Re: How to shoot portraits quickly and on the go
Igor Roshchin wrote: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/photography-blog/2013/mar/08/how-to-take-portrait-photograph Nothing revolutionary, but it might give some useful ideas to some PDMLers. I believe that is what's known in the trade as filler. -- 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 - Win8 adoption rate is below Vista's
Computers sold into the Enterprise or business world are available with Win7 Pro installed because big business tends to be late adopters of new operating system technology. Look at places like http://www.bestbuybusiness.com which is business facing side of Best Buy. Things like the HP Elitebook and Probook are available. jm -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 10:32 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Win8 adoption rate is below Vista's Microsoft never fails. My partner is looking for a new PC. It is impossible to find one without Windows 8. Take it o9r leave it. Microsoft forces the PC manufacturers to sell new computers only with Windows 8, and most PC users lack the time and information to do anything byt accept what they are offered and suffer through it. Windows 8 will be extremely profitable for Microsoft. They have the industry muscle to ensure that. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Some Thursday schadenfreude: Numbers are in and Windows 8 is looking like an epic fail. But we here at the PDML test center knew that already. :) http://www.zdnet.com/five-reasons-why-windows-8-has-failed-712104/ -- -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 Gearing up for a shoot tonight
It's a beautiful sunny spring day in Philly (after snow yesterday; already gone). I might take a photo-walk this afternoon, to hone the senses for an upcoming trip to Brittany and Paris. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, March 8, 2013 9:57 PM Subject: OT Gearing up for a shoot tonight Hi Team, Should be a good night for me tonight photographically, I'm shooting a very good and mature gospel a cappella choir with special guests. Unfortunately I had to reject an offer to shoot Deep Purple and attend the after party last week due to other commitments, I must say that it was difficult looking at the images made by the guy who took my place (not as good as I could have done of course :) You win some and lose some I guess. Has anyone else got any interesting photo projects lined up for this weekend? Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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: color profiles
I think I solved it. I have a factory calibrated Dell monitor which I had set to AdobeRGB. In Windows I had set a special profile supplied by Dell as default. Switched everything (monitor and Windows) back to sRGB and now both images and LR are equal. The Dell AdobeRGB profile is the prime suspect. Toine On 4 March 2013 20:42, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: I need some help from the wisdom of the list. Many photosites remove all the EXIF data. Pentax Photo Gallery is one of them. Another is my own site which uses a image database backend. The end result is this: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/245-colorprofiles The second image is how my LR setup displays the image. Even worse: I only see the difference on my calibrated monitor in combination with Chrome. Internet Explorer has the same (wrong) colors for both images which would suggest IE doesn't have color management. How can I setup LR to export images which render properly without a color profile on both Chrome and IE Toine -- 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 - Win8 adoption rate is below Vista's
At 9:04 AM -0500 3/9/13, John Mullan wrote: Computers sold into the Enterprise or business world are available with Win7 Pro installed because big business tends to be late adopters of new operating system technology. Look at places like http://www.bestbuybusiness.com which is business facing side of Best Buy. Things like the HP Elitebook and Probook are available. Recalling my days at MBNA (remember them?), they would not upgrade until MS offered the upgrade for free... -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- 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 - Win8 adoption rate is below Vista's
There was also the matter of testing it to be sure nothing broke when a new operating system was added to the mix. I remember when Win XP was new, my employer was a Win NT shop and the edict came down that under no condition was Win XP to be connected to the network. jm -Original Message- From: Steve Sharpe Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 9:37 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Win8 adoption rate is below Vista's At 9:04 AM -0500 3/9/13, John Mullan wrote: Computers sold into the Enterprise or business world are available with Win7 Pro installed because big business tends to be late adopters of new operating system technology. Look at places like http://www.bestbuybusiness.com which is business facing side of Best Buy. Things like the HP Elitebook and Probook are available. Recalling my days at MBNA (remember them?), they would not upgrade until MS offered the upgrade for free... -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca • http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- 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: Under the microscope (For Mark C.)
Hi Igor - Thanks for pointing out that gallery - I was out of town till late last night and have been off the PDML for a few days. Some other folks do really incredible work with a microscope and snow crystals and I've been tempted to try it - really would be the ultimate in macro work. But that's one project that is still pending... Mark On 3/7/2013 11:33 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I saw this gallery of snowflakes on weather.com this morning and thought that overall Mark's photos are much better. http://www.weather.com/news/science/snowflakes-under-microscope-20130306 What is interesting is the technique used in that case. It's indeed a micrscope. You can see the last three photos showing the setup. I suspect the setup might be responsible for some uneven focus over the field of view. It looks like the DOF is very shallow. Igor -- 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: FS Friday - Pentax K-7 DSLR $225 Plus Shipping
Mark, I would like to buy the K-7 if it's still available. If so, please let me know the total amount to send by PayPal, with shipping to: Matthew Hunt 427 Wess Rd Mineral Point PA 15942 Thanks! Matt On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 1:06 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: *NOTE* Please do not reply to this message but email mcass...@chartermi.net. I held onto this body as a backup for my K-5 but it has seen virtually no use in the past year. If my K-5 dies I now have the K-01 as a backup a) and would have an excuse to upgrade to a K-5IIs, so the need for the K-7 as a back up is even further diminished. So - time to sell it! The camera is in excellent condition. The camera shows only a few light marks from normal use. There are a few buff marks and scratches around the hotshoe from mounting flashes. The back of the LCD shows light wear with some very light scratches (normal wear), but nothing deep and nothing that shows when the LCD is lit. All other camera functions work perfectly. I tested the built in flash, AF, and other functions and found no problems. Per the Pentax forums page the body has a shutter count of 17,474 and was manufactured on 7-21-2009. I updated the firmware recently with the latest batch of firmware updates from Pentax. The exact items for sale: - Pentax K-7 DSLR body. Has all body caps except the flash hot shoe cap (I may be able to find one for it but so far, no luck). Includes strap lug with leather do-dads. - Manual - One Battery - Disk with Pentax Software S - SW90 - Battery charger and cord - Black and Red Pentax Logo strap - Camera to RCA cable cord (AV Cable I-AVC7) - USB Cable I-USB7 - Original box. I'm asking $225 plus shipping and insurance. - Mark -- 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: How to shoot portraits quickly and on the go
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 7:48 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Igor Roshchin wrote: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/photography-blog/2013/mar/08/how-to-take-portrait-photograph Nothing revolutionary, but it might give some useful ideas to some PDMLers. I believe that is what's known in the trade as filler. Har! But that's a little unkind, Mark. I enjoyed it, and it may help me some time in the future. The key thing is to keep your mind open to possibilities and use what's around. -- -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: FS Friday - Pentax K-7 DSLR $225 Plus Shipping
Shoot, I had Mark's email address in my copy-and-paste buffer and everything, and still managed to send to the list. My apologies. -- 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 Gearing up for a shoot tonight
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 9:57 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone else got any interesting photo projects lined up for this weekend? I am trying for Comet Pan-STARRS tonight. I've planned a shooting location on Google Earth so that it sets over a local landmark. I'm hoping it's bright enough to record before it sets. I would prefer to do it around Tuesday, when it's a little higher and next to the crescent moon, but today looks like the best opportunity for clear skies here. -- 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: Under the microscope (For Mark C.)
Mark, Your snowflakes are a lot prettier and more accomplished looking. These Weather Channel shots make me really appreciate yours! It's a simple idea, but the beauty is in the execution of it. Have you still got a book of these shots out somewhere? Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Hi Igor - Thanks for pointing out that gallery - I was out of town till late last night and have been off the PDML for a few days. Some other folks do really incredible work with a microscope and snow crystals and I've been tempted to try it - really would be the ultimate in macro work. But that's one project that is still pending... Mark On 3/7/2013 11:33 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I saw this gallery of snowflakes on weather.com this morning and thought that overall Mark's photos are much better. http://www.weather.com/news/science/snowflakes-under-microscope-20130306 What is interesting is the technique used in that case. It's indeed a micrscope. You can see the last three photos showing the setup. I suspect the setup might be responsible for some uneven focus over the field of view. It looks like the DOF is very shallow. Igor -- 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: FS Friday - Pentax K-7 DSLR $225 Plus Shipping
HI Matt - Thanks for your email but someone else has already spoken for the K-7. Mark On 3/9/2013 11:39 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: Mark, I would like to buy the K-7 if it's still available. If so, please let me know the total amount to send by PayPal, with shipping to: Matthew Hunt 427 Wess Rd Mineral Point PA 15942 Thanks! Matt On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 1:06 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: *NOTE* Please do not reply to this message but email mcass...@chartermi.net. I held onto this body as a backup for my K-5 but it has seen virtually no use in the past year. If my K-5 dies I now have the K-01 as a backup a) and would have an excuse to upgrade to a K-5IIs, so the need for the K-7 as a back up is even further diminished. So - time to sell it! The camera is in excellent condition. The camera shows only a few light marks from normal use. There are a few buff marks and scratches around the hotshoe from mounting flashes. The back of the LCD shows light wear with some very light scratches (normal wear), but nothing deep and nothing that shows when the LCD is lit. All other camera functions work perfectly. I tested the built in flash, AF, and other functions and found no problems. Per the Pentax forums page the body has a shutter count of 17,474 and was manufactured on 7-21-2009. I updated the firmware recently with the latest batch of firmware updates from Pentax. The exact items for sale: - Pentax K-7 DSLR body. Has all body caps except the flash hot shoe cap (I may be able to find one for it but so far, no luck). Includes strap lug with leather do-dads. - Manual - One Battery - Disk with Pentax Software S - SW90 - Battery charger and cord - Black and Red Pentax Logo strap - Camera to RCA cable cord (AV Cable I-AVC7) - USB Cable I-USB7 - Original box. I'm asking $225 plus shipping and insurance. - Mark -- 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: FS Friday - Pentax K-7 DSLR $225 Plus Shipping
Matt, I think you got a good price. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: Shoot, I had Mark's email address in my copy-and-paste buffer and everything, and still managed to send to the list. My apologies. -- 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: FS Friday - Pentax K-7 DSLR $225 Plus Shipping
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Matt, I think you got a good price. Regards, Bob S. I'd agree, except I needed to be faster! -- 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 Gearing up for a shoot tonight
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Rick Womer It's a beautiful sunny spring day in Philly (after snow yesterday; already gone). I might take a photo-walk this afternoon, to hone the senses for an upcoming trip to Brittany and Paris. Spears Hilton? 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.
FS Friday 2nd attempt
Hi all Some Pentax gear for sale. Everything is currently in Winnipeg, Manitoba if that makes a difference. Make me a fair offer off list before I put it up on ebay, but I rather it went to a good home to a list member :) Pentax MZs's with battery grips (x2) Pentax 28-105mm F3.2-F4.5 Pentax 5p Sync Cord Pentax Hot Shoe Adapter F Pentax Hot Shoe Adapter FG Pentax Grid Screen GG-60 Pentax Scale Focusing Screen Pentax 49mm Gel Holder Pentax F f2.8 100mm MAcro Pentax F 28mm f2.8 Pentax F 50mm f1.7 Pentax hot shoe Grip Pentax AF 400 grip clamp Pentax autofocus adapter f1.7 Pentax Battery Grip D-BG2 Pentax Magnifying Eyepiece Fb Pentax Screen GG60 Kenko 49mm close up filters Vivitar Macro Flash Ring I have pics of everything. So I'm keeping my K10d, flash and 1 lens, but have moved over to Canon. My heart will always be @ Pentax but I'm finding it hard to continue buying into Pentax after buying a Canon 5d and 70-200 F4 L -- 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: Vintage Images of New York City
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1I0l_3zt2P7wp7AMXY630kgp4AR1o_EAP3mRUs_3g1HM/edit#slide=id.p4 I think this link will work, but I am not certain. Let me know if you can see the images or not. 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: How to shoot portraits quickly and on the go
Bruce Walker wrote: On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 7:48 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Igor Roshchin wrote: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/photography-blog/2013/mar/08/how-to-take-portrait-photograph Nothing revolutionary, but it might give some useful ideas to some PDMLers. I believe that is what's known in the trade as filler. Har! But that's a little unkind, Mark. I enjoyed it, and it may help me some time in the future. The key thing is to keep your mind open to possibilities and use what's around. It's also known as oh-my-god-the-deadline's-looming-what-can-I-throw-together-quick. :) -- 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: Vintage Images of New York City
Works for me. Firefox/Win 7 -p On 3/9/2013 11:36 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1I0l_3zt2P7wp7AMXY630kgp4AR1o_EAP3mRUs_3g1HM/edit#slide=id.p4 I think this link will work, but I am not certain. Let me know if you can see the images or not. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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 Gearing up for a shoot tonight
On 3/8/13 9:57 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: Has anyone else got any interesting photo projects lined up for this weekend? I'm still working on that damn comet. If I don't catch my death it will be a miracle. -- 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: Vintage Images of New York City
Very cool, Dan. I wish the captions weren't splatted across the images like that. On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1I0l_3zt2P7wp7AMXY630kgp4AR1o_EAP3mRUs_3g1HM/edit#slide=id.p4 I think this link will work, but I am not certain. Let me know if you can see the images or not. 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. -- -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.
Focus test of the K-5
Please excuse if multiple copies of this come through. My friend upgraded the server that he hosts my account at, and things have been completely hosed and unreliable for the past week. All morning mac mail has been insisting that the smtp server is offline, and hasn't let me correct that. The night before last I had a whole series of photos of a musician front focus on his microphone, despite it being no where close in the frame to the focus point. The light was reasonably bright, but it was tungsten. So, tonight, being the nerd that I am, I decided to test how color affects focusing. I took assorted gels that I had around, and also a couple of green bulbs set up a few test setups. As far as I could tell under red light the K-5 did front focus. It also seems to front focus under blue light. For this run of the test. I tried to defocus the lens between each shot. Shot using tungsten, blue gel, yellow gel, CTO gel, red gel, green incandescent, and a green CF bulb. Focus point set on the focusing chart. I haven't done a test yet to determine whether it just front focuses under low light, or whether it front focuses because of lack of light in the green channel. ISO 80, 77/1.8 wide open, shot at 1.8, attempting to keep exposure even. I also processed each shot both as color and black and white. Crops: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632954496070/ Crops on fluidr http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632954496070/ Uncropped: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632950174733/ On thursday night we had me with the K-5, Danielle with a D700, Michael with a 1D4 and Scott with an OM-D. It'll be interesting to compare everyone's photos. Mine, I'm afraid, did not turn out well. Apparently both Danielle and Igor think that I obsess a bit too much on monopods for low light work. -- 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 - shrine inhabitants
On Thu, Mar 07, 2013, Igor Roshchin wrote: It's just an unusual combination of things, colors, etc. that I saw and couldn't pass. It's still grabbing my sight. http://42graphy.org/misc/Japan/_IR39969.jpg Very Japanese (at least based on what I've seen in other Japanese pop culture). -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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: Eggleston
Count me in on liking Eggleston too. Didn't like him before the exhibition, but changed my mind while there. Jostein - Original Message - From: DagT li...@thrane.name To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 10:27 PM Subject: Re: Eggleston And me Den 8. mars 2013 kl. 16:32 skrev Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: Well there are some of us on the list with high regard for him - Like, um, Doug Brewer moi Just say'in ann On 3/8/2013 08:25, Derby Chang wrote: Got myself into the opening of a new show at the Museum of Contemporary Art. William Eggleston, along with another photographer, Laurence Aberhart, and painter, Noel McKenna. I know Eggleston not in high regard on this list, but I do give him respect. There is a video by Eggleston playing in a separate room (with a parental guidance warning) that has shifted my view about him. Very Robert Frank. Worth seeing if you are in Sydney. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/03/eggleston/index.html (sorry for the technical quality - the museum is very generous with their champagne pouring) Before the show, I had some time for some streeties http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/03/preeggleston/index.html -- 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: color profiles
Displays are devices. They should be calibrated and profiled with a device-specific profile. sRGB is a non-specific colorspace designed to model an uncalibrated display device for image output to displays. Adobe RGB (1998) is a non-specific colorspace designed to model a four-color CMYK web press image output. You shouldn't set sRGB or Adobe RGB as the display's color profile as a general rule. I don't know what your motivation in using the Adobe RGB was. The manufacturers' delivered profiles are rarely the best setup for a display device, no standard delivered profile can be due to variations in manufacture. You should use a calibration tool to set appropriate calibration targets and generate a display-specific hardware profile for it. It sounds like Dell provided a usable sRGB profile and a crappy Adobe RGB profile. The best thing would be to buy or borrow a colorimeter, and properly calibrate and profile your display. G On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 6:38 AM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: I think I solved it. I have a factory calibrated Dell monitor which I had set to AdobeRGB. In Windows I had set a special profile supplied by Dell as default. Switched everything (monitor and Windows) back to sRGB and now both images and LR are equal. The Dell AdobeRGB profile is the prime suspect. On 4 March 2013 20:42, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: I need some help from the wisdom of the list. Many photosites remove all the EXIF data. Pentax Photo Gallery is one of them. Another is my own site which uses a image database backend. The end result is this: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/245-colorprofiles The second image is how my LR setup displays the image. Even worse: I only see the difference on my calibrated monitor in combination with Chrome. Internet Explorer has the same (wrong) colors for both images which would suggest IE doesn't have color management. How can I setup LR to export images which render properly without a color profile on both Chrome and IE -- 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: Time Warp
So the good old days weren't so good after all... On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: A few weeks ago I threw some Outdoor Photographer magazines that were in the garage onto the backseat of the car, planning on taking them with me on the plane. I thought they were all pretty recent. I had a quiet afternoon today, so I got them out and figured I'd peruse them. The first was from November 2012. I opened the second and saw an ad for a Nikon F100. Hmm, that's an odd camera, I thought. Turned a few more pages and saw the subtitle Dominant Digital SLR. Underneath it was: The future of practical and affordable digital photography has arrived. The Nikon D1 is the first ultra-high-quality film-less SLR (2.7 megapixels with a reasonable price tag about half of its nearest competitor) It also signals where this ultra-competitive market will soon be. Price: $5,850 Turn to front cover to look at the date of the magazine. November 1999. Also an ad for the Pentax ZX-5N. A low-maintenance companion... Aren't your pictures worth a PENTAX? Some wonderful images and articles in that issue, including Galen Rowell's column regarding the eyes response to light and the golden hour. Many images in the issue looked modern, but I also could sense quite a number lacked the clarity of today's shots. Often too saturated reds, pinks, and yellows losing detail, with a lack of sharpness I'd not stand for today. Whether that was do to with film, no digital sharpening, or low resolution digital imaging I don't know. Even some 4x5 prints taken with a Mamiya 7 and Mamiya 645 on Fuji NPH 400 left much to be desired. Tom C. -- 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.
GESO: Caribbean, Chapter 1 (San Juan Puerto Rico)
We came back from our cruise/trip with 5000+ images. I've gone through everything at least once, have deleted or selected out about 3500 images, leaving me with 1500. Still way too many! I am trying to meet three goals at once: a) select a small bunch for web presentation GESO/PESO, Facebook; b) select a larger but still smallish bunch for a slide show for family and friends; and c) select a pool of no more than 350-400 images I'll work from to do a Blurb account of the trip. Some overlap among the three sets, but still I am looking for different images depending on the media and the message. Oh, and I have four customers I met along the way who have requested some of my images, so my fourth goal is to pull out shots which will serve their purposes. I decided on a target of a max of about 10 images per day, or about 100 overall for GESO/PESO. The first three days, spent in Old San Juan, can be found here: http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p1027205303 Note that the Zenfolio interface allows you to select images via thumbnails, but does not require back-and-forth with the thumbnail panel. Click on the first thumbnail, then click again on the presented image. This gets you that image on a blank background. You can then use the rightArrow leftArrow on your keyboard to flip through. I hope you enjoy this glimpse of a fascinating Colonial city! The island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands will be next in a day or two. stan -- 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: GESO: Caribbean, Chapter 1 (San Juan Puerto Rico)
Stan, Looks like a good start to a long process. The fort is a reminder to me of the one in St.Augustine. (The English could never take the fort, hence Spain held Florida.) Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: We came back from our cruise/trip with 5000+ images. I've gone through everything at least once, have deleted or selected out about 3500 images, leaving me with 1500. Still way too many! I am trying to meet three goals at once: a) select a small bunch for web presentation GESO/PESO, Facebook; b) select a larger but still smallish bunch for a slide show for family and friends; and c) select a pool of no more than 350-400 images I'll work from to do a Blurb account of the trip. Some overlap among the three sets, but still I am looking for different images depending on the media and the message. Oh, and I have four customers I met along the way who have requested some of my images, so my fourth goal is to pull out shots which will serve their purposes. I decided on a target of a max of about 10 images per day, or about 100 overall for GESO/PESO. The first three days, spent in Old San Juan, can be found here: http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p1027205303 Note that the Zenfolio interface allows you to select images via thumbnails, but does not require back-and-forth with the thumbnail panel. Click on the first thumbnail, then click again on the presented image. This gets you that image on a blank background. You can then use the rightArrow leftArrow on your keyboard to flip through. I hope you enjoy this glimpse of a fascinating Colonial city! The island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands will be next in a day or two. stan -- 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: Focus test of the K-5
Apologies in advance for what may be a dumb question(s) . . . Are all of these tests using autofocus? Assuming yes, then - You say the focus target was the focusing chart. Did you use the viewfinder and/or liveview to verify that the system was focused on the target? And not on the numbers on the ruler or some other point? - What happens with the same setup if you manually focus? I am trying to grapple with what are the possible failure points in the AF process . . . stan On Mar 9, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Please excuse if multiple copies of this come through. My friend upgraded the server that he hosts my account at, and things have been completely hosed and unreliable for the past week. All morning mac mail has been insisting that the smtp server is offline, and hasn't let me correct that. The night before last I had a whole series of photos of a musician front focus on his microphone, despite it being no where close in the frame to the focus point. The light was reasonably bright, but it was tungsten. So, tonight, being the nerd that I am, I decided to test how color affects focusing. I took assorted gels that I had around, and also a couple of green bulbs set up a few test setups. As far as I could tell under red light the K-5 did front focus. It also seems to front focus under blue light. For this run of the test. I tried to defocus the lens between each shot. Shot using tungsten, blue gel, yellow gel, CTO gel, red gel, green incandescent, and a green CF bulb. Focus point set on the focusing chart. I haven't done a test yet to determine whether it just front focuses under low light, or whether it front focuses because of lack of light in the green channel. ISO 80, 77/1.8 wide open, shot at 1.8, attempting to keep exposure even. I also processed each shot both as color and black and white. Crops: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632954496070/ Crops on fluidr http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632954496070/ Uncropped: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632950174733/ On thursday night we had me with the K-5, Danielle with a D700, Michael with a 1D4 and Scott with an OM-D. It'll be interesting to compare everyone's photos. Mine, I'm afraid, did not turn out well. Apparently both Danielle and Igor think that I obsess a bit too much on monopods for low light work. -- 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: Time Warp
Just think how great today's going to be when you get to 2027! From: Bob Sullivan So the good old days weren't so good after all... On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: A few weeks ago I threw some Outdoor Photographer magazines that were in the garage onto the backseat of the car, planning on taking them with me on the plane. I thought they were all pretty recent. I had a quiet afternoon today, so I got them out and figured I'd peruse them. The first was from November 2012. I opened the second and saw an ad for a Nikon F100. Hmm, that's an odd camera, I thought. Turned a few more pages and saw the subtitle Dominant Digital SLR. Underneath it was: The future of practical and affordable digital photography has arrived. The Nikon D1 is the first ultra-high-quality film-less SLR (2.7 megapixels with a reasonable price tag about half of its nearest competitor) It also signals where this ultra-competitive market will soon be. Price: $5,850 Turn to front cover to look at the date of the magazine. November 1999. Also an ad for the Pentax ZX-5N. A low-maintenance companion... Aren't your pictures worth a PENTAX? Some wonderful images and articles in that issue, including Galen Rowell's column regarding the eyes response to light and the golden hour. Many images in the issue looked modern, but I also could sense quite a number lacked the clarity of today's shots. Often too saturated reds, pinks, and yellows losing detail, with a lack of sharpness I'd not stand for today. Whether that was do to with film, no digital sharpening, or low resolution digital imaging I don't know. Even some 4x5 prints taken with a Mamiya 7 and Mamiya 645 on Fuji NPH 400 left much to be desired. Tom C. -- 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: Time Warp
From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com So the good old days weren't so good after all... In general I would agree with that, Bob. In near totality actually. Prior to the advent of affordable film scanners, which I believe largely came about as a result of the WWW, and the desire to share images digitally, most photographers were stuck with using a lab - or they had to invest in the time and cost of their own wet darkroom. For me it was a lab or cheap photo processor at that time (early 90's). All of us can do so much more and with an ease unimaginable 20 years ago. I do miss the idea of buying a camera and lenses and sticking with it. For me, it was largely caring about the film specs and making sure I had a tripod and the right film, with the right lens. I loved my film scanner(s) and the ability to scan and adjust images was a milestone in developing as a photographer (pun intended). Now though, would I invest the time in scanning if I didn't need to? Likely not. However, as some have been doing, I suspect I have a wealth of unseen good or great images sitting in slide boxes, that I now may have the vision and expertise to extract. I do miss the cracking open of a canister and inhaling the smell of a fresh new roll of film. Tom C. On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: A few weeks ago I threw some Outdoor Photographer magazines that were in the garage onto the backseat of the car, planning on taking them with me on the plane. I thought they were all pretty recent. I had a quiet afternoon today, so I got them out and figured I'd peruse them. The first was from November 2012. I opened the second and saw an ad for a Nikon F100. Hmm, that's an odd camera, I thought. Turned a few more pages and saw the subtitle Dominant Digital SLR. Underneath it was: The future of practical and affordable digital photography has arrived. The Nikon D1 is the first ultra-high-quality film-less SLR (2.7 megapixels with a reasonable price tag about half of its nearest competitor) It also signals where this ultra-competitive market will soon be. Price: $5,850 Turn to front cover to look at the date of the magazine. November 1999. Also an ad for the Pentax ZX-5N. A low-maintenance companion... Aren't your pictures worth a PENTAX? Some wonderful images and articles in that issue, including Galen Rowell's column regarding the eyes response to light and the golden hour. Many images in the issue looked modern, but I also could sense quite a number lacked the clarity of today's shots. Often too saturated reds, pinks, and yellows losing detail, with a lack of sharpness I'd not stand for today. Whether that was do to with film, no digital sharpening, or low resolution digital imaging I don't know. Even some 4x5 prints taken with a Mamiya 7 and Mamiya 645 on Fuji NPH 400 left much to be desired. Tom C. -- 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. -- Subject: Digest Footer ___ PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- End of PDML Digest, Vol 83, Issue 52 -- 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: Hands
The hands tell the story: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16998418 Comments are invited. 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: Time Warp
On Mar 9, 2013, at 9:50 PM, Tom C wrote: From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com So the good old days weren't so good after all... In general I would agree with that, Bob. In near totality actually. . . . I do miss the idea of buying a camera and lenses and sticking with it. For me, it was largely caring about the film specs and making sure I had a tripod and the right film, with the right lens. . . . I do miss the cracking open of a canister and inhaling the smell of a fresh new roll of film. Tom C. Digital (the K-5II in particular) allows me to do things that I could not possibly have done with film. E.g., if you look at the exif data on the GESO images I linked earlier, some were at ISO3200, others at ISO12800. Maybe, with tripod, a lighting setup, assistants, careful rehearsal of models, etc. I might have been able to do the alley scene on film, but not bloody likely. A handheld serendipitous shot like that? Never. Digital has drastically reduced the time from image capture to image examination and assessment. Not talking about chimping here, though that can be a benefit also. But instead of waiting for a week after the end of a trip to view slides and evaluate what I shot, I can do that every evening on my laptop. And learn from it and try something different the next day. Digital has given me image files with way more information than scans, so that I have way more latitude to work the highlights and shadow areas in Lightroom. I have a twinge of nostalgia every now and then, thinking about film and the swishing/swirling/tapping rituals of development. And the hours in the darkroom making prints and breathing the acrid stop bath fumes. And I look at my father-in-law's Leica sitting here as a paperweight and think that I really should go shot some film. And maybe I will. Once or twice. But I really do not miss the film era. stan -- 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 - Broken Ankle Update (good news)
Excellent news indeed! On 3/6/2013 1:51 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: In for x-rays today. Ankle reduction worked as hoped. Bone healing where it should be. Old splint (partial cast) off. New full cast on. Still not a walking cast but I'm getting used to these crutches so that's ok. More x-rays in three weeks and then a walking cast. Three weeks in a walking cast and I should be good to go. Best news today: no surgery! (Yay!) Other news: got an inside job at my courier company. Permanent. Started yesterday. Frank's not a bike messenger anymore. Cheers, frank For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. -- Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
New gear and two PESOs (one by Galia)
Hi! Adorama (unlike BH) did accept my PayPal. At USD 470 per module, it was pretty easy to decide to buy Ricoh GXR A12-28 module, which is very similar to my 50mm module, except that it has 18.3/f2.5 lens that I would say is one heck of direct competitor for newly announced Nikon camera, if just some few hundred bucks cheaper. Galia got her own Ricoh GXR camera body and now she can shoot with either of my modules. Since I had to play with 28mm one, she took 50mm... Her PESO: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2013/03/2013-14-gabrieli.html Mine: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2013/03/2013-15-saint-peters.html The jury is still out in terms of how good this lensor is, however it is amazingly small and convenient (it is shorter than 50mm lensor). The camera is almost pocketable and all the functions are the same as with 50 mm module - ergonomics is second to none. I cannot wait to get my hands on the Leica M-mount module and try my trusty A 50/1.2, FA 43 and FA 77 on it. Boris -- 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: Comet Pan-STARRS 2
As was I. Lovely seaside (Puget Sound-side, actually) setting, tree framing the left side of the image, watching the sunset, made the more brilliant be the encroaching dark clouds beginning to fill the WSW sky from the horizon upwards. I took several exposures, straight shots as well as 2 min and 4 min Astrotracking exposures. Hoping the breaks in the clouds would reveal Pan-STARRS. Packed up the cameras and tripod after I caught a couple of herons wading in the shallows. By then, there wasn't even enough light to image them. Tonight what I could see from home was crystal clear blue sky. I rationalized however, that though it was forecast to be raining for the next 4 or 5 days, I would still be left another ten evenings in which I may succeed. If that doesn't work out, then I'll drag out the prints I have from my evening with Hale-Bopp and the LX some sixteen years ago. On Mar 8, 2013, at 17:38 , John Sessoms wrote: Still no joy. I was in position set up about 5 min before sunset. Bright blue, clear skies without a cloud anywhere except for the beautiful orange murky haze on the western horizon. I watched until all the orange faded (about 1-1/2 hrs after sunset) and never saw it. Joseph McAllister jo...@mac.com It seems that I need to stop my mind running off at the fingertips. — Mike Wilson -- 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: Focus test of the K-5
On Mar 9, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Apologies in advance for what may be a dumb question(s) . . . Are all of these tests using autofocus? Yes, all of them were with autofocus. Assuming yes, then - You say the focus target was the focusing chart. Did you use the viewfinder and/or liveview to verify that the system was focused on the target? And not on the numbers on the ruler or some other point? I mounted the camera on the tripod. Selected the focus point on the focus chart. IIRC, it was the upper right focus point. I did not reset the focus point, but I would put my hand in front of the lens. and touch the shutter to get it to defocus. I then pressed the shutter, the camera would focus and then take the photo. I heard the focus motor whir. For each lighting set up, I'd repeat several times. For each lighting setup I'd adjust the shutter speed based on the histogram. Auto exposure in monochromatic light results in one channel being blown out, and two channels still being way underexposed. - What happens with the same setup if you manually focus? I didn't try that. This was actually about the third or fourth series I ran. On the first set, I had center focus, centered on the focus chart. The plane of the focus chart was even with the wig dummy's eyes. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632961487174/ or http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632961487174/ I am trying to grapple with what are the possible failure points in the AF process . . . I kept hearing about the problems with K-5s front focusing in tungsten light. Usually, when I have problems with front focusing, it is tungsten light, but there is also a microphone in front of the subject, even if the focus point is on the other side of the screen. I tried to come up with a quick experiment that I could do that would shed some light on the issue. I don't have the time I need to properly investigate the issue. One thing that should be done would be to set up a focus chart, and have a yard stick going diagonally across the screen to get a better feel, and quantification, of front and rear focus. What I expected was that red would front focus and blue would rear focus, but that didn't seem to be the case. It would be interesting to do an experiment with light levels and focusing. It is possible that the front focusing has more to do with light level than it does with color temperature. -- 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.
