Re: Starring Knarf
Mark Roberts wrote: Funny, there's no mention of cormorants anywhere. Oh wait, wrong magazine... That was May issue. Dario
RE: cultural image perception
Chopsticks make a good meal last longer! > -Original Message- > From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 10:37 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: cultural image perception > > > Even more perplexing then... :) > > Tom C. > > > > > >From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >Subject: Re: cultural image perception > >Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 01:29:01 -0400 > > > >They did use the spoon... > > > >Tom C wrote: > > > >>I know the popular story regarding chopsticks being an extension of the > >>fingers... Really though, I just can't understand why a culture > that used > >>shovels to move dirt efficiently couldn't relate that to the human > >>anatomy... I mean, if you want to dig a hole, do you go get two > poles and > >>manipulate them, picking up dirt between them. until the hole is dug? > >> > >>Tom C. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >>>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >>>Subject: Re: cultural image perception > >>>Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 00:46:14 -0400 > >>> > >>>I've seen it claimed that the Chinese actually invented the fork, just > >>>never adopted it as a table implement. Chopsticks worked well enough. > >>> > >>>Tom C wrote: > >>> > It may explain why they invented chopsticks... lack of > focus... whereas > the western world has a no-nonsense fork, knife, and spoon... > stab the > meat.. no slight intended... just always wondering... and > blathering... > > Somewhat interesting... > > http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2002/0117/cu18-1.html > > > Tom C. > > > > > > >From: "Jim Colwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >To: "pdml" > >Subject: Re: cultural image perception Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 > 18:25:44 > >-0300 > > > >Vic, thanks for the interesting link in "Mind the > Chinese...". I think > >that > >your post raises a wide range of cutural image perception > issues. For > >me, a > >line or series of elements with visual flow from the low > left to high > >right > >in an image has a dynamic and on-going quality, while a similar > >structure > >going from low right to high left seems regressive. Is this the same > >perception as one who reads from right to left ? Do others who read > >from > >left to right (as I do) have the up-and-to-the-right as > "positive", or > >is it > >a consequence of math graphs with +x,+y in the upper right quadrant ? > > > >Jim > >www.jcolwell.ca > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream > and shout). > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > >When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout). > > > > >
Re: PAW/PESO: Loyalty
I ~do~ like it, I just think it could be a bit better. But, I'm of the opinion that my opinions are out of step with what most people on this list think about most photos. Shel "Am I paranoid or perceptive?" > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Hi Frank ... I guess we have much different ideas about what's acceptable > > in a photo. > > i guess... > > I think you've caught a nice scene here but, for me, it's > > ruined by the tilt and the guy's head in the window that's cut off. > > thanks for your thoughts and comment, shel. i'd rather you be honest > and tell me what you think than lie and tell me you like it when you > don't. > > cheers, > frank > > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: *ist Ds Shutter actuations
G'day Dave. We all have money problems...Just ask my Missus :-) Hooroo. Regards, Trevor Grafton -Original Message- From: David Savage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2005 10:40 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: *ist Ds Shutter actuations Well obviously you don't have money problems. Dave (who has no problem at all with money. I quite like it in fact)
RE: *ist Ds Shutter actuations
G'day Cotty. Must have been your distant relative that originated from ancestors that were transported here in the 1700's... :-) Hooroo. Regards, Trevor. Grafton -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2005 10:23 PM To: pentax list Subject: Re: *ist Ds Shutter actuations On 6/10/05, Trevor Bailey, discombobulated, unleashed: >Today I took possession of a Second hand *ist Ds. >It's 9 months old. >Got it from a bloke with money problems. I didn't sell you anything! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Heading across the pond.
I am over a month behind on the list - many threads have been deleted. I am still planning on catchin up - so bear with me. The news is that I am headed to London, England this month. Too long a story to explain how this all came about... I will be leaving the USA on the 17th and returning on the 31st. I will be visiting my cousin. Therefore I will not have weekends available. Any interest in any PDML members getting together? Of course Cotty has first dibs on my time :-) Let me know of any interest, César Panama City, Florida P.S. I will probably be traveling with only the LXen and maybe an MX - no medium format, and I am thinking about digital...
Re: OT: matching shoulders
What! You think Canadians are SOCIALISTS? You Svine! Tom C. Boris wrote: I are wishing you fastest and complete recovery. But, Frank, you ought to fight for more than just your bike and 4 missed work days... Boris
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
FU, DU, and SU Jack... you're trying to run Tampax (I mean Pentax) out of business. Tom C. From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 20:22:23 -0700 (PDT) Herb, I didn't mention this in my first post, but the reason I asked what you shot the scenes with was because the images have a brilliance an clarity that impressed me. I'm not taking anything away from your terrific uploads, but the well composed scenes have a special pop about them. I have a pro photog friend who just took delivery of a D2X and is virtually as happy with it as with his 22mp backed Contax 645. I messed with a few minutes and he practly had to pry it from my grip to get it back. :-) Jack --- Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i had a pile of money set aside waiting for a hint from Pentax. needs > > outweighed everything else after a while, including a big pile of top > Pentax > glass. > > Herb > - Original Message - > From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 10:36 AM > Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks > > > > The point is that Pentax doesn't offer anything but the "lower > level" > > camera. (your description, not mine). It isn't the camera's fault. > It's > > the manufacturers fault. > > __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Pentax TimeLine
Michel Carrère-Gée a écrit : There are two or three years, a member of PDML published two documents which I preserved: "Pentax 35mm lens timeline" http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/temp/PentaxLensTimeLine.pdf and "Pentax SLR timeline" http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/temp/PentaxSlrTimeLine.pdf I don't find the author nor the address Web; who remembers ? Michel
Re: OT: matching shoulders
You're not saying that cops would stop for skunks before they would stop for laywers, are you? Tom C. From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: matching shoulders Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 21:58:17 -0400 Aw hell! You are not paranoid enough, Frank. They are out to run you over. You have to be ready to dodge. And I see that cops up there are as dumb as they are down here. Probably figured you were a substandard person because you couldn't afford a car. I hate to say it but were their any skid marks? (old lawyer joke) graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- frank theriault wrote: well, today started with a bang! i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, and x-rays showed two breaks to my collar-bone. on tylenol 3, left arm in sling - no cast. hurt like hell this afternoon, a bit better now, but still hurts a lot. bike frame is okay, front wheel and fork are toast. bloody cop charged me for no bell and no rear brake (which i'm going to fight) even though she was 100% at fault - that's $200 in fines, and i'm the victim! i'm okay, though; shoulder should heal fine, but with a really big bump. i'll know how long when i go to the fracture clinic in a few days. i'll be talking to a lawyer, as i want to get her insurance to fix my bike and pay 4 missed work. i'll try going to work tomorrow to see how it goes. think i'll be off my bikes for a while. i think, quite seriously, had i not been wearing a helmet, i might be seriously injured or dead. road rash on my left cheek and ear, big dent on my helmet right over the temple. as it is, not even a headache! more details later when i can type with 2 hands . cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: PAW/PESO: Loyalty
The bloomin' world is pretty bloomin' sad somtime ain't it? Get the point, I do. Tom C. From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: PDML Subject: PAW/PESO: Loyalty Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 21:33:57 -0400 don't allow pity 4 my physical condition to temper your comments http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/11/169487.jpg apologies to bob sullivan -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: OT: matching shoulders
WHOA BRO!... Sorry to hear about that. Thank God you're OK, so to speak. I hope you mend well and get everything taken care of according to your wishes. Sincerely sorry to hear about it. 'ere's the the thing then... any time you 'ave off, just take it as a 'oliday and go take some bloomin' pictures! Tom C. From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: PDML Subject: OT: matching shoulders Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 21:27:32 -0400 well, today started with a bang! i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, and x-rays showed two breaks to my collar-bone. on tylenol 3, left arm in sling - no cast. hurt like hell this afternoon, a bit better now, but still hurts a lot. bike frame is okay, front wheel and fork are toast. bloody cop charged me for no bell and no rear brake (which i'm going to fight) even though she was 100% at fault - that's $200 in fines, and i'm the victim! i'm okay, though; shoulder should heal fine, but with a really big bump. i'll know how long when i go to the fracture clinic in a few days. i'll be talking to a lawyer, as i want to get her insurance to fix my bike and pay 4 missed work. i'll try going to work tomorrow to see how it goes. think i'll be off my bikes for a while. i think, quite seriously, had i not been wearing a helmet, i might be seriously injured or dead. road rash on my left cheek and ear, big dent on my helmet right over the temple. as it is, not even a headache! more details later when i can type with 2 hands . cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: matching shoulders
Frank, Sorry to hear the bad news. Hope you're riding around soon. Keep us posted. Gautam > -Original Message- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:28 PM > To: PDML > Subject: OT: matching shoulders > > > well, today started with a bang! > > i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding > to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, > and x-rays showed two breaks to my collar-bone. on > tylenol 3, left arm in sling - no cast. hurt like > hell this afternoon, a bit better now, but still hurts > a lot. > > bike frame is okay, front wheel and fork are toast. > bloody cop charged me for no bell and no rear brake > (which i'm going to fight) even though she was 100% at > fault - that's $200 in fines, and i'm the victim! > > i'm okay, though; shoulder should heal fine, but with > a really big bump. i'll know how long when i go to > the fracture clinic in a few days. > > i'll be talking to a lawyer, as i want to get her > insurance to fix my bike and pay 4 missed work. i'll > try going to work tomorrow to see how it goes. think > i'll be off my bikes for a while. > > i think, quite seriously, had i not been wearing a helmet, i might be > seriously injured or dead. road rash on my left cheek and ear, big > dent on my helmet right over the temple. as it is, not even a > headache! > > more details later when i can type with 2 hands . > > cheers, > frank > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > >
RE: News flash: Canadians not submissive!
Me? I'm unconventional. Really! > -Original Message- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:44 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: News flash: Canadians not submissive! > > > On 10/6/05, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ;-) > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4317528.stm > > Enjoy! > > > > what the &*%# are they talking about!?! > > > > -frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > >
Where to buy and develope infrared film in Frankfurt Germany?
Sorry, I also should have said I'm referring to the Kodak highspeed b&w infrared, not the colour infrared film. Thanks Greg Cooper Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Re: OT: Driving shots (not mine)
Very nice! On 10/6/05, cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> well Dern.> Sorry ya'll, I didn't realize that was a registered member's only page :(> How about the source location:> http://www.mindspring.com/~d0cwh/pd1.JPG> http://www.mindspring.com/~d0cwh/pd3.JPG>> - Original Message -> From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 9:40 PM> Subject: Re: OT: Driving shots (not mine)>>> >I received the following message:> > "You are not logged in or you do not have permission to access this page."> > On 10/6/05, cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>> > http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=422408>> A local guy> > got boared with his Cannon so he strapped it to his Mini and> went> > driving. A couple cool shots with a neat perspective.> Bummer about the> > mirror though...>> CW>>> >> >> >> > --> > No virus found in this incoming message.> > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.> > Version: 7.0.344 / V! irus Database: 267.11.11/121 - Release Date: 10/6/2005> >> >>>
Re: Re: Trip to Prague, any suggestions?
You're right -- it's the Vltava (the Moldau). On 10/6/05, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>> >> > From: Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> > Mike is right, it has many tourists. It also has perhaps the most> > beautiful old city I have seen. For photography it wonderful to get a> > guide book and just wander the old city on the Danube's east side. On> > the west side of the Danube, you can see the Mala Strana (Prague Castle> > District) and the streets below. This area is also very crowded, yet you> > must see it.>> Somebody's probably already corrected you but it's not the Danube. You are a bit far north...>>> > You can take a Danube boat ride and photograph many wonderful buildings> > without so many tourists.>> I recommend the "Little Venice" trip. Some good, atmosheric areas, unlike the big boat cruises. You get tickets from the people dressed in sailor suits on the east side of Karlov Most.>> mike>>> -> Email sent from www.ntlworld.com> Virus-checked us! ing McAfee(R) Software> Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information>>
Re: OT: matching shoulders
Hi! i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, and x-rays showed two breaks to my collar-bone. on tylenol 3, left arm in sling - no cast. hurt like hell this afternoon, a bit better now, but still hurts a lot. Shit, shit, shit! Frank, take the car drive to the court or whatever the procedure is and make him suffer at least as much as you did. He/She *deserves* that. i'll be talking to a lawyer, as i want to get her insurance to fix my bike and pay 4 missed work. i'll try going to work tomorrow to see how it goes. think i'll be off my bikes for a while. i think, quite seriously, had i not been wearing a helmet, i might be seriously injured or dead. road rash on my left cheek and ear, big dent on my helmet right over the temple. as it is, not even a headache! Julia and I are wishing you fastest and complete recovery. But, Frank, you ought to fight for more than just your bike and 4 missed work days... Boris
Re: OT: matching shoulders
Ouch! Sorry to hear this, Frank. Hope you feel better soon. '''; ''' On Oct 6, 2005, at 9:27 PM, frank theriault wrote: well, today started with a bang! i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, and x-rays showed two breaks to my collar-bone. on tylenol 3, left arm in sling - no cast. hurt like hell this afternoon, a bit better now, but still hurts a lot. bike frame is okay, front wheel and fork are toast. bloody cop charged me for no bell and no rear brake (which i'm going to fight) even though she was 100% at fault - that's $200 in fines, and i'm the victim! i'm okay, though; shoulder should heal fine, but with a really big bump. i'll know how long when i go to the fracture clinic in a few days. i'll be talking to a lawyer, as i want to get her insurance to fix my bike and pay 4 missed work. i'll try going to work tomorrow to see how it goes. think i'll be off my bikes for a while. i think, quite seriously, had i not been wearing a helmet, i might be seriously injured or dead. road rash on my left cheek and ear, big dent on my helmet right over the temple. as it is, not even a headache! more details later when i can type with 2 hands . cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: Having met a fellow photog with Nikon D2X
Hi! You know that this is the official policy of the Israely Nikon importer - the are taking gear bought ONLY directly from them or via official distributors. if you get your gear from US (any shop like B&H or adorama) - you are on your own there... you have to send it yourself to the warranty in US or europe. BTW, Canon in Israel does the same thing... Surely, I know that. But I witnessed with my own eye the guy buying the camera from *local* distributor (Hadar Photo). Boris
Re: Advice wanted: Photos stuck to glass in frames
Soak them in water until they separate. Give them a good rinse and dry them as you would a darkroom print. Paul On Oct 6, 2005, at 6:34 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I'm doing some photo restorations for a client and have been given several photos that were mounted in frames for many years without the benefit of a mat to prevent the photograph itself from coming in contact with the glass. Now parts of the photo are stuck to the glass. I'd like to be able to scan them without having to scan through the glass. Anyone have experience in removing photos in this condition? Is there any hope? -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: matching shoulders
Ouch, Frank, really sorry to hear that. May be of some comfort to know I did a headstand off my bike when I was 17 and have no long-term effects - at least I don't think so! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 11:27 AM Subject: OT: matching shoulders well, today started with a bang! i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, and x-rays showed two breaks to my collar-bone. on tylenol 3, left arm in sling - no cast. hurt like hell this afternoon, a bit better now, but still hurts a lot. bike frame is okay, front wheel and fork are toast. bloody cop charged me for no bell and no rear brake (which i'm going to fight) even though she was 100% at fault - that's $200 in fines, and i'm the victim! i'm okay, though; shoulder should heal fine, but with a really big bump. i'll know how long when i go to the fracture clinic in a few days. i'll be talking to a lawyer, as i want to get her insurance to fix my bike and pay 4 missed work. i'll try going to work tomorrow to see how it goes. think i'll be off my bikes for a while. i think, quite seriously, had i not been wearing a helmet, i might be seriously injured or dead. road rash on my left cheek and ear, big dent on my helmet right over the temple. as it is, not even a headache! more details later when i can type with 2 hands . cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
PDML Mini-FAQ Link
http://graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ---
Where to buy and develope infrared film in Frankfurt Germany?
Hi everyone. Does anyone know any photo stores and or labs in Frankfurt am Main (or Heidelberg) that will sell and develope kodak infrared? I am visiting some friends who live near Heidelberg and would like to shoot some infrared pics of old castles etc. I don't want to gamble bringing the film with me from Canada, shooting, then bringing it back-what with the xrays and trying to keep the film cool. Thanks, Greg Cooper Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Pictures from a vacation IX
Full frame shot off the Optio. This is our small dog. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/vacation/IMGP0612.html William Robb
Re: OT: matching shoulders
I guess working as a dispatcher is just as dangerous as being out on the bike all day! YOUCH! poor you --- there, there and hugs -- ooops -- no - better skip the hugs ann frank theriault wrote: > > well, today started with a bang! > > i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding > to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, > and x-rays showed two breaks to my collar-bone. on > tylenol 3, left arm in sling - no cast. hurt like > hell this afternoon, a bit better now, but still hurts > a lot. > > bike frame is okay, front wheel and fork are toast. > bloody cop charged me for no bell and no rear brake > (which i'm going to fight) even though she was 100% at > fault - that's $200 in fines, and i'm the victim! > > i'm okay, though; shoulder should heal fine, but with > a really big bump. i'll know how long when i go to > the fracture clinic in a few days. > > i'll be talking to a lawyer, as i want to get her > insurance to fix my bike and pay 4 missed work. i'll > try going to work tomorrow to see how it goes. think > i'll be off my bikes for a while. > > i think, quite seriously, had i not been wearing a helmet, i might be > seriously injured or dead. road rash on my left cheek and ear, big > dent on my helmet right over the temple. as it is, not even a > headache! > > more details later when i can type with 2 hands . > > cheers, > frank > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: Driving shots (not mine)
On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 21:34:09 -0400, cbwaters wrote: > http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=422408 "You are not logged in or do not have permission to access this page." TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
Herb, I didn't mention this in my first post, but the reason I asked what you shot the scenes with was because the images have a brilliance an clarity that impressed me. I'm not taking anything away from your terrific uploads, but the well composed scenes have a special pop about them. I have a pro photog friend who just took delivery of a D2X and is virtually as happy with it as with his 22mp backed Contax 645. I messed with a few minutes and he practly had to pry it from my grip to get it back. :-) Jack --- Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i had a pile of money set aside waiting for a hint from Pentax. needs > > outweighed everything else after a while, including a big pile of top > Pentax > glass. > > Herb > - Original Message - > From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 10:36 AM > Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks > > > > The point is that Pentax doesn't offer anything but the "lower > level" > > camera. (your description, not mine). It isn't the camera's fault. > It's > > the manufacturers fault. > > __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OT: matching shoulders
Hello frank, Very glad that you are ok. So sorry to hear about the accident and subsequent abuse. I do hope that things will work out well for you. Sounds like the helmet did the job. I'm assuming you are going to need a new one. Maybe the company who made it can use you in an ad? -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, October 6, 2005, 6:27:32 PM, you wrote: ft> well, today started with a bang! ft> i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding ft> to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, ft> and x-rays showed two breaks to my collar-bone. on ft> tylenol 3, left arm in sling - no cast. hurt like ft> hell this afternoon, a bit better now, but still hurts ft> a lot. ft> bike frame is okay, front wheel and fork are toast. ft> bloody cop charged me for no bell and no rear brake ft> (which i'm going to fight) even though she was 100% at ft> fault - that's $200 in fines, and i'm the victim! ft> i'm okay, though; shoulder should heal fine, but with ft> a really big bump. i'll know how long when i go to ft> the fracture clinic in a few days. ft> i'll be talking to a lawyer, as i want to get her ft> insurance to fix my bike and pay 4 missed work. i'll ft> try going to work tomorrow to see how it goes. think ft> i'll be off my bikes for a while. ft> i think, quite seriously, had i not been wearing a helmet, i might be ft> seriously injured or dead. road rash on my left cheek and ear, big ft> dent on my helmet right over the temple. as it is, not even a ft> headache! ft> more details later when i can type with 2 hands . ft> cheers, ft> frank ft> -- ft> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW/PESO: Loyalty
That your squatTING reflection in the window? This is a good grab of a well titled and nicely composed endearing scene. Jack --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > don't allow pity 4 my physical condition to temper your comments > > > http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/11/169487.jpg > > apologies to bob sullivan > > -frank > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OT: matching shoulders
You really got to be more careful. Get a Bell for crisakes, it will help protect you from the speeding cars... frank theriault wrote: well, today started with a bang! i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, and x-rays showed two breaks to my collar-bone. on tylenol 3, left arm in sling - no cast. hurt like hell this afternoon, a bit better now, but still hurts a lot. bike frame is okay, front wheel and fork are toast. bloody cop charged me for no bell and no rear brake (which i'm going to fight) even though she was 100% at fault - that's $200 in fines, and i'm the victim! i'm okay, though; shoulder should heal fine, but with a really big bump. i'll know how long when i go to the fracture clinic in a few days. i'll be talking to a lawyer, as i want to get her insurance to fix my bike and pay 4 missed work. i'll try going to work tomorrow to see how it goes. think i'll be off my bikes for a while. i think, quite seriously, had i not been wearing a helmet, i might be seriously injured or dead. road rash on my left cheek and ear, big dent on my helmet right over the temple. as it is, not even a headache! more details later when i can type with 2 hands . cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: PAW/PESO: Loyalty
Nice shot, I like that the dog has his own portable rug. (I was also looking for the self portrait). Nicely captured. frank theriault wrote: don't allow pity 4 my physical condition to temper your comments http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/11/169487.jpg apologies to bob sullivan -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: OT: matching shoulders
Wow Frank, that's scary. I'm happy it wasn't worse and you're telling us the story. Graywolf is right: as a friend of mine says, don't assume they don't see you: assume they see you and they want to take you out. Hope you recover quickly. j On 10/6/05, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well, today started with a bang! > > i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding > to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, > and x-rays showed two breaks to my collar-bone. on > tylenol 3, left arm in sling - no cast. hurt like > hell this afternoon, a bit better now, but still hurts > a lot. > > bike frame is okay, front wheel and fork are toast. > bloody cop charged me for no bell and no rear brake > (which i'm going to fight) even though she was 100% at > fault - that's $200 in fines, and i'm the victim! > > i'm okay, though; shoulder should heal fine, but with > a really big bump. i'll know how long when i go to > the fracture clinic in a few days. > > i'll be talking to a lawyer, as i want to get her > insurance to fix my bike and pay 4 missed work. i'll > try going to work tomorrow to see how it goes. think > i'll be off my bikes for a while. > > i think, quite seriously, had i not been wearing a helmet, i might be > seriously injured or dead. road rash on my left cheek and ear, big > dent on my helmet right over the temple. as it is, not even a > headache! > > more details later when i can type with 2 hands . > > cheers, > frank > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds
that's not what i saw. it's gone from the http://www.naturephotographers.net/ web site now. it used to be in the online store. i don't think Kirk ever sold it direct. Herb - Original Message - From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 10:46 AM Subject: Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds Kirk made, but seems to have discontinued, the Ground Shot 2. The only thing from Kirk I could find is this: http://www.kirkphoto.com/supports.html#lowpod Not good for crawling through sand or anything else for that matter. It's more of a static support.
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
i had a pile of money set aside waiting for a hint from Pentax. needs outweighed everything else after a while, including a big pile of top Pentax glass. Herb - Original Message - From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 10:36 AM Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks The point is that Pentax doesn't offer anything but the "lower level" camera. (your description, not mine). It isn't the camera's fault. It's the manufacturers fault.
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
the D2X doesn't cost $3K, even in USD. Herb... - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 10:27 AM Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks Three grand is about what I paid for my istD. I got a battery pack and cheap lens with it, but it was still three grand.
Re: OT: matching shoulders
frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >well, today started with a bang! > >i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding >to work this morning. Yikes! Scary story, especially to someone who regularly rides the roads. Hope you're not out of action for too long. (And I hope the Canadian court system works better than the one over here - I'm taking a legal course as part of my masters program here and these things are even *more* scary when you start to learn how they work!) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: OT: matching shoulders
Aw hell! You are not paranoid enough, Frank. They are out to run you over. You have to be ready to dodge. And I see that cops up there are as dumb as they are down here. Probably figured you were a substandard person because you couldn't afford a car. I hate to say it but were their any skid marks? (old lawyer joke) graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- frank theriault wrote: well, today started with a bang! i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, and x-rays showed two breaks to my collar-bone. on tylenol 3, left arm in sling - no cast. hurt like hell this afternoon, a bit better now, but still hurts a lot. bike frame is okay, front wheel and fork are toast. bloody cop charged me for no bell and no rear brake (which i'm going to fight) even though she was 100% at fault - that's $200 in fines, and i'm the victim! i'm okay, though; shoulder should heal fine, but with a really big bump. i'll know how long when i go to the fracture clinic in a few days. i'll be talking to a lawyer, as i want to get her insurance to fix my bike and pay 4 missed work. i'll try going to work tomorrow to see how it goes. think i'll be off my bikes for a while. i think, quite seriously, had i not been wearing a helmet, i might be seriously injured or dead. road rash on my left cheek and ear, big dent on my helmet right over the temple. as it is, not even a headache! more details later when i can type with 2 hands . cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW/PESO: Loyalty
On 10/6/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Frank ... I guess we have much different ideas about what's acceptable > in a photo. i guess... I think you've caught a nice scene here but, for me, it's > ruined by the tilt and the guy's head in the window that's cut off. thanks for your thoughts and comment, shel. i'd rather you be honest and tell me what you think than lie and tell me you like it when you don't. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: Driving shots (not mine)
well Dern. Sorry ya'll, I didn't realize that was a registered member's only page :( How about the source location: http://www.mindspring.com/~d0cwh/pd1.JPG http://www.mindspring.com/~d0cwh/pd3.JPG - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 9:40 PM Subject: Re: OT: Driving shots (not mine) I received the following message: "You are not logged in or you do not have permission to access this page." On 10/6/05, cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=422408>> A local guy got boared with his Cannon so he strapped it to his Mini and> went driving. A couple cool shots with a neat perspective.> Bummer about the mirror though...>> CW>> -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.11/121 - Release Date: 10/6/2005
RE: PAW/PESO: Loyalty
Hi Frank ... I guess we have much different ideas about what's acceptable in a photo. I think you've caught a nice scene here but, for me, it's ruined by the tilt and the guy's head in the window that's cut off. Shel > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault > http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/11/169487.jpg
Re: News flash: Canadians not submissive!
On 10/6/05, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ;-) > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4317528.stm > Enjoy! > what the &*%# are they talking about!?! -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: Driving shots (not mine)
I received the following message: "You are not logged in or you do not have permission to access this page." On 10/6/05, cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=422408>> A local guy got boared with his Cannon so he strapped it to his Mini and> went driving. A couple cool shots with a neat perspective.> Bummer about the mirror though...>> CW>>
Re: Starring Knarf
On 10/6/05, Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While organizing my PC, I came a cross this magazine. Maybe someone could be > interested in subscribing > http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/blur.jpg > > :-) > ROTFLMAO!!! frank the 1 armed typist -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
OT: Driving shots (not mine)
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=422408 A local guy got boared with his Cannon so he strapped it to his Mini and went driving. A couple cool shots with a neat perspective. Bummer about the mirror though... CW
PAW/PESO: Loyalty
don't allow pity 4 my physical condition to temper your comments http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/11/169487.jpg apologies to bob sullivan -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
OT: matching shoulders
well, today started with a bang! i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, and x-rays showed two breaks to my collar-bone. on tylenol 3, left arm in sling - no cast. hurt like hell this afternoon, a bit better now, but still hurts a lot. bike frame is okay, front wheel and fork are toast. bloody cop charged me for no bell and no rear brake (which i'm going to fight) even though she was 100% at fault - that's $200 in fines, and i'm the victim! i'm okay, though; shoulder should heal fine, but with a really big bump. i'll know how long when i go to the fracture clinic in a few days. i'll be talking to a lawyer, as i want to get her insurance to fix my bike and pay 4 missed work. i'll try going to work tomorrow to see how it goes. think i'll be off my bikes for a while. i think, quite seriously, had i not been wearing a helmet, i might be seriously injured or dead. road rash on my left cheek and ear, big dent on my helmet right over the temple. as it is, not even a headache! more details later when i can type with 2 hands . cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Advice wanted: Photos stuck to glass in frames
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I've had to try this a number of times in the past, and have never had >success doing it. >The emulsion invairably was damaged worse than it would have been if I had >just left it alone. Ah, the voice of experience. Just what I was looking for. (Not really the *answer* I was looking for, but that's neither here nor there.) >I advise scanning through the glass, or using your digital SLR as a copy >camera. I've scanned one through the glass. I have three more and I expect these, being too large for my flatbed, will get photographed on a copy stand. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Pentax F 28 2.8
I must say my AF 28mm is the F, and I also have an M. I have no complaints, and I think your excellent flower picture shows that these lenses are not exactly terrible! John On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 22:24:10 +0100, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Oct 6, 2005, at 12:11 PM, Fred wrote: The F is actually a completely different lens from the FA, which is unusual. The comments on Stan's site suggest the FA is considerably better than the F. And the F 28/2. is the same as the A 28/2.8, which is not one of Pentax's finest lenses. Ah, I see. The M-A-F 28/2.8 share the same optics, the FA is a new design. I have an A28/2.8 ... It's not super sharp wide open, but sharpens up beautifully at f/4-5.6. I don't know that I would call it a poor performer: it does have beautiful OOF rendering, as well as great sharpness stopped down a little bit. ISO 200 @ f/4 @ 1/20 sec: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/istds-firsttest2/image/rita-rd3-0139.jpg ISO 200 @ f/5.6 @ 1/45 sec: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/istds-firsttest2/image/tigerlily- buds-0149.jpg This was the first of the older lenses I bought for the DS and these are some of the very first photos I made with the camera. They're what convinced me that Pentax was worth my while to get involved with... :-) Godfrey -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: Advice wanted: Photos stuck to glass in frames
If the photos are real silver prints, on real paper, (not RC paper) and they haven't been dry mounted take the glass out of the frame and soak them in distilled or deionized water over night, you should be able to remove them without damaging the surface of the print. Dry them as if they were new prints. Mark Roberts wrote: I'm doing some photo restorations for a client and have been given several photos that were mounted in frames for many years without the benefit of a mat to prevent the photograph itself from coming in contact with the glass. Now parts of the photo are stuck to the glass. I'd like to be able to scan them without having to scan through the glass. Anyone have experience in removing photos in this condition? Is there any hope? -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Advice wanted: Photos stuck to glass in frames
- Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Advice wanted: Photos stuck to glass in frames I'm doing some photo restorations for a client and have been given several photos that were mounted in frames for many years without the benefit of a mat to prevent the photograph itself from coming in contact with the glass. Now parts of the photo are stuck to the glass. I'd like to be able to scan them without having to scan through the glass. Anyone have experience in removing photos in this condition? Is there any hope? I've had to try this a number of times in the past, and have never had success doing it. The emulsion invairably was damaged worse than it would have been if I had just left it alone. I advise scanning through the glass, or using your digital SLR as a copy camera. William Robb
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
I can only imagine... Now that was disturbing, on second thought I'd rather not. Cotty wrote: On 6/10/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Apologies, I'm too exposed to Mr Robb ;-) For the record, I have never exposed myself to Cotty. Yeah but I have dreams. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: istDS Troubles
My bad, missed your brackets -Adam John Forbes wrote: If an A lens is set off-A, in what circumstances will the picture NOT be exposed at full aperture in any mode other than Manual? I have to admit I'm a D owner, and the DS might be slightly different. John On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:05:49 +0100, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That's not exactly the case. They work like K/M lenses (Except for the fact they alos can use Matrix Metering) when set to something other than A. -Adam John Forbes wrote: All lenses with an A setting on the aperture ring have to be used on the A setting (unless you are in Manual mode). If you don't use the A setting, the picture will be exposed at full aperture. John On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:22:46 +0100, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What kind of problems were you having using the A lenses of the A setting? I've not encountered any ... Shel [Original Message] From: John Forbes For a long time I was using my A lenses off-A, and wondering why the results were so bad. You can do that on the PZ1-P, but not on the DSLRs.
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
much better: he'll get to whine on pentax AND nikon lists. best, mishka > > Thanks Herb. But why Nikon? Does it have the same upgrade path as Canon? > > > > Kostas
Re: Advice wanted: Photos stuck to glass in frames
Soaking is the old way. You might try making a digital photo of it before soaking. At least that way you have something if the soaking doesn't work graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Mark Roberts wrote: I'm doing some photo restorations for a client and have been given several photos that were mounted in frames for many years without the benefit of a mat to prevent the photograph itself from coming in contact with the glass. Now parts of the photo are stuck to the glass. I'd like to be able to scan them without having to scan through the glass. Anyone have experience in removing photos in this condition? Is there any hope?
News flash: Canadians not submissive!
;-) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4317528.stm Enjoy! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: istDS Troubles
Try taking the batteries out for 24 hours. If it doesn't get better then it may be a problem that needs warrantee repair. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Well, my little DS with less than 700 exposures on started giving me trouble last night. Sometimes it won't fire, other times there's a lot of shutter lag - 3 or more seconds. I put in fresh bats and nothing has changed. Wassup with this? Any functions or modes or features I should be checking, or should I just chuck this temperamental pile of plastic and wires and go back to using a real camera? Shel -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
RE: PDML 10th anniversary
Let's see, I originally joined the list two jobs ago so it was most likely 96 maybe 97. God that makes me feel old. Evan
Re: istDS Troubles
... Unless you are in Manual mode and use them just as you would M/K- bayonet series lenses without the A position. On Oct 6, 2005, at 3:57 PM, John Forbes wrote: All lenses with an A setting on the aperture ring have to be used on the A setting (unless you are in Manual mode). If you don't use the A setting, the picture will be exposed at full aperture. John On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:22:46 +0100, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What kind of problems were you having using the A lenses of the A setting? I've not encountered any ... Shel [Original Message] From: John Forbes For a long time I was using my A lenses off-A, and wondering why the results were so bad. You can do that on the PZ1-P, but not on the DSLRs. -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
Then he got quite a deal for his 50¢ American. (Ducking and running for cover...) Tom C wrote: Well it was Canadian Dollars as well... Tom C. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:57:29 + > On Thu, 6 Oct 2005, William Robb wrote: > > > Three grand is about what I paid for my istD. > > I got a battery pack and cheap lens with it, but it was still three grand. Bill, I have this bridge I want to show you. -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: PESO: A B&W conversion attempt
Yes, the original has a very slight color cast. The rest, 'de gustibus non disputandem' applies. ;-) It was a quick edit anyway. I'm more interested that you can see the differences clearly. They're small. Godfrey On Oct 6, 2005, at 3:19 PM, John Forbes wrote: I think some of the details, the eyes especially, look better in your version, but the hair and the jacket, IMO, look better in the original. I still prefer the original overall, though it also seems to have a very slight colour cast, or is that my imagination? Perhaps my left eye is bloodshot. John On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 22:13:41 +0100, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Oct 6, 2005, at 2:46 AM, John Forbes wrote: It's always interesting when people tweak other people's photos. In this case I prefer the original; Godfrey's version seems much too bright, and it emphasises the slightly washed out highlights. Perhaps I need to look at the calibration of my monitor. I went to look at the two pictures together on the calibrated monitor again, just to be sure I didn't post the wrong file. Figured I'd run a composite ... this is a screen capture of the two photos, opened in the same browser, to which I added a histogram showing the pixel values on each of the images. Original on the left, my edit on the right: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/Hailey_BW-g-ss.jpg You should be able to see that the two images' highlights are virtually identical, the work I did was to open up just shadow values. This is an sRGB tagged JPEG rendering so the differences should be clearly apparent if you use a browser that honors profiles. Godfrey -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: istDS Troubles
If an A lens is set off-A, in what circumstances will the picture NOT be exposed at full aperture in any mode other than Manual? I have to admit I'm a D owner, and the DS might be slightly different. John On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:05:49 +0100, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That's not exactly the case. They work like K/M lenses (Except for the fact they alos can use Matrix Metering) when set to something other than A. -Adam John Forbes wrote: All lenses with an A setting on the aperture ring have to be used on the A setting (unless you are in Manual mode). If you don't use the A setting, the picture will be exposed at full aperture. John On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:22:46 +0100, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What kind of problems were you having using the A lenses of the A setting? I've not encountered any ... Shel [Original Message] From: John Forbes For a long time I was using my A lenses off-A, and wondering why the results were so bad. You can do that on the PZ1-P, but not on the DSLRs. -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
PESO:Intense!
Don't think I ever saw Beau look quite so intense. Out playing with a Vivitar 28-105, very nice piece of glass. Fuzzy brother in the foreground, Tomatoes in back. ;-) http://www.donsauction.com/Pdml/Intense.htm Don (Needed a break after work today, phew!)
Re: Advice wanted: Photos stuck to glass in frames
Feeling rather bored and impish, I suggest to you a paint scraper. Sorry, not much help. What about holding the frame, photo side down, high above a steam source, tea kettle for instance and see if it can't be gently coaxed into releasing? That's my second thought. Tom C. From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Advice wanted: Photos stuck to glass in frames Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:04:00 +0100 I'd ask the client which was the least important, then soak it in water. Hopefully the emulsion will separate from the glass rather than the paper. If so, on with the rest. John On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:34:08 +0100, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm doing some photo restorations for a client and have been given several photos that were mounted in frames for many years without the benefit of a mat to prevent the photograph itself from coming in contact with the glass. Now parts of the photo are stuck to the glass. I'd like to be able to scan them without having to scan through the glass. Anyone have experience in removing photos in this condition? Is there any hope? -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: PESO: Sand Pile
Ken, I tend to agree that this one leaves me feeling non-commital or empty. It is definitely very abstract. I'm having a problem determining if it is a telephoto view of the dunes or a telephoto view of some of the ripples in the sandy creek bed that runs in front of them. Was there numerous times as a child. Tom C. From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Sand Pile Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:02:13 +0100 Kenneth, I usually adore your photographs, but I just haven't been able to form an opinion about this one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it, and it has the Waller trademark of being more than the sum of its considerable parts, but somehow I just haven't been able to relate to it. I suspect I would like to see it ten feet wide on a wall somewhere to appreciate it properly. John On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:33:55 +0100, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Frank & Doug, thanks for commenting. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 8:06 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Sand Pile On 10/3/05, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Check out - http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Comment solicited, what strikes you? yea, nay, or indifferent Thanks in advance for commenting. It doesn't look like a dune to me. It doesn't really look like anything but an abstract design, and that's even after being told what it is. Sure as hell is cool, though. Yea! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: istDS Troubles
That's not exactly the case. They work like K/M lenses (Except for the fact they alos can use Matrix Metering) when set to something other than A. -Adam John Forbes wrote: All lenses with an A setting on the aperture ring have to be used on the A setting (unless you are in Manual mode). If you don't use the A setting, the picture will be exposed at full aperture. John On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:22:46 +0100, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What kind of problems were you having using the A lenses of the A setting? I've not encountered any ... Shel [Original Message] From: John Forbes For a long time I was using my A lenses off-A, and wondering why the results were so bad. You can do that on the PZ1-P, but not on the DSLRs.
Re: Advice wanted: Photos stuck to glass in frames
I'd ask the client which was the least important, then soak it in water. Hopefully the emulsion will separate from the glass rather than the paper. If so, on with the rest. John On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:34:08 +0100, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm doing some photo restorations for a client and have been given several photos that were mounted in frames for many years without the benefit of a mat to prevent the photograph itself from coming in contact with the glass. Now parts of the photo are stuck to the glass. I'd like to be able to scan them without having to scan through the glass. Anyone have experience in removing photos in this condition? Is there any hope? -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: PESO: Sand Pile
Kenneth, I usually adore your photographs, but I just haven't been able to form an opinion about this one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it, and it has the Waller trademark of being more than the sum of its considerable parts, but somehow I just haven't been able to relate to it. I suspect I would like to see it ten feet wide on a wall somewhere to appreciate it properly. John On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:33:55 +0100, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Frank & Doug, thanks for commenting. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 8:06 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Sand Pile On 10/3/05, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Check out - http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Comment solicited, what strikes you? yea, nay, or indifferent Thanks in advance for commenting. It doesn't look like a dune to me. It doesn't really look like anything but an abstract design, and that's even after being told what it is. Sure as hell is cool, though. Yea! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: istDS Troubles
All lenses with an A setting on the aperture ring have to be used on the A setting (unless you are in Manual mode). If you don't use the A setting, the picture will be exposed at full aperture. John On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:22:46 +0100, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What kind of problems were you having using the A lenses of the A setting? I've not encountered any ... Shel [Original Message] From: John Forbes For a long time I was using my A lenses off-A, and wondering why the results were so bad. You can do that on the PZ1-P, but not on the DSLRs. -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: PESO - Rainy Day on Polychrome Pass
Tom, Kantishna is a little further west from Camp Denali. Interesting, the link supplied doesn't even mention Eileson visitor center. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO - Rainy Day on Polychrome Pass Thanks, that's good information. Kantishna is as far as the buses go past Wonder Lake... More info: http://www.nps.gov/dena/home/visitorinfo/bus/busmap.htm Tom C. BTW do you know where the buses turned around? Eileson visitor center used to be one of the turn around points (along with Wonder Lake) Kenneth Waller Taken this summer in Denali NP, Alaska. *ist D and Zenitar 16 f/2.8, RAW Not exactly sure why I like it, maybe perspective or muted tones... but putting it up for... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3647626
Re: PESO: Sand Pile
Frank & Doug, thanks for commenting. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 8:06 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Sand Pile On 10/3/05, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Check out - http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Comment solicited, what strikes you? yea, nay, or indifferent Thanks in advance for commenting. It doesn't look like a dune to me. It doesn't really look like anything but an abstract design, and that's even after being told what it is. Sure as hell is cool, though. Yea! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Advice wanted: Photos stuck to glass in frames
I'm doing some photo restorations for a client and have been given several photos that were mounted in frames for many years without the benefit of a mat to prevent the photograph itself from coming in contact with the glass. Now parts of the photo are stuck to the glass. I'd like to be able to scan them without having to scan through the glass. Anyone have experience in removing photos in this condition? Is there any hope? -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 6/10/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>> Apologies, I'm too exposed to Mr Robb ;-) >> >>For the record, I have never exposed myself to Cotty. > >Yeah but I have dreams. The rest of us are gonna have nightmares from the images conjured up in this thread so far. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: istDS Troubles
What kind of problems were you having using the A lenses of the A setting? I've not encountered any ... Shel > [Original Message] > From: John Forbes > For a long time I was > using my A lenses off-A, and wondering why the results > were so bad. You can do that on the PZ1-P, but not on > the DSLRs.
Re: Starring Knarf
"Dario Bonazza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >While organizing my PC, I came a cross this magazine. Maybe someone could be >interested in subscribing >http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/blur.jpg Funny, there's no mention of cormorants anywhere. Oh wait, wrong magazine... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: PESO: A B&W conversion attempt
I think some of the details, the eyes especially, look better in your version, but the hair and the jacket, IMO, look better in the original. I still prefer the original overall, though it also seems to have a very slight colour cast, or is that my imagination? Perhaps my left eye is bloodshot. John On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 22:13:41 +0100, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Oct 6, 2005, at 2:46 AM, John Forbes wrote: It's always interesting when people tweak other people's photos. In this case I prefer the original; Godfrey's version seems much too bright, and it emphasises the slightly washed out highlights. Perhaps I need to look at the calibration of my monitor. I went to look at the two pictures together on the calibrated monitor again, just to be sure I didn't post the wrong file. Figured I'd run a composite ... this is a screen capture of the two photos, opened in the same browser, to which I added a histogram showing the pixel values on each of the images. Original on the left, my edit on the right: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/Hailey_BW-g-ss.jpg You should be able to see that the two images' highlights are virtually identical, the work I did was to open up just shadow values. This is an sRGB tagged JPEG rendering so the differences should be clearly apparent if you use a browser that honors profiles. Godfrey -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: OT: photo editing computer info sources?
> I'd like something like then when I *eventually* buy a G5 Tower. :-) > Right now I have to wait until my wallet recovers from the printer > purchase. > > Godfrey Oh, yes, the printer. I'm having an R2400 too. Should arrive next Monday. Hope it's worth the price tag. Krisjanis
Re: istDS Troubles
When I used Bruce's D down in SJ, it became clear the focus indicator was just a rough guide. I'm really trying to ignore it when using MF glass ... which is almost always. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > Just remember that the focus indication is adequate for f/4 or so, > not for f/1.4 ... :-)
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
The back element of the Pentax lens would have to "enter" inside the Nikon mount 1 mm, and could be hit by the mirror. A non-auto Pentax tele lens could be grinded 1 mm and no element or mechanism would be near the mirror. Minolta lenses are 1 mm away from Pentax, and the same can be done for a few of their lenses. I have a Rokkor 250mm mirror lens on my desk, its mount taken out, waiting for a grinding session. I need to make a grinding plate with a 39.Xmm hole in the center to gring the back "plate" of the lens, around a fixed element (protected by a 39mm back filter). I had previously taken out the metal Minolta mount by unscrewing it from the inside of the back plate. The grinding will give me about 0.7mm before I hit the screws that hold the back plate with the lens element. It is enough as this lens focuses past infinity. The internal diameter of the K mount adapter being just over 39mm, I will afterwards epoxy one on the back plate.I'll use the tiny 250mm lens on the D... The Rokkor 500mm miror lens (same as the Leitz one) can be used on a K mount camera without grinding because it is already focusing way past infinity (that could change with temperature but it works in summertime). The lens has to be hold by hand on the K mount body... I'd like to put a K mount on it but, contrary to the 250mm, the metal mount cannot be easily taken out. So I stopped the project... But I have taken pics with it on the D! Andre On 6/10/05, Lucas Rijnders, discombobulated, unleashed: Sorry: still confused... To quote from your resource: "For an adapter to slip in between the body and lens of differing manufacturers, the registration distance of the lens must be greater than the registration distance of the body" In this case, the registration distance of the lens (45,46mm) is _smaller_ than that of the body (46,50mm). So it wouldn't work. I think. Or, I think I think... Now you're getting me confused ;-) For an adapter (without lens elements) to work, the register distance of the body *must* be less than the register distance of the lens. EOS register: 44mm Pentax register: 45.46mm Nikon register: 46.50mm Oh God. You're right. And so was I when I posted: -- On 5/10/05, Herb Chong, discombobulated, unleashed: i wish i could mount the Limiteds on the body and use them. Nikon doesn't have anything equivalent to the 31 Limited. Pentax register: 45.46mm Nikon register: 46.50mm 1mm out! and going the wrong way. Well if I couldn't mill 1 mm off the back of a Limited, and stick a Nikon flange on, my name's not Dr Frankenstien.
Re: OT: photo editing computer info sources?
I'd like something like then when I *eventually* buy a G5 Tower. :-) Right now I have to wait until my wallet recovers from the printer purchase. Godfrey On Oct 6, 2005, at 2:36 PM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: Seeing as Pentax is not delivering new cameras to buy I have ordered the Sony 23" one. Will see how it works for photo editing next week.
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
Tried gin? Jack --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/10/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >> Apologies, I'm too exposed to Mr Robb ;-) > >> > > > >For the record, I have never exposed myself to Cotty. > > Yeah but I have dreams. > > > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com > _ > > > __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OT: photo editing computer info sources?
Seeing as Pentax is not delivering new cameras to buy I have ordered the Sony 23" one. Will see how it works for photo editing next week. Krisjanis > Yes, the needs for still photography are significantly different than > the needs for 3D motion rendering... :-) > > I use the Apple 20" Cinema Display built into an iMac 20" (G4 > series). Superb screen, same as the stand-alone Cinema Display 20". > The iMac G5 20" is even better and makes for a fast, modest priced > workstation. Photoshop CS2 runs beautifully on either. > > Godfrey
Re: 50 years of photojournalism
On Oct 6, 2005, at 8:01 AM, E.R.N. Reed wrote: I'm having trouble working out why I prefer PJ photos in black & white. Does anyone else have this preference? Apparently plenty of people (though I am not one.) A certain PJ friend of mine once expressed it to me as "sometimes color gets in the way." Does that resonate with you? Yes. B&W forces me to see shape, form, light. It separates me further from the reality and into the language of the photograph. Color can be annoyingly real and difficult to distance oneself from. Sometimes you just can't see past the blood and into the emotion. Godfrey
Re: OT: photo editing computer info sources?
Yes, the needs for still photography are significantly different than the needs for 3D motion rendering... :-) I use the Apple 20" Cinema Display built into an iMac 20" (G4 series). Superb screen, same as the stand-alone Cinema Display 20". The iMac G5 20" is even better and makes for a fast, modest priced workstation. Photoshop CS2 runs beautifully on either. Godfrey On Oct 6, 2005, at 2:04 PM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: nothing beats a 23" Sony or a 20" Apple Cinema HD Display, eh? games? what games? Krisjanis I'm interested in getting computer/monitor recommendations that are aimed at photo editing functions (e.g., "which flat-panel monitor is best for photoshop?") rather than high-end game play (e.g., "which system gives higher frame rates in Far Cry?"). Suggestions? Thanks, Mark
FS F50/1.7
Shows outside wear but glass is clean, clear, scratch-free. AF works fine. $150 shipped in US PayPal.
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
This one time, at band camp, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just be careful of security issues with PHP and other scripts. Of course, security is the basis for all my code. The To: field is always hard coded and never left to a variable. Kind regards Kevin -- "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
Re: Pentax F 28 2.8
On Oct 6, 2005, at 12:11 PM, Fred wrote: The F is actually a completely different lens from the FA, which is unusual. The comments on Stan's site suggest the FA is considerably better than the F. And the F 28/2. is the same as the A 28/2.8, which is not one of Pentax's finest lenses. Ah, I see. The M-A-F 28/2.8 share the same optics, the FA is a new design. I have an A28/2.8 ... It's not super sharp wide open, but sharpens up beautifully at f/4-5.6. I don't know that I would call it a poor performer: it does have beautiful OOF rendering, as well as great sharpness stopped down a little bit. ISO 200 @ f/4 @ 1/20 sec: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/istds-firsttest2/image/rita-rd3-0139.jpg ISO 200 @ f/5.6 @ 1/45 sec: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/istds-firsttest2/image/tigerlily- buds-0149.jpg This was the first of the older lenses I bought for the DS and these are some of the very first photos I made with the camera. They're what convinced me that Pentax was worth my while to get involved with... :-) Godfrey
Re: OT: photo editing computer info sources?
nothing beats a 23" Sony or a 20" Apple Cinema HD Display, eh? games? what games? Krisjanis > I'm interested in getting computer/monitor recommendations that are aimed at > photo editing functions (e.g., "which flat-panel monitor is best for > photoshop?") rather than high-end game play (e.g., "which system gives > higher frame rates in Far Cry?"). > > Suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Mark
Re: PESO: A B&W conversion attempt
On Oct 6, 2005, at 2:46 AM, John Forbes wrote: It's always interesting when people tweak other people's photos. In this case I prefer the original; Godfrey's version seems much too bright, and it emphasises the slightly washed out highlights. Perhaps I need to look at the calibration of my monitor. I went to look at the two pictures together on the calibrated monitor again, just to be sure I didn't post the wrong file. Figured I'd run a composite ... this is a screen capture of the two photos, opened in the same browser, to which I added a histogram showing the pixel values on each of the images. Original on the left, my edit on the right: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/Hailey_BW-g-ss.jpg You should be able to see that the two images' highlights are virtually identical, the work I did was to open up just shadow values. This is an sRGB tagged JPEG rendering so the differences should be clearly apparent if you use a browser that honors profiles. Godfrey
OT: photo editing computer info sources?
All, I'm interested in getting computer/monitor recommendations that are aimed at photo editing functions (e.g., "which flat-panel monitor is best for photoshop?") rather than high-end game play (e.g., "which system gives higher frame rates in Far Cry?"). Suggestions? Thanks, Mark
Re: Pentax TimeLine
On Oct 6, 2005, at 8:08 AM, Michel Carrère-Gée wrote: There are two or three years, a member of PDML published two documents which I preserved: "Pentax 35mm lens timeline" A button on http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/en/lens/ or http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/en/lens/roadmap.pdf and "Pentax SLR timeline" I don't find the author nor the address Web; who remembers ? Never seen that one. Godfrey
Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...
Those types misuse words as a way of life. The problem exists only if you don't realize that and take their statements at face value.. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Stephen Moore wrote: Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Mark Roberts wrote on 06.10.05 3:12: Bah! What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, besides the roads... Education? Aqueducts? ;-))) The enduring misuse of their word "decimate" by American media types, politicians, and assorted other scoundrels? ;-) Stephen
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
On 6/10/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >> Apologies, I'm too exposed to Mr Robb ;-) >> > >For the record, I have never exposed myself to Cotty. Yeah but I have dreams. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
Prude! Jack --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Cotty" > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 9:02 AM > > > > > > Apologies, I'm too exposed to Mr Robb ;-) > > > > For the record, I have never exposed myself to Cotty. > > William Robb > > __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
FS friday: LF stuff
Toyo Omega 45E +manual Kodak Anastigmat 203 a pair of Lisco Regal film holders the 6-exposure film cartridge, don't remember the name (all septums included) Velvia, Astia, Provia and Agfa 100F (box each) film goes half-price the full camera outfit plus changing bag and other small stuff 700$ OBO Krisjanis
FS friday: SMC-F 17-28 3.5-4.5 fisheye zoom
KEH LN to EX+ (original box and everything, slight wear, perfect glass) shipping from Latvia (EU) or from Los Angeles (a colleague of mine can take it there and then ship it or hand it over) reserve price 250$ will consider all offers buyer pays shipping Krisjanis
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
On 10/6/05, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My web host (webstrikesolutions.com) gives me 1GB of space and 20GB of > monthly transfer. I'm using I think 200MB or so of space. > I use webstrike to host my sites too. I have absolutely no complaints about their service. Had an e-mail yesterday to warn me I was using 1.2 Gb of space. There's an option of buying more in 500Mb blocks, but I decided to remove a few of last year's galleries instead. The shopping cart I use is a template for BreezeBrowser. Most of my sales are cheque or local pick-up but there is also the option to pay using PayPal Wendy -- Wendy Beard Ottawa Canada
Re: OT: Having met a fellow photog with Nikon D2X
That's Nikon SOP. They get away with it because each country has a semi-independant distributor. Canon is a single company for most of the world, so they are generally forced to honor warantees from other countries. -Adam Michael Spivak wrote: Hi Boris You know that this is the official policy of the Israely Nikon importer - the are taking gear bought ONLY directly from them or via official distributors. if you get your gear from US (any shop like B&H or adorama) - you are on your own there... you have to send it yourself to the warranty in US or europe. BTW, Canon in Israel does the same thing... Michael. On 10/6/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi! This is probably more Israeli story than anything else. A husband of one of co-workers from my previous company is rather serious photog. We met him in the local zoo two days ago with his D2X and some rather big 200-400/4 Nikon zoom attached to it. He is working for the zoo, actually, as a photog that is. Some months ago I witnessed him shelling out order of $5,500 in local currency for brand new D2X. Now, that we've met he told me 4 our of 11 AF zones do not work. I trust him to be good enough with his gear to be able to say such a thing with reasonable certainty... Now, seemingly Nikon has very strong presence in Israel. Yet, the official dealer from whom he bought the darn thing, refuses to take the camera to the repairs under warranty. I am very unamused, and I can only try to imagine how this poor fellow feels. Just a story, a bit of anecdotal evidence, a curiosity, yet I thought I'd share it with the list... I think it all boils down to quality control which apparently can never be too good. Boris -- Yours Michael
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Three grand is about what I paid for my istD. > I got a battery pack and cheap lens with it, but it was still three > grand. Bill, I have this bridge I want to show you. The price one pays for early adaptation. I bought my istD 15 minutes after they became locally available. William Robb
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 9:02 AM Apologies, I'm too exposed to Mr Robb ;-) For the record, I have never exposed myself to Cotty. William Robb
