RE: Încredible eagle shot!!!
You may laugh, but we could never have got the shot with a clunky old Pentax lens because it doesn't have a built-in Dual-mode Image Stabilizer function and fast and silent ring USM. The photo really speaks for itself. :-) Simon -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 29 January 2004 5:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Încredible eagle shot!!! Hmmm... Shot with a Canon, eh? cheers, frank PS: Unlike others, I happened to notice that you didn't shoot it, Sylwester . "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer >From: Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Încredible eagle shot!!! >Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:51:22 +0100 > >http://www.pbase.com/image/25524341 >Couldn't imagine better composition and level of details ;- > >-- >Best Regards >Sylwek > > _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photos&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoi n.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: Lablling messages by topic D: S: F: P: OT: and so on
Dr E D F Williams wrote: > I'm having a hard time eliminating messages about digital. Most of the > recent ones have subject lines that make identification impossible. While I > am impressed sometimes by the amount of detail and level of the information > on digital cameras being passed around I'd rather not have it. A simple D: > on the subject line would help those non-digital members (and me) who don't > want that information. I had more than 200 messages in my PDML inbox a few > days ago and I simply deleted the lot because I was too busy to go through > them all. I'm sure to have missed something interesting. > > I suggested D: F: S: and P: the other day in addition to the well known OT: > but there was no positive response ... only a few facetious remarks. I > filter *ist, *ist D, ist D, and digital but this no longer does the trick. > > Don Don, what mail server do you use? I'm able to sort my PDML folder by subject line and it is a snap to highlight 'em all and dump them in the trash. I don't like to use filters that prevent me from seeing the posts entirely just in case... annsan > > ___ > Dr E D F Williams > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > See New Pages 'The Cement Company from HELL!' > Updated: August 15, 2003 > > "Oh my God! They've killed Teddy!"
Viewfinder/Picture Border (mz5n)
Pretty annoying, isn't it? I got tired of guessing where the right side of the image ends with my MZ-5n and got an MZ-S. Its data is all outside the image area, among many other improvements. Pat White
Re: KomKon and apologies
You have been contacted by Igor? Wow, no one on the list ever did something so bad that happened before. Go stand in the corner. Since he seems to be lurking: Many thanks, Igor. -- Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! I've been contacted by Igor - the KomKon Admin. Well, I hurried a little and it came out badly, like you know, releasing a shutter on slow speed handheld without proper balance and support... KomKon is Komitet (Komissya) po Kontaktam - Committee (Comission) of Contacts... I stand corrected and apologize. Boris -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com "You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."
Re: Miscellaneous Fairygirl ramblings...
Tan - look forward to it... I'll try to keep that weekend clear. Ryan - have you noted this? John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:44 PM Subject: Miscellaneous Fairygirl ramblings... > Hey all! > Then I am hoping to catch up with Ryan and John on my next > Brisbane trip which is the weekend of the 28th Feb.
Re: OT: This is cold.
- Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" Subject: Re: OT: This is cold. > William, do you take your *ist D out in such conditions? I recall a > warning about not letting the LCD freeze. > Not as of yet. I hadn't heard that about the LCD. Do you know how much cold it can take? I know the LX will take -35 or more for an extended period. Film 1, digital no score.. William Robb
Re: Miscellaneous Fairygirl ramblings...
- Original Message - From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" Subject: Miscellaneous Fairygirl ramblings... > Question to *istD owners - does it have automatic rotation of images when > you are shooting them in a portrait hold? I am finding this very time > consuming and tiresome, having to manually rotate all of my images with the > Oly... No. I set up an action in Photoshop to do the rotation. > > Ok, now just before I disappear to pick up my son from school - I am really > in a quandary now, with the release of these new bodies from Nikon and > Canon. In another week, I will have enough money to buy the *istD, so > please, someone, convince me that I won't be making a big mistake if I do! > Any advice here is most appreciated... > It's still about the lenses. Do you really want to use Nikkor or Canon glass? William Robb
RE: pOT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your collection!
Do they have any good beer in Florida? > -Original Message- > From: Cesar Matamoros II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: pOT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for > your collection! > > Name your poison. > > In a magnanimous mood, > > Cesar > Panama City, Florida > > -- -Original Message- > -- From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:23 PM > -- > -- Someone owes us a beer. > -- > -- > -Original Message- > -- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:14 PM > -- > > -- > I almost posted the bunny ears one... > -- > > -- > -frank > -- > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. > -- > The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > -- > > -- > > -- > > -- > > -- > >From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- > > -- > >I *almost* posted the foot picture, but was able to > -- restrain myself. > -- > > > -- > >tv > -- > >
Re: PUG is back
Hi! AvK> Hi folks, AvK> PUG is back AvK> Cheers Adelheid Excellent news, Adelheid, let me remind you about that e-mail you received from me off-list ... Boris
Re: Încredible eagle shot!!!
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Why waste our time with such crap ... > > Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: > > > > http://www.pbase.com/image/25524341 > > Couldn't imagine better composition and level of details ;- > > > > -- > > Best Regards > > Sylwek Um Shel, he was JUST KIDDING :) annsan
KomKon and apologies
Hi! I've been contacted by Igor - the KomKon Admin. Well, I hurried a little and it came out badly, like you know, releasing a shutter on slow speed handheld without proper balance and support... KomKon is Komitet (Komissya) po Kontaktam - Committee (Comission) of Contacts... I stand corrected and apologize. Boris
Re: flash card problems
FWIW, I have been shooting two 512mb Lexar WA cards all along without any hitches at all. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, January 28, 2004, 8:07:15 PM, you wrote: PS> No, but I think it was formated as a PC disk when I got it, and it PS> didn't work. I guess I'll have to pick up another card (not a WA) and PS> see if that works. I can't imagine that the card is defective, since PS> the computer sees it. I bought it from B&H, and they listed it as an PS> accessory for the *ist D, but perhaps it's just not compatible. PS> On Jan 28, 2004, at 11:30 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: >> On 28 Jan 2004 at 22:11, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>> I tried going to format on the camera menu. If I >>> tell it to proceed with the format it again says, "Memory Card Error." >>> Any clues? I've contacted Lexar tech, but I don't know how long it >>> will >>> be before I get an answer. >>> Paul >> >> Can you format it as a PC disk? >> >> Rob Studdert >> HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA >> Tel +61-2-9554-4110 >> UTC(GMT) +10 Hours >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ >> Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 >>
Re: Best pix of 2003
It seems to be human nature to want to know there are those worse off than you are. At least the news media seems to believe that. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob Brigham posted, among other things: I actually quite like many of the shots in Doug's link though... Then again I am more into "nice" pics than reportage/docupics so I guess I would, wouldn't I? I liked the pics Doug shared, too. Especially with the "relative lack" of reportage/documentary photos -- Yesterday my copy of "News Photographer" arrived, with the Best of Photojournalism 2003 photos contained therein. War, war, war, plague, plague, war, hard times -- Seemed to me an even more depressing collection of photographs than usual. This group of pics (that Doug shared) was a nice little antidote. One other depressing point about the News Photographer collection too -- so very many images with muddy blotchy shadows, even muddy, blotchy midtones. Seems another drawback to digital taking over the press photogs' kit: the images are technically ghastly. But perhaps in just a little more time, those problems will disappear. Doubtful we can say the same about wars and plagues and Man's Inhumanity To Man. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com "You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."
Re: First kid on my block...
Congrats Joseph! I think I might be buying one next week some time too! Can't wait to see some of the results of your initial shooting with it tan. - Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:45 PM Subject: First kid on my block... > ...with the DA 16-45 f4 ED AL. Adorama claims that mine shipped today, > to arrive Monday. Unfortunately I'll be traveling Monday through > Thursday of next week. > > Okay, enough spending on photo equipment for a while. > > Well, I might relent if Pentax soon comes out with: > > DA 12 or 13 f2.0 (or faster) > > DA 50-200 f4. > > Whee, I'm an early adopter again. This is getting to be a habit. > > Joe > >
Re: Pentax will fight back (was: RE: OT - Opposition Notching up)
Based on the specs for the Nikon D70 specs Pentax will be hard pressed to match it at it's price point. A Cunning stunt may be impossible. At 04:57 AM 1/28/04, you wrote: On 28/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >I don't know, they seem to be selling quite a few *ist-D's in spite of: > >1.) The lack of aperture simulator, (yes that has been partially addressed >which makes it more likely I'll buy one in the near future). > >2.) Lack of advertising, at least compared to the Canon and Nikon offerings. > >3.) Really silly name. > >4.) Lack of Cachet compared to, well compared to, just about everyone left >in the camera manufacturing business. > >5.) The Canon Digital Rebel selling for roughly 2/3rd's it's price. > >So who knows, some of us die hards will insist upon doing just that. Actually, this scenario now is pretty good territory for Pentax to pull a cunning stunt. If there really is a Baby D in the pipeline, PMA would be an excellent opportunity to announce it. Nikon's Baby D will be hyped up, but that will be the only competition (the new 1D being in a different arena). If Pentax can offer a foolproof Baby D for 300D money, and make it look nice and small, with easy handling - could be a real nice rabbit out of the hat Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk I drink to make other people interesting. -- George Jean Nathan
Re: OT - Opposition Notching up a gear...
> Does it have wireless data > transfer like the Nikon? Doesn't sound like it but given the rest of > the specs I doubt if anyone will care. don't underestimate the allure of not having to keep your negs/raw files with you. especially in not very friendly environments. especially on a paid job. but i am not a pj. but this is not a pentax thread, anyway. best, mishka
Re: flash card problems
Actually, I don't know what format the Lexar software puts on the card. I used their formatting tool, not the Mac's. It's supposed to be the standard factory format. On Jan 28, 2004, at 11:30 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 28 Jan 2004 at 22:11, Paul Stenquist wrote: I tried going to format on the camera menu. If I tell it to proceed with the format it again says, "Memory Card Error." Any clues? I've contacted Lexar tech, but I don't know how long it will be before I get an answer. Paul Can you format it as a PC disk? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: flash card problems
No, but I think it was formated as a PC disk when I got it, and it didn't work. I guess I'll have to pick up another card (not a WA) and see if that works. I can't imagine that the card is defective, since the computer sees it. I bought it from B&H, and they listed it as an accessory for the *ist D, but perhaps it's just not compatible. On Jan 28, 2004, at 11:30 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 28 Jan 2004 at 22:11, Paul Stenquist wrote: I tried going to format on the camera menu. If I tell it to proceed with the format it again says, "Memory Card Error." Any clues? I've contacted Lexar tech, but I don't know how long it will be before I get an answer. Paul Can you format it as a PC disk? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: flash card problems
No, but I'm going to buy another one tomorrow. I'll pick up a conventional 256 or 512, and see if that works. On Jan 28, 2004, at 10:50 PM, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Paul, do you have another CF card that you can try with it? tan. - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:11 PM Subject: flash card problems My *ist D arrived today, but I've been unable to get it to work. It won't recognize my flash card. It's a Lexar 1gig CF+ write accelerated card. I was going to try to upload the firmware update before doing anything else. I was able to load the firmware update onto the flash card in my Mac. When I turn the camera on with the memory button held down, it displays "version 1.00" as it should, then the screen switches to "Memory Card Error." I get the same message if I just turn the camera on without holding down the button. I reformatted the card on my computer. No change. I tried going to format on the camera menu. If I tell it to proceed with the format it again says, "Memory Card Error." Any clues? I've contacted Lexar tech, but I don't know how long it will be before I get an answer. Paul
Re: Încredible eagle shot!!!
Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: http://www.pbase.com/image/25524341 Couldn't imagine better composition and level of details ;- http://members.aol.com/awrobinson/images/fuzzyeagle.jpg One good eagle shot deserves another...
Re: Win98SE & *istD
I use Windows 98 SE, but have had to kludge together a workaround to get images into it. W98SE is supposed to be able to read an external drive. Some installations do. Others (like mine) have trouble. Still, I have gotten it to work. You can't connect the *ist D directly to the PC. Pentax doesn't supply a driver for W95 or 98. You can, though, connect the CF card or micro drive through an adapter. I have a Lexar 1 GB, which came with its own adapter. Joe
Re: flash card problems
Paul, do you have another CF card that you can try with it? tan. - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:11 PM Subject: flash card problems > My *ist D arrived today, but I've been unable to get it to work. It > won't recognize my flash card. It's a Lexar 1gig CF+ write accelerated > card. I was going to try to upload the firmware update before doing > anything else. I was able to load the firmware update onto the flash > card in my Mac. When I turn the camera on with the memory button held > down, it displays "version 1.00" as it should, then the screen switches > to "Memory Card Error." I get the same message if I just turn the > camera on without holding down the button. I reformatted the card on my > computer. No change. I tried going to format on the camera menu. If I > tell it to proceed with the format it again says, "Memory Card Error." > Any clues? I've contacted Lexar tech, but I don't know how long it will > be before I get an answer. > Paul > >
Re: OT: This is cold.
William, do you take your *ist D out in such conditions? I recall a warning about not letting the LCD freeze. Joe
Film Will Be With Us For A While, Part II
The American television program 60 Minutes (which does longish features) had a story tonight about counterfeiting in China. Apparently Kodak Max is one of the counterfeited products. So I guess that means that there is a coating plant in China. I suggested here some time back that, as profits on film decline, Kodak would shift production to Eastern Europe, then to India, then to China. Fuji may go directly to China. This source of production will surely be around for a while. The second item on the show was about NFL (National Football [American Football] League) films. For quality they are shot on film -- lots of it. Sounds to me like film is not going away. Processing may become less available, though. Joe
Miscellaneous Fairygirl ramblings...
Hey all! Warning BIG post to follow... Ok, so I have been pretty quiet of late (not that any of you probably noticed! lol)... And here is why... Firstly, my email packed it in and stopped delivering messages to my Inbox. So I went to my webmail thinking that there may have been a really big email or a virus etc blocking it, as I hadn't received any email for an entire day! I found 1542 messages, dating back to 16 January!!! Extremely weird as most of them HAD already been delivered to my Inbox. I deleted them all but not before my server had been rejecting my emails due to the mailbox being too full, so I have had heaps of clients ringing me saying "what's wrong with your email" etc AND PDML unsubscribed me too! So, all seems to be working ok now, lets hope it stays that way. Also, I was in Brisbane for Sunday/Monday/Tuesday doing my "arab" guy's wedding! Then we got home at 1am Wednesday morning and I had to get my 5yo off to his first day of Grade 1 yesterday! My 4yo starts preschool tomorrow, so I am sure you all now "get" what I've been up to! lol... I have been taking almost a booking per day for weddings and as of this moment, February, April, August and September are completely booked out, as is April 2005!! Phew, there just aren't enough weekends in a year! I need a "doppleganger"! lol... On the technology front, my laptop is zipping along at a merry 'ole pace, and was fantastic for the "arab" wedding. (BTW, these people were so NON middle-eastern!! lol, I'll post some pics soon. But lets just say, they were as pommie as they come, complete with beetroot red, sunburnt faces and shoulders (as those silly Pommie bastards just don't REALISE what real sun is like until they come here!), blonde hair and blue eyes, and a THICK Yorkshire accent!. I was laughing myself silly at one point as I was shooting them, and the groom starts yelling to his bride "omg, don't move there is a giant BOOG in your veil!!", it took be a few minutes to realise that he was referring to a BUG!! lol. Anyways, they were a great couple, lots of fun, and I honestly don't know why I was stressing so much about it all. (oh, just realised that I didn't post about my nerves - I was actually vomiting the morning of the wedding due to my nerves and had to put on a relaxation cd and do a meditation to calm myself down! Even after this, I was still shaking as I applied her makeup!)... Can't remember if I ever posted the specs, but I ended up with a Compaq Armada E500 - 600mhz cpu, 256mb RAM, 18 gb HDD, cd/DVD rom, infrared, win 2000. I then added a 52x32x52 external cd burner, a 4xUSB 2.0 PCMCIA hub, a PCMCIA cf card adapter (thanks to Christian for the suggestion!), a Targus laptop backpack, a Compaq vehicle/plane power adapter, and a few other bits and pieces. Must say it is rather heavy though, but at least it does the job for now, and I will probably upgrade it in another month or two... Tomorrow, I will take delivery of my new PC - it is a AMD Athlon XP 2600+ cpu (anyone know anything about these chips?!?), 100gb HDD, 512mb RAM, 19" flat screen monitor, 64mb CDRW/DVD (52x52x24), Win XP, Digital Stereo sound with 2 speakers and a subwoofer (don't know why I'd ever need this, but it sounds good! lol), 10/100 Auto-Switch Lan, Cordless optical mouse/keyboard, onsite warranty (which cannot be underestimated for someone like me who lives in the middle of nowhere!), 64mb Graphics S.M.A., internal modem, and a heap of software that I'd never use! Also comes with a Lexmark x1150 "All-in-one Print Center" which claims to have photo printing up to 4800x1200dpi, flatbed scanner, colour copying etc. The printer will go into my boys' bedroom with the PC that I am currently using for them to "play" with. And as I now have a "big boy" who is in Grade One, he suddenly thinks that he "needs" a computer in case he gets "homework"! lol. All this and he can barely write his own name! At least it will keep them off my work computer though. They were in here playing games the other day whilst I was in Brisbane and turned off the Adobe Gamma (as their games looked too "dark" apparently), so I come home, spend two hours working on images from the wedding only to discover by some chance that I wasn't working in a colour space! So I turned it on and omg, all of my work was completely destroyed, I had to start from scratch. I could have strangled them! Ok, so guess what, I am going to get to meet Bob (Rapp)! Yy, my first PDML "meetup"! He will be here next week some time as he passes through due to work. Then I am hoping to catch up with Ryan and John on my next Brisbane trip which is the weekend of the 28th Feb. Question to *istD owners - does it have automatic rotation of images when you are shooting them in a portrait hold? I am finding this very time consuming and tiresome, having to manually rotate all of my images with the Oly... Ok, now just before I disappear to pick up my son from school - I am really in a quanda
First kid on my block...
...with the DA 16-45 f4 ED AL. Adorama claims that mine shipped today, to arrive Monday. Drat...I have to be in Phoenix Monday through Thursday of next week. Okay, enough spending on photo equipment for now. Well, at least until Pentax produces: DA 12 or 13 f2 (or faster) DA 50-200 f4. Whee, I'm an early adopter again. This is getting to be a habit. Joe
First kid on my block...
...with the DA 16-45 f4 ED AL. Adorama claims that mine shipped today, to arrive Monday. Unfortunately I'll be traveling Monday through Thursday of next week. Okay, enough spending on photo equipment for a while. Well, I might relent if Pentax soon comes out with: DA 12 or 13 f2.0 (or faster) DA 50-200 f4. Whee, I'm an early adopter again. This is getting to be a habit. Joe
Re: flash card problems
On 28 Jan 2004 at 22:11, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I tried going to format on the camera menu. If I > tell it to proceed with the format it again says, "Memory Card Error." > Any clues? I've contacted Lexar tech, but I don't know how long it will > be before I get an answer. > Paul Can you format it as a PC disk? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
RE: pOT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your collection!
In the winter, I drink stout, and my favourite stout right now is Beamish. Mind you, by the time I see you it'll be June, so I'll want something lighter in flavour. Surprise me with something local and tasty. thanks, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Cesar Matamoros II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: pOT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your collection! Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:43:58 -0500 Name your poison. _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
RE: pOT: Ppl & Their Bikes, Take 2 - Frank, this one, surely..
Ryan, Nice bike (for a mountain bike, that is ). I'm getting backlogged with undevoloped film again, but somewhere I've got a couple of shots of my Rossin track bike that I'll post some day. I just wish my bike was as clean as yours! And, don't worry about being "skinny" (I'm much skinnier that you, though - I have no biceps). Cyclists are ~supposed~ to be skinny. Muscle above the waist is just dead weight to carry around on a bike. BTW, that shot of the bike crossing the bridge that you posted was great (I should've mentioned that earlier). thanks, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: pOT: Ppl & Their Bikes, Take 2 - Frank, this one, surely.. Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 11:18:25 +1000 http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/RyanBikeBrissie.jpg Darn geocities leech-protection.. Frank, Wendy, hope this link works.. Wendy, Cotty got ahead of himself there- don't click the link if your line between 'gag' and 'swoon' is a bit more clearly defined.. -grin- Cotty you monkey look what you've done- Now there are expectations to live up to! At least if you said I was troll hideous, there might be a chance someone might comment, hey that's not so bad.. ;-) Not that I was looking for that or anything.. lol! Cheers all.. Ryan _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: Best pix of 2003
On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:33:12 -0500, Christian Skofteland wrote: > Ralph Schumacher, Australia 2002 > http://members.lycos.co.uk/nigelk1/mpegs/2002/aus-car.wmv Yep, that was nasty. About a week later they interviewed the widow of that corner worker. She was sad, of course, but said "it's the way he'd have wanted to go" or something to that effect. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
RE: pOT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your collection!
Name your poison. In a magnanimous mood, Cesar Panama City, Florida -- -Original Message- -- From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:23 PM -- -- Someone owes us a beer. -- -- > -Original Message- -- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:14 PM -- > -- > I almost posted the bunny ears one... -- > -- > -frank -- > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. -- > The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer -- > -- > -- > -- > -- > >From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- > -- > >I *almost* posted the foot picture, but was able to -- restrain myself. -- > > -- > >tv --
RE: OT: This is cold.
...but it's a "dry" cold... "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The overnight low last night was, according to my thermometer, well below -40C. The high today was about -33C. Just thought I would share that news. William Robb _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
RE: DNMCN: Through-the-Windscreen picture (was: F's ROTFLHAO-was:RE: AIMCN: tv's
So, I'm sitting there, trying to figure it out, then it came to me: Does Not Make yadda yadda yadda... Again, rotflmao! So, this isn't through the windshield, but of a similar genre: out of a moving car: http://pug.komkon.org/01sep/Sumstorm.html Always been one of my faves. What is it with these Italians, anyway? cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: DNMCN: Through-the-Windscreen picture (was: F's ROTFLHAO-was:RE: AIMCN: tv's blobs of light) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:51:06 -0500 Shel, tom, frank, whomever; now that the pug is up I can show you a through-the-windscreen picture that doesn't give me a headache or make me nauseas http://pug.komkon.org/02oct/ombrpug.html Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
flash card problems
My *ist D arrived today, but I've been unable to get it to work. It won't recognize my flash card. It's a Lexar 1gig CF+ write accelerated card. I was going to try to upload the firmware update before doing anything else. I was able to load the firmware update onto the flash card in my Mac. When I turn the camera on with the memory button held down, it displays "version 1.00" as it should, then the screen switches to "Memory Card Error." I get the same message if I just turn the camera on without holding down the button. I reformatted the card on my computer. No change. I tried going to format on the camera menu. If I tell it to proceed with the format it again says, "Memory Card Error." Any clues? I've contacted Lexar tech, but I don't know how long it will be before I get an answer. Paul
Re: pOT: Ppl & Their Bikes, Take 2 - Frank, this one, surely..
Ryan posted: > http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/RyanBikeBrissie.jpg > Darn geocities leech-protection.. This one I can see. Gosh, you look *very* young! ERN
Re: Încredible eagle shot!!!
Sylwek, I don't care what Shel says. I laughed so hard! That was the highlight of my day! Maybe that's a comment on my day, or my week, but that was GREAT!! Thanks so much, IL Bill On Wednesday, January 28, 2004, at 09:51 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: http://www.pbase.com/image/25524341 Couldn't imagine better composition and level of details ;- -- Best Regards Sylwek
OT: The BBC and TV tax revisited
Well, first of all, I am amazed at the subjects that get discussed here in pdml. Somehow the list got onto a thread a very short time ago about taxing British citizens to finance the BBC. As if the list is all prescient, all of a sudden the BBC is big world news due to the scathing commentary by Lord Hutton accusing the BBC's Board of Governers of basically sleeping on the job during the BBC's Blair Blunder. It was very interesting to hear on the radio commentary about how this is going to go over with the British public, since "The British Broadcasting Corporation is a publicly funded corporation via taxation and there is some expectation of broadcast responsibility...". I heard that the chairman of the Board of Governers has stepped down after the news today and a couple of others are also considering it. I am curious to hear from our British PDML's if this is a big deal in England or if the american radio has blown it out of proportion again...
Re: Virus warning: Mydoom/Novarg
I haven't been "bit" by it as such, as I have managed to detect them all as they arrived, even before Norton's did, but Jeez are they coming thick and fast. I am getting at least two or three everytime my email downloads (which is every 5 minutes...)... A BIG PITA!! tan. - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:08 AM Subject: Re: Virus warning: Mydoom/Novarg > I got bit by it on Sunday and it was a real PITA. The infected email I got > arrived a couple of hours before Symantec put updated Virus defs on > line.Today alone, I've rec'd over 150 infected emails (that Norton has > squelched, thankfully.) > > - MCC > > At 09:29 AM 1/27/2004 +0100, you wrote: > > >Dear PDML'ers > >A new virus is spreading rapidly. It was upgraded to the highest risk level by > >my antivirus vendor last night, and this morning I found the first infected > >email in my PDML mail account. Which means that someone on the list is already > >infected. > > > >Here's a link to F-Secure's info on the malice: > > > >http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/novarg.shtml > > > >There is also another virus that is very active in these parts nowadays; the > >WORM_MIMAIL.R virus. It seems that someone on the list has caught that one as > >well. > > > >Time for protection update, folks. > > > >Cheers, > >Jostein > > > > > >This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > - > > Mark Cassino Photography > > Kalamazoo, MI > > http://www.markcassino.com > > - > >
Re: Încredible eagle shot!!!
But have you checked out the "previous" link? Some really nice shots of eagles there. Bill - Original Message - From: "Sylwester Pietrzyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:51 AM Subject: Încredible eagle shot!!! > http://www.pbase.com/image/25524341 > Couldn't imagine better composition and level of details ;- > > -- > Best Regards > Sylwek > > >
pOT: Ppl & Their Bikes, Take 2 - Frank, this one, surely..
http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/RyanBikeBrissie.jpg Darn geocities leech-protection.. Frank, Wendy, hope this link works.. Wendy, Cotty got ahead of himself there- don't click the link if your line between 'gag' and 'swoon' is a bit more clearly defined.. -grin- Cotty you monkey look what you've done- Now there are expectations to live up to! At least if you said I was troll hideous, there might be a chance someone might comment, hey that's not so bad.. ;-) Not that I was looking for that or anything.. lol! Cheers all.. Ryan
RE: Best pix of 2003
> -Original Message- > From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi, > > I don't think the ones I watched had vapour trails - I didn't > really think about that when I write the email. > > When considering whether or not any of the pictures have been > 'sexed up' it seems useful to me to look at the source. While > it's not an infallible guide it can be helpful. Most of them > seem to be from reputable sources like Reuters, AP and other > quite well-known, well-established news organisations. Right, and I'd have some level of trust if these images appeared on the AP website, or CNN or something like that, but I don't know what the hell this http://www.fifth-essence.com/ thing is. Anyway, I went so far as to see if the guy who shot the Palestinian kid was a real AP photographer. I found some Reuters references to his name, and some shots credited to him of various Palestinian/Israeli conflict shots. The fish shot seems to be real - http://www.lavrakas.com/ProServ/contest.html Looks like the plane/moon was shot in 2001 - http://www.airliners.net/open.file/132340/L/ http://www.vinland.com/MoonPlane.html tv
Re: Photoshop CS
Hi, the Windows common (ha!) dialogs get a whole section to themselves in the Interface Hall of Shame. http://digilander.libero.it/chiediloapippo/Engineering/iarchitect/shame.htm Deservedly. -- Cheers, Bob > Hmm. When I open a file in Word it's at least sorted alphabetically. > This is really quite annoying. > tv
Viewfinder/Picture Border (mz5n)
This is going to be a silly question I reckon, but when you look thru the 5n's viewfinder, is the right vertical border the edge of the meter (which seems to stick out a bit) or is it the other parallel beyond the meter? I know I should know this by now, but all this while I assumed it was the one after the meter, because it would make no sense to have that seethru space above and below the meter. Anyone? Regards, Ryan
Re: Best pix of 2003
Steve wrote: I do admit to feeling a bit outclassed when one of these was taken with the Hubble telescope. Damn, when is there going to be a Pentax version . ..? Steve, I think it's safe to say that even if Pentax makes a version of the Hubble, none of us will buy it. But whomever could submit to the PUG. :) Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
Re:OT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your collection!
But tv, an artist does not only make art. I don't want to wake up one day and realise I've got no pictures of myself! And even if that's all wrong, that timer button on the camera still gives me some creative license, no? :-) Ryan - Original Message - From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 3:17 AM Subject: RE: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your collection! > You're working the wrong angle. > > You have a camera and you shoot b/w, therefore you're an artist. > > See where I'm going here? > > tv > > > -Original Message- > > From: Ryan Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:01 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your > > collection! > > > > lol Cotty! Thanks, but truth is girls don't seem to go for > > skinny. Maybe if I stick (no pun intended) around long > > enough, twigs will come back? > > > > Cheers, > > Ryan > > > > PS. Lasses don't go for bicycles either! Two strikes.. argh. > > I hear a lot of them have a thing for tour de france > > cyclists' calves.. Another thing I haven't got.. Three > > strikes.. That was quick. > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 2:30 AM > > Subject: OT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your > > collection! > > > > > > > On 28/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > > > > > > > > > >http://www.geocities.com/heygoosey/RyanBikeBrissie.JPG > > > >I luckily had a couple of shots left on a roll I wanted to > > get printed, > > so > > > >what better way to waste film than a self portrait! I just > > got my Singh > > Ray > > > >Gold & Blue Polariser in the mail today, pity I couldn't > > have used it for > > > >the shot, but hey.. next time.. > > > > > > > >Cheers! > > > >Ryan > > > > > > Thanks Ryan, nice to put a face to a name. You'll have all the girls > > > swooning, dammit. > > > > > > Oh yeah, nice bike, too ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Cotty > > > > > > > > > ___/\__ > > > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > > > ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps > > > _ > > > Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Re: FW: PDML : Vivitar 19mm (was: MIR-47K 20mm f2.8 lens tests or experiences)
On 28 Jan 2004 at 19:36, Nick Clark wrote: > Message from a non-posting "member". I'm guessing there could be two production > lines, or possibly two different models, of this lens given the totally polar > viewpoints? > > Nick > > -Original Message- > From: "Fox, Paul"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: 26/01/04 09:25:42 > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: PDML : Vivitar 19mm (was: MIR-47K 20mm f2.8 lens tests or experiences) > > Hi Nick, > i can back it up: > It's a phantastic little and affordable wide angle. Much better than the old > m42-screw-mount Zeis Jena Flektogon (which should be quite similar to that MIR > 2.8/20) and even better (IMO) than the old Pentax 4/20. > I sold both 20mm lenses - although I never got the Vivitar for K-mount but for my > old Yashica FR. I like to take simply the FR with the attached 19mm out of the bag > instead of changing lenses (although I'm doing that with my primes often). I suspect it's all relative, the Pentax 20/4 has a pretty bad reputation here as well I believe. The A20/2.8 is a very nice lens, anyone who has compared it to the Vivitar will draw the same conclusion. The only advantage the Vivitar has is price and I believe that that is a false economy in any case. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Best pix of 2003
Also happens at high humidity. I've seen vortex trails off the rear wings of race cars, which generally run at a fairly low altitude :-) > Except that this plane is showing contrails...generally denotes high > altitude. > Norm > > Bob W wrote: > > > In the late autumn at about 5.30/6pm the moon was generally very > > low in the sky > > > >and planes were coming in once a minute exactly as you see in that photo. > > > > > > >
Re: overpriced
William Robb suggested that the cheaper operating costs of his digital relative to his LX are false economy because his ratio of good shots is higher on film. I'd agree on a couple of points, namely 1) I've had lousy luck with my LX economically speaking as well 2) I shoot more with digital than I did with film for the same number of final edited images Of course the longer the digital is used the better it comes out in the operating-cost comparison. This is why pros who shoot 50-100 thousand shots a year in order to make money are switching to digital. I have found that I have a very slightly lower proportion of keepers when shooting digital than shooting film (more junk, but also more keepers, because more total shots) in general I find it much harder to edit these days because I don't have ONE good shot but four or five. I have also found that despite skill, equipment, and such volume of fire does in general increase the likelyhood of great shots, if simply due to pure luck (which is what actually makes most "great" shots rise above the "really good" level). In that sense, my ability to get one great lucky shot with digital more often than I got it with film makes it a great improvement. William Robb also pointed out that no matter the cost-benefit analysis DSLRs are expensive. That's true, but increasingly less so. The Nikon D2h is selling at only a couple of hundred dollars more than the Nikon F5 did when it was new. While the *istD and Canon digital rebel are more expensive than their film brethren they are cheaper than top-of-the-line film cameras. In a couple of years, consumer DSLRs should be down to $600-750 or so, cheaper than the 2nd best film cameras most manufacturers currently offer. Realistically, 35mm FILM cameras are overpriced when compared on resolution. You can get a used Pentax 6x7 and a lens for less than the price of a Nikon F100 or Canon Digital Rebel. 35mm has never been about maximum technical quality, but a blend of technical quality and convenience. Lately 35mm and even 35mm-sized digital have gotten good enough in quality to make many pros consider abandoning larger formats for some uses, but if you want maximum data-per-frame larger formats are still the way to go. DJE
Re: Virus warning: Mydoom/Novarg
I got bit by it on Sunday and it was a real PITA. The infected email I got arrived a couple of hours before Symantec put updated Virus defs on line.Today alone, I've rec'd over 150 infected emails (that Norton has squelched, thankfully.) - MCC At 09:29 AM 1/27/2004 +0100, you wrote: Dear PDML'ers A new virus is spreading rapidly. It was upgraded to the highest risk level by my antivirus vendor last night, and this morning I found the first infected email in my PDML mail account. Which means that someone on the list is already infected. Here's a link to F-Secure's info on the malice: http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/novarg.shtml There is also another virus that is very active in these parts nowadays; the WORM_MIMAIL.R virus. It seems that someone on the list has caught that one as well. Time for protection update, folks. Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: Încredible eagle shot!!!
LOL, literally! - MCC At 04:51 PM 1/28/2004 +0100, you wrote: http://www.pbase.com/image/25524341 Couldn't imagine better composition and level of details ;- -- Best Regards Sylwek - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
RE: Me and Bobby McGee
It's just right on the 3.5" screen of my PDA! Nick -Original Message- From: "Shel Belinkoff"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 26/01/04 19:31:05 To: "PDML"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Me and Bobby McGee Just a little snap from a few nights ago. I'd be interested in how the description appears on your monitors ... is it easily readable, too big/small ... Thanks for looking, IAC ... http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/mcgee.html shel
Re: Scanning Question
Primary use is for an on line portfolio. Secondary will be inkjet prints, although most of the prints (I hope) will be good ol' silver prints made directly from the negs. IAC, many of the final inkjet prints will have a subtle tone to them, like printing on Agfa Portriga Rapid. shel Mark Cassino wrote: > > What do you plan to do with the images once scanned? It seems like that > would be the real driver. If you plan to print them, does the printer > require RGB or will it work OK with grayscale?
Re: Best pix of 2003
If the boeing/moon is a double, it's well done. The light angle fits very well, and the plane is slightly blurred. But it seems almost too good to be true, though. Actually, I'm more suspicious about the authenticity northern pike picture. To my knowledge, the pike always takes its prey head first. Otherwise the prey would live longer and be able to put up much more struggle, and would be more difficult to swallow because of the fins and gills pointing the wrong way. The most manipulated images I think must be the false-colour astro images by Hubble. :-) Jostein - Original Message - From: "Thomas Stach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 7:30 PM Subject: Re: Best pix of 2003 > Hi list, > ... > > t> Just out of curiousity...do any of these looked dovtored to you? > > What do you think about the 747 passing the moon? > > I think with a focal lenght of about 1600mm equiv., > one of the two should be out of focus...depth of field is very flat...or > is it already hyperfocal at 35.000 feet? > ;-) > > Thomas > > > > > Bruce Dayton schrieb: > > > > Hello tom, > > > > Yes, some of them do. I have become more skeptical of amazing > > technical shots because it can be so easy to alter and combine images. > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > Bruce > > > > Wednesday, January 28, 2004, 9:46:32 AM, you wrote: > > > > t> Just out of curiousity...do any of these looked dovtored to you? > > > > t> My mom had sent me this link and I sort of dismissed it. She sends me a lot > > t> of doctored crap. > > > > t> tv > > > > >> -Original Message- > > >> From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:07 PM > > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Subject: RE: Best pix of 2003 > > >> > > >> Ya don't say! > > >> > > >> I almost sent a sarcastic reply to your comment aimed at > > >> Sylwester, but when two similar comments came in together I > > >> figured 'give the guy a break - he is obviously having a bad day!' > > >> > > >> I actually quite like many of the shots in Doug's link though... > > >> > > >> Then again I am more into "nice" pics than reportage/docupics > > >> so I guess I would, wouldn't I? > > >> > > >> Hope things get better as the day progresses... > > >> > > >> If not, follow Cotty's advice - "HAVE A DRINK! HAVE A DRINK! > > >> HAVE A DRINK! HAVE A DRINK!" - maybe things will improve then! > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -Original Message- > > >> > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > Sent: 28 January 2004 17:01 > > >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > Subject: Re: Best pix of 2003 > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Well, maybe "pap" was too strong a word. I'm real cranky this > > >> > morning. > > >> > > > >> > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > but I don't think that any of these are "pap." > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> >
Re: Best pix of 2003
Except that this plane is showing contrails...generally denotes high altitude. Norm Bob W wrote: In the late autumn at about 5.30/6pm the moon was generally very low in the sky and planes were coming in once a minute exactly as you see in that photo.
Re: Win98SE & *istD
Thomas Stach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I also still do have a machine on 98SE - but I got myself a little >Sandisk FireWire/CF reader - >512MB are loaded in less than 1min 30s ! >So what's all the fuzz about USB1.1, USB2.0, full-speed & hispeed USB... >;-) !?! Come to think of it, the original poster was inquiring about a laptop computer, wasn't he? The solution here is to get a card reader that plugs into the PC-card slot. I just got one for my laptop (running Win98). Works great and only cost me $11.00... plus there was a $5.00 rebate on it! Total cost about six dollars. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: PUG is back
Indeed!! Thanks so much for all your hard work. cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PUG is back Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:52:51 +0100 Well done, Igor and Adelheid! Jostein - Original Message - From: "Adelheid v. K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:00 PM Subject: PUG is back > Hi folks, > > PUG is back > > Cheers Adelheid > > _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: Best pix of 2003
Hi, > The airplane and moon shot is highly suspect. I disagree. A few years ago I did a contract in West London, near Heathrow airport. I used to get the train home from Syon Lane. In the late autumn at about 5.30/6pm the moon was generally very low in the sky and planes were coming in once a minute exactly as you see in that photo. I never took a photo of it because I didn't want to bring a honking great tripod, 400mm lens etc. to work. I always meant to go back and do it at the end of the contract, but never have. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Best pix of 2003
Hi list, ... t> Just out of curiousity...do any of these looked dovtored to you? What do you think about the 747 passing the moon? I think with a focal lenght of about 1600mm equiv., one of the two should be out of focus...depth of field is very flat...or is it already hyperfocal at 35.000 feet? ;-) Thomas Bruce Dayton schrieb: > > Hello tom, > > Yes, some of them do. I have become more skeptical of amazing > technical shots because it can be so easy to alter and combine images. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > Wednesday, January 28, 2004, 9:46:32 AM, you wrote: > > t> Just out of curiousity...do any of these looked dovtored to you? > > t> My mom had sent me this link and I sort of dismissed it. She sends me a lot > t> of doctored crap. > > t> tv > > >> -Original Message- > >> From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:07 PM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: RE: Best pix of 2003 > >> > >> Ya don't say! > >> > >> I almost sent a sarcastic reply to your comment aimed at > >> Sylwester, but when two similar comments came in together I > >> figured 'give the guy a break - he is obviously having a bad day!' > >> > >> I actually quite like many of the shots in Doug's link though... > >> > >> Then again I am more into "nice" pics than reportage/docupics > >> so I guess I would, wouldn't I? > >> > >> Hope things get better as the day progresses... > >> > >> If not, follow Cotty's advice - "HAVE A DRINK! HAVE A DRINK! > >> HAVE A DRINK! HAVE A DRINK!" - maybe things will improve then! > >> > >> > >> > >> > -Original Message- > >> > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > Sent: 28 January 2004 17:01 > >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > Subject: Re: Best pix of 2003 > >> > > >> > > >> > Well, maybe "pap" was too strong a word. I'm real cranky this > >> > morning. > >> > > >> > Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> > > >> > > but I don't think that any of these are "pap." > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >>
Re: Best pix of 2003
Hi, > Mostly pap, cute animal pics, and flashy colors. A few > "nice" pics. Surprisingly lacking by comparison is > reportage or documentary work. it was a vote. It's why there are no great mass-circulation documentary magazines any more. Only about 13 people on the planet are interested. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: OT - Opposition Notching up a gear...
Hi! I have one question and one answer. Steve - I wouldn't be tempted by $800-$900 DSLR until Pentax produces one as for me it would mean buying lenses too, which is over my head. I may be tempted however by $700 DZLR assuming prices of Nikon CoolPix 8700 eventually reach that level and it scores to my liking on reviews. I then may actually sell most of my Pentax gear and buy this camera. But this is mostly theoretical. Now for my question - I am starting to sense a price wars unravel... Are you? Boris
Re: Win98SE & *istD
Hi list, I also still do have a machine on 98SE - but I got myself a little Sandisk FireWire/CF reader - 512MB are loaded in less than 1min 30s ! So what's all the fuzz about USB1.1, USB2.0, full-speed & hispeed USB... ;-) !?! Thomas Michel Carrère-Gée schrieb: > > Peter Hillerstrom a écrit: > > >Hi! > > > >Has anybody hooked up an *istD to a win98SE PC? > > > >Seen some threads about win98 not supporting USB fully > >but win98SE should work. > > > >Have bought myself a used laptop with win98SE. It > >wants me to insert a driver for the camera when I > >connect it to the USB-port :( > > > The *ist D is only Usb 1.1, you can use a cheap CompactFlash/Pcmcia > adapter on a laptop computer; it's more faster. > > Michel
Re: Încredible eagle shot!!!
> Hmmm... > > Shot with a Canon, eh? Yup, people say that with 100-400 L IS - very good lens for nature as we can see ;-) > PS: Unlike others, I happened to notice that you didn't shoot it, Sylwester > . Bingo ;-) You have beer when we meet! -- Best regards Sylwek
Re: PUG is back
Well done, Igor and Adelheid! Jostein - Original Message - From: "Adelheid v. K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:00 PM Subject: PUG is back > Hi folks, > > PUG is back > > Cheers Adelheid > >
Re: Încredible eagle shot!!!
Absolutely fabulous! :-) Jostein - Original Message - From: "Sylwester Pietrzyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:51 PM Subject: Încredible eagle shot!!! > http://www.pbase.com/image/25524341 > Couldn't imagine better composition and level of details ;- > > -- > Best Regards > Sylwek > >
Re: OT - Opposition Notching up a gear...
Lon Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Mark Roberts wrote: >> "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>did I read that right? 8.2MP and 8.5 frames per second for 40 frames? >> >> Man, I knew Canon was going to respond to the Nikon D2h by PMA but I >> didn't think they'd blow it away like this! >> This is actually a little scary... >> >You want 8.5 frames per second, look at a video cam. I don't need any more than 2 fps. But a lot of PJ types need it and a hell of a lot of people who don't need it *want* it. >Specsmanship is about as nifty as yesterday's news. No argument. But it *does* sell cameras. (The specs that interest me, though, are 1.3x crop factor and 8 megapixels.) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Film: And the Dead Shall Rise...
Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I expect that color film use five to ten years from now will at >least equal black and white film use today. Now that's the first film-to-digital transition speculation that makes sense to me. Well put. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
RE: pOT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your collection!
Someone owes us a beer. > -Original Message- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: pOT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for > your collection! > > I almost posted the bunny ears one... > > -frank > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. > The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > > >From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >I *almost* posted the foot picture, but was able to restrain myself. > > > >tv > > > > > > > > _ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photos&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=ht tp%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%> 26pgmarket%3den-ca > >
RE: pOT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your collection!
I almost posted the bunny ears one... -frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I *almost* posted the foot picture, but was able to restrain myself. tv _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photos&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: Best pix of 2003
I do admit to feeling a bit outclassed when one of these was taken with the Hubble telescope. Damn, when is there going to be a Pentax version . ..?
Re: Graywolf's Photo
http://www.graywolfphoto.com/presscameras/ I was not wearing the trench coat and fedora when I took the barber shop photo. -- Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: I don't know anything about Graywolf's equipment of course. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com "You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."
RE: OT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your collection!
link don't work for me :-( -frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: OT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your collection! Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 01:06:21 +1000 http://www.geocities.com/heygoosey/RyanBikeBrissie.JPG I luckily had a couple of shots left on a roll I wanted to get printed, so what better way to waste film than a self portrait! I just got my Singh Ray Gold & Blue Polariser in the mail today, pity I couldn't have used it for the shot, but hey.. next time.. Cheers! Ryan _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
PUG is back
Hi folks, PUG is back Cheers Adelheid
RE: Încredible eagle shot!!!
Hmmm... Shot with a Canon, eh? cheers, frank PS: Unlike others, I happened to notice that you didn't shoot it, Sylwester . "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Încredible eagle shot!!! Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:51:22 +0100 http://www.pbase.com/image/25524341 Couldn't imagine better composition and level of details ;- -- Best Regards Sylwek _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photos&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: Scanning Question
What do you plan to do with the images once scanned? It seems like that would be the real driver. If you plan to print them, does the printer require RGB or will it work OK with grayscale? - MCC At 11:01 AM 1/27/2004 -0800, you wrote: Over the next few weeks I'm going to attempt scanning a lot of conventional B&W negs. I have heard a number of conflicting opinions on the best way to do this. Most comments center around whether to scan in RGB or greyscale. Greyscale would be nice as I could save some space, but if RBG will give higher quality results, I'll bite the bullet. - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: FW: PDML : Vivitar 19mm (was: MIR-47K 20mm f2.8 lens tests or experiences)
Shel, I figured I better throw that line in there as a "pre-emptive strike". - the oof-meister "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Indeed ... (good natured jibe) OOF frank theriault wrote: > OTOH, if you've seen some of my photos, you'll know that sharpness isn't my > Holy Grail... _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: FW: PDML : Vivitar 19mm (was: MIR-47K 20mm f2.8 lens tests or experiences)
Indeed ... (good natured jibe) OOF frank theriault wrote: > OTOH, if you've seen some of my photos, you'll know that sharpness isn't my > Holy Grail...
RE: FW: PDML : Vivitar 19mm (was: MIR-47K 20mm f2.8 lens tests or experiences)
Hi, Nick, Could be two different models. Sounds like Paul's has a ~much~ larger filter ring than mine, which is 62mm. Also, given that it's a cheap lens, there are likely QC issues from sample to sample. I also think that much of it is that some are more demanding and critical than others. When I read things like "unusable wider than f11" (I'm not referring to a similar statement made in this thread, because I see it all the time referring to other lenses), I know that the author is ~much~ more critical than I am, as I've really never come across a lens that's "unusable" at any aperture. I've made some acceptable photos (at least acceptable to me) with some pretty cheap and nasty lenses, so if I praise a product, take it worth a grain of salt. OTOH, if you've seen some of my photos, you'll know that sharpness isn't my Holy Grail... cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Nick Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FW: PDML : Vivitar 19mm (was: MIR-47K 20mm f2.8 lens tests or experiences) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:36:39 - Message from a non-posting "member". I'm guessing there could be two production lines, or possibly two different models, of this lens given the totally polar viewpoints? _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
OT: Photoshop CS
Question - When I open a file, the dialog box comes up with the files listed in file mode, and sorted by size. I can hit the little dropdown box to change the parms, but I can't figure out how to get it to default to show details and sort by name. I'm running XP pro. Any help appreciated. tv
Re: Graywolf's Photo
Bang! I entirely agree about the hands. The photo misses the "decisive moment" by about a week. And, yes, it is a genuine barber shop. Something that is disappearing in the US being mostly replaced by Unisex Styling Salons. I do have a lot of emotional involvement with this photo, but it has nothing to do with its artistic merit. Those who have been following my journal will realize it is the cumulation of nearly a years odyssey trying to get a darkroom to do 4x5's together, and then finding the shutter had gone off to la-la land on the Graphic and hving to fix that. It is the first shot that I have done since then that was not just a test shot, so for me it is a big landmark. I really only posted it as a sample of a competently done flash photo from a 1000% manual camera which tied into the discussion about your photos, Boris. Somehow, we got into a long artistic discussion about it. My excuse is I was huddling inside out of the snow with nothing better to do. Actually, the fact that some saw enough artistic merit in the photo to bother discussing it, is I realize quite a complement to me. Thanks folks. -- Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! I looked at this photo once and couldn't make up my mind about the sink. Then I read some of the comments and returned to the photo. Then I noticed that both the barber and his customer are of considerable age. At least for Israel. It is rare to find such a pair in local barber shops. Hmmm, is barber shop proper name for it? Anyway, I don't see any problems except the sink here. I think it could be cropped or shot vertically. I even think that by cropping just the sink the certain symmetry would be achieved as it would seem that the wall just on the left of the customer and the reflection in the mirror are about to intersect beyond the frame. The shot would all tilt a little to the left and this would fit the direction - from the barber who's leaning somewhat to its customer... Also, I don't know about the rules, but I'd like to see more of the barber's hands and see what he is actually doing... Just my cents... Don't shoot me on sight, will you? Boris -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com "You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."
Re: OT: unusual list behavior
BTW, welcome back, Marnie. Haven't seen you post in a while. Have you been lurking? ;-) Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/28/04 01:03PM >>> >In a message dated 1/28/2004 2:49:53 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >It does not seem to have reached the list... It did on my list. ;-) About four messages down from your rereply (sorted by date, newest at top). Marnie aka Doe
Re: OT: Developer for Fujicolor Press 800?
Just have it developed normally. You went to an honest shop. No one pushes C-41, at least in a processing machine. Bill Robb will tell you it can't be done at all. However, I think he is wrong about that, it can be pushed if you hand develop it. But C-41 film works quite well at one stop underexposure, you just lose a bit of shadow detail. -- Ryan Lee wrote: Hey all.. Just got back from a massive camping trip, and boy was it fun.. One headache now though, and unfortunately it's not from the sun. One of the rolls I took was Press 800 but rated at 1600, and I was intending to take it down to the prolab to get them to leave it in the soup a bit longer. However, the one I went to near where I live wasn't going to do it. Anyway, John Coyle was generous enough to volunteer his developing kit to help me out, but I was wondering if anyone has suggestions for developer to use.. Also, if anyone's done this before, any tips on developing times? Thanks, Ryan -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com "You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."
Re: Vivitar 19mm
In my hands, the K 24mm f2.8 has chromatic aberration out the wing wang. Flavio Minelli wrote: Not to pour cold water on your enthusiasms, but must somewhat disagree with what have been said about this lens. I have it too but right now it's one of my most unused lenses, especially since I got a SMCK 24/2.8. Of course such a lens (the 19) will rarely see an extensive use anyway...
Re: OT: Labelling messages by topic D: S: F: P: OT: and so on (2)
Frank is now in my kill file. And also, my drinks file. Hic. ---Lon the Blatently Stupid. And, BTW, Cotty can't be trusted any further than you can throw any engine out of a 1950's 'Murican car. Hic. -Lon, the icredibly besotten. frank theriault wrote: Drinks? Did someone say Drinks?
Re: Scanning Question
No, it's what ~I~ meant to say. I'm newish to this scanning thing, and it's entirely possible I may not know the difference between a really good scan and a lesser quality scan. Boris Liberman wrote: > > Hi! > > >Of course, it's always possible that I can't tell a good > >scan from a poor one, or a good photograph or image from a > >poor one. > > This is something I did not say, nor meant to imply... > > > > Boris
Re: Film: And the Dead Shall Rise...
Hello Antti-Pekka, My personal belief is that it is NOT the lack of film availabilty that will be the issue, but the cost to buy and PROCESS/PRINT it. Depending on where you are in the world, this may be the case. Here in the USA, the number of 1 hour minilabs is starting to drop unless they cough up enough to buy the digital labs. The price per print will slowly rise on the film side and may slowly decline on the digital side. Areas of the world where computerization is lower, film will be more dominant. In other words, it is an economic decision, not a technological or quality one. Whatever is the cheapest to use will become the norm. So where I live, digital is coming on strong. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, January 28, 2004, 4:21:46 AM, you wrote: >> -Original Message- >> where have you read this? film is going away because the people >> who used to >> buy the most aren't buying it. >> >> Herb APV> I did not read it anywhere. Like I said it just occurred to me that APV> this is used as one of the reasons why to go digital. I have heard APV> recently this kind of statements (locally)... when someone is APV> trying to convince him/hersel why he/she should buy a digital camera APV> right now (a good reason to convince oneself to buy a DSLR which APV> does not have all the specs one would really want ;-). APV> It's like going to panic and selling current film gear because APV> the value of the gear will drop pretty soon "because there will be APV> no film available." This sounds like a ridiculous reason but I've APV> seen more crazy ones when someone is thinking of buying a new APV> car for example :-) These are the kind of reasons rehearsed to be APV> presented to the wife... APV> It does not have anything to do with the fact that film market APV> is shrinking (not going away) because the people who used to buy APV> it aren't buying it any more (because they use digicams). APV> A film company stopping to make film altogether because the market APV> is no longer growing is another thing. The film market is still APV> HUGE globally and will be for a very long time (not just the next APV> couple of years) so there will be plenty of film available. APV> This is just my view of what will happen. One cannot prove it the APV> way or the other, we need to get back to this question after some APV> 10-20 years to see if the film is still available or not. I have APV> been wrong before... but usually I have been right ;-) APV> Antti-Pekka APV> --- APV> Antti-Pekka Virjonen APV> Computec Oy, Turku Finland APV> Gsm: +358-500-789 753 APV> www.computec.fi * www.estera.fi
Re: Win98SE & *istD
Peter Hillerstrom a écrit: Hi! Has anybody hooked up an *istD to a win98SE PC? Seen some threads about win98 not supporting USB fully but win98SE should work. Have bought myself a used laptop with win98SE. It wants me to insert a driver for the camera when I connect it to the USB-port :( The *ist D is only Usb 1.1, you can use a cheap CompactFlash/Pcmcia adapter on a laptop computer; it's more faster. Michel
RE: Best pix of 2003
Rob Brigham posted, among other things: > > I actually quite like many of the shots in Doug's link though... > > Then again I am more into "nice" pics than reportage/docupics so I guess > I would, wouldn't I? > I liked the pics Doug shared, too. Especially with the "relative lack" of reportage/documentary photos -- Yesterday my copy of "News Photographer" arrived, with the Best of Photojournalism 2003 photos contained therein. War, war, war, plague, plague, war, hard times -- Seemed to me an even more depressing collection of photographs than usual. This group of pics (that Doug shared) was a nice little antidote. One other depressing point about the News Photographer collection too -- so very many images with muddy blotchy shadows, even muddy, blotchy midtones. Seems another drawback to digital taking over the press photogs' kit: the images are technically ghastly. But perhaps in just a little more time, those problems will disappear. Doubtful we can say the same about wars and plagues and Man's Inhumanity To Man.
RE: Best pix of 2003
Just out of curiousity...do any of these looked dovtored to you? My mom had sent me this link and I sort of dismissed it. She sends me a lot of doctored crap. tv > -Original Message- > From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:07 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Best pix of 2003 > > Ya don't say! > > I almost sent a sarcastic reply to your comment aimed at > Sylwester, but when two similar comments came in together I > figured 'give the guy a break - he is obviously having a bad day!' > > I actually quite like many of the shots in Doug's link though... > > Then again I am more into "nice" pics than reportage/docupics > so I guess I would, wouldn't I? > > Hope things get better as the day progresses... > > If not, follow Cotty's advice - "HAVE A DRINK! HAVE A DRINK! > HAVE A DRINK! HAVE A DRINK!" - maybe things will improve then! > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 28 January 2004 17:01 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Best pix of 2003 > > > > > > Well, maybe "pap" was too strong a word. I'm real cranky this > > morning. > > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > > > but I don't think that any of these are "pap." > > > > > > > > >
Win98SE & *istD
Hi! Has anybody hooked up an *istD to a win98SE PC? Seen some threads about win98 not supporting USB fully but win98SE should work. Have bought myself a used laptop with win98SE. It wants me to insert a driver for the camera when I connect it to the USB-port :( /Peter __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/
RE: Regarding recent critique request, and scanning questions
The Scanwit is a 35mm film scanner. http://www.photoscientia.co.uk/Review.htm I did not operate the Nikon scanner. The fellow who performed the scan for me is a seasoned B&W photographer, processor, and wet printer. Aric > -Original Message- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Regarding recent critique request, and scanning questions > > > Is that Scanwit a flatbed scanner? > Did you scan the negs on the Nikon scanner, > or did someone do it for you? > > "Rothman, Aric" wrote: > > > I thought my scanner might be to blame. Admittedly a cheapo > > (Scanwit 2720S), I scanned some negatives with the local > > camera shops Nikon scanner and got similar results. >
RE: Regarding recent critique request, and scanning questions
It's a rainbow. When I told my wife I had a rainbow image in B&W, she derisively laughed, and said it would "just be gas!" After she saw it, she asked for a print to give to a friend as a gift! Aric > -Original Message- > From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:07 PM > To: Rothman, Aric > Subject: Re: Regarding recent critique request, and scanning questions > > > Hi! > > Fascinating. To me it looks like a forcefield of some sort. A little > patch of bright in the middle part of the land completes this. I hope > I am at least half-reasonably clear. > > Boris >
Re: Optio 550, was Re: D: Too much D?
At 09:01 AM 1/28/2004, you wrote: > I'd like to know what you think of the Optio 550. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote, in part: > > > > I'm surprised myself that there isn't much discussion about other Pentax > > digital equipment. Given the slightest encouragement (you are warned!) I would > > be happy to discuss the wonderful Optio 550 ... I have the Optio 555, which is essentially the same camera, and I love it. It's with me all the time. Fits great in a fanny pack. BTW, there is a mail list for Optio users although it's pretty dead right now. If anyone here is interested in livening it up you can join by sending a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gary J Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~garysibio/ You know you're having a bad day when Elton John rewrites the lyrics to "Candle in the Wind" for you.
RE: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your collection!
You're working the wrong angle. You have a camera and you shoot b/w, therefore you're an artist. See where I'm going here? tv > -Original Message- > From: Ryan Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your > collection! > > lol Cotty! Thanks, but truth is girls don't seem to go for > skinny. Maybe if I stick (no pun intended) around long > enough, twigs will come back? > > Cheers, > Ryan > > PS. Lasses don't go for bicycles either! Two strikes.. argh. > I hear a lot of them have a thing for tour de france > cyclists' calves.. Another thing I haven't got.. Three > strikes.. That was quick. > > - Original Message - > From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 2:30 AM > Subject: OT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your > collection! > > > > On 28/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > > > > > > >http://www.geocities.com/heygoosey/RyanBikeBrissie.JPG > > >I luckily had a couple of shots left on a roll I wanted to > get printed, > so > > >what better way to waste film than a self portrait! I just > got my Singh > Ray > > >Gold & Blue Polariser in the mail today, pity I couldn't > have used it for > > >the shot, but hey.. next time.. > > > > > >Cheers! > > >Ryan > > > > Thanks Ryan, nice to put a face to a name. You'll have all the girls > > swooning, dammit. > > > > Oh yeah, nice bike, too ;-) > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > Cotty > > > > > > ___/\__ > > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > > ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps > > _ > > Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk > > > > > > >
RE: Best pix of 2003
Ya don't say! I almost sent a sarcastic reply to your comment aimed at Sylwester, but when two similar comments came in together I figured 'give the guy a break - he is obviously having a bad day!' I actually quite like many of the shots in Doug's link though... Then again I am more into "nice" pics than reportage/docupics so I guess I would, wouldn't I? Hope things get better as the day progresses... If not, follow Cotty's advice - "HAVE A DRINK! HAVE A DRINK! HAVE A DRINK! HAVE A DRINK!" - maybe things will improve then! > -Original Message- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 January 2004 17:01 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Best pix of 2003 > > > Well, maybe "pap" was too strong a word. I'm real cranky > this morning. > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > but I don't think that any of these are "pap." > > > >
Re: Regarding recent critique request, and scanning questions
Hi! Fascinating. To me it looks like a forcefield of some sort. A little patch of bright in the middle part of the land completes this. I hope I am at least half-reasonably clear. Boris
Re: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your collection!
lol Cotty! Thanks, but truth is girls don't seem to go for skinny. Maybe if I stick (no pun intended) around long enough, twigs will come back? Cheers, Ryan PS. Lasses don't go for bicycles either! Two strikes.. argh. I hear a lot of them have a thing for tour de france cyclists' calves.. Another thing I haven't got.. Three strikes.. That was quick. - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 2:30 AM Subject: OT: People & Their Bikes - Frank, one more for your collection! > On 28/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > > > >http://www.geocities.com/heygoosey/RyanBikeBrissie.JPG > >I luckily had a couple of shots left on a roll I wanted to get printed, so > >what better way to waste film than a self portrait! I just got my Singh Ray > >Gold & Blue Polariser in the mail today, pity I couldn't have used it for > >the shot, but hey.. next time.. > > > >Cheers! > >Ryan > > Thanks Ryan, nice to put a face to a name. You'll have all the girls > swooning, dammit. > > Oh yeah, nice bike, too ;-) > > > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps > _ > Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk > >
Re: Încredible eagle shot!!!
At 11:08 AM 1/28/04, throwing caution to the wind, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Why waste our time with such crap ... Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: > > http://www.pbase.com/image/25524341 > Couldn't imagine better composition and level of details ;- > > -- > Best Regards > Sylwek Did we forget our sense of humor med this morning?
Re: Încredible eagle shot!!!
on 28.01.04 18:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yes, Sylwek, your picture did not Draw The Viewer In. It exhibited a > Disconnect. It did not render adequately the Subtle Interplay Of Light And > Shadow. It did not Tell A Story. You obviously did not Have The Entire Scene > Completed In Your Head Before You Even Picked Up The Camera. > > HAR. > I am not worthy, I am not worthy ;-) P.S. It wasn't even my shot anyway ;-) -- Best Regards Sylwek
Re: Best pix of 2003
Well, maybe "pap" was too strong a word. I'm real cranky this morning. Paul Stenquist wrote: > but I don't think that any of these are "pap." >
