Re: Colour profiles-PS-and home prining

2005-09-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
As I mentioned in an earlier post, my color printing setup is simple on my Mac. I simply place all my images in generic RGB colorspace and print on an Epson 2200 using the Mac's Colorsynch workflow setting and the Epson paper profiles. I know nothing of PC color printing problems, so I can't sa

Re: Monster on the porch!

2005-09-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good job of lighting the web. And you're right, that's one pretty spider. Quite the looker. Thanks for sharing. Paul On Sep 12, 2005, at 7:20 PM, Don Sanderson wrote: Playing with the af360fgz in wireless mode and the Sigma 90/2.8 Macro (MF) I plan to sell, I caught this little fella just befor

Re: What's the difference ...

2005-09-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Terminology. Some might say magnification of 1:1 or more is a "macro," but I've seen 1:2 shots labeled macro as well. Of course the term "close-up" has even been used to describe a portrait configuration. It's all quite imprecise. On Sep 13, 2005, at 1:44 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: .. between a

Re: PESO: Lisa's Legs

2005-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
I too see these pageant pics as more the recording of an event than artistic photography. Your first effort is much better, although as I said, I found the texture unpleasant. I think the concept is sound. Perhaps a different texture would be more effective and pleasing. Paul On Sep 14, 2005, a

Re: OT - PAW - Tumbling

2005-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good grab. Nice and sharp, great color. But I would probably crop out some of the blank sky if it was mine. Perhaps that's too expected, but I'm moved in that direction. Paul On Sep 14, 2005, at 6:46 PM, John Forbes wrote: Great shot, Cotters. I'm not sure the composition matters too much. I

Re: An Adobe Camera Raw Question

2005-09-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
Luminance smoothing can help smooth out the grainy look you get in shadow areas of high ISO images or generally underexposed high ISO images. There seems to be a price in detail, but I've used it on portraits and the like quite effectively. Color noise reduction can reduce the muliti-colored mo

Re: Starting to play with RAW

2005-09-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
I don't see brightness or shadow in your workflow. You should set shadow to eliminate low end clipping or to extend shadows as required right after setting exposure. You should set brightness next to correct any problems in the midtones that may have developed if you had to change exposure to p

Re: OT: 1, 2 or 3 more questions.4 is right out

2005-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I agree t hat most extended warranties are a ripoff, but the Apple Care extended warranty is very good. I've saved the cost of the warranties on my family's three Macs many times over. I had a mother board replaced on one laptop and a hard drive on another. Both would have been out of warranty

Re: PAW PESO - Lotus

2005-09-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Without having a chance to play with it, I'd say the conversion is pretty darn close. The brightest highlights have tonal value, so they're not clipped. I might have tried to increase the brightness a little bit to bring ore life to the darker parts of the car in the center foreground. But as I

Re: PAW PESO - Lotus

2005-09-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Shel uses a PC. On my Mac Cinema Display, running at 1.8, it looks a little dark in the shaded yellow areas. Paul On Sep 17, 2005, at 10:30 AM, graywolf wrote: A bit dark, did it on a Mac? If I increase my screen brightness to about 1.8 gamma it looks good. Anybody interested in hearing what

GESO: Crawling Zoom Gallery

2005-09-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Last night saw another gallery crawl in Birmingham, Michigan. The gallery that has been showing some of my work was on the tour, so they asked me to come in and do some meet and greet. A jazz band parked out in front, and we had a good turnout. Lots of fun. I posted some pics for the owners, bu

Re: Another France photo

2005-09-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice shot, Mark. I love the way the light plays off the roofs of the houses in the foreground. Well composed. Paul --- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 5-shot stitched pano taken from the top of the tower in the crumbling ruin of Montrichard Chateau on the river Cher. They let you a

Re: PAW: Memorial

2005-09-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice shot. I like the way you've included some environment. Nicely composed. I also like the edges of the negative. On Sep 17, 2005, at 7:05 PM, frank theriault wrote: I don't think I've had a PAW for several weeks. Sorry, this is almost a week late. I wanted to post this on 9/11, but I could

Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm

2005-09-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
I use K and M lenses every day on my *istD. No problem. Once you become accustomed to the button, it's not an inconvenience, it's an automatic. Paul On Sep 17, 2005, at 9:04 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: too bad pentax has yet to make a DSLR to fully support them. There were/are some really nice K

Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm

2005-09-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
T have to DO that "little" step?? Just because YOU don't mind doesn't mean these lenses are fully supported, they WERE with nearly all the K film bodies..... JCO -----Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:37 PM To:

Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm

2005-09-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
y that it's time you just put this issue aside - give it a rest here on the list. Either get a DSLR and try the green button approach, and then speak with experience and authority, or just let the rest of the "fools" go about deluding themselves with the knowledge that you know best abo

GESO: A few pics from Zoom Gallery

2005-09-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
I suspect this never made it to the list. I never saw it. If it's a dupe, please accept my apologies. Fridayt saw another gallery crawl in Birmingham, Michigan. The gallery that has been showing some of my work was on the tour, so they asked me to come in and do some meet and greet. A jazz band

Re: PAW: People & Portraits 2005 - #37 - GDG

2005-09-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
I hadn't seen this shot, although I missed a few posts earlier. I find this very interesting. It reminds me of those tales of near-death experiences and moving toward the light. It also reminds me of my days in New York, and the joy of coming up out of the subway on a nice, sunny day. Very well

Re: GESO: A few pics from Zoom Gallery

2005-09-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Boris, Yes, they are a sad couple. The woman sitting on the lap of the older woman has MS. The older woman is her mother. They were there with another family member, the brother of the girl with MS. I've run into them on the street before, but had never photographed them. This time he sm

Re: GESO: A few pics from Zoom Gallery

2005-09-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
True, but one can come extremely close to a film look if one strives to do so. I can run the range of tonal variations by tweaking the conversion in PS. Where I end up is what I find most pleasing to the eye. I don't consider the question of whether or not it looks like film. Paul On Sep 18, 2

Re: GESO: A few pics from Zoom Gallery

2005-09-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Dave. Yes, there's a blown highlight in .3735934 where the gallery light is reflecting off glass. I wanted to include this shot, because the two people are friends of the gallery owner. But the subjects were almost fully backlit, so I had to do some major tweaking to bring out skin tones

Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm

2005-09-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
No one is going to make any new film cameras. If Pentax promised more film cameras, you can't blame them for backing down on that one. On Sep 18, 2005, at 10:35 PM, Herb Chong wrote: i own the D-FA lenses. so what? Pentax promised a film camera above and one below the *ist. where are they? He

Re: more green button wars

2005-09-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Chrysler's pushbutton automatics worked fine. Contrary to this single-case example, they were never a service problem. In fact they were used on super stock drag race cars for quite a few years. The transmission was the same Torqueflite that was later used with a lever shift. The pushbutton dev

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun 2: Tanglewood Music Shed

2005-09-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like the way the rows of seats move from light to shadow. Interesting shot. Very nice. Paul On Sep 19, 2005, at 6:03 PM, Jon M wrote: Would that happen to be the Tanglewood near Clemmonsville, NC? --- Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This was taken about an hour before concert time.

Re: Interior photography and the *istD

2005-09-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
You don't want to have to stitch everything. That would be a LOT of work. The DA 16-45 is wide enough for interior shots in relatively large rooms. I shot some smallish rooms with it yesterday, and it sufficed but just barely. The new DA 12-24 should be perfect. It will reportedly be available

Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm

2005-09-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
i think i agree. mishka On 9/18/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No one is going to make any new film cameras. If Pentax promised more film cameras, you can't blame them for backing down on that one.

Re: Rename request

2005-09-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
You can rest assured that we get it. On Sep 19, 2005, at 10:13 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: For your information it was the spotmatic list and the moderator admitted that he really had no reason to kick me whatsoever, its just that due to the incredible amount of blatantly wrong posts and misconc

Re: PESO: Blue Flower Macro

2005-09-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like the wider version. Nicely composed with pleasing colors. With the focal point on the tips of the stamen, the limited DOF works well here. I would clone out the other petal or leaf that's visible between two petals at lower right to preserve the geometry of the composition. But then again

Re: istDS Exposure Problems

2005-09-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's probably a hiccup. The only possible logical explanation would be the slight reframing could change exposure if you were using the spot meter. I've had that happen to me. But I've also encountered situations where my *istD just seemed to get confused and go slightly bonkers. Might you have

Re: istDS Exposure Problems

2005-09-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Of course. That's a logical explanation. Paul On Sep 20, 2005, at 6:44 AM, John Forbes wrote: It looks rather as though the aperture didn't stop down fully. Sticky? John On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:12:50 +0100, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Buffer upgrade to DSLR

2005-09-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
ditto. On Sep 20, 2005, at 8:56 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: From DP Review: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092001s3pro256.asp "Fujifilm Japan has today announced that it will make available an upgrade for the S3 Pro digital SLR which will increase the camera's internal buffer from 128 MB to 25

Re: Proposition and a Vote_ WAS_Petition to Pentax?

2005-09-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
I would be happy to support a petition that follows the type of responsible input suggested below. Although we should remember that the successor to the *istD is probably already close to completion. It may well be too late to consider our wants.. Paul On Sep 21, 2005, at 1:53 AM, John Francis

Re: Purple Fringing

2005-09-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Shel, Sometimes it's a result of red and blue chromatic aberration. If so, you can correct it reasonably well by going to the "lens" tab in the RAW converter and adjusting the CA sliders. At other times it seems to be the result of backlight on dark objects, such as branches against a sky a

Re: PPI for Printing

2005-09-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
But do the upsize interpolation in the RAW conversion process. If you have to do it later, use Bicubic Smoother. Paul On Sep 21, 2005, at 5:40 PM, Cotty wrote: On 21/9/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: So, what ppi do you use for what size/type prints? If all I can get are sma

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Perhaps by today's prices. I expect it will be a 2k camera before long. On Sep 21, 2005, at 9:16 PM, Herb Chong wrote: unfortunately, i think you have just spec'd a $4K camera, ignoring the noise requirement. Herb - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday,

Re: Peso or 2: Flowers

2005-09-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
Pretty. I'm sure they're the first of many to come. I look forward to seeing more. Paul On Sep 22, 2005, at 12:27 AM, John Graves wrote: I think I like my ist-DS. Here are the first of my new pictures http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=529887 Comments please. John G.

Re: PDML 10th anniversary

2005-09-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
I was going to ask about Casselbury just the other day. Haven't heard from him in a long time. Miss his "Photography of the Oregon Coast." Paul On Sep 22, 2005, at 12:03 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" Subject: Re: PDML 10th anniversary Geez, I'm tr

Re: Update on my profile snags

2005-09-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like IPhoto slide shows. They're easy to make and with music, they can be a hoot. Paul On Sep 22, 2005, at 12:16 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Update on my profile snags However i order the ibook before this discovery. Its not goi

Re: printing papers ...

2005-09-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
I print with an Epson 2200 and am very satisfied. In several years and over 600 13 x 19 prints, I've never experienced a drip or a clogged head. The 2400 is the latest version of this printer. I'll upgrade when my 2200 begins to show signs of wear. Maybe sooner. My favorite matte paper is Epson

Re: Camera engineering (This is signifigant)

2005-09-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
I knew this would get better when Bill got home:-). On Sep 22, 2005, at 2:14 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: Camera engineering (This is signifigant) ARE YOU RETARDED are ARE YOU JUST PLAYING DUMB? I'm just seeing how retarded I ca

Re: 3rd *istD body bites the dust

2005-09-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
How are you using them? I have two bodies that I work hard nearly every day. With about 2 1/2 years of combined use and 15,000 frames or so, no problems. Do you get them wet, drop them, subject them to a lot of RFI? Paul On Sep 22, 2005, at 1:16 AM, Kevin Waterson wrote: Seems to me the digital

Re: PESO: Others 2005 - 38p - GDG

2005-09-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice shot. Excellent conversion. I'd like it even more if you cropped out about half of the street area. At least I think I'd like it more:-). Paul On Sep 23, 2005, at 12:25 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: tree light shadow in such stark symmetry

Re: GESO - ITV @ 50

2005-09-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, some excellent shots here. Love the motion blur on the opening. And the pics of the anchors under the studio lights really pop. Good job. On Sep 23, 2005, at 6:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 23, 2005, at 1:40 PM, Cotty wrote: In Britain, Thursday saw the 50th anniversary of ITV (

Re: Goofy Flashing Flash Arrow in DS

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Shel, Our paths are similar. The LX was the most contemporary camera I had used prior to purchasing an *istD. I found the viewfinder information a bit disconcerting at first, particularly the flash indicator that you mentioned. However, after using the camera for awhile I forgot that it was

Re: Not Quita a PAW PESO - A Car Photo

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Shel, For a 3/4 rear shot (like this) or a similar front angle I focus on the license plate. The viewer's impression of sharpness is shaped by the foreground sharpness. The stop I use depends on the DOF of the particular lens. With that 77, I think you'll need f11 or f16 to keep the entir

Re: Peso: Another picture from a vacation

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
This is my favorite of the three. Rich color, nice detail. I like the way you've split the frame with the top of the waterfall. It's a different way of looking at this type of scene. Paul On Sep 24, 2005, at 12:29 AM, William Robb wrote: I promise, last one tonight. http://users.accesscomm.ca/

Re: printers

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
What Dave said. I use at least two light magenta and light cyan for every dark magenta and dark cyan. Yellow is usually the third to go. Paul On Sep 24, 2005, at 1:16 AM, David Mann wrote: On Sep 24, 2005, at 3:50 AM, graywolf wrote: For photos the individual ink tanks are not that hot a deal.

Re: Siena mini-PDML

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice. Love the abbey pics. And that steak looks good as well:-). Paul On Sep 24, 2005, at 6:52 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: On Thursday I met Gianfranco in Firenze. He was there visiting a Pentax repair center and I am passing through Italy on my way back to the US. We drove to Siena, and spent Thurs

Re: Published

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Congratulations. Great shot. Nice layout in the magazine as well. Did you have the whole row of lights on the original image, or was it retouched for the pub? Excellent work. A good one for your portfolio. Paul On Sep 24, 2005, at 8:18 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Remember this picture in my ETH g

Re: Gear transportation

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
My main case is a Pelican 1550. It holds 13 lenses, an A2X-S converter, half a dozen filters, five CF cards, 8 spare AA lithiums, and two *istD bodies with battery grips. I take that on any important shoot. If I'm going out for a walkaround, I frequently take just one camera and a lens or one c

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
I doubt that. My best film lenses -- the FA 50/1.4, the FA 35/2, the K 135,2.5, and the K 85/1.8 to name a few -- also yield the best results when shooting digital. Bad glass is just bad glass. Paul On Sep 24, 2005, at 2:04 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: That might be a factor, the lenses are _too_ g

Re: SV: PAW - Kristi

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice stuff. I love 043, 046, and 099. Beautiful. On Sep 24, 2005, at 3:37 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Links doesn't work here! I've posted the corrections a couple of times, but here they are again: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pages/loire001.htm http:

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
. On Sep 24, 2005, at 3:50 PM, Glen wrote: At 06:43 AM 9/8/2005, Paul Stenquist wrote: This example is far too bright on my screen, and the contrast has rendered her complexion almost ruddy. The highlights on her forehead and in her hair are near white.. My display is a calibrated Apple flat

Re: PESO - Corporate America

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Not very PC, but definitely kitsch. As uncomfortable as it might make some, it's well done. Paul On Sep 24, 2005, at 5:10 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Lowest common denominators, would be a better title. Not something I'd like hanging on my wall. Tom C wrote: I had taken a photo for the Kitsch P

Re: OT: Survived Katrina, Survived Rita

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hope your home is okay as well, Sid. The news coverage from Lake Charles hasn't indicated a lot of structural damage beyond that caused by falling trees, but it's certainly not complete. Hoping to hear good news from you in a couple of days. Paul On Sep 24, 2005, at 5:40 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: *ist-D raw files compressed: results

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Only once did I fail to save my RAW images. That was the first time I ever used my *istD, and I converted everything to tiff and discarded the RAWs. Didn't kow any better. As it happens, that was an important shoot, and one of my best images was recorded that day. Knowing what I know now about

Re: DS Noise

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Underexposure will cause a bit of noise. I can't really tell how much noise your camera is generating from these small images. There doesn't appear to be an excessive amount . A good ISO 200 image won't show any noise printed at 13 x19 from a 72 meg upsized file and viewed with the naked eye, b

Re: DS Noise

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
I opened both pics in PhotoShop and looked at them at 400%. There is almost no noise in the well exposed areas, such as the white part of the license plate frame or the light maple wood on the picture frame. The noise in the shadows seems minimal. The BMW appears to be a bit dirty :-). Seriousl

Re: DS Noise

2005-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
the ppi be changed from 240? IAC, uploading the whole file seems pointless, but, as is often the case, I may be missing something. It would take a l-o-n-g time for me to make such an upload. Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist Underexposure will cause a bit of noise. I can&#x

Re: PESO - Blonde

2005-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
iving only replies an opportunity to see the pix as well. Shel [Original Message] Wrom: BUZXUWLSZLKBRNVWWCUFPEGAUTF At 06:43 AM 9/8/2005, Paul Stenquist wrote: This example is far too bright on my screen, and the contrast has rendered her complexion almost ruddy. The highlights on her forehead and

Re: PAW: A Dancer's Arms

2005-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Fascinating. Interesting light, nicely composed. Good work. Paul On Sep 25, 2005, at 9:46 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I figured I should try to get some Pentax content in my PAWs: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3755687&size=lg Frank, you'r

Re: DS Noise

2005-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
I believe Shel uses PSCS, which shows the histogram before, during, and after conversion modifications. The BMW shot wasn't underexposed overall. In fact the wheels were close to maximum highlight. But this crop comes from the shadowed rear panel. Paul On Sep 25, 2005, at 9:43 AM, Cory Papen

Re: How Pentax Could Survive

2005-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
What Rod said. Buffer size and write speed are the biggest limitations. Paul On Sep 25, 2005, at 9:46 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 25 Sep 2005 at 9:42, Mark Roberts wrote: One of the reasons I like doing the occasional motorsports shoot is to prove (to myself as much as anyone else) what can be

Re: How Pentax Could Survive

2005-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hei's the guy from down under who's been living in his car . On Sep 25, 2005, at 12:13 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Who's Rod? Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist What Rod said. Buffer size and write speed are the biggest limitations. On Sep 25, 2005, at 9:46 A

Re: How Pentax Could Survive

2005-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
That's him. He was big in "Bambi does Brisbane." On Sep 25, 2005, at 2:07 PM, Bob W wrote: surely you mean Rod Studhard -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 September 2005 18:53 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: How Pentax Cou

Re: The importance of quality tools, was: Re: How Pentax Could Survive

2005-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Let's go back to Herb's complaint. Anyone who shoots action, whether it be birds, race cars, or surfers, will tell you that a small buffer and slow write speed are indeed a handicap. No two ways about it. I don't share his pessimism in regard to the future. I expect a competitive Pentax digital

Re: PESO - Raised Eyebrows

2005-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice shot. A little more DOF would have made it even better. Paul On Sep 25, 2005, at 2:50 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: For several mornings, I have observed these particular plants with the intention of capturing them in good light. I finally went out and did the task. The image that most struck m

Re: PESO: A dog pic

2005-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
I agree. The unusual frame works well here. Nice shot. On Sep 25, 2005, at 3:04 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Juan Buhler wrote: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com/index.php?showimage=247 Great Shot, lots of character in both the Dog and the Owner. For some reaso

PESO: Grace tests the wireless flash/stroboframe setup

2007-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well, since I got the wireless mode to work, I returned to my original mission: Using the 560 flash high atop the stroboframe with an Omnibouce 80/20 reflector. (That's a reflector with holes in it that directs 80% of the light off the reflector and 20% off atypical 8 foot ceiling. ) I used it

Re: Peso One more from golf. Relaxing at the beach

2007-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
HAR! Good one. Enjoyed this and the other "golf" pic. Do you use tennis balls? Looked too big to be a golf ball. Paul On Feb 25, 2007, at 4:16 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > The lack of water, in liquid form, and sand, in sand form, does not > stop us in the GWN from enjoying a Sunny Saturday Sip.

Re: PESO: Photo Shoot Yesterday

2007-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Wow! Great stuff. Tell us more about the Jaguar. Where and under what circumstances? Ditto the Comorant. Both look great but perhaps not quite real. If I'm wrong, I'll take a beating with a wet noodle, and you'll take a nature photo award:-)). Paul On Feb 25, 2007, at 3:42 PM, Bob Sullivan wr

Re: PESO: Grace tests the wireless flash/stroboframe setup

2007-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
n bounce mode from my > experience. > > Have you tried the catch light panel built into the > 540? I have found it works wonders with shorter > ceilings. > > -Brendan > --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Well, since I got the wireless mode to work, I >

Re: PESO: Grace tests the wireless flash/stroboframe setup

2007-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, I could have shot at a much wider stop. But that's more work, and I was feeling lazy:-). Paul On Feb 25, 2007, at 4:54 PM, Mike Hamilton wrote: > On 2/25/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5643208&size=lg

Re: Pentax digital medium format

2007-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
If history is any indication, Pentax will be right up front in build quality. Compare the K10D to similar priced Canons. "Nuff said. Paul On Feb 25, 2007, at 5:16 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 25/2/07, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I don't know if they'll hit that price but if they can

Re: DA* instead of DFA* : an idea why ?

2007-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
No. None of the DA lenses cover a 35 mm frame, save perhaps the DA40, which was based on a 35 mm lens. Paul On Feb 25, 2007, at 5:38 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > I think that DA as a lens prefix should be taken to mean it might > cover > a 35mm frame but we won't guarantee it. > > Toralf Lund wro

Re: DA* instead of DFA* : an idea why ?

2007-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
But so far, might hasn't been the operative word. However, I think that in longer lenses where it makes little difference, they might well afford more coverage. Paul On Feb 25, 2007, at 6:12 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Read the word "might"... > > Paul Stenquist wrot

Re: Semi-OT: Vivitar 258HV

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good to know. That's probably about max then. How much did it cost to re-cell it? Did you do it yourself or send it to Quantum? Paul On Feb 25, 2007, at 11:57 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > I shot about 400 frames with it. It wasn't totally dead, but the > recycle time had really dropped down. I had

Re: Q: OSX/intel: Photoshop CS2 or wait for CS3?

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
I still can't use Lightroom, because I can't get OSX 4 to install on my G4 dual 1.25 machine. I returned my disk to Amazon and got a new one. Same result: the screen grays over and tells me to restart the computer while the installer is checking the installation DVD. And that happens from eithe

Re: Pentax digital medium format

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
That's very true. I would guess that ninety-five percent or more of those who derive all or nearly all of their income from photography barely eek out a living. Any expense has to be carefully considered. Even some big-dollar pros are hurting these days. For example, car shooters are seeing more

Re: Q: OSX/intel: Photoshop CS2 or wait for CS3?

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, I've done that several times, and I've opened up a lot of room on my startup drive. I'll probably figure it out, but I'm ticked off about Apple's lack of support for their own software. Paul On Feb 26, 2007, at 6:29 AM, Cotty wrote: > On 26/2/07, Paul Stenquist

Re: How many K10s do we have now? a poll.

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
All are correct. Heinz advertising at one time promoted "57 varieties," in reference to the number of food products they made at that time. They also produced a product known "Heinz 57," which is a very good steak sauce. It's similar to A1 but has a tomato base and is more peppery. And that's m

Re: Q: OSX/intel: Photoshop CS2 or wait for CS3?

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 26, 2007, at 7:32 AM, Cotty wrote: > On 26/2/07, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Yes, I've done that several times, and I've opened up a lot of room on >> my startup drive. I'll probably figure it out, but I'm ticked off >>

Re: PESO: Grace tests the wireless flash/stroboframe setup

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm leaving for work now, but I'll take a pic of it tonight. Paul On Feb 26, 2007, at 8:04 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > Both are great shots Paul. > > Any chance of a photo pf the camera/flash set up. I'm trying to > picture this in my mind. > > Dave >

Re: OT: The tomb of Jesus

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
That's exactly the point of archaeologists who have studied this. Mary and Joseph were very common names, as was Jesus. But most experts say that the third name isn't Jesus anyway. It was mistranslated. Whether one believes or not, this "discovery" of a tomb was nothing special. What's more

Re: OT: The tomb of Jesus

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 26, 2007, at 6:17 PM, Christian wrote: > Juan Buhler wrote: >> On 2/26/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> How do you do DNA samples to establish that the bones belonged to >>> Jesus? >>> What's your reference sample? The Shroud of Turin? Or do you >>> go to >>> Rosslyn

Re: Pentax digital medium format

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
For sports shooters, it's a no brainer. You have to go with Canon. For a studio pro, who does mainly fashion, the 645 might be approving. Many of the New York fashion shooters were using the Pentax 6x7 last I heard. Don't know what they're using now. But if some are still shooting film, the

Re: PESO: One from Cottyland

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Fascinating. The face of the statue has succumbed to age, but it gives it an eery, mysterious look. I assume that what appears to be flowers hanging around the neck is a plant draped over the statue. Well seen, nice conversion. Paul On Feb 26, 2007, at 7:18 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > The last

Re: OT: How many List Members Does it Take?

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very good! But you forgot: 1 to ARGUE ENDLESSLY and PROFANELY that the light bulb should have been equipped with an aperture simulator. Paul On Feb 26, 2007, at 8:10 PM, Tom C wrote: > How many mailing list members does it take to change a light bulb? > > 1 to change the light bulb and to post t

Re: OT: The tomb of Jesus

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
The fundamentalists don't have to get all over it. The archaeologists and scientists already have. Cameron is a famous con artist. I almost made the mistake of working with him once on some Dodge commercials when he had his CGI post production business. We were going to build them from CATI

Re: PESO: Grace tests the wireless flash/stroboframe setup

2007-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
se new to learn > > russ > > > On 2/25/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Well, since I got the wireless mode to work, I returned to my original >> mission: Using the 560 flash high atop the stroboframe with an >> Omnibouce 80/20 reflector. (That'

Re: PESO: Grace tests the wireless flash/stroboframe setup

2007-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
I''ll take a pic of it sometime soon. Spent last night working on the computer. Still without success, but I guess I'm narrowing it down. Paul On Feb 27, 2007, at 12:25 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > I shall definitely like to see the setup. > > Cheers! > > Boris > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> It

Re: PESO: Grace tests the wireless flash/stroboframe setup

2007-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Marnie. On Feb 27, 2007, at 2:26 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This was a nice >> conclusion to what >> has been a weekend from hell with rampant flu >> throughout the house and >> even an ambulance trip to the hospital for >> 91-year-old mom (who is a >> back home and okay now). But tha

Re: GESO: Kate'n'Dee

2007-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well done. Good job of dealing with the shadows. Paul On Feb 27, 2007, at 3:13 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: > Yes, Photoshop lights&shadows. > Ciao, > Dario > > - Original Message - > From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007

Re: Opinions of DA 50-200mm???

2007-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's an excellent lens and I use it quite often. I've even used it for paying jobs, particularly when covering events. It's light and compact and, for the price, rather well made. Very good. Paul On Feb 27, 2007, at 4:29 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am thinking of getting the DA 50-200mm. E

Re: Pentax digital medium format

2007-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
wrote: > Mmm BTW do 67 lenses provide mecanical coupling when used on 645 with > adaptor or one you them like M42 on K body ? > > 2007/2/27, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> For sports shooters, it's a no brainer. You have to go with Canon. >> For a studio pro

PESO: DA 50-200 Wide Open

2007-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Mike thinks this lens may be a bit soft. It's not. At least the one I own isn't. Not in any way or at any focal length. It does lend itself to inappropriate use in that it has the FOV of a 300mm lens, yet it feels like a 70. Here's a pic at 60mm, wide open, 1/60th second with a bit of flash fil

Ooops, my mistake (Was PESO: DA 50-200 Wide Open)

2007-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Sorry, misread my EXIF data. This was shot with the FA 50/1.4 at f4. Doh, it better be sharp. But I have examples from the DA 50-200 that are very close if not equal. I'll look for one later. Gotta go to work to pay for more toys (and feed six people:-). Paul On Feb 27, 2007, at 7:51 AM,

Re: PESO - Boris, Week 08

2007-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
HAR! I thought of your PUG shot when I saw Boris' post. You set the standard for screen shots:-). But an interesting effort by Boris nonetheless. Paul On Feb 27, 2007, at 6:49 PM, William Robb wrote: > Like this? > > http://pug.komkon.org/01feb/pixels.html > > > William Robb > > > - Origina

Re: Another lens story.

2007-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Looks like weird reflections on the screen to me. Glad you were able to take in another orphaned lens. Paul On Feb 27, 2007, at 8:57 PM, William Robb wrote: > That poor DA70mm lens. There it was, sitting unloved and unused on a > camera > store shelf. > Lens purgatory. > The damnation of the unb

Re: Pentax digital medium format

2007-02-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
>>>> DFA55 is announced as being compatible with previous 645 bodies (and >>>> it has an aperture ring). >>>> >>>> So it should (hopefully) be OK. >>>> >>>> 2007/2/27, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>> >>>> >>>

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