Re: Am I insane?
Hello Alan, It looks nice. Psychologists say that if you put that question, then you are not. I say never trust a psychologist grin. Attila Sunday, April 4, 2004, 5:02:33 AM, you wrote: AC http://www.pbase.com/image/27573890 AC http://www.pbase.com/image/27573887 AC http://www.pbase.com/image/27573889 AC http://www.pbase.com/image/27573888 AC Regards, AC Alan Chan AC http://www.pbase.com/wlachan AC _ AC Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN Premium AC http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines -- Best regards, Borosmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
Hello John, You got some very good shots. Oh, a DeLorean:) Reminds me of 'Back to the Future':) The AMX/3 is a rarity. AFAIK only 5 of these were built. It's speed is limited due to the lack of a front spoiler, the car is lifting at higher speeds. Absoulutely fantastic construction for 1969, I can't figure why AMC dropped the project. Attila Sunday, April 4, 2004, 5:37:54 AM, you wrote: JM I took the *istD to the San Diego Automotive Museum last weekend. JM Here's some shots. It's a cool little place to visit. They have a JM really neat one-off car called the Hunt Special, which was a JM hand-built equivalent of a Land Rover or HumVee in its day. JM Most shots were taken with the M20/f4 set at f8. I also shot some with JM the FA100/2.8. JM Oh, the last pic shows me with my left-handed *istD. JM http://www.photolin.com/sdam/thumb0001.htm JM -- JM John Mustarde -- Best regards, Borosmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
PDML re-unions-was: PAW: tiger
On 5/4/04, kNARF discumbobulated: And, what if he meets Cotty, Jostein, Fairygirl and everyone else that may be travelling through DC on the way to GFM? He'll think we're a bunch of loons! How dare you!. That's Loons with a big 'L'. Hibble bibble bobble bop, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
RE: PDML re-unions-was: PAW: tiger
On 5/4/04, AN AUSSIE LOON discumbobulated: frank wrote: And, what if he meets Cotty, Jostein, Fairygirl and everyone else that may be travelling through DC on the way to GFM? He'll think we're a bunch of loons! hmmm, need I remind you Frank, just who it is that makes a habit of wearing bunny ears and reindeer antlers?!? ROTFLMAO! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
RE: PDML re-unions-was: PAW: tiger
On 5/4/04, A SOBER LOON discumbobulated: I'm gonna save that post for evidence when I get some damning photos of you dancing on a picnic table (wearing said bunny ears of course,) after one too many of those exotic beers that will be floating around (thanks to Cotty et al.), and then I'll remind you that you are supposed to be the quiet, unassuming one! ;-) This is a point. Beer-meister Bill, rations please according to size. BTW I am 16'5 and 685 lbs. And that's just my head. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Stan does Melbourne
Stan and his wife Meg were in Melbourne yesterday. Paul Ewins, My wife Audrey and myself went to see them and spent the day wandering around Melbourne. A good time was had by all as we walked and caught the trams from one end of the city to the other. I'm not sure if Stan took pictures of us, but I didn't take many of us. You can see a few pictures of Melbourne as well as Stan and Meg here. http://www.bluering.org.au/leon/stan.htm Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
Re: Am I insane?
How comforting!! g Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Hello Alan, It looks nice. Psychologists say that if you put that question, then you are not. I say never trust a psychologist grin. Attila _ MSN Premium helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Expired Film
Hi All, What exactly happens to film when it expires? At what point is it still safe to put in your camera? I have a good few rolls of Ilford Delta 100 that expired in June 2003, can I still use it? Feroze
Re: Memories are made of this
Thanks, Paul ... I was able to get the information using a bit of software that Attila suggested. Paul Ewins wrote: Shel, Best bet is to find out the model and manufacturer of your motherboard and go to their website and hunt.
Re: Expired Film
Black and White film begins to build up fog, color film begins to show color shifts (usually towards magenta). Safety isn't really a factor. If the film hasn't been stored in excessive heat or has been refrigerated then it should show no noticeable signs of deterioration well after it's expiration date. A trained sensitive eye may or may not detect a difference. Feroze Kistan wrote: Hi All, What exactly happens to film when it expires? At what point is it still safe to put in your camera? I have a good few rolls of Ilford Delta 100 that expired in June 2003, can I still use it? Feroze
Q re annoying Photoshop detail
To you PS wizards out there. I got this annoying little PS (v. 5) thing that I can't seem to set right. In ACDSee (btw. please contact me off list if you happen to have a working copy of it to spare) I've set it to Edit in Photoshop. That is, when clicking Edit in ACDSee, the picture opens in Photoshop. However each time PS will open only in a tiny window, with a miniature size of the photo. Each time I will have to click full screen for PS and full screen for the picture. This gets annoying. I would like PS to open (or stay open) in full screen mode when bringing up a photo this way. Anyone knows how I can make it do that? Thanks, Lasse
Re: Expired Film
last summer I used some Kodak BW (TMax, Tri-X) that was well over 10 years expired. It had been stored in a refrigerator. I found it to be fine - I upped the developing time slightly, but could not tell the difference between it and fresh film. OTH - the two rolls of High Speed Infared from the same vintage did not look good. I've never used outdated Ilford, but I'd expect the film you have would be fine if it was properly stored. - MCC At 02:25 PM 4/2/2004 +0200, you wrote: Hi All, What exactly happens to film when it expires? At what point is it still safe to put in your camera? I have a good few rolls of Ilford Delta 100 that expired in June 2003, can I still use it? Feroze - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
Hi! JM The M20 was the widest I had, giving 30mm FOV on the *istD. I was JM zooming with my feet, which was a good exercise. Phew... g So my K 24 is still wider... The shots are really good. It is almost as if I myself was there, sans annotation of course g... Thanks... Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Spring Wildflowers
Hi! MC It was a real pleasure to shoot this with the *ist-D. For one thing, it was MC fairly breezy while I was out, and getting shots of the flowers when they MC are still is a real challenge. With the *ist-D I could just keep shooting MC till I nailed a shot that was not blurred. Shooting at ISO 400 was also a MC real treat - the quality still rivals what I get from ISO 100 slide film, MC and the additional two stops really helped with shutter speed. I shot MC almost 280 exposures - dumping them from the CF card to an X's Drive II as MC the card filled up. And I thought you were going MF... kidding... Are there any *istD produced pictures you-know-where? MC Everything was shot with the *ist-D and either an A* 200 f4 macro or Kiron MC 105 f2.8 macro. No flash used but I did use both a POP diffuser and MC reflector in most shots. Which explains the mild light that there is there... MC Comments appreciated - Unfortunately I cannot really pick my favorite. They're all good. Let's see: 4505 is very good and so is 4673 - the shadows make it live... As a matter of fact, I don't really enjoy pictures such as 4732, or 4596, or 4521. They are more technical and less lively. The flower is taken out of its surroundings and hence result is more academic, so to say. Of course, no offence is intended here, just mere statement of my taste g... My wife particularly likes 4753 which I agree is excellent too. Mark, I noticed that your web-site is responding lightning fast... Thanks! Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Spring Wildflowers
Hi Rob - Some great shots in there. I too enjoy shooting these sorts of subjects with the *ist D and I have also be using ISO 400 and shooting in the wind hand held with good results, it beats the hell out of working with film in dubious conditions. I don't know if you recall but I posted a similar shoot some months back at: http://www.home.aone.net.au/audiobias/wildflowers/ I must of missed you wildflower gallery - how long ago did you take those shots? With image numbers in the 300's you must of shot htose in the first few weeks of having your *ist-D! Nice shots - some pretty interesting plants as well. Everything was shot with the *ist-D and either an A* 200 f4 macro or Kiron 105 f2.8 macro. No flash used but I did use both a POP diffuser and reflector in most shots. Your images are all pretty low key (lots of detail in the highlights), was that more a function of the reflector or of the prevalent ambient light? A little bit of both. The auto exposure tended to over expose the lighter flowers when they were not in the center of the frame. So I set exposure comp to -0.5 and then bracketed at half a stop. My preference is to go for the exposure that is slightly under-exposed and adjust the levels when opening it, as opposed to dealing with any lost highlights. I try to get the exposure so that no highlights are lost. Have you tried working with shorter macro lenses using this technique? How do you shoot and hold your reflector? the 105mm has been fine so far. This particular locale has lots of breathing room, so shooting a meter or so back from the subject is not a problem (and helps with controlling the background.) I will probably use a 50mm (either the M 60 f4 or Sigma EX 50 f 2.8) in some other settings later this spring. As for the diffuser / reflector - I just setup the translucent POP diffuser so that the subject is in it's shadow, With bright, direct light, that often is all I need - there is still enough directionality to the light to bring out details. If it is not so bright, I then set up the reflector and bounce some light onto the subject. I try to bounce the light in directly sidways - horizontal - to bring out the flower's surface textures etc. I also try to hold the reflector up a bit so that the background is not being lit as well (not always possible) - which helps get better isolation of the subject. Have you seen the following kits, I'm thinking about purchasing one. http://www.naturephotographers.net/gs/gsmacrokit1.html Looks like a nice setup, but I'm not sure the arms are long enough - I like to get further away from the subject. I was talking to a guy who had a video set up for interviews, and he used a microphone stand with a round diffusers mounted on it with a couple of clamps - looked like a nice system. Personally, I just grab a handy stick, jam it into the ground, and hook up the diffuser to it. Then I hold the reflector. Unless, of course, I can hold both adequately. Later- MCC - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: Right angle scope
Hi! Nice mini series. I take it, if you were shooting straight g, you might have not ended with three shots but rather less... Well, some technique requires very particular gear to be executed... Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Cinci on Wed. evening
Anyone in the Cinci area? I'm going to the Cub game. They're playing the Reds. You know, the Reds, the National League's only AAA club. We'll be about half-way down the right field line. Collin -- - It is only when you are asked to believe in Reason coming from non-reason that you must cry Halt. Human minds. They do not come from nowhere. C. S. Lewis --
Re: fur and feathers
Hi! HC what? you want to know details? Me too, if you please g... HC the first was Provia 100F with FA* 80-200. the rest were *istD with FA* 400 HC f5.6. i sharpen until i start seeing edge artifacts on sharp lines between HC black and very light areas and then back off slightly. That explains it. You really applied some serious sharpening and it shows... Very nice looking creatures they are, very nice... Thanks! Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Jostein's 3rd PAW:
Hi! Jostein, I took me some time to realize that there is one thing that bothers me here. It is the thick black frame of black silhouette of the lighthouse... I cannot explain it, but I'd rather see a lighter frame or on frame at all... But besides that, everything is quite excellent. I can see the reason(s) why you chose slide film for this shot... Thanks for the practical lesson! Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: PAW - Man in Bakery
I like this type of street photography if you can call it that. Nicely framed and very crisp. I'd keep the M3, Shel. :-) Dave I posted this to the Leica forum the other day ... http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/11/57643.html?1081108064 shel
Re: Expired Film
. OTH - the two rolls of High Speed Infared from the same vintage did not look good. - MCC Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com Humm. Good to know Mark. I usually buy only a few rolls at a time and refridgerate,but ya never know,do ya.:-) Dave
Re: PAW - Zion National Park and new PAW
Hi! ... Some fascinating technical secrets revealed snipped ... Thanks, Larry. You secrets are safe with my knowledge base g... Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: PAW: The Elite Eight
Hi! ... Snipped some secrets Cory revealed us ... This one also goes to my archive. Thanks! Boris
Re: PAW - Man in Bakery
Thanks, Dave ... I'm not planning on giving up the M3 any time soon vbg I'd like to add to my Leica gear, which makes a very fine compliment to some of the Pentax SLR's. shel On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 13:44:27 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like this type of street photography if you can call it that. Nicely framed and very crisp. I'd keep the M3, Shel. :-) http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/11/57643.html?1081108064
Re: PAW - Man in Bakery
You're right on the wallet/black patch. No detail at all. That 50mm Summicron is quite nice, isn't it. While the Leica list image doesn't pickup and display the shadow details, what's left is cherce! g keith whaley Shel Belinkoff wrote: I posted this to the Leica forum the other day ... http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/11/57643.html?1081108064 shel
Re: PAW -- Church on Branford Green
Hi! ft I like it. It seems to have a very timeless feel to it; there are no ft visual cues that this wasn't taken 100 years ago, or 150 years ago, except ft of course that they didn't have TriX then g. I agree with you, Frank. ft I like the framing - chopping off the top of the spire is inspired ft (couldn't resist). I probably would have left it in, to the detriment of ft the strengh of the photo. Your composition tends to emphasize the horseman ft and coach. Darn it, I had similar idea... Now I've ran out of thoughts... Except of course that I really like it, Peter. Thanks! Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: PAW #6 Feather
Hi! Dag, first I was watching it load. And thinking to myself - well, another excellent macro, but nothing more. And then came the bottom piece with the background. And then I thought to myself - now, that's quite exquisite... Your shot appeals to me with its geometry. Which by the way, would make presenting my next PAW a little easier g... Thanks! Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
One more PAW
Hi! I know I am posting a little too often. But then I haven't been posting PAWs for quite some time before that. Anyway - here's Mark Cassino's K 24/2.8 on Leon Altov's ME Super with some Kodak TMAX 400 loaded in it g. I have some particular question to the wizards of Land of Pentax: You see, I've been told numerous times that this is a very good picture. Nonetheless, I would like to hear how it can be improved provided that I don't have wider lens than K 24/2.8... Please notice also that I've applied some perspective correction. I've left a little falling effect in, so that IMHO the impression still would be that one is looking from below on this building... So, I'd appreciate suggestions as to how to improve, as I am sure it could be improved... And now the link: http://boris.isra-shop.com/local/paw/clal.jpg Thanks in advance. Boris
Re: Stan does Melbourne
Hi, Monday, April 5, 2004, 9:38:46 AM, Leon wrote: You can see a few pictures of Melbourne as well as Stan and Meg here. http://www.bluering.org.au/leon/stan.htm thanks - nice to see some photos of the city where I was born. -- Cheers, Bob All is but a woven web of guesses Xenophanes
Re: PDML re-unions-was: PAW: tiger
Hi, Monday, April 5, 2004, 9:36:29 AM, Cotty wrote: This is a point. Beer-meister Bill, rations please according to size. BTW I am 16'5 and 685 lbs. And that's just my head. thank God all that smoking when you were a kid stunted your growth! -- Cheers, Bob All is but a woven web of guesses Xenophanes
Re: PAW #6 Feather
In a message dated 4/2/2004 12:10:26 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've been trying to limit the PAW to pictures taken the last few days. I almost didn't make it this week, but then I found this yesterday: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2254584size=lg DagT - While I think this is a lovely macro shot, fine detail, etc., it doesn't do much for me. The flip of the feather and the red background at the bottom do give it some interest, but overall I find it a bit too static. I think I actually would have liked it better a little less close-up so it could show more feather, more pattern, something slightly more to engage the eye. Nothing wrong with it technically, of course. ;-) HTH Marnie aka Doe
Re: Stan does Melbourne
Hi, Monday, April 5, 2004, 3:27:26 PM, Peter wrote: Stan looks horribly distinguished, how'd he get into this group? never judge a book by it's cover... -- Cheers, Bob
PAW: Down in the Valley
This was my PUG for this month: http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardi/ I go past this on one of my runs, and I finally went back with a camera. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Stan does Melbourne
Bob W wrote: Hi, Monday, April 5, 2004, 3:27:26 PM, Peter wrote: Stan looks horribly distinguished, how'd he get into this group? never judge a book by it's cover... On the other hand, I think Stan's hat might be a Tilley, and that's a terribly distinguished hat, it is! It makes the image... and offsets the horribly. keith whaley
Re: PAW: Down in the Valley
Hi Steve, That reminds me of the coastal (U.S. 101) countyside north of Santa Barbara. Some 200 miles of varying beauty like this, some flatter, some more compact, but all beautiful. Steve Desjardins wrote: This was my PUG for this month: http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardi/ I go past this on one of my runs, and I finally went back with a camera. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PAW: Down in the Valley
Another lovely landscape shot. I like how the meandering breaks up the scene,with a shack for good measure. Dave This was my PUG for this month: http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardi/ I go past this on one of my runs, and I finally went back with a camera. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Stan does Melbourne
On 5/4/04, THE ALLINGATOR discumbobulated: Stan looks horribly distinguished, how'd he get into this group? LOL. He's *very* well travelled and looks a bit like Indiana Jones' older brother... Too damn handsome. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Re: PDML re-unions-was: PAW: tiger
On 5/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: This is a point. Beer-meister Bill, rations please according to size. BTW I am 16'5 and 685 lbs. And that's just my head. thank God all that smoking when you were a kid stunted your growth! You don't known the half of it! If anyone rolls their own, I'm dead meat. MUST RESIST. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
RE: Stan does Melbourne
-Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 5/4/04, THE ALLINGATOR discumbobulated: Stan looks horribly distinguished, how'd he get into this group? LOL. He's *very* well travelled and looks a bit like Indiana Jones' older brother... Too damn handsome. He also has the sexiest lens collection I've ever seen tv
Re: PAW -- Church on Branford Green
I'm glad you like it. Thanks. Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! ft I like it. It seems to have a very timeless feel to it; there are no ft visual cues that this wasn't taken 100 years ago, or 150 years ago, except ft of course that they didn't have TriX then g. I agree with you, Frank. ft I like the framing - chopping off the top of the spire is inspired ft (couldn't resist). I probably would have left it in, to the detriment of ft the strengh of the photo. Your composition tends to emphasize the horseman ft and coach. Darn it, I had similar idea... Now I've ran out of thoughts... Except of course that I really like it, Peter. Thanks! Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: One more PAW
I was going to comment immediately but I think I'll have to meditate for a while. Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! I know I am posting a little too often. But then I haven't been posting PAWs for quite some time before that. Anyway - here's Mark Cassino's K 24/2.8 on Leon Altov's ME Super with some Kodak TMAX 400 loaded in it g. I have some particular question to the wizards of Land of Pentax: You see, I've been told numerous times that this is a very good picture. Nonetheless, I would like to hear how it can be improved provided that I don't have wider lens than K 24/2.8... Please notice also that I've applied some perspective correction. I've left a little falling effect in, so that IMHO the impression still would be that one is looking from below on this building... So, I'd appreciate suggestions as to how to improve, as I am sure it could be improved... And now the link: http://boris.isra-shop.com/local/paw/clal.jpg Thanks in advance. Boris
Re: One more PAW
Hi Boris ... I like how you reduced the perspective effect. Clever. The photo looks flat, lacking in contrast. Perhaps punching it up a bit would help. However, the odd thing is that I don't see any shadows in the photo. Is that just my poor eyes and crummy monitor, or are there really no shadows? How do you account for their absense? shel Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway - here's Mark Cassino's K 24/2.8 on Leon Altov's ME Super with some Kodak TMAX 400 loaded in it g. I have some particular question to the wizards of Land of Pentax: You see, I've been told numerous times that this is a very good picture. Nonetheless, I would like to hear how it can be improved provided that I don't have wider lens than K 24/2.8... Please notice also that I've applied some perspective correction. I've left a little falling effect in, so that IMHO the impression still would be that one is looking from below on this building... http://boris.isra-shop.com/local/paw/clal.jpg
Re: PAW: Down in the Valley
It's a lovely landscape. The only criticism I can find is that there isn't a lot happening in the sky, so I'd probably have framed it with the horizon a bit higher in the frame. Well not a criticism really more just an observation. Steve Desjardins wrote: This was my PUG for this month: http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardi/ I go past this on one of my runs, and I finally went back with a camera. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PAW: The Elite Eight
I had secrets? Who knew? - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 1:53 PM Subject: Re: PAW: The Elite Eight Hi! ... Snipped some secrets Cory revealed us ... This one also goes to my archive. Thanks! Boris --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.648 / Virus Database: 415 - Release Date: 4/4/2004
Re: PAW #6 Feather
Thanks, again! DagT På 2. apr. 2004 kl. 19.10 skrev frank theriault: Dag, You blow me away as usual. Is that tremendous detail, or what? I'm glad you told us it's a feather, because I might not have known otherwise. A wonderful abstract work. Art found in the mundane; art made so by the eye and composition of the photgrapher. thanks, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW #6 Feather Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 10:08:14 +0200 I've been trying to limit the PAW to pictures taken the last few days. I almost didn't make it this week, but then I found this yesterday: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2254584size=lg DagT _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/ premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/ encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: PAW #6 Feather
Well, I don´t think I agree.. Too close will loose the contrast between the straight line and the curve. But it is, of course, a matter of taste. Marnie would like to see more of the feather, not less :-) DagT På 3. apr. 2004 kl. 02.36 skrev Kenneth Waller: Photographically (exposure focus) this image appears to be right on. IMHO the composition is too static for me, especially with the center of the feather running parallel to the horizontal edges. Concentrating on the out of formation part of the feather, in the lower center presents a more interesting image. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW #6 Feather I've been trying to limit the PAW to pictures taken the last few days. I almost didn't make it this week, but then I found this yesterday: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2254584size=lg DagT
RE: MUVO Experiences? (WAS: RE: OT: Photoshop question)
Hi Tan, http://www.mp3direct.com.au/webstore/default.asp They said that stock was limited but they did still have some in stock this time last week. It won't hurt to try I guess! Back-order... They are located in Australia though, so even better for you with the exchange rate and all! Do all countries out of Australia get the GST excluded price? Wasn't there an issue about late Muvo2s being modified to impide taking out the card? Andre
Re: Expired Film
Thanks, do you think it would make a difference if I wasn't developing it myself??? Later Feroze - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 6:54 PM Subject: Re: Expired Film last summer I used some Kodak BW (TMax, Tri-X) that was well over 10 years expired. It had been stored in a refrigerator. I found it to be fine - I upped the developing time slightly, but could not tell the difference between it and fresh film. OTH - the two rolls of High Speed Infared from the same vintage did not look good. I've never used outdated Ilford, but I'd expect the film you have would be fine if it was properly stored. - MCC At 02:25 PM 4/2/2004 +0200, you wrote: Hi All, What exactly happens to film when it expires? At what point is it still safe to put in your camera? I have a good few rolls of Ilford Delta 100 that expired in June 2003, can I still use it? Feroze - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: PAW #6 Feather
Thanks, glad you liked it!. DagT På 5. apr. 2004 kl. 19.59 skrev Boris Liberman: Hi! Dag, first I was watching it load. And thinking to myself - well, another excellent macro, but nothing more. And then came the bottom piece with the background. And then I thought to myself - now, that's quite exquisite... Your shot appeals to me with its geometry. Which by the way, would make presenting my next PAW a little easier g... Thanks! Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: One more PAW
Well, the first impression is the trees in the foreground. I think I would have tried to use the foreground more in the composition. Find some lines that point at the building, past the trees. The other option is to go closer. There are lots of interesting reflections here, and the outline of the building is not the most interesting part, so why not omit it? Some concrete part with the abstract reflections towering above it is what I would look for. But of course, that is a very different image. This one is good, but could use some more contrast, I think, in the building. DagT På 5. apr. 2004 kl. 20.03 skrev Boris Liberman: Hi! I know I am posting a little too often. But then I haven't been posting PAWs for quite some time before that. Anyway - here's Mark Cassino's K 24/2.8 on Leon Altov's ME Super with some Kodak TMAX 400 loaded in it g. I have some particular question to the wizards of Land of Pentax: You see, I've been told numerous times that this is a very good picture. Nonetheless, I would like to hear how it can be improved provided that I don't have wider lens than K 24/2.8... Please notice also that I've applied some perspective correction. I've left a little falling effect in, so that IMHO the impression still would be that one is looking from below on this building... So, I'd appreciate suggestions as to how to improve, as I am sure it could be improved... And now the link: http://boris.isra-shop.com/local/paw/clal.jpg Thanks in advance. Boris
Re: A RAW question...
Tanya Mayer wrote: Well, it just took me exactly 1 hour and 26 minutes to download my almost full Microdrive from the shoot! I think this will become one of those start it up and walk away jobs! You'll get no sympathy here, young lady! I just got a big package in the mail containing all the slides I shot in California a couple of weeks ago. Almost as many as your wedding shoot. They'll be grinding their way through the bulk feeder on the slide scanner for many more hours. Talk about a start it up and walk away job! Still, I'm working on eliminating this part of my workflow... ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: A RAW question...
Hello Mark, Try scanning MF film - no bulk loader! Only one at a time! Talk about a time drain! Bruce Monday, April 5, 2004, 2:47:13 PM, you wrote: MR Tanya Mayer wrote: Well, it just took me exactly 1 hour and 26 minutes to download my almost full Microdrive from the shoot! I think this will become one of those start it up and walk away jobs! MR You'll get no sympathy here, young lady! MR I just got a big package in the mail containing all the slides I shot in MR California a couple of weeks ago. Almost as many as your wedding shoot. MR They'll be grinding their way through the bulk feeder on the slide MR scanner for many more hours. MR Talk about a start it up and walk away job! MR Still, I'm working on eliminating this part of my workflow... MR ;-)
Re: Expired Film
Thanks, I wasn't really worried about fogging. This is not a money shot. I just thought that the film would start falling apart after a period of time. Later Feroze - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 6:08 PM Subject: Re: Expired Film Black and White film begins to build up fog, color film begins to show color shifts (usually towards magenta). Safety isn't really a factor. If the film hasn't been stored in excessive heat or has been refrigerated then it should show no noticeable signs of deterioration well after it's expiration date. A trained sensitive eye may or may not detect a difference. Feroze Kistan wrote: Hi All, What exactly happens to film when it expires? At what point is it still safe to put in your camera? I have a good few rolls of Ilford Delta 100 that expired in June 2003, can I still use it? Feroze
Re: PAW - Man on a Cell Phone
I'm sorry, this does not evoke much with me. Not like some of your other work. Sorry, but its somewhat blurry due to motion, and they guy just looks like your average joe with a cell phone? The only point of interest to me is his expression, caught between looking at the camera and listening to his cell my $0.02 Shel Belinkoff wrote: Juan Buhler and I were walking along a street in San Francisco that, for some odd reason, hadn't a single car on it. just this guy walking and talking on his cell phone, and a lone fellow across the street. I had to grab this one right quick, as the guy's appearance and disappearance from happened in just an instant. Truly a case of F8 and be there LOL http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/images/cell-guy.html
RE: Stan does Melbourne
Nice piccies, Leon! I've seen Stan before, and yes, that's exactly what he looks like taking a photo! vbg Nice to see what Paul looks like, though. And of course, the various and sundry wives, as well. Glad you took 'em and posted 'em. thanks, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Stan does Melbourne Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 18:38:46 +1000 Stan and his wife Meg were in Melbourne yesterday. Paul Ewins, My wife Audrey and myself went to see them and spent the day wandering around Melbourne. A good time was had by all as we walked and caught the trams from one end of the city to the other. I'm not sure if Stan took pictures of us, but I didn't take many of us. You can see a few pictures of Melbourne as well as Stan and Meg here. http://www.bluering.org.au/leon/stan.htm Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon _ Add photos to your messages with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: Stan does Melbourne
Put a hat on anyone, they look distinguished. Even Stan. vbg -frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stan looks horribly distinguished, how'd he get into this group? _ MSN Premium includes powerful parental controls and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
RE: PAW: South Rim
Francis, I like the idea of using the people for scale, to show how Grand the Grand Canyon is. I also like the way the edge of the cliff in the foreground more or less bisects the image diagonally - an interesting composition. I wonder if maybe your camera had a problem with the exposure a bit. It seems to me that either the front cliff is too white, or the wall on the other side is underexposed. It's almost as if the camera averaged out the scene, with the result that neither major feature is really exposed most effectively. Not explaining this particularly well, but hopefully you get what I mean. I might have liked seeing farther down into the gorge, for more of a feeling of how deep it is, but it might be that from your vantage point it wasn't possible, or maybe you'd have lost the people which perhaps you felt were necessary to tell your story. All in all, not a bad photo at all! cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Francis Alviar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW: South Rim Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:33:59 -0700 (PDT) http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2253196 As usual comments and suggestions are very much appreciated. Photo taken with a Pentax ZX-5n and 28-105 mm f/4-5.6 Powerzoom. Film was Fuji Astia. Enjoy! Francis M. Alviar __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ _ Free yourself from those irritating pop-up ads with MSn Premium. Get 2months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
RE: Right angle scope
Thanks, Boris. I got 9 shots of the three women. Some of them quite nice. Without the Right Angle Scope I maybe would have only one. all the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 5. april 2004 19:34 Til: Jens Bladt Emne: Re: Right angle scope Hi! Nice mini series. I take it, if you were shooting straight g, you might have not ended with three shots but rather less... Well, some technique requires very particular gear to be executed... Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
SV: PAWE: fur and feathers
Brillinat shots, Herb. Incredible how close yuou can get12 All the best Jens mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 4. april 2004 03:48 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: PAWE: fur and feathers http://users.bestweb.net/~hchong/temp/ Herb
Re: A RAW question...
How does the speed on a PCMCIA adapter compare to firewire speed? Much slower. A 1GB microdrive takes something like 20 mins to copy to my notebook (not quite as fast a system as my desktop box, but still a fairly reasonable system - it's a 2.4GHz P4 HP pavilion). As noted, the firewire transfer runs about 3x or 4x that speed, and that's limited by the transfer speed of the Microdrive. With a fast CF card transfer speeds should be significantly higher. At present I'm wondering whether to buy a USB adapter (only worth it if I've got USB 2.0 on the notebook, which I don't think I do), go for the firewire option with an external power cable adapter (rather silly, because the power supply is much larger than the CF reader), or just live with the PCMCIA adapter speeds (awkward, especially if I've got the wireless card plugged into the other PCMCIA slot). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Francis Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 5:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A RAW question... Tanya Mayer wrote: Well, it just took me exactly 1 hour and 26 minutes to download my almost full Microdrive from the shoot! I think this will become one of those start it up and walk away jobs! You'll get no sympathy here, young lady! I just got a big package in the mail containing all the slides I shot in California a couple of weeks ago. Almost as many as your wedding shoot. They'll be grinding their way through the bulk feeder on the slide scanner for many more hours. Talk about a start it up and walk away job! My new FireWire CF reader arrived today. The good news - it downloads a full 1GB microdrive in around 6 minutes (the speed limit is the drive). The bad news - it's powered off the FireWire bus, so it doesn't work with my notebook computer (which only has a 4-wire connector). I guess the PCMCIA adapter is going to have to stay in service a little longer.
