Re: PESO: Magician's assistant ?

[brooksdj]

Nicley framed and great pose on her. Cat people unite.:-)

Dave

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> I'm having such fun 
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Re: One more time check

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> Aaron Reynolds wrote:
> 
> >Holy crap -- according to the headers, the internet got this three minutes 
> >before you
sent it!
> >
> >YOU CAN GO BACK IN TIME!  I'm sorry I ever doubted you, Dave
> 
> Since he can go backwards in time, you should apologise that you are
> *going to* doubt him ;-)

Ya.:-)

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One more time check

[brooksdj]

Brooksdj at ca dot inter

aug 9, 21:41

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Re: What time and life does...

[brooksdj]

Sorry, meant Roman, not Roma.:-)

Dave

> Nicely done Roma.
> Well lit and the facial detail is nice and clear.
> 
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> 
>   > http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20060805182744
> > 
> > That's what time does to a man or a woman. Remember peach? This could 
> > happen to her too, but I like this picture in a way.
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Re: K100D comments

[brooksdj]

Thanks for the hands on report Bob.

Dave

> Just a quick report of my impressions of the camera...
> I saw my sister and her family yesterday.
> She and her 26 year old son are both Pentax users.
> He just bought a K100D so I got an up close and personal look at it.
> 
> Construction, egronomics, switch layout and menu's are all familiar.
> The body is maybe 1/8th inch bigger and a bit more boxy (plastic?) than my DS.
> Shake reduction was there, but I couldn't give it much of a test.
> The viewfinder was fine, with slightly smaller text below it than my DS.
> The LCD on the back was of course much bigger!
> 
> Autofocus was similar, but the buffer is smaller.  I could get 3
> jpeg's in continuous shooting before the 4th shot had a delay while
> the buffer emptied.  I get more like 6 with the DS.
> 
> My nephew has been shooting with an ME Super he 'borrowed' from his
> mom.  He likes the new camera and waited for shake reduction rather
> than buy a DS or DL.  He has used it mainly with the 18-55mm kit lens
> on fully automatic.  He also took the time to figure out how to shoot
> some black & white conversions on the camera.
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Re: 2 PESOS: yeah yeah my kitty cat

[brooksdj]

Thats ok, my 2006 calender featured 1 horse, for 10 of the 12 months.

LOL

I like spayedbag#2.

Dave

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> 
> The first one I call a "genuine cat spayed bag"
> 
> Only a few of you will get that reference on this list :)
> 
> the second is soft kitty porn.
> 
> I was too chicken to title it that on photo.net
> 
> I've agonized over which of two cat spayed bag shots to put
> on photo.net
> so I loaded one there and the other one is here
> 
> If you have any strong opinions one way or the other let me
> know - I've been flip flopping
> over which one I like better for an hour... only want to
> show one on photo.net.
> 
> here is the other shot:
> http://users.rcn.com/annsan/catspayedbag2.jpg
> 
> I have a feeling the 2007 cat calendar is going to be all
> one cat :) :)
> 
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Re: What time and life does...

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Nicely done Roma.
Well lite and the facial detail is nice and clear.

Dave  

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> 
> That's what time does to a man or a woman. Remember peach? This could 
> happen to her too, but I like this picture in a way.
> 
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Re: Test.Time

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> Did you pass?
> 
> Kenneth Waller

Seems not.

Dave
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Re: Test.Time

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> Dave, no matter how fast you drive 
you're not 
gonna go back in time.
> 
> Come inside the house and put your pants back on.
> 
> -Aaron

No, i like it out here in the mud.:-)

Dave
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> Date:  Tue Aug 8, 2006 2:03 pm
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Re: returning to this group

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> 
> On Aug 7, 2006, at 5:21 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
> 
> >
> > On Aug 7, 2006, at 8:07 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
> >
> >> OTOH the D200 is fantastic, but its a consumer body, so my clients
> >> don't take me seriously,

Sorry group, should have been a smily face after that comment.:-)

Dave
> >
> > Pshaw.  Any client who disparages your choice of equipment is an  
> > idiot.
> 
> I agree completely. I did four jobs for a client using a Sony F707 a  
> few years back. First time through I did a test pass, I was skeptical  
> that the quality would be there and was ready to fall back to a film  
> camera, but after one look at the results the client was ecstatic. It  
> saved a ton of money and the quality was just fine for the purpose of  
> the work.
> 
> I just arranged a few jobs today with another client. I'll use either  
> the Pentax DS or the Sony R1 to complete it. A test run  with the  
> Sony R1 and 11x17" print made his eyes bug out...
> 
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Re: What's so different about the PEFs from a K100D?

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Ralf.

Could be a subtle change in the software/hardware that is a pef.
I know thet each new Nikon Dslr has subtle changes and you have to buy the new 
version of
Nikon Capture and View to 
see these items.
However, Adobe probly have the K100D pef info and should release an updated ACR 
soon.
If not, download DNG, convert and enjoy. Thats what i need to to for the D200 
Nefs and CS
on the Mac.

Dave 

> Hello all,
> 
> a friend came along today to show me his new K100D and a few shots he'd
> taken with it.  Turned out that neither CS2 nor Lightroom read the PEFs
> from a K100D. Given that they're the same resolution and pixel count, I
> don't quite see why that should be.
> 
> Otherwise a nice camera but compared to my DS I wouldn't want to be
> buried with the K100's viewfinder.
> 
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Re: D and flash circuit problem

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> > I hope Pentax will still repair 
it...
> > What would you do? Repair or send it back considering
> > he bought it
> > about 500 euros ??
> 
> If he bought it new, then I'd say send it back. Why pay money to send it
> to repair if you can try your luck by just swapping for a new one.
> 
> As for the problem itself, my ist-D started having the same issue with the
> pop up flash about a month ago. I haven't had an opportunity to send it in
> yet (just got back in the country this morning), but I think I will in
> about a week or so. Circuitry problems with the ist-D seem to be nothing
> new, in general. I remember when we got to fiddle with the prototype on
> Grandfather mountain before it came out (was that fall 2001?). The camera
> wouuld show a low-battery signal, but then when you turned it on and off
> again it was fine. The joke was that the camera was able to self-charge
> the batteries... Little did we know that they'd never *quite* fix the
> problem. Not so funny anymore.

Yes, it's a bit embarrasing when shooting for money. I never use the pop up on 
the istd if
 a paying client is inc=vovled 
now. Sigma on the istD or use the D200.

Yes i know,you dopn't have to say it, why would i use a pop up for a paying 
client.:-)

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Re: D and flash circuit problem

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> You don't still have it set for 
wireles mode do you Dave?
> 
> Dave

Nope.:-)
Its done this from day one, just never got around to sending it in. I try not 
to use the
pop up anyway. Better results from 
the Sigma
The Nikon D1 had a black screen even whan an older battery showed full or 2/3 
etc. Turns
out its a voltage thing. Just 
enough drop in an older battery tohinder the shot. Solution is to get a new 
battery and
all is well again.

Could be the same thing on my istD, not quite as full battery as shown and its 
hindering
the production of the shot. 
However my daughters istD seems ok.

Dave

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> On 8/7/06, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >
> > My D will show a depleated battery after a few pop up flash shots,
> > even when full AA liths.
> > My problem is the flash flashes, but out of 10 shots, i';ll get 2-3
> > pictures, the rest are blank screens.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > Quoting Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > > My brother just got an ist-D (from Ebay) and has a flash/battery problem.
> > >
> > > When you pops out the flash it will show a low battery alarm and fire
> > > anyway but without any flash. I tried to swap everything with my own D
> > > (swap batteries, CF, lens) and nothing beter.
> > > Tried batteries were fully charged 2000Nimh, 2500Nimh and AA Lithiums.
> > > They do all fail but only in its body, mine works fine.
> > >
> > > Its serial number is: 5752412. I understood there are comon problem
> > > with the flash circuitry. Is that such a case?
> > > * Can it be repaired easily or should my brother return it immediately
> > > to the seller?
> > > * If it is a known issue, would Pentax repair it even outside warranty 
> > > scope?
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Pug Comments

[brooksdj]

Just a few that caught my eye. They were/are 
all lovely shots btw.

-Flatirons come in all Sizes-PJ Alling.

Nicely exposed and interesting building. Nice sky.

-Kirk in the Hills-P Stenquist.

Good framing, and a "Haunted House" effect.

-Orvieto Cathedral-G. Irlanda

Love the blacked buildings as frames. Nice lines and colours on the main 
building.

-Pueblo Bonito-J Tainter.

Well exposed and the brick detail is great. I love the off setting wall lines. 
Sort of a
"Beetle Juice"  effect.

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Re: K10D - More News

[brooksdj]

> Dave. Please.  Lets not rush to 
judgement pal...

Keep that up, and i;ll go back to snoring class.:-)Bigger and better for 2007 
GFM

Dave


> CW
> ;)
> - Original Message - 
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> So i'm not going nuts.:-)
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Re: K10D - More News

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> On 5/8/06, Mark Roberts, 
discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
> >It happened before: When the ist-D was introduced it was directly
> >competitive with the Nikon D100 and Canon 10D.
> 
> Point taken. Dave wants a D2H competitor from Pentax and that's moot.

Moot, yes, but thats what I, personally, would like. The bulk and features, or 
at least
most of them, and the great wb of 
the D, and i'd be set.

Dave B
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> The only way we could do that is go back in time about 30 years and
> meddle with the timeline :-)
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Re: K10D - More News

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> On 5/8/06, Mark Roberts, 
discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
> >It happened before: When the ist-D was introduced it was directly
> >competitive with the Nikon D100 and Canon 10D.
> 
> Point taken. Dave wants a D2H competitor from Pentax and that's moot.
> 
> The only way we could do that is go back in time about 30 years and
> meddle with the timeline :-)

I'v been trying. I seem to only be able to get back to 1968, and then 
everythings a blurr
again.

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Re: More Baby Pictures

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Not my favorite breed, but they are lovely additions never the less.
:-)

Dave

> When I built my house, I was trying to keep photo 
quality lighting in 
> mind.
> These two pictures were shot available light in my living room.
> 
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Re: Some images...

[brooksdj]

No favorites here Pal. They are all supurb.
Lovely light and colour.

Dave B  

> I've put up about 20 images as a portfolio at 
Photo.net.
> Almost all of them are taken a few km from home, which is in Northern
> 
> Norway. Most are  taken at night!
> 
> the link:
> 
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/member-photos?user_id=266609
> 
> 
> Any coments are welcomed.
> 
> Pål
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Re: Stumped Over K10D

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> 
> On Aug 2, 2006, at 11:00 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
> 
> > It reads like a very intelligent test. The Nikon D200 and the Sony 
> > Alpha
> > both get bad marks for noise. The K10D will apparently have the same 
> > sensor.

My D2h is a lot worse than my D200, which i don't find bad for noise at all.
If i have to shoot the D2H over 320 iso, under cloudy skies, its bad. You 
notice it in the
riders face. I 
have not noticed as that bad on the D200. 

At Xmas time i took a few indoor baby shots under florecent light at iso 800 
and printed
an 8x10 for the 
Mom. It ;looked very good, but then again at iso 1600 in the arena under 
extremly poor
light, it was 
noticable. But i bet any camera would have been bad with that light.

My istD is good for noise.

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Re: istD and Sigma 500 Super wireless test

[brooksdj]

> On 1/8/06, David J Brooks, 
discombobulated, 
unleashed:
> 
> >I always thought it was Robby the Robot.??
> 
> Dr Morbius would have a thing or two to say about that ;-)
> 
> Forbidden planet!
> 
> 
> 
> The robot on the Jupiter 2 was never given a name aside from just plain
> old 'robot'. Although apparently it was a 'B-9' environmental robot.
> 
> Allegedly :-))

Ahh, Bach.

I quess thats what happens when you watch to many B horror movies when you were 
a kid.
They all 
tend to morf into one eventually.

Allegedly.
:-)

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Re: Alternatives to iphoto for jpg viewer

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Thanks Rayn.

I'll try that tonight.

I just want something like i have on my PC, Vueprint from Hamirik. Click on the 
first
picture, it pops up 
and then to move forward hit the space bar, back hit the backspace key.
Something simply. :-)

Dave  

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> >
> > I'm not a fan of iphoto to do customer slideshow views on my ibook, don't 
> > like having
to

> > load into a 
> > folder and then load into iphoto.
> > Can anyone recommend a viewer other than PS browser, for me to try. I diid 
> > a Google,
but
i
> > seem to 
> > only get windoze ones.
> > I lik my older PC version of Acdc, so something along that line.
> >
> > Dave
> > 
> > 
> >
> >   
> If you drop a selection of multiple pictures on Preview, it does sort of 
> rudimentary slideshow.
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istD and Sigma 500 Super wireless test

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http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/wireless.jpg  

Taken Saturday night at GFM this year, after Rick Webber and i played 
around and
finally got the 
flash and camera to talk to each other. I forget if it was Rick Womer or Scott 
Loveless,
that held the 
extra bit of info that seems to be absent from the manual. 

Thanks to film's last crusader, Tom Reese, for being the tripod.:-)

Nothing fancy, but a camp fire type photo for fum.

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Alternatives to iphoto for jpg viewer

[brooksdj]

I think someone asked this a while back, but i can find nothing on it.

I'm not a fan of iphoto to do customer slideshow views on my ibook, don't like 
having to
load into a 
folder and then load into iphoto.
Can anyone recommend a viewer other than PS browser, for me to try. I diid a 
Google, but i
seem to 
only get windoze ones.
I lik my older PC version of Acdc, so something along that line.

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Photo thefts. What to do

[brooksdj]

I have been noticing for some time now, through photo thread links on the 
equine BB i help
moderate, 
that a lot of not only my shots with water mark, but a number of other 
photographers
pictures are 
being "right clicked" onto Weshot photo albums and displayed as their own. 
Webshots has a
policy of 
only owned images may be placed and violations can be reported. 

Personally , i think its now gone to far, and i need to do something about it. 
They are
even lifted and 
used in for sale ads with the copyright still on the photo.

I do my pages either in PS Gallery maker or for the most part (99%) Breeze 
Browser Pro.

Any way i can stop this. Right click codes etc.

I know these can be broken, but i'm dealing mostly with a female crowd of 
between 7 and
16(not that 
that makes a difference)and ii'm sure if they cannot steal my pictures, they'll 
just move
on to someone 
elses.

Any help or suggestions. 

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Re: Another slow-shutter pan

[brooksdj]

Great shot Paul. Pleasing amount of motion to it.

Maybe i should try that with my daughter. Might get some pictures that way.

Dave

Dave

 
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Subject: PESO: Another slow-shutter pan
> 
> 
> > My apologies for using so much bandwidth, but it seems that no one else 
> > is awake. So here's another slow-shutter pan. This one is ISO 400, f16 
> > @ 1/30th with a much longer lens. The DA 50-200 at 180 mm.
> > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4746245
> > Paul
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Re: PESO: My Little Deuce Coupe

[brooksdj]

Great car, and love the shot.
Straight slow shutter pan or is there rear curtain aswell.?

Dave  

> > Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> >
> >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4746135&size=lg
> >> FA 50/1.4, ISO 1600, f4 @ 1/8th second
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Re: Peso Mini waterfalls

[brooksdj]

Thanks Bob.
It was hard to find as it was not very big.
I made a booboo on the aperature. It would have been around F22.:-)

Dave  

> Dave,
> Nice quiet looking place, well captured.
> Regards,  Bob S.
> 
> On 7/29/06, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/gfmfalls.jpg
> >
> > Taken just North? of GFM off the BR Parkway.
> >
> > istD, 16-45, around f5.6 and TV of 1.2 i think.
> >
> > Tripod Slik 700 Pro
> >
> > Comments welcome, but i'm fragile these days.LOL
> >
> >
> > Dave
> >
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Re: need to take some pictures again

[brooksdj]

> OK.
> 
> What's "relaxation"?
> 
> Dave

Relaxation. I'v heard of that.:-)

Good idea Godders. I have two free weekends, no horsey's. I have some B&W 
loaded and ready
to " relax" :-0)
Dave
> 
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> > I'm heading out for a few days relaxation. Been working photo
> > exhibitions and stuff so much that my eyes need a refresh. Carrying
> > the DS body, the FA20-35 and the Zeni 16 FE ... should be interesting.
> >
> > I'll have my laptop with me so I won't be completely incommunicado,
> > but I intend to spend the majority of my time off-line.
> >
> > enjoy
> > Godfrey
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RE: OT: People in academics

[brooksdj]

> Do you have one of these Frank?
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUqsF8vbR_Q&mode=related&search=
> 
> Don

No but I do.I'm in the sticks


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> 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> > frank theriault
> > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 4:44 PM
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> > Subject: Re: OT: People in academics
> > 
> > 
> > On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > What are you talking aboot?
> > 
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCEJOGMVjk
> > 
> > Take that!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > cheers,
> > frank, who's about to leave work and go to the hoose.
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Re: OT: People in academics

[brooksdj]

> On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 7/28/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > What are you talking aboot?
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCEJOGMVjk
> > >
> > > Take that!
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > > frank, who's about to leave work and go to the hoose.
> > >
> >
> > Tell me, hoser, how exactly do you sing the ABC song?  "...q r s t ved
> > w x y and zed..."?
> >
> 
> Damn.  I guess here in the *S, we don't have U.
> 
> 'Scuse me while I remove my foot from my mouth.

HAR EH
:-)

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Re: OT: Windows Question

[brooksdj]

Do what i did,

Buy a Mac
Dave

> Here's another question for those on the list who are 
more 
> PC-knowledgeable than I am. Apologies to everyone else.
> 
> My two-month-old Dell laptop has acquired the odd quirk of showing the 
> message "End Program...System Shell Extension...End Now" when I shut it 
> down. I have to click "end now" or wait a few seconds for whatever is 
> hanging to shut down. It doesn't do it every time, but nearly so. I 
> cannot relate this to any program I run or don't run.
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas on how to find and swat this thing?
> 
> This started after I went through what is known among Dell customers as 
> "decrapifying" the machine, and installing a bunch of my own software. 
> But I cannot just go back to some past operating system state. I have 
> put in too many hours installing software and getting everything just so.
> 
> Thanks,
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Re: Travel camera quiry

[brooksdj]

> Haven't heard a word about it in 
months.
> At this point in time, I'd pass around an SD card rather than a  
> disposable camera... ;-)
> 
> You're unsubbing for the year? ??
> 
> Godfrey

I get the feeling, i'v worn out my welcome, with all my help me's.:-)

Dave
> 
> 
> On Jul 21, 2006, at 12:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > Before i unsub for the year, has the travel camera from Scott  
> > Loveless been
> > sent out yet.
> >
> > Dave
> > 
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Re: Sigma 70-200 2.8?

[brooksdj]

To bad you didi not tell me at GFM you were interested in that. I had my Nikon 
70-200 F2.8
VR with me. You could have 
held that to see about weight.

I think the Sigma is a tad lighter, but not 100% on that. All i know is the 
f2.8 versions
of lenes, as Bruce noted anr edamn 
heavy.

But, love the VR

Dave   

> I have to smile about the weight.  I had the 
Tokina 80-200/2.8 and one
> of the reasons for me to get rid of it was weight.  So now I have a
> much more portable/holdable A 70-210/4 and a Sigma 100-300/4 EX that
> always goes on a monopod.  So if I am traveling, the Sigma stays home.
> Those big, fast zooms are not light!
> 
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> 
> 
> Friday, July 21, 2006, 9:32:28 AM, you wrote:
> 
> JT> I have the Sigma EX 70-200 F2.8. Everyone who has it regards it as a
> JT> very sharp lens, for much less than Pentax's offering in this category.
> JT> Check Photodo.
> 
> JT> There is a new, digital version, with some closer focusing capability. I
> JT> don't know yet whether it is available in Pentax mount.
> 
> JT> The one I have, though, is so heavy that I no longer carry it with me
> JT> when I travel.
> 
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Travel camera quiry

[brooksdj]

Before i unsub for the year, has the travel 
camera from Scott Loveless been
sent out yet.

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I can take a hint:was: Part II Conversions, IR

[brooksdj]

I know, I know. Do it my self.

Dave

>   
> I tend to shoot, so far, my IR shots with the R72 fillter, at somewere around
> F 4 and shutter of 1/30 or 1/20.
> 
> This gives me a histo with mostly midrange pixels, say from 50/60 to 180 plus 
> or minus.
If

> i try and get a 
> good mountain histo 0 to 240 or as close as possible, the shot looks horribly 
> over
> exposed. This would 
> be in the F4 and 1/4 second range.
> 
> What should i be looking for here. I seem to have ~some~ decent results with 
> method 1,
and

> my GFM 
> photo was using these values. 
> Is it because the filter is cutting out  a large amount of the visible lihght 
> that i'm
> getting the mid range 
> mountain as aposed to the overall mountain histo. Is the midrange histo 
> giving me the
> proper exposure, 
> even though it looks wrong as in normal colour shots.
> 
> Just trying to fiqure this stuff out, 1 step at a time
> 
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Part II Conversions, IR

[brooksdj]

I tend to shoot, so far, my IR shots with the R72 fillter, at somewere around
F 4 and shutter of 1/30 or 1/20.

This gives me a histo with mostly midrange pixels, say from 50/60 to 180 plus 
or minus. If
i try and get a 
good mountain histo 0 to 240 or as close as possible, the shot looks horribly 
over
exposed. This would 
be in the F4 and 1/4 second range.

What should i be looking for here. I seem to have ~some~ decent results with 
method 1, and
my GFM 
photo was using these values. 
Is it because the filter is cutting out  a large amount of the visible lihght 
that i'm
getting the mid range 
mountain as aposed to the overall mountain histo. Is the midrange histo giving 
me the
proper exposure, 
even though it looks wrong as in normal colour shots.

Just trying to fiqure this stuff out, 1 step at a time

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Re: Calling Powell Hargrave!

[brooksdj]

> Mark Roberts wrote:
> 
> >I've sent several emails to both your addresses but apparently they
> >aren't getting through.
> >
> >Have you received the 1.7x AF converter I shipped to you?
> > 

Well, that explains why i now have a 1.7 tele i did not order.

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Re: OT: Developer

[brooksdj]

> As all of you (or at least many of 
you) know, I 
only do film, I don't
> develop my own, I don't print my own, I have no interest in developing
> and printing.  I like taking pictures and bringing them to my lab,
> coming back a week later and picking up negs or prints, as the case
> may be.
> 
> As you've all noticed, the stuff I post often looks like poo.  I'm not
> very good at scanning.  Much of my early reputation as a purveyor of
> fuzzy pics comes from my sketchy abilities at the scanner.
> 
> Every year I got to Grandfather Mountain, and every year someone new
> from the list looks at my pix and says, "Holy crap, some of these are
> really really sharp.  I love the way these things look!  Those are
> amazing grey-tones.  The blacks are deep, the greys are beautiful.
> How do you do it?"

Who said that.:-)
> 
> More specifically, Mat Maesson asked what developer Robert the Lab Guy
> and Printer uses.  I was speaking to him today (Robert, not Mat), and
> I finally remembered to ask him.
> 
> He says that he just uses regular Agfa Multigrade Developer, and
> prints my stuff on Agfa Pearl paper.  I told him about the compliments
> I get on how the prints look (which may have to do with lowered
> expectations from poor scans ), and he said a great part of how my
> prints (specifically) turn out has to do with my exposures, which he
> says are usually bang on, and never "too thin" (which I guess means
> lots of detail?).  He offered the opinion (as he has on numerous
> occasions, and as I've previously reported to this list) that those
> that shoot with manual meters tend to have more consistent and better
> exposed negs than those who rely on AE.  Of course, I'm sure there are
> exeptions to that rule.

I use a meter. I'll see what he has to say about my stuff.:-)
> 
> Or, he could just be saying all that stuff just to "stroke me", and
> keep me coming back...

Most likely. BTW hopefully Friday i'll drop some off.

Dave
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> 
> 
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> frank
> 
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Re: PESO - Last Bird for awhile

[brooksdj]

He/She obliged with a great pose, Bruce.

Nice and crisp.

Dave 

> This is the last image from the walk.
> 
> Pentax *istD, Tokina AT-X SD 400/5.6, Handheld
> ISO 200, 1/1000 sec @ f/8.0
> 
> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_3194a.htm
> 
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Re: discouraging PESO's

[brooksdj]

> They are really stunning images, but 
discouraging!
> Regards,  Bob S.


Your discouraged.Have you seen mine lately


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Conversions

[brooksdj]

Hi gang.

Pondering over this the past few days, well not Sunday, i was more concerned 
about dieing
in the 
heat, than this,

Converting to B&W. i seem to have a 80-20% nogood/ good ratio. Just wondering 
were i
should be 
spending my time. In the colour stage adjusting the file or in the converted 
stage.
Getting good contrast 
seems to be my biggest problem. 
IR seems the bigger miss. Getting the false colours to a good B&W.

Maybe i';m just not clear on what i should be looking for or to.

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Re: DS2 extreme heat torture test

[brooksdj]

Good to hear Aaron.

My D2H held up at the horse show today aswell. Mind you with a black lens and 
black body,
it got 
pretty hot to hold sometimes.

I really gotta find horse shows that have seats and shade trees from now on. 
Good news
is the 
chest pains were minimal.LOL

I hope you told them its supposed to exit like that. Pentax's way of seeing if 
we're
paying attention.:-)


Dave

> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Aaron Reynolds 
> 
> > Camera performed normally in the heat with one exception -- while using 
> > it in portrait orientation, the card door got very, very hot.  I popped 
> > it open to change cards and the card flew straight up into the air like 
> > it had been fired out of a cannon!  I caught it on the way down.
> >
> > Of course, everyone else in the camera bay saw it because it was in 
> > between innings.  Apparently I looked really nonchalant about catching 
> > it, because one of the other guys asked me "Is it supposed to do that?"
> >
> > The images were fine on the card.  Dunno why it did that.
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Re: 'nother digital IR

[brooksdj]

I focused on the tree and then put the r72 filter on and handheld the shot. 
That may be
part of the problem. The shot that 
won,was from a tripod.

Thanks for looking. I just can't seem to get these B&W conversion right yet.

Keep on truckin i quess.:-)

dave

> Composition is quite good.  It seems a little soft.  Having 
never shot
> IR, I seem to recall the focus is slightly different than visible
> light, isn't it?  I'm wondering just how you focus?
> 
> The background hills are also a little muddy looking - not sure if
> that is more a function of focus or colors.
> 
> Anyway, almost there, but not quite for me.
> 
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> 
> 
> Friday, July 14, 2006, 5:07:57 PM, you wrote:
> 
> DJB> http://www.caughtinmotion/paw/gfmir1.jpg
> 
> DJB> Entered this in the contest. Obviously tossed out, but submitted here
> DJB> for your approval etc..
> 
> DJB> Dave
> 
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Re: So. Whos getting the K10d right away or are we waiting.

[brooksdj]

Throw the 70-200 vr and its pretty heavy. gotta be around 5-7 pounds.

Dave  

> He's got a D2H, not a 1D mkII. Much lighter 
camera ;-)
> 
> -Adam
> 
> 
> Igor Roshchin wrote:
> > Dave,
> > 
> > How is your back and shoulders?
> > (after carrying that much).
> > 
> > "Surgeon General.." well, actually I'd like to warn you that
> > that many bodies could be dangerous for your health.
> > :-)
> > And if you keep all those bodies in the closet they might turn into
> > skeletons. :-)
> > 
> > Igor
> > 
> > PS. In response to the original question, I think I'd wait at least
> > until the initial price (it is almost like an IPO :-) ) is relaxed.
> > Then it will depend on how well new features (10MP, anti-shake) work
> > and the price at that point.
> > 
> > 
> > Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:01:15 -0700
> > David J Brooks wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>If i remember Marks post the other day, we should be ok as far as  
> >>Pentax software, but i'm not sure about Adobe.
> >>
> >>If it addresses my problems of flash, and battery, and the internal IS  
> >>system is not prone to failing in the first week, i;'ll probably get  
> >>one.
> >>
> >>I think i'm overdoing it. I'll then have:
> >>istD
> >>K10D
> >>D1
> >>D2h
> >>D200
> >>
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Re: So. Whos getting the K10d right away or are we waiting.

[brooksdj]

Igor.

My neck, back and shoulders suffer very much with the Nikon D series. However, 
when people
THINK i'm a PRO with my 
black bodies, its worth it.

LOL

Dave  

> 
> Dave,
> 
> How is your back and shoulders?
> (after carrying that much).
> 
> "Surgeon General.." well, actually I'd like to warn you that
> that many bodies could be dangerous for your health.
> :-)
> And if you keep all those bodies in the closet they might turn into
> skeletons. :-)
> 
> Igor
> 
> PS. In response to the original question, I think I'd wait at least
> until the initial price (it is almost like an IPO :-) ) is relaxed.
> Then it will depend on how well new features (10MP, anti-shake) work
> and the price at that point.
> 
> 
> Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:01:15 -0700
> David J Brooks wrote:
> 
> > If i remember Marks post the other day, we should be ok as far as  
> > Pentax software, but i'm not sure about Adobe.
> > 
> > If it addresses my problems of flash, and battery, and the internal IS  
> > system is not prone to failing in the first week, i;'ll probably get  
> > one.
> > 
> > I think i'm overdoing it. I'll then have:
> > istD
> > K10D
> > D1
> > D2h
> > D200
> > 
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Re: Seriously Off Topic: War is starting in Israel

[brooksdj]

Got that right.

Dave  

> Yeah ... for the beer.
> 
> Shel
> 
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: graywolf
> 
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> > we bicker a lot, but mostly that is all it is. Long ago I compared this 
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> > conversations going on at different tables. One can move to another 
> > table if one does not like that conversation, or sit down and join in if 
> > one does like it. Sometimes it gets hot, but mostly it is just friendly 
> > bickering. When something goes wrong in someone's life we tend to rally 
> > around with lots of support; after all, they are friends.
> >
> > There is a reason so many of us have been coming here for years.
> 
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Re: So. Whos getting the K10d right away or are we waiting.

[brooksdj]

> On Jul 14, 2006, at 12:36 PM, [EMAIL 
PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > Still smarting from the D2H header i made
> 
> So are a lot of people, Dave -- a lot of people have lost a lot of 
> shots because of that bugger.

LOL. I spent 2 years and 4 major repairs witrh that camera. So far, knock on my 
head(wood)
with the expodisk in pre WB 
its working well.
However ndoing a full shutter replacement at 9800 frames was a bit of a bummer.


Dave
> 
> I know someone who's buying one as soon as it's released.  I'll play 
> with his, since he'll be wanting to borrow my lenses all the time.
> 
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Re: So. Whos getting the K10d right away or are we waiting.

[brooksdj]

> I'll probably buy as quickly as I 
can.  Still need to see the price
> and raw output buffer/writing speed.
> 
> -- 
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Henrys(over priced chain)is at $799.00 Can for the body, $999 for the 18-55 and 
50-200
lens combo.

Dave
> 
> 
> Thursday, July 13, 2006, 9:36:43 PM, you wrote:
> 
> bcin> The istD came out and every one balked or held out. 
> Then  WW bought one
and
> bcin> gave a favorable review. Then, 
> bcin> slowly alot of PDMLers came over to digital(i already had my D1 at this 
> time).
> 
> bcin> Now that we have seen the istD/DS/DS2/DL will we be
> bcin> waiting to see if there are problems,
> bcin> or will we dive in head first when 
> bcin> they hit the stores.
> 
> bcin> I for one will wait a bit. Still smarting from the D2H
> bcin> header i made.:-) but i'm sure i;ll
> bcin> ge one just for the is.
> 
> bcin> Just curious is all.
> 
> bcin> Dave
>   
> 
> 
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Re: So. Whos getting the K10d right away or are we waiting.

[brooksdj]

Yes Bob, but i meant the k110D sorry about that, but i think everyone knew that.



Dave

> Dave,
> Is that the new 10 meg one with shake stabilization?
> I want one by the end of September and will buy if it's out.
> Bob
> 
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:36:43 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > bought one
and
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> > slowly alot of PDMLers came over to digital(i already had my D1 at this 
> > time).
> >
> > Now that we have seen the istD/DS/DS2/DL will we be waiting to see if there 
> > are
problems,
> > or will we dive in head first when
> > they hit the stores.
> >
> > I for one will wait a bit. Still smarting from the D2H header i made.:-) 
> > but i'm sure
i;ll
> > ge one just for the is.
> >
> > Just curious is all.
> >
> > Dave
> >
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So. Whos getting the K10d right away or are we waiting.

[brooksdj]

The istD came out and every one balked or held out. Then  WW 
bought one and
gave a favorable review. Then, 
slowly alot of PDMLers came over to digital(i already had my D1 at this time).

Now that we have seen the istD/DS/DS2/DL will we be waiting to see if there are 
problems,
or will we dive in head first when 
they hit the stores.

I for one will wait a bit. Still smarting from the D2H header i made.:-) but 
i'm sure i;ll
ge one just for the is.

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Re: WhiBal?

[brooksdj]

I don't use this, but i bought an Expodisk in the spring and so far i thing 
very highly of
it. My D2H used to have what i 
thought were exposure fluctuations, or more lilely WB problems. Since using 
this disk, my
shots all have the same 
exposure and nice feel to them. Very little if any adjustments now.

Its a bit expensive, about $170.00 Can, but i think its worhwhile

Dave

> Hi,
> 
> anybody using a WhiBal?
> http://www.rawworkflow.com/products/whibal/index.html
> 
> If so, are they any use, or is it just more crap adding weight to my
> camera bag?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob
> 
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Re: A weird little story of Copyright

[brooksdj]

Wow.
Talk about right place, right time.:-)

Makes my problem with kids stealing my thumbnails and putting them on 
webshots,seem minor.

Dave

> Just to keep your minds off politics .-)
> 
> During my holiday I was reading and listening to music but had the TV 
> 
> on (and sound off), just in case there was a weather forecast.  
> 
> Suddenly something known caught my attention on the TV.  In a program 
> 
> about some opera seminar in western Norway a singer was standing in 
> 
> front of a painting, and the painting was identical to one of my 
> 
> photographs.
> 
> After some detective work, and help from the Norwegian community at 
> 
> www.foto.no, I found the painter, and he admitted that he had 
> 
> downloaded my picture and used it, but he refused to take the picture 
> 
> down and claimed that he was a not a very good painter and therefore 
> 
> his  painting was not a copy of my picture. He said that he would 
> 
> sell it if someone wanted it and that I could by it if I wanted to.
> 
> Now the story has been twice in the local radio station and will be 
> 
> in the local newspaper tomorrow. But since I live in a different part 
> 
> of the country I have only seen the references on Internet. One of 
> 
> the leading professors in Copyright issues in Norway has stated that 
> 
> the painting is illegal, and things seem to be going my way, but it 
> 
> has been a busy week...
> 
> here´s a link with where you can see the pictures:
> http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/1.708983
> 
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Re: PESO: Cockerill Ougree

[brooksdj]

Maybe not as dramatic as earlier shots, but nice still the same.

Exposure is good enough to see some brick detail in the foreground. I like the 
funky
twilight colours.

Dave   

> Another one from nightly Liège.
> 
> 
> http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/cat/656/display/6129149
> 
> Comments and suggestions, as always, most welcome.
> 
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Re: PESO: Fungus

[brooksdj]

Love the colour of the fungus.

Good composition.

Nice

Dave  

> Not lens fungus, the photogenic kind!
> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/fungus.jpg
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Re: web page uploading

[brooksdj]

As suggested to me by others, i create a folder through the ftp client i 
use(fetch) and
put my photos in 
that file with the index the web page made.
That way everything works together. Example, pictures taken at the horse show 
this weekend
will be 
in folders 2006-chancefri
2006-chancesat and 2006-chancesun.

So my link would be www dot caughtinmotion dot com / 2006-chancefri/index dot

I have found i don't need the last bit with the index, it just goes there.

Hope that helps

Dave B

Dave   

> Thanks for every one's info on programs to 
use, but now I have a new 
> question...When I upload the stuff to a web place do I send the whole 
> folder with every thing in it or do I upload one at a timeI have 
> index.html, index2.html and so on. Also have a folder for the slides, 
> thumbs and a folder called res..Thanks for any info..J
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RE: Bad taste

[brooksdj]

I like what you did Jens, just not sure Tammy Fay Baker, wants to competion.

LOL

Dave  

> Thanks, Don.
> I think she's pretty. Perhaps because she looks a lot like my second whife,
> at the time I met her, 25 years ago ;-))
> Regards
> 
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> http://www.jensbladt.dk
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> 
> -Oprindelig meddelelse-
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> Sanderson
> Sendt: 12. juli 2006 19:24
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> Emne: RE: Bad taste
> 
> 
> Actually I rather like it, not as a photo, but as a graphic.
> It's really rather flattering to the model.
> 
> Don
> 
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> >
> >
> > Is this considered bad taste in the photographic world?
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/188146656/
> > I kind a like it.
> >
> > Regards
> >
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Re: PESO - Ruth on her Porch

[brooksdj]

Nice.

I like the pole being in between her and the chair. Don't know why, its just an 
appealing
part of the 
photo.

Oh and i liked your musician shots to. I think it was the drummer at the bottom 
in sort of
a reddish light. 
Liked that one.

Dave  

> Yesterday I began a project 
documenting some 
of the quilters in the area for an upcoming
quilt show here at the museum. While editing the photos, I liked this one 
enough to share.
Though it does not show her quilting, I think it had enough of her personality 
to include
in the set.
> 
> Given the overwhelming response to my musician photos (ha!), I knew you all 
> were just
waiting for more photos from me.
> 
> here it is:
> 
> http://www.alphoto.com/images/ruthporch.jpg 
> 
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Re: Firewire card reader

[brooksdj]

I have the ibook G4. I don't have my receipt here ay work, but its something in 
the area
of 1.33 to 1.8 
Hz. I bought it last September, and i THOUGHT it was to have included 2 usb 2 
slots.
Both cards read at GFM, and at home for that matter, were the 2gig Sandisk 
Exteme III
cards. One with 
Nikon Nef/Jpg files and the other with Pentax Pef files.

Its at least 20 min for a d/l.

I never timed my PC Windoze XP home SP2 with usb 1 slots, but going through 
PS's download
screens 
take about the same time, more or less.

Dave   

> Which iBook do you have? Not all of them have 
USB 2.0 ports. You can  
> find out by opening System Profiler, click on USB in the Hardware  
> section, and then look to see if you have anything with a USB High  
> Speed Bus attached. It should show 480 Mbits/sec.
> 
> Even that doesn't necessarily mean you'll have fast throughput ...  
> readers are not all equal. Two of the supposedly-full-USB 2.0 card  
> readers I bought could not move data faster than 2.5Mbytes/second  
> (that's roughly [EMAIL PROTECTED]). The Sandisk Imagemate 12-in-1 moves  
> data from a Sandisk Ultra II CF card at roughly 7.5-8 [EMAIL PROTECTED]  
> (call it roughly 60-65 [EMAIL PROTECTED]) which means a full 1G card will  
> download in about 135 seconds. My Lexar CF FireWire 400 reader runs  
> about the same speed.
> 
> Godfrey
> 
> 
> On Jul 11, 2006, at 12:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > Downloading the raw files at GFM this spring took about 20 minutes  
> > per card, on the mac
> > usb2. Nico lent me his firewire
> > card reader and that time went down to about 90 seconds.
> >
> > I'm looking for one to.
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Re: Firewire card reader

[brooksdj]

Downloading the raw files at GFM this spring took about 20 minutes per card, on 
the mac
usb2. Nico lent me his firewire 
card reader and that time went down to about 90 seconds.

I'm looking for one to.


Dave

> Well I finally decided that I needed to speed 
up my memory card
> downloading - especially with an eye toward a couple of jobs coming up
> - so I decided to look into getting an IEEE1394 card reader. And with
> the prospect of the new K10D and SD cards (g...) in the near
> future, a multi-format, or at least CF and SD, reader seemed the way
> to go. Surprisingly enough, there aren't a lot of them around.
> I ended up ordering an Addonics AESDMD2FW "Mini Digidrive".
> It arrived yesterday and though I don't have another Firewire card
> reader with which to compare it, I can certainly tell that it's much
> faster than my current USB2 card reader. (Over twice as fast, which
> leads me to suspect that my old card reader isn't operating at full
> USB2 speed, but that's another story...)
> 
> Here's the buy.com link for this item:
>
http://www.buy.com/prod/Addonics_Mini_Digidrive_7_In_1_Flash_Reader_Firewire_2_Slots/q/loc/101/10341066.html

> They aren't kidding when they say that this item sells out quickly: I
> went through a lot of on line shops and couldn't find *any* that had
> it when I originally ordered it. It was back-ordered about a week
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RE: PESO: Sun Shadow

[brooksdj]

>  -- Original message --
> From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > No. Manipulation (& Velvia) = Lack of integrity?
> > 
> > OK Tom, here is the Sun Shadow-less. About a C-.(?)
> > 
> > Jack
> > 
> > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=127

Both versions have their merits, the first a bit serreal, and a tad over 
bearing, but i
like it. 

The second a bit flat, needs whiter whites, but a better winter scene.

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Re: Flower identification from N.C.

[brooksdj]

> Dave,
> Rhodendrens - perennials that are probably a bit iffy for most of Canada.

Our crabgrass does quite nice this time of year.:-)

> They live in Chicago, but some struggle in winter.

So did the Blues Brothers.:-)

> Beautiful blooms in spring here.

Lovely plumage. I do like the flowers, quite nice. This is the first purplish 
looking one
i had seen so i 
was not to sure.

Dave


> Regards,  Bob S.
> 
> On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:27:08 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I thought so, but it didi not look quite like the ones at PDML central, so 
> > i was
curious.
> >
> > Thnaks
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >> Rhododendron.
> > >  -- Original message --
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > > http://tinyurl.com/pfv99
> > > >
> > > > Taken on June 1, 2006 about an hour from GFM. Any one know what this 
> > > > is. The
> > > > property
> > > > owner
> > > > apparently only pays for them and digs the holes for them.
> > > >
> > > > 
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RE: PESO - dodge ball tournament

[brooksdj]

>> 
 I think  you should spell consistently (and correctly) too (avocado, no
> avacado)

I was told speeling does not count on the pdml. Thats why oi joined in the 
first place. 
;-)

Dave
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> 
> > -Original Message-
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> > Sent: 08 July 2006 15:06
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> > Subject: PESO - dodge ball tournament
> > 
> > this photo I cannot decide if I like or not
> > 
> > I have spent a lot of time with Picasa messing with it, and have
> never
> > been satisfied with what I came up with.  For this version I hit
> "I'm
> > Feeling Lucky" and decided to wait for comments before spending more
> > time on it.
> > 
> > I like it because shows the "excitement" and "confusion" of high
> > intesity dodge-ball, but then everything is blurry.
> > 
> > so do you think it is worth spending time on, or is it crap?
> > 
> > http://www.avocadohead.com/piclinks/pic05.html
> > 
> > Brutal and Honest  :)
> > 
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Re: OT: Why do you take pictures?

[brooksdj]

Why do i take pictures.

Well the horses make me money.

However...

I take my personal photos for probably this reason. I tend to find myself 
living in the
past, or wanting to 
live in the past, so to speak. I don't take well to changes, radical or not. 
Stouffville
is getting a Wal-Mart. I
m having difficulty dealing with this.:-)

For that reason, having rampant development in the area i reside in, makes me 
want to
capture the 
existing, simpiler way of life, the farm and its people and machineas and 
animals, before
they are all 
gone.

As far as landscapes, we live on one of the best planets around. Why not record 
its beauty
and 
funcionality.

Just remember after all ther oil is gone, and we have blown our selves all to 
bits, we'll
look like any 
other planet out there. Whats the point of photographing that.:-)

Dave   

> While doing panoramas earlier today - at the 
beach - a young woman asked me:
> Why do you take pictures?
> Out of nowhere, I came upp with this (rather arrogant) answer: Because I'm a
> photographer.
> I expected her to give me problems or to follow up on the question - but she
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> I will perhaps use the same answer again.
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Re: Flower identification from N.C.

[brooksdj]

I thought so, but it didi not look quite like the ones at PDML central, so i 
was curious.

Thnaks

Dave  

> Rhododendron. 
>  -- Original message --
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > 
> > http://tinyurl.com/pfv99
> > 
> > Taken on June 1, 2006 about an hour from GFM. Any one know what this is. 
> > The 
> > property
> > owner 
> > apparently only pays for them and digs the holes for them.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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Re: Magic Hour

[brooksdj]

> --- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> 
> > >
> > >Cough. 30 + 30 = 60.
> > 
> > Cough?
> > 30 min before sunrise until 30 min after sunrise = 1
> > hour.
> > 30 min before sunset until 30 min after sunset = 1
> > hour.
> > One sunrise and one sunset per day.

Your lucky to have a sunrise. When i was young we used to hang flash lights to 
the bed
posts.

Dave(gearing up for Spamalot) Brooks

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Flower identification from N.C.

[brooksdj]

http://tinyurl.com/pfv99

Taken on June 1, 2006 about an hour from GFM. Any one know what this is. The 
property
owner 
apparently only pays for them and digs the holes for them.



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Re: PESO - Heron

[brooksdj]

I love these birds.

Nicxe Bob.

Dave  

> Here's a shot from this morning of a Heron 
hunting in the grass.
> 
> http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/Heron.jpg
> 
> Taken as raw with the *ist Ds and A400/5.6 wide open.
> This is a full frame shot from my car window.
> Thought I might share one that was in focus...
> Regards,  Bob S.
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Re: Magic Hour, Some Examples

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Great examples Paul.

What lens were you using.

Dave   

> Grace and I went for a walk at magic hours, 
so 
I shot some lighting 
> examples. To me, the three basic magic hour lighting schemes are ball 
> up (just before it dips below the horizon), ball down, and ball down 
> backlit with clouds in the east. These are not memorable shots. The 
> third one is okay. But they serve to illustrate the light. I 
> temperature corrected to suit my pleasure in the RAW converter. But I 
> made no effort to make them all the same. Color temp isn't a problem 
> when shooting digital RAW. You can go wherever you want without loss.
> 
> Here's Grace at magic hour with the ball up. The major advantage of 
> shooting at this time is that the angle of the light is behind camera. 
> But it's a bit hard and very warm. I cooled it down here, but left some 
> warmth to show the effect.
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4662865
> Here's Grace with the ball down. Ball down light is not as warm as ball 
> up, and it's less harsh. She's facing southwest, so the light is coming 
> in at a bit of any angle, but it's soft and reasonably diffuse. This 
> shot might be a wee bit soft, but it serves the purpose in terms of 
> illustrating the light.
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4662873
> Finally, here's Grace with the ball down facing east. A bank of clouds 
> in the east is reflecting light back at her. The light is very soft and 
> diffuse. This is my favorite magic hour light.
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4662884
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Re: PESO: 50 Megapixels of GFM

[brooksdj]

Super job Mark. Its like i'm right there.:-)

Oh, didi i mention I liked your presentation very much.

Dave

> 
> On Jul 7, 2006, at 5:19 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> 
> > Final image is
> > about 10,000 x 5000 pixels.
> > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/multi-02a.jpg (200kb!)
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Re: Paw

[brooksdj]

Thanks Boris, and Godders for the help.

I'm still not happy how i do my digital conversions. I tend to have them flat 
and more
grey and white, than black and 
white.

Need all the help i can get.



Dave 

> Hi!
> 
> > What is she disapproving of?
> > 
> > Of course it's Dave's photograph. He seemed to like the demonstration  
> > of improving the rendering too.
> 
> I couldnt' tell, 'cause I like your rendering better too. But she 
> preferred the original.
> 
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Re: OT: Tent camping

[brooksdj]

I scare bears away, apparently, if thats a concern.

Services available, and have a tent.


Dave

> I plan to move in 6-8 months out of 
California. Probably. Most likely. 
> Finances and all that, plus the humongous amount this condo will now sell 
> for. CA 
> housing prices are outrageous, but I might as well benefit from it. :-)
> 
> Being a third generation Californian, this will be a wrench. And having lived 
> here so long, I've seen a great deal of California. But I have not seen a lot 
> of it for a long, long time. 
> 
> So I've been making plans to revisit some old familiar places before I leave, 
> like Santa Cruz, Lake Tahoe, Siskiyou County, and Yosemite. And quite a few 
> other places. Like I am considering a trip up the coast to catch a lot of 
> redwoods and visit some spots that have some family history attached.
> 
> Then when I sit down to figure it out, seems like if I want to see everything 
> I want to see it could run into big bucks (motel rooms are expensive these 
> days). So I started thinking I may have to do some tent camping to see 
> everything. Starting probably in August.
> 
> Never camped alone as a woman, bit intimidating. I did do a fair amount in my 
> thirties with a group. But that was a long time ago. :-) I might eat out all 
> the time and only camp over night. Haven't decided. Anyway, these trips will 
> definitely be photography oriented.
> 
> Been sort of figuring out the basic camping gear I need for tent camping. No 
> frills. No backpacking.
> 
> Anyway, anyone with any suggestions about camping gear I wouldn't mind 
> hearing them. I also wouldn't mind hearing suggestions on tent camping in 
> general. 
> 
> Tent camping to me means the camps are easily accessible by car and no RVs 
> are involved.
> 
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Re: Paw

[brooksdj]

> Dave,
> 
> Nice shot.  It is a good angle, to me and the guy two down from the
> subject really adds to the scene - helps to understand the feeling of
> the moment.

Thanks Bruce.

Godders didi a good job of "adding" to the shot for me.now i just need to be 
able to see
and feel the "tone" for myself.
Film B&W is still no problem/

HAR

Dave

Dave
> 
> -- 
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> 
> 
> Monday, July 3, 2006, 2:11:59 AM, you wrote:
> 
> bcin> One from the weekend.
> 
> bcin> istD with FA70-200 and shot in Raw. Converted in PSCS to
> bcin> B&W R=80,G=20,B=5. Constant-2.
> bcin> Some S/H but only a tweak.
> 
> bcin> This is the front four of Nuraw Blooze. Guest singer is
> bcin> the guy to the right of the guitar
> bcin> player.   
>   
>   
> 
> bcin> http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/four.jpg
> 
> bcin> Not as contrasty as i wanted, but nice enough i think
> 
> bcin> Dave
> 
> 
> 
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Re: Paw

[brooksdj]

> On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:11:59 
US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > One from the weekend.
> >
> > istD with FA70-200 and shot in Raw. Converted in PSCS to B&W R=80,G=20,B=5.
Constant-2.
> > Some S/H but only a tweak.
> >
> > This is the front four of Nuraw Blooze. Guest singer is the guy to the 
> > right of the
guitar
> > player.
> 
> Tough lighting well handled.  Terrific composition.  The dof is just
> about right.  Love the smiles on the OOF faces of the spectators.

Its the faces that caught my eye on this one Frank

Thanks for the comment

Dave
> 
> All in all a winner, Dave!!
> 
> cheers,
> frank
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RE: Phewww wasRe: If this keeps up,

[brooksdj]

> Great new!  Please keep us informed 
as the 
opera progresses.  It ain't over
> until the fat lady sings ;-))

Or gets the horse over the fence.:-)

D
> 
> Shel
> 
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> > Finally got a response from the organizer. News to her that someone else 
> > has that show under their dates of work. She's emailing them to see whats 
> > going on as she has never had any contact from them about the  show.
> >
> > So, its still mine.
> >
> > Bwahhh Haaa Haaa
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Phewww wasRe: If this keeps up,

[brooksdj]

Finally got a response from the organizer. News to her that someone else has 
that show
under their 
dates of work.
She's emailing them to see whats going on as she has never had any contact from 
them about
the 
show.

So, its still mine.

Bwahhh Haaa Haaa

Dave 

> > Dave - ACTUALLY -- I got mixed up  - I 
thought it was Ken W
> > I was making the comment about...
> > I'm sure he wouldn't apt to be doubling up -- har!
> 
> Whoo Hoo so I got style? Best thing that's happened to me today.
> 
> Kenneth Waller
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Subject: Re: If this keeps up,
> 
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> >> I got style.
> >> 
> >> Whoo Hoo
> >> 
> >> Dave
> >> 
> >> > Definitely not his style, Peter :)
> >> >
> >> > ann
> >> >
> >> >
> > Dave - ACTUALLY -- I got mixed up  - I thought it was Ken W
> > I was making the comment about...
> > I'm sure he wouldn't apt to be doubling up -- har!
> > 
> > But you do have style :)
> > 
> > ann
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> >
> >> > "P. J. Alling" wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Yes but a second can make your life much more "interesting".
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > > Ann Sanfedele wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > >Kenneth Waller wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >>>I already drink, so thats out.:-)
> >> > > >>>
> >> > > >>>
> >> > > >>How about women?
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>Kenneth Waller
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >I think he has one of thsoe already, Ken :)
> >> > > >
> >> > > >ann
> >> > > >
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Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

[brooksdj]

Nice shot Shel.

I had been trying for 20 years to get a picture or letter into the l;ocal 
paper. February
i managed several 
from a fund raiser. The editor was there with a P&S, saw me, came over and 
chatted for a
second, 
looked at my gear, and said"You seem to know what your doing, heres my card, 
email me some
from 
this thing.", and left.

Next month i had a letter to the editor published.

When it rains it pours, or at least get wet from fire hydrants.

LOL

Dave 

> I left the crop loose figuring that, if the 
paper 
wanted to use the pic,
> they'd have some room to crop to their needs.  I shot about fifteen or so
> frames - until there was no more room on the card I had - with somewhat
> different angles and perspectives.  I may post one or two more pics at some
> point, but with one or two exceptions, it seems that the list isn't too
> interested in the photo, so I don't have much incentive to go further with
> it here. Thanks for your comments ;-))
> 
> Shel
> 
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi 
> 
> > Yup. :-)
> >
> > In eons past, I did a lot of such stuff as a newspaper stringer. It  
> > was always 1 chance in a hundred that a picture of mine would get  
> > picked, but I did get four or five into the papers. Nothing of any  
> > note, sadly. People who make a living as stringers a) do a LOT of  
> > ambulance and police chasing, b) shoot a LOT of this stuff, and c)  
> > have a well established relationship with editors and public service  
> > personnel which affords them insight into where things are happening  
> > and what kinds of photos will tickle the buying reflex of a given  
> > paper's editorial staff.
> >
> > It's a good shot. I'd have liked to see a few more angles and some  
> > tighter cropping.
> 
> >
> >  Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> >
> > > The photo editor liked it - called it "hydrant art."  The general  
> > > editor felt that, since "the paper [was] full", he wasn't going to 
> > > run it, as so doing would have required bumping something else.  
> > > Anyway, I like  the pic, newsworthy or not, and it was fun to
> > >  get excited about the possibility of
> > > having one of my photos published in the local paper.
> 
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Re: Paw

[brooksdj]

I'v really got to learn to use layers.:-)

Looks good. I;ll try that at home and see ehat i get.

Thanks

Dave 

> A Curves adjustment layer applied to separate 
the skin tones...
> 
>http://homepage.mac.com/godders/db-four/
> 
> Godfrey
> 
> On Jul 4, 2006, at 7:06 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> 
> > Love the shot, Dave. I'd like to see the skin tones rendered with a
> > bit more snap however. Should be easy to do!
> >
> > Godfrey
> >
> > On Jul 3, 2006, at 10:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >> istD with FA70-200 and shot in Raw. Converted in PSCS to B&W
> >> R=80,G=20,B=5. Constant-2.
> >> Some S/H but only a tweak.
> >>
> >> This is the front four of Nuraw Blooze. Guest singer is the guy to
> >> the right of the guitar
> >> player.
> >>
> >> http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/four.jpg
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Looking for P&S Recommendations

[brooksdj]

Hi all.

I'v decided to try and get some poundage off this old body, and have recently 
started bike
riding around 
town. The added weight of even the smaller Lowpro treker is a bit to much, so i 
thought
i'd get a P&S 
digital and just keep it in my pocket or clipped on the bike some were.

Any suggestions. 4-5 megapixels are fine. I'm also going to buy a new guitar, 
my old one
is 
unrepairable froma bridge seperation, so i'd like to keep the price to about 
$300 or less.

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RE: Paw

[brooksdj]

> BTW: I had always understood the FA 
70-200 
to be a dog.
> Detail in the shirt, arm, hat and guitar is excellent.
> So much for that theory!
> 
> Don

I thought it was the F 80-200 that was the dog.??? Oh well.:-)

I used this 70-200 instead of the 50-200. I looked through some shots taken in 
May with
the 50-200 and 
some were nice and sharp and contrasty, and others were not. Proabaly because 
of me, but i
thought 
the 70-200 might give more consistant results.
Have not really looked at to many to assess, i used that pef2jpg program to get 
some jpgs
to a slide 
show for the family, but they tend to be on the flat side. Program is fast and 
worth while
if you just 
want something for a quick view and slide show. The ones i'v looked at in Raw 
PS seem to
have nice 
colours.

Thnaks for the kind words Don

Dave

> 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 12:12 PM
> > To: pdml@pdml.net
> > Subject: Paw 
> > 
> > 
> > One from the weekend.
> > 
> > istD with FA70-200 and shot in Raw. Converted in PSCS to B&W 
> > R=80,G=20,B=5. Constant-2.
> > Some S/H but only a tweak.
> > 
> > This is the front four of Nuraw Blooze. Guest singer is the guy 
> > to the right of the guitar
> > player.   
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/four.jpg
> > 
> > Not as contrasty as i wanted, but nice enough i think
> > 
> > Dave
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Paw

[brooksdj]

One from the weekend.

istD with FA70-200 and shot in Raw. Converted in PSCS to B&W R=80,G=20,B=5. 
Constant-2.
Some S/H but only a tweak.

This is the front four of Nuraw Blooze. Guest singer is the guy to the right of 
the guitar
player.   



http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/four.jpg

Not as contrasty as i wanted, but nice enough i think

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Re: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers

[brooksdj]

> I used to own an Olympus P-400 
dye-sub printer which printed up to A4
> I'd bought it to do on-site printing at trials. Paper and ribbons were
> very expensive. Plus you had no choice but to buy the Olympus paper
> and ribbon. I could print glossy or matte, but that entailed switching
> ribbons not the paper. It was also not very forgiving of dust. I
> frequently had to discard the first and sometines the second print
> because of dust.

That was my big concern. At the shows the dust was horrible and embeded just 
about 50% of
the shots.

Its ok in house if you give the paper a good dust off.

Its for sale BTW.:-)

> The prints out of it tended to have a more plasticky look to them.
> A friend recently showed me two photos she'd had taken by the official
> photographer at a dog conformations show. Without even looking at the
> back of the print I knew immediately that one of them had been printed
> using a dye-sub on site. The difference was striking.

I never noticed the "plastic" look until i compared some last year. Now i realy 
on my
trusty S800 Canon.

Dave
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Geso: July 1st fun shots

[brooksdj]

Hi Gang

Happy Canada Day to us and happy July 4th to our USA friends.

Shott about 250 Raw files at our festivities Saturday, and i was just 
experimenting a bit
with these Pef to Jpg converters. 
for Mac.

Bit of a pain.

The gallery below are some shots i like from Saturday, converted to jpg from 
pef with no
additional colour correction etc.
I used PSCS browser for the first time and flagged the shots and made a web 
page.

I didi not want the watermark but its there so for that i apologize,.Its not 
offensive
anyway.  


http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/index.htm 

Just some fun shots to share.

Comments welcome

Enjoiy 

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Re: Irreverent review of PUG

[brooksdj]

> Feeling a little giddy before a long 
planned vacation, I took a quick tour

> thru this months PUG.
> 
> With no malice intended the following are my initial thoughts, not 
> necessarily photographic.
> 
> Curves - fluid in motion
> Swirls - knarly

Close.

Dave

> Enjoyed them all!
> 
> Kenneth Waller 
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Re: Two pics

[brooksdj]

Vic. You have a great backyard.:-)

Both are great shots and i like them both, but the fox is my fav.

Well lit and the pose is nice.

Dave


> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Vic MacBournie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Two pics
> 
> 
> > Here are two very different images. The fox was taken a few years ago
> > with an LX and my 200 f2.5 scanned to digital. The grass was taken this
> > week with the istD and the Kiron 105 2.5 macro. Interesting to see what
> > those old lenses can do on film and digital...
> > Comments welcome
> > Vic
> >
> > http://homepage.mac.com/sonpix/Vicspics/PhotoAlbum61.html
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Re: phew - re-enabled

[brooksdj]

> 
> On Jun 29, 2006, at 8:56 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
> 
> > I wish one could shuffle the items in a menu so that the
> > one's you are apt to use
> > are near the top...
> 
> At least in the Pentax, if you know the items you need to use are  
> near the bottom you just press the up arrow after the menu button...  
> that jumps you to the bottom of that particular menu.

There is also the A,B & C shooting menus. Set each up for your various shooting 
paramiters
and then all you need to do 
is switch between menus instead of going through the menus.

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Re: phew - re-enabled

[brooksdj]

Ann.

I find the menu and setup of the D aLOT easier than its Nikon sisters.

Nikon has a ton of sub and subsub menues.

I still get totally confused when i change something.

Just a FYI

Dave

> On Jun 29, 2006, at 12:33 PM, Ann 
Sanfedele wrote:
> 
> >> What I am curious about is that you seem comfortable enough with the
> >> LX ... What makes the *ist DS so much more difficult to deal with? Or
> >> do you not use the LX very much anymore either?
> >
> > It's the way the bells and whistles work and the existence
> > of them  ...
> 
> > Objectively I see the following things wrong that I imagine
> > anyone would be annoyed with
> >
> > (1) the battery is extra fragile because of the way it is
> > constructed,
> > (2) things that you might
> > want to do quickly require getting into the menu and
> > scrolling (like that on the PRO-1,
> > too, but I've got the pattern in my head now )
> 
> > Ha - bet you are sorry you asked!
> 
> No. I find people's reactions to things very interesting.
> 
> Well, different strokes. Personally, I find the Pentax DS very much  
> alike to my old Nikon FM/FE2 and use it in much the same way. Of  
> course, it has a lot more features which I use when it seems  
> appropriate, but overall I just take pictures with it and consider  
> the SD card the equivalent of film, only I don't have to do film  
> processing. Photoshop and the Epson printer operate as I used a  
> darkroom in eons gone past ... only the results are better but I'll  
> leave that argument to others to natter over ;-) ... Never could  
> stand what photofinishers did with my photos so that option was never  
> acceptable for me.
> 
> I never read the warnings in the manuals and so far have not  
> destroyed either of the bodies. Nor found them unresponsive in the  
> same conditions I used all my other cameras over the years so I don't  
> know what all the warnings in the manuals are all about. Yet more  
> evidence of a deranged society's need for abundant over- 
> protectivisms, I suspect.
> 
> Curious that you focus on the battery door so much. I've not found it  
> to be fragile at all. With 16,000+ exposures on two DS bodies,  
> swapping NiMH batteries out every week for charging most of the time,  
> I've certainly exercised the door quite a bit on both and it doesn't  
> seem to be having any problems that I can tell.
> 
> Once you have a DS set up the way you want, you almost never need to  
> go into the main menu to do anything. It would be nice if the meter  
> pattern selector and focus mode selector was in the Fn menus like the  
> ISO and drive modes, but I hardly ever change the settings anymore.  
> Most of what I touch is
>- the exposure mode selector for Tv-Av-M,
>- the aperture-shutter-exposure comp thumbwheel and button,
>- the Fn menu for ISO setting,
>- and the AF-MF switch
> (at which point I also use the lens' focusing ring in MF mode). Seems  
> pretty close to what my film cameras had except for the AF-MF switch.
> 
> Personally, I prefer ring-operated zooms, push-pull zoom controls are  
> difficult to use with precision. But I rarely use zoom lenses anyway,  
> I have three but only really use one of them (the FA20-35) with any  
> frequency. I usually just set a focal length and then start framing  
> and shooting ... in other words, it's like having four primes in one  
> lens.
> 
> Anyway, you like and want what you like and want. "No matter where  
> you go, there you are." Enjoy the Pro-1 and don't worry about it.
> 
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Re: phew - re-enabled

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> David J Brooks wrote:
> > 
> > To bad you felt the Pentax was not for you. I really like mine.
> 
> and you took some great sutff with it but you are big and
> strong and can hold it up to your face
> for more than a few seconds :)

You need to find faster horses.LOL

Dave
> > 
> > Glad your "back in the saddle"
> > 
> > Dave(only has one wife)Brooks
> 
> in the style of K w then :)
> 
> ann
> 
> 
> > 
> > Quoting Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > 
> > >
> > > KEH got my business
> > > I have my darkside twin to my beloved PRO-1 ordered
> > > By chance, I stumbled on it before others did
> > >
> > > I feel like I should by two - like shoes they stop making
> > > when you love them.
> > >
> > >
> > > I got mine for under $400
> > >
> > > much relieved
> > >
> > > Fortunately I have lots of potential PEntax shots already
> > > taken for
> > > August PUG
> > >
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Re: PESO - The Race

[brooksdj]

Another great action shot Bruce.

Two things. I hope that he does not have his eyes closed, it looks like he 
does, and i
hope he's wearing 
a cup, for two obvious reasons.



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> 
> Pentax *istD, Sigma 100-300/4 EX @ 180mm, Monopod
> ISO 200, 1/500 sec @ f/5.6
> 
> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/nationals_0176.htm
> 
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Using as a test: Re: PESO: Two from the garden

[brooksdj]

Both are great shots Paul.

The dragon fly has some nice sparkle hi lites using the flash.

Dave  

> Two from the garden this afternoon. Both with 
the Sigma 500 Super and 
> Kirk Flash Xtender
> 
> *istD, A400/5/6, ISO 400 f6.7, 1/1000th:
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4607616&size=lg
> 
> *istD, A400/5/6, ISO 400 f8, 1/750th:
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4607626
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This mail has an attachment: was: PUG again

[brooksdj]

Sorry to hijack the thread, but this mail showed up with an attachment.

It turns out to be the last three lines of the email, the auto lines inserted 
by the pdml
program.
I took a chance and opend the "untaitled " attachment

"Throw every available light onto the runway".

Dave   

> Hi Adelheid,
> 
> Respectfully, none of the comments on that topic was ever intended to make 
> you a subject of the discussion and I was extremely careful to avoid that.  
> I'm sorry you are feeling frustrated.
> 
> I think the conversation was healthy overall - not futile bickering.  It may 
> lead to more participation and to higher quality submissions.
> 
> I'm sure all who have participated in the past or will in the future, 
> appreciate your efforts.
> 
> Tom C.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "AvK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
> >To: "Pentax Discuss" 
> >Subject: PUG again
> >Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:54:15 +0200
> >
> >Hi folks,
> >
> >you know that i am very quiet on this list, because i simply don't have the 
> >time to post.
> >
> >I hack out every month the time from my busy schedule to make the PUG.
> >Ok i have automated it quite a bit and i am willing to do it for some time 
> >to come. If the ones who have the time to bicker about the PUG would spend 
> >this time to contribute it would be better spent time in my humble opinion.
> >
> >I am bit frustrated, so don't take this comment as a reason for a new round 
> >of bickering.
> >
> >Best
> >Adelheid
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Re: If this keeps up,

[brooksdj]

I got style.

Whoo Hoo

Dave  

> Definitely not his style, Peter :)
> 
> ann
> 
> 
> 
> "P. J. Alling" wrote:
> > 
> > Yes but a second can make your life much more "interesting".
> 
> 
> > 
> > Ann Sanfedele wrote:
> > 
> > >Kenneth Waller wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>>I already drink, so thats out.:-)
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>How about women?
> > >>
> > >>Kenneth Waller
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >I think he has one of thsoe already, Ken :)
> > >
> > >ann
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > 
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> > Run in circles, (scream and shout).
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Re: OT - Now I know!

[brooksdj]

> 

> 
> Well OT, but raised a laugh!
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> Cheers,
>   Cotty

You need a part time job Mate.

:-)

Dave
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Re: OT - Audio pros, any advice?

[brooksdj]

> You audio geeks might know about this 
and have some suitable advice.
> 
> I will soon be putting together a Mac - based edit setup with FCP 5 and
> wonder if anyone has any experience with control surfaces. Namely those
> from Yamaha (OX1), Tascam (FW-1884 and similar) or Mackie Control
> Universal. Hardware will be vehicle-based, powered from an inverter or
> whatever.
> 
> Off list if you like, all and any advice appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.

Ice cream is good during these times

Dave
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RE: using cards across camera brands

[brooksdj]

I was suprised the first time i realized the pictures could be viewed.
I don't keep certain cards for certain cameras, but use them in both models and 
i have
gotten in the 
habit of looking at the lcd before deleting a card. I'v always been able to see 
pictures
taken from the 
other camera, it just disaplays them funny .

Dave   

> That actually surprises me! I would have 
thought the in-camera software 
> would always look for a specific folder, the one images are saved in, to 
> retrieve images for playback.
> 
> 
> Tom C.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:39:28 US/Eastern
> >
> >I have put cards from the Pentax into the Nikons, with pictures still on 
> >the cards,  and
> >can see the
> >pictures, but they are sometimes distorted, for lack of a better phase, 
> >they do not fill
> >the lcd only a small
> >portion.and the colour sometimes looks like a rainbow.
> >
> >Formatting seems to help.
> >
> >LOL
> >
> >Dave
> >
> > >
> > > >When I get the DS  - with the jpgs that I shot on the Canon
> > > >show up in the DS?
> > >
> > > No, folder naming at the very minimum will be different.
> > >
> > >
> > > >can I leave images on a card from the Canon and continue
> > > >filling it with the DS?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Don't see why not.
> > >
> > >
> > > >I'm guessing No is going to be the answer
> > > >
> > > >so then... do I reformat the card in the DS or in the Canon
> > > >(the one I borrowed, not the
> > > >drowned one of course:) ) ?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Whichever camera you're going to use it in next
> > >
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Re: using cards across camera brands

[brooksdj]

> > There was a major thread on this here not too long ago.
> > 
> > Shel
> > 
> but before I had Pentax digital stuff... :)

HAR

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Re: If this keeps up,

[brooksdj]

> 
> On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:06 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
> 
> >> How about you show up with 7 or 8 photographers from the pdml to offer
> >> her 'complete coverage of the show' and blow the competition away?
> >> Road trip anybody???
> >> 'Have digital, will travel...'
> >> Regards,  Bob S.
> >
> > I LIKE IT.
> 
> I hate to admit that I have been part of a "show of force" wedding 
> photographer group more than once.  There's real shock-and-awe 
> involved, even if the final results are not any better than one or two 
> photographers could have put together.  Anyways, it justifies the high 
> prices.  ;)
> 
> -Aaron

Ya mean i can raise my prices from $20.00 now, if everyone shows up..



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RE: using cards across camera brands

[brooksdj]

I have put cards from the Pentax into the Nikons, with pictures still on the 
cards,  and
can see the 
pictures, but they are sometimes distorted, for lack of a better phase, they do 
not fill
the lcd only a small 
portion.and the colour sometimes looks like a rainbow.

Formatting seems to help.

LOL

Dave

> 
> >When I get the DS  - with the jpgs that I shot on the Canon
> >show up in the DS?
> 
> No, folder naming at the very minimum will be different.
> 
> 
> >can I leave images on a card from the Canon and continue
> >filling it with the DS?
> >
> 
> Don't see why not.
> 
> 
> >I'm guessing No is going to be the answer
> >
> >so then... do I reformat the card in the DS or in the Canon
> >(the one I borrowed, not the
> >drowned one of course:) ) ?
> >
> 
> Whichever camera you're going to use it in next
> 
> >Thanks,
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OT Attachments from the list

[brooksdj]

  I keep getting the odd mail, through the list, with an attachement 
symbol.
Recently my reply to 
Ralf's photo has this symbol but i sent no attachement.

Bug in the list maybe.?

Just doing my duty and reporting misadventures for Doug.


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Re: iview pro

[brooksdj]

Godfrey.

Can you tell me how much control you have in the batch rename.

I don't want to rename all the files at once to one system, but select random 
photos, keep
the frame 
number and extension but rename the DSC_ Tto a rider number. I have one for PC 
that lets
me pick 
individual files, not always inorder and do this.
Will imedia do this or does it rename only in in sequence batches.

I did not explain that well, but hopefully you get my drift.

Dave

> Thanks Godfrey: Still trying to decide if 
it's 
worth it to spend 4 
> times more for the pro version. I don' typically shoot a lot of RAW but 
> I probably will as time goes on so it might be worth it to buy that 
> capability now..
> Vic
> On 26-Jun-06, at 12:49 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> 
> > iView MediaPro is required if you're working with RAW capture files.
> > There's a complete list of differences between iView Media and
> > MediaPro available at
> >
> >http://www.iview-multimedia.com/products/compare.php
> >
> > I use iView MediaPro quite a lot, it's an excellent image catalog/
> > archive manager. I use it to manage many thousands of image files.
> >
> > Godfrey
> >
> > On Jun 26, 2006, at 9:13 AM, Vic MacBournie wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Guys: Been away for a while trying to finish project, which is now
> >> done. Just a question: Who here uses Iview Media or Iview media Pro? I
> >> would be using it with my Mac desktop and PC laptop Is there
> >> worthwhile reasons to use the pro version or will the regular version
> >> be adequate for most purposes...
> >> Thanks Vic
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