RE: OT PESO - On a Dime
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Savage G'day All, http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6116911692_756c54b228_o.jpg that's a terrific shot. Love her expression. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 67
On Sep 6, 2011, at 17:34 , Joseph McAllister wrote: Noe Dewitt, a fashion photographer and resident of lower Manhattan was the person who took the photos with the 67II and a Polaroid 600E. His girlfriend was Kerrie, an art director. I spent four hours trying to get a look at Noe's images, with little success. I was able to find an image of Noe holding one of his prints up as if viewing where the towers once stood. Being a pro photog, I'm sure he made certain that no one would see images without a contingency fee of some sort. http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/show.do?show=139903 You can probably take a look at the whole program On Demand from the Smithsonian Channel HD. If you cannot, I snapped some stills of interest with the program on pause. Not great, but viewable. I will put them up on some site somewhere later today. http://gallery.me.com/jomac#100547 will take you to the stills I shot. Because I was too lazy to set up a tripod, you will not see the crisp detail you could see if you watched the program, but you will get the idea and scope out the camera(s). Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and The eyesight to tell the difference. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - On a Dime
Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Savage G'day All, http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6116911692_756c54b228_o.jpg that's a terrific shot. Love her expression. B Totally agree! I kept it, just because I like blowing it up and looking at the details! Wow. Tell us, David, did the horse stay on his feet? Can't imagine how... keith -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Lightpainting
I am truly sorry, and never an offence meant. The type of motion blur - aircraft propellers, wheels of a moving car or a leaping leopard - mentioned by you, is perfectly natural and adds to the beauty of a photograph. All I mentioned was that in quite a few lovely waterfall shots, water shows up as frozen gas - an extreme example of HDR or other photo techniques. I am absolutely not opposed to PP as long as it is aesthetic, as I myself use Photoshop CS5 quite often. And certainly one posts photos on this great site for feedback, which I did out of no malice whatsoever. PDML been a great learning experience for me. Hope it has been for you too. May the Force be with you. Regards. Bipin. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - On a Dime
On 7 September 2011 15:24, Keith Whaley keit...@dslextreme.com wrote: Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Savage G'day All, http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6116911692_756c54b228_o.jpg that's a terrific shot. Love her expression. B Totally agree! I kept it, just because I like blowing it up and looking at the details! Wow. Tell us, David, did the horse stay on his feet? Can't imagine how... It did indeed manage to not fall over. I've seen barrel races before back home and not been too impressed by the sport. But this was the first time I'd seen a professional rodeo I came away with a new appreciation for the horsemanship skills of these ladies. DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 67
Looking at these more closely as I prepped them for upload to my gallery, I see that he took TWO (2) photos of the tower collapsing, the second one fuzzy as he backed up to get away. Then the editor for the Smithsonian special made three images from the good one by cropping. Then threw in some beauty shots of the photographer and his camera.!! Good marketing! On Sep 7, 2011, at 00:23 , Joseph McAllister wrote: On Sep 6, 2011, at 17:34 , Joseph McAllister wrote: Noe Dewitt, a fashion photographer and resident of lower Manhattan was the person who took the photos with the 67II and a Polaroid 600E. His girlfriend was Kerrie, an art director. I spent four hours trying to get a look at Noe's images, with little success. I was able to find an image of Noe holding one of his prints up as if viewing where the towers once stood. Being a pro photog, I'm sure he made certain that no one would see images without a contingency fee of some sort. http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/show.do?show=139903 You can probably take a look at the whole program On Demand from the Smithsonian Channel HD. If you cannot, I snapped some stills of interest with the program on pause. Not great, but viewable. I will put them up on some site somewhere later today. http://gallery.me.com/jomac#100547 will take you to the stills I shot. Because I was too lazy to set up a tripod, you will not see the crisp detail you could see if you watched the program, but you will get the idea and scope out the camera(s). Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightpainting
On Sep 6, 2011, at 10:17 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: Well, as in all things, you can go too far either way. Nonsense! Live for the extremes, I say! ;-) Why not go for both extremes? Do the long shutter speed in low light, to about half exposure, then hit it with a flash, about 1 stop under, to get a double exposure with the water frozen in place. :-) Seriously though, when I first looked at the photo, I looked at it before noticing the technical details, and just looking at the length of the star tracks I knew it was a *really* _long_ exposure. While I think that overly blurred water is an effect that is way over used, there are times where that is what you're going to get, and this was one of them. And, to me, it works. I don't know what the geographic limitations you were working under were. I think that the composition of the background is just about perfect, but would prefer it if the foreground ere shifted a bit to the right. It's hard to tell scale with that wide of a lens, but I suspect that with the camera a meter or so to the left the overly prominent bush on the right would be mostly out of the frame. However, there's a really good chance that moving the camera a meter or so to the left would put it in the middle of the stream. I think I've seen you do light painting with your maglight before. Why not use a speedlight? With a 100 second exposure, you could get plenty of targeted flashes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Northern California (NorCal) PDML Meet
On Sep 6, 2011, at 9:30 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A group of us, six so far, will be meeting up on Saturday, Oct. 29th. (Destination still to be determined.) THIS IS LAST CALL!!! ;-) Should I pass the info on to other Pentaxians, who aren't on PDML? (Those of you that have already said you can make it, you may ignore this.) If you live in Northern California and are new to PDML and/or a lurker, we'd love to see you. Anyone (else) like to come? Write me off list or answer here. After this we will take it off list for a discussion of destinations. In about a week or so. Marnie the almost akaless :-) P.S. We'll be including current and older email addresses to see if any who have attended previously, but aren't on the list now, might also want to come. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Trimmed up for school
On Sep 5, 2011, at 9:19 AM, David J Brooks wrote: http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Did the soffits and corner trim this weekend. It is labour day after all. Rod, notice i cut the top of the trim to fit the 4/12 pitch, pretty impressive.:-) Just the door left Congratulations! Today we got plywood on the roof, siding on one of the walls, and a door installed: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157627488157891/ I hired a friend of mine to help me with the door, windows, roof and siding. It's a good thing I did, because there a bunch of minor, and not so minor, details I didn't know about. It's also a lot easier to hang a 74 lb (33kg) sheet of siding with two people. Especially if one of them knows what he's doing. I suspect that most things are easier to do if someone involved knows what they are doing. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Phoblographer reveiw of the GXR with Leica module
It would be a feature that would interest me in a future mirrorless body. I have tried on on a Sony and it's pretty nice. I suspect that one you really began to use it with MF lenses it would be hard to go back. On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Peaking mode highlights the part fo the image in focus. It's a nifty way to do manual focus. The Sony NEXs are best known for it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJxUiLqPUgQ OK. Thanks for the clarification, but is this any different from (or better than) the focus confirmation indicator that we get with DSLRs when used with manual lenses? Focus peaking highlights the edges of the scene in the local areas where contrast is at its peak. Unlike with a focus confirmation light on a DSLR, with a fixed position array of AF focus sensors, focus peaking operates on the actual image being captured by the sensor. When you turn it on, you can literally see the focus plane shift based on where the peak contrasts are located in the image. The GXR with firmware 1.40 (not limited to just the A12 Camera Mount) supports two modes: mode 1 retains the natural full color image in the viewfinder, illuminating edges with highlights as focus is moved. Mode 2 does the edge illumination but also does a high pass filter on the image, which essentially means you see ONLY the contrasty edges. Coupled with the focus magnification function (which allows you to see high resolution 2x, 4x and 8x magnifications of the field of view), you can pinpoint critical focus to an arbitrary level of precision with all kinds of scenes and lenses, even with lenses stopped down to f/11 or f/16 and deep depth of field. These are focusing tools impossible in an optical reflex finder. They require fast, high-resolution image processing of the incoming image stream. Focus aids like this have been a high-end feature on professional video cameras for a bit ... Seeing it come into the still camera world is great. I experimented with the GXR + A12 Camera Mount, experiencing this feature with manual focus lenses, a week ago. It is thrilling to see how easy and precise TTL manual focus can become when using it. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Phoblographer reveiw of the GXR with Leica module
Features like this are what convince me that I don't need autofocus as well. When I can focus so quickly and so easily, even in dim light, why bother with all the complications and drawbacks of AF? On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:20 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: It would be a feature that would interest me in a future mirrorless body. I have tried on on a Sony and it's pretty nice. I suspect that one you really began to use it with MF lenses it would be hard to go back. On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Peaking mode highlights the part fo the image in focus. It's a nifty way to do manual focus. The Sony NEXs are best known for it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJxUiLqPUgQ OK. Thanks for the clarification, but is this any different from (or better than) the focus confirmation indicator that we get with DSLRs when used with manual lenses? Focus peaking highlights the edges of the scene in the local areas where contrast is at its peak. Unlike with a focus confirmation light on a DSLR, with a fixed position array of AF focus sensors, focus peaking operates on the actual image being captured by the sensor. When you turn it on, you can literally see the focus plane shift based on where the peak contrasts are located in the image. The GXR with firmware 1.40 (not limited to just the A12 Camera Mount) supports two modes: mode 1 retains the natural full color image in the viewfinder, illuminating edges with highlights as focus is moved. Mode 2 does the edge illumination but also does a high pass filter on the image, which essentially means you see ONLY the contrasty edges. Coupled with the focus magnification function (which allows you to see high resolution 2x, 4x and 8x magnifications of the field of view), you can pinpoint critical focus to an arbitrary level of precision with all kinds of scenes and lenses, even with lenses stopped down to f/11 or f/16 and deep depth of field. These are focusing tools impossible in an optical reflex finder. They require fast, high-resolution image processing of the incoming image stream. Focus aids like this have been a high-end feature on professional video cameras for a bit ... Seeing it come into the still camera world is great. I experimented with the GXR + A12 Camera Mount, experiencing this feature with manual focus lenses, a week ago. It is thrilling to see how easy and precise TTL manual focus can become when using it. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - On a Dime
Ok, I give, where is this rodeo located?Cheers, Christine On Sep 6, 2011, at 7:19 PM, David Savage wrote: Cheers Christine. I love rodeos too...but this shot isn't from an Australian one :-) Cheers, Dave. On 7 September 2011 08:09, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Dave: Love it! Great expression on the rider and great timing on the horse coming around the barrel. I've done some barrel racing myself--never in competition, but my maternal grand father was a rancher, cowboy, horse trainer, and he taught me how to ride barrels during time spent on his ranch. Love barrel racing--so much fun--and dangerous too. Love rodeos as well. When I get to Australia some day, I'll have to try to attend an Australian rodeo. A really fantastic shot. I think Morris is going to love this shot as well. Right, Morris? Big cheers, Christine On Sep 6, 2011, at 6:52 PM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6116911692_756c54b228_o.jpg D700, AF-S 70-200mm @ 135mm, 1/320 @ f2.8, ISO 6400. Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - On a Dime
On Sep 7, 2011, at 2:29 AM, David Savage wrote: On 7 September 2011 15:24, Keith Whaley keit...@dslextreme.com wrote: Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Savage G'day All, http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6116911692_756c54b228_o.jpg that's a terrific shot. Love her expression. B Totally agree! I kept it, just because I like blowing it up and looking at the details! Wow. Tell us, David, did the horse stay on his feet? Can't imagine how... It did indeed manage to not fall over. I've seen barrel races before back home and not been too impressed by the sport. But this was the first time I'd seen a professional rodeo I came away with a new appreciation for the horsemanship skills of these ladies. back home--does this mean you are not currently at home? Are you in Canada? Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW--Week 35--Dad at 81
Thanks Chris, Brian, and Christine/Boston. I shall pass your kind birthday wishes on to Dad. Cheers, Christine On Sep 6, 2011, at 12:50 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote: On 5 September 2011 05:43, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: My dad turned 81 today http://aguilapaw.posterous.com What a super picture - and he has aged very gracefully! Wish him many happy returns from the UK. Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 67
Thanks Joe. Bob S. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:34 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Looking at these more closely as I prepped them for upload to my gallery, I see that he took TWO (2) photos of the tower collapsing, the second one fuzzy as he backed up to get away. Then the editor for the Smithsonian special made three images from the good one by cropping. Then threw in some beauty shots of the photographer and his camera.!! Good marketing! On Sep 7, 2011, at 00:23 , Joseph McAllister wrote: On Sep 6, 2011, at 17:34 , Joseph McAllister wrote: Noe Dewitt, a fashion photographer and resident of lower Manhattan was the person who took the photos with the 67II and a Polaroid 600E. His girlfriend was Kerrie, an art director. I spent four hours trying to get a look at Noe's images, with little success. I was able to find an image of Noe holding one of his prints up as if viewing where the towers once stood. Being a pro photog, I'm sure he made certain that no one would see images without a contingency fee of some sort. http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/show.do?show=139903 You can probably take a look at the whole program On Demand from the Smithsonian Channel HD. If you cannot, I snapped some stills of interest with the program on pause. Not great, but viewable. I will put them up on some site somewhere later today. http://gallery.me.com/jomac#100547 will take you to the stills I shot. Because I was too lazy to set up a tripod, you will not see the crisp detail you could see if you watched the program, but you will get the idea and scope out the camera(s). Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Good Guys Shop Here
What Paul said. cheers, Christine On Sep 6, 2011, at 6:52 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I like the light and the contrasty rendering but have reservations about the framing. Paul On Sep 6, 2011, at 5:32 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Overall, pretty disappointed with my photographic performance at this year's Nebraska State Fair. Only a handful of shots rise to the upper echelons of mediocrity (thanks to the Indigo Girls for that line). Comments and evicerations welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/6120181401/in/photostream/lightbox/ Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - On a Dime
Great action shot. Good one. Marnie the almost akaless The dime looks like it is on her belt. Heh. In a message dated 9/6/2011 4:52:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ozsav...@gmail.com writes: G'day All, http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6116911692_756c54b228_o.jpg D700, AF-S 70-200mm @ 135mm, 1/320 @ f2.8, ISO 6400. Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Shadow
Very pleasant. Marnie aka the almost akaless :-) In a message dated 9/6/2011 3:46:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rwomer1...@yahoo.com writes: Another taken on my way home from work last week: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14142975size=lg (K7, FA 24-90) Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Good Guys Shop Here
Amusing. Nice shot. Marnie the almost akaless :-) In a message dated 9/6/2011 2:32:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pixelsmi...@gmail.com writes: Overall, pretty disappointed with my photographic performance at this year's Nebraska State Fair. Only a handful of shots rise to the upper echelons of mediocrity (thanks to the Indigo Girls for that line). Comments and evicerations welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/6120181401/in/photostream/lightbox/ Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Heavy Metal Karaoke
Ohmigoddess. Heh. Interesting shot, nice complimentary background too. (Wish his toes weren't cut off, though.) But definitely an interesting guy. :-) Marnie the almost akaless In a message dated 9/3/2011 3:04:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=125 Comments Welcome Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Frosty Wood
Thanks, Dave. Marnie the almost akaless :-) In a message dated 9/3/2011 3:50:52 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pentko...@gmail.com writes: Both are very nice. Dave On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 9:39 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: These are the only other pictures that I have taken in the last 12 months. (The other batch I took about two weeks ago, still processing -- some I have shown recently.) Taken last winter. I like old, weathered wood. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/frost1.htm http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/frost2.htm Comments welcome. Marnie the almost akaless :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Signs of the Times
A good thing to take a picture of, but the rendering leaves a lot to be desired. Hope that helps, Marnie the almost akaless :-) In a message dated 9/3/2011 5:19:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entr y=127 Comments Welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Water Bug
That's a water bike? Weird looking. Somehow, although I think the idea is good, this looks a little too crowded to me. HTH, Marnie the almost akaless :-) In a message dated 9/3/2011 3:50:59 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rwomer1...@yahoo.com writes: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14124218size=lg Actually my sister's WaterBike on a wet day. (K7, DA 24-90) Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Heavy Metal Karaoke
Thanks, Marnie. The background is the front of the United Reformed Church. They allow the DJ to set up on their front lawn, as well as the Jersey Cares group, who collect for care packages and send them to military stationed in the Middle East. Yes, I am annoyed that I cut off his feet. I had other shots with all of his feet, but they are not as appealing as this one! Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:23 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Ohmigoddess. Heh. Interesting shot, nice complimentary background too. (Wish his toes weren't cut off, though.) But definitely an interesting guy. :-) Marnie the almost akaless In a message dated 9/3/2011 3:04:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=125 Comments Welcome Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Signs of the Times
Yes, I know. It is an old sign, taken down and removed once a week for years, on the inside of a tinted window, in failing light. I was waiting for my wife to finish a conversation with some people who stopped her to admire our puppy, and took this on a whim, as we just finished a collection for the food bank at Rotary. Thanks for looking, and for your honest comment. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:30 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A good thing to take a picture of, but the rendering leaves a lot to be desired. Hope that helps, Marnie the almost akaless :-) In a message dated 9/3/2011 5:19:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entr y=127 Comments Welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Good Guys Shop Here
I appreciate all the looks and comments. I have a lot to learn about post-processing, so really appreciate the tips/comments in that regard. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Phoblographer reveiw of the GXR with Leica module
I'm not willing to go there yet. I'd have to spend some quality time with a so equipped camera to make a jump like that. That could be because as my eyesight declines I'd still like to rely on the AF for quick shots. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: Features like this are what convince me that I don't need autofocus as well. When I can focus so quickly and so easily, even in dim light, why bother with all the complications and drawbacks of AF? On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:20 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: It would be a feature that would interest me in a future mirrorless body. I have tried on on a Sony and it's pretty nice. I suspect that one you really began to use it with MF lenses it would be hard to go back. On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Peaking mode highlights the part fo the image in focus. It's a nifty way to do manual focus. The Sony NEXs are best known for it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJxUiLqPUgQ OK. Thanks for the clarification, but is this any different from (or better than) the focus confirmation indicator that we get with DSLRs when used with manual lenses? Focus peaking highlights the edges of the scene in the local areas where contrast is at its peak. Unlike with a focus confirmation light on a DSLR, with a fixed position array of AF focus sensors, focus peaking operates on the actual image being captured by the sensor. When you turn it on, you can literally see the focus plane shift based on where the peak contrasts are located in the image. The GXR with firmware 1.40 (not limited to just the A12 Camera Mount) supports two modes: mode 1 retains the natural full color image in the viewfinder, illuminating edges with highlights as focus is moved. Mode 2 does the edge illumination but also does a high pass filter on the image, which essentially means you see ONLY the contrasty edges. Coupled with the focus magnification function (which allows you to see high resolution 2x, 4x and 8x magnifications of the field of view), you can pinpoint critical focus to an arbitrary level of precision with all kinds of scenes and lenses, even with lenses stopped down to f/11 or f/16 and deep depth of field. These are focusing tools impossible in an optical reflex finder. They require fast, high-resolution image processing of the incoming image stream. Focus aids like this have been a high-end feature on professional video cameras for a bit ... Seeing it come into the still camera world is great. I experimented with the GXR + A12 Camera Mount, experiencing this feature with manual focus lenses, a week ago. It is thrilling to see how easy and precise TTL manual focus can become when using it. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Good Guys Shop Here
This subject choice says much (all good) about your level of perception. Editing will soon come to enhance your eye. Jack - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 6:52 AM Subject: Re: PESO: The Good Guys Shop Here I appreciate all the looks and comments. I have a lot to learn about post-processing, so really appreciate the tips/comments in that regard. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Signs of the Times
Sadly, all too true. Good catch, Dan! Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 6:47 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Signs of the Times Yes, I know. It is an old sign, taken down and removed once a week for years, on the inside of a tinted window, in failing light. I was waiting for my wife to finish a conversation with some people who stopped her to admire our puppy, and took this on a whim, as we just finished a collection for the food bank at Rotary. Thanks for looking, and for your honest comment. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:30 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A good thing to take a picture of, but the rendering leaves a lot to be desired. Hope that helps, Marnie the almost akaless :-) In a message dated 9/3/2011 5:19:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entr y=127 Comments Welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Heavy Metal Karaoke
Dan, Don't worry about the toes... The appeal of shots cose to home is that you can re-shoot them. This is how we learn. :-) Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Marnie. The background is the front of the United Reformed Church. They allow the DJ to set up on their front lawn, as well as the Jersey Cares group, who collect for care packages and send them to military stationed in the Middle East. Yes, I am annoyed that I cut off his feet. I had other shots with all of his feet, but they are not as appealing as this one! Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:23 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Ohmigoddess. Heh. Interesting shot, nice complimentary background too. (Wish his toes weren't cut off, though.) But definitely an interesting guy. :-) Marnie the almost akaless In a message dated 9/3/2011 3:04:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=125 Comments Welcome Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Trimmed up for school
On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 4:58 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sep 5, 2011, at 9:19 AM, David J Brooks wrote: http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Did the soffits and corner trim this weekend. It is labour day after all. Rod, notice i cut the top of the trim to fit the 4/12 pitch, pretty impressive.:-) Just the door left Congratulations! Today we got plywood on the roof, siding on one of the walls, and a door installed: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157627488157891/ I hired a friend of mine to help me with the door, windows, roof and siding. It's a good thing I did, because there a bunch of minor, and not so minor, details I didn't know about. It's also a lot easier to hang a 74 lb (33kg) sheet of siding with two people. Especially if one of them knows what he's doing. I suspect that most things are easier to do if someone involved knows what they are doing. It is, thats why i subbed the roof and door out to my friend that knows how to build this stuff. Just have to work around his schedule is all. I to had some minor issues that i did not realize how involved that could be. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lighting idea, would it work?
From: Bruce Walker On 11-09-06 11:31 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen I wonder if this would work, and if so would there be a market for it... To make a background for photos, take a projector that has video inputs and shine it on the background. It wouldn't be bright enough to not get washed out by strobes, so replace the halogen bulb with a strobe. You'd need a modeling bulb for it, but it wouldn't need to be as bright as the regular bulb used in those projectors. It would also be handy as flash that had it's own built in gels, of any color you wanted, as well as it's own gobo (up to the contrast ratio of the LCD). I wonder what it would cost to make one, and how much of a market there would be for them. http://www.virtualbackgrounds.net/public_html/pages/Welcome_e.html And all this is yours for a measly $4,400-$9,700 greenbacks. I love the belittling comment that any amateur can take snaps in the park. But at least we know the tech has been worked out. I guess this blows your chances for securing a patent, Larry. But if you could do it for cheaper, there just might be a market. I think there may be less expensive systems on the market. This was the only one I remembered from the PPNC convention in March it answered all of Larry's feasibility questions at one swell foop. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - On a Dime
Dave, Your getting lots of comments on this photo and they are well deserved. That is a terrific capture of the action. The horse is way off balance and the rider has a 'look' on her face. A simple photo well taken. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:29 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: On 7 September 2011 15:24, Keith Whaley keit...@dslextreme.com wrote: Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Savage G'day All, http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6116911692_756c54b228_o.jpg that's a terrific shot. Love her expression. B Totally agree! I kept it, just because I like blowing it up and looking at the details! Wow. Tell us, David, did the horse stay on his feet? Can't imagine how... It did indeed manage to not fall over. I've seen barrel races before back home and not been too impressed by the sport. But this was the first time I'd seen a professional rodeo I came away with a new appreciation for the horsemanship skills of these ladies. DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Shadow
Rick, I like the locust tree leaf shadows (very organic) contrasted with the geometric brick pattern. And then on the right, you have the actual leaves with the smooth steel door as background. That's a lot for a simple picture of an urban design. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Well rendered pleasing effect, Rick. Jack - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com To: Pentax List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 3:46 PM Subject: PESO - Shadow Another taken on my way home from work last week: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14142975size=lg (K7, FA 24-90) Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - On a Dime
On 7 September 2011 20:42, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: On Sep 7, 2011, at 2:29 AM, David Savage wrote: On 7 September 2011 15:24, Keith Whaley keit...@dslextreme.com wrote: Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Savage G'day All, http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6116911692_756c54b228_o.jpg that's a terrific shot. Love her expression. B Totally agree! I kept it, just because I like blowing it up and looking at the details! Wow. Tell us, David, did the horse stay on his feet? Can't imagine how... It did indeed manage to not fall over. I've seen barrel races before back home and not been too impressed by the sport. But this was the first time I'd seen a professional rodeo I came away with a new appreciation for the horsemanship skills of these ladies. back home--does this mean you are not currently at home? Are you in Canada? Cheers, Christine *ding* -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lighting idea, would it work?
From: Darren Addy This was done over 30 years ago (before green screen) in a lot of portrait studios with a special screen and projector. The screen was different from the usual as it was made up of thousands to tiny black glass balls that would reflect the projected light straight back at the camera (which had to be perfectly aligned with the projector and the perfectly perpendicular screen. The camera actually shot through a beam-splitter and the projector (aimed at the ceiling) bounced 90 degrees off the beam splitter to the screen. Scene Machine was one brand: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Scene-Machine-Virtual-Backgrounds-/260834241515 If not perfectly aligned you would get a dark line around at least part of your subject. The main problem was that the studio lighting would rarely match the lighting on the background image and so would look unrealistic to the eye (which is quite good at detecting when something is not quite right). It shares this problem with green screen backgrounds of today. It was a fad that really didn't last too long (except that I see that Scene Machine is still in business, so somebody must still be buying). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGP4skmw_M Louise et Joseph Simone were presenters at the 2011 PPNC convention. They're hilariously French in person, although I think he's really Italian she's Canadian from Montreal. They used a local college student intern volunteer as their model. It's all about marketing!! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lighting idea, would it work?
From: Anthony Farr On 7 September 2011 01:31, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: http://www.virtualbackgrounds.net/public_html/pages/Welcome_e.html These are the front projection units that I wrote about. You only need these to shoot film, digital capture would be better and easier with green screen. These work as well as or better with digital than they did with film. There's less time required in post processing than with green screen getting the lighting setup right is a lot less fussy than with green screen - at least based on my experience shooting green screen it is. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lighting idea, would it work?
On 11-09-07 11:22 AM, John Sessoms wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGP4skmw_M Louise et Joseph Simone were presenters at the 2011 PPNC convention. They're hilariously French in person, although I think he's really Italian she's Canadian from Montreal. They used a local college student intern volunteer as their model. It's all about marketing!! Yoiks, that video was gag-worthy. All that effort and money and the results are so completely artificial looking. Ah well, a very different world I suppose. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lighting idea, would it work?
On 11-09-07 11:30 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Anthony Farr On 7 September 2011 01:31, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: http://www.virtualbackgrounds.net/public_html/pages/Welcome_e.html These are the front projection units that I wrote about. You only need these to shoot film, digital capture would be better and easier with green screen. These work as well as or better with digital than they did with film. There's less time required in post processing than with green screen getting the lighting setup right is a lot less fussy than with green screen - at least based on my experience shooting green screen it is. I have yet to try green screen, though it's on my to-do list. I'd expect that success with it is dependent on lighting the green screen very, *very* evenly. Background extraction tools in Ps are quite finicky to use. But I've played with a new feature in CS5 that helps with this: the Auto Edge Detect tool in Refine Selection is very smart. It does a great job with texture, hair, etc. I've been able to lift a flower off a background, use Content Aware Fill to create plausible new background where the flower was, then lens-blur the background and superimpose the flower back. Results were just about perfect. I would definitely try green screen before this projection technology. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW--Week 35--Dad at 81
Christine, please thank your dad for me for his dedication and sacrifices made during his service duty. I need to plug knee replacements here, given that he's seen a doctor about knee issues. I had 2 total knee replacements a few years back and it has made all the difference for me. Arthritis issues with the knees finally got to where the pain became very bad, even with pills rubs. It finally got to where I had to do something about it. I had them done on separate occasions and would recommend the same for anyone. The pain/recovery from the operations was well worth it as I am totally without pain/issues. I believe with out the replacements, I'd probably be in a wheel chair. HTH He looks like a much younger man than his age. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Subject: PAW--Week 35--Dad at 81 Hi Everyone: My dad turned 81 today. As you can see from the picture, he's aging quite gracefully--and he's active as if he was 60. He's a retired 8th grade science teacher, and he's retired military, having served in Korea, then as a reservist for 31 years. He was a paratrooper as a Green Beret and also earned Canadian jump wings during his military career.A few months ago he went to the doctor because his knees have been really bothering him. At one point his doctor asked, Now, Charles, how many jumps have you made in your career? When my dad said about 60+, the doctor said, Well, no wonder your knees are bothering you at this age! Sheesh! It's so hard to think of my dad as 81. He just hasn't changed much to my mind: he still tells his funny stories, he's always chauffeuring various offspring and grand kids about town, and he and my mom still sneak off to downtown hotels for get-away weekends--in fact, I was informed tonight that they are going away in a few weeks to one of their favorite hotels on the south side of Chicago near Hyde Park. Go, Dad! Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: lighting idea, would it work?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGP4skmw_M Louise et Joseph Simone were presenters at the 2011 PPNC convention. They're hilariously French in person, although I think he's really Italian she's Canadian from Montreal. They used a local college student intern volunteer as their model. It's all about marketing!! perhaps 'hilariously French' was a warning, but I nearly puked all over the carpet while listening to that commentary. They should call it a virtual barfground. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
They just don't insult anymore like these from the good old days ... Frederic Leighton on James McNeil Whistler: “My dear Whistler, you leave your pictures in such a sketchy, unfinished state. Why don’t you ever finish them?” James McNeil Whistler on Frederic Leighton: “My dear Leighton, why do you ever begin yours?” http://flavorwire.com/204165/artist-insults -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
I still like Oh, you must have a very good camera. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: They just don't insult anymore like these from the good old days ... Frederic Leighton on James McNeil Whistler: “My dear Whistler, you leave your pictures in such a sketchy, unfinished state. Why don’t you ever finish them?” James McNeil Whistler on Frederic Leighton: “My dear Leighton, why do you ever begin yours?” http://flavorwire.com/204165/artist-insults -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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One of the greatest art feuds was between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Leonardo famously said that Michelangelo's anatomical pictures look like a bag of walnuts. And I agree with him. B I still like Oh, you must have a very good camera. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: They just don't insult anymore like these from the good old days ... Frederic Leighton on James McNeil Whistler: My dear Whistler, you leave your pictures in such a sketchy, unfinished state. Why don't you ever finish them? James McNeil Whistler on Frederic Leighton: My dear Leighton, why do you ever begin yours? http://flavorwire.com/204165/artist-insults -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 03:11:24PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: They just don't insult anymore like these from the good old days ... Frederic Leighton on James McNeil Whistler: ?My dear Whistler, you leave your pictures in such a sketchy, unfinished state. Why don?t you ever finish them?? James McNeil Whistler on Frederic Leighton: ?My dear Leighton, why do you ever begin yours?? This is why Whistler is one of the group of artists, etc., in the Monty Python skit (Whistler, Shaw, Wilde HRH). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lighting idea, would it work?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGP4skmw_M That's the worst promotional video I've ever seen! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
another one I like, not painters, is a story about the conductor Thomas Beecham during a rehearsal turned to the lady cellist and said Madam, between your legs you have something which can give pleasure to thousands, but all you do is sit there and scratch it. B -Original Message- From: Bob W [mailto:p...@web-options.com] Sent: 07 September 2011 20:48 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History One of the greatest art feuds was between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Leonardo famously said that Michelangelo's anatomical pictures look like a bag of walnuts. And I agree with him. B I still like Oh, you must have a very good camera. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: They just don't insult anymore like these from the good old days ... Frederic Leighton on James McNeil Whistler: My dear Whistler, you leave your pictures in such a sketchy, unfinished state. Why don't you ever finish them? James McNeil Whistler on Frederic Leighton: My dear Leighton, why do you ever begin yours? http://flavorwire.com/204165/artist-insults -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Bob W wrote: One of the greatest art feuds was between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Leonardo famously said that Michelangelo's anatomical pictures look like a bag of walnuts. And I agree with him. The version of the story I heard had him using sack of potatoes, but DaVinci probably wouldn't have been familiar with that New World food so bag of walnuts makes more sense. And, yes, he was right. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
Bob W wrote: One of the greatest art feuds was between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Leonardo famously said that Michelangelo's anatomical pictures look like a bag of walnuts. And I agree with him. The version of the story I heard had him using sack of potatoes, but DaVinci probably wouldn't have been familiar with that New World food so bag of walnuts makes more sense. And, yes, he was right. Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com recent research into his childhood sketchbooks have proved that in fact Leonardo da Vinci invented the potato. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Bob W wrote: Bob W wrote: One of the greatest art feuds was between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Leonardo famously said that Michelangelo's anatomical pictures look like a bag of walnuts. And I agree with him. The version of the story I heard had him using sack of potatoes, but DaVinci probably wouldn't have been familiar with that New World food so bag of walnuts makes more sense. And, yes, he was right. recent research into his childhood sketchbooks have proved that in fact Leonardo da Vinci invented the potato. After years of trying to make chips from walnuts. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Signs of the Times
Thanks, Jack. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Sadly, all too true. Good catch, Dan! Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 6:47 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Signs of the Times Yes, I know. It is an old sign, taken down and removed once a week for years, on the inside of a tinted window, in failing light. I was waiting for my wife to finish a conversation with some people who stopped her to admire our puppy, and took this on a whim, as we just finished a collection for the food bank at Rotary. Thanks for looking, and for your honest comment. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:30 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: A good thing to take a picture of, but the rendering leaves a lot to be desired. Hope that helps, Marnie the almost akaless :-) In a message dated 9/3/2011 5:19:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entr y=127 Comments Welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Heavy Metal Karaoke
Yes, but the classic car night festivities ended for the summer this past Friday, and the Heavy Metal guy didn't show up, so now I will have to wait until next Memorial Day Weekend! I can't believe I did that. What a rookie mistake. Or perhaps I can blame it on my 70 year old eyes . . . . Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dan, Don't worry about the toes... The appeal of shots cose to home is that you can re-shoot them. This is how we learn. :-) Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Marnie. The background is the front of the United Reformed Church. They allow the DJ to set up on their front lawn, as well as the Jersey Cares group, who collect for care packages and send them to military stationed in the Middle East. Yes, I am annoyed that I cut off his feet. I had other shots with all of his feet, but they are not as appealing as this one! Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:23 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Ohmigoddess. Heh. Interesting shot, nice complimentary background too. (Wish his toes weren't cut off, though.) But definitely an interesting guy. :-) Marnie the almost akaless In a message dated 9/3/2011 3:04:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=125 Comments Welcome Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
Bob W wrote: another one I like, not painters, is a story about the conductor Thomas Beecham during a rehearsal turned to the lady cellist and said Madam, between your legs you have something which can give pleasure to thousands, but all you do is sit there and scratch it. B How long did he live after THAT comment? keith -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I guess I'm officially de-lurking... A long time personal fave of mine - between Cornelia Otis Skinner and G.B.S... I don't think Shaw said greatest I cribbed this from the web.. but you get the idea. in the following exchange of telegrams after a revival of Candida. Shaw: Excellent. Greatest. [Brilliant is my recollection] Skinner: Undeserving such praise. Shaw: I meant the play. Skinner: So did I. ann On 9/7/2011 18:19, Keith Whaley wrote: Bob W wrote: another one I like, not painters, is a story about the conductor Thomas Beecham during a rehearsal turned to the lady cellist and said Madam, between your legs you have something which can give pleasure to thousands, but all you do is sit there and scratch it. B How long did he live after THAT comment? keith -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Heavy Metal Karaoke
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Yes, but the classic car night festivities ended for the summer this past Friday, and the Heavy Metal guy didn't show up, so now I will have to wait until next Memorial Day Weekend! I can't believe I did that. What a rookie mistake. Or perhaps I can blame it on my 70 year old eyes . . . . Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola No, that's one pitiful-lookin' creature! Shudder! keith -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: real photo postcard from pre WWI
Another postcard from my friends family.. calling all chemists This is a very glossy photo - anyone know anything about this kind of tinting back then? I can't figure it out... not a traditional tinting where the whole photo would have been colored.. or was it once and lost other colors? Is the yellow. thre is sime silvering out but it sint'very noticiable because of the background exposure. anyone? http://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Things-Im-selling-directly- Not/6280507_84bVv7/1/1468163517_sJnbMK3/Large ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: real photo postcard from pre WWI
I think it was produced with duotone offset printing. The yellow was specified in place of some highlights. Paul On Sep 7, 2011, at 6:35 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Another postcard from my friends family.. calling all chemists This is a very glossy photo - anyone know anything about this kind of tinting back then? I can't figure it out... not a traditional tinting where the whole photo would have been colored.. or was it once and lost other colors? Is the yellow. thre is sime silvering out but it sint'very noticiable because of the background exposure. anyone? http://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Things-Im-selling-directly- Not/6280507_84bVv7/1/1468163517_sJnbMK3/Large ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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#7 is great -- “I wouldn’t have noticed it except that it was so big.” But that one is good too, Bob. Heh. Marnie the almost akaless :-) A lot of those quotes were from Dali, which is no surprise really since he made his personality as famous as his paintings. Dripping (sarcasm) or surrealism. Whichever. - In a message dated 9/7/2011 12:31:16 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rf.sulli...@gmail.com writes: I still like Oh, you must have a very good camera. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: real photo postcard from pre WWI
Paul, no, this isn't offset printing.. this is , I believe , a bromide print. at any rate, it is a real photo the question is the chemistry of the color, lack of it.. most likely toning, etc. I realize you aren't holding in your hand to see it for yourself.. ann On 9/7/2011 19:51, Paul Stenquist wrote: I think it was produced with duotone offset printing. The yellow was specified in place of some highlights. Paul On Sep 7, 2011, at 6:35 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Another postcard from my friends family.. calling all chemists This is a very glossy photo - anyone know anything about this kind of tinting back then? I can't figure it out... not a traditional tinting where the whole photo would have been colored.. or was it once and lost other colors? Is the yellow. thre is some silvering out but it sint'very noticiable because of the background exposure. anyone? http://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Things-Im-selling-directly- Not/6280507_84bVv7/1/1468163517_sJnbMK3/Large ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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For the motorheads on the list, one of my favorite things to call a race car is passable. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lighting idea, would it work?
On 8 September 2011 01:30, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: These work as well as or better with digital than they did with film. They work just the same with either kind of capture. It's an optical process so the light rays getting to the film or sensor are just the same no matter what recording medium they find. There's less time required in post processing than with green screen getting the lighting setup right is a lot less fussy than with green screen - at least based on my experience shooting green screen it is. You'd be assuming, then, that front projection is easy to work with, compared to green screen shooting. While green screen has its difficulties, I'd take it any day over front projection. Front projection is an extremely inflexible setup. The camera and projector are locked together and in turn are fixed in relationship to the background screen. The least misalignment gives a cartoonish dark outline to the subject. Imagine shooting portraits under those conditions. The whole operation is extremely programmed and rather like cranking out sausages from a sausage machine. Change the background scene? Sure, that's the Raison d'être of front projection. Change the lighting? A little, but be very careful. Change the camera position in any way, no matter how little? Forget about it. Not much room for spontaneity there, then. Might as well get a job assembling iPhones in a Chinese factory. Not much good for difficult subjects like wriggly children and animals and such. And you'd better keep a good stock of adjustable stools in your studio to cater for varying sized sitters in group shots, and get accustomed to constant re-adjustment of them. Because remember. you can't move or tilt the camera to compensate for common variables in everyday portraiture. Have fun! Anyway, what problems did green screen give you? If light and shadows from the subject lighting contaminated the background, then your studio was too short and the background too close. If you forced the lights to do double-duty, lighting up the subject AND the background, then that's a problem too, unless the lights have huge coverage. It's best to have dedicated background lights. If you're shooting outdoors then simply keep the green screen well away from the subject's shadows. Follow this advice and you'd get a good even green, easy to select in post-editing. regards, Anthony Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight (Anon) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
There's an excellent one from the 2005 PDML Quotations List: For those who still think that the marketplace should determine what is good art, I have just two words: Andy Warhol. Bob Blakely http://www.robertstech.com/quot2005.htm -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lighting idea, would it work?
From: Bruce Walker On 11-09-07 11:22 AM, John Sessoms wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGP4skmw_M Louise et Joseph Simone were presenters at the 2011 PPNC convention. They're hilariously French in person, although I think he's really Italian she's Canadian from Montreal. They used a local college student intern volunteer as their model. It's all about marketing!! Yoiks, that video was gag-worthy. All that effort and money and the results are so completely artificial looking. Ah well, a very different world I suppose. The video doesn't do their live presentation justice. The back forth was worthy of the Smothers Brothers, although both of them play the dumb one. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lighting idea, would it work?
From: Bruce Walker On 11-09-07 11:30 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Anthony Farr On 7 September 2011 01:31, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: http://www.virtualbackgrounds.net/public_html/pages/Welcome_e.html These are the front projection units that I wrote about. You only need these to shoot film, digital capture would be better and easier with green screen. These work as well as or better with digital than they did with film. There's less time required in post processing than with green screen getting the lighting setup right is a lot less fussy than with green screen - at least based on my experience shooting green screen it is. I have yet to try green screen, though it's on my to-do list. I'd expect that success with it is dependent on lighting the green screen very, *very* evenly. Background extraction tools in Ps are quite finicky to use. But I've played with a new feature in CS5 that helps with this: the Auto Edge Detect tool in Refine Selection is very smart. It does a great job with texture, hair, etc. I've been able to lift a flower off a background, use Content Aware Fill to create plausible new background where the flower was, then lens-blur the background and superimpose the flower back. Results were just about perfect. I would definitely try green screen before this projection technology. For me, a regular painted background is preferable to either of them. Shop around. I found a good quality 10'x20' on sale for $50.00 Or use out of doors locations where you can throw the background pleasingly out of focus. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
Two of my favourite ripostes come from the world of entertainment. Claire Booth Luce and Dorothy Parker approached a doorway together. Luce stepped back to let Parker go through first, saying, Age before beauty. Parker sailed through the doorway replying, Pearls before swine. Sir Lawrence Olivier watched with amusement as Dustin Hoffman summoned up all of his Method, agonizingly getting into character for a dramatic scene on the set of Marathon Man. At last he said, Why don't you just act, dear boy? But my favourite put down was was self administered. Michael Curtiz, while directing The Charge of the Light Brigade, called for riderless horses to be let wander across the scene, saying, Bring on the empty horses. Errol Flynn and David Niven cracked up laughing at his awkward English. Curtiz responded, You people think I know f*** nothing, but I tell you, I know f***all! regards, Anthony Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight (Anon) On 8 September 2011 05:11, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: They just don't insult anymore like these from the good old days ... Frederic Leighton on James McNeil Whistler: “My dear Whistler, you leave your pictures in such a sketchy, unfinished state. Why don’t you ever finish them?” James McNeil Whistler on Frederic Leighton: “My dear Leighton, why do you ever begin yours?” http://flavorwire.com/204165/artist-insults -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lighting idea, would it work?
On Sep 7, 2011, at 7:06 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Bruce Walker On 11-09-07 11:22 AM, John Sessoms wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGP4skmw_M Louise et Joseph Simone were presenters at the 2011 PPNC convention. They're hilariously French in person, although I think he's really Italian she's Canadian from Montreal. They used a local college student intern volunteer as their model. It's all about marketing!! Yoiks, that video was gag-worthy. All that effort and money and the results are so completely artificial looking. Ah well, a very different world I suppose. The video doesn't do their live presentation justice. The back forth was worthy of the Smothers Brothers, although both of them play the dumb one. Mark! The were playing? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: lighting idea, would it work?
From: Bob W http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGP4skmw_M Louise et Joseph Simone were presenters at the 2011 PPNC convention. They're hilariously French in person, although I think he's really Italian she's Canadian from Montreal. They used a local college student intern volunteer as their model. It's all about marketing!! perhaps 'hilariously French' was a warning, but I nearly puked all over the carpet while listening to that commentary. They should call it a virtual barfground. I have no idea who narrated the video. Thankfully, whoever he was, he wasn't with them at PPNC. They're French as if narrated by David Sedaris in Me Talk Pretty One Day ... who wasn't there either. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Parking
Another from walks home from work last week: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14142976size=lg (K7, FA 24-90) This was not rendered in BW, BTW. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
interesting trends...
these are only figures for japan/asia but interesting nonetheless. canon and nikon lose a combined 35% market share while sony doubles it. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-07/canon-clinging-to-mirrors-means-opportunity-for-sony-cameras.html so, is the dslr dead yet? perhaps there's hope for the Q :) -- regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: motorcycles in Ohio
I know we have a lot of motorcycle fans here on the list, so I thought I'd post some info about bikes that will be on display at the Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles in Canton, Ohio. The show dates are September 16-18. From their press release: Vintage British motorcycles will star at this year’s Glenmoor Gathering! Among the motorcycles included in the class, which is curated by motorcycle historian and collector Cid Vance, are a 1951 Vincent Rapide Series B. Other motorcycles that will be on display during the concours are a 1954 Velocette Mark II LE, 1958 Indian *Enfield) Hounds Arrow, 1958 Ariel MK-II Square Four and 1961 Matchless G-80 TSC Typhoon. There will also be a 1961 BSA Golden Flash, 1963 BSA Goldstar competition special, 1967 BSA Spitfire, 1969 Triump T-120 Bonneville, 1972 Dunstall Norton 810 MK-2 and a 1974 Norton John Player Commando. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
On 8 September 2011 10:36, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: For the motorheads on the list, one of my favorite things to call a race car is passable. Calling a car or driver a mobile chicane is pretty damning, too. I first heard it directed at the F1 Ferraris sometime about 1980, when turbocharging and ground-effects were simultaneously emerging as performance enhancements. The turbo cars had more constricted airflow underneath because of the extra machinery, so their ground effects, thus their corner speed, weren't as good as unturbocharged cars. But they were much more powerful and faster in a straight line. Through the bendy bits they really were mobile chicanes. regards, Anthony Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight (Anon) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lighting idea, would it work?
On 8 September 2011 12:12, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Or use out of doors locations where you can throw the background pleasingly out of focus. -- Eschewing background screens of any type is frequently preferable. It would have been for this presenter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMK3291XpCc Even so, notice how much the screen can move without losing its keyed-in background. regards, Anthony Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight (Anon) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
On Wednesday, September 07, 2011 5:36 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: For the motorheads on the list, one of my favorite things to call a race car is passable. Well, seeing as we've strayed from the Artist-on-Artist insults, one of my favourite put downs was by then Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. While campaigning, Whitlam came under relentless haranguing by one persistent woman repeatedly asking But what about abortion Mister Whitlam? How do you stand on abortion? When Whitlam had had enough of this, he turned to the woman and said: In respect to abortion madam? Well, in your case I'd make it retrospective! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
K-5 on eBay
A New York person who received a K-5 for a gift is selling it on eBay. New in Box(s). Starting at $1099 with almost 5 days left. Cautions: 100% feedback, but only 67 sales. Not a lot for someone with an eBay name of Global Marketing 2010. I can't afford it at the time, plus he has no idea if it's a USA or International Warranty copy. He's calling Pentax tomorrow and will let me know or post it on the listing. Listing # 150659323066 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and The eyesight to tell the difference. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
I love that one! On 8 September 2011 04:21, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: another one I like, not painters, is a story about the conductor Thomas Beecham during a rehearsal turned to the lady cellist and said Madam, between your legs you have something which can give pleasure to thousands, but all you do is sit there and scratch it. B -Original Message- From: Bob W [mailto:p...@web-options.com] Sent: 07 September 2011 20:48 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History One of the greatest art feuds was between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Leonardo famously said that Michelangelo's anatomical pictures look like a bag of walnuts. And I agree with him. B I still like Oh, you must have a very good camera. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: They just don't insult anymore like these from the good old days ... Frederic Leighton on James McNeil Whistler: My dear Whistler, you leave your pictures in such a sketchy, unfinished state. Why don't you ever finish them? James McNeil Whistler on Frederic Leighton: My dear Leighton, why do you ever begin yours? http://flavorwire.com/204165/artist-insults -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
On Sep 7, 2011, at 14:33 , Bob W wrote: The version of the story I heard had him using sack of potatoes, but DaVinci probably wouldn't have been familiar with that New World food so bag of walnuts makes more sense. And, yes, he was right. Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com recent research into his childhood sketchbooks have proved that in fact Leonardo da Vinci invented the potato. I guess he was going for otatop. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ Nature is considerably more creative and inventive than humankind. Without Nature there isn't any humankind. Without humankind, Nature is fine.” -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
On 2011-09-07 20:36, Larry Colen wrote: For the motorheads on the list, one of my favorite things to call a race car is passable. Passable if it's someone else's car, throwable if it's mine. ;-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW--Week 35--Dad at 81
Thanks, Ken. Will pass on your kind thoughts and suggestions to my dad. Cheers, Christine On Sep 7, 2011, at 11:22 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Christine, please thank your dad for me for his dedication and sacrifices made during his service duty. I need to plug knee replacements here, given that he's seen a doctor about knee issues. I had 2 total knee replacements a few years back and it has made all the difference for me. Arthritis issues with the knees finally got to where the pain became very bad, even with pills rubs. It finally got to where I had to do something about it. I had them done on separate occasions and would recommend the same for anyone. The pain/recovery from the operations was well worth it as I am totally without pain/issues. I believe with out the replacements, I'd probably be in a wheel chair. HTH He looks like a much younger man than his age. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Subject: PAW--Week 35--Dad at 81 Hi Everyone: My dad turned 81 today. As you can see from the picture, he's aging quite gracefully--and he's active as if he was 60. He's a retired 8th grade science teacher, and he's retired military, having served in Korea, then as a reservist for 31 years. He was a paratrooper as a Green Beret and also earned Canadian jump wings during his military career.A few months ago he went to the doctor because his knees have been really bothering him. At one point his doctor asked, Now, Charles, how many jumps have you made in your career? When my dad said about 60+, the doctor said, Well, no wonder your knees are bothering you at this age! Sheesh! It's so hard to think of my dad as 81. He just hasn't changed much to my mind: he still tells his funny stories, he's always chauffeuring various offspring and grand kids about town, and he and my mom still sneak off to downtown hotels for get-away weekends--in fact, I was informed tonight that they are going away in a few weeks to one of their favorite hotels on the south side of Chicago near Hyde Park. Go, Dad! Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
On 2011-09-07 22:39, Anthony Farr wrote: But they were much more powerful and faster in a straight line. Through the bendy bits they really were mobile chicanes. Several run groups at your typical SCCA event will have that flavor, due to the classes that end up combined sometimes. I think the worst I've seen was a run group that included both GT1 monster horsepower cars and GT-Lites (or was it GT4 back then) which handled like roller skates but had zip for power compared to the GT1 cars. GT1s took off like scalded cats on the straights, and got caught up by the Lites in the twisty bits. Lap after lap after lap. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 on eBay
On Sep 7, 2011, at 20:22 , Joseph McAllister wrote: A New York person who received a K-5 for a gift is selling it on eBay. New in Box(s). Starting at $1099 with almost 5 days left. Cautions: 100% feedback, but only 67 sales. Not a lot for someone with an eBay name of Global Marketing 2010. I can't afford it at the time, plus he has no idea if it's a USA or International Warranty copy. He's calling Pentax tomorrow and will let me know or post it on the listing. Listing # 150659323066 Advised it was purchased in the USA by the seller moments ago. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW--Week 35--Dad at 81
He looks a very spry 81! ann On 9/7/2011 23:36, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks, Ken. Will pass on your kind thoughts and suggestions to my dad. Cheers, Christine On Sep 7, 2011, at 11:22 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Christine, please thank your dad for me for his dedication and sacrifices made during his service duty. I need to plug knee replacements here, given that he's seen a doctor about knee issues. I had 2 total knee replacements a few years back and it has made all the difference for me. Arthritis issues with the knees finally got to where the pain became very bad, even with pills rubs. It finally got to where I had to do something about it. I had them done on separate occasions and would recommend the same for anyone. The pain/recovery from the operations was well worth it as I am totally without pain/issues. I believe with out the replacements, I'd probably be in a wheel chair. HTH He looks like a much younger man than his age. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Christine Aguilachrist...@caguila.com Subject: PAW--Week 35--Dad at 81 Hi Everyone: My dad turned 81 today. As you can see from the picture, he's aging quite gracefully--and he's active as if he was 60. He's a retired 8th grade science teacher, and he's retired military, having served in Korea, then as a reservist for 31 years. He was a paratrooper as a Green Beret and also earned Canadian jump wings during his military career.A few months ago he went to the doctor because his knees have been really bothering him. At one point his doctor asked, Now, Charles, how many jumps have you made in your career? When my dad said about 60+, the doctor said, Well, no wonder your knees are bothering you at this age! Sheesh! It's so hard to think of my dad as 81. He just hasn't changed much to my mind: he still tells his funny stories, he's always chauffeuring various offspring and grand kids about town, and he and my mom still sneak off to downtown hotels for get-away weekends--in fact, I was informed tonight that they are going away in a few weeks to one of their favorite hotels on the south side of Chicago near Hyde Park. Go, Dad! Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lighting idea, would it work?
On Sep 7, 2011, at 2:58 PM, Cotty wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGP4skmw_M That's the worst promotional video I've ever seen! That script is filled with saccharin cliche! Yikes. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
I watched a special on the great violin players. They hate the line, wow, you must have a very good violin. Cheers, Christine On Sep 7, 2011, at 2:31 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: I still like Oh, you must have a very good camera. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: They just don't insult anymore like these from the good old days ... Frederic Leighton on James McNeil Whistler: “My dear Whistler, you leave your pictures in such a sketchy, unfinished state. Why don’t you ever finish them?” James McNeil Whistler on Frederic Leighton: “My dear Leighton, why do you ever begin yours?” http://flavorwire.com/204165/artist-insults -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: As High as an Elephant's Eye
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=128 Comments Welcome Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW--Week 35--Dad at 81
Indeed he is! Cheers, Christine On Sep 7, 2011, at 10:38 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: He looks a very spry 81! ann On 9/7/2011 23:36, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks, Ken. Will pass on your kind thoughts and suggestions to my dad. Cheers, Christine On Sep 7, 2011, at 11:22 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Christine, please thank your dad for me for his dedication and sacrifices made during his service duty. I need to plug knee replacements here, given that he's seen a doctor about knee issues. I had 2 total knee replacements a few years back and it has made all the difference for me. Arthritis issues with the knees finally got to where the pain became very bad, even with pills rubs. It finally got to where I had to do something about it. I had them done on separate occasions and would recommend the same for anyone. The pain/recovery from the operations was well worth it as I am totally without pain/issues. I believe with out the replacements, I'd probably be in a wheel chair. HTH He looks like a much younger man than his age. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Christine Aguilachrist...@caguila.com Subject: PAW--Week 35--Dad at 81 Hi Everyone: My dad turned 81 today. As you can see from the picture, he's aging quite gracefully--and he's active as if he was 60. He's a retired 8th grade science teacher, and he's retired military, having served in Korea, then as a reservist for 31 years. He was a paratrooper as a Green Beret and also earned Canadian jump wings during his military career.A few months ago he went to the doctor because his knees have been really bothering him. At one point his doctor asked, Now, Charles, how many jumps have you made in your career? When my dad said about 60+, the doctor said, Well, no wonder your knees are bothering you at this age! Sheesh! It's so hard to think of my dad as 81. He just hasn't changed much to my mind: he still tells his funny stories, he's always chauffeuring various offspring and grand kids about town, and he and my mom still sneak off to downtown hotels for get-away weekends--in fact, I was informed tonight that they are going away in a few weeks to one of their favorite hotels on the south side of Chicago near Hyde Park. Go, Dad! Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT PESO - My Ride
G'day All, Here's a last minute shot from a night under the stars in the mountains: http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6067577264_56267bddf2_o.jpg D700, 14-24mm f2.8 @ 14mm, 120 seconds @ f5.6, ISO 3200 with a little maglite lightpainting. Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightpainting
On 7 September 2011 16:50, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I think I've seen you do light painting with your maglight before. Why not use a speedlight? With a 100 second exposure, you could get plenty of targeted flashes. It's just too hard. With the flashlight you can see where the light is falling can control the spill easily by masking the light with your hand as your doing it. It's kinda' like burning in a print in the dark room. WYSIWYG. DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
On Sep 7, 2011, at 8:32 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2011-09-07 20:36, Larry Colen wrote: For the motorheads on the list, one of my favorite things to call a race car is passable. Passable if it's someone else's car, throwable if it's mine. ;-) On the track, I'm sure that you're a real tosser. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - My Ride
Great shot - especially since its a Ford ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com Subject: OT PESO - My Ride G'day All, Here's a last minute shot from a night under the stars in the mountains: http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6067577264_56267bddf2_o.jpg D700, 14-24mm f2.8 @ 14mm, 120 seconds @ f5.6, ISO 3200 with a little maglite lightpainting. Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - My Ride
Thanks Ken. We don't have this model back home. It is a nice car to drive, but a little underpowered in the mountains. DS On 8 September 2011 13:06, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Great shot - especially since its a Ford ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com Subject: OT PESO - My Ride G'day All, Here's a last minute shot from a night under the stars in the mountains: http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6067577264_56267bddf2_o.jpg D700, 14-24mm f2.8 @ 14mm, 120 seconds @ f5.6, ISO 3200 with a little maglite lightpainting. Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults In History
On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 11:37:21PM -0400, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2011-09-07 22:39, Anthony Farr wrote: But they were much more powerful and faster in a straight line. Through the bendy bits they really were mobile chicanes. Several run groups at your typical SCCA event will have that flavor, due to the classes that end up combined sometimes. I think the worst I've seen was a run group that included both GT1 monster horsepower cars and GT-Lites (or was it GT4 back then) which handled like roller skates but had zip for power compared to the GT1 cars. GT1s took off like scalded cats on the straights, and got caught up by the Lites in the twisty bits. Lap after lap after lap. Nothing new there. That's exactly the scenario that unfolded around 40 years ago, except in that case the powerhouses were Ford Galaxies, and the roller skates were Mini Coopers. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
