Re: Soft boxes, any recommendations

2006-04-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
Are your umbrellas white? Have you tried shooting through them instead of using them as reflectors? -P William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Soft boxes, any recommendations I'm looking to get a couple of softboxes. I have umbrellas and need something with

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
About $43 - Earthlink ISP through Time-Warner cable. $60 seems kind of high unless it includes lots of useful bells and whistles. SBC is offering DSL for $30 for the first year - don't know what it bumps up to after that, but I doubt much higher than $40. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote:

Re: Old Stone Wall--repost

2006-04-23 Thread Paul Sorenson
You often see these in New England. At one time, what are now woods, was probably a farmer's field. Typically if the field had stones in it that hampered plowing, they would move them to the edge of the field, along the fence line. Often you see these in a zig-zag pattern that followed the

Re: Semi-OT: Hard Drive Format

2006-04-27 Thread Paul Sorenson
See Article ID 309000 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309000 -Paul Joseph Tainter wrote: Need help, please. Remember that USB hard drive that I ordered? I will need to format it to NTFS (I use Windows XP Home). Rummaging

Re: Local Gas Prices

2006-04-27 Thread Paul Sorenson
$2.97 - $2.99 here in the Milwaukee area. That's more than 10X what it was when I started driving. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: Can it be we'll someday look back wistfully on these prices when we remember the good old days? What are the prices in your area?

Re: web page

2006-04-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
Porta Web Album Generator http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/porta/ It's quick, easy to use, leaves a small footprint on your hard drive, allows you to add an introduction page and is free. Here's an example - http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/imperial/ -Paul J wrote: Hi, what

Re: Small, Portable Ink Jet Printer - Image Storage

2006-04-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
The PictureMate also has the capability to back up to an external CD burner, Zip drive or flash drive. Can also read print from these media. All these functions sans computer. -Paul David Savage wrote: If she doesn't mind 4x6 prints the Epson PictureMate Deluxe model might be a

GESO: No theme, just pix

2006-05-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Finally pulled together a gallery of some 26 pix to post. Not expecting comments on all, but if you see something you like or dislike, I'll accept kudos and/or brickbats. Except as noted in the comments, all photos taken with either a DS or DS2. http://www.studio1941.com/geso/index.htm

Re: GESO: No theme, just pix

2006-05-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks, Bob. Me, too - the variegated colors in the tulips was hard to resist. -P Bob Sullivan wrote: Nice shots Paul. I'm a sucker for those early landscapes and flowers/plants. Regards, Bob S. On 5/7/06, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finally pulled together a gallery

GESO: No theme, just pix

2006-05-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks to all who commented. I appreciate the critique. -P -Original Message- From: Paul Sorenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 7:33 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: GESO: No theme, just pix Finally pulled together a gallery of some 26

Re: GESO - Jelly Fish Waltz

2006-05-10 Thread Paul Sorenson
A series of five, maybe - 1,10,12,11,2 -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shot at Monterey Bay Aquarium about two weeks ago. Usual disclaimers: shot through glass, through water, moving subjects, dark room, using high ISO and large f stop. These are either the best or the ones I thought

Re: GESO: No theme, just pix

2006-05-10 Thread Paul Sorenson
Marnie - Thanks for those kind words. I never noticed the blue thing until you pointed it out - now it sticks out like a sore thumb. I'll have to work on getting rid of it. -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 5/7/2006 10:32:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL

Re: OT: It's a baby, Rodney!

2006-05-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
Congratulations!! She's beautiful. -P mike wilson wrote: Newest list member. Will probably be some time before she can send an articulate post. Not sure if that is a gender, family or PDML trait. 8-) Catherine Marina (at the moment) 10lb 2oz, about 4.6Kg. Wouldn't come out, so was

Re: Semi-OT: Transferring Image Files to Windows PC

2006-05-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
P J's got it right - in either My Computer *or* Windows Explorer, when you're done transferring files and deleting them off the memory card, just right click on the drive and select Eject from the context menu. Then you can remove the card and reinsert another without re-booting. -P P. J.

Re: Need a shoulder, and advice on my business

2006-05-18 Thread Paul Sorenson
And after you get the assignment in writing from the managers who have the authority to do so, have them write to the muscle guys informing them that the former manager has no authority to give them the rights to photograph the show. -P Paul Stenquist wrote: Hi Dave, Talk to the managers

Re: OT: The simple internet, was Re: PUG/PESO ...at Flickr?

2006-06-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
Ann - In Firefox, you can block images and get text only this way... Go to the Tools menu, click on Options, then click on the Content icon. In the window that opens un-check the box that says Load Images. To the right of the Load Images choice is a box labeled Exceptions. Click on that

Re: OT: Making Cards with Photos

2006-06-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
Marnie - I've used these - not ever in any great quantity. The price for 10 in the shops here (Milwaukee) is about double the Dick Blick price. http://www.dickblick.com/zz119/15/ The cards are 5x7 and take a 4x6 print very nicely. I use double sided tape to hold the print to the card so the

Re: Windoze versions and DS

2006-06-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Ann, Most card reader packages include a CD that has the Win 98SE driver on it and instructions how to install the driver. Your laptop probably only supports USB 1.1, but be sure to get a card reader that uses USB 2.0. The reader will be backward compatible and should work on your current

Re: PESO - Norwegian Sushi

2005-11-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
Does it smell as bad a lutefisk? or worse? My grandfather could eat limburger cheese by the spoonful, but wouldn't let my grandmother cook lutefisk 'cause he couldn't stand the smell. Blessed are the Norwegians.. They drink coffee by the barrel, Eat fish soaked in lye, And ski uphill!!

Re: PESO - Autumn or Winter?

2005-11-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
Heyerdahl's major research was earlier and concentrated on more aboriginal craft - Kon-Tiki was constructed of balsa and Ra Ra II were papyrus. http://www.greatdreams.com/thor.htm -P P. J. Alling wrote: Thor Hierdahl? Adam Maas wrote: There was a fellow who proved in the 1970's

Re: Ansel Adams exhibition

2005-11-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
For anyone who is going to be in the Boston area, there is an Ansel Adams exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts through Dec 31. Called The Lane Collection, it includes many prints which have seldom been on exhibit. http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/sub.asp?key=15subkey=516 -P Mark Roberts

Re: *ist-D problems

2005-11-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
Did you buy it with a credit card? If so, check with them for automatic extended warranty. My MasterCard doubles the warranty period up to a maximum of one additional year. -P P. J. Alling wrote: Over a year unfortunately. Christian wrote: - Original Message - From: P.

Bulk film loaders

2005-11-16 Thread Paul Sorenson
The research facility where my SO works was throwing out a bunch of junk from which I rescued two Alden 74 bulk film loaders for daylight loading of cassettes. They will handle 27.5, 50 and 100 foot bulk rolls and appear to be in good working condition. In fact, one still has film in it,

Re: EXIF IPTC Data

2005-11-18 Thread Paul Sorenson
Doug - BreezeBrowser Pro will let you edit/insert IPTC data either singly or in batches. -P Doug Franklin wrote: Howdy, folks, Does anyone out there know of an application that will insert EXIF and/or IPTC data into JPEG or TIFF files in bulk? Since I can't set a copyright or

Re: OT - old Kodak film identification?

2005-11-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
The dope used to stiffen the fabric on early airplanes was cellulose nitrate and highly flammable. Many a WWI aviator chose to jump to his death sans parachute rather than burn to death in a flaming aircraft. -P graywolf wrote: LOL! Nitrocellulose, AKA, gun cotten is classified as

Re: PESO - More Mom Hands

2005-11-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
My take was more like Marnie's - softer contrast. I just took the highlight down some on the left thumb which added a little more detail there so it's not so blown out. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/handclasp2rev.jpg -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've actually done

Re: Unsubscribing for awhile

2005-11-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
Bill - All the best wishes that your surgery will be successful and you'll be back here soon. -P Bill Owens wrote: I'll be unsubbing shortly for what I hope is a very short period.. I have an appointment at Duke University Medical Center. Assuming of course I can tolerate the

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
Just add 1 additional foot for every 4 meters - you'll make it OK. -P P. J. Alling wrote: Very dirty, 7 meters is 23+ feet, that 3 1/2 inch difference per. foot adds up very quickly. If you're depending on 30 feet of rope to span 10 meters of distance you're seriously out of luck.

Re: *ist DS Firmware 2.00

2005-11-30 Thread Paul Sorenson
Fred - Looks like the additional functions turn the DS almost into a DS2. Especially making continuous AF menu selectable in P, Tv, Av and M. Thanks for passing the info along. -P Fred wrote: *ist DS firmware 2.00 is out - http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/ja/info/20050415e.html

Re: No fur, No photos

2005-12-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
I thought PETA meant People eating tasty animals ;) -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm. While I don't disagree with you, I should point out that there's a group that started here in Detroit that you might want to join. It's like PETA but different. It's called MEATA, which translates

PESO: Safe in Great-grandmother's hands

2005-12-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
So...we're out of town for 4 days - daughter-in-law is pregnant and due to deliver on the 10th, but the doc says it may be sooner. We tell her no births until we're back in town. Arrive home 1PM, baby born 4:21PM. Perfect timing, perfect baby. Here he is at about 4 hours old.

Re: PESO: Safe in Great-grandmother's hands

2005-12-10 Thread Paul Sorenson
Bob W, Gonz, Paul, Bruce, Boris, Bob S - Thanks for taking time to comment. There's nothing like a newborn to bring out everybody's cameras! ;) -P Subject: PESO: Safe in Great-grandmother's hands So...we're out of town for 4 days - daughter-in-law is pregnant and due to deliver

Re: PESO: Safe in Great-grandmother's hands

2005-12-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks for them kind words!! ;) -P E.R.N. Reed wrote: Paul Sorenson wrote: Bob W, Gonz, Paul, Bruce, Boris, Bob S - Thanks for taking time to comment. There's nothing like a newborn to bring out everybody's cameras! ;) Sorry I hadn't said anything before, but I, too

Re: OT: need a favor

2005-12-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
If you haven't found anyone else, I'd be happy to do it. Just send me the file and I'll get the PDF back to you either e-mail, CD or both. -P Gary Sibio wrote: At 11:15 AM 12/13/2005, you wrote: Could one of you guys in the USA who has Windoze and Adobe Acrobat take my MS

Re: need a favor

2005-12-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
You *can* do this in either Word or Acrobat - you need to insert form fields for the user to enter their schedule, then password protect the document so nothing else can be changed. -P Ann Sanfedele wrote: My dream for the calendar - which I think doesnt exist - is to have it in

Re: Who's shooting professionally with Pentax -- was -- Who's Not Using Digital

2005-12-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
An occasional wedding or other celebration and portraits. Used to use a MZ-S with a ZX-7 for backup, now pretty much moved to a DS and DS2. AlienBees for studio lights. -P Scott Loveless wrote: Shel's question got me thinking about all the pros I see with Canon and Nikon hardware.

Re: istDS v istDS2

2005-12-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
Shel Dave - I've not noticed a major difference between the two in either speed or function and if there is a difference in battery life with the larger screen it hasn't been bad enough to slap me in the face (at least at this point). The larger screen is nice, and is somewhat easier on my

Re: istDS v istDS2

2005-12-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
to 133X or so, iirc. IAC, if you're using slower cards, you might not notice any write speed difference. Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Sorenson Shel Dave - I've not noticed a major difference between the two in either speed or function and if there is a difference in battery life

Re: B+H

2005-12-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
Nope - Hanukkah begins at sundown on 12/24 - really late this year, it's usually much earlier. -P Jack Davis wrote: I believe (at least, I think) Hannaukah was 11/30 - 12/10. Jack --- Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They have always been very quick for me. When does

Re: B+H

2005-12-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
Oops! That was me - I just checked w/my SO and it starts at sunset on 12/25. According to BH holiday schedule they're only closed Christmas Day. http://tinyurl.com/b7zw9 -P Jack Davis wrote: Google tricked me! Someone said it starts 12/24(??) Jack --- Bob Sullivan [EMAIL

Re: Help with Pixelation

2005-12-16 Thread Paul Sorenson
Check out Nvu - It's open source based on the old Netscape Composer. Fairly easy to work with, relatively powerful (includes a CSS creator) and is tabbed so you can work in WYSIWYG then quickly jump to your source code. -P Charles Robinson wrote: I'd suggest you try using some

Re: Medical Interlude

2005-12-21 Thread Paul Sorenson
Glad to hear everything is turning out for the better. -P Bruce Dayton wrote: Hello Cotty, Hope all goes well and he gets back to full speed quickly!

Re: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-27 Thread Paul Sorenson
Try PC Inspector http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_media_recovery/uk/welcome.htm -P David J Brooks wrote: Sorry, i should have mentioned, i have about 25 Gig left on the Cdrive, but the program is telling me. not eneough rocovery space. Is this normal.?Or can someone suggest sometrhing

Re: Solved, was: Data Recovery question and vacation week.

2006-08-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
. Gusee i have my quirky PC back then.vbg Recovered all my lost images from the weekend AND images from the spring that had been deleted, or so i thought. Nice freebee. Sorry to be back in panic mode. Dave Quoting Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Try PC Inspector http

Re: PESO: Didgeridoos in View

2006-08-30 Thread Paul Sorenson
Summer, 1960 - right up there with Purple People Eater and Alley Oop. -P John Forbes wrote: That's from Tie me kangaroo down, sport in 1960, Rolf's only real claim to fame. It has the immortal last line: So we tanned 'is hide when he died, Clyde, and that's it 'angin' on the shed.

Re: OT: Off for a while

2006-09-04 Thread Paul Sorenson
If you need a place to stop as you pass Jenner going north, see the Timber Cove Inn - on the coast about 90 miles north of SFO. http://www.timbercoveinn.com/ -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Probably no one cares, since I haven't been commenting on PESOs for about a week. ;-) I'll have lots of

Re: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: Humorous Logic

2006-09-06 Thread Paul Sorenson
My grandfather was German, my grandmother Norwegian. He would eat Limburger cheese by the spoonful, but wouldn't let her cook lutefisk in the house because he couldn't stand the smell. ;) -P John Graves wrote: Re: lutefisk Anything that turns silver BLACK, can't be all bad! If you

Re: top-loading case for a DS2 and 16-45?

2006-09-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Mat - I have the Tamrac Velocity 5 and it easily holds a DS2 w/attached Tamron 28-200, the Pentax 18-55 on one side and an EF-500 DG Super on the other with room for extra batteries and cards in pockets. The space for the DG Super could just as easily be used for something the size of the

Re: top-loading case for a DS2 and 16-45?

2006-09-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
BH has both the 5 and 7 priced at 50 bucks. -P Mat Maessen wrote: Thanks to all who replied so far. I looked at a Tamrac Velocity 5 at the local camera store at lunchtime. They want $79() for it. They didn't have the Superlight 5 in stock though. Looking at it on Tamrac's website, it

Re: Long, Fast Glass

2006-09-12 Thread Paul Sorenson
Only if has a aperture ring!! ;) -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: Would a 1700mm/4.0 interest anyone? http://tinyurl.com/qn5b6 http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/8baac109cb80bddfc12571e 100393a1b Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: ot: printing on acetate or other clear media with epson 220

2006-09-18 Thread Paul Sorenson
Check out OfficeMax for recycling rebates. As of a couple weeks ago it was $3/cartridge even if it was a cartridge they didn't stock. Sure helps cut the cost of ink, especially w/the R-800 and its eight cartridges. -P Ann Sanfedele wrote: The only really annoying thing is that Staples

Re: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-21 Thread Paul Sorenson
Jewel-Osco, a grocery/pharmacy chain here in the states, has gone to fingerprint scanning as a payment option. -P Cotty wrote: One thing that I have noticed is the number of places in the UK which won't even accept cheques (checks) anymore. Petrol stations especially. Since converting to

Re: Now Virgin Bans Some Laptop Batteries!

2006-09-21 Thread Paul Sorenson
Heeeyyy!! I resemble that! -P Scott Loveless wrote: On 9/21/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Har! That means anybody but me, my ancestors came from an unspeakable place. Milwaukee? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Related question to off camera flash

2006-09-23 Thread Paul Sorenson
I really like the AlienBees. I have three and am looking at getting a fourth to round things out. You can buy a complete kit from them - lights, umbrellas, stands, etc. The built-in modeling lights give you an advantage over just using a remote shoe-mount flash. They're continuously

Re: GESO - my new web page and galleries therein

2006-09-23 Thread Paul Sorenson
Boris - Everything seems to load quickly w/Firefox. Haven't had time to look at all the photos yet but what I've seen look great. It seems your server OS is case sensitive and the case of your page filenames is different from the URL pointing to the page. For example, I can link to your

Re: PESO - Late Summer Light

2006-09-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
Actually, the nasty smell usually occurs when the system is not functioning properly. -P David Savage wrote: Not much point in photographing one. The real magic is in the smell. Dave On 9/24/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was hoping to see the sceptic tank and its

Re: PESO - Late Summer Light

2006-09-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
Since one of the things I do is inspect septic systems, I'll see what I can do to accommodate you. Not sure how well rendered and insightful it will be, though. ;) -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: I was hoping to see the sceptic tank and its cover ... while a nice enuf shot, it's nonetheless

Re: Imprint Time/Date on DS Pics

2006-09-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
The DPOF function should give you the option of inserting the date on a print. If it's just for web publishing, both BreeseBrowser and Porta have the option of inserting the date as a watermark. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: I can't find a way to imprint the time/date on images made with the DS.

Re: OT, I'm going for a beer now

2006-09-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
What is he doing to make this happen and what can you do to stop it from happening? Is he just getting to people first...or undercutting prices...or what? -P David J Brooks wrote: 2- Just found out Mr does not use a Pentax, out of focus, spook the horses, guy has taken another of my

Re: What do you do when you get to IMGP9999

2006-09-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Irfanview will do batch rename pretty easily and it's free. http://www.irfanview.com/ Be sure to download/install the plug-in file, too. I believe it will batch apply IPTC data as well, but I use BreezeBrowser Pro for that and my other organizing functions. BreezeBrowser is not freeware, but

Re: Just shoot me...

2006-09-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
I have to agree with Shel's experience w/Earthlink. We've had high speed Earthlink w/Time-Warner for the past 5-6 years and never had a glitch. Their customer service has always been satisfactory and pricing in line with others. Even the Time-Warner techs with whom I've had experience have

Re: Just shoot me...

2006-09-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
That's pretty cheap-assed! Did they want you to pay for the modem, too? When Time-Warner installed broadband for me they were all ready to tear open the case and install an ethernet card by the time I had a chance to tell them I already had one. Sounds like TW guy didn't want/didn't know

Re: Just shoot me..

2006-09-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
Good idea - one monitor, one keyboard, one mouse, two computers. You can get a KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switch, w/cables from for a couple bucks more than $30. Two taps on the Scroll Lock key switches from one 'puter to the other. I use one to switch between my workstation and file

Re: Just shoot me...

2006-09-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
Ann - I did a Google search on Win98se USB drivers and came up with this - http://www.usb-drivers.com/drivers/125/125528.htm check it out and see if you can use it. Also see this page for more Win98 USB solutions. http://www.usbman.com/win98seusbguide.htm -P Ann Sanfedele wrote: So can

Re: OT: Back, and I have no class

2006-10-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
Marnie - Iceberg is best handled when grabbed with both hands and torn apart! Maybe it was supposed to be an insect head with antennae and shrimp for eyes. ;) *Presentation* is nice, but that one sounds ludicrous. I know what you mean about crowds. I'd probably be willing to go to

Re: PESO - Famous Foto: 1972

2006-10-03 Thread Paul Sorenson
It's harder to get 'em stuck and a *lot* harder to get 'em unstuck. It's one of those things that is irritating at the time and brings a smile 30 years later. :) -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: In the early spring of 1972 I bought my first 4x4, a Dodge Rancharger. Within a few days, and with a

Re: Trying to buy the LightRoom

2007-02-10 Thread Paul Sorenson
Hmmm...I've upgraded computers and re-installed registered versions of XP Pro and Office 2003 on the new one without a hitch. But I'm behind a router. I wonder if the MS server sees the IP address of the router gateway and recognizes it as the registered owner. -P Christian wrote: William

Re: OT: Great Headlines

2007-02-12 Thread Paul Sorenson
*Tragedy in Eastern Canada* Canada's worst air disaster occurred earlier today when a Cessna 152, a small two-seater plane, crashed into a cemetery early this morning in central Newfoundland. Newfie search and rescue workers have recovered 826 bodies so far and expect that number to climb as

Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)

2007-02-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
To see more of Eliot Porter's work, see if you can find a book originally published in 1963 by the Sierra Club called The Place No One Knew. It's Porter's photos of Glen Canyon in northern AZ before the dam was built and the canyon was flooded. From Publishers Weekly This is ... master nature

Re: EXIF info

2007-02-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
If you can get your hands on a copy of RawShooter Essentials 2006 it will convert to either 8 or 16 bit tif, or jpg and save the EXIF information. If you're using a K10D, I think someone on the list posted a way to massage the RawShooter program file to work on K10 RAW. If you can't find a

Re: OT - bulk loaders and enlargers

2007-02-16 Thread Paul Sorenson
Scott - Don't buy a bulk loader. I have several Watsons that were given to me and you can have one. Contact me with your address and it's yours. -P Scott Loveless wrote: Howdy! I need to order a bulk loader for 35mm long roll film. The two that seem to be widely available are the Lloyd

Re: Camera Raw 3.7 is Here

2007-02-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
Rob - It's an extra piece of software, but if you're running Windows you might look at Downloader Pro. http://www.breezesys.com/Downloader/features.htm It has some nice features for transferring from card to computer, including batch rename as part of the download process as well as creating

Re: Camera Raw 3.7 is Here

2007-02-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
Good old Irfanview will also do batch rename, batch conversion or a combination of both in one process. -P William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin Subject: Re: Camera Raw 3.7 is Here If you're running Windows, do a Google or Yahoo! search for Bulk Rename

PESO - Retired

2007-02-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
The Mid-Continent Railway Museum is in the unlikely small town of North Freedom, WI. Spent some time there on a sunny fall day in early November and snapped this along with others. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/data/quicksnap.htm Pentax DS2, Tamron 28-200 at 28mm. 1/60, f:6.3

Re: PESO - Retired

2007-02-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
Hm...I hope that's positive. ;} -P P. J. Alling wrote: I hate you. Paul Sorenson wrote: The Mid-Continent Railway Museum is in the unlikely small town of North Freedom, WI. Spent some time there on a sunny fall day in early November and snapped this along with others. http

Re: PESO - Retired

2007-02-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks, Mike. -P Mike Hamilton wrote: Paul Sorenson wrote: The Mid-Continent Railway Museum is in the unlikely small town of North Freedom, WI. Spent some time there on a sunny fall day in early November and snapped this along with others. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/data

Re: PESO - Retired

2007-02-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
. They currently have three steam locos slated for restoration. http://www.midcontinent.org/ -P David J Brooks wrote: Great shot. Great conversion to. Oh, did i tell you, i like trains.:-) Dave Brooks On 2/25/07, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Mid-Continent Railway Museum

Re: PAW 2007 - 09 - GDG

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
I like the pix - need to scroll a little to see the very bottom and the annotation. 17 monitor, 1024x768 resolution. -P Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Another photo from a recent walk around the neighborhood, when the light was very flat and soft in the nascent moments of oncoming rain:

Re: PESO - Retired

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks Marnie and all who replied. FYI, here is the original color version as well as the BW and final brown toned version. Warning - I used SimpleViewer so Flash is required. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/data/ -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/25/2007 10:29:40 A.M.

GESO - Cal's First Birthday

2007-02-27 Thread Paul Sorenson
A series of five pix. Gotta keep up with posting shots of grandkids. :} Grandson's first birthday on Dec 7th. (And his first taste of cake) http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/calbirthday/ DS2, Tamron 28-200, Sigma 500DG Super bounced off the wall/ceiling junction to camera left. -P --

Re: GESO - Cal's First Birthday

2007-02-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks, Ken. I've not used this viewer much before. Did it let you cycle through all five images? -P Kenneth Waller wrote: Nicely done, a cute image. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GESO - Cal's First Birthday A series

Re: NY Times Pic

2007-03-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
Here you go! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/fashion/01Fitness.html?_r=1oref=slogin http://tinyurl.com/2av2m5 Scroll about halfway down for Paul's photo -P Cotty wrote: On 1/3/07, skye, discombobulated, unleashed: Looks great! I saw it online. Congrats :) Anyone got a link? --

Re: NY Times Pic

2007-03-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
On Mar 1, 2007, at 12:58 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Here you go! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/fashion/01Fitness.html? _r=1oref=slogin http://tinyurl.com/2av2m5 Scroll about halfway down for Paul's photo -P Good ol' English language, as ambiguous as ever! Is that a photo

Re: PESO: Long Morning, revisited

2007-03-03 Thread Paul Sorenson
This one seems more to the point of what I think is the trailer park theme. It doesn't seem to me as being quite so posed. OTOH, she looks like a visiting relative from the good side of the tracks. She needs to look more unkempt and used up to look like the real thing. -P Paul Stenquist

Re: Going to set up the 2400 today, Anything i should know not in the manual

2007-03-03 Thread Paul Sorenson
Dave - RTFM - That's do as I say, not as I do ;] Seriously, I don't have a 2400 or a Mac, but I've had a bunch of Epson printers and the installs have gone without a hitch as long as I have followed their guidelines. -P David J Brooks wrote: Change and I do not go well, so i have made

Re: watermarking

2007-03-03 Thread Paul Sorenson
You can use the Porta album generator, too. If you're uploading images to a site like Photo-Net, just create the album w/watermarks on the images, delete all the album files except the images and upload the images. The watermarks aren't fancy, but you have a choice of position, font face,

Re: PESO - Old Fence

2007-03-04 Thread Paul Sorenson
A good conversion/filter plug-in is BW Plus. It's free and you can find it here... http://www.cybia.co.uk/bwplus.htm You can show the texture in the fence posts a little more by darkening the highlights. I played with it a little and the result is here:

Re: DST

2007-03-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
You can find both the Windows patch and the Outlook patch starting on this page. -P graywolf wrote: Avoid DST hassles, set your computer to GMT! Actually I just downloaded the winxp update from microsoft.com. Had to do that because I have winxp automatic updates shut off. I guess I will

Re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread Paul Sorenson
All of which are better, IMO, than the my esteemed colleague on the other side of the aisle BS spouted by our politicians. -P Bob W wrote: I'm not sure how grown up they are, really. Labour MP Tony Banks once described Tory MP Terry Dicks as living proof that a pig's bladder on the end of

Re: Color Printer

2007-03-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
Another vote for the R800. I've had one for 2 1/2 years and have no complaints. If he wants a wider carriage, the R1800 uses the same print engine and the same pigment inks but it's about $150 more than the R800. -P Mat Maessen wrote: On 3/14/07, Bill Lawlor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have

Re: Wedding shoot...deposit?

2007-03-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
50% deposit to hold the date, refundable if canceled more than 90 days before the wedding, balance due in full no less than 30 days before the wedding. At that point everything is non-refundable. Refunds for cancellation less than 90 days before the wedding are given only if you can re-book

Re: Wedding shoot...deposit?

2007-03-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
When it comes to money, especially if it's mine, I'm are real hard-ass. If I want to give something away, it's *my* decision, not the customer's. ;} -P William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson Subject: Re: Wedding shoot...deposit? 50% deposit to hold

Re: soon to be enabled

2013-07-10 Thread Paul Sorenson
Congratulations on getting the K-5. To paraphrase the Men's Wearhouse guy...You're gonna like the way it works...I guarantee it I still shoot PEFs and let Lightroom convert to DNG upon import as the Adobe conversion gives a slightly smaller file size. If I think I'll need a quick turnaround

Re: soon to be enabled

2013-07-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Ann - See my off-list message. -p On 7/11/2013 8:29 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: so from a practical aspect, what is the difference if when I output from elements I'd be making are 300 ppi jpgs ? or pngs? I have no experience at all with DNGS... anyone want to school me briefly? ann On

Re: This week starting out with a great big load of SUX!

2013-07-16 Thread Paul Sorenson
I dunno...I think it's pretty clear that your lens is F--'d. ;) -p On 7/15/2013 7:25 PM, John wrote: Yeah. VERY VERY carefully, holding it over my head with the lens bayonet facing down so nothing could fall inside. I'm getting some kind of intermittent failure mode. I turn it on it prompts

Re: VESO A short vid

2013-07-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
Cool. When I was a kid there were still farmers around who had tractors with the steel wheels and the signage along the farm roads warning Tractors with lugs prohibited to keep the spiked wheels from tearing up the paving. -p On 7/20/2013 6:45 PM, David J Brooks wrote: From Friday, i shot

Re: A bit closer to my first cyanotype

2013-07-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
Will be interested to see where you go using some of the old processes. Some nice stuff on his web site. Did he say what his Wisconsin destination was going to be? -p On 7/24/2013 11:31 AM, Darren Addy wrote: (This is not OT, since the original image was created with my Pentax K-5.) I

Re: PESO Enamel lava

2013-07-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
This whole set is quite nice. I wonder, though, if you could smooth out the smile lines a little on Kim and a skosh on the left side of her neck and under her chin. -p On 7/26/2013 3:55 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Fri, Jul

Re: PESO Weiner decay

2013-07-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
Damn, Ann...you're up early today. You beat me to the punch. I thought this was going to be a political thread, too. ;) -p On 7/28/2013 7:30 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Been paying attention to NY politics, eh? ann On 7/28/2013 07:01, Larry Colen wrote:

Re: PESO Weiner decay

2013-07-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
I don't know if I can cut the mustard... On 7/28/2013 2:06 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: You'll have to ketchup! -Original Message- From: Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO Weiner decay Damn, Ann...you're up early today. You beat me to the punch. I thought

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