On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Kenton Brede <kbr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, I've been lurking for a few days here. I'm from the Midwest. I > bought my first DSLR about two weeks ago, a K-x with the 18-55mm, > 55-300mm lens kit. I've got a 50mm M f/1.7 on the way, as well as a > polarizer and graduated filter. I also picked up a cleaning kit with > rocket blower and a manfrotto tripod and head.
Welcome Kenton. This is a pretty laid back list, and we sometimes do talk about photography.:-) No one told me the > peripherals were going to cost so damn much. I feel like I'm > hemorrhaging money. LOL It's sad but true. Did'nt you get my memo.?? > > I know next to nothing about photography. I've read "Understanding > Exposure" by Bryan Peterson and "The Digital Photography Book" by > Scott Kelby; both have been a good introduction I think. I'm > currently reading "Creative Nature & Outdoor Photography" by Brenda > Tharp. Next on the list is "The Photographer's Eye" by Michael > Freeman. If anyone has suggestions as to which other books I should > be reading, I'm all ears. > > I've never used any image manipulation type software other than > Picassa. I'm a Linux user and have evaluated Bibble 5 for a couple > evenings. It's crashed on me a few times and sucks all available > memory and some swap when it imports RAW and builds thumbnails. PS Elements and or Lightroom seem to be the weapons of choice here. >I > might have to break down and get a MAC at some point, if all Linux > image software is this crash prone. We have members here that use Mac, PC, Windows and Linux, so feel free to ask. Bibble does have some cool tricks > though. I really like the heal/clone thing but I suppose other > software packages have something similar. > > OK, I do have a question: > > Is there a page defining the acronyms used here, like: PESO, GESO, > PAW? If not, could someone enlighten me? I think someone answered that for you. Post some photos and we'll pick away. Dave Brooks PS if you need spelling help, I'm, your man. > > Thanks, > Kent > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
