Re: Screwdriver

2008-05-12 Thread Cotty
So to clarify -- you didn't get screwed? No Ann, it appears he bolted.= Terrible behavior for such a stud, eh? Oh nuts. Nothing but torque, torque, torque... Okay, now we need another thread. I think you've hit the

Re: PESO: Bridge at Port Sunlight UK

2008-05-12 Thread mike wilson
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/05/11 Sun PM 08:55:38 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Bridge at Port Sunlight UK Nice composition on an obvciously dreary day. A portly misnomer? :-) Paul 8-) It wasn't named for the weather or even for the soap that

Re: Review of DA* 200 F2.8

2008-05-12 Thread Patrick Genovese
The photozone.de review is quite favourable but does comment on high levels of CA.. see review here http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/Pentax%20Lens%20Tests/370-pentax-smc-da-200mm-f28-ed-if-sdm?start=1 Regards Patrick On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 7:58 PM, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The

Re: More from the sky is falling crowds

2008-05-12 Thread David J Brooks
That is why i put it under the sky is falling catagory.:-) I only read page one, and thought it was worthy of a chuckle. Dave On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 10:29 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to prove I have no life, (at least not on a Sunday morning anyway), I read the entire

Re: OT- Gift Minolta SRT101

2008-05-12 Thread Beaker
Thanks guys- It always surprises me how many different moods you can dig out of the same image. I think I like the black and white version best, but that emphasizes the indifferent drug store scan. Maybe I should get the negative scanned again, and give it another try. Cheers Mike On May

Re: Screwdriver

2008-05-12 Thread James
On Mon, 12 May 2008 08:10:27 +0100, Cotty wrote: So to clarify -- you didn't get screwed? No Ann, it appears he bolted.= Terrible behavior for such a stud, eh? Oh nuts. Nothing but torque, torque, torque... Okay, now we need

Re: Screwdriver

2008-05-12 Thread Derby Chang
James wrote: On Mon, 12 May 2008 08:10:27 +0100, Cotty wrote: So to clarify -- you didn't get screwed? No Ann, it appears he bolted.= Terrible behavior for such a stud, eh?

Re: Screwdriver

2008-05-12 Thread Steve Larson
So to clarify -- you didn't get screwed? No Ann, it appears he bolted.= Terrible behavior for such a stud, eh? Oh nuts.

PESO: Southern Cross

2008-05-12 Thread David Savage
G'day All, Took this a few months ago but have just this weekend got around retouching it (~160kb) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2119/2481946623_1e672bebcc_o.jpg http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/2481946623/ K10D, DA* 16-50mm f2.8 @ 16mm, 969 seconds @ f4, ISO 100, slight amount of reflected

Re: Southern Cross

2008-05-12 Thread Steve Larson
nice work Dave, are those the magellanic clouds? Steve - Original Message - From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 5:27 AM Subject: PESO: Southern Cross G'day All, Took this a few months ago but have just this

Re: Southern Cross

2008-05-12 Thread David Savage
Thanks Steve. I believe the clouds are the Milky Way. Cheers, Dave 2008/5/12 Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: nice work Dave, are those the magellanic clouds? Steve - Original Message - From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] G'day All, Took this a few months ago but have just

Re: PESO: Southern Cross

2008-05-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Fascinating. Well done. Paul On May 12, 2008, at 8:27 AM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Took this a few months ago but have just this weekend got around retouching it (~160kb) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2119/2481946623_1e672bebcc_o.jpg http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/2481946623/

PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread frank theriault
Okay, they aren't really punks, but I couldn't call it what I wanted to, being that this is a family list: skatef**ks: http://tinyurl.com/3j7wxb http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SCg6APBRq4I/CAo/l-KsDMr8Btc/s1600-h/may_12_08+005.jpg Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is

R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Hello all, at last, I've been able to do a few test prints with my new R2400. Settings are basically the same as with my former 1270, with the obvious differences of course. Still, my prints are a good stop darker than the image on the monitor (the latter being calibrated and profiled). I'm

RE: Southern Cross

2008-05-12 Thread Bob W
I've spent quite a lot of time in the Southern Hemisphere, but have never really been able to pick out the Southern Cross, even when people have tried to point it out to me. It's quite an experience to look up at the stars in the wrong hemisphere and not recognise anything. I've often wondered how

Re: PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault wrote: Okay, they aren't really punks, but I couldn't call it what I wanted to, being that this is a family list: skatef**ks: http://tinyurl.com/3j7wxb http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SCg6APBRq4I/CAo/l-KsDMr8Btc/s1600-h/may_12_08+005.jpg That's a great one,

Re: PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread David Savage
2008/5/12 frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Okay, they aren't really punks, but I couldn't call it what I wanted to, being that this is a family list: skatef**ks: You've turned into an old fart Frank. http://tinyurl.com/3j7wxb

Easy Web Site Builder?

2008-05-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm looking for an on-line web-site builder that offers idiot-proof templates. I need to build a gallery with a bit of introductory copy, an e-mail link and a couple dozen photos. No bells and whistles, just a nice clean look. Any ideas? Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Are you calibrating your monitor? What calibration unit are you using? What settings are you using? I use an Eye One Display 2 and set up the monitor to 130 Luminance, 1.8 gamma, 5500K white point. Screen to print fidelity through a managed color print work flow is nearly perfect. What is

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread David Savage
2008/5/12 Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: What is PGPP? Premium Glossy Photo Paper -- 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: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Godders is the expert, and I'm sure he'll respond. But in the meantime I can tell you to check your color setting. It should be U.S. Prepress Defaults. The working space in this box should match that of your photo. Gray should be set to Dot Gain 20% as should Spot. In file/print with

Just ordered a load of stuff for GFM

2008-05-12 Thread Mark Roberts
OK kids, those of you coming to GFM in 3 weeks bring your checkbooks because the PDML/CureSearch shop will be open for business. I just ordered $500.00 of t-shirts and stickers to bring down (and it's surprising how little that much will buy these days!) so you can view the You can never have

Re: Easy Web Site Builder?

2008-05-12 Thread Toine
Maybe google apps is what you need http://www.google.com/a click on sites. All for free. Including 6 Gb for each emailaddress. You would want to register a domain name to complete the package (app $5/year) The google apps are very idiot-proof. On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Paul Stenquist

Re: OT- Gift Minolta SRT101

2008-05-12 Thread Bong Manayon
I learned to shoot with an SLR with that! Missed it so much I picked one up from eBay :-D The color version works for me; although the B/W looks okay. Bong On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:51 PM, Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was given a couple of film cameras- in this case, a Minolta SRT101.

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 12, 2008, at 7:05 AM, David Savage wrote: 2008/5/12 Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: What is PGPP? Premium Glossy Photo Paper Thanks. I absolutely hate the way Epson names (and keeps changing!) their paper names. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
I use the Spider 2 and set the monitor to native white point and gamma 2.2. I think as long as you're consistent and keep the calibration up to date, the specific settings aren't critical. The correct workflow will get you a matching print regardless of the specifics. I use gamma 2.2

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark On May 12, 2008, at 7:05 AM, David Savage wrote: 2008/5/12 Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: What is PGPP? Premium Glossy Photo Paper Thanks. I absolutely hate the way Epson names (and

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread Adam Maas
On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:32 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark On May 12, 2008, at 7:05 AM, David Savage wrote: 2008/5/12 Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: What is PGPP?

Re: PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's a great one, Frank. Composition is perfect and the contrast between the punks and the advertisement behind them is wonderful. (If anyone complains about cutting off the backpack of the guy on the right, slap

Re: PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 9:54 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You've turned into an old fart Frank. Okay, I can say Skatefucks, I just thought that as a subject line it might be a bit much... Maybe I am an old fart. http://tinyurl.com/3j7wxb

Re: Screwdriver

2008-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This morning I went to hospital to have the metalwork removed from my wrist. But they didn't have the right kind of screwdriver, so they sent me home again. Amazing. Anyway, it's a beautiful day so I went round to see a friend

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread David J Brooks
The enhanced Matte and Preimium Glossy have new names now. Have you uploaded the most recent profiles from Epson. I found the ones on the CD were out dated and results improved when i did the up loads. Dave Dave On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, May

Re: Just ordered a load of stuff for GFM

2008-05-12 Thread David J Brooks
I still have 6 hats from 2006, that i was hoping to finally sell this year. Oh well, next.?? Dave On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK kids, those of you coming to GFM in 3 weeks bring your checkbooks because the PDML/CureSearch shop will be open for

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
For Mac OS X Leopard, there are both newer drivers *and* new profiles for the R2400 on the Epson website. G On May 12, 2008, at 7:58 AM, David J Brooks wrote: The enhanced Matte and Preimium Glossy have new names now. Have you uploaded the most recent profiles from Epson. I found the ones

Re: Easy Web Site Builder?

2008-05-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Seems to me you could create that with almost any web page generator. How 'idiot proof' does it need to be? G On May 12, 2008, at 6:58 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm looking for an on-line web-site builder that offers idiot-proof templates. I need to build a gallery with a bit of introductory

Re: PESO: Southern Cross

2008-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 8:27 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, Took this a few months ago but have just this weekend got around retouching it (~160kb) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2119/2481946623_1e672bebcc_o.jpg http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/2481946623/

RE: Screwdriver

2008-05-12 Thread Bob W
Thanks. Actually it doesn't register at all with airport security. So I know what material to make bombs from now... Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of frank theriault Sent: 12 May 2008 15:45 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject:

Re: Easy Web Site Builder?

2008-05-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm looking for on-line templates. I don't have any page generator software on my machine. And I have managed to remain totally ignorant of the mechanics of web page generation:-). Paul On May 12, 2008, at 11:07 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Seems to me you could create that with almost any web

Re: Easy Web Site Builder?

2008-05-12 Thread Bruce Walker
Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm looking for on-line templates. I don't have any page generator software on my machine. And I have managed to remain totally ignorant of the mechanics of web page generation:-). Paul, if you have a recent copy of iLife on you Mac, then you have iWeb. I

Re: PESO: Water Lilly

2008-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 2:13 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, Another photo cliché I can cross of my list (~160kb). http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/2481724833_64cf3efceb_o.jpg K10D, FA* 200mm f2.8, 1/400 @ f2.8, ISO 100. Bokehlicious :-) All comments welcome.

Re: Just ordered a load of stuff for GFM

2008-05-12 Thread Mark Roberts
BTW: Here's a local story about the kind of thing that's the raison d'etre of CureSearch (keep your hankies at the ready): http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/878966-85.stm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO: Bridge at Port Sunlight UK

2008-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 4:43 PM, John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just trying out the newly acquired DA 18-55 MkII, seems better at the edges at 18mm than my previous MkI version, not as soft, less CA and PF. Shot while I was working Saturday. More samples available off list if

Re: PESO: Bridge at Port Sunlight UK

2008-05-12 Thread John Whittingham
Thanks Frank I'm not keen on the bin on the left of the shot but couldn't get the view through the bridge without including it. I find the top of the building on the left to be a little distracting also, I'll confess to never noticing that when I composed the shot in the viewfinder. Regards,

Re: Easy Web Site Builder?

2008-05-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If you have Photoshop CS, you have a web page generator right there... ! Use File-Automate-Web Photo Gallery You can also use Lightroom's Web module to produce some very nice looking and simple photo galleries. The only on line templated web page generator I've used is Apple's Homepage

Re: Southern Cross

2008-05-12 Thread David Savage
2008/5/12 Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've spent quite a lot of time in the Southern Hemisphere, but have never really been able to pick out the Southern Cross, even when people have tried to point it out to me. It's quite an experience to look up at the stars in the wrong hemisphere and not

Re: Easy Web Site Builder?

2008-05-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes, just get a book, (pamphlet would be better), on basic HTML. You'll do better and product a nicer product than any online templates are likely to build and you'll not have to depend on them in the future. HTML is supposed to be simple, and it is. Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm looking for

Re: Screwdriver

2008-05-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Not bombs, you should be using it to machine guns and knives... Bob W wrote: Thanks. Actually it doesn't register at all with airport security. So I know what material to make bombs from now... Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread P. J. Alling
That is hilarious. Then again we all were probably that slack jawed and stupid looking at that age... frank theriault wrote: Okay, they aren't really punks, but I couldn't call it what I wanted to, being that this is a family list: skatef**ks: http://tinyurl.com/3j7wxb

Re: Easy Web Site Builder?

2008-05-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Godders, I signed up for a free trial on .mac. It seems you need Iweb to create a page. Correct? I Paul On May 12, 2008, at 12:19 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: If you have Photoshop CS, you have a web page generator right there... ! Use File-Automate-Web Photo Gallery You can also use

Re: PESO: Pink flowers

2008-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two distinctly different impression and both well done, Toine! Frame placement variation quite unique. I agree with Jack. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Easy Web Site Builder?

2008-05-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
No, all you need is on the .Mac website: - Copy your photos to the server by opening your .Mac iDisk and dragging a folder of JPEGs from your hard drive to the Pictures directory. - Login to your .Mac account via the website (www.mac.com) and use the homepage templates to build gallery

Re: PESO - Still Life in Cafe

2008-05-12 Thread Boris Liberman
No, it does not look like film, but it looks very good nonetheless ;-). frank theriault wrote: Seen in a local coffee shop: http://tinyurl.com/4s5wrg http://bp0.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SBXIMBD9QEI/B5s/E20Ghz3ZSiA/s1600-h/apr_28_08+003.jpg If you'd have asked me a year ago, I'd

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For Mac OS X Leopard, there are both newer drivers *and* new profiles for the R2400 on the Epson website. I'm still running Tiger but I'll have a look if there are any newer profiles. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you calibrating your monitor? Yes. What calibration unit are you using? The original Spyder. What settings are you using? 6500K, Gamma 2.2 and 110 luminance. Absolutely the same settings as when I was using the 1270. Spot on then, too dark

Re: PESO: Speed

2008-05-12 Thread Boris Liberman
One of the cars that I'd like to have if such a thing would at all be possible... Lovely rings... David Savage wrote: Har! About 2 3/4 going by the number of rings :-) However it is a Holden (GM) HSV Commodore. Cheers, Dave On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 10:11 PM, Jack Davis [EMAIL

Re: PESOx5+1: My new toy!

2008-05-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Timber, excellent photos. I especially liked the first HDR and the first of the unmodified shots... Have fun with your new lens! Boris Timber wrote: Hi list! This is a few image with the Pentax DA 12-24 f4: 2 HDRs: http://www.pbase.com/timbercode/image/96784496

Re: Easy Web Site Builder?

2008-05-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Godders. On May 12, 2008, at 1:13 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: No, all you need is on the .Mac website: - Copy your photos to the server by opening your .Mac iDisk and dragging a folder of JPEGs from your hard drive to the Pictures directory. - Login to your .Mac account via the

Re: Easy Web Site Builder?

2008-05-12 Thread David J Brooks
I got a book and did mine. You can tell, can't you;-) :-) Dave On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 12:38 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, just get a book, (pamphlet would be better), on basic HTML. You'll do better and product a nicer product than any online templates are likely to

Re: PESO: Speed

2008-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 9:18 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, The boss treated us to an afternoon of go karting today I took this on the way back from the track (~80kb) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2034/2470123863_bb14afec4e_o.jpg K20D, DA* 16-50mm f2.8 @ 50mm,

Re: PESO: Caladium Light Tent

2008-05-12 Thread frank theriault
The lighting is quite lovely, as is the composition and the colours. Nice photo. cheers, frank On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I was checking out exposures with a SMC 200mm f/4 lens I shot this as the lighting looked interesting.

Re: PESOx5+1: My new toy!

2008-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi list! This is a few image with the Pentax DA 12-24 f4: 2 HDRs: http://www.pbase.com/timbercode/image/96784496 http://www.pbase.com/timbercode/image/96784562 And 3 almost totally unmodified picture (RAW shots + Lightroom

PESO: Wedding Tango

2008-05-12 Thread Charles Robinson
Not a perfect image, but... http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2008/fiona_wedding/content/IMGP8431_large.html My daughter had scheduled (last August!) an outdoor wedding for the only day in the week on which it rained ALL DAY. We had a roof for the reception, but no walls. For the

Re: PESO: Wedding Tango

2008-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not a perfect image, but... http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2008/fiona_wedding/content/IMGP8431_large.html My daughter had scheduled (last August!) an outdoor wedding for the only day in the week on which

Re: PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/5/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Okay, they aren't really punks, but I couldn't call it what I wanted to, being that this is a family list: skatef**ks: http://tinyurl.com/3j7wxb http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SCg6APBRq4I/CAo/l-KsDMr8Btc/

Re: PESO: Wedding Tango

2008-05-12 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 12, 2008, at 13:54, frank theriault wrote: On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not a perfect image, but... http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2008/fiona_wedding/content/IMGP8431_large.html My daughter had scheduled (last August!) an

Re: Re: K20D Hot Pixels

2008-05-12 Thread Gonz
Zombie pixels On 5/11/08, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] The problem that DPReview is having is that they have recieved a couple of cameras which have mobile dead pixels. Interesting. So they are, in fact, not dead. There is some

Re: PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread Paul Sorenson
A little judicious cutting pasting and he could be made to disappear... -p Cotty wrote: On 12/5/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Okay, they aren't really punks, but I couldn't call it what I wanted to, being that this is a family list: skatef**ks:

Re: PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A little judicious cutting pasting and he could be made to disappear... Yes, but I like him there... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread Mat Maessen
On 5/12/08, Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Absolutely the same settings as when I was using the 1270. Spot on then, too dark now... Are the prints dark, with a color shift, or the correct colors, just too dark? If it's the former, double and triple check that color management

Re: PESO: Caladium Light Tent

2008-05-12 Thread Walter Hamler
Thanks Frank! Walt On 5/12/08, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The lighting is quite lovely, as is the composition and the colours. Nice photo. cheers, frank On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I was checking out exposures with a SMC

Re: PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread Walter Hamler
I wish my son could see this shot, so he could reminensce of his skateboarding days! Really captures the moment ! Walt On 5/12/08, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, they aren't really punks, but I couldn't call it what I wanted to, being that this is a family list: skatef**ks:

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are the prints dark, with a color shift, or the correct colors, just too dark? The colours are OK, just too dark. I've tried the profiles from the US Epson website. Funny that those U.S. sites always have more material than their European counterparts.

Re: PESO: Wedding Tango

2008-05-12 Thread Walter Hamler
Isn't it odd how we will readily accept a technically deficient shot of that has emotional appeal? My son was married a couple months ago and I only shot a dozen pics myself as they hired a pro (and he was!) However, my sister in law shot lots of pics on her PS, most of which were fuzzy. But we

Re: PESO: Southern Cross

2008-05-12 Thread Walter Hamler
Nice one David. I have fond memories of my first view of Crux and the pointer stars, A B Centauris. I was still in the N hemisphere but barely, at 8 degrees N latitude. Years later I saw it from NZ and it takes on a different look from down under ! Your shot also captures the Coal Sack nicely as

Re: PESO: Wedding Tango

2008-05-12 Thread John Graves
Where in H*** did you find Tom Leherer that far west of Haaavaaard Yaaad? John Graves Just poisoning the pigeons here is Bahston Charles Robinson wrote: On May 12, 2008, at 13:54, frank theriault wrote: On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO: Wedding Tango

2008-05-12 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 12, 2008, at 15:03, Walter Hamler wrote: Isn't it odd how we will readily accept a technically deficient shot of that has emotional appeal? I agree on what we will accept... I'm not sure I agree that this is technically deficient, though! :-) -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL

Re: PESO: Wedding Tango

2008-05-12 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 12, 2008, at 15:21, John Graves wrote: Where in H*** did you find Tom Leherer that far west of Haaavaaard Yaaad? John Graves Just poisoning the pigeons here is Bahston :-) The Remains of Tom Lehrer - complete box set of everything he's ever produced. Well worth the

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 12, 2008, at 10:30 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: What calibration unit are you using? The original Spyder. I've heard of problems and inconsistencies with the original Spyder units, but if it's been working well until now then the problem is elsewhere. What settings are you

RE: Can you identify this bush for me?

2008-05-12 Thread Bob W
Happy to help. By coincidence I came across this picture, which is similar to but better than mine, a few minutes ago: http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/33454,arts,landscape-views,5 It is captioned as ragwort, but I'm sure that can't be right. I've certainly never seen ragwort growing in such

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 12, 2008, at 7:05 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: ... But in the meantime I can tell you to check your color setting. It should be U.S. Prepress Defaults. The working space in this box should match that of your photo. Gray should be set to Dot Gain 20% as should Spot. Using Photoshop CS2,

RE: Can you identify this bush for me?

2008-05-12 Thread Bob W
- it's quite a dangerous plant, by which I mean, of course, that it's quite dangerous to some grazing animals, but quite friendly to other creatures, being an important part of ecology for bees and other invertebrates (on which we all depend). Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: Re: K20D Hot Pixels

2008-05-12 Thread Ken Waller
- Original Message - From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Re: K20D Hot Pixels From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] The problem that DPReview is having is that they have recieved a couple of cameras which have mobile dead pixels. Interesting. So they are, in fact,

Re: PESO: Wedding Tango

2008-05-12 Thread John Graves
Charles, BTW, Congratulations on your survival. Thanks for the reference. I probably need to transfer my 3 LPs to a CD. As far as I know, they don't have all the performances but they did contain all work ( I think) Regards, John G Charles Robinson wrote: On May 12, 2008, at 15:21, John

Re: Southern Cross

2008-05-12 Thread Ken Waller
Nice. I think less blank foreground (about half) would improve this image. The blank foreground competes with the star trails for my attention. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Southern Cross

Re: PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread Ken Waller
A great shot Frank, that could be slightly improved by cropping out the top edge (tilting border). I really like the composition with the 3 heads forming a triangle the varying facial expressions. Well done. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From:

Re: Screwdriver

2008-05-12 Thread Ken Waller
- Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Screwdriver From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/05/11 Sun PM 08:12:50 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Screwdriver ann sanfedele wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Bob W

Re: PESO: Wedding Tango

2008-05-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I took classes in American Folk Song with him at UC Santa Cruz during the early 1980s... G On May 12, 2008, at 2:06 PM, John Graves wrote: Where in H*** did you find Tom Leherer that far west of Haaavaaard Yaaad? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Screwdriver

2008-05-12 Thread Ken Waller
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Screwdriver Ken Waller wrote: From: ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark Roberts wrote: Bob W wrote: On May 9, 2008, at 1:59 PM, Ken Waller wrote: So to clarify -- you didn't get screwed? No Ann, it

Re: Screwdriver

2008-05-12 Thread Ken Waller
- Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Screwdriver - Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Screwdriver So to clarify -- you didn't get screwed? No Ann, it appears he bolted. Terrible behavior for such a stud, eh? Oh

K10D Repair Estimate

2008-05-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
I received a repair estimate from Pentax Colorado for my K10D. I had told them that it backfocused severely with two DA* lenses, both of which work fine with my K20D. I also mentioned that it seemed stuck in multi-image mode, even when I switched it to single image. The estimate for repair

Re: PESO: Wedding Tango

2008-05-12 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2008/fiona_wedding/content/IMGP8431_large.html My daughter had scheduled (last August!) an outdoor wedding for the only day in the week on which it rained ALL DAY. We had a roof for the reception, but no

Re: PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Another excellent shot. They are probably nice boys:-). Paul Okay, they aren't really punks, but I couldn't call it what I wanted to, being that this is a family list: skatef**ks: http://tinyurl.com/3j7wxb http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SCg6APBRq4I/CAo/l-

Re: PESO: Wedding Tango

2008-05-12 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
I told a wedding tale ... We could also watch the _recognition_ of the tune spread across the room like a freaking _wave_, in the changes of folks' facial expressions and body language. Then, near the end of the first verse, 80% of the guests started _singing_. The bride and groom

Re: PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/5/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Yes, but I like him there... And that's the best thing about this shot - the photographer's prerogative. If youth on right wasn't there, it wouldn't be the same shot. The fact the photog stands by his/her intent is to be admired. Frank

Re: PESO - Skatepunks

2008-05-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/5/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Yes, but I like him there... I looked at it a lot longer again, and it really is a super pic. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO: Southern Cross

2008-05-12 Thread Brian Walters
Nicely done Dave, although even I had trouble picking out the Cross until Walt mentioned the Coalsack. Then it becomes easy... The Pinnacles is definitely on my agenda when I (eventually) get over to the west. Must do some star trails Cheers Brian ++

Re: PESO: Wedding Tango

2008-05-12 Thread Brian Walters
The Masochism Tango - unusual (but inspired) choice for a wedding dance. Perhaps followed by The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz (la la la) Looks like a great location - pity about the rain Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia

PESO -- Chick's Drive Inn

2008-05-12 Thread P. J. Alling
A shot from inside a local, (relatively at least), seafood shack. Chick's has a great location, right across the road from the West Haven beach. They do a land office business in over priced greasy fried fish. They sell a lot of 'Dogs' too.

Re: Screwdriver

2008-05-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Ken Waller Subject: Re: Screwdriver So to clarify -- you didn't get screwed? No Ann, it appears he bolted. Terrible behavior for such a stud, eh? Oh nuts. Nothing but torque, torque, torque... Okay, now we need another thread. I think

Re: R2400, OSX - prints too dark

2008-05-12 Thread David Savage
2008/5/13 Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On May 12, 2008, at 7:05 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: ... But in the meantime I can tell you to check your color setting. It should be U.S. Prepress Defaults. The working space in this box should match that of your photo. Gray should be set

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