Re: Car History (was Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras)

2009-06-05 Thread Brendan MacRae
Wow. I've had only three cars in my driving life. 18 - 1972 Mercury Capri. It had a 2600cc V6 in a body that didn't weigh very much, especially mine since I only had the passenger seat in the car half the time. I wrecked it twice, the last time I lost the entire steering rack. Shouldn't have

Re: The Keeper

2009-06-05 Thread Brendan MacRae
Subject: Re: The Keeper On 6/6/09, Brendan MacRae wrote: Here's a series of shots I took recently of my son Finn running around a play yard at a mall. It's a good example of how a bunch of nothing shots can lead to something if you just keep your eyes open and never stop shooting

Re: Car History (was Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras)

2009-06-05 Thread Brendan MacRae
- Original Message From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, June 5, 2009 6:25:45 PM Subject: Re: Car History (was Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras) This will be a good memory test for me. Let's see. The first

Re: Car History (was Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras)

2009-06-05 Thread Brendan MacRae
: Car History (was Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras) Brendan MacRae wrote: Do you still wish you had the blown 426? The engine, I mean...!? I don't know if it's still true, but as of four or five years ago you could order a brand new, crate 428 or 429 (your choice, they had both) from

Re: The Keeper

2009-06-05 Thread Brendan MacRae
- Original Message From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, June 5, 2009 8:48:01 PM Subject: Re: The Keeper There's a certain irony to a 10-17 zoom being used for a keeper image by Prime Lens Photography HA! Good

Re: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-03 Thread Brendan MacRae
Daimler did away with the cab-forward design philosophy and predominance of front-wheel-drive that was prevalent at Chrysler and started the trend for rear wheel driven cars. Hence the 300 series, the Magnum, and the Charger. They also contributed to the Chrysler Crossfire design, which I

Re: Another reason to dislike Canon

2009-05-31 Thread Brendan MacRae
I don't which is worse, having to stand all day or being forced to wear those striped shirts... - Original Message From: John Celio n...@neovenator.com To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 3:28:32 AM Subject: Another reason to dislike Canon Canon Employees Are Forbidden to

Re: PESO 2009 - 080 - GDG

2009-05-31 Thread Brendan MacRae
It's stronger without seeing her face, even if she happens to be a beauty! Much more interesting. Good shots. -Brendan - Original Message From: Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com To: SeePhoto Talk seeph...@micapeak.com; DUG digitalusersgr...@yahoogroups.com;

Re: Confirmed: no K30D ever. The K-7 *is* the K30D.

2009-05-28 Thread Brendan MacRae
It definitely would have been ruff . . . - Original Message From: Gonz rgonzoma...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 8:08:49 PM Subject: Re: Confirmed: no K30D ever. The K-7 *is* the K30D. I'm glad they vetoed the idea, it would have

Re: Another one bites the dust

2009-05-27 Thread Brendan MacRae
in borrowing my 2 reel 220 tank and 220 reels? Is the chemistry still available in quart or gallon sizes? On May 26, 2009, at 19:48 , Brendan MacRae wrote: I went to drop three rolls of 220 E-6 at Cali-Color in Sacramento today only to be told they no longer process E-6. Same story all over I

Re: Another one bites the dust

2009-05-27 Thread Brendan MacRae
Kodak Ektar 100 is your friend. Now available in 120. -Adam Hmmm. They've brought back the Ektar moniker, huh? Interesting...I should like to shoot and scan. I wonder... -Brendan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Big-telephoto advice

2009-05-27 Thread Brendan MacRae
The A400 5.6 suffers pretty bad CA even right down the middle, at least mine does. There was a long thread about this a couple of years ago when I posted a shot where the fringing was pretty bad in the middle of the image and the scene wasn't even backlit. The CA correction in Camera Raw and

Re: PESO - Iris

2009-05-27 Thread Brendan MacRae
Beautiful. - Original Message From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:39:06 PM Subject: PESO - Iris Dragged all the gear across the street to my neighbor's front yard as he has a much nicer iris display at

Re: OT: It's amazing how time flies

2009-05-26 Thread Brendan MacRae
Heartfelt congrats, William. My wife and I will be celebrating our 11th this year so we're not even halfway down your road yet. But, we have known each other for 24 years (even dated in high school)... that's a bit closer! Cheers! -Brendan - Original Message From: William Robb

Another one bites the dust

2009-05-26 Thread Brendan MacRae
I went to drop three rolls of 220 E-6 at Cali-Color in Sacramento today only to be told they no longer process E-6. Same story all over I guess. The lady gave me a list of places that still do E-6 though one is in San Francisco, one is in Santa Cruz, and one is in San Clemente! I guess Pardees

Re: GESO - Garden things

2009-05-25 Thread Brendan MacRae
to crop more, and the centering didn't work that well for me. Good work with the DOF! LF Brendan MacRae escreveu: Here's three more I'm submitting for an article on Master Gardeners. http://www.primelensphoto.com/master_gardeners/index.html All were taken with the K20D and the Vivitar Series

Re: Ricehigh is at it again

2009-05-25 Thread Brendan MacRae
Ditto! - Original Message From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 9:19:35 PM Subject: Re: Ricehigh is at it again I want that DA 400/4, and I want it now. Paul On May 26, 2009, at 12:08 AM, William Robb

Re: What a bargain!

2009-05-24 Thread Brendan MacRae
HA! - Original Message From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 12:11:11 AM Subject: RE: What a bargain! I found a late 80's~early 90's K1000 at Goodwill the other day. It had a busted Ozunon zoom on it. Great

Re: What a bargain!

2009-05-24 Thread Brendan MacRae
the camera both lenses and a few odds and ends... Just to bring it back on topic, I don't see how Pentax can hope to compete with that. Brendan MacRae wrote: I found a late 80's~early 90's K1000 at Goodwill the other day. It had a busted Ozunon zoom on it. Great condition with a working

Image Persistence - LCD Burn-in

2009-05-24 Thread Brendan MacRae
My Apple 23 HD Cinema Display was suffering from some image persistence in the lower left corner of the screen. Wasn't a big deal but it was annoying. A google search confirmed it's pretty common and I found a neat fix: http://toastycode.com/lcdscrub/ These guys provide different screen saver

Re: PESO: Mill

2009-05-24 Thread Brendan MacRae
That's a good one, Jack. Did you use the lens correction filter in PS? If so, that image is a good example of a successful fix. - Original Message From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:02:43 AM Subject: PESO: Mill

GESO - Garden things

2009-05-24 Thread Brendan MacRae
Here's three more I'm submitting for an article on Master Gardeners. http://www.primelensphoto.com/master_gardeners/index.html All were taken with the K20D and the Vivitar Series 1 105mm f2.5  Macro. -Brendan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Along the way

2009-05-23 Thread Brendan MacRae
I like the 3D effect of this one, Bruce. - Original Message From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 1:36:14 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Along the way Bruce Dayton wrote: Been a while since posting a PESO - I was out

Re: Been real busy ...

2009-05-23 Thread Brendan MacRae
Well, lemme see... Pentax is coming out with a new camera. So, the list has spent the last couple of days talking about all of the new features of the camera. So far, the 1/180 flash sync spec of the new model has become a hot topic. Those in the majority are of the opinion that Pentax should

Re: OT - Shooting a different kind of digital (mostly for Cotty)

2009-05-17 Thread Brendan MacRae
Cute! - Original Message From: Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 1:05:54 PM Subject: Re: OT - Shooting a different kind of digital (mostly for Cotty) Shot entirely on a Canon 5D Mk II using Lensbaby lenses:

OT - Shooting a different kind of digital (mostly for Cotty)

2009-05-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
I've been working as a cameraman over the last couple of days shooting training videos for a friend's company. It been a while since I've done this kind of work but the company has a great marketing guy who's done lots of producing/directing in his time so it's been a real pleasure. I was 

Re: OT - Shooting a different kind of digital (mostly for Cotty)

2009-05-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
Might be fun to mess around with, but the frame rate will probably be too slow. Also, I'm wondering if the HD mode allows for manual setting of f stop and if there's some form of gain control (?) Should be interesting but I still have my doubts about shooting video with DSLRs. -

Re: OT - Shooting a different kind of digital (mostly for Cotty)

2009-05-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
- Shooting a different kind of digital (mostly for Cotty) On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:31:55AM -0700, Brendan MacRae wrote: Should be interesting but I still have my doubts about shooting video with DSLRs. I think it's an exciting convergence - now you can get home video of your kids soccer game

Re: OT - Shooting a different kind of digital (mostly for Cotty)

2009-05-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
PDML@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 12:17:59 PM Subject: Re: OT - Shooting a different kind of digital (mostly for Cotty) On 16/5/09, Brendan MacRae, discombobulated, unleashed: Might be fun to mess around with, but the frame rate will probably be too slow. Also, I'm wondering if the HD mode

Re: OT - Shooting a different kind of digital (mostly for Cotty)

2009-05-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 5:31:31 PM Subject: Re: OT - Shooting a different kind of digital (mostly for Cotty) On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:31:55AM -0700, Brendan MacRae wrote: Might be fun to mess around with, but the frame rate will probably be too slow. Also, I'm wondering if the HD

Re: PESO - Lobelia Rust

2009-04-01 Thread Brendan MacRae
I think it was the time of day. The light is a bit too much to produce much contrast here. - Original Message From: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:02:50 PM Subject: PESO - Lobelia Rust Not totally successful, I think. Probably

Re: PESO - Subway Smiles

2009-03-30 Thread Brendan MacRae
Good one, Frank. I like the sense of motion and their expressions. -Brendan - Original Message From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 7:26:22 AM Subject: PESO - Subway Smiles

Re: PESO - Spring Rain

2009-03-30 Thread Brendan MacRae
This reminds me of a class I took in film school. The instructor was telling us about diffferent tricks and this and that. He said, You have to light for rain. There must be some backlight or it won't register on film. You've got it in this shot. Good one. Nice moody pic. -Brendan -

Re: PESO - Seedlings

2009-03-30 Thread Brendan MacRae
There may be a better one in there, but nothing that jumped out at me other than this one. Maybe I should take another look. -Brendan - Original Message From: Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 9:26:39 PM

Re: GESO - Dame Helen

2009-03-30 Thread Brendan MacRae
  - Original Message From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 1:54:42 AM Subject: Re: GESO - Dame Helen On 29/3/09, Brendan MacRae, discombobulated, unleashed: And nice to have those terrific studio lights to shoot under

Re: PESO - Inside the greenhouse

2009-03-30 Thread Brendan MacRae
list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 2:07:58 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Inside the greenhouse On 29/3/09, Brendan MacRae, discombobulated, unleashed: This is the reason I bought the DA 10-17mm last year, so I could capture these sorts of shots. Another possible for a magazine article

Re: PESO - Seedlings

2009-03-30 Thread Brendan MacRae
adjustable finders - and I just take out the glasses to crop if I can't add a safety margin (something I do when in a hurry). LF Brendan MacRae escreveu: One more from the greenhouse. Can't decide if I'm OK with cutting off the pot in the foreground or not. That's what I get for wearing glasses

Re: GESO - Dame Helen

2009-03-29 Thread Brendan MacRae
Nice series, Cotty. Well done sir! And nice to have those terrific studio lights to shoot under, no? -Brendan - Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Bit late but hey, busy weekend. A friend and colleague is leaving to set up her own production company and I did her a set of publicity

PESO - Inside the greenhouse

2009-03-29 Thread Brendan MacRae
This is the reason I bought the DA 10-17mm last year, so I could capture these sorts of shots. Another possible for a magazine article for sometime this year...or maybe next. http://www.primelensphoto.com/IMGP9554.jpg K20D, DA 10-17mm @ 10mm, f5.6, 1/180, ISO 100, custom WB Oh, and this may

PESO - Seedlings

2009-03-29 Thread Brendan MacRae
One more from the greenhouse. Can't decide if I'm OK with cutting off the pot in the foreground or not. That's what I get for wearing glasses and not being able to see the entire frame in the viewfinder (renewing contact lens prescription tomorrow...). Let me know if it bugs any of you.

Re: PESO: Owl

2009-03-29 Thread Brendan MacRae
Not too shabby, John. It's tough to ever get an owl, much less with a chick! -Brendan - Original Message From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 7:34:27 PM Subject: PESO: Owl I've been looking for the owl I heard earlier this month,

Re: PESO - Inside the greenhouse

2009-03-29 Thread Brendan MacRae
Thanks! The one good thing about a lens this wide is not having to worry about DOF. -Brendan - Original Message From: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 7:33:53 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Inside the greenhouse In a message dated 3/29/2009

Re: PESO - Inside the greenhouse

2009-03-29 Thread Brendan MacRae
the cat is a good add.  Composition with the wide angle very effective.  Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com To: pdml pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 9:19 PM Subject: PESO - Inside the greenhouse This is the reason I

Re: PESO - Seedlings

2009-03-29 Thread Brendan MacRae
Ok, good to know. I hate finding stuff like this later on. Whatcha gonna do? -Brendan - Original Message From: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 8:06:35 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Seedlings In a message dated 3/29/2009 7:50:31 P.M. 

Re: PESO - Inside the greenhouse

2009-03-29 Thread Brendan MacRae
! Jack --- On Sun, 3/29/09, Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com Subject: PESO - Inside the greenhouse To: pdml pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 7:19 PM This is the reason I bought the DA 10-17mm last year, so I could

Re: PESO - Seedlings

2009-03-29 Thread Brendan MacRae
, but doesn't really bug me.  Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com To: pdml pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 9:50 PM Subject: PESO - Seedlings One more from the greenhouse. Can't decide if I'm OK with cutting off

PESO - Wall Flower

2009-03-27 Thread Brendan MacRae
I'm working on a new article for a local mag about Master Gardeners. Finally got a chance to shoot some today. I was told this is a Wall Flower: http://www.primelensphoto.com/IMGP9651.jpg K20D, ISO 100, Custom WB, VS1 105mm f2.5 Macro, f6.7, 1/60 -Brendan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

New Color Balancing Tool

2009-03-26 Thread Brendan MacRae
This came across my email this morning: http://spyder.datacolor.com/product-cb-spydercube.php Pretty ingenious solution. I like the idea of the black trap. I have a Kodak Color Separation and Gray Scale Guide but because it's one dimensional, if set at an angle within a scene, absolute black

Re: New Color Balancing Tool

2009-03-26 Thread Brendan MacRae
, hardly pocketable. My suspicion is that a decent grey card hits a big 80/20 point... -T On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com wrote: This came across my email this morning: http://spyder.datacolor.com/product-cb-spydercube.php Pretty ingenious solution. I

Re: New Color Balancing Tool

2009-03-26 Thread Brendan MacRae
- Original Message From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:38:13 PM Subject: Re: New Color Balancing Tool Howe do i get that in my macro shots. Dave You probably can't. But if you can place it in the same

Re: Peso: Lips

2009-03-23 Thread Brendan MacRae
Gotta love that f16...and low ISO... Good job! -Brendan - Original Message From: William Robb war...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 2:44:01 PM Subject: Peso: Lips Brought to you by the letters D and A, and the number 55.

Now, that's a small camera...

2009-03-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
A friend sent this to me:   http://i.gizmodo.com/5170780/pfft-this-nikon-slr-is-way-too-small-to-use   -Brendan -- 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

Re: Banana Joe has delivered his load (PDML Annual)

2009-03-07 Thread Brendan MacRae
Banana Joe has delivered his load ...ah, um...MARK! --- On Sat, 3/7/09, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: From: Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it Subject: Banana Joe has delivered his load (PDML Annual) To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, March 7,

Words of Wisdom

2009-03-04 Thread Brendan MacRae
My aunt is married to the son of Will Connell, a well known photographer of many, many years ago. Will Jr. and I talk a lot about the Old Man, mostly because I'm a photographer, too, but also since I've been the middleman for auctioning off some of the Old Man's gear (that which isn't a part

Re: Pentax X70 Super Zoom Digital Camera

2009-03-02 Thread Brendan MacRae
Could be a fun little camera. It has everything I would want as a step up from the Optios for my watch product shots; increased resolution, super macro focusing (to 1 cm), and SR. Plus HD 720p video... Wow, how cool is that? I definately want to play with this little bugger! -Brendan ---

Re: GESO - Teagan's Braids

2009-03-01 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- On Sun, 3/1/09, Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: From: Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br Subject: Re: GESO - Teagan's Braids To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, March 1, 2009, 4:40 PM Nice set Brendan! Is she talking to you again?? ;-) LF

Re: Erin had a riding accident Friday

2009-02-28 Thread Brendan MacRae
Sorry to hear that, David. I'm hoping she'll have a swift recovery. -Brendan --- On Sat, 2/28/09, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Erin had a riding accident Friday To: Barbara Brooks bbaro...@gmail.com, Jacquilene Currington

GESO - Teagan's Braids

2009-02-28 Thread Brendan MacRae
I haven't posted anything in a while so when my daughter got her hair braided this morning I took the opportunity to shoot a few. She got a little shy by the end of the process. I decided against using flash and just went with the natural light from the nearby windows. K20, 31 Ltd., A 85

Re: GESO - Teagan's Braids

2009-02-28 Thread Brendan MacRae
Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 3:56 PM Hi Brendan:  Cute!  Cute!  Cute!  and those last 2 (12 13) are even cuter :-).  Great work.  Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com To: pdml pdml@pdml.net Sent

Re: OT - British PM

2009-02-23 Thread Brendan MacRae
Good job not getting the other camera in the shot while wobbling along. Shoulder only, no? Nice work! -Brendan --- On Mon, 2/23/09, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: OT - British PM To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 11:03 AM

Re: Setting custom white balance

2009-02-22 Thread Brendan MacRae
It is certainly a sound solution. All the way back to high school in the 1980's we used white, translucent lens caps on our video cameras to set white balance. Of course, a plain white t-shirt worked in a pinch... -Brendan --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote:

Pentax - disrespected again

2009-02-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
However, only in the pages of pop photo so I'm not sure it even counts. The current issue tests the Four Thirds Oly E-30 and compares it to a number of other models. Near the end (top left, pg. 80) it states, The E-30 stands up very well against the Pentax K20D and Sony A700, but these are the

Re: Pentax - disrespected again

2009-02-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
, February 16, 2009, 10:48 AM On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com wrote: However, only in the pages of pop photo so I'm not sure it even counts. The current issue tests the Four Thirds Oly E-30 and compares it to a number of other models. Near the end (top

Re: Pentax - disrespected again

2009-02-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- On Mon, 2/16/09, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Of course the K20D does offer live view, so you can take all of what they say with a grain of salt. Paul That's probably true of much of what they publish nowadays. It was an ok review but I was suprised by how bad a

Re: Pictorialism exhibit at George Eastman House

2009-02-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
I hate to do this, but since Pictorialism was brought up and since I haven't done any For Sale Fridays in long time... I have a Struss Pictorial Lens on eBay right now. You know, JIC you'd like to give it a go:

Re: A thought experiment involving acetone

2009-02-15 Thread Brendan MacRae
Next time tell your friend not to use cyanoacrylate. Use a clear, two-part epoxy with a longer set up time. The benefits will be, 1. a stonger bond, 2. easier clean up if if gets somewhere it shouldn't, and 3. no white crystaline residue. -Brendan --- On Sun, 2/15/09, Bob W

Re: Magazine Cover

2009-01-09 Thread Brendan MacRae
WTG, Paul. I saw a Challenger the other day in silver. I want one. -Brendan --- Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Some of you may recall seeing some of the pics I shot of a Dodge Challenger S/S prototype back in October. One of my shots is on the cover of the April issue

Re: sic transit optio w60

2009-01-05 Thread Brendan MacRae
I've shot 7135 frames with the W60 as of about an hour ago (processing 416 shots as I type). I've had the camera since Aug or Sept. It is too small, but that's the point ('n shoot?). The on/off IS too close to the shutter. They moved the MENU button to the worst place they could near the four way

Re: sic transit optio w60

2009-01-04 Thread Brendan MacRae
Ann, When in shooting mode, hit the menu button and scroll to Memory. Put a check in each box next to the settings you want the camera to save when you shut it off. It will store your settings for 13 different parameters. ;-] -Brendan --- ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Whoever said

Re: ICC Paper Profiles

2008-12-21 Thread Brendan MacRae
Have you tried printing from Print with Preview in Photoshop? I find that it works better with profiles than other programs. Also, make sure to turn color controls OFF (under Color Handling: slect No color management), do that AGAIN under the print dialog boxes when selecting paper size,

Re: ICC Paper Profiles

2008-12-21 Thread Brendan MacRae
On Dec 21, 2008, at 1:18 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: Have you tried printing from Print with Preview in Photoshop? I find that it works better with profiles than other programs. Also, make sure to turn color controls OFF (under Color Handling: slect No color management), do that AGAIN

Re: ICC Paper Profiles

2008-12-21 Thread Brendan MacRae
is identical to what I see on my monitor. Paul On Dec 21, 2008, at 1:58 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: I've found my Epson factory ICC's to be a tad warm. They weren't bad per se, just not nearly as good to my eye as the custom built ones. -Brendan --- PN Stenquist pnstenqu

Re: PESO 2008 - 175 - GDG

2008-12-15 Thread Brendan MacRae
Good car portrait, G. This one could go either way; menacing like Christine, or serene like just an old heap. - Brendan --- Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: In the dark, a different age still glows in its decrepitude ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/175-fadedferal.jpg

Re: GESO: Cyclocross Nationals - Bike Racing

2008-12-15 Thread Brendan MacRae
Good one's, Stan. I like nos 3 and 6 the best. -Brendan --- Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: The annual Cyclocross National Championships were held here about 15 minutes from my home over the last 4 days. They got really lucky! The course was quite muddy from melted snow

Re: PESO: Sundogs

2008-12-15 Thread Brendan MacRae
Beautiful shot. Makes me wonder if the dark swath in the middle could be lightened through an HDR series of shots? Interesting... -Brendan --- Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: ..or is that Sun Dogs? In any case, it was pretty cold this a.m. in Minnesota can lead to some cool

Re: Wanted to buy: Optio - need advice

2008-12-13 Thread Brendan MacRae
I don't believe any of them shoot RAW. I think the A40 has the highest resolution number (12MP) but it doesn't mean much because the sensors in these cameras are tiny. I doubt you'd be able to do 11 x 17 even at 300dpi with any consistancy. The newer models do seem to have slightly better dynamic

Re: Tooo funny!

2008-12-07 Thread Brendan MacRae
ROTFLMAO! -Brendan --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael Reichmann has a link to this on the Luminous Landscape web site... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnwf2RShNV0 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Journalistic Ethics and Photography

2008-11-30 Thread Brendan MacRae
Mike, interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing. -Brendan --- Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi- On the Media ran a story about Photography Journalistic Ethics this week. http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2008/11/28/05 There is a link to a slide show that illustrates the story.

Re: PESO: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread Brendan MacRae
Good one, Matt. Thise are tricky shots to get. I have to set one up with two kids this year. We'll see how that goes. -Brendan --- Matthew Montgomery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First time taking an indoor, primarily flash lit, family portrait for this year's Christmas card. This was with a

Re: PESO 2008 - 171 - GDG

2008-11-29 Thread Brendan MacRae
I like both. Prefer the b/w version only slightly more. -Brendan --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shooting at and beyond dusk last night in Santa Cruz, I photographed the Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse. Do you like the BW rendering ...

Re: Shots of dancers, upcoming article

2008-11-28 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: More than a few lovely shots in there Brendan. Cool gig, I'm envious. Derby Thanks, Derby. The young ladies were a bit camera shy but they were all charming. -Brendan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: birds, and some more birds

2008-11-28 Thread Brendan MacRae
Good stuff, Stan. The raptor in no. 7? What is it? Burly fellow... -Brendan --- Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have updated my Squaw Creek GESO folder - Squaw Creek is a National Wildlife Refuge set up primarily for migratory birds. At this time of year the ducks have mostly

Re: Shots of dancers, upcoming article

2008-11-28 Thread Brendan MacRae
, Nov 28, 2008 at 2:40 AM, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brendan MacRae wrote: This is a series for a magazine article about Myrna Galle, a local dance teacher. Myrna is a former soloist of the NYC Ballet and was a member of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. She also coregraphed

Re: Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27 Thread Brendan MacRae
Right back at ya, Jack. :-) -Brendan --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'morning all, Because I was taught from an early age, it's impolite to type with my mouth full, let me extend a sincere wish that your day be filled with nature's bounty and, especially, true friends and loving

Re: Shots of dancers, upcoming article

2008-11-27 Thread Brendan MacRae
Thanks, Frank. -Brendan --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 12:55 AM, Brendan MacRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a series for a magazine article about Myrna Galle, a local dance teacher. Myrna is a former soloist of the NYC Ballet and was a member

Re: PESO - Looking Outward for Inspiration?

2008-11-27 Thread Brendan MacRae
This one is interesting, Frank. You've got total darkness and total light. The gentleman in the chair sits right in the middle of the two; half in shadow, half in light. Nice. -Brendan --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I rather like the light in this one:

Re: The most beautiful camera

2008-11-27 Thread Brendan MacRae
I too think the Nikon F4 is a great looking camera. We all drooled over it in high school. But the F100 beats it by a mile. I think the F100 is the best looking Nikon ever made. I've always liked the M6 for it's simple lines. Also, the Oly OM4 is a great looking camera. However, all cameras should

Re: 3 PESOs: Nephew (or: The Joys of Slave Flash Photography)

2008-11-26 Thread Brendan MacRae
Fun stuff, John. That's a creative use of the wireless capabilities of the 540. Happy Turkey Day to you as well. -Brendan --- John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On sunday my family had a little mini Thanksgiving dinner, since some of us would be travelling this weekend. I used the

Shots of dancers, upcoming article

2008-11-26 Thread Brendan MacRae
This is a series for a magazine article about Myrna Galle, a local dance teacher. Myrna is a former soloist of the NYC Ballet and was a member of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. She also coregraphed many Broadway shows and was the lead dancer in the touring show of The Music Man. Currently she

Re: Published (redux)

2008-11-25 Thread Brendan MacRae
Nov 2008 19:02:20 -0800 (PST), Brendan MacRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I had six more photos published recently in the same magazine as last time, Sierra Heritage. This time the story profiled the good men and women who perform animal rescue services on behalf of the California Dept

Re: Published (redux)

2008-11-25 Thread Brendan MacRae
://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:02:20 -0800 (PST), Brendan MacRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I had six more photos published recently in the same magazine as last time, Sierra Heritage. This time the story profiled the good men

RE: Curious - who would make a no-name 85/1.4

2008-11-24 Thread Brendan MacRae
Wierd. They note it goes to f22 but the one in the eBay ad only stopped to f16. -Brendan --- Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Samyang. http://www.syopt.co.kr/eng/product/manual_zoom.asp Bob I had this on my ebay watch list and no one seems to have bought. Not that I'm interested

Re: GESO: Autumn Memories

2008-11-24 Thread Brendan MacRae
Nice. But I hear atomic blasts can do that, too. ;-] -Brendan --- PN Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last year, I noticed a strange phenomenon on my morning runs. It seemed that on one short stretch of new concrete, fallen leaves would leave an image that lasted for months after

Published (redux)

2008-11-24 Thread Brendan MacRae
I had six more photos published recently in the same magazine as last time, Sierra Heritage. This time the story profiled the good men and women who perform animal rescue services on behalf of the California Dept. of Fish and Game. Not the most stunning photos, but it was a fun experience. The

Re: Published (redux)

2008-11-24 Thread Brendan MacRae
The second photo is of a baby rabbit, very tiny. He was getting fed through a syringe. -Brendan --- ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brendan MacRae wrote: I had six more photos published recently in the same magazine as last time, Sierra Heritage. This time the story profiled

Re: OT - question for the San Franciscans on the list

2008-11-18 Thread Brendan MacRae
I agree with everything Godders has described. We moved from San Mateo two years ago to Grass Valley. San Mateo is very nice but there are places where worse neighborhoods abut nicer ones. I like the western side (we lived on 9th ave) of the 101 much better than the eastern side. I've heard the

Re: PESO: Dodge Challenger Race Package

2008-11-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
Holy moly. That's fast. I worked for a time at a Dodge dealership in San Diego. Ralph Pearson, the old sand dragger, was a servicewriter there. His son, Ralph, Jr., had a 1967 Belvedere with an aluminum block 440, dual Holly 4-barrel double pumpers with nitrous. It was a door slammer but it was

Re: seems very quiet ... server down?

2008-10-22 Thread Brendan MacRae
Just start a thread with aperture simulator or full frame as part of the subject line...that'll perk things up. ;-] -Brendan --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nothing since midnight. Unusual. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO - Pentax Optio W60 images

2008-10-20 Thread Brendan MacRae
Thanks, Jack. -Brendan --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Overall good job with the lighting, Brendan. Like it! Jack --- On Sun, 10/19/08, Brendan MacRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Brendan MacRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GESO - Pentax Optio W60 images To: pdml pdml

Re: GESO - Pentax Optio W60 images

2008-10-20 Thread Brendan MacRae
, all add something to the experience. -Brendan --- Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 19, 2008, at 20:04 , Brendan MacRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I promised a gallery of watch images with the new Optio W60. These are just a few from the last two batches. I shoot

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