Re: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Guy Glorieux
Great point you've made about having one or more women on the committee, Pam. Just back from a day out of home and submerged with mail, but I'll catch up. It seems your point about members from around the world is great also and we'd like to hear from list members from Latin America and from

Re: [pinhole-discussion] something to take your mind off wwpd.

2001-02-25 Thread William Erickson
It also seems necessary to have lighter objects on a black background. The opposite leads only to patterns of fog. - Original Message - From: Scott Sellers scottsell...@mindspring.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 7:14 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [pinhole-discussion] something to take your mind off wwpd.

2001-02-25 Thread Scott Sellers
Hi Bill, On Sunday, February 25, 2001, you wrote: I uploaded a couple images as one, taken with the lid of a salt shaker. HTTP://www.p at ???/discussion/upload/images/salt-shaker.jpg. They don't have a lot of esthetic value but they are an example of results from a three dimensional

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Re: WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Pam Niedermayer
No problem. It sure is a good list. Pam James Kellar wrote: The list. Sorry if I did'nt make that point clear. James on 2/25/01 6:42 PM, Pam Niedermayer at pam_p...@cape.com wrote: Do you mean the most work on and most interest in this event? Or this list? Or pinhole photography

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Re: WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread James Kellar
The list. Sorry if I did'nt make that point clear. James on 2/25/01 6:42 PM, Pam Niedermayer at pam_p...@cape.com wrote: Do you mean the most work on and most interest in this event? Or this list? Or pinhole photography in general? Pam James Kellar wrote: Hi all, ... The names were

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Re: WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Pam Niedermayer
Do you mean the most work on and most interest in this event? Or this list? Or pinhole photography in general? Pam James Kellar wrote: Hi all, ... The names were picked by, who has done the most work and ho has shown the most interest. James

[pinhole-discussion] Death of the Zero 2000 well almost/

2001-02-25 Thread James Kellar
Well to day was pretty interesting, if not a bit depressing. I was in Indianpolis today shooting for latest printswap and boy was today windy. I had just loaded my Zero 2000 with a fresh roll of film when a gust of wind came along and blew off my hat. When I went to retrieve it, along came another

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Re: WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread James Kellar
Hi all, I have been away from my computer for the better part of the day, so I'm coming into this a bit late. I believe every thing as been said that I would say, except thanks Pam coming foward and pointing this out. It was an issue that I had thought about right before I e-mailed this message

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Pam Niedermayer
Great, certainly would make for an even more successful event. I think it's great that there are members from around the world. Pam Larry Fratkin wrote: Hi Pam and rest, I would like to see as much diversity as we can get on the committee. Larry -- Pamela G. Niedermayer Pinehill

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Larry Fratkin
Hi Pam and rest, I would like to see as much diversity as we can get on the committee. Larry -Original Message- From: Pam Niedermayer pam_p...@cape.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? pinhole-discussion@p at ??? List-Post: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com Date: Sunday, February

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Gregg Kemp
leezy - thanks. I don't want to speak for others but I feel sure you will be contacted very soon to start working out the details of scanning places around the globe. - Gregg At 01:33 PM 2/25/01 -0500, you wrote: In a message dated 2/25/01 12:26:27 PM, pam_p...@cape.com writes: Leezy,

RE: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Gregg Kemp
Actually, the makeup of the committee was not accidental. The people on the steering committee were invited by James and myself and based on several years of knowing their skills and contributions to the list. Both James and I also wanted representation from around the globe. The current

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning

2001-02-25 Thread jamesromeo
on 2/25/01 11:46 AM, William Erickson at erick...@ic.mankato.mn.us wrote: I second the request. I have been using a polaroid sprintscan 45 and scanning BW negatives as color. It really seems to demand quite a flat negtative to capture what is in the negative. Also, a negative scanner doesn't

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread B2MYOUNG
In a message dated 2/25/01 12:26:27 PM, pam_p...@cape.com writes: Leezy, for example, has been quite active in getting this whole thing started, in on it at the beginning. Perhaps, a big perhaps because I don't really know what her desires are, she'd like to be asked. I'm fine with everything

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Pam Niedermayer
I'm pretty new here, Michael; I'm so new to pinhole that I'm still in the making the camera/lens board stage, have never taken a pinhole photo; Austin, TX is very well represented by George Smyth; and I'm not that fond of committee work. All of which is why I didn't respond to the specific

RE: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Michael Keller
Pam, are you volunteering to be on the steering committee? Or are you waiting to volunteer for another committee? I'm sure the makeup of the committee is entirely accidental, but a message was sent asking for folks to volunteer. Obviously, many didn't.

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning

2001-02-25 Thread Colin Talcroft
Sorry, forget one thing. Microtek also told me that the black liners for lining up negatives that come with the Scanmaker 4 are for neatness only. They save you the trouble of rotating negatives in photoshop if you get them crooked, but they say they make no difference to the quality of the

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Pam Niedermayer
Thank you, Guillermo. The expressed support from committee members is most appreciated. Pam G.Penate wrote: - Original Message - From: Pam Niedermayer pam_p...@cape.com Seems to me there must be one or two women who belong on this committee. Now this is just a supposition based

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Pam Niedermayer
I suspect that no one did; but that doesn't mean there isn't interest. Leezy, for example, has been quite active in getting this whole thing started, in on it at the beginning. Perhaps, a big perhaps because I don't really know what her desires are, she'd like to be asked. Pam Jeff Dilcher

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning

2001-02-25 Thread William Erickson
I second the request. I have been using a polaroid sprintscan 45 and scanning BW negatives as color. It really seems to demand quite a flat negtative to capture what is in the negative. Also, a negative scanner doesn't handle underexposed negatives at all well. With some images I've made a print

Re: [pinhole-discussion] something to take your mind off wwpd.

2001-02-25 Thread William Erickson
I did. Using just one hole, the image was more coherent, but still distorted by the distortions in the shape of the hole. I tried just using the outer ring of holes, but got nothing usable because at that point I didn't realize how critical the excluding of unwanted light sources was. I downloaded

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning

2001-02-25 Thread Thomas Harvey
You should take a close look at VueScan at http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html VueScan is a great $40 program. Originally developed for film scanners, it now works with flatbed scanners as well, including Microtek. You can download a try before you buy. With my Nikon LS-30/Coolscan III,

RE: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Jeff Dilcher
I wonder how many expressed an interest! -Original Message- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???]On Behalf Of Pam Niedermayer Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 2:44 AM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion]

[pinhole-discussion] Re: WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Diana Bloomfield
Thanks, Pam, for pointing out the slanted makeup of the WPPD Steering Commitee. I am way too new to this myself, but I'm sure there are some females on this list who have been participating for a while and who should be considered for inclusion on this committee. --Diana Message: 11

Re: [pinhole-discussion] something to take your mind off wwpd.

2001-02-25 Thread Tom Miller
I think there is more esthetic in the images that you're giving yourself credit for. The images are striking for their doughnut shapes arranged in intriguing and captivating forms. An excellent idea and result. It looks like you've used every hole in the salt shaker lid. Have you tried

[pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning

2001-02-25 Thread Jeff Dilcher
Does anyone know any good resources and/or tips for scanning black and white film? A while back I purchased a fairly decent scanner, (microtek scanmaker 4), which has trays for scanning film. I have been trying to scan 4x5 BW negatives, but seem to be having miserable results- way to much

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread G.Penate
- Original Message - From: Pam Niedermayer pam_p...@cape.com Seems to me there must be one or two women who belong on this committee. Now this is just a supposition based on rough numbers, I'm too new to the group to know this for sure, certainly too new to know who they may be. But

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread Pam Niedermayer
Seems to me there must be one or two women who belong on this committee. Now this is just a supposition based on rough numbers, I'm too new to the group to know this for sure, certainly too new to know who they may be. But I think it's worth the committee's consideration. Pam James Kellar wrote:

[pinhole-discussion] WPPD Steering Committee more info

2001-02-25 Thread James Kellar
Hi all, Here is a bit more inof on the steering committee. The members of the committee are as follows: Larry Fratkin, Guy Glorieux, Jean Daubas, Gregg Kemp, Zernike Au, Guillermo Penate, George Smyth, James Kellar and Ed Levinson* At this time we have noleader of this group, but I'm sure

[pinhole-discussion] update on the pinhole day

2001-02-25 Thread Gregg Kemp
In case anyone is wondering, a steering group for the pinhole day has definitely been formed and we are in the process of getting ourselves organized. We will soon announce a rough structure to make this thing really happen. One of the most important concerns has been to set things up in

Re: [pinhole-discussion] (no subject)

2001-02-25 Thread Guy Glorieux
Natalie, We'll need more information. What is the f-stop of you camera? or at least the focal length? What is the ISO speed of the film you're using. What kind of lighting conditions you want to shoot under. Cheers, Guy Natalie Nadozirny wrote: Hi.I am experimenting with a new pinhole