Re: K-50/500 vs. Q7 vs. MX-1

[Thomas Bohn]

I have not yet considered a MTF but I will look into them. I looked
however into the Sony NEX series and in the Nikon 1 today. Way too
many options to consider.

Those tilting backscreens are looking very useful to me.

Thomas

On 7 November 2013 04:29, Zos Xavius  wrote:
> Have you considered m4/3? Much better IQ than Q  and not much heavier
> IMO. You are already possibly willing to forgo a viewfinder, so why
> not a pen or something?
>
> On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Thomas Bohn  wrote:
>> Since I want to sell most of my equipment I'm starting to think if an
>> DSLR is really the right fit for me.
>>
>> K-50/500 has the advantage that I can still use my old nice 35mm lens
>> and do photos like the last five years w/o much change. But it is as
>> bulky as before and I won't just take it with me.
>>
>> The Q7 would be smaller, much smaller, I could just take it with
>> wherever I go and it had interchangeable lenses so it would really
>> like an DLSR but much more compact.
>>
>> The MX-1 would be compact and has really nice design, no
>> interchangeable lenses but a tilling back display.
>>
>> All three can produce DNG files, all three will make nice photos I can
>> put on the web, all three will really fit my needs. The only one who
>> would like a bigger camera might be my big hands.
>>
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K-50/500 vs. Q7 vs. MX-1

[Thomas Bohn]

Since I want to sell most of my equipment I'm starting to think if an
DSLR is really the right fit for me.

K-50/500 has the advantage that I can still use my old nice 35mm lens
and do photos like the last five years w/o much change. But it is as
bulky as before and I won't just take it with me.

The Q7 would be smaller, much smaller, I could just take it with
wherever I go and it had interchangeable lenses so it would really
like an DLSR but much more compact.

The MX-1 would be compact and has really nice design, no
interchangeable lenses but a tilling back display.

All three can produce DNG files, all three will make nice photos I can
put on the web, all three will really fit my needs. The only one who
would like a bigger camera might be my big hands.

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I'm selling my K-m and Metz 48

[Thomas Bohn]

I want to sell my current K-m camera and my Metz 48 flash. Does anyone
know a site in Germany where I can do that, besides ebay?

Also what a good price would be, currently I'm setting the price for
the K-m at 210 euros and for the flash 150 euros. Incl. two sets of
Eneloop batteries for both.

The camera is five years old but only has made ~6000 photos during
that time. I didn't use the flash often, a reason why I want to sell
it now.

Thomas

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Re: PESO: New photographic style - LDR!

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I would be disturb by the thing on the right edge. But otherwise I
have to agree, it looks really nice and well.

Thomas

On 6 November 2013 19:42, Mark Roberts  wrote:
> OK, so "Low Dynamic Range" isn't really a new Photoshop technique or
> anything. But it kind of describes this photo. I new there was a good
> image in there, but it took me a long time to come up with a rendering
> I really like.
> http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7db06303.htm
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Re: PESO Plush Tiger

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Am 04.06.2013 um 02:57 schrieb Rob Studdert :

> I agree a square crop would probably suite the image well.

I updated the photo with a square crop. Looks better indeed.

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/9128119008/

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Re: GESO Eversand-Oberfeuer

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Am 24.06.2013 um 06:57 schrieb Christine Aguila :

> I like the first one of the full light house, but I'd get rid of those spots. 
>  They are easy to remove in Lightroom if you use that. 

I removed them successfully with Aperture and updated the photo.

Thanks for the feedback.

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Re: New camera

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Am 24.06.2013 um 05:27 schrieb Boris Liberman :

> Thomas, it's hard for me to tell, without knowing where you live and what 
> shops are available to you, but prices to Ricoh GXR system went down not long 
> time ago.

I'm in Germany. I looked at Amazon, which had the camera and a few lenses. And 
TeKaDe, which is a nice Pentax shop, where I got my current camera from. They 
only have a kit for the Ricoh GXR.

There used to be also a shop called 1000 Töpfe but it closed a while ago. That 
is where I got my flash from.

Thomas

P.S. I really think the K-500 is my best bet at the moment. But we'll see, when 
the camera is actually available.
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Re: New camera

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Am 22.06.2013 um 19:22 schrieb Boris Liberman :

> But, Thomas, if you only need a camera body to put behind your 35 mm prime, 
> then may be the likes of Ricoh GXR with the 33/2.5 (aka 50 macro) lensor 
> module would suit you.

Th GXR looks nice but there are either cheap kits (250 to 270 euros) or 
expensive lenses for 500 euros and more.

The K-01 would be an alternative if it were not for the weird design of the 
camera (300 euros for the body).

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New camera

[Thomas Bohn]

Hello,

currently I use an K-m, which is nice but the auto focus of that camera is 
annoying. So I think it is time to think about something new.

For me there are a few options.

1st, I get the new K-500, which should be a nice upgrade to my K-m. And should 
be cheap to get.

2nd, I get an K-50, has some enhancements to the K-500 like an electronic level 
but it is more expensive.

3rd, I get a K-30, it should be cheaper now and the difference to the K-50 
seems minimal for my taste.

My plan is actually to get rid of most of my equipment, I have not used my 
flash for while, I don't use my Kit lense and only my tripod is sometimes 
useful.

So I really just need a body to go with my 35 mm prime lense.

What do you think?

Thomas
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Re: GESO Rain in the Street

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Am 21.06.2013 um 17:52 schrieb Bob Sullivan :

> Tomas,The car parked beneath the street lights is interesting.

Which I almost cut out. Before uploading I saw that the car is actually a very 
cool part of the photo.

Thomas
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GESO Rain in the Street

[Thomas Bohn]

The day before yesterday I experienced a nice thunderstorm but since I wasn't 
able to catch on of the many lightnings I witness on my camera, you get to see 
some rain.

I personally like the close up of the street light, because you can see how the 
rain hits the light.

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/sets/72157634242937727

Feedback is always welcome.

Thomas

P.S. Yes, I don't comment much on other photos. Need to change that.
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GESO Eversand-Oberfeuer

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An old lighthouse at the North Sea coast in Dorum-Neufeld, Germany. After it 
was decommissioned it was brought here as a tourist attraction.

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/sets/72157634166563244/

Feedback always welcome.

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PESO Old Lighthouse Pier

[Thomas Bohn]

The pier to an old lighthouse at the North Sea. It was decommissioned and 
brought to the village Dorum-Neufeld as tourist attraction.

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/8949748704/

Thomas

P.S. The actual lighthouse will follow in a little gallery.
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PESO Arrow Down

[Thomas Bohn]

While walking through a little forest nearby I found this marking on a tree, I 
don't what it means.

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/9062513690/

Feedback always welcome.

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Re: PESO Plush Tiger

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2013/6/3 David Mann :
> Looks like a (very cute) cheetah to me ;)

The aunt of the owner claims it is a leopard, well with faded fur.

Thomas

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PESO Plush Tiger

[Thomas Bohn]

Hello again,

after a long time I would like to submit a new PESO by me. Didn't
really know which photo to chose so I took one at random.

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/8927640878/lightbox/

It is for me a new beginning, especially being back on Flickr.

The photo itself is almost unedited, only a few correction suggested
by Aperture which didn't change the photo much.

I would love to get honest some feedback.

Thomas

P.S. Just noticed that HTML mails are rejected and I misconfigured my
client. :-(

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Re: OT Photoshop CC spurs competitive market for Photoshop replacement

[Thomas Bohn]

2013/5/7 Bruce Walker :
> This has just got to create a market for a decent "Photographer's
> Photoshop Clone" to appear. Something that supports 16-bits, RAW
> formats, full layers, and ideally Ps plugin support. Maybe the Gimpers
> will step up to the plate?

GIMP 2.10 will implement 16 bit. Will also have other nice features.
And most importantly, it will never have restrictions like Adobe will
force onto Photoshop users now.

Maybe many prosumers will take a shot at it. Maybe they will hate it, maybe not.

http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/whats-new-in-gimp-2-10

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Re: PAW174 - Dam

[Thomas Bohn]

2013/5/6 knarftheria...@gmail.com :
> Whatever it is.

It looks like water flooding over a dam.

Thomas

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Re: PESO: Shoes

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2012/12/22 SV Hovland :

> Yes, I know this isn't spam filter friendly. I have already got some messages 
> about this from members.

I think the problem is your domain. Gmail can't verify it, so it goes
into the spam folder.

I don't know what that means though.

Thomas

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Re: Scale model airport

[Thomas Bohn]

On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 7:49 PM, mike wilson  wrote:

> Sad old fart that I am, I would rather see the underside.  The topside just
> makes me think "Why?"

Take a look on the official YouTube channel of the MiWuLa with a lot
of behind the scene footage:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MiWuLaTV

> Two obvious failures of scale that I can see.

Well, it is just an incredible model. Many parts can be 100 % correct,
because that would make them either to big or too small for such a
model. The model is based in the Speicherstadt in Hamburg, which is
also represented in the model itself, and through a window of one the
buildings you can see the Mini-MiWuLa.

Thomas

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Re: Scale model airport

[Thomas Bohn]

On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 5:34 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> Is that Frankfurt?

No, it is a model of the Hamburg Airport. The place is called
Miniaturwunderland and holds the biggest model railway in the world.

http://www.miniatur-wunderland.de/

I've been there last year and made some photos, the airport wasn't
open back than but it is impressive:

https://plus.google.com/photos/109840501988688956789/albums/5589126387203616993

Thomas

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Re: OT: HDR or Not

[Thomas Bohn]

Thanks for all your answers.

Thomas

On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 10:53 PM, Mark Roberts
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> Thomas Bohn wrote:
>
>>I wonder, if this photograph is HDR or not.
>>
>>http://images.4fuckr.com/a2b7a65dcfba/0/5/0/8/9/0508971ee3.jpg
>
> The totally blown-out areas in the clouds say "not".
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Re: OT Jido Fister Filly

[Thomas Bohn]

Guido Westerwelle became Jido Fister Filly because someone
transcripted his name back from Arab instead of using the German
version.

More in German: http://schplock.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/jido-fister-filly/

Thomas

2011/7/9 Ecke PDML :
> SCNR this is just too brilliant - just came in on national news and
> Google yielded an english result for your enjoyment
> http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?200708-Hello-my-name-is-Jido-Fister-Filly-(Guido-Westerwelle)
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Re: PESO: Old Headstones

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2011/6/12 Daniel J. Matyola :

> Why are they being trashed?

I don't know. I just saw them today.

Thomas

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PESO: Old Headstones

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Some old headstones at the local cemetery.

http://thomsgeso.blogspot.com/2011/06/old-headstones.html
Pentax K-m, DA 35 f/2.4

Like to hear your feedback.

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Re: Pentax K-r and AA batteries.

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I use only Eneloops in my K-m. Even as reserve. They keep their energy
for a while and I never had any troubles with them. And I use the old
ones. Sanyo released improved ones recently (Like a year ago) I think.

2011/5/4 Don Guthrie :
>> Does anyone have experience powering the K-r from a set of AA batteries
>> via the adaptor?
>
>
> I used nothing but lithium batteries in my K200d. I know I get like 1000 Raw
> or Raw+ from each set. I think I bought 5  packs in 2010.
>
> Now I have a new K-r and i bought the adapter to use liths and I use the
> rechargeble as a backup. The K-r does have the movie mode and it does suck
> juice faster along with Live View. That may change my mind.
>
> Never tired eeneloops because I can never keep up with charging and keeping
> track of live ones from dead ones. YMMV
>
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PESO Willy Brandt: "Let's dare more democracy"

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Willy Brandt (1913-1992), German chancellor from 1969 to 1974.

This little statue is presented in the Willy Brandt House in Lübeck,
the bigger original (but less colorful) version is in the head
quarters of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in Berlin.

http://www.23hq.com/tehabe/photo/6700780

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Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

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2011/4/20 John Sessoms :

> The expense is not for iPhoto or Aperture, it's buying the Mac to run it on.
> Google "iPhoto for Windows" and see what you get. 8-D

SInce the topic is photo management and editing on a Mac, that is not
really an issue. :-)

Thomas

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Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

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Moin,

Thank you for all your advice and comments. I really appreciate it. As
I said, I downloaded the trial version of Aperture and I will test it,
so far I like the concept and die ideas of it. I also read texts about
people who went back to iPhoto.

And then I realized why I need something different. When I sorted my
photos just on my file system, I didn't sorted them chronologically
but mostly after the general theme of the photos. For example places,
events, friends or family. Something I can't really do in iPhoto. I
could do it on the file system but this wouldn't be visible in iPhoto.

I don't know if I will try Lightroom, too. So, I'm happy to have found
something which could replace iPhoto. :-)

Thomas

P.S. If you still wondering what the hell "Moin" means, you will find
the answer here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moin :-)

2011/4/19 Thomas Bohn :
> Hello or Moin,
>
> I'm wondering about my photo workflow on my Mac recently. So I
> downloaded the Aperture Trial to see wether the software works for me
> or not.
>
> Since I'm still importing my iPhoto database I can't tell much it yet.
> But I begin to wonder if I really need the power of Aperture now, on
> the other hand I already saw some feature I already missed in iPhoto.
>
> For example iPhoto offers just one option for a general improvement of
> a photo, which isn't always right.
>
> So basicly  iPhoto means for me, to stuck at a certain level and
> Aperture would mean a lot of feature which I might need or want in the
> future.
>
> I hope for some advice and some ideas, maybe even other software I
> could use instead.
>
> Thomas
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For Whom is Aperture etc. really

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Hello or Moin,

I'm wondering about my photo workflow on my Mac recently. So I
downloaded the Aperture Trial to see wether the software works for me
or not.

Since I'm still importing my iPhoto database I can't tell much it yet.
But I begin to wonder if I really need the power of Aperture now, on
the other hand I already saw some feature I already missed in iPhoto.

For example iPhoto offers just one option for a general improvement of
a photo, which isn't always right.

So basicly  iPhoto means for me, to stuck at a certain level and
Aperture would mean a lot of feature which I might need or want in the
future.

I hope for some advice and some ideas, maybe even other software I
could use instead.

Thomas

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Re: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten

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Moin,

If you don't use the automatic modus, which I knew before. Which modes
are you using for your daily pictures?

Full manual or do you use something in between or do you change it
from picture to picture or more precise from location to location.

Thomas

2011/4/19 John Francis :
>
> Does a K-5 "need" a green mode?  Not really.
>
> Is it of benefit?  I think so, yes.
>
> I never use it myself.  But there have been a number of occasions
> where I hand my camera to somebody else for them to get a few shots.
>
> That's when I appreciate the "idiot proofing" of the green mode.
> It's not 100% safe - a really talented idiot will still find a way
> to mess things up.  But, in my experience, somebody who thinks they
> know what they are doing, but who isn't fully conversant with the way
> my particular camera operates, is far more likely to get things wrong
> than somebody who expects all cameras to act like a point-and-shoot.
>
> Not everybody wants the daunting interface of a K-5/K-10D/whatever -
> that's why my wife has an Olympus E-PL1 rather than an E-P2, and
> why she never takes it out of full-on automatic mode.  But until we
> got that camera putting one extra "green mode" setting on the dial
> was a lot simpler than making me carry a second body in case my wife
> wanted to take a few photographs.
>
> Nothing's perfect, of course - the most recent screwup was last year,
> when the full-time-focus-adjust of the DA* lenses caused a reasonably
> competent photographer to de-focus several shots when he really wanted
> to adjust the framing slightly but played with the wrong control.
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Re: PBS Television show "The President's Photographer"

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You can watch the program online, too. Even outside the US:
http://video.pbs.org/video/1672209202/

Thomas

2011/4/13 Sam L :
> I just caught the 2nd half of "The President's Photographer" on PBS
> (here in Boston, MA).  It was a fun look behind the scenes of both the
> president as well what might be the coolest photographer job ever.
>
> Recommended watching!  (It's on again some around 1am tonight).
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Re: Gmail quoting (was: Re: PDML Book is live online and available for purchase)

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2011/4/12 Daniel J. Matyola :

> For me, GMail seems to take everything after the two dashes and space
> delimiter and hides it, leaving, in its place, the message " Show
> quoted text -".  If I click on that message, it restores what it hid

Gmail hides everything wich you can find in the previous e-mail.

I just realize, when I wouldn't keep the software on my father's
computer current, he would still use Firefox 1 or something similar.
(Well probably not ...)

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Re: What was your first camera?

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2011/4/12 Bill Owens :

> In my case, it was a Brownie Hawkeye with flash that used Press 25 bulbs

The first camera I used was a compact camera which I can't remember
the name of. My first own camera was a Canon Ixus 430 years later.

When I was young I wanted an SLR camera but I never got one.

Thomas

P.S. I couldn't even get the Minolta 303 of my father's, because you
couldn't get new batteries for the camera.

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GESO Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial

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I visited the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial last weekend.
Most of the captions are still only in German, sorry about that.

http://thomsgeso.blogspot.com/2011/04/kz-gedenkstatte-neuengamme.html
K-m, DA 35 f/2.4

Feedback is always welcome.

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Re: GESO: I visited the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg

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2011/3/29 Tim Bray :

> Feedback: When you've got a bunch of photos, I'd really it if the link
> showed at least one large photo, to give a feel for the offering. When
> I click through and see a page of thumbnails, I get kind of paralyzed
> and then sometimes just click away.

I think I finally solved this:
http://thomsgeso.blogspot.com/2011/04/besuch-im-miwula.html

I will optimize the page but I think it will work.

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PESO Broken Roof

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Today I've seen this broken roof, the rest of the building doesn't
look to good either:

http://www.23hq.com/tehabe/photo/6635117

I hope you like it.

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Re: OT but I wanted to share

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2011/4/7 Bill Owens :

> Our power went off at about 1:00 am Tuesday morning.

It is kinda weird when you think about it. I had a short term blackout
today. From about 1:30 to 2:00 am in the morning the power went out in
the entire town because of the defect at the local electrical
substation.

I think everybody was worried about it because no one knew what will
happend next on the day before I was reading an article about that
Germany is not well prepared for a long term blackout (long term
meaning several weeks).

The weird thing is, in those moments you really realize how depended
you are on electricity, the internet and communication. Which all
would not work with out energy.

So I'm glad that you are okay. I hope the power will be restored soon.

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Re: GESO: I visited the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg

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2011/4/7 Boris Liberman :

> Flying miniature airplanes... Well, it may be very well worth the look.

Some impressions by day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_06qrFnvnw
and by night:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kkhhlezdSU

Most other videos on the channel are in German:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MiWuLaTV

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Re: GESO: I visited the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg

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2011/4/6 Boris Liberman :

> Well, I could probably go and do some nit picking on your photos, but they
> are beautifully done with splendid variety and good technique.

Thank you.

> Makes it rather interesting comparison with Mini Israel which is mostly
> outdoors with some interesting peculiarities, such as a Latrun Monastery
> (the real one) on the background so that one can attempt to take a picture
> where the monastery would be seen twice - once in its real form, albeit
> small, and once in its miniature representation...

In May the airport section will open, it is a replica of the original
Hambrug Airport but the miniature representation will be called
Knuffingen Airport. They even make planes fly, well land and start
anyway. I couldn't take picture of the test flights due to many people
who had the same idea.

If you have the chance to visit Hamburg:
http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/visit/

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Re: PESO Ashausen Railway Station

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The fence was one reason I chose this picture. But the bridge doesn't
exist anymore. It was replace by a tunnel.

I hope I can go back and take some photos once the new station is finished.

Thomas

2011/4/4 Bob Sullivan :
> I would like this better without the fence.
> Can you get close enough to shoot thru the holes in the fence?
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Thomas Bohn  wrote:
>> The railway station of the German village of Ashausen in Lower Saxony
>> on the railway route from Hamburg to Hanover.
>>
>> http://www.23hq.com/tehabe/photo/6618006
>>
>> The Ashausen railway station on Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/ee9t
>>
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PESO Ashausen Railway Station

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The railway station of the German village of Ashausen in Lower Saxony
on the railway route from Hamburg to Hanover.

http://www.23hq.com/tehabe/photo/6618006

The Ashausen railway station on Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/ee9t

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Re: GESO: I visited the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg

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2011/3/29 Joseph McAllister :

> Man, if you could spend a day in there with a LensBaby, you could get some 
> good stuff that looked like it was real!

Yeah, but I just have my 35 mm lens, so I would like to see those. But
the MiWuLa is a very photographers-friendly place. They even provide a
station for charging batteries.

They know that those photographs are advertising for free.

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GESO: I visited the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg

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I visited the Miniaturwunderland (MiWuLa) in Hamburg and brought some
photos home:

http://picasaweb.google.com/thbohn/BesuchImMiWuLaMarz2011

Feedback is always welcome.

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Re: OT - Sistine Chapel

[Thomas Bohn]

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 22:47, Cotty  wrote:

> This has to be classed as totally cool.
> 

Oh my gods, that is Vatican Church View. Call the data protection
agencies there must be something wrong here. Clearly you can't just
publish those picture publicly on the internets 


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Re: OT new service Google Home View (German w/French subtitles)

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On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 16:47, eckinator  wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMFBuHsKXb0&feature=youtu.be

Way more fun is the interview by Martin Sonneborn with a lobbyist of
the German generic drug industry in which he tries to argue against
cheap imports from China but he did in a way that it looks like he
expected the TV team to cut the interview in his way. Well, they
didn't.

The video only in German:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4QXpRrp5zg

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Re: OT Canon rules

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That story reminds me of an essay by the German journalist Kathrin
Passig. Someone broke into her home, and took her broken VCR, CD
player, notebook and modem but left out the valuable books collection
in her apartment.

In the end she concluded, that thieves should study literature.

http://www.kulturindustrie.com/struebelundpassig/2001_10_25.html (German)

2010/3/29 Rob Studdert :
> Hi Team,
>
> Got home this morning to find that my house had been broken into an
> ransacked, seems the meat heads left my Pentax DSLR but took our Canon
> P&S (With ING Real Estate specially printed on the front).
>
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Re: Fwd: IRS to Track Online Sellers' Payment Transactions Beginning Next Year

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Why don't the US get an VAT like the rest of us? I mean I pay 19 % VAT
no matter if I buy on or offline, well sometimes it is just 7 % but
who cares about those details?

2010/3/12 Miserere :
> On 12 March 2010 10:22, Boris Liberman  wrote:
>> I am not American and never have been...
>
> MARK!
>
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Re: 645D (show report)

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2010/3/11 P. J. Alling :

> Just out of curiosity, does anyone know where Pentax is sourcing the sensor,
> Kodak?

>From the Pentax press release for the 645D:

"The PENTAX 645D incorporates a high-performance CCD image sensor
produced by Kodak. It measures 44mm by 33mm, and is approximately 1.7
times larger than its 35mm-format counterparts."

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Re: Question of English, American and otherwise

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2010/2/1 Bob W :

> At least he's not trying to sing the Welsh national anthem:

But he will be the next EU energy comissioner, and has no clue about
energy policy or the English language.

What anthems concerns, I can't sing mine either. I always forget the
lyrics. So what?

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Re: Question of English, American and otherwise

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Moin,

One of my English teachers in school warned us about the usage of the
word "Sir", because as non-native speakers we could hit the wrong tone
w/o even knowing it.

And now I just have to bring in the future EU energy commissioner
Günther Öttinger and his attempt to speak English in public:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAohH3I01l0

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Re: PESO - City Gates

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2009/12/4 frank theriault :

> As a cyclist who deal with Toronto's streetcar tracks on a daily
> basis, I thought the same thing!

I had an accident once, came with my bike into the streetcar tracks
and fell. Of course an expensive car was standing in my way.

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PESO A Sad Face and a Snobbish Face

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Hello again,

since I still have to read about 400 unread threads, here just two new
PESOs from me:

Sad Face (Trauriges Gesicht):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tehabe/3927185662/

Snobbish Face (Hochnäsiges Gesicht):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tehabe/3926403517/

Thomas

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Re: You may want to check Pentax news Thursday (no, no FF, no 645)

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2009/9/16  :

> No one has yet suggested the name "K-Y" for the camera...

KYTV is long gone. :-(

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Re: ping

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On Aug 9, 2009, at 2:29 PM, John Sessoms wrote:

Is "Pirates ..." one of those that tries to install its own player  
software when you insert it? I sometimes have problems with those.


No, I think they just didn't follow the DVD standard so that computers  
get confused and can't read it.


The thing with a special player software I have on my "Mr. & Mrs.  
Smith" disc, which is not a real problem, since I have a Mac and the  
software is for Windows only.


Copy protection is useless and a waste of money.

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Re: Great info on the monitor how about the CPU?

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On Aug 9, 2009, at 6:04 AM, Alastair Robertson wrote:

So CPU's options start with Pentium Dual 2.6 GHz 2MB cache, then  
Core 2 Duo processor 2.8 with 3MB cache, then move into the Quad  
systems. I take it then that a Duo would be ok


Why not AMD? The Athlon or Phenom processors are working nicely. They  
also have already a build in memory controller, which makes the memory  
access a little more efficient.


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Re: ping

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On Aug 9, 2009, at 8:29 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote:


That may have had more to do with the DVD you rented.


Well, my guess is, Disney set up a weird new copy protection sheme,  
which prevents the disc from being played on computers.


But I get from observation of claims that DVDs are made to only play  
in a certain area of the world. Don't remember what that scheme is  
called.


Regioncode. The US and Canada are Region 1, Europe is 2. My Mac is set  
to Region 2. So I can't play DVD's from the US or Canada.


Or, as I said, the rental agency may have given you a non-universal  
DVD that would play anywhere.


When an DVD needs another regiosetting, the software will ask you to  
change the region. You can do that five times, after that you need to  
go to Apple and reset, so you can change the region five times again.  
It is simply a ridiculous sheme.


I use Apple's software DVD Player, that comes with OSX, at all  
times, cause it works at all times, for me,


"Pirates" was so far the only film which didn't work.

They now have software for the Mac that will do the same thing —  
make backup copies of your personally owned DVDs. (wink wink nod  
wink wink)   ;-p


Yeah, Handbrake does a wonderfull job in doing a backup copies of my  
favorite DVD's.


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Re: ping

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On Aug 9, 2009, at 4:32 AM, Adam Maas wrote:

Licensing matters. And several of those corporations make MS look  
small (Sony for starters).


Once I rented "Pirates of the Caribbean" and tried to watch it on my  
Mac, with a licensed and legal DVD player software. But it didn't  
work. That is the annoying part of the fact that paranoid companies  
are in control of those specs and can do almost whatever they want.


Yeah, I think that preventing copying on a perfect copy machine is  
impossible and trying to do so, is a lost cause and a huge waste of  
money. Which we, as good and honest customers, have to pay.


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Re: ping

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On Aug 8, 2009, at 6:33 PM, mike wilson wrote:


Windows 95 did fail, in more ways than can be counted.


But Microsoft didn't care since it sold very well and OS/2 was gone.  
Well, IBM did also a lot of mistakes.


Thomas


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Re: ping

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On Aug 8, 2009, at 1:16 PM, mike wilson wrote:

"Toshiba recommends Windows Vista Ultimate"  yet not one of the  
netbooks uses it.


What's these "Windows" everybody talks about these days? Something to  
look through, something to eat?


I would like to know, if Windows 95 had failed, how OS/2 would look  
like today.


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Re: Hoya financial results

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On Aug 4, 2009, at 4:56 AM, Miserere wrote:


So Hoya sucked, but Pentax didn't.


But they will continue to outsource service so that it sucks, like  
they did in Germany. Am I right?


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Re: Ping

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On Aug 3, 2009, at 3:51 AM, John Sessoms wrote:

OTOH, I believe Micro$soft is still the largest vendor of Mac  
software.


But not so much development software. And why should they, Xcode comes  
with every Mac. It's hard to compete against that.


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Re: Ping

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On Aug 3, 2009, at 12:06 AM, Thibouille wrote:

Thomas, you may find some scripts allowing iSync to play nicely with  
your phone.

I found one for my parents Nokia 3160: not supposed to work but it
syncs with iSnc (with Bluetooth) VERY nicely :) :)


Syncing works through Google Contacts very nicely. The problem was an  
update for the firmware of the phone.


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Re: Ping

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On Aug 2, 2009, at 11:13 PM, paul stenquist wrote:


I'm one of the lucky ones. I have no need to run Windows on anything.


I thought so too, until this week. I bought a Samsung Galaxy cell  
phone. And Samsung released a firmware update and the only way to  
install this update was to run a weird piece of software called "New  
PC Studio" and this piece of software is of course only available for  
Windows.


And I thought, I would buy an Android cell phone so that I don't need  
Windows ...


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Re: Ping

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On Aug 2, 2009, at 6:33 PM, Bob W wrote:

One possibility is to buy a small netbook to run Office and the  
Microsoft stuff I need, but buy a Mac to run Lightroom.


Or just a Mac, I can't think of anyhting, besides games, which is not  
available for the Mac.


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Re: OT: Weather in NY

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On Aug 2, 2009, at 3:08 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:

27C is definitely cool! And yes, I am pretty clueless about  
geography of USA :-(.


Only someone living at the Mediterranean Sea can call 27 C cool. I  
live near the North Sea and call that a hot day.


Well, we get up to 31 C next week. I might be melted by the weekend.

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Re: OT The PEN Story

[Thomas Bohn]

On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:32 AM, Rob Studdert wrote:

I was sent the following link, it's a 3min ad for the new Oly Pen,  
interesting, someone in marketing let go of the creative reins:


I knew it was set in Germany but you could see in the last part train  
set from the Berlin subway (U-Bahn) and rapid transit (S-Bahn).


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Re: First picture with E-P1

[Thomas Bohn]

On Mon, July 20, 2009 15:40, Desjardins, Steve wrote:

> No K7 (sigh) but the school bought an E-P1 that I get to try.  Sample
> Picture, resized and auto-sharpened:

Private Picture? Not a very good idea, don't you think?

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Re: :( K20D gone.

[Thomas Bohn]

On Wed, July 15, 2009 17:02, Adam Maas wrote:

> Their latest consumer SLR's all use SD. Of the current models, only
> the high-end A700 and A900 use CF.

I just noticed that, but Sony has a lot of models in their portfolio. Well
my last Sony product was the Walkman DD 22 I think.

> Not likely, Canon and Panasonic will still be around and Nikon's part
> of a Sony-sized Zaibatsu as well.

Canon and Nikon are not small companies but if they fall behind, they
might vanish anyway. But even Leica still exist, because a few people
still can afford the Leica M8.

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Re: :( K20D gone.

[Thomas Bohn]

On Wed, July 15, 2009 16:27, Margus Männik wrote:

> Harsh words :) Actually Sony DSLRs aren't that bad at all. Have you
> tried one?

The problem I have with Sony is, their cameras use Memory Stick or CF
instead of SD.

> Be prepared, after some period of time the only camera manufacturers
> will be Sony and Samsung anyway...

I really hope that this will never happen but who knows.

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Re: Bag Dilemma - solved

[Thomas Bohn]

On Wed, July 15, 2009 02:37, gldnbearz wrote:

> After passing up several occasions to try a Crumpler 5 Million Dollar
> Home, I finally succumbed.

The Crumbler bags seems to have different names in Germany. :-(

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Re: GESO Planten un Blomen

[Thomas Bohn]

On Jul 11, 2009, at 12:28 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:


As was the tall object (we don't have those).


You will find those towers in almost every city in Germany.

In my photostream is another tower, that one is located in Düsseldorf:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tehabe/3665530490/

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Re: Procrastination II

[Thomas Bohn]

On Jul 12, 2009, at 2:42 PM, David J Brooks wrote:


Now THIS is the worlds worst pano.


Welcome to the civilised world!

SCNR,

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GESO Planten un Blomen

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Planten un Blomen ("Plants and Flowers" in Low German) is a big park  
in Hamburg, Germany. Since those photos were made in February not any  
flowers can be seen.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/tehabe/sets/72157621243939356/detail/

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OT: FTP-server client that can show thumbnails

[Thomas Bohn]

Hi Jens,

I could think of one solution, but this one would only work on Mac and  
Linux, no idea about Windows.


It is the combination of MacFUSE  or simply FUSE and MacFusion which  
is basicly an GUI for an FTP "plugin" for FUSE. So you can use the  
Finder, Nautilus or Dolphin to access the FTP server.


But I think it would be even more simple to just build an web server  
as well, and let them look at the pictures in their browser. It is  
simpler than you think.


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Re: The k20D is here!

[Thomas Bohn]

On Jul 10, 2009, at 4:10 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:

You're not supposed to feel good about the Registery, it's supposed  
to scare you so you won't mess with it...


Yeah, I know but in the end every application I install on a Windows  
machine messes with the registry.


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Re: The k20D is here!

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On Jul 10, 2009, at 4:08 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:

The only problem is that an OS isn't an interface between hardware  
and user, it can be, but it doesn't have to be.


Example for such an OS? I can't think of one.

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Re: The k20D is here!

[Thomas Bohn]

On Jul 9, 2009, at 8:59 PM, Adam Maas wrote:

XP is fundamentally identical to Win2K. It was in many ways a  
reskinned version of Win2K with better DirectX support for gaming.  
It did evolve some differences with SP2 and later though.


Is can be true or not, I have not much experiece with Win2K as I have  
with XP. I'm just saying that the way Microsoft went with XP, Vista  
and 7 userlandwise wrong. Instead of maintaining the old Win2K and NT  
look and one other look they should have developed one look wich can  
suite everyone, or is so subtle that no one really cares to change it.


Of course there also technical reasons I don't like Windows, the  
registry for example. I always dreamed that tomorrow the files in  
which it is store get broke or got somehow corrupted. Because one  
software didn't really know how to change it. I guess most of the time  
the registry works but I don't feel good about it.


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Re: The k20D is here!

[Thomas Bohn]

On Jul 9, 2009, at 8:39 PM, Jack Davis wrote:

I don't even know what "OS" is.(?) You are apparently offended by  
something and if I can help you deal with it, please let me know. ;)


OS = Operating System, like e.g. Windows.

"An operating system (commonly abbreviated to either OS or O/S) is an  
interface between hardware and user; an OS is responsible for the  
management and coordination of activities and the sharing of the  
resources of the computer. [...]"


This quote is taking from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system

I you didn't offend me.

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Re: The k20D is here!

[Thomas Bohn]

On Jul 9, 2009, at 6:09 PM, Jack Davis wrote:

I'm just numb enough not to be fine with Vista Home Premium. I know,  
I know..save your pity. ;))


Who said anything about any OS, I certainly didn't.

But if you want to discuss about OS, my humble opinion is simple:  
Microsoft did almost everything right with the step from NT4 to  
Windows 2000 but after that it did everything wrong: XP, Vista or 7  
all went the wrong way.


The last ten years are lost for Windows, it only won because most  
enterprises are more affraid of change than the most conservative  
people in the world (maybe they are the most conservative people in  
the world).


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Re: The k20D is here!

[Thomas Bohn]

On Thu, July 9, 2009 17:52, P. J. Alling wrote:

> an XP machine with twice the speed and twice current memory

Microsoft will also drop the support for XP soon or they already dropped
the support.

Maybe you need something different.

Thomas


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Re: Boris Peso #22 - Mini Israel park

[Thomas Bohn]

On Jul 8, 2009, at 6:53 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:

Thomas, I think that Egged log is yet quite different than the one  
you showed.


Yeah, if you look directly but on the little bus in the first picture  
I really thought I'm looking at the German Raiffeisen coop logo.



If you decide to travel down here, give me a shout.


That's a deal. :-)

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Re: Boris Peso #22 - Mini Israel park

[Thomas Bohn]

On Tue, July 7, 2009 18:55, Boris Liberman wrote:

> Have your brutal and honest say.

Nice pictures, like to go there. They remembered me of those picture I
recently found:
http://stadt-bremerhaven.de/2009/07/02/tiltshift-aus-bremerhaven-und-internetausdrucker/

But those photos of Bremerhaven are no models, just a cool effect.

BTW why does this Egged logo (almost) look like the Raiffeisen logo?
http://www.geniacs.com/img/raiffeisen.jpg

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Re: OT-There is hope...

[Thomas Bohn]

On Wed, July 8, 2009 09:46, Joseph McAllister wrote:

> Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System

Google will be the new Microsoft! Run away! Run away! Run away!

Thomas


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Re: 78 rules of photography

[Thomas Bohn]

On Jul 5, 2009, at 5:28 PM, William Robb wrote:

In a nutshell, this is what is wrong with Canada, and what is right  
with the USA.


No, there is always something wrong with Germany.

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Re: Took 10 minutes

[Thomas Bohn]

On Jul 5, 2009, at 5:16 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:

Tern whole minutes?  There was a time when it could take hours for  
an e-mail to make it's way across the county,  Kids...


Even days, if you were on those via UUCP connected mailboxes.

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Re: Lightroom strangeness

[Thomas Bohn]

On Jul 1, 2009, at 8:10 PM, Adam Maas wrote:

Actually, you can get the classic UI very easily in XP and Vista by  
disabling the Themes Service. The new GUI's are just themes running  
overtop of the old one. The only differences become the Start Menu  
changes.


I thought, die classic UI is just a theme for the new GUI.

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Re: Lightroom strangeness

[Thomas Bohn]

On Jul 1, 2009, at 4:39 PM, Graydon wrote:

Different Windows releases are different operating systems with  
similar graphical front ends.


I don't know about that, the only two Windows releases which had  
similar GUI where NT4 and NT5 (Windows 2000). XP had Luna, Vista Aero  
and 7 I don't even care to know.


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Re: Pentax K-7 is arriving to Israel

[Thomas Bohn]

On Jun 28, 2009, at 7:54 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:


Body only - USD 1650 or thereabouts... Not cheap if you ask me.


In Germany it's about 1,349 euros (USD ~1,895), so USD 1650 can be  
cheap.


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PESO - Kinda greyish

[Thomas Bohn]

Never go with the masses, once a wise old men told me. So, my colour of
the day is grey.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tehabe/3657944388/

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Re: PESO - White Horse

[Thomas Bohn]

On 2009-06-13 12:22 -0400, David J Brooks wrote:
 
> Our standard greeting to new folk on the list is not to listen to
> Cotty or Frank.

Yeah, I got that but it is funnier sometimes to go along esspecially 
when the someone in question didn't get my posting.

:-)

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Re: PESO - White Horse

[Thomas Bohn]

On 2009-06-13 10:12 +0100, Cotty wrote:
 
> Well, you could always comment on them right here on the email list.

Now I get Dave's message. See you later!

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Re: Introduction With Some Photos

[Thomas Bohn]

On 2009-06-12 15:04 -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote:

> You should point out some photos you are proudest of.

2 more photos for the "introduction" list.

The first one I just uploaded:


The other one I simply forgot in the first list:


I hope for some comments. :-)

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Re: PESO - White Horse

[Thomas Bohn]

On 2009-06-12 15:05 -0700, Rick Womer wrote:
 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9329132&size=lg
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9329171

I really like to comment on those photos but I can see them because the 
link is going to a domain trader.

Any ideas?

I get this IP address for the domain: 63.119.44.197

Thomas

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Re: Introduction With Some Photos

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On 2009-06-12 15:04 -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote:

> You should point out some photos you are proudest of.

I like the photos from the Sternschanze underground station:


Out of a window on the Landungsbrücken underground station:


The look inside of the Valentin bunker in Bremen:


Spider in my window:


Unfinished congress hall in Nuremburg:


Opernhaus underground station in Nuremburg:


I have a few more photos on my hard drive but it is for me quite hard to 
decide which one I should upload and which one I shouldn't upload.

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Introduction With Some Photos

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Hello,

since I'm really new to this list I wanted to introduce myself. My name 
is Thomas and I'm currently living in Düsseldorf, Germany.

And since a photo says more than words, I just give you the link to my 
photo gallery at 23.



Photo prior Christmas 2008 where made with a Canon Ixus 55 or 430. After 
Christmas mostly with a Pentax K-m and an DA-L 18-55 kit lense, since I 
currently just have that one lense.

I hope you like some of the photos and if you don't, I would appreciate 
any pointers to improve my photos.

Thomas

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