Re: safety and photography?

[mike wilson]

On 08/06/2011 07:35, William Robb wrote:

On 07/06/2011 9:24 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:


I'd be interested in knowing what safety strategies you employ when
working in urban environments.


I hang out with Tom C. Never been bothered yet, so I figure it's a good
strategy.
Seriously though, don't you people get to carry handguns just for
situations like that?

Naughty William.  I'd tell you to go away and spank yourself but I know 
you'd enjoy it.


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Re: Peso Screened in

[mike wilson]

On 06/06/2011 22:07, David J Brooks wrote:

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:

Well done - I like the effect - good looking cat.


Thanks Ken. I walked past the window and i knew there was a photo here.

This is Lucy, our 4 year old, that behaves like a 6 month old kitten
still. Sits on my shoulder as i work on the 'puter.


She's after the mouse.



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Subject: Peso Screened in



Lucy this morning

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13345830

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Re: safety and photography?

[Paul Sorenson]

Soon...Concealed Carry is pending in the Legislature right now.

-p

On 6/8/2011 12:35 AM, William Robb wrote:

On 07/06/2011 9:24 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:


I'd be interested in knowing what safety strategies you employ when
working in urban environments.


I hang out with Tom C. Never been bothered yet, so I figure it's a good
strategy.
Seriously though, don't you people get to carry handguns just for
situations like that?



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Re: safety and photography?

[William Robb]

On 07/06/2011 9:24 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:


I'd be interested in knowing what safety strategies you employ when
working in urban environments.


I hang out with Tom C. Never been bothered yet, so I figure it's a good 
strategy.
Seriously though, don't you people get to carry handguns just for 
situations like that?


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Re: At last - the perfect camera bag

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Interesting review. I handled the X100 again when I was in NY and my
opinion of its "fiddlyness" hadn't changed at all. Beyond that, it
seems a nice camera. I'm happy with what I chose anyway.

I like the bag you found, Bob, too. Nice for camera only.

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 2:44 PM, mike wilson  wrote:
> On 07/06/2011 23:54, Bob W wrote:
>>
>> If you're thinking of buying a Fuji X100 so that you can throw it in your
>> saddle bag and take it to work for lunchtime snapping, then you'll need a
>> small bag to put it in which protects it from the other crap in your
>> saddlebag, such as tools, cellphone, wet sweaty stuff on the return trip,
>> and all of cycling's other camera-wrecking goodness.
>>
>> The perfect bag will therefore be nicely padded, robust, wetness-resistant
>> and of course the Goldilocks size - not too big, not too small. And it
>> will
>> attach to your belt when needed and be easily accessible.
>>
>> And here it is:
>> 
>>
>> CCS is a great old English brand - really high quality and very well made,
>> but this stuff's not made anymore and it's hard to come buy. I think these
>> people bought all the remaining stock when the manufacturer went bust. So
>> when it's gone, it's gone - if you want something, get it while you can.
>>
>>
>> 
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> http://www.dantestella.com/technical/x100.html
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Re: Peso: View at the Coffee Shop

[Ken Waller]

Very nice. The chosen DOF is a big plus.

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- Original Message - 
From: "Brian Walters" 

Subject: Re: Peso: View at the Coffee Shop



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Excellent!  The composition and arrangement of the flowers is spot on
and the background adds interest without distracting from the main
subject.


Cheers

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Re: PAW--Week 22--The Beaches Have Opened!

[Christine Aguila]

Thanks, Brian and Frank!  Cheers, Christine



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On Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:12 -0500, "Christine Aguila"
 wrote:

http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/



He looks lonely.  Comfortable, but lonely.

Well spotted, Christine - and an effective composition.


Cheers

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Re: PESO - You lookin' at me?

[Christine Aguila]

That's great, Paul.  Color and subject are wonderful!  Well seen and 
executed!  Cheers, Christine



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Subject: PESO - You lookin' at me?



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Re: PESO (OT?) - It had to be taken

[Christine Aguila]

Fantastic picture, Bong!  Love it!  Your choice of photographic tool does 
not detract at all here!  Cheers, Christine



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Subject: PESO (OT?) - It had to be taken



... (with something that has a ring tone):

http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/it-had-to-be-taken

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Re: Peso Screened in

[Christine Aguila]

Excellent cat portrait, Dave!  You got just the right amount of screen to 
yield a lovely effect!  Great work!  Cheers, Christine



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To: "Pentax Discuss" ; "Petch Dianne" 
; "Barbara Brooks" 

Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 1:14 PM
Subject: Peso Screened in



Lucy this morning

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13345830

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Re: PESO... Hate flower shots? Ignore this message ;)

[Christine Aguila]

Hi Bulent:  The color in the first picture is beautiful, as is the 
composition. Really lovely.  Background of the second shot is too busy. 
Cheers, Chrisitne



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Subject: PESO... Hate flower shots? Ignore this message ;)



That is true; the below are essentially flower shots...

However, the first is meant to show my admiration to nature more than
recording a pretty object.
1) http://500px.com/photo/802711

In the second, I am trying to share how it feels to be "within summer"
(as someone who prefers winters more).
2) http://500px.com/photo/803056

It took me about an hour to walk around, think about and shoot these...

Comments and criticisms are appreciated; for abuse, you may want to
first try those who seem to invite them ;)

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Re: PESO - someday I wanna be like her

[Paul Stenquist]

Thanks Dave. And thanks to all who commented or had a look.
Paul
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> Love the small child looking at Grace.
> 
> Dave
> 
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Re: the power of used hats and a hot bum question

[Christine Aguila]

Thanks, Paul.  Cheers, Christine


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A very nice effect. I especially like number 4. Well done.
Paul


On Jun 6, 2011, at 12:05 PM, David J Brooks wrote:


I like them all, but # 1 and 4 are my fav.

Dave

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Christine Aguila  
wrote:
I really like this aged photo preset in lightroom.  I bet these would 
look

very nice printed on the Epson Velvet Fine Art Matt Paper--later I'll do
some drafts to test.

From the Printers Row Lit Fest this weekend.
http://www.caguila.com/caguila/litfest2011/


With all the men on the list, I'm sure I can get help with this 
question:

Why are they wearing those bands around their thighs?
http://www.caguila.com/caguila/bottom/content/IMGP3746_large.html

Cheers, Christine

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Re: PESO - You lookin' at me?

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Thanks to all who commented or had a look. These guys stopped me in my tracks.
Paul

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> Great colours
> 
> Dave
> 
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Re: Peso: View at the Coffee Shop

[Cory Waters]

I really like the composition.  I might have fiddled with the flowers a 
bit to get a bit more presentation up front.  But DAMN man, all the 
elements of this photo are really nice to look at.

Cory

On 6/6/2011 2:15 PM, David J Brooks wrote:

Love this

Dave

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Re: Peso: View at the Coffee Shop

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Well, I was sipping an iced coffee and just saw the shot. Instead of my cell 
phone, however, I has the E-P2 in the saddle bag of the Harley. I certainly 
understand Bob W's current infatuation with his new X100. 
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thats quite lovely...  tsk tsk not Pentax, tho :-)

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Re: Peso: View at the Coffee Shop

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Steven Desjardins wrote:


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thats quite lovely...  tsk tsk not Pentax, tho :-)

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Re: PESO: Dinner and a Show

[Daniel J. Matyola]

There are many things in the City that are seldom seen elsewhere, like
th Naked Cowboy, for example.

Dan

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> On Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:00 -0400, "Daniel J. Matyola"
>  wrote:
>> http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=94
>>
>> Comments and criticisms are welcome!
>>
>
>
> Well composed and great title.  I don't think I've ever come across a
> 'Pretzel Sausage' before
>
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> Cheers
>
> Brian
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RE: At last - the perfect camera bag

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> mike wilson
[...]
> >
>  nd=98
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interesting read and correct on most of the points that I know about - I
haven't used the camera enough to recognise everything yet though. But it's
a good camera and gets better each time I've used it.

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Re: At last - the perfect camera bag

[mike wilson]

On 07/06/2011 23:54, Bob W wrote:

If you're thinking of buying a Fuji X100 so that you can throw it in your
saddle bag and take it to work for lunchtime snapping, then you'll need a
small bag to put it in which protects it from the other crap in your
saddlebag, such as tools, cellphone, wet sweaty stuff on the return trip,
and all of cycling's other camera-wrecking goodness.

The perfect bag will therefore be nicely padded, robust, wetness-resistant
and of course the Goldilocks size - not too big, not too small. And it will
attach to your belt when needed and be easily accessible.

And here it is:


CCS is a great old English brand - really high quality and very well made,
but this stuff's not made anymore and it's hard to come buy. I think these
people bought all the remaining stock when the manufacturer went bust. So
when it's gone, it's gone - if you want something, get it while you can.

At last - the perfect camera bag

[Bob W]

If you're thinking of buying a Fuji X100 so that you can throw it in your
saddle bag and take it to work for lunchtime snapping, then you'll need a
small bag to put it in which protects it from the other crap in your
saddlebag, such as tools, cellphone, wet sweaty stuff on the return trip,
and all of cycling's other camera-wrecking goodness. 

The perfect bag will therefore be nicely padded, robust, wetness-resistant
and of course the Goldilocks size - not too big, not too small. And it will
attach to your belt when needed and be easily accessible.

And here it is:


CCS is a great old English brand - really high quality and very well made,
but this stuff's not made anymore and it's hard to come buy. I think these
people bought all the remaining stock when the manufacturer went bust. So
when it's gone, it's gone - if you want something, get it while you can.



B


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Re: Peso: View at the Coffee Shop

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Excellent!  The composition and arrangement of the flowers is spot on
and the background adds interest without distracting from the main
subject.


Cheers

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Re: PESO: Rocker

[Brian Walters]

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 01:05 -0700, "Tim Bray" 
wrote:
> Just part of a rocking chair:
> http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/06/05/Rocking-Chair
> 


I'm with the 'croppers' on this one.  I think the strong shapes and
shadows of the top two thirds of the frame are disturbed by the bottom
section.

Nicely done, just the same.


Cheers

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Re: PAW--Week 22--The Beaches Have Opened!

[Brian Walters]

On Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:12 -0500, "Christine Aguila"
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> http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/


He looks lonely.  Comfortable, but lonely.

Well spotted, Christine - and an effective composition.


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Re: PESO: Dinner and a Show

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On Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:00 -0400, "Daniel J. Matyola"
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> http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=94
> 
> Comments and criticisms are welcome!
> 


Well composed and great title.  I don't think I've ever come across a
'Pretzel Sausage' before


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OT: Best Web Sites for Image Hosting?

[Daniel J. Matyola]

http://www.bspcn.com/2011/06/06/5-best-web-sites-for-image-hosting-and-photo-sharing/

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Re: Focus!!

[Eric Weir]

On Jun 7, 2011, at 10:53 AM, Charles Robinson wrote:

> On Jun 7, 2011, at 5:46, Eric Weir wrote:
>> 
>> * Why is hyperfocal focusing called hyperfocal?
>> 
> 
> Dictionary sez:
> 
> "hyper-
> prefix
> 1 over; beyond; above : hypernym.
> • exceeding : hypersonic.
> • excessively; above normal : hyperthyroidism."
> 
> (That 2nd bullet I think is your answer)

Thanks, Charles. And Steve, too. 

As often happens, formulating the question leads to the answer. I'd kinda 
guessed the answer about the time I posted the message. 

Not that I didn't appreciate the response, though.

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Re: Playing with a D200

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

The Nikon D200 was released onto the market in November 2005. It is
the first Nikon body since the F3 that I found myself liking. I'd been
shooting with Pentax since the beginning of that year and when my
brother bought one of these I was very impressed with it. I remain so,
although subsequent models out-perform it handily.

The follow-on D300 and D300s models, to me, returned Nikon's line to
the level of competence and quality that I was used to with the
FM2/FE2/F3 lineup in 1982.
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Re: PESO 2011 - 092 - GDG

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I love the reflections and the grain in the foreground tale, and the
way that most of the lines lead to the reader and focus on her.

Dan

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 2:06 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
> Another in the Communicating series ...
>
>  http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5804487689/lightbox/
> or
>  http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5804487689/
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> thanks for looking, comments appreciated.
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Re: Rock Climber

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Nice textures indeed.  I also like the detail, and the composition,
with the flow that goes from lower left to the crevice in the upper
right.

Dan

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Brian Walters  wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 09:57 -0400, "Steven Desjardins" 
> wrote:
>> I liked the textures in the shot:
>>
>> http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1313749271_tBNs3Qj-L-LB
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> Simple and very effective.
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Re: OT: International AT&T Ads

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Well, they would have to provide reliable phone service first.  

Dan

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> On 7/06/11 1:56 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>>
>> http://www.bspcn.com/2011/06/04/att-advertising-campaign/
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> Pity it won't work in the USA
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Re: PESO 2011 - 092 - GDG

[Steven Desjardins]

Excellent shot.  Composition and processing are spot on.

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Re: Focus!!

[Charles Robinson]

On Jun 7, 2011, at 5:46, Eric Weir wrote:
> 
> * Why is hyperfocal focusing called hyperfocal?
> 

Dictionary sez:

"hyper-
prefix
1 over; beyond; above : hypernym.
• exceeding : hypersonic.
• excessively; above normal : hyperthyroidism."

(That 2nd bullet I think is your answer)

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Re: Playing with a D200

[David J Brooks]

I have a D200. I set up three custom functions A, B or C and then i
can do a quick change for changing conditions.

I like the feel of the camera in my hand, i have small hands but i
like the bulkier feel. Try the camera with a VR 70-210 f2.8 if you
want to see fast focus.:-)

Dave

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> I was at a party Saturday and a friend, playing drums in the band, asked if I 
> could get some shots with his camera, rather than just using mine.  A D200 
> with the 18-200 VR lens.
>
> I haven't seen any of the photos yet, so I can't speak to the image quality, 
> but I can say that shooting with the D200 really made me appreciate the 
> ergonomics of my K5.
>
> Some of my issues are undoubtably unfamiliarity, but while I gripe about 
> having to use two hands if I want to review photos on the K-5, it seems as if 
> half the controls on the D200 are out of reach of the right thumb or 
> forefinger. Changing mode, or ISO was a complicated process, and if they have 
> the equivalent of the Tav mode, I couldn't find it.
>
> Focus with the 18-200 didn't seem to be any faster, if even as fast as with 
> the 16-50 on the K-5.
>
> It's probably just unfamiliarity, but I didn't see a button conveniently 
> marked as AF to disable AF once focus was locked.
>
> And the shutter, while not as loud as the D700, was a far cry from the 
> whisper quiet snick of the K-5.
>
> I will say that I liked the feel of it in my hand.  It was noticeably bigger 
> than the K-5. I like that I can make my K-5 bigger with a grip if I were to 
> want to, but if space is at a premium, I can also make the camera smaller, 
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Re: PESO 2011 - 092 - GDG

[Ann Sanfedele]

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

Another in the Communicating series ... 


 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5804487689/lightbox/
or
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5804487689/

thanks for looking, comments appreciated. 


Godfrey

 

say  _all_ your communication shots have been about lack of it and the 
universal disconnect of our age - I've missed the irony on a few .


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Re: Rock Climber

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On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> And I liked the simplicity & subject matter of the image.

Same here

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> - Original Message - From: "Steven Desjardins" 
> Subject: Rock Climber
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>> I liked the textures in the shot:
>>
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>> http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1313749271_tBNs3Qj-L-LB
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Re: PESO - You lookin' at me?

[David J Brooks]

Great colours

Dave

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Re: Peso Screened in

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On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Jeffery Johnson
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> Oh how adorable and I must ask so she doesn't try to scratch the screen to
> get out especially when other cats come around.

No, Boo has taken care of the down stairs screen for that.:-)

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> Lucy this morning
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Re: Focus!!

[Steven Desjardins]

"Why is hyperfocal focusing called hyperfocal?"  "Nifty" was taken.

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 6:46 AM, Eric Weir  wrote:
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>> On Jun 6, 2011, at 9:52 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>
>> You can't just shoot at infinity or any other fixed focus setting and expect 
>> to get good results. Subjects that are in the range of DOF will be somewhat 
>> sharp, but not critically. You're probably getting some motion blur at that 
>> speed as well.
>>
>> For shooting sports, go to a smaller stop, perhaps 5.6, and a higher shutter 
>> speed, 1/500th or more, and focus on the target. With the *istDS, you'll 
>> probably have to focus manually to nail it.
>
> Thanks to everyone for the usual PDML generous, intelligent, and kind 
> responses to my novice-y predicament. As Paul's first sentence makes clear, I 
> was sorely confused on this topic, and have a lot yet to learn. Some 
> observations in response, to test how much I understand:
>
> * Motion blur was not the problem. There was some of it in some of the 
> images, but the I was talking about was the one you guys nailed: wildly 
> inappropriate focus.
>
> *I have two choices: Focus manually on the target or use hyperfocal focus. 
> [Though really, in the circumstances I described, focusing on the target is 
> likely to be necessary.]
>
> * Hyperfocal focus: Use the DOF scale; set focus of the most distant point of 
> the scale for the aperture used to the farthest point you want to be in focus.
>
> * On all lenses I've seen, there's a dramatic jump from the longest definite 
> distance on the DOF scale to infinity. That's why it's often hard to set the 
> hyperfocal distance.
>
> * The DOF scale is not the only guide to the hyperfocal distance. It can be 
> calculated. There are tables.
>
> * Why is hyperfocal focusing called hyperfocal?
>
> * In the circumstances I described, use higher ISO [400 to 800], and faster 
> shutter speed [1/500].
>
> * Manual focusing in sports photography is difficult. It takes practice. One 
> strategy is to focus on a location and wait for the action to appear. 
> [Difficult in soccer. The goal mouth comes to mind, but it covers a lot more 
> territory than a base in baseball.]
>
> * I've chosen manual focus because it forces me to learn. When I've learned, 
> and it seems to be needed, I'll consider autofocus. At this point, that time 
> is a long way off.
>
> That's what I'm taking away from what I got. Corrections of understandings 
> and reminders of oversights are welcome. [*I* think my understanding is 
> pretty vague.]
>
> Again, thanks to everyone who responded. I quoted Paul because he summed it 
> up pretty well, but there was such clear near unanimity that I couldn't 
> really single out any responses as most helpful.
>
> I do want to thank Matthew, though, for the link to the DOFmaster site.
>
> Sincerely,
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Re: PESO - You lookin' at me?

[Jack Davis]

Very well rendered fun composition!

Jack

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Re: PESO (OT?) - It had to be taken

[frank theriault]

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Bong Manayon  wrote:
> ... (with something that has a ring tone):
>
> http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/it-had-to-be-taken

Brilliant!

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Re: Focus!!

[Eric Weir]

> On Jun 6, 2011, at 9:52 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> 
> You can't just shoot at infinity or any other fixed focus setting and expect 
> to get good results. Subjects that are in the range of DOF will be somewhat 
> sharp, but not critically. You're probably getting some motion blur at that 
> speed as well.
> 
> For shooting sports, go to a smaller stop, perhaps 5.6, and a higher shutter 
> speed, 1/500th or more, and focus on the target. With the *istDS, you'll 
> probably have to focus manually to nail it.

Thanks to everyone for the usual PDML generous, intelligent, and kind responses 
to my novice-y predicament. As Paul's first sentence makes clear, I was sorely 
confused on this topic, and have a lot yet to learn. Some observations in 
response, to test how much I understand:

* Motion blur was not the problem. There was some of it in some of the images, 
but the I was talking about was the one you guys nailed: wildly inappropriate 
focus.

*I have two choices: Focus manually on the target or use hyperfocal focus. 
[Though really, in the circumstances I described, focusing on the target is 
likely to be necessary.]

* Hyperfocal focus: Use the DOF scale; set focus of the most distant point of 
the scale for the aperture used to the farthest point you want to be in focus.

* On all lenses I've seen, there's a dramatic jump from the longest definite 
distance on the DOF scale to infinity. That's why it's often hard to set the 
hyperfocal distance.

* The DOF scale is not the only guide to the hyperfocal distance. It can be 
calculated. There are tables. 

* Why is hyperfocal focusing called hyperfocal?

* In the circumstances I described, use higher ISO [400 to 800], and faster 
shutter speed [1/500].

* Manual focusing in sports photography is difficult. It takes practice. One 
strategy is to focus on a location and wait for the action to appear. 
[Difficult in soccer. The goal mouth comes to mind, but it covers a lot more 
territory than a base in baseball.]

* I've chosen manual focus because it forces me to learn. When I've learned, 
and it seems to be needed, I'll consider autofocus. At this point, that time is 
a long way off.

That's what I'm taking away from what I got. Corrections of understandings and 
reminders of oversights are welcome. [*I* think my understanding is pretty 
vague.]

Again, thanks to everyone who responded. I quoted Paul because he summed it up 
pretty well, but there was such clear near unanimity that I couldn't really 
single out any responses as most helpful. 

I do want to thank Matthew, though, for the link to the DOFmaster site.

Sincerely,
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Re: PESO (OT?) - It had to be taken

[Steven Desjardins]

The best camera is the one in your hand.

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:44 PM, Ann Sanfedele  wrote:
> Bong Manayon wrote:
>
>> ... (with something that has a ring tone):
>>
>> http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/it-had-to-be-taken
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>> Bong
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> lol! Super shot, Bong
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Re: PESO - You lookin' at me?

[Cory Waters]

Nice grab Paul. Colorful and cute (like a lot of your shots, actually)

I must say though that I dislike clicking through to your photos now 
that Photo.net has that ad I have to sit through or click-off.  It's not 
a huge deal, but it does suck.  And I have *almost* enough suck in my 
life already.


Cory


On 6/6/2011 9:44 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13343492&size=lg



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Re: Rock Climber

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On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 09:57 -0400, "Steven Desjardins" 
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> 
> http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1313749271_tBNs3Qj-L-LB
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Simple and very effective.  




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Re: PESO - You lookin' at me?

[Brian Walters]

On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:24 +, drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
> Lol. I didn't expect that. Great catch. 


Me neither.

Great colour and a fun shot.


Cheers

Brian

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Re: PESOs: Aramoana

[Brian Walters]

On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:50 +1200, "David Mann" 
wrote:
> Aramoana is a small beach town about 20km north of Dunedin, at the end of
> a scenic coastal road.  The town is infamous for being the location of
> New Zealand's worst massacre where 13 people were shot dead in November
> 1990.  As such I've always been a bit apprehensive about visiting.
> 
> The town is part of a popular training route for cyclists so I decided it
> was time to pay it a visit.  I don't carry a proper camera when riding so
> here are a couple of cellphone snaps.  It was hard to imagine such a
> sleepy community being the scene of such a tragic event.
> 
> http://www.multi.net.nz/aramoana/
> 
> If you want to know more about the town, Wikipedia should do the trick.


Very picturesque and very impressive for a cellphone.  I was in Dunedin
in 1976 - my brother-in-law was doing an internship at the Dunedin
Hospital so we took the opportunity to be escorted around the country in
his car.  Unfortunately I can't remember much of the Dunedin area and I
suspect it's changed a lot since we were there anyway.  I do remember
the train trip from Christchurch to Dunedin - slow but spectacular.

I can't recall hearing about the Aramoana massacre but I'm sure it made
news here at the time.  Only a few years later (1996) we had a similar
incident at Port Arthur in Tasmania.



Cheers

Brian

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> 
> For the record I had a crazy head wind on the way out.  I returned via
> the hill road from Port Chalmers - it was further than I'd expected to go
> (about 67km in total) but well worth the effort.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dave
> 
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Re: PESO - You lookin' at me?

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Lol. I didn't expect that. Great catch. 
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Great capture

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Re: Boston by night

[Boris Liberman]

On 6/7/2011 00:18, David Parsons wrote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/5794481479/

I attended a night photography session the other night in Downtown
Boston, and this was one of the keepers.


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Re: PESOs: Aramoana

[David Mann]

On Jun 7, 2011, at 12:07 AM, Walter Hamler wrote:

> 1990 is well after my visit to Dunedin back in 77. I had not heard of
> the unfortunate event.
> I still have fond memories of Dunedin. A beautiful city in a beautiful
> part of NZ. My friend, Frank Andrews, often called it the "San
> Francisco" of the Southern h
> Hemisphere.

I don't think I knew you'd been down in this country.  I don't know if the news 
coverage of that event would have extended much past NZ or maybe Australia.

Dunedin is a lovely city with lots of beautiful old buildings and a very 
Scottish heritage.  I find myself paying more attention to historic buildings 
lately since we lost so many up here in Christchurch.

About the only downside of Dunedin is that it's reputed to be COLD in winter.

Cheers,
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Re: Playing with a D200

[Larry Colen]

On Jun 7, 2011, at 12:45 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:

> Reply interspersed...
> 
> On 6/7/2011 09:47, Larry Colen wrote:
>> I was at a party Saturday and a friend, playing drums in the band,
>> asked if I could get some shots with his camera, rather than just
>> using mine.  A D200 with the 18-200 VR lens.
> 
> Am I right that this lens has slow 3.5-5.6 aperture? Am I also right to 
> understand that when you were shooting the light was rather dim?

Nope, a lot of it was outside during the day, I did play a bit with it and an 
SB800.

You can see the shots I got with the K-5 at:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150283098239673.374773.653299672&l=32fb14e269

> 
>> I haven't seen any of the photos yet, so I can't speak to the image
>> quality, but I can say that shooting with the D200 really made me
>> appreciate the ergonomics of my K5.
> 
> Habit is the second nature, as we say in Russian.

This is true, and I repeated that a lot of it was unfamiliarity with the 
camera, but it really made me appreciate, for example, being able to adjust the 
iso without taking my eye from the viewfinder, or for that matter, my left hand 
from the lens.  

I was talking to someone tonight about Nikons, and his gripe with the film era 
cameras, was basically the same as mine, the controls were all backwards from 
what I was used to.

> 
>> Some of my issues are undoubtably unfamiliarity, but while I gripe
>> about having to use two hands if I want to review photos on the K-5,
>> it seems as if half the controls on the D200 are out of reach of the
>> right thumb or forefinger. Changing mode, or ISO was a complicated
>> process, and if they have the equivalent of the Tav mode, I couldn't
>> find it.
> 
> A friend of mine has D200. After taking it to my hands few times I find it 
> reasonably familiar and in fact I can shoot with it.

I was certainly able to shoot with it. I've also spent a few minutes here and 
there with D700s.

When I was shopping for my first DSLR, I much preferred the D40 over the rebel.

> 
>> Focus with the 18-200 didn't seem to be any faster, if even as fast
>> as with the 16-50 on the K-5.
> 
> See my questions above.

It was in reasonable light, and since I was alternating between the Nikon and 
the Pentax, the lighting conditions didn't really affect my perception.

> 
>> It's probably just unfamiliarity, but I didn't see a button
>> conveniently marked as AF to disable AF once focus was locked.
> 
> If you keep pressing shutter button half-way, doesn't that do the trick?

For the first shot, but not the second or third.  I couldn't just lock on to 
someone and keep firing.  I'm sure that there's a way, it just didn't leap out 
at me. As it turns out, that is exactly what I did.


> 
>> And the shutter, while not as loud as the D700, was a far cry from
>> the whisper quiet snick of the K-5.
> 
> D200 was the first camera after plethora of 6MP cameras based on Sony sensor. 
> It was 2005 or 2006 somewhat before K10D. That certainly can explain few 
> things.

I'm sure it does. 

> 
>> I will say that I liked the feel of it in my hand.  It was noticeably
>> bigger than the K-5. I like that I can make my K-5 bigger with a grip
>> if I were to want to, but if space is at a premium, I can also make
>> the camera smaller, and easier to carry.
> 
> I dare you find Nikon F70 (film body) and familiarize yourself with it. Based 
> on my experience, all modern digital cameras are pedigree of ergonomics and 
> ease of use compared with this one...

I don't have an F70, just an F, EM, FE, FE2 and an N6006.

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Re: Playing with a D200

[Boris Liberman]

Reply interspersed...

On 6/7/2011 09:47, Larry Colen wrote:

I was at a party Saturday and a friend, playing drums in the band,
asked if I could get some shots with his camera, rather than just
using mine.  A D200 with the 18-200 VR lens.


Am I right that this lens has slow 3.5-5.6 aperture? Am I also right to 
understand that when you were shooting the light was rather dim?



I haven't seen any of the photos yet, so I can't speak to the image
quality, but I can say that shooting with the D200 really made me
appreciate the ergonomics of my K5.


Habit is the second nature, as we say in Russian.


Some of my issues are undoubtably unfamiliarity, but while I gripe
about having to use two hands if I want to review photos on the K-5,
it seems as if half the controls on the D200 are out of reach of the
right thumb or forefinger. Changing mode, or ISO was a complicated
process, and if they have the equivalent of the Tav mode, I couldn't
find it.


A friend of mine has D200. After taking it to my hands few times I find 
it reasonably familiar and in fact I can shoot with it.



Focus with the 18-200 didn't seem to be any faster, if even as fast
as with the 16-50 on the K-5.


See my questions above.


It's probably just unfamiliarity, but I didn't see a button
conveniently marked as AF to disable AF once focus was locked.


If you keep pressing shutter button half-way, doesn't that do the trick?


And the shutter, while not as loud as the D700, was a far cry from
the whisper quiet snick of the K-5.


D200 was the first camera after plethora of 6MP cameras based on Sony 
sensor. It was 2005 or 2006 somewhat before K10D. That certainly can 
explain few things.



I will say that I liked the feel of it in my hand.  It was noticeably
bigger than the K-5. I like that I can make my K-5 bigger with a grip
if I were to want to, but if space is at a premium, I can also make
the camera smaller, and easier to carry.


I dare you find Nikon F70 (film body) and familiarize yourself with it. 
Based on my experience, all modern digital cameras are pedigree of 
ergonomics and ease of use compared with this one...


Boris

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