 11/23/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 23, 2007 10:03 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was away for two weeks, sorry, i'll start looking.:-0 Here Frank, here

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread David Savage
On Nov 23, 2007 10:02 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave. The one thing the teacher of the basic portriat class i took this spring kept saying, was that when taking ones portrait, it is about the face, the look. Any imperfections should be there in the photo. Thats who they

Re: PC problem??????/

2007-11-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: PC problem??/ The thing fired up ok this morn. I ran disk checker, had to restart to run, and it restarted ok. I don';t see any errors report anywere. Hopfully it was a one time thing. Get anything you want to keep off

Re: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation

2007-11-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: FA 77mm Ltd. - An observation I did some portraits of my parents this evening I have to say that the 77 Ltd., for all it's good points, is a very unflattering lens for shooting people with a less than perfect complexion. Every

Re: SuperA (and programA ?) handgrip

2007-11-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
I do... On Nov 23, 2007 10:39 AM, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm in need of a SuperA handgrip. If anybody has a spare I'm interested. Thank you -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB

Re: PESO: Bath time ;-)

2007-11-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/22/2007 8:16:39 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d005607.htm PZ-1p, FA*24mm f2.0 and Kodak E100SW = Whoa! Nice shot. Coincidentally I was reading something about Bath recently and decided to

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