Re: PESO: DA 12-24 in action

2008-12-03 Thread timber
Nice shot Paul. The DA 12-24 is one of my favourite lens. It's sharp from corner to corner at f4. This lens always has space in my photo-bag :) This lens is also good for 'portrait' shots even at 12mm (if used correctly). I've posted a portrait of my pentaxian friend earlier (her nickname is

RE: PESO: Silly rhymes

2008-12-03 Thread Bob W
A talented snapper called Cotty Believed all his pictures were grotty Until he discovered A girl in his cupboard And now he shoots only nice totty. A man with a camera called Bob Went a bit posh on the job To Leica he drifted And sure he is gifted But colloquially known as a knob

Re: PESO: Silly rhymes

2008-12-03 Thread mike wilson
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/12/03 Wed AM 12:22:39 GMT To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Silly rhymes On 2/12/08, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: A habit obscene and unsavoury holds the Bishop of Wessex in slavery. With maniacal howls he

Re: Blank White Metering

2008-12-03 Thread Toralf Lund
John Celio wrote: Plus-X and D-76, loved Agfa APX-100 but sadly they don't make it anymore... Not only do they not make it, Agfa has not even been in business since late 2006. I miss a lot of their products. Actually, Agfa is alive and well, and I think they may even still be making

Re: Pentax repairs of LXs

2008-12-03 Thread mike wilson
From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/12/03 Wed AM 05:01:10 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax repairs of LXs That was thoughtful of you, Joe, and informative for LX owners. I'm saving money to be an LX owner myself someday. Cheers,

RE: Pentax repairs of LXs

2008-12-03 Thread Malcolm Smith
mike Wilson wrote: They are probably never going to be cheaper than they are now. At least, until the total demise of society and/or the demolition of Earth for a hyperspace bypass. Bought and serviced now, it will still be functional long after film is processable or possibly obtainable.

Re: PESO: Silly rhymes

2008-12-03 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Limerick by Gershon Legman. All (and more than) you could ever imagine. http://www.amazon.com/Limerick-G-Legman/dp/0517139111 I like the more linguistic variety: There was an old Lady called Parr, who took the three-three for Forfar. Cause, she said I

OT: Progress never stands still - is this the next sensor design?

2008-12-03 Thread Anthony Farr
Cheaper, sharper, better? Or pie in the sky? http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2008/12/gallery_photodet ector?slide=1slideView=1 or tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/5hj7ym I hope that Sigma doesn't get a hold of it and do another Foveon :-( Regards, Anthony -- PDML

Re: OT: Progress never stands still - is this the next sensor design?

2008-12-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Heineken, *probably* the best beer in the world... On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cheaper, sharper, better? Or pie in the sky? http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2008/12/gallery_photodet ector?slide=1slideView=1 or tiny URL:

Re: OT: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread Feroze
Your site uses css so theres no limit to the type of editing you want to do. The pics load pretty slow for me and I'm on a adsl line. Perhaps its gallery script you using, have you tried lightbox? Why are you encouraging downloads? PN Stenquist wrote: i put together a wedding photography

Re: PESO - by any other name

2008-12-03 Thread Derby Chang
Doug wrote: Frank suggested I post this: http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=788 enjoy Gorgeous vintage feel. Well taken, and well suggested, Frank Derby -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread PN Stenquist
What kind of internet connection do you have? The pics load rapidly here over comcast high speed internet on both Firefox and Safari. I don't have Explorer, so I haven't tried it, but I'll try on my daughter's PC. On Dec 2, 2008, at 11:56 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Paul: I went to

Re: DA 12-24 in action

2008-12-03 Thread PN Stenquist
Thanks Christine. The lens is worth owning. It provides a substantial increase in FOV over either the 16-45 or 16-50. The 14/2.8, while a nice lens and a faster lens, provides only half the increase. Paul On Dec 3, 2008, at 12:22 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Yes, good job here with this lens,

Re: PESO: DA 12-24 in action

2008-12-03 Thread PN Stenquist
Nice work, Tim. I love your unusual perspective on portraits. Well done. Paul On Dec 3, 2008, at 3:54 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice shot Paul. The DA 12-24 is one of my favourite lens. It's sharp from corner to corner at f4. This lens always has space in my photo-bag :) This lens is

Re: OT: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread PN Stenquist
Thanks for the help Feroze. I didn't know I was encouraging downloads, but it doesn't really matter if someone does download the photos. All my packages come with a full set of hi-res files, and all of these are from weddings that are paid in full. I'm technically ignorant when it comes to

Re: PESO - by any other name

2008-12-03 Thread PN Stenquist
What Derby said. I love the tonality. Paul On Dec 3, 2008, at 6:33 AM, Derby Chang wrote: Doug wrote: Frank suggested I post this: http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=788 enjoy Gorgeous vintage feel. Well taken, and well suggested, Frank Derby -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread Feroze
I don't know how copyright works over on that side of the pond, but here in SA the copyright to the photo still belongs to the photographer unless the contract states otherwise. I'm a full time graphic designer and have had people pitch up for an interview with work that I've designed in their

Re: OT: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread PN Stenquist
Thanks again. What does css mean? My contracts state that all photos become the property of the bride and groom, but I retain the right to use them in my portfolio and for advertising. A lot of the local wedding photographers work that way. It's less messy. You charge an initial package

Re: PESO: DA 12-24 in action

2008-12-03 Thread Doug Brewer
PN Stenquist wrote: Here's a shot of a drag car passenger cabin. It's the Dodge Challenger factory SS car that I shot last month. It's at ISO400, f4.5, 1/750th and 12mm. The focus is on the steering wheel. I needed f4.5 to be able to light the black interior with the 540 and lightsphere

Re: PESO: DA 12-24 in action

2008-12-03 Thread PN Stenquist
Thanks Doug. I do think it's the best choice for ultra-wide on a Pentax DSLR. Paul On Dec 3, 2008, at 8:27 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: PN Stenquist wrote: Here's a shot of a drag car passenger cabin. It's the Dodge Challenger factory SS car that I shot last month. It's at ISO400, f4.5,

Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread Feroze
CSS=cascading style sheets, think of your web page as those Babushka dolls, each layer wrapped around the next layer, css its a way to separate content and markup, so if you wanted to change the colour or appearance of the site you'd only change the style sheet and the changes would happen

Re: PESO - by any other name

2008-12-03 Thread Doug Brewer
PN Stenquist wrote: What Derby said. I love the tonality. Paul thanks Paul and Derby. -- 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: Two for Frank

2008-12-03 Thread David J Brooks
The first one is , again, a goo use of fish eye Rick,. The second one, i feel anyway, would be better if the train was not there, just the tracks, station and pillars, would look nioce. Dave On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 10:12 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The MetroLink rail system runs

Re: PESO: Silly rhymes

2008-12-03 Thread Mark Roberts
An Oxfordshire shooter was vexed By what to do with his LX Had it covered in lark's hide Then he went to the dark side He'll be shooting with Leica gear next! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO: Two for Frank

2008-12-03 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, Interesting pictures, I didn't know St.Louis had a rail line. The first is clean and I like the people in the transit car. It's an inviting picture. The second is my favorite however. The repeated pattern of the columns and the perspective are very nice. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Dec 2, 2008

Re: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread PN Stenquist
Thanks Feroze. Very helpful. I rarely shot weddings on film, but I did turn over the negs a couple of times. It was just too much hassle to try to manage orders. But that was many years ago, and I shot very few of them. I don't plan on doing many weddings. My main occupation is

Re: PESO: Silly rhymes

2008-12-03 Thread Scott Loveless
On 12/3/08, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An Oxfordshire shooter was vexed By what to do with his LX Had it covered in lark's hide Then he went to the dark side He'll be shooting with Leica gear next! Once a teacher who warned against trash He beseached them to preserve their

Re: Completely and totally OT

2008-12-03 Thread Christian
frank theriault wrote: On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I've even tried resuscitating it by blowing on the mouse. Was it good for the mouse? :-0 cheers, frank ON the mouse, frank, ON the mouse. Those two letters make a big difference... :-) --

Re: PESO - Wildlife

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Bondage with bambi? Marco Alpert wrote: Don't usually do nature stuff, but couldn't resist: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo07/peso7.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- Web: http://www.alpert.com/marco Blog: http://citizenkoan.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: Silly rhymes

2008-12-03 Thread ann sanfedele
There was a young poet called Ann Who once dropped her pen in the can She muttered some curses, Rebelled against verses, As finding the pen was so taxing. (Damn -- you guys had to start this just when I had to dash out the door this morning... almost as good as a pun thread) ann Mark Roberts

Re: Blank White Metering

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Cotty wrote: That should be as you normally would. If you try to do it as you normally wood. you'll be barking up the wrong tree. There is a grain of truth in what you say. Is this knot true? Who wood question it? I'm not sure I like the timbre of your

Re: PESO - Wildlife

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Isn't the concrete tough on your bridgework? Bob W wrote: Delicious. Ate a couple of those this weekend. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marco Alpert Sent: 01 December 2008 05:58 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO -

Re: PESO - by any other name

2008-12-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/2/2008 8:06:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Frank suggested I post this: http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=788 enjoy = Very nice. I also like the nine weird things about me. Marnie aka Doe :-) Makes me want to do it.

Re: PESO: Silly rhymes

2008-12-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/3/2008 1:08:26 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When middle-aged men get cometitive It soon becomes dull and repetitive Because the old-timers Now have Alzheimers And that's why they're both so forgetitive Bob = Heheheheh. Another take

Re: OT: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread Paul Sorenson
You may want to restate that in such a way that you specify that you retain the copyright but are granting them unlimited reproduction rights for their personal use. You might also include that by signing the contract they are also providing you with a model release. Who knows, some day you

Re: OT PESOs: Holga WPC 120 and Tetris

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
David Savage wrote: 2008/12/1 Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Now there's a bit o'slang from down under I've not heard before. Laneways. Not an Aussie term, it's a proper' English name for a narrow road or access/service road. The Poms use the term more than us.

Re: OT: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread Merlin Who
CSS = cascade style sheet HTML is the data, CSS is how they look... (it is recomended to separate data and design in web page). HTML is filled in by author, CSS is usually made by web page designer (or template maker). It is not that hard to make your own CSS but there are many problems with

Re: PESO x2 - From My Archives

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
You can always borrow a FF Canon an adapter and do a bit of surgery on the lens. It would only be a little more crippled when if and when the Pentax FF camera comes out than it is now. Anthony Farr wrote: Thanks Bob. I loved the M24~35 for film but I suspect its glory days are gone. As a

Re: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread Feroze
Dreamweaver is hardly the best software for creating websites, it tends to bloat the html code with garbage, larger page sizes makes for inefficient page loads. You can edit your site with any html editor, even notepad. The most used style now to XHTML, css, js and for the future wml

PESO -- Beach Grass

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
The reason: My eye was attracted by the specular highlights from the interaction of the waves and the grass. So I took a number of varying exposures to try and capture them. The result: Not a single image has those highlights, nor do they seem to be recoverable by any manipulation in the

Re: OT: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread Scott Loveless
On 12/3/08, Feroze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your site uses css so theres no limit to the type of editing you want to do. The pics load pretty slow for me and I'm on a adsl line. Perhaps its gallery script you using, have you tried lightbox? Take a look at the page source. Paul's site is

Re: PESO: Have a Nice Night

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm glad someone got that, I saw it and was not in a position to set up for a photo. Very nice by the way. David Savage wrote: G'day All, An on topic shot for a change. Jupiter, Venus the moon all came together in an interesting alignment this evening (~70kb)

Re: PESO: Have a Nice Night

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Did you notice that in the Pinnacles shot with five people you managed to capture two photographers? David Savage wrote: G'day All, An on topic shot for a change. Jupiter, Venus the moon all came together in an interesting alignment this evening (~70kb)

Re: PESO: Have a Nice Night

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
I must correct myself, 6 people 4 photographers... David Savage wrote: G'day All, An on topic shot for a change. Jupiter, Venus the moon all came together in an interesting alignment this evening (~70kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/3074711816_31c81a41d8_o.jpg K20D, FA* 300mm f4.5, 2

Re: PESO: Union Station Grand Hall

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
The government managed to kill high speed passenger rail before it was known as that, and taxed passenger rail traffic to subsidize airport construction as well. Funny how we expect government solutions to be good these days. I believe by current progressive thinking these decisions were

Re: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/3/2008 8:24:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've been watching this msnbc (I think) and it seems that anyone even remotely related to the motor industry is having a hard time, they interviewed the CEO of GM yesterday and he stated that if they

Re: Journalistic Ethics and Photography

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
John Francis wrote: On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 06:02:35PM -0500, PN Stenquist wrote: Editorializing by photo isn't a new concept, but it's ugly journalism. It has nothing to do with facts or positions. It's just an attempt to discredit by virtue of appearances. Only if, as you

PESO: You Gotta Have Clearance

2008-12-03 Thread Eactivist
http://www.mapphotography.com/Paranoia/pages/clearance.htm Note that I don't like the angle on this. OTOH, it would be very hard to get a better angle. It's on a freeway off pass -- no sidewalk, no nearby sidewalk to walk from, busy streets, no space along the sides of any of the

Re: PESO - Memories of Summer

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
sSpock37.40 to be precise/spock frank theriault wrote: On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couldn't be a more definitive example. Well chosen and rendered. Today is bright and completely still with a forecast of 65F. (A crisp 62F now-11:22AM) Always like to

Re: PESO -- Beach Grass

2008-12-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/3/2008 9:00:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The reason: My eye was attracted by the specular highlights from the interaction of the waves and the grass. So I took a number of varying exposures to try and capture them. The result: Not a

Re: PESO: DA 12-24 in action

2008-12-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/2/2008 11:13:40 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Here's a shot of a drag car passenger cabin. It's the Dodge Challenger factory SS car that I shot last month. It's at ISO400, f4.5, 1/750th and 12mm. The focus is on the steering wheel. I needed

Re: OT: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/3/2008 8:12:46 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.w3schools.com/CSS/ Hope this helps... Merlin === I used them for learning CSS. Agreed, best around. Marnie :-) - Warning: I am

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Thank you everyone who replied. The last thing I wanted was to bring the terrorism argument here. If you think it is worth further discussion - then be sure to contact off list. OTOH, even if there were attack planned but only carefully placed information trigger, the damage was done, and

Re: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread Feroze
10 million in Detroit? OMG, the population of the whole of South Africa is 46 million [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/3/2008 8:24:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've been watching this msnbc (I think) and it seems that anyone even remotely related to

PESO: Collateral Damage

2008-12-03 Thread Eactivist
http://www.mapphotography.com/Paranoia/pages/damage.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites

Re: PESO -- Beach Grass

2008-12-03 Thread Jack Davis
I like the consistent repetitive curves of the longer grass against the water. Otherwise, it's sort of tangled and disorganized nearer the foreground. Also, that OOF growth (?) at the center bottom of the frame doesn't add. Looks chilly and breezy. Jack Jack --- On Wed, 12/3/08, P. J. Alling

Re: OT: Bullfighting images

2008-12-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks Jim! Some excellent photos in there, and the emotional impact is strong. G On Dec 2, 2008, at 6:42 PM, Jim King wrote: http://www.chicosanchez.com/bullfighting/ I think that these images tell an interesting story and are worth sharing. I'm not a fan of bullfighting, but those who

Re: PESO: Thinking in the Temple....

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
The composition is nice, but you need to lighten the temple and keep the sky about the same. I made a custom curve in Photoshop that does that. I'm sure you can do better from the original than I can from your posted version. drew wrote: Hi all, I would value opinions on this picture...

Re: PESO - Memories of Summer

2008-12-03 Thread Jack Davis
Celsius? J --- On Wed, 12/3/08, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO - Memories of Summer To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 9:49 AM sSpock37.40 to be precise/spock frank theriault wrote:

Re: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/3/2008 10:10:28 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 10 million in Detroit? OMG, the population of the whole of South Africa is 46 million [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/3/2008 8:24:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Jack Davis
Just had to do a quick note on my short trip to the store for a couple of Christmas decorations. Was looking for a more fitting item for the top of the tree 'til I came across something that turned me around. Prominently perched on a shelf, all glittery and tensely, was a FIBER OPTIC ANGLE. I

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Doug Brewer
Jack Davis wrote: Just had to do a quick note on my short trip to the store for a couple of Christmas decorations. Was looking for a more fitting item for the top of the tree 'til I came across something that turned me around. Prominently perched on a shelf, all glittery and tensely, was a

Re: OT: Progress never stands still - is this the next sensor design?

2008-12-03 Thread Joseph McAllister
Just below Samuel Adams Joseph McAllister Pentaxian On Dec 3, 2008, at 02:56 , Boris Liberman wrote: Heineken, *probably* the best beer in the world... On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cheaper, sharper, better? Or pie in the sky?

Re: PESO: Thinking in the Temple....

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually there is a fare amount of interest in the sky. Rather than posting my attempt I'll e-mail it to you if you'd like. There's a bit more detail in the temple, and a bit more, (very subtle), detail in the clouds,. I think I could do even better with some selective masking of the shadows

Re: Journalistic Ethics and Photography

2008-12-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/3/2008 9:46:15 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: John Francis wrote: On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 06:02:35PM -0500, PN Stenquist wrote: Editorializing by photo isn't a new concept, but it's ugly journalism. It has nothing to do with facts or

Re: PESO: Collateral Damage

2008-12-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 3, 2008, at 10:15 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.mapphotography.com/Paranoia/pages/damage.htm Intense. This is turning into a fine if somewhat sad documentarian series, Marnie! G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Scott Loveless
On 12/3/08, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Davis wrote: Just had to do a quick note on my short trip to the store for a couple of Christmas decorations. Was looking for a more fitting item for the top of the tree 'til I came across something that turned me around. Prominently

Re: OT: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread Feroze
dreamweaver, its a nightmare. and 14 javascripts btw, I'd love to meet the designer :) Scott Loveless wrote: On 12/3/08, Feroze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your site uses css so theres no limit to the type of editing you want to do. The pics load pretty slow for me and I'm on a adsl line.

Re: PESO: Collateral Damage

2008-12-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/3/2008 10:49:03 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Dec 3, 2008, at 10:15 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.mapphotography.com/Paranoia/pages/damage.htm Intense. This is turning into a fine if somewhat sad documentarian series, Marnie! G

Re: Journalistic Ethics and Photography

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
You're wrong John, it was done under false pretenses. McCain went there for a cover photograph, an honest image of his physical appearance. If he had know the use his image would have been put to he would never have agreed. This is a form of contract. A lack of agreement means no contract

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Brewer wrote: Jack Davis wrote: Just had to do a quick note on my short trip to the store for a couple of Christmas decorations. Was looking for a more fitting item for the top of the tree 'til I came across something that turned me around. Prominently perched on a shelf, all glittery

Re: Blank White Metering

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
John Sessoms wrote: From: John Graves The list has done it. I have been looking at all the fantastic Black white photos and have had trouble with drool. (Anybody want to purchase a slightly damp keyboard?)I would like to try some BW. Do I whip out my Gossen and open up 3 stops from white?

Re: OT - NPR's Car was bombed today

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
If they don't want the party in power to mess with them they shouldn't take any Government money. On the other hand the I don't think lack of Government money will keep organizations and individuals from being messed with by bureaucrats for much longer, mores the pity. John Sessoms wrote:

Re: PESO:Moon, Jupiter, and Venus

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Everyone made a big deal about it being a smiley in the southern hemisphere... Walter Hamler wrote: From the northern hemisphere this time. If you compare this shot with David's from Aussie land, you will see something different. Anyone care to guess?

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: High Tech Angle On 12/3/08, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Davis wrote: Just had to do a quick note on my short trip to the store for a couple of

Re: Blank White Metering

2008-12-03 Thread Scott Loveless
On 12/3/08, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Sessoms wrote: From: John Graves The list has done it. I have been looking at all the fantastic Black white photos and have had trouble with drool. (Anybody want to purchase a slightly damp keyboard?)I would like to try some BW.

Re: Blank White Metering

2008-12-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/1/2008 10:05:36 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yup - With PSE closed, go to your PSE program directory and drill down to Plug-Ins File Formats. You'll see a Camera Raw.8bi file. Rename it to something like Camera Raw.8bi.old. Then go to the

Re: OT PESOs: Holga WPC 120 and Tetris

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
I whole heartedly concur. Cotty wrote: On 1/12/08, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Never heard of it. (Back) Lane and alleyway are common. You can leave my backalley out of this. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Eactivist
On 12/3/08, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Davis wrote: Just had to do a quick note on my short trip to the store for a couple of Christmas decorations. Was looking for a more fitting item for the top of the tree 'til I came across something that turned me around.

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Joseph McAllister
Obviously it's a lens attachment for imaging around corners. The military has them! : ) Was it 62mm threaded? Joseph McAllister Pentaxian On Dec 3, 2008, at 10:42 , Doug Brewer wrote: Jack Davis wrote: Just had to do a quick note on my short trip to the store for a couple of Christmas

Re: PESO - Memories of Summer

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
To include Celsius would have been repetitive. Jack Davis wrote: Celsius? J --- On Wed, 12/3/08, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO - Memories of Summer To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, December 3,

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Joseph McAllister
Joseph McAllister Pentaxian On Dec 3, 2008, at 11:07 , Ken Waller wrote: - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: High Tech Angle On 12/3/08, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Davis wrote: Just had to do a quick note on my short trip to

PESO: Santa's Place

2008-12-03 Thread PN Stenquist
The mall near our house does a very elaborate Santa castle in their atrium. It's about four stories tall and surrounded by a variety of huge and elaborate decorations: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8341897size=lg Way down in the bottom floor of this contraption, Santa holds forth

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Joseph McAllister
It's becoming clear to me now... Tensely = tinselly Angle = Angel Now we're talking high tech Xmas! Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time On Dec 3, 2008, at 11:19 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: all glittery and tensely, was a FIBER OPTIC ANGLE. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Doug! ;) Jack --- On Wed, 12/3/08, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: High Tech Angle To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 10:42 AM Jack Davis wrote: Just had to do a quick note on my

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread John Graves
The store had fiber that angled So light on the shelf had not dangled It bounced to the ceiling With bountiful feeling And ended on the floor all mangled John Graves WA1JG Doug Brewer wrote: Jack Davis wrote: Just had to do a quick note on my short trip to the store for a couple of

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Jack Davis
I guess that's the best possibility to explain the angle thing. Du! Jack --- On Wed, 12/3/08, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: High Tech Angle To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008,

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Jack Davis
No, Marnie, that's much too sedate. 'sides, it's spelled correctly. ;) Jack --- On Wed, 12/3/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: High Tech Angle To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 11:19 AM On 12/3/08,

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Jack Davis
Yeah, Joe. It's pretty sad. HUH? Jack --- On Wed, 12/3/08, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: High Tech Angle To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 11:31 AM It's becoming clear to me

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Jack Davis
It weren't me what done it. It did leave the store right quickly, however. Jack --- On Wed, 12/3/08, John Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: John Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: High Tech Angle To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 11:36 AM

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Jack Davis
Made for those who need lens prisms. Jack --- On Wed, 12/3/08, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: High Tech Angle To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 10:57 AM Doug Brewer wrote: Jack Davis

Re: PESO: Union Station Grand Hall

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Connecticut has a state run railroad, from Old Saybrook to New Haven, (runs on Conrail tracks though). New York, Connecticut and New Jersey jointly sponsor Metro North, I can't remember if it's fully owned or a private company simply subsidized by those three states... Then there's Amtrack

Re: PESO: Santa's Place

2008-12-03 Thread Jack Davis
Their outfits sort of clash and she looks a little like she's had enough hugging for the moment, but it's one to save! Jack --- On Wed, 12/3/08, PN Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: PN Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Santa's Place To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO:Moon, Jupiter, and Venus

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
There's a time issue. 12 hours is plenty of time for four fast moving, (well relative to each other), bodies to change their alignment with each other. Bong Manayon wrote: Whoa...I'm in the Northern Hemisphere but in the same time zone as David...

Re: PESO:Moon, Jupiter, and Venus

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
It seems that flicker is having a heart attack right now so I can't look at your photo. Bong Manayon wrote: Whoa...I'm in the Northern Hemisphere but in the same time zone as David... http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/3075353025/ Maybe north-south isn't the thing ... Bong On Tue,

Re: High Tech Angle

2008-12-03 Thread Brian Walters
Look on the bright side, Jack. I bet it was acute angle.. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:39:37 -0800 (PST), Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Just had to do a

Re: Wedding Photography Website

2008-12-03 Thread Amita Guha
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Feroze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dreamweaver is hardly the best software for creating websites, it tends to bloat the html code with garbage, larger page sizes makes for inefficient page loads. You can edit your site with any html editor, even notepad. The most

RE: PESO: Silly rhymes

2008-12-03 Thread Bob W
On 2/12/08, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: A habit obscene and unsavoury holds the Bishop of Wessex in slavery. With maniacal howls he deflowers young owls which he keeps in an underground aviary. But the prior of Dunstan St. Just, overcome with

Re: PESO - Keeping the Art In

2008-12-03 Thread Brian Walters
Not sure about this one. I like the idea but there just seem to be too many odd shaped, out of focus distractions. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 20:25:44 -0800, Marco

Re: OT - Cricket Haka (was # of PDML Subscribers?)

2008-12-03 Thread P. J. Alling
So you're saying it didn't go straight to hell, but took a scenic side trip? Brian Walters wrote: I'm not quite sure how a thread about the number of PDML subscribers morphed into a discussion of cricket, the number 42 and the Maori haka - but morph it did. Anyway. On Mon, 01 Dec 2008

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